The Kissing Bandit Page #6

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Tried to rush things a little too much.

Sure, sure.

But now you got a little time, see...

...so you can take care of your little job,

I will take care of my little job.

I go and ask that Don Jose again for

the taxes, and this time he better say yes.

No. Siesta.

It's time for siesta. Everybody sleeps.

Custom of the country, you know.

Come along.

- But we gotta...

- Siesta.

Siesta

Siesta

Go away, fly

Stop your buzzing by

Can't you see that I need

Siesta?

Siesta

Leave me be

Go away from me

Need my energy

For siesta

Siesta

I want to dream of a maid

And a rose

But how can I dream

When you perch on my nose?

Siesta

Siesta

Get off of my chin, get out of my ear

Get off of my nose, get out of here

Get out of my life, I'm talking to you

Fly, why don't you shoo, fly, shoo?

Siesta

Go away, fly

Stop your buzzing by

Don't you ruin my

Siesta

Siesta

Allow me to introduce you.

Senors, senores, my honored guests...

...the emissaries of His Majesty the king...

...Count Belmonte, General Torro.

Say a little something.

I'm sure that His Majesty

would want me to say that he loves you all.

And as for the general and myself...

...why, we're completely overwhelmed

by the lovely women of California.

It's nice to have you here.

How long are you

gonna stay with us, count?

I hope you'll

make your visit quite long...

...and enjoy our beautiful

wine in California.

General Torro,

why should we talk about the taxes?

It's really...

Let's enjoy our dinner.

- Eh, general?

Oh, but you're forgetting Alfonso.

He's the king.

He's the one told us get the taxes

and get out quick.

That's what I wanna do.

General, you can't possibly think

of leaving before the fiesta.

- I'm saving all of my dances for you.

- No, no, I...

The general is rather shy with the ladies,

Dona Isabella.

- He's been a bachelor too long.

- Nobody can be a bachelor too long.

Oh, general, you're so complicated...

...so complex, so full of mystery.

Full of what?

I don't understand women.

That's because you haven't met

the right woman.

Every man needs a woman to inspire him.

Oh, that's so true.

Every man needs a lovely lady

to encourage him...

...to urge him on to great deeds.

Yes, and to marry him.

Well, to me, Count Belmonte

seems the type of man...

...that would prefer a variety of women

rather than any particular one.

Oh, no, no. Really, honestly.

- You see, dear?

- Do you understand, dear?

I think it's perfectly horrible

the way parents try to arrange marriages.

Especially to people they hardly know.

Now, if you'll excuse me,

I'd like to go to my room.

I wanna change my dress.

But I think your dress is beautiful.

Oh, you do, do you? Well, I don't.

You see, Teresa feels that marriages

should not be arranged...

...but should be for love.

Oh, I think she's right too.

As a matter of fact, I come from a line

of people who believe in marrying for love.

Now, take my father and my mother.

He abducted her.

He abducted her.

Don't scream.

I never scream. What are you doing here?

I've come to take you away,

carry you over the border.

- Someplace where we can be together.

- You want to abduct me?

Yes. We've dilly-dallied long enough.

But this is so unexpected and,

well, I have other things to do.

My father's downstairs waiting for me

and we have a lot of guests...

But in an abduction,

these trivial things don't matter.

But I'm not dressed. Look.

Oh.

Oh, I beg your pardon.

I had no idea. I mean, I'm sorry.

May I see you about this later,

downstairs?

Maybe.

There's nothing wrong with me

He tried to abduct me

Sometime this Don Jose has

got to stop finding things for me to look at.

Keep the governor busy,

I'm gonna get the money now.

- But about the money, I...

- Believe me, we need it.

Now I know who you are.

And I know who you are too.

Ever since you came here

I've been watching you.

And I've been watching you too.

- You have?

- Yes, I have.

And if ever I saw a criminal face,

you got it.

- Oh, no.

- Oh, yes.

And if you don't keep out of my sight,

I'm gonna remember your crime.

- Then you'll be sorry.

- But I didn't do anything.

- You did.

- What?

- You know what.

- No, I don't know.

Yes, you do, and if you don't look out,

you know what's gonna happen to you?

- No, what's going to happen?

- You'll find out.

- But I...

- Now get out and don't bother me.

- Yes, sir.

- Wait a minute.

- Where is the treasury?

- Through that door down the corridor...

...turn left then you go downstairs.

- Thanks. Go on.

Yes, sir. Watch the bottom step.

It's loose.

All right.

You were wonderful.

Both of you were simply wonderful.

Why, it's the most beautiful dance

I've ever seen.

Oh, Your Excellency.

He tells that to every dancer he sees.

Well, I never met any dancers in Boston.

Boston?

Has Your Excellency been in Boston?

Why, yes, I...

I mean, I came through Boston

on my way from Madrid, you see.

And it's...

I beg your pardon.

Will you excuse me?

I offer you the moon

Set in a summer sky

That is mine to give, seorita

I offer you the breeze

Singing a lullaby

That is mine to give, seorita

I can't bring a golden crown

Set with pearls and rubies rare

But I can bring a rose

And place it in your hair

I offer you these things

That come from up above

I give them and my love

To you

You can't bring a golden crown

Set with pearls and rubies rare

But I can bring a rose

And place it in your hair

I offer you these things

That come from up above

- I give them and my love

- I give them and my love

- To you

- To you

Teresa, I love you very much.

- You've never said that before.

- I've never said it to anyone before.

But it's what I should have said

the moment I saw you.

Because I knew it then.

Yes.

But it didn't seem possible

it could happen so fast.

I couldn't admit it to myself.

But it's true. It did happen.

Yes, I... I know.

- Teresa.

Ricardo.

Senorita, your father's looking for you.

- But, Chico, Teresa and I were...

- You stay here. I wanna tell you something.

Well, don't keep your father waiting.

Oh, Ricardo...

Well, I'll tell you later.

She'll tell you later.

Well, I'll tell you now.

What happened to you?

You've got cobwebs on you.

Believe me, that's all I got on me.

That robber,

that fine governor of California.

Do you know what I found

in the treasury?

Twelve stinking pesos...

...and believe me, they look homemade.

Come on.

Now we gotta leave here for sure.

Wonderful.

Only I'd like to wait for Teresa.

Oh, Chico, I hope she goes with us.

Why do you want her to go with us?

You've had enough time to kiss her.

But I'm in love with her. I wanna

marry her. I want her for a lifetime.

A life...

A lifetime.

Oh, that's... That's different.

Then there's only one thing to do.

Get on your horse, ride away from here,

never see her no more.

Oh, I couldn't do that.

Then I don't think you love her too much.

I don't understand.

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