Steppenwolf Page #4

Yes.

I thought you would be glad

to obey all my commands.

You'll have to keep your

promise or you will regret it.

You are going to listen to what I have

to say about my life and then obey me.

Alright... and what will

the ultimate command be?

You have to do the sign of the

cross over your heart everyday.

Swear it.

I'll do the sign of the cross

over my heart everyday.

Alright, and it's necessary to do

it now because I'm desperate..

It's vital somebody pushes me to the

water, to bring me to life again.

Also it is precise that you...

no... not now, later.

That you fall in love with me.

And it's vital that you do something

beautiful, something important for me.

This one will be my last command.

What will I have to do then?

To kill me.

Come here!

You cannot say I didn't tell you!

Forgive me.

Who's this?

Erica.

This is her photo.

Of the lover who never loved me.

And this is?

You have to guess now.

Definitively it's the real Hermann?

...It's his picture.

We were interned in a protestant seminary.

He was my only friend. He just

could stand seven months there.

He was quite good at everything,

maths, latin, greek...

We barely had water to wash ourselves.

We were of the opinion...

that this type of education was of the

lowest kind that could ever exist.

And that all it did was...

to administer the transformation of human

nature into something servile to the state.

One day, he jumped over

the fence and fled.

And I never found him again, never.

And...?

I learned he took a job

in a textile factory...

after that he turned into a commercial

assistant in a library in Tbingen,

He published a work of

his, a book of poems...

...then, after that, he

shot himself in the head.

And you find this admirable?

At least he spared himself the

miseries and horrors of war.

Yes I admire him much, for his courage.

Virtually I admire him.

Since then, I can assure you, there hasn't

been a day I haven't thought about him.

Although I didn't think that he...

But... are you leaving now?

I got to go.

We could go to dance tomorrow at the hotel.

You don't understand, I

cannot possibly dance!

Oh! What a stupid thing to say!

No, I haven't learned how to dance at all,

to dance one has to have

certain abilities such as:

Happiness, innocence, silliness, energy.

I lack all these.

I wouldn't be so certain.

Remember you are under my command.

And what makes you think I'm

going to obey your command?

What's wrong with you... why do you stay

sitting there like that?... go dancing.

But I don't know anyone.

You have to ask.

Don't you like that girl over there?

The one there...

how would it be like...

I cannot, if I were young

and handsome maybe...

You are a coward!

She's going to laugh at me!

Poor Harry!...

If I laughed at you, you

wouldn't mind me really.

You have to risk at being

a figure of laugh.

I... I cannot do that.

C'mon!

Would you allow me to

dance this song with you?

To be honest I've already

somebody to dance with.

Oh, I do apologize...

although... he is still in the bar...

never mind, let's go.

I've learned to do this

in too short a time...

It doesn't matter, you must

move them at the same time.

My compliments... For how

long have you been here?

Oh! ...Maybe four, five days...

I've been here for a long time.

Pablo. This is my friend Harry.

Pleased to meet you... Pleased to meet you

I want to see you there as soon as possible.

Is that understood?

...me too.

Cigarette? ...No? ...if you don't mind me.

Is he rich?

No.

He's very attractive.

Yes, very attractive.

Jimmy was looking for you yesterday.

He wanted to speak to you.

Dear, Harry?

...do you like the music here?

Yes... yes and not.

It's not the kind of music that I

like, I don't give much credit to it.

Then what type of music do you like?

A bit of Jazz... but that's not real music.

Yours... is it jazz music?

Is it required a name for that?

Anyway... there are big differences between

that and our symphonic traditions.

Of course... that's true...

What about if I already

felt passionate about you?

Oh, you want to make me happy... I can sense that...

you are grateful to me,

I've taken you out of your solitude but...

There's still a long way to go.

Maybe you think the same way.

This shows you know very little about it.

No!... I don't have the right to

make you feel passionate about me!

Why?

That's part of my job.

I make a living out of this... of

making men feel passionate about me.

Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!

...Thank you... Thank you... Much obliged.

Wonderful, isn't it?...

She is a very beautiful girl, isn't she?

Why don't you sleep with her?

Do you want me?...

Don't be so stubborn.

You don't have to marry immediately,

you shouldn't take this so seriously either.

I guess you take love too seriously.

Isn't it true you are thinking

on sleeping with a woman again?

Is it not true Steppenwolf?

Believe me, I don't have such intentions...

Please...

Bye Alfredo, good night.

Shall we go someplace else?...

We got to go on, after all

I'm leaving this city soon.

The whole night?

Why not?

I feel tired.

I can cure that.

Excuse me sir...

please accept our friendship,

Could you please take this

for a second, thanks...

Pablo always administers everything.

Everything?

Everything, anything.

It's very good!

It is not always available as a whim...

but you can get it when it's a need.

But, what are we waiting for?

Let's go!

I wasn't expecting to go back home as...

I had no compromises.

The following night I would

drink whisky and dance,

and nothing would be against me,

I ended up forgetting the anger and

bitterness I felt thanks to Hermine.

She was very objective

saying I should change.

Inside me everything was strange and confused,

the weight of the world was moving inside me,

Where the best of me was. However

I would remain always a stranger.

Hello, finally you are here!

Psst!...

How did you get in here...?

...Tell me, is Pablo one

of your lovers too?

Sincerely?

No.

He always works tired...

A person can wake up easily.

Do you want a handsome partner like him?

Or an attractive man like me?

You are not in a competition.

Oh.

I love you.

Why are you so shy... so tender...

Because I see in your eyes what

is beautiful... we are alike.

He is the opposite.

He doesn't do anything for me...

He only uses me...

But a life without love is

something I wouldn't endure.

Maria, I love you.

Pablo says I have to be nice to you...

Because you are always so unhappy.

I'd like to know,

how he determines your own desires.

He can see it in your eyes. He says you

haven't a notion of what love is like.

Mr. Haller! ...I want to park here my car.

Good morning, Pablo!

I have something to ask you,

..would you lend me 20 francs?

Then you will be able to

sleep with Maria tonight.

You don't know what you are saying.

I don't want to give you any money.

Nothing.

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