The Ark Page #2

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What about us?

Have you thought about starting a family?

Nahlab wants five boys and three girls.

So, then...

- How do you...?

- You don't know how to do it?

Of course I know how to do it.

It's just, it's more a question of where.

It's impossible in this house

with everyone so close.

We don't do it in the house,

we do it in the barn.

That's what I said, but

Salit won't do that.

So when do you...?

We don't.

(Laughs).

Jaff. Jaff.

Salit won't let Shem get romantic.

It's not that 'She won't let me.'

She doesn't like the idea of doing anything

in the house where everyone can hear.

- So when do you...?

- They don't.

All right.

I wish I hadn't said anything now.

(Laughter).

These are the best of times.

The money-lender lends people money

to spend, which they're happy to do.

Business thrives.

The money-lenders get

rich and lend people...

...even more money to

spend and so it goes on.

So the rich get richer

and everyone else gets more into debt?

As long as I get richer, who cares?

The strong get fat.

It's the same all through nature.

So as long as you have money,

you're happy to be no

better than the animals?

Why not?

As long as I'm the lion.

It's the same the world over.

Well, it's not my world.

Ah, so you're still trusting

in this God of yours?

It's your God too.

An old man with a white beard sitting on...

...a cloud, looking down

on me disapprovingly?

(Laughs).

It's nothing but a story

that my parents used...

...to tell me to frighten

me into doing my chores.

Well, maybe you should have listened.

We don't need to invent a God

to explain who we are any more.

We have science.

And what can science do exactly? Except

marvel at God's work and document it.

My brother-in-law is a scientist.

He says the universe created itself,

that man himself is God.

Well, in that case...

Have him make me one of these.

Enough now.

You shouldn't preach at a man

when you're drinking his wine.

'Have him make me one of these.'

(Both laugh).

So you live out in the country.

Don't you get bored?

We're usually too busy to get bored.

Doing what?

Working.

Ever been dancing?

I could take you.

No, I can't.

Why not?

- Are you not allowed?

- Yes.

Well, then?

Well...

Mum...

Yeah?

Me and Salit have been talking.

Oh?

About maybe building our own house.

Is something wrong?

No, no. We just thought it'd be nice to,

you know, have our own space.

I see.

We could still be close by,

even have meals together...

...and it wouldn't affect

any of our chores on the farm.

I'd still come to work every day

and do everything I do now.

- So everything'd be exactly the same.

- Yeah.

Then why go to the trouble

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