What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? Page #2

Therefore, we surrender tomorrow, okay?

Tomorrow?

No, no, no, no, no,

you have already surrendered now!

-Well, then, move your men out!Avanti!

-No, tomorrow, Captain!

-Tomorrow! Whats the matter?

-Damn it! Move your men out now!

-You are shouting!

-Technically, yes!

-Yes!

-Yes!

Very... Very strange.

Look, Captain, we are at war!

-I don't understand him!

-We are at war!

-The survival of the loudest?

-Move your men out!

You are impossible, Captain!

-You are an impossible man!

-Don't turn your back on me!

Captain. Captain, I didn't get your name.

-Captain Cash?

-Yes?

Bravo!

Did you see that?

Did you see that little gesture?

Did you see that salute?

What are they doing?

What are they doing?

-What are you doing?

-No festival, no surrender!

We do not move from here!

Mr. Christian! Move that man!

Gentlemen! Gentlemen!

Who are you?

I am Giuseppe Romano.

The mayor of Valerno.

Marvelous! Purely marvelous!

And what do you want?

What should I want?

What should I want but your happiness?

Your happiness and peace.

You and Captain Oppo, you must not fight.

But now you are fighting and that is bad.

Fighting settles nothing.

We must find another way.

The way of peace, yes?

-Yes.

-Good, good.

-Let us vote.

-What?

-No!

-Captain Cash!

-No!

-Captain Cash!

Yes?

-Bravo!

-He did it again! He did it again!

-Mr. Christian.

-Yes, sir?

Is he doing anything against the flag?

-No. No, sir.

-Then, what does it mean?

Give me the exact, literal translation

of that little gesture.

-Want it by the book, sir?

-By the book!

You're kidding! He said... Why, you...

Captain!

Captain, what is wrong in a festival?

Look...

Mr. Mayor, do you mind? Please.

Mr. Mayor, do I look like an ogre?

I am in the Army,

and I take orders, like anybody else,

and that means that mine is not

to reason why, mine is but to do or die!

-Who said that? Who said that?

-But, Captain...

Captain, what is the harm in a festival?

I do not understand.

No! No! Nobody... Nobody understands!

I understand, Captain. Captain.

-I think its time we had a little talk.

-I think its time we had a little talk.

Now, Captain, before I say a word,

I want to say that...

Granted this is unmilitary,

granted it's ridiculous, granted it's insane.

But now suppose, just suppose

that you give them that festival.

Out of the question! Give them

the festival? Mr. Christian, that's...

Listen. Listen.

It would mean a guaranteed surrender.

Now, which is more important?

A days delay in moving them out

or fighting the war by the book?

You told me yourself, it could affect

the entire outcome of the war.

-It certainly could.

-All right, then.

The hang-up is General Bolt.

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