Wise Blood Page #6

brave enough to shake his hand.

Easy now.

Back off. Back off. Back off.

Get back. Get back.

Hang on. Please back up.

You see him? You see him?

Have you ever seen... -

Stay back children. Stay back.

- Stay in line now.

- How old are you anyhow?

Make it snappy.

Okay. There's your pass.

Make it snappy.

Okay. There's your pass.

Shake his hand and keep movin'.

There's your pass.

Keep movin'.

Come on. Keep movin'.

Keep movin'. Let's go.

There's your pass.

Come on. Come on.

Here you go.

There's your pass.

All right. Come on.

- My name's Enoch Emory.

- I can't hear you.

My... - My name's Enoch Emory.

I work at the... -

Okay. Keep it movin'.

Keep it movin'.

I'm comin'I

There's a leak in the nas tank

I want you to plun up...

and, uh, make the starter work smoother.

Okay, open the hood.

Start it up.

Where's... -

Give it some nas!

How long you finure

it'll take you to fix it up?

Can't be done.

Oh, look, mister.

This is a good car.

I knew, when I bought this car,

it was a good car.

Now I got a place to be

I can always get away in.

Plan on going someplace

in this here car?

Yeah.

Another garage.

- How much we gonna owe you?

- Seven dollars.

All right, sir. Hmm.

He won't hurt you,

as long as I hold him by the chain.

Shake hands with the star of the show.

Shake hands with Gonna.

- Come on. Shake hands.

- Stay in line.

Fourth noddamn time this idiot showed up.

Been following us around all noddamn day.

- Stay in line there.

- Shake hands with Gonna.

Hi, Gonna. I'm only 18 years old,

but I already work at the city zoo.

You idiot. Go to hell. Get lost.

- Just get out of here, will ya? - Shake the

mighty Gonna's hand. Shake hands with the star himself.

Shake hands with Gonna. He won't hurt you

as long as I hold him by the chain.

Where you come from is gone.

Where you thought you were going to...

weren't never there.

And where you are...

ain't no good

unless you can get away from it.

Your conscience... is a trick.

It don't exist.

And if you think it does...

then you had best get it out

in the open...

-

- hunt it down...

and kill it.

Friends, I want you to meet

the new prophet, the true prophet here.

I want you to listen to what he says.

-

- Listen herel

I want you to listen to what he says,

'cause I think...

he's gonna make you as happy

as he has made me.

-

- The unredeemed are redeeming theirselves...

and the new Jesus is at hand.

Watch for this miracle.

Help yourself to salvation...

in the Holy Church of Christ...

Without Christ.

- Amen! Amen! The prophet.

- Amen.

- Amen. Amen.

-

- Those kids were murder today.

- No kidding.

- Brat kids.

- Shut up, man.

I'm pooped.

There you go.

The prophet blesses ya! Yes.

Come back tomorrow night, folks.

Bring your friends.

You just earned yourself...

three dollars, friend.

Let's make it four.

I want you back here tomorrow night.

Come on, Josie.

Shake hands with Gonna.

Watch it. Keep away.

Do you want to shake hands with Gonna?

Now, what you done that for?

What you want?

What you want?

I ain't done nothin' to you.

How come you done that?

Knocked my car in a ditchl

Quit just lookin' at me.

Say what you want.

How come you stand on that car...

and say you don't believe

in what you do believe in?

What's it to you what I do?

Well, how come you do it

is what I asked.

Well, a man has to take care of hisself.

Take off the hat...

and the suit.

Now look here.

I ain't tryin' to mock you!

He bought me this suit...

and I thrown my other one away.

Take it off!

Take it all off!

Two things that I just can't stand... -

a man that ain't true

and one that mocks what is.

You should never have tempered with me

if you didn't want what you not.

I gave my mother...

a lot of trouble.

Never gave her no rest.

And I stole that there car.

And I never told the truth to my daddy.

I told them where his still was...

for five dollars.

jesus.

Help me.

Shake hands with Gonna.

I don't wanna hurt you.

I only wanted to shake hands.

I only wanted to shake hands.

What are you doin'?

I'm goin' somewheres.

What do you mean

you're going somewheres?

Where are you goin'?

I'm goin' to another city

to preach the truth.

Hazel!

Hazel Motes!

Hazel.

Okay. I want you to fill the car with nas...

I want you to check the oil

and the tires and the water.

I'm goin' on a trip.

- Where you goin'?

- To another city.

In this car?

Look.

Nobody with a good car needs to worry

about nothin'. You understand?

Yep.

You got two leaks in the radiator.

This here tire will last

maybe 20 miles if you go slow.

This car is just beginning its life.

A lightning bolt couldn't stop it.

Ain't no use putting water in.

It won't hold it.

Well, put it in there just the same.

I wasn't speedin', was I?

No. You wasn't speedin'.

Well, I was drivin'

on the right side of the road.

Yes. You was on the right side

of the road.

That's right.

What'd you stop me for then?

I just don't like your face.

Well, I don't like yours either.

- Where is your license?

- I don't need a license.

No. I don't reckon you do need one.

Well, I ain't not one if I do.

Look. Would you mind following me

down the road just a little ways.

There's a view

I want to show you there.

Prettiest view you ever did see.

Follow me.

I think you'd better get out.

You'll see the view better

if you were outside.

What you gonna do with that,

Mr. Motes?

He's done itl

He's blinded hisself!

He blinded himselfl.

He blinded himself!

He gone and done it. He blinded himself!

Just t-take it easy.

That girl is gone, Mr. Motes,

I'm happy to say.

She left right after

you did what you did.

Said she hadn't counted on

no honest-to- Jesus blind man...

and she run off

to catch up with her daddy.

Real trash, Mr. Motes.

I run a orderly house,

and that girl was trash if I ever saw it.

Now...

here we are.

Everything is just the same

as before.

Tomorrow I'll bring your chair back up.

I'm oblined.

Not at all, Mr. Motes.

I want you to be comfortable in my house.

Oh, here. Let me help you

get out of these clothes.

Oh, no, no.

I can... - I can take off my own clothes.

Uh, I don't need no more help.

Well, all right.

You just call me if you need me.

Welcome back, Mr. Motes.

Why don't you start preaching again,

Mr. Motes?

Being blind wouldn't be a hindrance.

People like to see a blind preacher.

Could get you one of them seeing dons.

You and him could get up quite a crowd.

People always pay to see a don.

Certainly ought to start it again.

Give you something to do.

You haven't done a thing

for months but walk.

Why don't you start preaching again?

I can't preach.

Why?

I ain't not time.

Mr. Motes.

That wire.

What's that wire around you for?

What you do these things for?

- To pay.

- Pay? Pay for what?

Mr. Motes, what do you

walk on rocks for?

It don't make any difference what for.

- I- It's not natural.

- It's... - It's natural.

Well, it's not normal.

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