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sometime.

For a moment of madness,

what a price to pay.

It's all the same in the end.

I've paid for it and I may pay

for it all my life.

I'll split the slut's skull

"this very evening".

Uncle Gyuri, let's go

towards the market square

and then you can see for yourself

the giant whale,

as long as twenty metres

and you can see into its throat,

and it really stinks.

And all a man can do

is look upon it

and see how great is the Lord's

creative impulse

and power, and how omnipotence

is reflected in that animal.

That's what has to be looked at,

must be seen, Uncle Gyuri.

First let's finish

with this damned list.

- Good afternoon Mr Eszter, Jnos.

- It's you I was looking for.

Good afternoon Mr Eszter.

- Something has to be done.

- We can't count on the power supply,

the school and the town hall

are closed.

Because of the shortage of coal,

the problems of heating homes

have taken on terrible dimensions...

There are no medicines,

travelling by bus or car is finished.

The telephones have gone dead.

There's no street lighting...

And to top it all

here comes this circus

with this horrendous whale

and Prince!

With blasphemous words

inciting people to riot!

When we don't know if the world's

coming to an end by tomorrow!

And to allow in that motley nightmare

with that stinking monster,

when the town itself is under threat?

Who can think of amusement

in this chaos?

I'd like to draw your attention

to the need for solidarity.

Common sense is the most important...

We can't look on passively while

catastrophe swoops down on us...

Children and mothers are in tears...

The Earth is in dire peril!

A moment, gentlemen.

Uncle Gyuri, take it easy.

Not now...

From your despondent words,

the situation must be serious,

and in the interest of restoring

order we have to take action.

So Uncle Gyuri, I'll run off and get

your lunch before the kitchen closes.

Off you go.

Now then, gentlemen,

Here is...

Here is this list.

Now then, let's go through it,

before

every one of us lose our heads,

and try to rise above

the threat hanging over us.

Good afternoon!

- How's our Jnos?

- Good afternoon.

You're late, Jnos.

We want to get off home.

Good afternoon.

Right.

- Here you are. Take care...

- Thank you.

- Good bye, Uncle Karcsi.

- Bye bye, Jnos.

What's going to happen to the whale?

My friend,

it'll be four o'clock in a minute.

The most important thing

you can do is go to her

and tell her that I've done

what she asked.

- But...

- It would have been good

to meet this excellent being

to scrutinise him - a point

on the evolutionary scale

where I would have happily stopped.

A meeting both pleasurable

and entertaining.

But...

this walk has exhausted me,

and

a meeting with this whale of yours

may well be, I think,

just as captivating tomorrow.

Goodbye.

All the best to you. Bye!

Hey kid!

What are you doing here?

Who are you?

Jnos Valuska.

What do you want here?

I'm...

I'm on an errand, I'm the...

Mr Eszter told me to...

- Mr Eszter...

- Aha.

...who on Auntie Tnde's request...

- Drink this.

- Just that...

Let's hear it.

He was requested to go

and Auntie Tnde when she arrives...

Your attention please!

Our show is over for today.

For technical reasons

the appearance of the Prince

has been cancelled.

All the best then until our ticket

office opens tomorrow morning.

I thank you for your attention,

and commend our company again to you.

So, please go home.

Go!

Filthy gang! No class!

Swine!

Dirty swine! Rabble!

Rogues!

Good evening Auntie Tnde.

Uncle Gyuri sent me

to tell Auntie Tnde

that all that you asked

has been arranged,

and the organising of the whole

thing is under way,

so I'm to bring your case here

this evening, right away.

That doesn't concern us now, Jnos.

Are they ripping the square apart?

Or setting it on fire?

The whale, the great sensation

of the century has arrived,

a gigantic, wonderful whale, and...

Wait a moment.

The whole squad advances! Attack!

Bastards!

Show no mercy!

Shoot right into them.

I've called for the tanks.

Don't!

Don't.

- What are you trying to do?

- Lie down and go to sleep.

Stop it! Get away from me!

No time for sleeping, resting!

- Out of the question!

- That's enough! Go and lie down!

Now wait!

Just wait!

Pull yourself together,

act like a man!

Stay!

Stay. Don't go!

Tnde!

I have something important

I want you to do.

Go to the police chief's home

and put his children to bed.

Tell them he's going to be late,

then go to the main square,

take a look around,

observe how many there are,

who is talking to who and what about,

then come back here

and tell us everything.

Delighted to oblige, Auntie Tnde.

I'll go and take a look around.

I'll gladly observe

and tell you everything,

who is talking to who, then.

I've just come from there,

I'd like to find out

just what this strange secret is.

- Off you go.

- Goodbye.

Now my little witch,

do you know who wrote this piece?

Do you like it?

Just dance!

Just dance!

Do you like it?

Off to bed with you!

- I don't want to go to bed!

- Off to bed!

I'm not going to bed!

- Go and get into bed!

- No!

That was just a pat.

I didn't really hit you.

I'll be hard on you.

I'll be hard on you.

Go to bed both of you!

I don't want to.

I'll be hard on you.

I'll be hard on you.

I'll be hard on you.

I'll be hard on you.

I'll be hard on you.

I'll be hard on you.

I'll be hard on you.

I'll be hard on you.

I'll be hard on you.

I'll be hard on you.

I'll be hard on you.

I'll be hard on you.

I'll be hard on you.

Good evening Uncle Lajos.

How's it going...

what are you doing here Jnos?

Auntie Tnde sent me.

She said to go to the market square,

and take a look around

to see what was happening

and tell her about everything, who's

doing what, who's talking to who.

Don't go there Jnos,

this is not for us...

They'll have to get the army in.

There's nothing we can do now.

I'll watch out.

Be careful, Jnos.

Goodbye, Uncle Lajos.

Good evening.

Sorry.

The whale...

Can't I see the whale now?

Or in the morning?

F*** off out of here.

See how much trouble you've caused!

Even though you haven't been able

to harm anyone for a long time.

...and not from the whole.

As the Director imagines.

I don't imagine anything.

But I know

that if he doesn't calm them.

But fires them up.

Then the whole thing is going

to start all over again!

And tell him this too.

That I take his impudence badly.

- Translate that!

- Why?!

So that it'll get through

that infantile skull of his

that he cannot go out. That you

aren't going to take him out.

You're not going to pick him up

and translate for him.

But he sticks to me!

I won't stand for his stirring up

the rabble with his lies.

T ell him that we have finished now

once and for all.

He never wished to go anywhere.

The Director takes him.

I engaged him to show himself,

and not to stir and incite.

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