Becky Sharp Page #2

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How can Joseph Sedley keep me here?

By offering you the continued hospitality

of his father's home.

You're too noble. But if you were to keep me here any longer

I should never want to leave.

I'd dream that I could stay forever.

See you about me, receive your roses.

An idle dream, isn't it Joseph?

I... I...

A foolish unrealizable dream.

But I must face the world, look for employment,

Becky, Becky, don't,... I...

What is it, Joseph?

Do you care?

Do I care? Why I...

When I think of you without a home, I...

I'm completely a man... a man.

I... I...

Becky!

Becky, I've news to tell you, such wonderful news.

George...

Has asked for your hand and you accepted him.

Oh, my little blushing bride.

You are happy?

You'll never know how happy, you're not in love.

Perhaps I am.

Perhaps I too have given my heart.

And you never told me about it.

We wanted to surprise you.

Joseph is so shy, so timid.

Our Joseph?

Oh, Becky, you poor, poor girl.

Poor? Is Joseph so undesirable a match?

Oh, then it must be I.

Father would never approve.

I know him, he...

I understand.

I've reached above my station. I've no fine pedigree.

Stop, Becky. Father has ambitions for Joseph.

He plans to send him to India on government service.

Wise father. Don't weep precious.

I'll marry one of these days some worthy tradesman.

A draper, a greengrocer, someone humble

fit to my position.

Present my compliments to your father

and say that I'm leaving tonight.

And good luck to Joseph, the civil servant.

The government needs men of courage, decision,

men who are brave.

Well, here we are. Don't be making up your mind

too soon if you'll be wanting to stay here.

Are those... are they my pupils?

Ay, brood of Satan, that's what they are.

Well, you see, for better or worse,

you're at Queen's Crawley.

The food's bad, the service hard,

and the pay miserly.

I arranged for the position through correspondence.

Sir Pitt Crawley told you about all this in his letter,

did he?

Of course he didn't. He blessed the devil himself

a drive in the bargain.

For the last time, what is all that noise for?

Stop or it'll be the death of you!

Silence, have you lost your minds?

Quiet, you hear me?

Children, your governess.

Come and meet them.

Now. Try and make ladies and gentlemen of them.

This is their brother.

Nothing better that they for his cold ears.

I welcome you under our roof tree.

May you find peace and happiness here.

Peace and happiness, he says!

Stop it! Stop it!

I don't think I've had sufficient training

for the position your father so kindly offered me.

If you would so inform the Baronet.

He inform the Baronet?

Hasn't the Baronet ears of his own to hear?

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