The Pride and the Passion Page #3

he'll hang if you never get to vila?

There are thousands expecting the gun.

I cannot wait.

I want no part of it.

If we fail, Captain, then you can

pull the gun to Santander by yourself.

The Duke of Wellington.

Captain, there are some things

you cannot change.

- And Miguel is one of them.

- That's unfortunate for all of us.

- You are taking no part in this, are you?

- I have no desire to commit suicide.

Listen to me. I know Miguel is difficult.

He's stubborn...

That's an understatement,

if I've ever heard one.

Nobody knows him better than I.

But you, you act as if you were

on the deck of a ship.

Miguel has never seen one. He is fighting

the only way he knows, as a guerrillero.

- You think he's right, don't you?

- All of us do.

But even if he's wrong,

we will go with him.

I hope you will too.

Why?

Captain, I have an idea

you'd like to act more like a man

than a cold piece of English mutton.

We are ready.

You stay here with Maria and him.

I'll need five men.

- For what?

- To get their powder.

Get him the men.

Guerrilleros! Guerrilleros!

Get these powder kegs away from here.

Come on! Come on! Quickly! Quickly!

Quickly.

Out! Out!

It's going! Jump! Jump!

Je ne fais pas partie de I'tat-major.

Je n'ai aucune information.

He's a field officer, not a staff man.

He doesn't know.

Tell him to search his memory, quickly.

Essayez de vous souvenir, vite.

Je n'ai rien dire. Je suis prt.

(gunshot)

Dites-leur ce qu'ils veulent savoir.

Vous pouvez sauver votre vie.

- What did you say?

- I'm trying to stop you murdering him.

I told him to talk. Allez, parlez.

Je vous jure qu'il n'y a

aucune formation entre ici et vila.

J'ai une famille, et je ne veux pas mourir.

He swears there's nothing between

here and vila. He doesn't want to die.

They were lying.

I'm surprised you bother to wash your

hands. That kind of blood won't come off.

- So?

- I refuse to watch cold-blooded murder.

Then do not watch. Stay out of the way.

You interfere too much.

- If not for that cannon, I...

- You would do what?

- I'd leave and let you fire it yourself.

- Then leave. We do not need you.

- You know I have my orders.

- This is my order.

Leave, Captain, or the next

cold-blooded murder will be yours.

You're insane.

There's a British ship in the harbour

at Las Cruces. Get on it. Go!

All right, I'll go tonight.

Go now, Captain.

I hope you're satisfied.

The British won't get the gun, he can't

fire it, so that's the end of your vila.

- He's still going there.

- Then he's a fool.

And I am going with him.

You can't understand that, can you?

It's none of my affair now.

You won't understand this either, Captain.

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