The Hour of the Pig Page #5

---

like a blackbird or a hawk.

And when the poor creature

lies down in her bed to sleep...

the enemy who never sleeps

comes to her side

to call up illusions before her.

He does it so subtlety

that she thinks she does...

what she only dreams

she does.

She might dream she goes for a ride

on a broom or a beam...

but there's neither

broom nor beam can hold her.

Father Ignatius proved there was not

a single case of witchcraft...

in 50 years in Arras

based on any real evidence.

They burnt him too,

of course.

Would you say all that

in court?

Richard, I like it here.

It's a very nice living.

Having my balls burnt off

in public might take some

of the pleasure out of it.

Aah!

It's a great leveler,

you see?

Peasants, fine ladies,

thieves, gentlefolk.

- Priests?

- Yes... medicinal reasons.

I get this rash

at least once a week.

I thought nakedness was

an abomination unto the Lord.

Only that of thy brother...

and sister.

Morning, sister.

God, I think about them

all the time.

- Do you ever get over it?

- No.

In his wisdom, he's sent them

for our temptation.

And by heavens,

he knew what he was doing.

- A pig.

- They want me to defend a pig.

It's madness.

What do I do?

My son, don't ask me.

I'm a country priest.

I studied theology at Rheims,

liberal arts at Oxford,

natural philosophy in Paris...

and look what

I do with it!

Domini, is it a mortal sin

to screw my sister-in-law?

No, my son. It's what we define

as a shameful act.

Father, does the soul

consist of bread or wind?

Well, today it's bread;

tomorrow it'll be wind.

Is it a heresy to hold a candle

to the mouth of a dying man?

Well, who cares! If he's dying,

you might as well stick it up his ass.

Do the souls of the wicked

penetrate the bodies of young women?

Well, who wouldn't

given half a chance?

Is intercourse less of a sin

with a wife than a mistress?

Since, my child, in the end

everything is forbidden,

then everything is allowed.

Well,

that's Catharism.

- They could really burn you for that.

- Is it?

Or sophistry?

All I'm saying is--

- What has this to do with a pig?

- All I'm saying is...

that in a world

where nothing is reasonable...

in the end,

nothing can be truly mad.

[ Boniface ] Let me understand

this, Courtois. In order

to disprove the count...

that the woman suborned the rats

to cause her neighbor's death...

it is your wish that we call

those rats as witnesses?

And how would the maitre

have us execute a warrant?

Do we send armed sheriffs

to arrest them?

No, Maitre. They must testify

of their own free will.

Roman law,

State of Ponthieu...

1 43 2, in the case of summonses

to be served on witnesses

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes