Manderlay Page #4

she held in her hand,

but she feared that, unfortunately,

any judge in the county

would deem it fair and proper.

It appeared to Grace

that instead of employee,

they might just as well

have retained the old term of slave.

A body would only sign it

if he or she was utterly ignorant

of life in liberal society,

or if he or she

really had no choice.

Folks, I suppose that

you're in urgent need of cash.

- Mark?

- Cash?

I once knew this fella

from a little township

nobody know the name of,

so there ain't no grounds to mention

what it was called.

He had cash.

Not piles of it.

We are prepared

to lend you some money

as covered by this

other piece of paper,

and we can also set up

a little store here, if you like.

After all, it's a long way to town.

And if you buy enough

for all of us,

I bet you're liable to get

a real nice bulk discount,

and the goods'll be cheaper

than in town.

Ain't that right, Miss Grace?

I have no idea.

Please sign, everybody.

What this be?

What it is?

All right.

Let's go.

Turn it off.

Damn it.

Daddy, you said that I

didn't have the power to help Tweety.

You were right.

I was a child then.

So what is it this time?

This time,

I have the power to act.

You said so back in Dogville,

that your power

would be mine, too,

and that I could use it

in my own way.

That power was to carry on

the family farm.

That I was open to new ideas.

The power you ask for now

will undoubtedly

be applied to something

that's foolish at best...

Daddy, you promised.

Oh.

You were a bastard to Mother,

but when you promised

her something, she got it.

Okay.

You've been given

what I promised you.

Maybe things haven't been

split right down the middle,

but this is as far

as I'm prepared to go.

I want nothing

to do with your plans.

And you won't be able

to get in touch with me

if anything goes wrong

and you need me, as usual,

to get you out of trouble,

because fortunately, my dear,

you'll have no idea

where I am.

- Daddy, I'd like to take Joseph as well.

- No.

I need a lawyer to sort out

some paperwork.

No. No! Never!

Never!

I'd never let Joseph go.

He's the only man I know

who can draw up a contract

so there's only one

possible interpretation,

and though I haven't needed

that talent as of yet,

I still might need it one day.

I'll give you Viggo

and Bruno for him.

Never.

I've given you my best associates,

and you know it!

Daddy, I was meant

to have been given half.

If Mother had been alive...

Oh, damn it, Grace!

So that very day,

and into the early hours,

Joseph employed

the celebrated unambiguous phrases

his previous employer had given him

so wretchedly little opportunity

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