On the Black Hill Page #4

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and settle it.

No need for that.

Come away, boys.

- The land belong to we, mind.

- I'll kill him.

Then meet me for a drink.

Well, I might...

Twelve noon? The Red Dragon?

Twelve noon, then.

- What's yours?

- Nothing.

Right you are, then.

Let's get on with it.

You can see the boundary fence,

down by there.

Eh, you can see it plain enough.

It's all in the estate.

Stop him!

Say goodbye to Aggie, from me.

She's a good old girl.

As nice and tidy a person

as never meant no harm.

Say goodbye to her, from me.

- He should be in bed.

- Shh...

- He's wearing his wedding clothes.

- He's gotta go back to bed.

Quiet!

Watkins.

- Hello, Rosie.

- Lewis Jones.

- What're you doing?

- Found some glow-worms.

Come on, Lewis.

We'll be late.

You go on. I'll catch you up in a minute,

all right?

Lewis, come on...

Lewis Jones, get away.

Get away!

- All right. I'll see you Sunday, then.

- Maybe.

- What is it?

- Quick!

You are the one as loves me, Rebecca.

Dad!

Fire! There's a fire!

It's the ricks!

Get more water!

Get some more buckets, Rebecca.

Come on!

Keep away from it, Mam.

Go get the buckets.

Amos, don't go so close.

Oh, no.

We seen the blaze from down the hill.

What in God's name have happened?

- Amos?

- Get out of my sight!

No need to be like that.

Get out of my sight!

You must sleep now.

There's nothing you can do.

I'll kill him.

Watkins.

I'll kill him!

Easter's so early this year, I was worrying

we wouldn't find many primroses.

The dingle is full of them.

All the way down the brook,

there's so many.

"I saw no temple therein,

"For the Lord God Almighty and the lamb

are the temple of it."

Church no more! Chapel we shall be!

I see your sins as cat's eyes in the night.

"Harken unto the voice

of the Lord thy God,

"to observe to do all his commandments.

"Else the Lord shall smite thee

with madness and blindness

"and astonishments of heart.

"And thou shalt be only oppressed

and crushed away,

"so that thou shalt be mad for the sight

of thine eyes,

"which thou shalt see.

"And thou shalt grope at noonday

"as the blind gropeth in darkness.

"And thou shalt not prosper

in thy ways..."

"And...thine eyes shall not pity,

"but life shall go for life,

eye for eye, tooth for tooth..."

- "...thou shalt be only oppressed..."

- "Cursed be he that smiteth..."

He have killed the dog!

You stupid fool!

That is your enemy...

Kaiser Wilhelm ll of Germany.

To hell with the Kaiser!

This is the peril to our beloved Empire.

There can be no rest until this cancer

is ripped out of European society.

There must be no compromise.

It's useless to moralise with an alligator.

Kill it!

When this war is over, there will be

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