The Man Who Knew Infinity Page #3

He's Hobbs class, I'd say.

"Being inexperienced,

"I would very

highly value any advice you give me.

"Yours truly, S. Ramanujan."

What does the "S" stand for?

You can ask him yourself.

You intend to invite him here?

Well, no, no, no, no, no.

Much better, let him

rot away in his office in Madras, hmm?

- Hmm?

- Ah, Mr. Ramanujan.

There seems to be a letter for you.

Postmarked England. Cambridge, England.

From a Mr. G. H. Hardy.

I used to come here

and watch the boats leaving.

I always wondered what it would be

like to be on one of them.

I'm finally here

and you talk of crossing the sea?

It is forbidden for us.

I don't understand.

If you go, it will never be the same.

This is not Calcutta or Bombay.

No one will marry our

children. No one will even talk to us!

Then we will move to Calcutta or Bombay.

Besides,

I don't want to talk to anyone but you.

Do you promise to bring me

as soon as you are able?

Yes.

Then that is what we will do.

JANAKI:
Are you sure you want me to do it?

Cut it.

(PRAYS IN NATIVE LANGUAGE)

(MOTHER PRAYING SOFTLY IN NATIVE LANGUAGE)

(SIGHS)

You cut your hair.

What have you done?

Amma, I've decided to go to England.

Did you?

Or did she convince you?

So that both of you could

run away together? Huh?

This is all her doing.

She wants you all to herself.

(MUTTERS SOFTLY)

(LIVELY CHATTER OF CHILDREN)

(SHIP HORN BLARES)

Please look after

each other while I'm gone.

Never forget your prayers.

You cannot

pollute yourself with their food,

if you ever want to come back.

Don't forget me.

I could never.

I promise.

(SOBBING)

Well, off we go.

6,000 miles. Can you imagine?

I've known larger numbers.

Don't let it ruin

your big day with Gunga Din.

I'm sure it won't mean war.

(SCOFFS) All this Din, Din, Din.

Are you Ramanujan, by chance?

- Very much by chance.

- Ah.

- Hello. Sorry.

- Oh. (CHUCKLES)

John Littlewood. Such a pleasure.

I was just on my way to meet you.

Well, shall we go together?

Yes.

The intended effect.

Don't be intimidated.

Great knowledge often comes

from the humblest of origins.

Come along.

You see that sapling?

That's the very tree

under which Newton sat,

when the apple dropped on his

head and he invented gravity.

(CHUCKLES)

This way. We've been

anticipating your arrival for some time.

MAN:
Well, I think it's criminal.

I mean, we bring these Indians over at

great expense and look what happens.

Yeah, well, it's not just

that this chap is Ramjin,

whatever his name is, is Indian.

After all, we do have

Indian students here.

Just not ones

with no education to speak of.

It's a disgrace.

Ramanujan is a special case.

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