The Captain's Paradise Page #7

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THAT I AM NOT YET 53.

[ Exhales ]

WHAT IN ENGLAND:

IS CALLED "THE PRIME."

WELL, I NEARLY 30.

AND I WANT MARRY

AND HAVE HOME BEFORE

IT'S TOO LATE.

- AND I GOING TO.

- DID YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING

TO GET MARRIED ?

YES.

MAY I ASK, TO WHOM ?

OLD FRIEND.

INDEED.

WHO ?

-TAXI !

- AH !

- OH !

- AHH !

-CIELO MIO.

- "LITTLE WIFE."

- [ Speaking Spanish ]

CAPITAN,WITNESS

DOUBLE CROSSINGS.

[ Speaking Spanish ]

[ Spanish ]

[ Argument Continues,

In Spanish ]

[ Gunshots ]

[ Spanish ]

[ All Chattering ]

???? [ Whistles ]

HENRY ?

HELLO, DARLING.

DID YOU GET MY SIGNAL

ABOUT THE BREAKDOWN ?

YES.

EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT NOW ?

YES, EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT.

GOOD.

DOWN IN A MINUTE.

HENRY ?

HENRY, THIS IS

MRS. REID.

MRS. REID, THIS IS

CAPTAIN ST. JAMES.

GOOD EVENING, SIR.

GOOD EVENING.

ALL RIGHT, MRS. REID.

THANK YOU.

-THE CAPTAIN WILL HAVE DINNER

AS SOON AS IT'S READY.

- YES, MADAME.

[ Door Closes ]

WHO'S SHE ?

WHAT'S SHE FOR ?

GOOD-BYE, HENRY.

I SAID, GOOD-BYE.

WHAT ?

I'M LEAVING YOU NOW.

YOU'LL BE WELL LOOKED AFTER.

MRS. REID IS YOUR NEW

HOUSEKEEPER, AND SHE HAS

THE HIGHEST REFERENCES.

WHAT ON EARTH ?

NOW, DON'T FIGHT, HENRY.

YOU WON'T MISS ME IN THE LEAST.

MRS. REID KNOWS

ALL YOUR LITTLE FADS.

I'VE WRITTEN THEM DOWN.

ARE YOU TELLING ME

YOU'RE GOING AWAY SOMEWHERE ?

YES, HENRY.

FOR GOOD.

FOR GOOD ?

MAUD, HAVE YOU BEEN

DRINKING GIN AGAIN ?

NO, HENRY. I'M QUITE SOBER.

BUT THIS IS:

ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS !

OH, HENRY,

DO KEEP CALM.

YOU EXPECT ME TO KEEP CALM ?

WELL, YOU'VE ALWAYS

EXPECTED ME TO.

BUT WHY ?

I'M 37, HENRY,

AND I THINK IT'S TIME

I STARTED TO LIVE.

I'VE REALIZE THAT I'VE MISSED

A GREAT MANY THINGS..

AND I WANT TO GET THEM

BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

I WANT TO STAY UP LATE

BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE

FOR ME TO STAY UP LATE.

IF THAT'S CLEAR.

CLEAR ?

YOU'RE RAVING !

YOU'RE VERY SWEET, HENRY,

AND I'M VERY FOND OF YOU

IN A WAY,

BUT THERE IS:

SOMETHING ELSE I REALIZED.

WHAT ?

THAT YOU ARE THE MOS TREMENDOUS, STUPENDOUS,

COLOSSAL BORE.

FLYING CONDITIONS PERFECT,

DA-- HELLO, HENRY.

NICE TO SEE YOU:

BACK SAFE.

WE WERE A BIT WORRIED

ABOUT YOU, YOU KNOW ?

MAUD TOLD YOU ?

YES. HOW DID YOU

GET IN HERE ?

OH, UH, I HAVE A KEY.

HERE, YOU BETTER

HAVE IT BACK.

I SHAN'T NEED I ANYMORE.

- ARE YOU TWO--

- YES, WE'RE GOING

TO ENGLAND NOW.

I'LL EXPLAIN TO THE BOYS.

WE'RE GOING TO BE MARRIED

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

- BUT YOU'RE COUSINS !

- OH, HENRY, BE YOUR AGE !

NOW, LOOK HERE--

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE

A FUSS, ARE YOU, OLD MAN ?

I ALWAYS THOUGHT YOU WERE

THE BRAINY TYPE.

OH, SHUT UP.

MAUD, STOP BEHAVING

LIKE A MAD WOMAN,

AND COME DOWN TO EARTH.

GOOD-BYE, HENRY.

GOOD-BYE, OLD MAN.

DINNER IS READY, CAPTAIN.

DINNER, CAPTAIN.

YOUR FAVORITE, CAPTAIN:

RISSOLES.

ALL VERY SAD.

BUT WHAT HAPPENED

TO HENRY THEN, AND WHY

WAS HE EXECUTED ?

ON THE--

ON THE EVENING HE FOUND

ABSALOM WITH NITA--

[ Bosun's Whistle ]

EXCUSE ME.

[ Grunts ]

CAPTAIN.

THANK YOU.

HALFWAY ACROSS, CAPTAIN.

REALLY, CAPTAIN.

ALL THESE INTERRUPTIONS !

BUT I STILL DON' UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED.

WHAT DID HE DO ?

WHAT DID HE DO ?

[ Chuckles ]

HE GAVE THE WORLD AWAY.

TO ME, HE GAVE HIS SHIP

AND THE PASSPOR TO GIBRALTAR.

TO MAUD, HIS MONEY

AND POSSESSIONS.

AND FOR NITA--

FOR NITA ?

FOR NITA,

HE GAVE HIS LIFE.

BUT HE WAS INNOCENT !

OF THE ABSALOM SHOOTINGS ?

[ Laughs ] OF COURSE.

BUT HIS HEART WAS GREAT,

SO HE TOOK ALL THE BLAME

FOR HER.

NOTHING, NOTHING

COULD STOP HIM.

"RICCO," HE SAID TO ME,

"IT IS A FAR, FAR BETTER

THING I DO NOW,

THAN I EVER DID BEFORE."

[ Man Shouting

Orders In Spanish ]

[ Spanish ]

-FUEGO.

-[ Bird Cawing ]

[ Speaking Spanish ]

MUCHOS GRACIAS, CAPITAN.

[ Other Soldiers

Chattering In Spanish ]

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