I Could Go on Singing Page #3

There.

Where?

There. That thing with the ball.

Tackle him!

- They'll kill him!

- Only once.

Break up. Halftime.

Well, what's that?

That's halftime.

You must come 'round,

especially the wing forwards.

Can I go and see

my father, sir?

Yes, all right. Hop it.

Hello, Father.

Nine to six against us.

We're getting ticked off.

Still, it's a good game.

They made you fly half again.

What happened to Gregson?

Broke his leg

playing Eastbourne.

- Silly ass.

- I'm faster, anyway.

- Don't be such a show-off.

- Hello.

Hello. You're Miss Bowman,

aren't you?

Father said you were coming.

Miss Bowman's an American, Matt.

They do things differently.

How do you do?

How do you do?

You're going to be on in London,

aren't you?

- Yes, I'm going to be on.

- At the Palladium.

We have all your records

at the house.

At home?

No, no. The house

here at the school.

Father goes in more

for Beethoven.

For Pete's sake.

Who introduced you to Ella...

to Basie, to Benny Goodman?

Yes, I know. And who introduced

you to Chubby Checker?

I have an extra pair of boots

in my locker.

You could always pretend

you've been playing fly half.

- I think they'd suspect.

- Sorry.

No, Matt, I have these.

I'm saving them for a dry day.

He looks like you.

I shouldn't. I'm adopted.

Well, you could. You could.

Adopted children do grow

like their parents, like dogs.

Like dogs?

Yes. There's an old saying that

dogs grow like their masters.

Or masters grow

like their dogs.

I think you'd better get back

to that game, don't you?

I'll take Miss Bowman

back to the hotel...

and get her cleaned up,

all right?

I'll show you around the school,

Miss Bowman.

Matt, do we have to?

I'd like that, Matt.

I'd love it.

These ruins are Norman.

You know,

1066 and all that stuff.

The school buildings

are all around the cathedral...

and they're just as old.

The dining hall goes back

to King Henry V.

And the food goes back

to William the Conqueror.

Good morning, sir.

Major Dee, Modern Languages.

We call him Major Disaster.

Is the biology wing

finished yet?

It's been finished for ages.

Most parents get down

twice a term...

but I'm lucky if my father

gets down once a year.

Now, that is not true.

And what happens

when I do come down?

We stare at each other

like a couple of deaf-mutes.

- Unless you need some cash.

- But today's different.

You get a jolly good view

from around this corner.

We have all our services

in the cathedral.

That's the school choir

you can hear...

practicing in there now.

Would you like

to go up the tower?

We can see for twenty miles.

No, Matt, not again.

You can do it, Father.

Exercise is good for you.

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