The Mosquito Coast Page #2

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They call this place the "Monkey House."

- Who calls it that?

- Kids.

I'd whale the tar out of 'em.

Don't let me hear you call it that.

Look at this place. These are poor people.

Look at what they own.

Look at what they eat. They don't even eat

the asparagus they cut.

I don't think we should be here.

They welcome visitors, Son.

It's a custom from the jungle.

"Be kind to strangers. Never know

when you might be one yourself."

That's the law of the jungle.

But this isn't the jungle, Dad.

No? No, because no jungle

is as murderous and foul as this is.

They trade green trees for this ruin.

It's pathetic.

And it makes me mad...

...because they're going to end up

being part of the problem.

It would take courage to go there.

Go where?

The jungle.

Not ordinary gumption...

...but 4:
00 in the morning courage.

And who's got that?

Thanks.

What is it?

I think something's going to happen.

Like what?

Something terrible.

When you're young, the world seems like

a big and a strange place.

If you think about it too much,

you start to worry.

But Dad's not young and he's worried.

He's always like that

before a new invention.

You know him. He's got a lot on his mind.

But something is going to happen.

Something good.

- Good night.

- Sleep tight.

- Hey, boys!

- Cornelius!

- Come here and give me a hand!

- Good morning. What that?

I got somethin' for ya.

You're gonna love this.

- Is that right?

- Yeah.

I need four men, two on each side.

Cornelius, grab that thing

with the wheels on it.

We're not allowed to go in.

What's going on in there?

Beats me.

We're not allowed to go in!

- Little Charlie's here!

- Your father great man!

He my father, too. We all his children.

Charlie, come here.

I want you to do something for me.

Take this and give it to Polski.

I'll take it, Dad. I'm dressed.

Charlie's the oldest. I want him to do it.

This is a historic occasion.

Sit down. Sit down there.

"Ever heard of the Mosquito Coast?

"I hope not because that's the reason

we're going there!

"See, I'm not only quitting this job

but also this sad ruin of a country.

"Good luck, Doc! You'll need it."

Charlie, your father is the worst kind

of pain in the neck.

A know-it-all who's sometimes right.

I've come to see he's a dangerous man.

You tell him that.

Tell him he's a dangerous man!

And one of these days,

he's going to get you all killed!

Daddy, you take a picture of me.

Don't waste film.

- Leave those.

- It's only the breakfast things.

- Leave them. We're getting out of here!

- I'll start loading things up, okay?

Mother! Come on.

- But what about all our books and things?

- If it's not in this pile, it's not going!

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