Paddington Page #4

Thank you.

- Well done.

- Bear of the moment!

Oh, really? I just did

what any bear would do.

I can't thank you enough.

That scoundrel has been pocket-picketing

people around here for weeks.

He was extraordinary.

And it gave me

a chance to look at his hat.

- You see, this is no ordinary hat.

- No?

No. These markings mean that it was made

for a member of the Geographers' Guild.

What's that?

A very old explorers' club.

- Oh!

- Go and see them in the morning,

and if luck has been smiling

on your face,

they should be able to tell you

who they made it for.

OK. Protein.

- Per biscuit?

- Per biscuit.

- 0.5 grams.

- Yes.

Carbohydrates.

- Per biscuit?

- Per biscuit.

- Is 7.7 grams.

- Yes.

- Sodium.

- Ooh...

- I know this one.

- Yeah. Do you?

- Is it trace?

- Not trace.

It's him! After all these years,

it's really him!

You're stuffed, bear.

- One night, you said. One night!

- I know...

You promised to take him

to the authorities.

- I never promised.

- Well, you very heavily implied it.

I'm sorry, but he was telling the truth.

There really is an explorer.

- What are you doing?

- I'm doing my looking-away face.

- Are you doing the breathing?

- I'm doing the breathing.

All we need to do is take him

to the Geographers' Guild.

- Stop!

- The hand's gone up.

- We've done quite enough for this bear.

- And the voice.

- I am taking charge!

- You're taking charge?

Yes! Paddington

is a danger to this family.

Jonathan is quite irresponsible enough

without throwing a wild animal

into the mix.

Hey, Paddington.

Have you seen the paper?

Gosh.

You've only been in London a day

and you're already famous.

Oh.

I'm sorry if I wasn't very nice before.

It's just it's a new school and I didn't

want everyone to think I was weird.

Oh, I understand, Judy.

It's not easy being somewhere new.

No, it isn't.

He put earwax on my toothbrush!

Things can be very different

from how you imagined.

Don't let him bother you. Dad's always

been boring and annoying.

Oh, I don't know about that.

More to your father than meets the eye.

- Like what?

- When I first met him,

he was a very different man.

Get your motor running

Whoo!

- Head out on the highway

- Wahey!

- Looking for adventure

- That's my girl.

And whatever comes our way

- Not gonna let this change us, right?

- No way, baby.

- Born to be wild

- We're having a baby!

But becoming a father

does strange things to a man.

Be careful, there's a baby here.

Step back, there's a baby coming through.

Could you keep those flowers away, please?

She's too young for pollen.

- Where's the bike, darling?

- This is our new car.

What? It's very beige, isn't it?

It's a calm and neutral colour. Get in.

The point is, your father loves you

very much. Give him a chance.

He might just surprise you.

Oh.

Maybe you and Dad

just need a fresh start.

I suppose I didn't make

the best first impression.

Don't take this the wrong way but...

why don't we try to make you

look a bit more presentable?

Hang on a minute.

You're not talking about...

...the facilities?

- Relax, Paddington, it's not that bad.

- It is that bad.

Doesn't it rain enough in this city

without having showers in the house?

The point is, we are parents now

and we have to protect our children.

We do.

- They're screaming.

- That's the sound of laughter.

Wind. Hot wind. Two hot winds.

I don't like it.

Well, I hope I don't look weird

after all that.

- Too much?

- Too much.

Too much?

Well, get me a brush, will you?

There it is.

- That's my old duffle coat.

- Actually, it was mine first.

Well, long before that, it was mine.

- Oh, was it, Mr Brown?

- Really?

- He wore it on his first day at school.

- It's lovely.

Wooden buttons for ease of paw.

And these two sandwich compartments

are an excellent idea.

I must say, it suits you very well.

I never thought

I'd like a human coat, but...

You look like one of the family.

You're not going to send Paddington

to the authorities, are you?

You will try the Geographers' Guild?

Yes, alright, we'll see

if they know anything.

- But if it's a dead end...

- I'm sure it won't be.

Thank you very much, Mr Brown.

You must get a lot of strange customers

in here.

You don't know the half of it, love.

I've had bishops, magicians, bears,

contortionists.

Did you say bears?

Yeah. Had one in here last night,

actually.

Oh! How fascinating. I don't suppose

you remember where you took him?

- 'Fraid I can't tell you that, love.

- Why not?

- It's against the Cabbie's Code, innit?

- The what?

The Cabbie's Code!

It's an oath of confidentiality we take.

You know, like your doctors,

your priests, your medieval knights.

You do understand, don't you, love?

Of course.

Let me tell you about my code.

When somebody doesn't give me

what I want, I remove their body parts.

I start with the nasal hair.

And then I move on to something juicy.

That's my code and I always stick to it.

Do you always stick to yours?

- Well, it's not even really a code.

- No?

It's more a set of guidelines

than a binding ethos.

Then tell me,

where did you take the bear?

- Windsor Gardens!

- Thank you.

I wouldn't go up the Westway this

time of night. You wanna go north...

- Bye, Paddington.

- Goodbye, Jonathan.

- Good luck.

- Bye, Paddington.

Bye.

I hope you all have a good day.

I really do like these French

sandwiches, Mrs Bird. Very exotic.

- Can I help you, son?

- Just a sec.

You've been in there for 47 minutes.

Either a very long call

or you're placing unauthorised

advertising in a public phone box.

I'm terribly sorry.

Hello

Is it me you're looking for?

I can see...

No problem... madam.

Many apologies if I disturbed you.

It's just,

I keep an eye on all

the comings and goings and...

there's been a few unsavoury

characters hanging around.

Let's get this

over and done with.

There's even been a bear.

A most unpleasant creature.

As a matter of fact,

that bear is the reason I'm here.

Welcome to the

Geographers' Guild. Are you members?

No, but we are looking for one.

- The name?

- We don't actually know the name,

but we do know he went on an expedition

you funded to Darkest Peru.

Darkest Peru.

We've never been to Peru.

What? But you must have done.

I can see you're very busy.

Perhaps we could just go and check.

There are over two million letters,

diaries and artefacts up in our archive,

meticulously filed,

and they don't stay that way

by letting strange men

and their bears rummage around.

- Listen...

- I'm going to have to ask you to leave.

Come on then, Paddington.

Paddington?

Paddington?

- Paddington!

- Psst! Mr Brown? In here.

- What are you doing?

- We need to get into that archive.

Paddington,

please don't take this the wrong way,

but are you certain

there was an explorer?

You didn't just find a hat

and make up some...

What? Why are you looking at me

like that?

Is it me or is it hot in here?

Why do I feel so...

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