The King and I Page #2

out about your ambitions for Siam.

How old shall you be?

You do not look like

scientific person for teaching.

How old shall you be?

I am 150 years old, Your Majesty.

In what year were you borned?

In 1712, Your Majesty.

How many years shall you

have been married?

Several, Your Majesty.

How many grandchildren

shall you have by now?

How many, how many, how many?

You do not answer fast.

I make better question

than she make answer.

You are not afraid of king.

Not to be afraid is good thing

in scientific mind.

I think maybe...

...you make very good schoolteaching.

Come.

A few of my wives.

They have beauty

but not gift for knowledge.

I have no time for teaching,

being busy with foreign affairs...

...and other situations.

I may present Lady Thiang, head wife.

There is a happy land

Far, far away

Where saints in glory stand

Bright, bright as day

"In the beginning, God created

the heaven and the Earth. "

Missionary.

Oh, a missionary taught you English.

Yes, sir. Missionary.

I have boy too.

Crown Prince Chowfa Chulalongkorn,

heir to throne.

You help Madam Leonowens with

schoolteaching...

...and she in turn shall teach you

the better English.

She is very grateful to me

for my kindness.

Lady Thiang, have children prepare for

presentation to schoolteacher.

Speaking of teaching, Your Majesty,

in our agreement-

Lady Son IKlin, Lady Talap, Lady Piam.

And this girl is present to me

from a Burma prince.

She just arrived.

Good day, madam.

My name is Tuptim.

I already speak English.

And very nicely too.

I think I have fine idea.

In addition to children, you will also

teach those of my wives...

...as have sense enough for learning.

Siam to be very modern,

scientific country.

Everybody speaking the English.

Your Majesty, it is not in our

agreement that I teach your wives too.

Also, I will allow you to help me

in my foreign correspondence.

I shall be perfectly happy to

help you in any way I can...

...provided we can clear up this

one little matter of the house.

House?

House? What house?

My house, Your Majesty. The one

you promised me, adjoining the palace.

It is our pleasure

that you shall live in palace.

You teach in palace,

and you shall live in palace.

Will have nice apartment.

Can look out, see many things.

Oh, yes, I'm sure we could

see many things...

...such as iron bars, guards at

the doors, et cetera, et cetera.

What is this "et cetera"?

Well, it means "and all the rest

and so forth," Your Majesty.

You will meet my children.

I'm sorry, Your Majesty, but if

there is to be no house...

...I shall have to get back

to the boat.

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