That Hamilton Woman Page #5

he didn't go back to his country or to his king

or to his wife

he came back

to me

(Band plays)

? A Life On The Ocean Wave

? Fanfare

- Stop. Fetch a doctor quickly.

(Band stops playing)

Fetch a doctor quickly. Send everyone away.

A doctor quickly.

(Murmuring)

What's come over you, madam?

A doctor? Who wants a doctor?

But you staggered out there and nearly fell.

I'm perfectly well.

GUARD:
Shoul...der!

Your Majesty, I'm amazed.

Cosa dice?

l must speak to the King. Help me, Sir William.

Lui vuole parlare con te.

Va bene.

Aspetta qui.

Tell him I didn't come to Naples to be feted.

In other times, I should be grateful,

but today I am appalled by it.

I came here expecting to find an armed camp

and I find this tragic carnival.

This Battle of the Nile that he's celebrating

may have destroyed their fleet,

but his army's as strong as ever

and two days' from Naples.

Yet the men of Naples dance in the streets

with paper caps and toy balloons.

Maest, Nelson dice che non venuto

Napoli per...

Qu'est qu'il y a, ma chre?

He says he has confidence in the English

and feels sure they will do what is necessary.

Well, tell him we're not the guardian angels of

every country too lazy to look after itself.

You've got to do something too!

At the Nile, we cleared them off the seas,

but as long as they have armies on land,

no country in Europe is free.

They want to get hold of the whole world.

If you value your freedom, stir yourselves.

Prepare and help drive them off the land!

Ma perche l'Ammiraglio cosi nervoso?

I'm talking of Bonaparte, Your Majesty!

Bonaparte!

Either advance toward him sword in hand

or else be kicked out of your kingdom.

Lady Hamilton, may I speak to you?

You called for a doctor just now.

I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to upset you.

I thought you were ill.

Well, for heaven's sake...

..where is the doctor?

This is the third time you've helped me.

You've been here night and day. How long?

EMMA:
Nine days

- What an enormous bed.

- It's my bed

There's room for six people in it.

There may be. I've never tried.

Why am in your bed?

They couldn't move you to the hospital

Of all that ghastly crowd, you were

the only one who knew that I was ill.

A nice cup of beef tea.

- That'll put some go into him.

- Who's that?

It's all right, milord. Just Emma's mother.

Emma's mother...

..do you think I could call her Emma too?

Why ask me?

You've been calling her Emma all this time.

Now, don't say anymore.

Here you are.

There.

Now I'll tell you all the news

and all the gossip too, if you're interested.

First item, the King of England is pleased

to elevate Sir Horatio Nelson to the peerage.

You are now Lord Nelson.

Second item, the King of Naples has given you

the dukedom of Bronte.

You are now a duke and a baron.

Third item, the whole of Europe sings

your praises, the victor of the Nile.

It wouldn't have been possible without you.

I'm going to tell them.

I'm going to let the whole world know.

I told you not to talk. You've got to rest.

In a week, you can get up. Then for another

week, you can have nothing but goat's milk.

Disgusting.

I shall be able to get up in a day or two..

You can get up

when you are told you can get up.

Yes, ma'am. Goat's milk for a week and

I get up when I'm told.

(Laughs) That's better.

We need you now, Lord Nelson.

In these times the whole world needs you.

And I need you more than anyone else.

As soon as you are well, the King has

commanded a gala performance of the opera

and I want to wear my new dress from London.

Gala performance?

Opera?

When they ought to be mobilising armies.

They're doomed and don't want to realise it.

You mustn't excite yourself.

Would you do me a kindness

and write a letter for me, Emma?

Of course.

To whom?

Lady Nelson.

Burnham Thorpe Norfolk England

I wonder what she looks like now.

I haven't seen her for seven years

I wonder why we sailors ever marry

Do you want that to go in?

Good heavens, no. (Laughs)

My dear wife

My dear wife...

My heartiest greetings from Naples

to you and Father.

I'm in the house of the Hamiltons

and it has taken all their care

and kindness to pull me through.

I hope some day to have the pleasure

of introducing you to Lady Hamilton

Lady Hamilton is one of the very best women

in the world...

and an honour to her sex

? La ci darem la mano

? La mi dirai di si

? Vedi, non lontano

? Partiam, ben mio, da qui

? Vorrei e mon ver-rai

(King hums)

Ferdinando!

? Mi tremaun pocoil cor

? Felice e ver sarei

? Ma puo burlarmiancor

? Neopolitan folk song

Do you know what they're having

at the palace now?

Mushrooms from Switzerland,

pheasants from England,

wine from Spain.

120 years old and 5 a bottle.

And here sits the hero of the evening

missing it all.

Are you missing it all?

Of course not. The real and exclusive party

of the evening is here.

Besides, I know exactly

what's happening at the palace.

The Queen...

Ferdinando! Taci! Taci! Ferdinando!

And the King, the poor little King

with 15 children and the Kingdom of Naples

and never an answer to give to his queen.

And here sits the British Ambassador.

Bored and dreaming only

of his last statue from Pompeii.

And throughout the evening

there sits Lord Nelson,

exhibiting his various moods one by one.

Lord Nelson in a bad mood.

Lord Nelson in a good mood.

Lord Nelson in an exuberant mood.

(He laughs) Am I really such a dull fellow?

Only when you ask questions like that.

And now it's my turn to give you

a little presentation.

What mood is this?

One guess.

Nelson allowing himself

to be just a little bit happy?

Nelson in love.

(Raucous laughter)

(Outburst of laughter)

Of all the inns in Naples, you choose this one.

Probably the last place in Naples

where they expected to find me.

Were you at the opera tonight, my dear?

No? You should have been.

There was quite a profusion of barmaids.

Some even found their way to the royal box

(Laughter)

He's drunk.

l see you're not married, my dear. What a pity.

Married women are bestowing their favours

so cheaply these days

He's never behaved like this before.

Friends, I give you the real hero of the hour.

Sir William Hamilton.

(Laughter)

That's an excellent toast, Josiah.

May I drink it with you?

Thank you.

Sir William Hamilton.

Lady Hamilton and I are leaving. Fetch a cab.

Don't let us disturb you, lads. You're off duty.

Enjoy yourselves.

Forgive them, my dear.

They are very... very young.

I have forgiven them.

That's the way people look at these things.

They do not believe in a friendship

between a man and a woman.

Do you?

All right, later. Later.

It was magnificent! Stupendous!

Wasn't I wonderful, William?

Wasn't it a success?

A triumph.

The greatest ball ever seen in Naples.

You were stupendous.

You entertained 200 people as easily

as you enchant a solitary husband.

The King said to me, ''Milady, la sua bellezza mi

fa dimenticare tutte le pensieri della realta.''

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