Across The Universe Page #3

Goddamn it, Max!

Be serious for once.

What do you actually intend

to do with your life?

Why is it always about,

"What will you do?"

"What will you do? What will he do?

Oh, my God, what will he do?"

Do, do, do, do, do.

Why isn't the issue here who I am?

Because, Maxwell,

what you do defines who you are.

No, Uncle Teddy,

who you are defines what you do.

Right, Jude?

Surely it's not what you do...

...but it's the way that you do it.

Sorry you had to sit through that.

Is it like that at your house?

Not really, no.

It's just me and me mum...

...so me education

is rarely a topic of conversation.

Max said you came here

to find your father.

- You jumped ship.

- Yeah, I did. Yeah.

It was weird when I got

this Princeton address, you know.

I had it in my head that he might be

some kind of Einstein or something.

But it turns out he's just

a working stiff like meself.

How'd it go?

It was okay.

I mean, he didn't invite me back

for Thanksgiving.

Might've been a bit tricky anyway. I've

spent half me life trying to hate him.

He walked out on me mum

when I was just a bun in the oven.

I never realized I had it so easy.

I mean, we're so... normal.

Oh, yeah?

I don't know, dinner was quite lively.

You know, when do that lot start

chucking plates at each other?

- Dessert. Yeah.

- Oh, dessert. All right, yeah.

My God, you...

You have perfect teeth.

No, you do, they're perfect.

People in Liverpool,

they only seldom do.

They stick out in all different

directions. It's horrible.

You never heard of braces?

Yes, I have, thank you very much.

We use them to keep our trousers up.

Goddamn it! It's like this

every time I come home.

I mean, what the hell do they

talk about when I'm not here?

You, mainly.

Jude, sh*t. I'm sorry, man.

Come on, we gotta

do something with him.

He's a sailor on leave. He needs

a bar, a brawl and a brothel.

I've just seen a face

I can't forget

The time or place where we just met

She's just the girl for me

And I want all the world to see

We've met

No.

Why, thank you.

Oh, yes!

What will you do

if you don't go back to college?

What any irresponsible, unmotivated

dropout would do:

Go to New York. Like, tonight.

What's the rush?

I mean, I like it here.

Come on. The most exciting thing

that ever happened here...

...was when they got automatic

pin setting. I'm talking the Village.

Think about it.

Great music, great dope, orgies.

It'll be a gas!

Yeah!

She's got a boyfriend.

That's okay. I've got a girlfriend.

Forget it, man.

I'm not living here.

You must be the two who called.

Yeah. We saw your ad

in Rat Magazine.

Right. Come on in.

It's our kitchen through here.

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