The Quiet Man Page #6

- It looks like it could fly.

- Only one horsepower, but its all yours.

- Mine? - Sure. Think you can drive it?

Hold on to your hat!

(RED WILL):
You take care of that, Feeney.

- Lets have another pint. Im buying this one.

- High time.

- Whats that? - I said, thats fine, squire.

Good health to you all.

- Look, he sold the crossbreds. - The what?

- The sheep hes been planning on. - Oh.

Hurry, now is a good time to ask him. Well, go on.

- Ask him what? - About my money.

He cant say that he hasnt got it with him now.

Cant you understand that

I didnt marry you for your fortune?

- I dont give... a hang about the money.

- But he does! Thats the whole point of it.

- Now will you go and ask him?

- No. Why shame ourselves?

Shame? The shames on you, not on me.

Or on me too, if I married a coward.

Is that what you think of me?

What else if you let him rob you out of my money?

Money! Im sick of the talk of it.

Is that all you Danahers think about? Money?

(FATHER):
Quiet! Hes just behind that rock.

- This is very important...

- Oh, salmon! Hes winking at me.

Ive been trying to catch this one for ten years.

Ive got to talk to you about my husband and myself.

There he is.

Father, I...I...

You see...

- Father, could I...tell you in the Irish?

- Hush, hush.

(SHE SPEAKS IN GAELIC)

(HE ANSWERS IN GAELIC)

Sleeping bag, Father, with...

...with buttons.

(SHE SPEAKS IN GAELIC)

Woman, Ireland may be a poor country, God help us,

but here a married man sleeps in a bed, not a bag,

and for your own good... Help, help, there he is!

- Ive been waiting for this for 10 years!

- Keep his head up.

- Theres that beauty, that...

- Keep his head up. Keep a tight line.

Ive got you! Ill get him!

- Tight line it is. - Keep his head up!

His head is up!

(FATHER):
For ten years I have...

Get the net, woman.

Oh, you got him, Father. Keep his head up, you fool!

Get the net!

Get the net, woman!

- God help us! - Oh.

Sleeping bags...

# If you ever go across the sea to Ireland

# Then maybe at the closin of your day

# You will sit and watch the moon rise

# Over Claddagh

# And see the sun go down

# On Galway Bay

# For the breeze is blowin across the sea from Ireland

(SINGING STOPS)

Youre just in time. Just done me drink.

- Join us, Sean. - Oh, you will have a drink, Sean?

No, thanks.

I wanna talk to you, in private.

- If theres anythin you got to say, say it here.

- Id rather talk in private.

Whats the matter? Youre among friends.

They fought for you, didnt they?

- Maybe theyll do it again.

- Im not askin anybody to do my fightin for me.

- Oh, so youre willing to do your own, are you?

- You know what I came for.

I do. I just want to hear you ask for it.

Just ask for it, Yank.

- Youve got 20 pounds on him.

- And so I have.

What if I put one of me fists in me pocket?

Right or left? You choose, go on.

Go on, thats fair enough, isnt it?

(WILL LAUGHS)

The fightin Thornton!

- It was Mr Thornton, so I brought him in.

- Bless my soul. Sit down.

- Have you tiddled your last wink?

- I have.

- No cheating? - I have not.

- Do you play tiddly-winks? - No, I...

- Maybe I shouldnt have butted in like this...

- Nonsense. How is your lovely bride?

- Fine. - Elizabeth, say good night to Mr Thornton.

But hes only just come...oh. Very well.

Good night, Mr Thornton.

- Good night. - Good night, Cyril.

Good night, Elizabeth. Pleasant dreams.

- Are you sure... - Good night, Elizabeth.

Youre the only one I can level with.

I gotta talk to somebody, or Ill blow my top.

- Danaher, of course? - Yeah.

Since you know who I am...or was,

you know why I dont want any fighting.

Yes, I was reading about it again this evening.

Some men collect butterflies, some stamps.

My hobbys always been sporting events.

There it is.

Trooper Thorn quits ring

Heavyweight challenger hangs up gloves

after fatal knockout

Vows he will never fight again

Its a very understandable reaction.

The papers all say it was an accident.

Just one of those things.

Its just one of those things in a scrapbook,

but when you carry it around in here...

Tony Gardello was a good egg.

Nice little wife and a home, a couple of kids.

A clean fighter.

I didnt go in there to outbox him.

I went there to beat his brains out.

To drive him into the canvas, to murder him.

Thats what I did.

For what? Purse, a piece of the gate.

Lousy money.

And now money is behind your trouble with Danaher.

They think Im afraid of fighting.

All the friends Ive made, even my wife.

- Well, arent you in a way?

- Did you ever kill a man?

Well, I have, and all this talk about her big fortune...

Its not that important.

Perhaps it is to her.

It must be strange to you from America,

but its an old, old custom here, and believe me,

its a good custom.

The fortune means more to her than just the money.

Not to me, it isnt. Not worth fighting for.

- Is your wifes love worth fighting for?

- I dont know.

All I know is that...I wont fight,

unless Im mad enough to kill,

and if that means losin her...I dont know.

- Maybe she doesnt love me enough.

- Its a difficult situation.

I think youll find the right answer in Gods good time.

And when that time comes, I hope Im still here.

- Youre not leaving, are you?

- Its a possibility.

My bishop is coming tomorrow on his annual visit,

and Ive got such a small congregation,

just 2-3 people at the service.

- He may transfer me.

- The place wouldnt be the same without you.

Elizabeth and I just love this place.

We were born here too, you know.

The bishops a good egg, maybe itll be all right.

Oh, by the way. Dont underestimate Danaher.

He may be clumsy, but hes got

a tremendous right and a jaw of granite.

I did a little bit of boxing in my time.

You wont be laughin now, will you?

It was at Trinity.

Lightweight champion, 19...

The year doesnt matter. It was long, long ago.

All right.

By the way, would you join me in a glass of...

Oh, no.

No. Youll be in training now, of course.

- (MARY KATE):
Did you have any supper? - No.

(SEAN):
Im not hungry.

- The drink sometimes does that to a man.

- I havent had anything to drink.

(SEAN):
If you wanna know, I was talking to the vicar.

- Mr Playfair. - Thats strange.

I had a long talk with Father Lonergan.

Woman of the house! Wheres me tea?

Mary Kate?

(MICHALEEN):
Save your breath, boy.

Shes gone from you, and small wonder.

- What are you talking about? Where is she?

- She came tappin at me door.

- Will you join me to the train, says she. - Why?

The very question. Why, says I.

Because I love him, says she.

I love him too much to go on livin

with a man Im ashamed of.

- What time was this? - Time for the Dublin train.

Saddle up my horse, will you, please.

Saddle his horse?

Ill have no part in helpin

you to put more shame on her.

Saddle his horse...

Dam da dam da, diddle de da...

Well, were off!

Then, might I suggest that the train already

is four and a half hours late.

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