The Corn Is Green Page #7

Books, for instance.

Norwood's History of Kings.

How do you find it, Morgan?

- That is my business.

- Morgan,

you must come back to the school.

- Miss Moffat...

- Why must I?

Because the Almighty God

has given you a brain

and you must make the most of it.

- I am all right the way I am.

- Yes, but you are not happy, boy.

Anyone can see that.

I don't need Miss Moffat.

I don't need to read no books.

I can hold my own head up.

Now get out!

But remember this, Morgan.

A full year of corn will bend its head.

But an empty one stands upright.

A king's duty is to govern

his people well.

He must see

that only good laws is made.

And he must also take care

that the people obeys them.

Continue, Mr. Tom.

And the Bishop's duty is

to pray and preach

and to see that all the clergymen

who are under his...

I would like to learn Greek.

I would like to try for Oxford.

You will find the first lesson marked,

and the second.

Watch your verbs.

- And watch your English Hist...

- I've read it 20 times.

I know it by heart.

We will begin in the morning.

Very well. Now I should like you

to conjugate the verb "pimpai".

To set. Just the present.

- Pimpo, pimpas...

- Pimpo, pimpas, pimpai, pimpomen...

- Pmpomen...

- Pmpomen, pimpoti, pimposi.

You should always stress

the first syllable, Evans. Try it again.

Pimpo, pimpas, pimai

Pimpomen, pimpoti, pimposi.

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LAO 1564, 1642.

Hey, Morgan!

Morgan!

Run down, boy. It's time to come out.

We've come to take you

to the examination.

No, Morgan, no. Now you must

always speak in English.

In English!

The same like you will

when you have won the examination.

When you are at Oxford.

English, Morgan, English.

All right then.

Like it might be at Oxford.

May I say first I am delighted

you have come for me.

I shan't be more than a moment.

But remember. Even if I am lucky enough

to pass the examination today,

I will still be a long way from Oxford.

It will only allow me

to take the talking examination

with the professors.

You'll win the examination today.

And when the time comes,

you'll win the talking.

You're all my good friends, Robert.

And if I am lucky enough to win

the examination

and then the scholarship,

I know I shall learn nothing

of friendship at Oxford.

Well, come along. Standing here

will not get us there on time.

I am saved, I am

I am saved, I am...

I am S-A-V-E-D.

- What might the armchair be for, Miss?

- The Squire is coming.

- He is invitulating.

- What was that, please, Miss?

The Oxford people have appointed him

and Miss Moffat to watch Morgan Evans

while he's sitting the scholarship.

- Why?

- So that he cannot cheat.

What a shame!

- What time is it?

- It's nearly 9 o'clock, Miss.

Terrible if Morgan couldn't get through.

Counting sheep all night I was.

She didn't get a wink neither.

I could hear her thinking.

This is a very important

day for her, Watty.

The post's here, Miss.

Looks like this one's from Bessie.

- Would you mind, Miss?

- To think I taught her to write.

"Dear Mum, I don't like being

in service at all.

Cheltenham is terrible.

I do the steps.

Madam is terrible.

Can I have a shilling?

Your obedient girl. "

Obedient?

I like that.

She's been away 3 months now.

She ought to be getting used to it.

- Do you not miss her?

- No. I don't like her, you know.

- Never have.

- Why, Mrs. Watty, your own daughter?

I know. But I've never been

able to take to her.

First time I saw her I said "No"!

Do you think he will get

through the rain all right?

He'd get through anything this morning.

I am so glad.

Wouldn't it be splendid if he won?

It's not very likely, I'm afraid.

They have some pretty strong public

school candidates against him.

But wouldn't it be exciting?

Yes, it would. But more than that,

it would be a wonderful for rural

education all over the country.

Most of all, it would be

a wonderful thing for you.

I suppose so.

It's odd to have spent so many hours

with another human being and

in closest intellectual communion

And it has been that.

I know every trick and

twist of that brain of his.

Exactly where it will falter,

exactly where it will gallop ahead of me.

And yet not to know him at all.

I woke up in the middle

of the night thinking of Henry VIII.

I have a feeling they'll ask a question

about the old boy and the Papacy.

I'll cram one or two facts

into him at the last minute.

Oh, dear God, he must win. He must.

A cup of tea, mam.

Now, mam, don't get in a pucker!

Six more Saturday mornin's like this

in the next 'alf-year, remember!

Suppose the Squire doesn't come.

He will. He's gotten to the point

of looking at the boy as a racehorse.

There's the Squire now.

- Bessie, it can't be you, your letter...

- I left the same day I posted it.

- This is unexpected.

- Isn't it just?

I've been travelling all night.

I woke Mr. Jones up and

he got the stationmaster

to drive us home

in the truck in the rain.

Nice wasn't it?

You arrived at the most

inconvenient time.

- Fancy.

- Have you come to see your mother?

No.

- Then why are you here?

- Questions and answers.

Just like school again.

Mr. Jones, why have you brought

that girl here this morning?

I did not bring her, Miss Moffat.

She brought me.

Whom have you come to see?

You.

I can give you exactly

one minute of my time.

Is it money?

Would you mind waiting in the study?

Quickly!

- One minute.

- Why?

Morgan Evans is sitting here for his

Oxford examinations this morning.

- Well, he needn't.

- What do you mean?

Because he won't ever

be going to Oxford.

Why not?

Because there's going

to be a little stranger.

- I'm going to have a little stranger.

- You're lying.

Dr. Brett, living in Cheltenham.

And if you don't believe

it's Morgan Evans,

you ask him about

that night you locked me up.

The night you had the words with him.

I see.

- Does he know?

- I come to tell him.

I was ever so upset, of course.

Now I've lost my place I shall have

to have some help

in taking care of the little stranger.

Oh, stop saying little stranger.

If you must have a baby, call it a baby.

- Have you told anybody?

- Mr. Jones, that's all.

Morgan Evans must not be

disturbed for 3 hours.

- You are not going to see him.

- You can't bully me.

Hasn't sunk in yet, has it?

I'm teaching you something, am I?

You couldn't see what was going on

under your nose 'cause

you were so busy managing everything.

You can't manage him any longer because

he's got to manage me now.

I'm afraid I'm going to do

some managing right now.

You are going into the kitchen where

your mother will prepare your breakfast.

You will then lie down.

After the session is over,

we will go upstairs

and talk it all over.

When we are a little calm.

He's here. I got to see him.

If you try and disobey me I shall not

answer for the consequences.

You wouldn't dare lay a finger on me.

Oh yes I would.

If you stay in this room,

or if you blab about this to anybody

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