The Man Without a Face Page #4

"A stage, where every man must play a part,

"and mine a sad one."

And what's his reason?

"I am a Jew."

"Hath not a Jew eyes?"

"Hath not a Jew hands,

"organs, dimensions,

"senses, affections, passions?"

"Fed with the same food? Hurt with the same weapons?

"Subject to the same diseases, healed by the same means?

"Warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer as a Christian is?"

"If you prick us, do we not bleed?

"If you tickle us, do we not laugh?

"If you poison us, do we not die?

"And if you wrong us...

"..shall we not revenge?"

"By my soul, I swear there is no power in the tongue of man to alter me. I stay upon my bond."

"Most heartily I do beseech the court to give their judgement."

"Why, then, thus it is. You must prepare your bosom for his knife."

"No!"

"Yes!"

"Aye, his breast. So says the bond, doth it not, noble judge?"

"'Nearest his heart' - those are the very words."

Is it my line?

No, it's mine, but it's late.

We'll finish this tomorrow.

No, we started. Let's finish.

Tomorrow...

..and tomorrow...and tomorrow, creeps Charles E.

Hello?

Supper's in the oven.

I'm not hungry.

Do you know Shakespeare?

Know him?! I was his Ophelia at Radcliffe.

How does The Merchant of Venice end?

I don't know. Why?

Does the guy get his heart cut out?

Well, probably. Somebody dies.

Somebody always dies at the end of Shakespeare.

I thought you said you knew it.

I studied those plays years ago. Why's it so important?

It's not!

Is he doing drugs?

Hey, Norstadt! Forget the horse!

Let's see if the guy gets his heart cut out!

"Do you confess the bond?"

"I do."

"Then must the Jew be merciful."

"On what compulsion must I? Tell me that."

"The quality of mercy is not strained.

"It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath.

"It is twice blessed. It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes.

"It is enthron-ed in the hearts of kings.

"It is an attribute to God himself,

"and earthly power doth then show likest God's

"when mercy seasons justice."

What did she say she wanted?

Um, cookies and rice.

They're over there.

Which one... Which type?

How many types are there?

I need suntan lotion. Hi, Chuck.

I'm sorry.

Sorry? For what?

Oh, nothing.

Sir?

Yeah?

Did you ever wonder...why men and women are attracted to each other?

It's called sex, Norstadt, and it's not on your exam.

I don't mean like that.

I mean, why is it so difficult?

Why can't they stay together, stay attracted?

You know I never did consider myself a source of advice for the lovelorn.

Why, weren't you married?

Yes, I was.

A long time ago.

Still, that hardly qualifies me for any reasonable answer to that question.

All right. Do you want the short answer or the long one?

Short, I guess.

Good.

The problem is one of water.

Water?

Water.

Women have about 5% more of it than men,

making them subject to different forces of gravity.

Don't take my word for it, you can look it up in Newton.

It's there.

Can they be drained?

I'm serious!

Well, I believe they're waiting for us to drink more fluids.

What now?

I was wondering if...

..you really...write pornography?

Is that the latest rumour?

Come here. I'll show you what I do for a living.

Here.

Tutoring doesn't pay what it used to.

Here's a few you might have seen.

- You did these?

- Yeah.

Wow. Yeah, I've seen this one.

Well, what do you know?

Well, we don't get a lot of live specimens at the castle, do we?

Come on, back to Caesar's Gaul.

How did it happen?

Was it in the war?

I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked.

That's all right. Everyone does, sooner or later.

It was in a car crash.

- I'm sorry.

- So am I.

Not just for this, but...

There was a boy killed in that car crash and he burned to death.

Let's pick up the slack tomorrow, huh?

8.30, sharp.

Double sixes! Big Julie is dead!

He gets the hook, new King of the Mountain.

I won! I won!

Just don't forget, Norstadt, that on the exam Caesar wins, OK?

Wiseacre.

Do you want to be Romans or Gauls this time?

Sir?

It was a lousy thing to happen.

- What?

- Lots of people die in accidents.

It wasn't your fault.

Norstadt...

No, look.

Even if it was, it doesn't matter.

It doesn't matter to me.

Norstadt!

Hey, look who it is!

Who is it, bat boy?

Hey, Norstadt!

Hi, Chuck.

Come on, you're hoggin' it. Over here.

How's the scholar doin'?

How's your freaky friend?

He's all right... for a Hamburger-Head.

How d'you know?

I gave your sister a pink belly till she squealed like a pig!

Jerks.

Just don't tell anyone, all right?

Why not?

Just don't. Not till I take the exam.

You're gonna hate that army school.

I don't care. I just want out.

Do you know how he hurt his face?

Yeah, how'd the Hamburger get burnt?

Car crash.

He got burnt and a kid got killed.

The Freak killed a kid? No sh*t!

Listen, guys, don't say anything about McLeod. All right?

Who would we tell? My friends hate me and I don't know anybody else.

What? It's true.

Hello, Charles.

Would you come down here, please?

What's the matter, can't you hear me? I said come down here!

Who you been talkin' to, you little bastard?

Huh?

Who did you tell?

Come down here, I said! Or are you deaf as well as stupid?

Who's there? Who's that?!

Get down here! Or do I have to come up and get you?

It's three in the morning!

Who you been talkin' to, you little bastard?

Do you realise what you've done to me?!

Help yourself!

Morning, Chuck. What's happening, man?

- Charles...

- We have some big news.

Go ahead, tell him.

Your mom and I are going to be married.

Charles... Is there something you want to say?

You may be tall but you're stupid.

Gloria! You're practically naked!

So what? It's my house!

Heard the news?

I heard it yesterday.

Don't freak with delight(!) It might go to my head.

- Congratulations, Carl.

- Watch out, she bites.

- You bite!

- Butt out!

- Shut up, Gloria!

- Be quiet, and...

..Think happy thoughts.

Are we going to live with you in Connecticut?

Sure. Your mom and I are going looking for a new home, and you're coming with us.

You want to come along too, man?

What about me? I don't get a say in where we live?

Of course you do, come along, then.

- I can't, because I'm going to Dad's, remember? I told you, Mother!

- How convenient(!)

I can't go. I've got to study and take care of my cats!

Oh, Charles!

- I don't take milk.

- Oh, you don't take milk...

- Your cat brother has developed a fetish for my underwear!

- No accounting for taste!

I think we should put it to sleep.

I think we should put you to sleep.

You touch Mac and you're dead!

- What are you...

- I'm trying to eat!

Don't hit your sister!

What about his background?

That's enough, Gloria!

He started it!

That's enough!

It's OK, it's OK.

Morning.

Sorry to be late.

That's all right.

I wanted to talk to you, about what happened yesterday.

Seems I'm not so good with people anymore.

I've forgotten how to be with them, I guess. Can you understand that?

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