The Rains Came Page #5

You'd be drowned.

Edwina, this is miss Simon.

Lady Esketh.

How do you do?

We are glad to see you.

If you hadn't come,

We might have died

Of starvation.

Or boredom.

Where did you find

Thequeen mary?

Down the road while we were

Looking for my-- my father.

I'm sorry, fern.

I thought, if you were

All right, I'd take you

Back to the mission.

It's safer there.

Yes. It ought to hold

About two--

One to paddle

And one to bail.

You two think

You can manage it?

There's time

For several trips.

I'll take you first.

I'm-- I'm all right.

No more paddling

For you, young lady,

Until you've had some rest.

Now, come on.

I don't need

Any rest.

Now.

You come over here now

And lie down.

Now, we'll fix this

For you. There.

Now, don't you worry

About a thing.

I'm gonna take lady Esketh,

And then I'm coming back

For you.

In the meantime,

You be a good girl.

I'm not in your way

Being here, am I?

You're not going to apologize

For saving our lives, are you?

Well, that's only one

Of the reasons I came.

I wanted you to know

That you were in no danger.

Well, that's reassuring.

I mean from me.

I didn't mean to put you

On the spot,

But when they found out

I'd been to your house,

They wouldn't believe the truth.

Well, don't you

Worry about that.

Mother pretended to be sore,

But I don't think

She was really sore.

Because, you see,

If we got married,

She could spend the rest

Of her life hobnobbing

With high society in england.

Yes.

Well, anyway, I thought

You'd like to know that...

You won't have to marry me.

Unless you decide

To change your mind.

That's a bit of luck.

The rain's stopping.

Hey, Bannerjee.

Don't get impatient.

I'll come back for you later.

Bannerjee.

Says he'd rather die

On this roof...

Than suffer

My unclean presence

In the same boat.

Ready?

I suppose so.

I'd like to go by the city.

You mean by way

Of the hospital.

Don't you care enough

To find out what's become

Of your friends?

Don't be a fool.

I'm sick of being british

And pretending I'm not

Frightened and worried.

But we haven't time.

I've got to bring

The boat back for fern.

I think it's

Absolutely nauseating the way

You're leading that girl on.

I've never seen such

An obvious case of calf-love

In all my life.

Her face

Lights up like fireworks

Every time she looks at you.

That's what you like,

Isn't it?

That's why

We didn't get on.

Get in.

You always want the woman

To treat you like a god.

I treated you as if you

Were just as bad as myself.

Oh, so it's you.

Well, where's fern?

At the Bannerjees'.

I'm going right back

For her.

The lady with the artillery

Is aunt phoebe.

How do you do?

Mrs. Smiley,

Lady Esketh.

Pleased to meet ya.

Why don't you go

Right on up the house.

Thank you.

Yes.

Have you seen homer?

No.

We couldn't get through

To the city.

Oh. I suppose you'll be

Wantin' something to eat.

No, thanks. I've gotta

Get back for fern.

Don't be a fool.

Ain't she safe where she is?

Not if that water rises again.

Don't worry.

I'll be all right.

Good-bye.

Come on in.

I'll get you

Some coffee.

Thank you.

Steady, old girl.

You've come back.

I'm sorry. I lost your boat.

I've done all I can.

Rama?

I know I can count on you...

To help your queen...

Rebuild... Our state.

Close the door.

My good and loyal friends,

Ranchipur has been struck

A cruel blow.

The weakness in our

National character has been...

That we are inclined to blame

Catastrophe on the gods...

And fail in our duty.

I don't propose

To let that happen here.

We must call up

All our strength,

All our resolution,

All our courage...

If we are to bring

Our people to safety.

Each of you

Must do his part.

I have chosen you because

I know you will not fail me.

I proclaim

A state of emergency...

To exist in Ranchipur.

Raschid.

Your police will work

With t

What is it, major?

It has come sooner

Than I expected.

Several cases of the plague

In the sweepers' quarters.

On top of that, half

The water in Ranchipur

Must be polluted.

Do what you can to keep

The plague from spreading.

Burn down the whole quarter

If you must.

The rest of you

Know your duty.

Ransome.

I want you to stay.

Give me a cigarette.

Thank you.

I said I could depend

On this little group.

I meant you too.

I don't know why,

Your highness.

Because you are one of us.

I need a personal

Aide-de-camp--

Someone I can depend on

To carry out my orders...

And use his own head

Whenever necessary.

Do you think you can do it?

If you think I can.

Would you mind

Sitting down...

Or... Doing anything

But just standing there?

I'm sorry.

Don't mind me.

It's just my foul disposition.

Come on and play me

A hand of russian bank.

I don't know how.

What's the matter?

Nothing really.

It's because

I'm so glad.

Last night,

He came back for me.

Not because he had to,

But-- but because

He wanted to.

His face was so tired

And so kind.

He was glad too.

I could tell.

And he tried to smile,

But he was too worn out.

He just fell asleep in my arms

Like a little boy.

I felt he belonged to me.

I never wanted

The night to end.

You have got it badly,

Haven't you?

I suppose so.

What's that?

They're dynamiting

Part of the city.

You know what you've picked out

For yourself, don't you?

Yes.

Then there's no use

Warning you.

No.

Look here. You don't

Expect him to marry you?

Well, not unless

He wants to.

Of course, if he would--

But I'll do

Whatever he wants.

Tom's been a selfish brute

All his life.

What would you do

If you were in my place?

I wouldn't be in your place.

I'd never let any man

Mean that much to me.

Look here.

You're a nice child.

I'll do anything I can

To help you.

If I only had a black eight.

Hello!

Hey! Come on there.

Hey! Hey!

Come on there.

Hey! Hey!

Well, what's this--

Barnum & bailey's

Come to town?

Well! Oh, my!

You're all right, eh?

What's this, an invasion?

I'm afraid we'll have

To turn our place

Into a barracks.

So many of the children

Were left homeless.

Well, there's always room

For a few more.

Come on in, kids. Come on.

Come on, children.

Right this way.

Come on in.

Hurry up now.

My goodness.

Come in, come in.

Well, say--

You'll have to do

Some foragin' for me.

I didn't expect to have

To feed an army.

Miss Simon, take 'em out

And show 'em where

To clean up.

Out. Out.

Hurry up now.

Go on out there.

Well.

That's it.

I bet you got

Your feet wet.

Ma, don't worry.

I'm all right.

Let me see.

Just as I thought. You sit

Right down in that chair

And change your socks.

Eh, all right.

Oh. Wait a minute.

I have a message for fern.

There.

You're to come back

With me, eh?

I'll get my coat.

Worst mess

I've ever heard of.

Are you ready? Every bed

In the hospital's filled...

And not half enough

Doctors and nurses

To go around.

Ah. The maharani's

Sent out a call

For volunteers.

Good-bye, Edwina.

Good-bye, fern.

Did you ever

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