The 39 Steps Page #5

- You're a difficult man to follow.

I suppose you think

you've been damn clever.

- Tell your prisoner not to insult me.

- Try and stop me.

- Come along with me.

- I was speaking the truth.

You must have seen

I was genuine.

Whether you believe me or not,

will you put a telephone call through...

to High Commissioner

for Canada in London?

- Tell him an important secret...

- That will do now.

An important secret is being taken out

of this country by a foreign agent.

I can't do anything myself

because of this fool of a detective.

- Has that penetrated?

- Right to the funny bone.

- Now tell me another one.

- Haven't you any sense at all?

Put that call through!

I beg of you! Refer them to me.

- Will you do this?

- No. Good night.

I beg pardon, miss,

but we should like you to come too.

- Whatever for?

- To identify the prisoner formally.

- Will you come to the police station?

- What?

- It's only for a few minutes.

- If it's necessary, let's get it over.

Now you.

- Must I sit next to this man?

- It's only for a short time.

Be as quick as you can.

All right.

Isn't that the police station?

We're running past it.

- Tell the man.

- You must have misunderstood me.

We're not exactly going

to this police station.

- Where are we going?

- To Inverary.

- Inverary?

- Yes, miss.

This man is to be questioned

by the Sheriff Principal.

- We have orders to take him there.

- You have no orders to take me.

No, miss,

but I'm afraid you must go.

I'll see you're sent back

as early as possible.

- How far is it to Inverary?

- Forty miles.

- Keep quiet.

- Sorry.

- We'll be there in less than two hours.

- I'm spending half the night with you?

It looks like it.

Isn't the man going the wrong way?

Surely that's the way to Inverary.

There's a bridge fallen down

on that road.

We shall have to go around.

The man knows the way.

- Might I see your warrant?

- Shut your mouth. You'll see it soon.

Would you like to have

a small bet with me, Pamela?

All right, I'll have it

with you, Sherlock.

I'll lay you 100 to 1

that your Sheriff Principal...

has the top joint

of his little finger missing.

What about it?

I win.

What are we stopping for?

It's a whole flock of detectives.

They're all over the road.

Get out and clear them away.

- What about him?

- I'll soon fix that.

There, miss.

Now you're a Special Constable.

- What's the idea?

- As long as you stay, he stays.

Yes, and as long as I go, you go.

Come on.

Stop them! They got away!

- Come on.

- I won't!

Won't you?

- You're hurting me.

- Shut up.

See if they've gone down that way.

Where could they have gone?

Help!

Let me go!

One yip out of you, and I'll

shoot you first and myself after.

There's nobody down here,

I tell you.

Come up here, blast you,

and don't waste any more time.

Spread out and find them.

They must be a mile away by now.

Don't do that.

Do stop whistling.

You can't possibly escape.

What chance have you got tied to me?

That question's for your husband. I'll

admit you're the white man's burden.

I know, and I can't tell you

what comfort that thought gives me.

What's the use of this? Those policemen

will get you as soon as it's daylight.

They may get me,

but they're not policemen.

- When did you find that out?

- You found that out yourself.

I should never have known

that was the wrong road to Inverary.

They were taking us to their boss, and

God help us if they ever catch us again.

I see. You're still sticking

to your penny novelette spy story.

Oh!

There are 20 million women

in this island, and I'm chained to you.

Listen, once more.

I'm telling you the truth.

I told you once in the train. I tried

to tell you after the election meeting.

I'm telling you now

for the third time.

There's a conspiracy against this island

and we're the only ones who can stop it.

Think what you've seen happen

right under your very nose.

The gallant knight to the rescue.

All right, then I'm just a plain,

common murderer...

who stabbed an innocent, defenseless

woman in the back not four days ago.

How do you come out over that?

I don't know how innocent you may be...

but you're a woman, you're defenseless,

and you're alone...

on a desolate moor in the dark,

manacled to a murderer...

who'd stop at nothing

to get you off his hands.

If that's the situation you prefer,

have it, my lovely, and welcome.

I'm not afraid of...

For all you know,

I may murder a woman a week.

So listen to a bit of advice.

Do every single thing I tell you to do,

and do it quick.

You big bully.

I like your pluck.

Come on.

- We're going in there.

- What for?

That's my business. Remember what

I said:
the civil tongue or else.

We're going in there, and you'll

back me up on everything I say or do.

- Has that penetrated the ivory dome?

- Only just.

Pull yourself together. Put your hand

in my pocket and look in a hurry.

Come along.

Come in.

The young lady's terrible wet.

We had an accident with our car

a few miles back.

- You'll be staying the night?

- Yes.

We've just the one room left

with the one bed in it.

- But you'll not be minding that.

- No, quite the reverse.

- You're man and wife, I suppose?

- Yes.

Uh, yes.

- Have you any luggage?

- We left that behind in the car.

Maybe I could lend the young lady

a nightgown.

Will you please to register?

James, the book.

- Aye.

- I'll light the fire for you.

- Will you be needing supper?

- No, thank you.

Just a whiskey and soda

and a few sandwiches.

- And a glass of milk.

- Very well, sir.

Can't write with my left hand,

but I can shoot with it.

You can guess what's

in this pocket.

You sign, darling. The sooner you get

used to your new name, the better.

Off we go. "Mr. and Mrs. Henry

Hopkinson, The Hollyhocks, Hammersmith. "

I'll be back in a minute, chaps.

Off with that wet skirt,

and I'll have it dried in the kitchen.

Don't bother. It'll dry

in front of the fire just as well.

Thanks all the same.

No doubt the gentleman

will take care of you.

Good night, sir.

Good night, ma'am.

Good night.

Good night.

- Is he married to her, do you think?

- I do not care.

They are so terrible in love

with each other.

I'm going to tell them

the whole story.

You want to hang me

for a murder I never committed?

As long as they hang you, I don't care

whether you committed it or not.

Let me go! Do you think I'm going

to spend the night with you?

- Of course. What else can you do?

- Can I come in?

Come here.

Come in.

We were just getting warm

before the fire.

I can see that. I thought

you'd like this in your bed.

Thank you very much. You'd like

a hot water bottle, wouldn't you?

Say yes, darling.

- Yes, darling.

- Very well.

- Please don't go.

- Why not?

Is anything wrong?

Of course there's nothing wrong.

She just wants to tell you something.

- We're a runaway couple.

- I knew it. They're after you?

You won't give us away,

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