Beau Geste Page #2

She'll always need some

men around to protect her.

I like your family,

Patricia.

Especially the Gestes?

Yes. Why do you ask?

Everybody does.

Who are they?

Orphans.

Three young gentlemen

of fortune that I've adopted.

And Augustus is Sir

Hector's heir, I suppose?

Mmm-hmm. If Sir Hector leaves

him anything to inherit.

Has he really managed

to go through everything?

Only the sapphire is left.

I'm sorry, Patricia.

Oh, I don't mind for myself.

It's the children.

I want to raise them and

give them a chance in life.

I'm a little desperate

about that.

And I suppose Sir Hector

will be a little desperate

the next time

he comes home?

Mmm. He has to be

desperate to come home.

Incidentally,

before I go,

may I see this fabulous

sapphire of Sir Hector's?

I've been hearing about it

clear across the world.

Of course.

You know, I read this

in a book somewhere.

Do you mean to tell me in the Foreign

Legion they read adventure stories?

This gets

better and better.

This is called

the Priests' Refuge.

In Oliver Cromwell's time,

the Brandons used

to hide them here.

Hmm!

Takes your breath away.

That's the great-great-

grandfather of all sapphires.

It's the one thing

Sir Hector really loves.

Everything else he has but the

estate has been gambled away.

Hasn't it a history?

Isn't it supposed to bring

bad luck to its owners?

Bad luck? Do you think you could

ever make any Brandon believe

there was bad luck

in having 30,000 pounds?

Well, we're not

going to get out today.

Let's play something

in the house.

What could we play,

Beau?

We could play King Arthur and

his Knights of the Round Table.

How do you play that?

Well, I'm

King Arthur.

First, you put me

in this suit of armor...

Aunt Pat

wouldn't like that.

I'll take the blame

if she finds out.

Digby,

you're Sir Lancelot.

John, you're Sir Gawaine.

Isobel is Queen Guinevere.

And, Gussie,

you can be Sir Mordred.

Who's Sir Mordred?

He's the knight

who betrayed King Arthur.

Oh, I like that.

Digby, John, and Gussie will

have to get swords and helmets.

Now, help me into this

suit of armor before you go.

Can you manage?

l... I think so.

Oh! Oh.

We'll be back

in a minute, Sire.

Can you breathe

all right?

Fairly well.

Go, my people!

That will be all,

Burdon.

Ram Singh.

Aunt Pat!

Well, there goes

our king.

Thank you,

Ram Singh.

Beau, Beau,

are you all right?

Yes. Help me out.

What was that man with the

towel on his head doing here?

I don't know.

You were close enough

to hear what he was saying.

Oh, I suppose

I'll have to tell you.

He was from the Arabs.

He wanted me to fight on their

side against the Foreign Legion.

And... and he asked

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