To Walk with Lions Page #2

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Now the place

is crawling with them.

It's totally out of hand.

It's gonna stop.

I'm just warning you, George.

Oh, why don't you

take your warning

And stuff it up your ass?

Thank you for

the warning, john.

I'm with him.

Bloody lions.

They're damn dangerous.

Fat lot of good

you are, Terence.

Why are you here

if you feel like that?

I built a road round here

as far as the eye can see.

Still building.

Impudent pup!

What are we

gonna do, George?

More lions.

I was right.

They were here last night.

I'm the pride feeder,

And that must never

be in question.

If a lion senses

a weakness in you,

Then he'll turn on you.

I know...

Did you hear that?

That's them.

Being attacked by a lion is

an occupational hazard here.

But if you stay

in tune with them,

Then the risk is small.

They're not pets.

Even the most docile lion

still has a killer instinct.

Our job

is to encourage that.

Juma.

Give me

the meat pack.

They're a bit thin.

They're not hunting well yet.

Good girl.

Good boy.

Their territory in

nature is very strong.

That's how they

communicate with each other.

They exchange information,

challenges, insults.

George, I don't wanna

insult any lion.

What have you got me

doing here?

You're just announcing

your presence...

And marking your territory.

Try and save some.

It's a big reserve.

It's good to see you.

Good to see you,

my old friend.

Chief, I want you

to meet my new assistant Tony.

Tony, this is chief

Haji Abu Jibril.

Chief.

And his son Vussif.

Hi.

Chief, I have to start buying

camel meat from you

For my lions.

At least two a month.

Okay. I give you

a fair price.

Money is needed,

for next month,

My son goes to

university.

Congratulations.

What will you study?

Political science,

engineering, and women.

That's what I did

my degree in.

You're the local

expert on women?

Um... Well, let's say

I've never had any complaints.

What are you doing here?

Discover Africa holiday?

Miss Jackson is a post-graduate

student of anthropology

At Oxford.

I'm actually researching

a book on the Somali people.

Oh, very impressive.

This is

mr. George Adamson.

Yes, the lion man.

I'm so happy to meet you.

George.

Perhaps a man so experienced as yourself

Could, well, tell me

where to go in Nairobi.

What to wear.

After all, I'm just an innocent

nomad from the northern frontier.

Yeah, something tells me

you'll be all right.

George, the season

is long and dry.

Our grass

is almost gone.

Can we bring our cattle across the river

Into Kora to graze

for a week?

Chief, I'm afraid

I have to say no.

Not even for

a week or two?

Chief, I think that the

river should separate us.

In truth,

Lions have come into

our fields.

Only two days ago, a lion charged

at my hunters up the river,

And they shot at it

in self-defense.

I pray it was not

one of your lions.

I do, too.

Now, where did this

take place?

Near Meru.

George, hello.

Hello, Maxie.

How are things?

Bwana Fitzjohn.

You know each other.

Oh yes,

we've met.

Yeah, we're old

sparring partners.

Yes, he threw

the first punch,

But I threw

the last.

Well, I was drunk

at the time.

Yes, I know.

I paid

your bar bill.

That must've cost ya.

George, I was hoping to see

you. We found a wounded lion.

We've been looking for one.

Over at the camp

at Meru.

Will you take us?

It's old dubers.

I released him

three years ago...

With a bullet

in his back.

I wouldn't get

too close.

This must be the lion that the

tribesman said charged them.

It's the first time in history

that a lion ever charged backwards.

That is why the tribesmen must

not be allowed to cross the river.

Any time the herdsmen

see a lion, they shoot it,

Or they lay down

poisoned meat.

He looks

pretty bad, George.

Can you save him?

I'm certainly

going to try.

Is he any

better, George?

No.

Call me if

you need me, okay?

Yeah.

Come on, old boy.

Come on.

Remember all the lions

you challenged...

And then defeated.

And all the lionesses

you bedded,

And all the fine kills

you made.

That's what keeps

us going.

Come on.

Go on.

Go on.

Yeah.

Oh, yes.

Who is lord of the land?

I am.

I am!

You're going to be fine.

Great heaven!

This fellow has brought in another one.

I'm not

the boy's father.

However, it's good to have

a youthful spirit in the camp

For a change.

So you think

I am past my prime?

What a beauty!

Yes. What a beauty.

George, he's beautiful.

Where'd you get him?

At the zoo.

He's an orphan.

He's yours.

Your own charge.

Bloody lions again.

And naked pups...

Yeah, that's good.

That's enough, enough.

The blue one.

No, wait, wait.

Uh, the white.

No, wait! Um...

The blue.

Terence?

What's going on?

Mrs. Joy Adamson is coming

for christmas dinner.

The blue

or the white?

Blue, of course. You'll spill

food on the white, won't you?

I've never seen you like this, George.

He's nervous.

This is his one chance

in the year to get laid.

Oh, yes, yes. Yes, the blue

will make all the difference.

Will you get the stuff?

Yes.

Hello, George, my dear.

Merry christmas.

Merry christmas, joy.

It's wonderful

to see you.

You look extraordinary.

You look

rather nice yourself.

Hello, Terence.

Same to you.

Mmm.

And who is this boy?

This is my new assistant,

Tony Fitzjohn.

Pleased to meet you.

Yeah.

The scenery around here

is improving.

Oh, George,

do you remember

Before the war,

that September

We climbed mt. Kenya.

Just after

the rains.

The flowers

were brilliant.

Quite extraordinary.

And the next year,

We crossed

the sahara together.

Remember those nights

in Algiers?

Born free,

as free as the wind blows

As free as

the grass grows

Born free...

Oh, shut up, Terence!

You silly old lunatic.

Wasn't it in Algiers

You shacked up with that

botanist while George was in rome?

No, no. The botanist

was cairo.

It was your publisher

in Algiers.

Get out! Out!

Not a moment longer

will I stay here with you.

You old virgin!

It is my dear George

I have come

to see.

You can camp

someplace else.

I've been dismissed, George.

You can stay.

You sent him away.

Oh, yeah.

You know something?

I'm an orphan, too.

Oh, yes, I am.

Ready for dinner?

Yeah? Come on then.

Come on.

Good boy.

I decided to call

the cub Barnardo

In honor of dr. Barnardo,

The man who

looked after orphans.

For the first time

in my life,

I felt responsible

for someone else.

It felt good.

Come on, old boy.

You know, Barnardo,

Your life

is so simple.

You hunt, eat, sleep.

Mate.

You're lucky.

I wish I could

join you.

George.

Look at you...

Sitting here in this bush with

your lions and your whiskey...

Wasting your life

away.

Come with me to Elsamere,

And we'll start

a new life.

Why don't you bugger off

and leave poor George alone?

If it wasn't for you,

he could've married

Victoria Anrecelli

and been happy.

George, did you hear

what Terence said to me?

Victoria Anrecelli?

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