The Keys of the Kingdom Page #5

Can you tell me what his illness is?

In playing, the boy scratched his thumb...

upon no one knows what.

As a consequence,

his five elements have been disturbed.

His body burns and grows thin.

The lower humors have

gained an ascendency...

and flowed entirely into one arm,

distending it and leaving it blue.

It sounds like a very bad infection.

Has it been treated?

Three physicians and a Taoist priest

are in constant attendance.

- Sacred herbs have been applied.

- You must understand that

I'm not a trained physician.

L- I treat only

the most simple disturbances.

Shen-fu said that he'd come here to do good,

and that his blessings were for all alike.

That's true.

My cousin asks only that you

bring whatever blessings...

and do whatever good you can.

To the physician and priest already there,

you will be a foreign intruder, Father.

- I know.

- If anything should happen...

- the responsibility will not be theirs.

- I know.

Chia Yu is an only son.

His father is a Mandarin.

His power is great and unquestioned.

Joseph, I want you to start praying

to St. Andrew the minute I leave.

Don't stop praying until I get back.

- Oh, and, uh, take care of her.

- Yes, Father.

Thank you.

I'll want two basins, one of them

with boiling water and a cloth.

[Chinese]

Don't be afraid.

[Chinese]

[Water Sloshing]

St. Andrew.

[Chinese]

If he should want nourishment, give him

a cup of warm soup and nothing else.

No treatments of any kind.

It is my cousin's wish

that we do as you say.

It's most unexpected that Shen-fu would

cut with a knife into the flesh of a boy.

There was nothing else to do.

That arm was filled with corruption.

If it hadn't been removed, it might've

spread throughout his whole body.

Let us hope that corruption

can be removed by cutting and squeezing.

- Let us hope that everything will be well.

- Well, of course. L-

Good-bye, Mr. Pao.

- Good morning, Mr. Pao.

- Good morning.

- How's the boy?

- Shen-fu will know that better than I.

Well.

You look just fine, Chia Yu.

[Chinese]

Oh, I'll want the basin

and some hot water, please.

We can't be certain of anything, of course,

but there seems to be little to worry about now.

- I'll stop in again this evening.

- I have been instructed...

to thank you and to say it will not be

necessary for you to trouble yourself again.

Oh, it's no trouble at all, just

a simple matter of changing a dressing.

Even that will no longer

be required, thank you.

My cousin Mr. Chia regrets

having been incapable...

of expressing

his gratitude in person.

His grief has been such

that he has chosen not to show it openly.

And now that his son

will soon be well...

it is probable Mr. Chia will soon

present himself once more in public.

Good day.

Good day, Mr. Pao.

Dear Lord, let me have patience

and forbearance where now I have anger.

Give me humility, Lord. After all,

it was only thy merciful goodness...

and thy divine providence

that saved the boy.

But they are ungrateful,

and you know it!

It will seem strange

to the doll at first...

to have one leg almost as big

as she is altogether.

But like all women, she will soon be convinced

that she would not have it otherwise.

- Have you given her a name?

- Anna.

"Anna" is your name, because you came

to us on the feast day of St. Anna.

But what will you call your doll?

- Anna.

- You're becoming a very obstinate little girl.

And besides, you eat too much.

We will call your doll "Victoria."

- Doll Anna!

- [Chuckles]

Joseph, you haven't

won an argument yet.

This little female is a victim

of overeating, Father.

Well, is it possible we have

a Sunday afternoon visitor?

Oh, uh, come in, please.

- Thank you.

- Eh, will you sit down?

May I take the liberty

of telling you who I am?

I know who you are, Mr. Chia.

- Now, may I sit down?

- Yes, of course.

To speak of first things first,

my only son whose life you saved is well.

Last week he walked

with me in the garden.

- This week he is able to run

with his friends and play.

- I'm very happy to hear that.

For myself, there have been many matters

to attend, much business to settle.

But now- now I am here.

Uh, why are you here, Mr. Chia?

Naturally, to become a Christian.

You mea- Have you come

to believe in Christianity?

In time, I will no doubt

accustom myself to it.

Christianity is not a habit, Mr. Chia.

Do you want to become a Christian?

I am here. Is it not therefore apparent

that such is my wish?

Not at all.

Why are you doing this?

You have done

the greatest good for me.

I must now do the greatest good

I can for you.

If I as a Mandarin accepted

your Christian belief...

all of Pai Tan would follow...

- as inevitably as the day follows the sun.

- I'm sorry.

I'm sure that you mean well, Mr. Chia,

but you would not be doing good for me.

You do not believe,

nor do you desire to believe.

My acceptance of you

would be a forgery for God.

Do you mean, you reject me?

Yes, I mean precisely that.

And please, do not feel that I wish ever

to make any demands upon your gratitude.

You owe me nothing.

I regret that I am not acceptable.

I understand that this is so

because I am unworthy.

Nevertheless, perhaps there

will be some way in which l-

- [Door Closes]

- Go.

Father realized that

he has turned down a Mandarin.

Well, I see no difference

between buying a man's soul and...

taking it in exchange

for services rendered.

It has occurred to me to ask: Has Shen-fu

ever looked or walked upon yonder hill?

Why, yes, often. It's the most beautiful

part of the countryside.

The property is large and extent-

more than 60 mous.

It is called "the hill of

the brilliant green jade."

- It is mine.

- Yes, I gathered as much.

I, uh, could not help but notice that the

grounds and buildings of your mission...

- are in a disastrous condition.

- We'll manage with God's help.

I would like to help,

too, in my humble way.

I beg you to honor me by accepting

as the property of your church...

- the hill of the brilliant green jade.

- Mr. Chia!

With all land and water rights, and the rights

to the clay pit, without restraint, forever.

I beg further that you accept

the use of 20 of my workmen...

and the materials to accomplish fully

any building you may wish to carry out.

Are you serious?

If I were not, I would be unworthy

to look upon my son as his father.

The deeds and legal papers

will be delivered to you tomorrow.

Joseph! Joseph!

Joseph! Joseph!

Joseph!

Joseph! Joseph!

My soul doth magnify the Lord...

and my spirit doth

rejoice in God, my savior.

For he that is mighty

hath done great things to me...

and mighty is his name.

[Monsignor Reading]

"Two years of planning and building...

"found my congregation flourishing

and my mission nearly completed-

except for the eagerly awaited

arrival of the sisters. "

Take us to Father Chisholm, please.

I am Mother Maria-Veronica.

But- But you weren't expected

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