The Magnificent Seven Page #3

Four, six weeks.

That ought to do it.

How much does the job pay?

I thought you were looking

for the Johnson brothers.

I found them.

How much does the job pay?

I'll have the money

before I leave.

It'll just take care of

my last two days' rent.

$20? You must

be livin' in style.

Yes.

I have the most stylish corner of

the filthy storeroom out back.

That, and one plate of beans:

$10 a day.

Yeah, things do get high when

they find out you're on the run.

There's a dry wash

south of town.

Pick me up there.

He's a good gun.

And we aren't heading

for a church social.

Chris.

Yeah. He picked us up at dawn.

Any idea who it is?

Yeah. That kid from the saloon.

Won't take no for an answer.

Doesn't show much

sense, does he?

I'm getting a stiff neck

keepin' track of him.

If you can't forget him, why

don't you ride side-saddle?

Well... he won't

last much longer.

That so?

Ridin' out there in all that dust

and heat...what a chucklehead!

Yeah. Not smart like us

Yep.

Suppose our friend over there

has got anything to eat?

How about I bring him some?

It isn't food he's hungry for.

Then let me tie a can to his tail. Right

now, he's like an itch I can't scratch.

Leave him alone.

It's a free country.

And it's his.

You know, it's funny. Now that

he's gone, I kinda miss him.

Where is everybody?

Where are they, Tomas?

Luis! Asuncin! Demetrio!

Emilio! Sotero! What kind

of a reception is this?

Come out! Come out and make them

welcome, before we die of shame.

Hilario, stop your shouting.

Do they call this a welcome?

What are they thinking of?!

Come in. You must be thirsty.

You must excuse them.

They are farmers here.

They are afraid of

everyone and everything.

They are afraid

of rain, and no rain...

The summer may be too hot, the winter...

too cold.

The sow has no pigs, the farmer

is afraid he may starve.

She has too many,

he's afraid she may starve.

There's no need to apologize. We

didn't expect flowers and speeches.

Tomorrow is the anniversary of

the founding of the village.

They will be celebrating...then, you

will see them in a better light.

Who sounded the alarm?

Who sounded the alarm?!

I did.

Thank you, amigos, for

coming out to greet us.

Thank you for letting us

see your beautiful faces

Thank you, thank

you, you chickens!

You come running

out like chickens!

We ride to this

middle of nowhere.

We're ready to risk

our lives to help you.

And you?

You hide from us!

Hide... from us!

But it's a different story

when you're in danger.

You might lose

your precious crops.

Then you flock to us.

Well... we're here,

my compadres and I.

And here we stay.

And you?

You prove to us that

you're worth fighting for.

Now get back to your houses,

back to work. Go on! Go back.

We'll let you know when to fight and how to fight.

Go back! All of you, go back!

Go back!

Now we're seven.

You know, I've been in some towns

where the girls aren't very pretty.

As a matter of fact, I've been in some

towns where they were downright ugly.

But this is the first time I've been in

a town where there's no girls at all.

Except little ones.

If we're not careful, we can

have quite a social life here

Oh, it's not so bad. I fell in with a fast

crowd that hangs out near the fountain.

We got to predictin' the weather for

today and didn't break up till twilight.

Stop the music!

Bring out the other bull!

Hilario!

Britt.

The boy saw three of Calvera's men.

The horses are in the arroyo.

Lee.

Get one alive.

Yes.

I'll show you where.

Rico, he knows

where the arroyo is.

I'm sorry, Britt. I

didn't mean to spoil it.

Shut up!

Oh... That... that was the

greatest shot I've ever seen.

The worst.

I was aiming at the horse.

Three men were sent

by Calvera to spy.

It's almost certain

they saw us.

Whatever they learned

will be buried with them.

Vlgame Dios!

If he comes now...

He'd never send men ahead if he was

near enough to see for himself.

So we have time to get ready. And

we have something else... surprise.

If he rides in with no idea of the

reception we can prepare for him...

I promise you, we'll all teach him

something about the price of corn.

Aim...

squeeze...

cock.

Aim...

squeeze...

cock.

Settle down. Now, you miss the first

chance, you may not get a second.

Get that butt tight in your shoulder.

If you don't, two things will happen.

One:
you'll waste a bullet.

Two:
you'll break your arm.

Now, close your eye. Aim from

here, to here, to the target.

Fire.

That rock?

No, that man you're gonna kill.

Good!

If only we had more guns,

think what we could do!

You'll get more guns.

How?

The same way you got these.

Calvera's men.

The ones who spied

on us brought them.

Like three kings bearing gifts.

If Calvera does not come

now, after all of this...

what a waste!

A pretty foxy fellow,

this Calvera, eh?

Seor, not a fox. A coyote!

How did he ever find out

about the gold mine?

Gold mine?

What gold mine, seor?

You know, the one

in the mountains.

In our mountains?

We never had a gold

mine around here.

Say, come to think of it,

it was a silver mine.

Whatever happened to it?

We have no silver mine either.

I mean in the old days.

Not at any time.

Where did you hear of

this gold and silver?

All right, come on, boys.

More work, less talk.

Toro.

Toro.

Toro!

Come on, little bull!

Toro.

Toro.

You do anything to me and I'll

kill you while you are doing it.

You almost took my eye out!

Let me go. Let me go!

Oh, you bite me

and I'll bite you!

I got a good mind

to throw you in the water.

Smash you with a rock!

Cut your head off!

Shut up. Shut up!

Where are the others?

I'll never tell you.

Look what I found.

Who is she?

From our village.

So that's where they were.

You hid them.

Sure they hid them.

But she won't tell where.

They're afraid. She's afraid

of me, you, him... all of us.

Farmers! Their families

told them we'd rape them.

Well, we might.

In my opinion, though, you might have

given us the benefit of the doubt.

But... just as you please.

As long as you were out there,

why didn't you bring 'em all in?

What for? Leave them out there.

Let Calvera find them. He'll

take good care of them.

Bring them in.

Show him the way.

Ma'am.

Come on, little angel

Gently, boy.

Gently.

I can't tell you how wonderful it was

for you seoritas to fix dinner for us.

How's the food?

Great.

Chicken enchiladas, carne asada

and Spanish rice. Looks good.

These people really know how to cook.

Dig in, there's tons of it.

Do you know what the villagers have

been eating since we got here?

Tortillas and a few

beans, that's all.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

Do you have an older,

grateful sister at home?

No, sir. Many thanks.

You're welcome.

Many thanks.

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