The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Page #6

people we remember the least

make the greatest

impression on us.

I do remember

she wore diamonds.

And she always dressed in fine

clothing as if she's going out.

Although she never did and

nobody ever came to visit her.

She taught me

to play the piano.

It's not about

how well you play,

it's how you feel about

what you're playing.

Try this.

You cannot help but put

yourself into the music.

There were many changes. Some

you could see, some your couldn't.

Hair started growing

in all sorts of places.

Along with other things.

I felt pretty good, considering.

Oh, darlin', the pain.

-Alright mom, I'll get the nurse.

Look at this eye.

This is a major hurricane.

Not doing too good?

Nobody seems to know

whether to stay or leave.

I'm gonna ride it out.

There, that should make

things much easier.

Have you had a chance

to say your goodbyes?

My father waited 4 hours for my

brother to get here from Boger City.

Couldn't go without him.

She seems like a sweet woman.

-Yeah.

I haven't had as much time

with her... -Are you busy?

-Excuse me.

-Sure.

Queenie would let me go with

Mr Daws to Poverty Point,

to watch the boats go

up and down the river.

These were hard times.

Did I ever tell you I was struck

by lightning seven times?

Once when I was in the field

just tending to my cows.

My fourt' hand didn't show up.

Anybody wanna make 2 $

for a day's work around here?

What's the matter?

Nobody wants to do an honest day's

work for an honest day's pay?

He never pays.

Nobody wants the job?

-I do.

You got your sea legs, old man?

I think.

That's good enough for me.

Get your ass on board,

we'll sure as hell find out!

I was as happy as I could be.

-I need a volunteer!

I would do anything.

-Yes, captain!

-Scrape off all this bird sh*t.

-Right away, sir.

I was actually goin' to be paid for

something I would've done for free.

His name was

captain Mike Clark.

He'd been on a tugboat

since he was seven.

Get movin'!

Come here.

Could you... still get it up?

I do every morning.

The old pole? The hard'n?

I guess.

When was the last time

you had a woman?

Never. -Never?

Not that I know of, sir.

Wait a minute!

You mean to say, you've been on

this earth for how many years,

and you never had a woman?

Damn! That's the saddest

thing I ever heard in my life.

Never? -No.

Then, by Jesus,

you are comin' with me.

-What did your father do?

-I never met my father.

You lucky bastard!

All father's gonna do

is hold you down.

Out on my father's boat,

working da two-a-days.

This little fat bastard,

"tug Irish" they call him.

I finally get up the

nerves and tell him:

"I don't wanna spend da rest of

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