Finding Neverland Page #2
And I'm in prison for it.
- I'm so sorry. Are my boys bothering you ?
- We're not bothering him, Mum.
Michael, darling,
come out from under there.
I can't. I'm in prison.
Oh, I see.
JM Barrie. Pleased to meet you.
JM Barrie, the author ? A pleasure.
Sylvia Llewelyn Davies.
- Are you a writer ?
- I am.
He's a playwright, Jack.
Quite a famous one, at that.
- I apologize. I imagine you're writing.
- No. Not at all.
- Where's Peter ?
- What have you written, Mr Barrie ?
Well, currently, I make my living
entertaining princes and their courts
with my trained bear, Porthos.
If you command your brother,
Peter, to join us,
I am willing, Prince George,
to give you just such a performance
in exchange for the freedom
of this prisoner, of course.
- Very well.
- Very well.
Now...
I want you to pay particular attention
to the teeth.
Some unscrupulous trainers will show you
a bear whose teeth have all been pulled,
while other cowards
will force the brute into a muzzle.
Only the true master would attempt these
tricks without either measure of safety.
- What did you bring me over here for ?
- Peter.
This is absurd. It's just a dog.
Come on, darling.
"Just a dog" ? "Just" ?
Porthos, don't listen to him.
Porthos dreams of being a bear
and you want to dash those dreams
by saying he's "just a dog" ?
What a horrible, candle-snuffing word.
That's like saying, "He can't climb
that mountain, he's just a man."
Or, "That's not a diamond, it's just a rock."
"Just."
Fine then. Turn him into a bear. If you can.
Peter, where are your manners ?
With those eyes, my bonny lad,
I'm afraid you'd never see it.
However, with just a wee bit of imagination,
I can turn around right now and see...
the great bear, Porthos.
Dance with me.
Thank you. I don't think I've ever seen
a performance quite like it.
We're here every day, and the bear
is always more than happy to perform.
Well, perhaps we'll see you here
tomorrow then.
Perhaps.
- Peter, jump up please, darling. Quick.
- Bye.
Bye.
- Peter, didn't you enjoy that ?
- I've seen better.
kept prisoner with him,
and Peter insisted
that Michael was hardly a prisoner
and Porthos simply wasn't a bear at all.
I do very much hope to see them tomorrow.
- What's her name ?
- Sylvia. Um...
Mrs... something Davies.
Llewelyn Davies ?
- You know her ?
- I know who she is, of course.
Why, she's a du Maurier,
for heaven's sake.
Her father was the artist.
Her brother's the actor.
And there was something... tragic
that happened with her husband.
Oh, yes. He died.
Cancer of the jaw, I believe.
That's horrible.
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