Helen of Troy Page #2

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I saw his face and...|And what?

He saw mine.

And one day he'll find me.

I know it.

I just... I know it.|[Laughs]

Good. Good.

Meanwhile, you must be ready|for kings and princes|to seek your hand.

Why?|Your beauty,|your spirit.

It makes men weak.

Helen, you have no idea|what madness lies in men.

All men, every one.

Even you?

[Middle Eastern]

There she is.|Ah, yes, I see her.

[Woman Laughing]

[Chattering]

[Gasps, Screams]

[Muffled Screaming]

- Halt there!|- Would you hold this, please?

Thank you.|[Grunting]

[Screaming Continues]

[Helen]|Why are you doing that?

Doing what?

Casting lots.|And I know what for too.

You've no right.|I'm not some sort of a prize...

Well done, my friend.

So you get the girl,|and I get the horse.

Well, I'll just have to find meself|another stunningly beautiful princess.

- Persephone, perhaps.|- She's sweet on pomegranates,|I heard.

I hate pomegranates.

Farewell, my friend.

May the gods be kind.

Who are you?

Theseus, King of Athens.

You don't look|like a king.

[Spits]

You'd better get used to me.|I'm going to marry you.

I think you've got me|confused with my sister.

I'm not the daughter|ofTyndareus who does|what anybody says.

You're not the daughter|of Tyndareus at all.

Of course I am.

You think my mother found me|under a cabbage leaf?

Some say that.

I don't.

You're Queen Leda's daughter,|all right.

There's no mistaking|that face.

I'm my father's|daughter too.

[Laughs]|You'd have to be.|That's the way it works.

Tyndareus is my father.

They never told you|anything at all, did they?

Told me what?

What do you think|happened to your mother?

She died.|Why?

Because of me.|I made her sick.

How? Do you know?

Tyndareus told you|you killed your mother?

He didn't have to say it.

He can't look at me.

[Sighs]|Your mother took|her own life, Helen.

She leapt from the west wall|of the palace.

No. You lie.

Why would she?|She was raped.

Because she was beautiful?

Yeah.

[Helen Screams]|Is that what you intend with me?

What?|Rape.

I don't rape children.|Or are you a woman?

No. No. No.

Well, when you are,|we'll be good friends.|You will be fine.

[Distant Shouting]

You can't take away|our best stock.

You should be honored.|Honored? That you|steal away our livelihood?

[Woman Shouting, Indistinct]

You'll be compensated.|Fairly. Fairly compensated.

Compensated doesn't|fill our cows with seed.

Compensation doesn't|give us meat!|[Man] Paris, where are you?

Paris!|They're taking your bull!

- That's the property of the king ofTroy!|- No, he's not! He's mine!

I raised him!|Hold it!

- [Grunting]|- Leave him! Leave my son alone!

[Grunting, Groans]

[Mooing]

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