The Baron of Arizona Page #2

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Christmas in the Gila Valley.

And Thanksgiving in the Pine Timber.

And the Grand Canyon -

the Grand Canyon will be your play yard.

That's a real birthday present,

Sofia, from the United States.

Over 113,000 square

miles - as large as Italy-

and it's all yours -

every mile, every foot, every inch.

I promise you this birthright, Sofia.

Are you going away for a long time?

There are many important documents to

gather so that you can inherit all this.

Can't you do it here?

I'm afraid it's not that simple.

Then I do not want it!

What did Aristotle say of dignity?

He said, "Dignity consists...

not in possessing honors,

but in deserving them. "

- And?

- And I shall try to deserve them.

Good. You and I must never

lose our bearings, Sofia...

not even for an instant.

You must have dignity. Only peasants cry.

I know, but I want to go with

you! I want to go with you!

I want to go with you!

- I want to go with you!

- You are Sofia de Peralta, Baroness of Arizona.

Say it!

I:

- I am Sofia de Peralta...

Baroness of Arizona.

He then established

evidence of Sofia's birth...

and falsified records...

creating for her an entire

family of noble blood-

the family of one Miguel de Peralta.

And before the ink certifying them was dry...

he falsified the existence ofher parents...

and carefully arranged to have

them properly laid to rest.

Having provided Sofia with

the necessary ancestry...

he sailed for Spain to

complete his worldwide forgery.

He had only one more act to perform-

falsification of the

original land grant book...

of Ferdinand VI...

which was in the

well-guarded archives-

the biblioteca in the monastery of Alcntara.

- The Father Guardian will see you now.

- Oh, thank you, Brother.

- Have you come for a short visit?

- I have come to stay.

Oh, uh, forgive me, Father.

I mean I

- I would like to stay very much.

Hmm. But why have you chosen our order?

Well, I have made careful survey, Father,

and from the little I know of your order...

I feel very much attracted to it.

There is much to prove

before you can join our order.

After all, you must admit

we know nothing about you.

Charity commands us to accept

you on your face value...

but for practical purposes, you will

have sufficient time to prove yourself.

By the time you are through

with your novitiate...

we will know more about you.

Oh, Brother Anthony, welcome

to the library of Alcntara.

I'm Brother Gregory, the

custodian. May I assist you?

Oh, thank you, Brother Gregory.

This is our scriptorium...

where we study and do

most of our spiritual work.

It's very interesting.

We have a fine collection of

books which you will enjoy.

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