The World in His Arms Page #8

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- He's a good sailor, the Portugee.

Tell him to come down below.

We'll see if he's as good a man with

a bottle as he is with the wheel.

Come on Portugee.

- Hey, hello, Deacon.

Good to see you.

- Yah, me I'm glad to get here.

What you think I don't make it?

Hey, where is the Boston

Man? He is sick maybe?

He'd like you to step below for a

few words and a few drinks.

I go have three four,

maybe six little drinks.

Trade out grog for all hands.

Fill 'em up, plenty to spare.

May even have a Nova Scotia Reel.

Hey, hello my friend! Hey, you

good lucky fellow for sure.

Looks like you catch all the seals.

You don't leave even one

baby seal for the Portugee.

No no, we left a few.

Come on, let's start drinking.

- Hey my friend, I come for to pay

this bet I lose.

Here's bill of sailor.

Now you own the Santa Isabella.

- Now look, I don't want to keep

your schooner Portugee.

- Are you crazy? No when a Portugee

make a deal, it's a deal.

- Will you forget it?

Look and I'm sorry for

what I did out there.

Why you sorry? I get

chance I do same thing.

Alright, it's forgotten.

- It's forgotten.

Fair enough.

- Hey, you make pretty goo catch, ja?

Now, back to San Francisco.

- That's right, tomorrow.

If you're smart you get

outta here, too, Portugee.

There's a Russian gunboat

cruising through these islands.

She's a steamer.

- You mean I don't got no time

to catch no more seals?

- Afraid not. Not 'less you can make

a quick catch.

- Quick catch. Portugee make

a very quick catch.

That's a good joke on you Boston Man.

I let you catch all the seals

and then I take them away from you.

That's a real quick catch.

Alright boys, hey we take over ship.

Hey, use knifes...

Hey Jos, I gonna make you Captain.

Hey! Hey hey, hey watch out,

watch out, watch out...

Well, how 'bout that

drink now, Portugee?

Yeah...

You pretty good.

Boston Man, we're still friends, ah?

Your Highness, just off

the starboard bow.

A good catch gentlemen,

two for the price of one.

They are all aboard the Pilgrim.

Shall we let her have a

broadside you Highness?

No, I want this Captain Clark alive.

Get your boats over the side.

- Yes your Highness.

Yawlers away, let them roll out.

- Aye-aye Sir.

Send a crew to man the Pilgrim.

When your men have

boarded the Pilgrim,

blow the Isabella out of the water.

Carrying some dope, Portugee?

- It's alright.

Hey, what's that?

Stupid idioto!

Jonathan! Jonathan!

Jonathan...

Jonathan, please listen.

- You haven't got anything to say,

that I want to hear.

Please listen, I didn't leave

you. They took me away,

Prince Semyon and his men. I didn't

leave you Jonathan.

Oh my darling, please believe me.

Lady, why should I? Countess... Did

it amuse you? Did it make you laugh

to have a common American

seaman ask you to marry him?

I gave you my answer

aboard the Pilgrim.

If you have forgotten,

I'll give it to you again.

Marina...

And we shall be married.

After the hanging or before?

- They won't hang you, they mustn't.

There must be a way.

There is.

If what we hear is true, your

uncle Ivan is in considerable trouble.

This may be of some use to him.

And us, too.

...to purchase Russian America.

...ten million Dollars on deposit.

This is what you told me

about that northern pilk.

Oh Deacon, I could kiss you for that.

If your imperial Highness kindly

will forgive this intrusion.

Marina, this is an

unexpected pleasure.

Ivan, what brings you

here at this hour?

Something of utmost importance. A

syndicate of American bankers

has offered to purchase

all of Russian America.

They have offered ten million Dollars.

But this is of great importance. It

is the solution to all our problems.

Our problems?

- Oh, those of the Tzar

as well as my own. It will turn a

loss into a profit, it will mean that

Forget it.

- But your Highness you cannot

dismiss an offer of ten million

Dollars with a shrug of your shoulder.

Why not? I had to dismiss

something far more important

than that with a shrug of my shoulder.

However, I'm a broadminded man,

and when we are married

I shall try to forget your former,

shall we say, escapades?

For the last time Semyon, we are no...

- If you please Marina, I'm sure we can

discuss that at a more opportune

moment. In the meantime, may I suggest

you talk to this Captain Clark and...

- Captain Clark? Is this the American

banker who has made the offer?

- He represents the bankers.

Then by all means, let's send

for the man. Lieutenant...

Get us Captain Clark.

A chair for her Highness.

So this is the man who wants

to buy all of Russian America.

The man who had the audacity

to propose marriage

to a Russian Noblewoman.

You Americans you amuse me, dirty

mongrels with the manners of a pig.

Manners, shall I say? That may

possibly be improved

by a few strips of Russian leather.

Fifty lashes.

Interesting, isn't it?

Stop it! Stop it, I demand you!

A remarkable fellow, this

Boston Man. I had expected

to hear him plead for mercy.

- He won't.

But I shall.

- In that case I shall dispense

with the whipping.

And I will have him

hanged immediately.

I doubt it, it would deprive

you of a bargain.

One that will bring you the Selanova

fortune and a wive who'll hate you.

Thank you my dear. And in

return I shall see to it

with our good uncle Ivan retains his

position as Governor General of Alaska

and also retains his head.

- You will do more than that.

You will set Captain Clark free

immediately. He and all of his men

are to be put aboard the Pilgrim

and allowed to leave

the harbour without harm.

- No I won't allow you to do that.

Sorry, you have no choice.

Take him down.

See to it that he and his men

are put aboard the schooner.

And tomorrow, we shall

have a wedding...

...instead of a hanging.

A toast, sailors, to the

Countess Marina.

The fair lady who saved our lives.

- Yeah I drink to the Russian Countess.

Have another drink...

Fine lady, that...

Too bad she must marry

that Russian dog.

But it's a good thing, she don't

marry him, we hang.

I suppose you're right. Still it

seems a pity that so rare a pearl

should be cast before swine.

- Ah now forget it, a deal is a deal.

Feels like we're comin' about.

Hey what's going on? Hey, where we go?

- Back to Sidka. - Sidka?

I forgot to tell you. We're

all invited to a wedding.

This Boston Man is crazy.

I knew you wouldn't

leave her. On deck...

Alright, you hang, we

all hang together.

Let's get there and get her out.

The dignitaries have arrived, Marina.

They are waiting for you.

You started disappointing me.

Use knifes, don't be fools.

The other door.

The courtyard is out here.

Open those gates.

We go!

We go!

We go! We go!

Take her aboard the Pilgrim.

- Their gunboat,

they'll blow us out of the water.

- Don't worry about the gunboat.

Put out the gunboat!

Man the cannon. Send a

broadside to the left hull.

Hehe, it's a fine trip for the

Portugee. I lose my ship,

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