55 Days at Peking Page #5

He wants you

to take this sword

and try to strike him.

Try it.

It s part of the performance.

If I kill a Boxer,

does that, er...

create a diplomatic incident?

There is no danger.

You've made your point.

Not quite.

Bravo!

I guess he wasn't

a true believer.

It seems, Sir Arthur, that

your troops are invulnerable.

Forgive me,

but the Major

doesnt seem

to play the game

according to Chinese rules.

I apologize, Sir Arthur.

I dont think he came here

tonight to play games.

Good night.

Unfortunately, Sir Arthur,

I must return

to my duties at the palace.

No need to escort me.

Ladies and gentlemen,

the next dance will be a waltz.

- Aword, Sir Arthur.

- This is an insult to the British

and a challenge

to all Powers!

Areport

will reach the Kaiser.

Her Majesty's Government

is not alarmed by this

Boxer invasion of its Embassy.

I shall complain

to the Chinese ministry.

What will you do, Sir Arthur?

I intend to have

a glass of champagne.

You know,

I admire Sir Arthur.

He makes me think

that God must be an Englishman.

We go and we go

and we don't get anywhere.

Why not head back to the hotel?

- Are you tired, Major?

- Tired? No.

Ready to turn in? Maybe.

Ever been

inside this temple?

Wed get a better drink

at the hotel.

Very interesting.

Can we go now?

But we havent

had our dance yet.

Shall we?

What'll you do

in Tientsin?

I'll be entirely

in your hands.

You are now but you keep

slipping through my fingers.

I think Ill get you to take me

to San Francisco with you.

Why to San Francisco?

It s where

they found all the gold.

Just a minute.

What s that trinket worth?

A lot of money.

We won t leave today. They've

killed the German Minister.

But Matt, we must leave...

I have to leave.

You have to wait.

Your sword, Sir Arthur.

You are well, Sir Arthur?

If you are, Your Majesty.

- We are pleased to receive you.

- It s an honour,

Your Majesty.

We have been informed

of the German Minister s death.

The Boxers

will be punished.

But the people s anger

cannot be quieted so easily.

The Germans

have seized Kiaochow,

the Russians Port Arthur.

The French have obtained

concessions in Yunnan,

Kwangsi and Kwangtung.

In all, thirteen of the

eighteen provinces of China

are under

foreign control.

Warships occupy our harbors,

foreign armies

fill our forts,

foreign merchants

administer our banks,

foreign gods disturb

the spirits of our ancestors.

Is it surprising

our people are aroused?

Please allow me to observe

that Boxer violence cannot

redress China s grievances.

China is a prostrate cow!

The Powers are

butchering her for her meat.

If China is a cow, she is

indeed a marvellous animal

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