Two Mules for Sister Sara Page #8

- (Sara ) What other way? - Let me think about it.

- There's no time to think about it. - I still don't like it.

We have to get that trap door open, don't we?

What you're talking about's crazy, Sara.

Listen, Hogan, everybody's got a right to be a sucker once.

How can we be sure we hit 'em all at the same time?

I will put a man in the belfry of the church.

When he sees you and Sara entering the garrison,

he will ring the bells three times.

The women with the piòata will start up the street slowly.

From the time you enter the gate and the bells ring,

it will be four minutes till the explosion.

- Slow 'em up. Make it six. - Bien. Six.

All right. Let's go give a Spanish lesson.

(Beltran ) Quedense hasta que el americano abra la alcantarilla.

(Hogan ) Hold it.

I don't know how this is gonna come out but I owe this to myself.

- We'd better go. - Bad time for a war.

Bad time.

(Dog barking)

Anybody in there speak English?

(Man ) Oui, monsieur. What is it you wish here?

I...have something out here I think will interest you.

Sergent, ouvrez la porte.

Oui, monsieur?

Ah, mon Dieu, mais c'est Sara. Entrez! Entrez!

Come on, you little cottontail.

Sergent, fermez la porte.

The General himself will want to meet you. Un moment.

Oh, Captain, wait just a minute.

I've just about had a bellyful of this little Juarista.

She's been yapping at me for three days now.

If your general wants to socialise that's up to him

but I'd sooner have her locked up while we talk.

Je regrette.

(Man ) Entrez.

(Bell tolling)

They're gonna place that piòata right outside.

When I give you the signal, you get ready to move.

This little cottontail sure wishes she had that cross back.

(Guard) Approchez, s'il vous plait.

Entrez.

Passez, s'il vous plait.

Excuse me, monsieur, I'm certainly not laughing at you

but at this, this costume.

Come to think of it, we shall have to shoot you dressed like that.

I understand that raisin' money for the Mexican army is a crime...

- So is shooting a lieutenant. - Did that bastard die?

Yes, the lieutenant died and you will, too.

Monsieur, I am General le Claire.

My name's Hamilton, General.

- Tex to my friends. - How do you do, monsieur?

How come you caught this little pigeon for us?

Well, you see, I have this spread up north

and in rides this nun...

(Women and children singing in Spanish)

# Te las cantamos a ti

# Despierta, mi bien, despierta

# Mira que ya amanecio

# Ya los pajarillos cantan

# La luna ya se metio... #

And when I heard that, I said to myself,

"Tex, you just got to haul her on down here and turn her in."

I hate them damn Juaristas. Do nothing but cause me trouble.

They got my Mexes laying around just praying for independence.

You didn't know we had posted a reward?

- A reward? - gold francs.

How about that?

Certainly better than a stab in the eye with a sharp stick.

Why don't you just lock her up and send me on my way?

Lock her up? No, monsieur.

Condemned prisoners are entitled to a last night of relaxation.

- Wine or cognac, Sara? - Cognac, a full glass, please.

Anything my sweet-tempered little pigeon desires.

Colonel, please bring francs.

- Oui, mon general. - Monsieur Hamilton? Tex?

Make mine smaller than the one you poured her. I'm just a country boy.

None of us can keep pace with Sara, in cognac or any other way.

To your virtues and especially your vices, Sara.

What a pity to bury them both.

(Women and children singing in Spanish outside )

Excuse me, Monsieur Hamilton.

A people who know how to sing - the Mexicans.

- Are you familiar with that melody? - Can't say that I am.

Las Maòanitas, for birthdays and weddings and whatnot. Lovely.

# Las maòanitas que cantaba

# El rey David, hoy por ser dia de tu santo

# Te las cantamos a ti... #

My, how touching.

They know it is our independence day and they come to toast us.

- Do you know what a piòata is? - Can't say that I do.

Come and see. A charming invention.

They build an animal figure from papier-mache

with a clay jar hidden in the centre of the body.

They fill it with candies, nuts, fruits and toys

and suspend it from a tree.

# Despierta que ya amanecio

# Ya los pajarillos cantan

# La luna ya se metio

# Ahora si que yo sere... #

Now, that's real cute.

(Woman ) !Corranla!

!Viva Mejico!

(Bugle call, men shouting)

(Hogan ) Come on.

(Gunshot)

Over here.

Get back to the house and pour yourself another...cognac.

(Bugle call continues )

(Men shouting, gunfire )

(Screaming)

(Screaming)

(Screaming)

(Screaming)

(Men shouting and whooping)

!Viva Mejico!

!Viva Juarez! !Viva Mejico!

- Where's Sara? - Last door. Hall left. My room.

- Sara, open up. - (Sara ) I'm taking a bath!

Well, get out of the bath.

(Sara ) Will you come back later? I want to be all dressed up for you.

Who the hell wants to see you dressed?

The least you can do is take off your hat.

I haven't got time for that.

Come on!

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