The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Page #3

if anybody's willing to share expenses.

I'd rather go by myself.

It's best to go alone.

But you got to have a stomach

for loneliness. Some guys go nutty with it.

But going with a partner is dangerous.

Murder is always lurking about.

Partners accusing each other

of all sorts of crimes.

[Sighs]

As long as there's no find,

the noble brotherhood will last.

But when the piles of gold begin to grow,

that's when the trouble starts.

I wouldn't mind

a little of that kind of trouble.

DOBBS:
I think I'll go to sleep...

and dream about piles of gold...

getting bigger and bigger.

Do you believe what the old man...

who was doing all the talking

at the Oso Negro...

said the other night...

about gold changing a man's soul

so that he ain't the same kind of a guy...

that he was before finding it?

Guess that all depends on the man.

That's exactly what I say.

Gold don't carry any curse with it.

It all depends on whether or not

the guy who finds it is the right guy.

The way I see it...

gold can be as much of a blessing

as a curse.

CURTIN:
Hey, Dobbsie?

DOBBS:
Yeah.

CURTIN:
Look who's coming out

of the Hotel Bristol.

Is that Pat McCormick

or am I seeing things?

It's him.

CURTIN:
Let's get him.

DOBBS:
Let's get him hard.

Why don't you and me

go and buy me something?

I could use a new pair of shoes.

Hello, fellows, how are you?

Glad to see you.

- Mr. Dobbs and Mr. Curtin, Seorita...

- Lpez.

Lpez. I want you guys

to come and have a drink with me.

I've got business

to attend to with these men.

You go back up the hotel and wait.

I won't be long.

[Speaking Spanish]

LOPEZ:
Okay.

Fellas, let's have that drink.

Where have you been?

I've been looking all over for you.

Three shots of rye.

CURTIN:
Make mine brandy, Three Star.

DOBBS:
Two brandies.

McCORMICK:
Rye is good enough for me.

I suppose you're wondering

about that money that's coming to you.

The fact is I haven't been paid off

on that contract myself.

If I had the money, you'd get it first thing.

I'll put you both on my next contract.

It will come through by Monday

and we can set out Friday.

Here's mud in your eye.

CURTIN:
We want what's coming to us.

We want it right now.

McCORMICK:
I told you...

CURTIN:
Better come across.

I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll give you 25/o.

I guess I can make it 30/o.

And the balance, say,

the middle of next week?

Nothing doing. Right here and now.

Every cent or you won't walk out of here.

You'll be carried out.

Let's don't stop being friends.

How about another drink?

Two more brandies.

Put the bottle on the bar.

If you want to get us liquored up...

McCORMICK:
No, I'm just inviting you

to have a friendly drink with me.

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