The King and I Page #9

You are leaving Siam?

When?

Very soon, Your Majesty.

In fact, I can stay

only a few more minutes.

And you are glad of this?

People of Siam...

...royal children, et cetera...

...are not glad.

And all are in great affliction...

...of your departure.

I shall miss them.

You shall miss them...

...but you shall be leaving.

I, too...

...am leaving.

Only I'm not walking onto a boat...

...with my own feet...

...of my own free will.

I am just leaving.

Why is your head higher than mine?

Here.

Here is something belonging to you.

Put it on.

Put it on, put it on.

Please...

...wear it.

The children.

Let my children come in.

Good evening, children.

Good evening, my father.

- Please, do not go. We'll miss you!

- Children!

Stop this noise.

Did you come to see your father

or Mrs. Anna?

It is all right, Lady Thiang.

It is suitable.

My father.

Princess Ying Yaowalak.

I have wish to-

She has memorized message

for Mrs. Anna.

Speak message now.

Say it, say it, say it.

Dear friend and teacher...

...my goodness gracious...

...do not go away.

We are in great need of you.

We are like one blind.

Do not let us fall down in darkness.

Continue good and sincere...

...concern for us...

...and lead us in right road.

Your loving pupil...

...Princess Ying Yaowalak.

Mother...

...it's the boat. It's time to go.

- Do not go, Mrs. Anna.

- Please do not go.

No, no, Mrs. Anna!

Run down to the boat and ask

Capt. Orton to take our things off.

Yes, Mother.

Silence!

There's no reason

for doing of demonstration...

...for schoolteacher

realizing her duty...

...for which I pay her

exorbitant monthly fee...

...of...

...twenty-five pounds.

Furthermore...

...this disorganized behavior...

...in presence of dying king.

Rise.

Mrs. Anna...

...you...

...take notes.

You take notes...

...from next king.

Well?

Suppose you are king.

Is there nothing you would do?

I...

...would make proclamations.

Yes. Yes?

First, I would proclaim

for coming New Year...

...fireworks.

Also boat races.

Boat races?

Why boat races

with New Year's celebration?

I like boat races.

And, Father, I would make

second proclamation.

Yes, what is second proclamation?

Make it, make it.

Regarding custom of bowing to king...

...in fashion of lowly toad.

I do not believe this is good thing.

Causing embarrassing fatigue

of body...

...degrading experience for soul...

...et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.

This is bad thing.

I believe.

You are angry with me,

my father?

Oh, why do you ask question?

If you are king...

...you are king!

Don't ask question of sick man.

Nor...

...of woman.

This proclamation...

...against bowing to king...

...I believe to be your fault.

Oh, I hope so, Your Majesty.

I do hope so.

Up! Rise up!

Father?

Up, up, up!

Like soldiers in lines.

It has been said.

There shall be no more bowing...

...for showing...

...respect...

...for king.

It has been said by one...

...who has been trained...

...for royal...

...government.

There shall be no bowing like toad.

No crouching.

No crawling.

This does not mean, however,

that you do not show respect for king.

You will stand with shoulders back...

...and chin high, like this.

You will face king

with proud expression...

...showing pride in self

as well as in king.

This is proper way for men

to show esteem for one another...

...by looking upon each other's faces

with calmness of spirit...

...eyes meeting eyes in equal gaze...

...bodies upright, standing as men

were meant to stand...

...with dignity and awareness of self.

So from this day forward...

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