Elephant Walk Page #3

He was the biggest-hearted man

that ever trod this earth.

All his good fortune

he shared with his friends.

You could talk for a month

and never come to the end of the stories...

about the Governor. He was a legend.

He's been dead for many years, Mrs. Wiley,

but that's a legend, too.

The truth is he's much more alive today

than ever he was.

Let's drink to the Governor!

- To the Governor!

- To the Governor!

Let's go in to dinner. It's no use

waiting for Carver. He's always late.

- You've met Dick Carver?

- No, I haven't.

Not a bad type. A bit unsociable.

Not one of us, eh, John?

He works, which is more than you do.

With him on the job, I can retire.

You? Retire? Never.

Not until you're lying out there

beside your Governor.

- That chair's been vacant far too long.

- Yes.

- How did you find things in England, John?

- A bit battered, very rationed.

I hope they ease up

on their wartime restrictions soon.

But, darling,

things really have eased quite a lot.

I can't imagine what they were like before.

Then I shan't put a blight

on this wonderful dinner by telling you.

Good evening, everybody.

I'm sorry I'm late, John.

Dick, this is my wife. Dick Carver, Ruth.

Well, hello. If I had known,

I would have had the flags out.

If you'd known what, old man?

All I can say now is welcome.

Or is that just another echo?

- If it is, it's nice to hear again.

- I'll drink to you.

We've already done that,

but we can do it again.

Mrs. Wiley, here's to your happiness

here at...

That's that lop-eared old bull again.

I saw him around. Carver, would you...

No, never mind, I'll do it myself.

There's only one answer

to that beast:
kill him.

Yeah, he's a real troublemaker.

He's got a persistence that isn't healthy.

- Persistence?

- Yeah.

He wants their trail back.

The old watering trail down to the river.

John showed me the trail,

back of the house.

Back of the house? We're sitting on it.

This house is built plumb across it,

across the Elephant Walk.

It's not really as bad as it sounds.

Those elephants only come to the wall.

There are always men patrolling

to keep them out.

- But the servants, they ran away.

- You'll get used to that.

You see, Mrs. Wiley,

they think that elephants are people.

The elephant people, they call them.

And their road was taken from them,

their right of way?

Carver, I want that patrol

around the house increased.

Check.

Ruth, the right of way was the Governor's.

Nothing was taken away from the elephants.

Well done!

One more for $500?

Good shot, man! Excellent.

Good shot!

Nice shot. Darling, you watch this.

All right.

Please don't stop.

You like it? It's Chopin.

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