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<i>It was almost midnight</i>

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<i>when Edward entered</i>
<i>Mandalay railway station.</i>

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<i>He was wearing a groom's suit,</i>

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<i>holding a bunch of tropical flowers,</i>

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<i>and was utterly drunk.</i>

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<i>He dreamt all night long</i>

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<i>as the train traveled to Rangoon,</i>

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<i>the capital of Burma.</i>

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<i>It was dawn in Rangoon,</i>

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<i>and the heavy air</i>
<i>announced a tropical storm.</i>

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<i>Although Edward couldn't remember</i>
<i>what he had dreamt,</i>

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<i>the anguish of the dream</i>
<i>accompanied him to the port.</i>

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PRESENTS

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A CO-PRODUCTION WITH

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WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF

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A CO-PRODUCTION WITH

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EM CO-PRODUÇÃO COM

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WITH THE SUPPORT OF

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A FILM BY MIGUEL GOMES

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<i>Edward hadn't seen his fiancée Molly</i>

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<i>for seven years.</i>

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<i>He tried to remember her face,</i>

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<i>but couldn't.</i>

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<i>He would have liked to disappear</i>
<i>through one of the countless holes</i>

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<i>that were multiplying</i>
<i>along the pier's planking.</i>

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<i>He imagined himself floating gently</i>

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<i>in the muddy river stream.</i>

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<i>The ship from London was</i>
<i>already visible in the distance.</i>

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"Arrivals: London, 11.20.
Departures: Singapore..."

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<i>After discarding the flowers,</i>

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<i>Edward sneaked</i>
<i>aboard the ship to Singapore.</i>

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<i>It was January 4th 1917.</i>

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Edward!

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What a surprise to see you here,
old turtle!

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Hello, Reginald.

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What brings you to Singapore?

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The Rangoon steamer brought me.

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You're all dressed up.

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How are you, old man?
You look like you're constipated.

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How is my beautiful cousin doing?

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Fine, I believe.

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This is Edward Abbot,

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the most illustrious representative
of the British crown in Burma!

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Also the fiancé of my dear cousin Molly
for over seven years,

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without the corollary of an engagement
ever materializing.

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So when is the wedding, you rascal?

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You look strange, Edward!

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Is that right?

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Good morning, Mr Singleton.

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Yesterday you forgot
to pay for your drinks.

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A lapse.

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Mr Abbot,
here's the tailor at your service.

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Your shirts and trousers
can be ready within 24 hours,

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and the suit in three or four days.
Is that amenable?

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- Perfect.
- Good.

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The clothes will be delivered
to your room.

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What the hell! Haven't you brought
any clothes from Burma?

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I fell asleep
without packing my suitcase.

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I came to sort out some deadly boring
administrative matters.

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Tell me all about
these administrative matters.

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A telegram, Mr Abbot.

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Eighteen Singapore Slings?

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ARRIVING - STOP - M

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You're a spy, Edward!

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I believe you have my measurements now.

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- Are you?
- Give me a break, Reginald.

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Where is the furthest I can reach
from Bukit Timah station today?

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The Bangkok express
leaves in an hour.

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Leaving again?

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I don't know what you're mixed up in,
but I'm proud to be your friend.

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I'm so happy to know
you're engaged to my cousin.

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Let me hug you.

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You can count on my discretion.

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God save the King!

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See you soon, Reginald.

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<i>Edward let himself be carried away</i>

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<i>by the jungle's night sounds.</i>

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<i>He had a violent erection.</i>

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<i>He also felt he was stinking,</i>
<i>and needed a bath.</i>

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<i>He closed his eyes</i>
<i>and began to dream.</i>

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<i>Edward woke up startled.</i>

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<i>He found himself</i>
<i>in the most awkward situation.</i>

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What a beautiful morning.

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<i>The birds fell silent</i>
<i>as someone announced</i>

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<i>that a new train would arrive soon.</i>

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<i>Edward entered a village.</i>

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<i>The inhabitants</i>
<i>were not very talkative.</i>

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I've lived a thousand years,

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yet I'm still a virgin.

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These fellows
are sleeping and snoring.

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What a lack of manners!

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What a disgrace!

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What a contrast to this lovely couple.

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Anyway, today is a good day
to have a husband.

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So, the giantess takes the prince
into the peaks.

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She sneaks with such determination
into the woods

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that, quickly and hidden from view,

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she soon withdraws
into her gilded cave.

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<i>Edward hired a guide.</i>

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<i>His name was Umar.</i>

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<i>He knew the jungle well,</i>

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<i>and was able to take Edward</i>
<i>safely to Bangkok.</i>

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<i>Umar was accompanied</i>
<i>by his three wives.</i>

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Hello? Hello?

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Boy, what a mess!

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Why would any man
want to marry three women anyway?

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<i>Jolly boating weather</i>

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<i>And a hay harvest breeze</i>

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<i>Blade on the feather</i>

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<i>Shade off the trees</i>

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<i>Swing swing together</i>

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<i>With your bodies between your knees</i>

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<i>Swing swing together</i>

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<i>With your bodies between your knees</i>

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<i>Rugby may be more clever</i>

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<i>Harrow may make more row</i>

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<i>But we'll row for ever</i>

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<i>Steady from stroke to bow</i>

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<i>And nothing in life shall sever</i>

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<i>The chain that is round us now</i>

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<i>Having just arrived in Bangkok,</i>

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<i>Edward met a Welshman he knew,</i>

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<i>a British attaché at the embassy.</i>

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<i>His name was Godfrey,</i>
<i>a very loud fellow.</i>

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<i>Godfrey greeted his friend effusively.</i>

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<i>He thought Edward had come from Burma</i>
<i>to attend the prince's birthday.</i>

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<i>Godfrey was with other members</i>
<i>of the British diplomatic corps in Asia.</i>

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<i>Bobby, who'd come from Beijing,</i>
<i>Mrs Hughes, from Hong Kong,</i>

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<i>Johnson and all the Ceylon staff,</i>

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<i>Archie from Tokyo,</i>
<i>and even Fat Turtle,</i>

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<i>who spread syphilis</i>
<i>all over the continent.</i>

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<i>They dragged Edward to the palace</i>

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<i>while singing an old rowing song</i>
<i>at the top of their lungs.</i>

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<i>Edward didn't utter a word.</i>

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<i>He was as white as a sheet and shaking.</i>

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I really appreciate
that you've taken the trouble

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to come to this occasion.

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Thank you. It means a lot to me.

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Edward!

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Rice growing and exports are enjoying
an unprecedented boom.

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Taxes on these activities
have been channelled

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into improving
the provincial administration.

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You're different from the others.
Where have you come from?

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From Mandalay, in Upper Burma.
And before that, from London.

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Very beautiful cities,
which I've heard about,

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and which one day
I'll have the pleasure of knowing.

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I'm still very young.

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I wish you all the best for your reign.

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Thank you for your kindness,

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although you're greeting me
as if it's my coronation.

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It's only my birthday,
and I'm very happy about that.

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Is there a way out of the palace?

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Yes. Across the room,
at the end of the corridor.

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I wish you luck.

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The same to you.
I hope the rest of the day goes well.

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<i>Edward headed for French territory</i>
<i>as a stowaway on a fishing boat.</i>

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<i>He crossed the gulf to Saigon.</i>

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<i>Inside the cramped hold</i>
<i>he lost track of time.</i>

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<i>He was feverish,</i>

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<i>soaked in sweat.</i>

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<i>He would fall asleep</i>
<i>and wake up shivering.</i>

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<i>The prospect of imminent death</i>

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<i>seemed to him to be fitting</i>
<i>in the circumstances.</i>

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<i>He was delirious, but serene.</i>

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<i>Edward walked aimlessly</i>

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<i>around the streets of Saigon.</i>

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<i>He entered a dingy hostel.</i>

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<i>The owners talked for a long time,</i>
<i>but eventually let him in.</i>

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<i>It was the Lunar New Year,</i>
<i>and Edward was very sick.</i>

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<i>He received a new telegram.</i>

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ALREADY IN SAIGON - STOP - M

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What are they saying?

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They wanted to kick you out.

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They don't want you to die tonight.

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It's New Year.

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And what did you say to them?

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You won't die tonight,
or in the coming days.

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They're wishing you a Happy New Year.

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<i>Between his convalescence in Saigon</i>

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<i>and the bohemian lifestyle</i>
<i>Edward adopted in Manila,</i>

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<i>a few weeks had elapsed.</i>

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<i>There didn't seem to be any particular</i>
<i>reason for this change in behavior.</i>

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<i>Edward increasingly slept</i>
<i>during the day,</i>

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<i>and lived mainly at night.</i>

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<i>He drank a lot.</i>

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<i>He would win and lose money gambling.</i>

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<i>He would get into fights with sailors,</i>
<i>and befriend the night owls</i>

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<i>who enlivened</i>
<i>the early morning in Manila bay.</i>

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<i>His stint in Manila was a succession</i>
<i>of hangovers and euphoric highs.</i>

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<i>He was occasionally swamped</i>
<i>by a wave of melancholy.</i>

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<i>He would get emotional.</i>

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<i>I did it my way</i>

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<i>For what is a man</i>

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00:37:29,946 --> 00:37:32,405
<i>What has he got?</i>

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<i>If not himself</i>

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<i>Then he has naught</i>

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<i>To say the things</i>

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<i>He truly feels</i>

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<i>And not the words</i>

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<i>Of one who kneels</i>

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<i>The record shows</i>

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<i>I took the blows</i>

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<i>And did it my way</i>

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Thank you so much.

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<i>On a night of utter folly,</i>

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<i>Edward boarded an American warship</i>

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<i>in the company of some sailors</i>
<i>and four Filipina prostitutes.</i>

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<i>He awoke as the ship was sailing to Japan.</i>

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<i>The captain took a shine</i>
<i>to the intruders.</i>

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<i>They drank and sang for three days.</i>

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<i>They were then put ashore</i>
<i>in great secrecy in Osaka.</i>

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<i>Edward sat down beside the Japanese</i>

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<i>aligned at the counter.</i>

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<i>They slurped their noodles in unison.</i>

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<i>A soldier appeared,</i>

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<i>asking the Western customers</i>
<i>for their passports.</i>

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<i>Edward wasted no time,</i>

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<i>and took off.</i>

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<i>With the Komuso monks, Edward felt</i>
<i>he was keeping a low profile.</i>

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<i>They wandered</i>
<i>from town to town, begging.</i>

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You haven't even asked us
where we're going now.

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Don't you care about your destination?

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I'll go wherever you take me.

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My dear sir,

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strange as it may seem, I feel at home!

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<i>When the monks decided to head north,</i>

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<i>to a temple in the mountains,</i>

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<i>Edward stayed with them.</i>

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00:41:29,488 --> 00:41:34,655
<i>But he was unable</i>
<i>to sleep in the temple.</i>

232
00:41:34,905 --> 00:41:38,405
<i>He heard voices, heard footsteps,</i>

233
00:41:38,780 --> 00:41:41,155
<i>and heard whispers,</i>

234
00:41:41,238 --> 00:41:45,405
<i>telling him about horrors</i>
<i>in a language he didn't know.</i>

235
00:41:49,363 --> 00:41:54,280
A shadow does not obscure. It reveals.

236
00:41:54,571 --> 00:41:56,988
The Japanese know this.

237
00:41:58,321 --> 00:42:01,488
They don't run from the shadow,
they look for it.

238
00:42:02,905 --> 00:42:06,030
The shadows I refer to
are of a different order.

239
00:42:06,988 --> 00:42:09,696
I don't like phenomena
that I can't explain.

240
00:42:10,530 --> 00:42:13,071
I like the healthy observance
of natural laws.

241
00:42:13,738 --> 00:42:18,113
And where did you learn
about the laws of nature, Mr Abbot?

242
00:42:19,113 --> 00:42:22,738
Maybe you don't know them that well.

243
00:42:23,613 --> 00:42:24,946
Damn it, Keita!

244
00:42:26,530 --> 00:42:29,196
I see the shadows of invisible people.

245
00:42:29,613 --> 00:42:32,905
It's enough to put
any normal person's nerves on edge.

246
00:42:35,238 --> 00:42:40,196
Maybe you see shadows
because your nerves are on edge.

247
00:42:42,071 --> 00:42:45,863
Keita, your conversation
is starting to tire me.

248
00:42:46,446 --> 00:42:49,030
If you walk around
with a basket on your head,

249
00:42:49,071 --> 00:42:51,863
you should be more restrained
about judging others!

250
00:43:01,405 --> 00:43:03,571
Climb the mountain.

251
00:43:04,155 --> 00:43:06,696
Watch the monkeys.

252
00:43:08,196 --> 00:43:11,905
Walk under the treetops.

253
00:43:13,321 --> 00:43:16,238
Abandon yourself to the world, Mr Abbot.

254
00:43:16,655 --> 00:43:18,988
You'll see how generous it is to you.

255
00:43:23,405 --> 00:43:26,155
Does correspondence
ever reach this monastery?

256
00:43:28,863 --> 00:43:31,905
- Is there a post office in the village?
- A post office?

257
00:46:03,280 --> 00:46:05,280
We know who you are,

258
00:46:05,488 --> 00:46:08,988
and how you entered our country, Mr Abbot.

259
00:46:10,363 --> 00:46:16,071
Perhaps you can enlighten us
about what you have come here to do.

260
00:46:20,696 --> 00:46:22,655
I'm drawn to this life.

261
00:46:34,280 --> 00:46:37,446
What did you come to Japan for?

262
00:46:37,613 --> 00:46:38,780
Nothing.

263
00:46:39,363 --> 00:46:41,321
I ended up here by accident.

264
00:46:41,738 --> 00:46:45,030
What is your connection
to the U.S. Navy?

265
00:46:49,030 --> 00:46:51,696
I'm running from a woman
who's following me.

266
00:46:56,905 --> 00:47:01,030
Not even the most cowardly of Western men

267
00:47:01,488 --> 00:47:05,571
would sneak into Japan

268
00:47:05,780 --> 00:47:07,988
to run away from a woman.

269
00:47:08,530 --> 00:47:10,738
What you say is pathetic.

270
00:47:13,405 --> 00:47:16,738
Who do you work for, Sir?

271
00:47:34,863 --> 00:47:37,446
Did you draw that?

272
00:47:38,446 --> 00:47:39,738
Yes.

273
00:47:58,905 --> 00:48:01,030
Mr Abbot,

274
00:48:01,905 --> 00:48:03,738
I don't understand you.

275
00:48:05,780 --> 00:48:07,821
But we don't want you here.

276
00:48:09,363 --> 00:48:14,738
Tomorrow we will escort you
to the ship leaving for Shanghai.

277
00:48:57,905 --> 00:49:00,821
<i>Edward didn't have to wait an hour</i>

278
00:49:00,863 --> 00:49:02,905
<i>before receiving a new telegram.</i>

279
00:49:12,530 --> 00:49:18,530
ARRIVING - STOP -
MISS YOU SO MUCH - STOP - M

280
00:49:23,155 --> 00:49:24,821
<i>Edward smiled.</i>

281
00:49:32,946 --> 00:49:36,363
<i>He left the hotel,</i>
<i>booked a ticket at the theater,</i>

282
00:49:36,530 --> 00:49:38,988
<i>bought new clothes</i>
<i>and had his hair cut.</i>

283
00:49:46,155 --> 00:49:48,780
<i>The show didn't arouse his interest.</i>

284
00:50:12,405 --> 00:50:17,821
<i>He thought about Molly,</i>
<i>and her face came very clearly to him.</i>

285
00:50:22,905 --> 00:50:27,863
<i>Back in the hotel, he stood in front</i>
<i>of the mirror and drew a self-portrait.</i>

286
00:50:29,113 --> 00:50:33,488
<i>He wasn't faithful to his reflection.</i>
<i>He drew himself ugly and decrepit.</i>

287
00:50:35,946 --> 00:50:40,613
<i>He went to the lobby, and asked when</i>
<i>the boat going upriver would leave.</i>

288
00:50:43,030 --> 00:50:45,280
<i>It was the last boat</i>
<i>to go up the Yangtze</i>

289
00:50:45,351 --> 00:50:48,934
<i>before the long months</i>
<i>when this journey became impossible.</i>

290
00:50:51,946 --> 00:50:55,405
<i>He paid his bill, and left</i>
<i>his self-portrait at reception,</i>

291
00:50:55,571 --> 00:50:59,238
<i>asking that it be given to the lady</i>
<i>who would come looking for him.</i>

292
00:52:19,946 --> 00:52:22,155
<i>A Chinese family</i>

293
00:52:22,238 --> 00:52:24,238
<i>was playing mahjong on the boat deck.</i>

294
00:52:26,571 --> 00:52:29,280
<i>Edward thought he understood the rules.</i>

295
00:52:29,613 --> 00:52:33,530
<i>He took the place of an old man,</i>
<i>and made some preposterous moves.</i>

296
00:52:44,280 --> 00:52:46,280
<i>The old man laughed.</i>

297
00:53:09,696 --> 00:53:13,155
<i>Edward was very serious,</i>
<i>totally focused.</i>

298
00:53:15,446 --> 00:53:17,155
<i>He was pleased.</i>

299
00:54:22,571 --> 00:54:25,030
<i>Edward left the river at Chongqing.</i>

300
00:54:29,655 --> 00:54:32,738
<i>He hired some coolies</i>
<i>to take him into the mountains.</i>

301
00:54:35,405 --> 00:54:37,446
<i>The coolies were surly types,</i>

302
00:54:37,571 --> 00:54:40,613
<i>but he found them</i>
<i>experienced and trustworthy.</i>

303
00:54:44,238 --> 00:54:48,821
<i>If they kept a good pace,</i>
<i>they'd arrive in under two weeks.</i>

304
00:54:50,571 --> 00:54:53,571
<i>They would have to cross</i>
<i>a vast bamboo forest.</i>

305
00:54:56,696 --> 00:54:59,571
<i>Edward thought it would be</i>
<i>a wonderful journey.</i>

306
00:55:41,238 --> 00:55:43,446
<i>Edward would've understood</i>

307
00:55:43,571 --> 00:55:44,988
<i>if he spoke Mandarin:</i>

308
00:55:45,155 --> 00:55:47,613
<i>"She's a bride going</i>
<i>from her parents' house</i>

309
00:55:47,696 --> 00:55:50,030
<i>"to the house of her husband-to-be."</i>

310
00:55:53,863 --> 00:55:56,030
<i>She was dramatizing the heartache</i>

311
00:55:56,196 --> 00:55:58,905
<i>of leaving her parents' house</i>
<i>to start anew.</i>

312
00:56:09,405 --> 00:56:12,946
<i>During the night</i>
<i>the coolies robbed Edward and fled.</i>

313
00:56:16,571 --> 00:56:21,613
<i>Edward woke up with only the clothes</i>
<i>he had on and his sketchbook.</i>

314
00:56:21,780 --> 00:56:23,238
<i>Nothing else.</i>

315
00:56:37,946 --> 00:56:40,321
<i>Perhaps he was walking in circles.</i>

316
00:56:52,238 --> 00:56:54,405
<i>When the sun went down,</i>

317
00:56:54,571 --> 00:56:57,030
<i>Edward felt</i>
<i>he would never find a way out.</i>

318
00:56:59,071 --> 00:57:01,071
<i>He slept deeply.</i>

319
00:59:01,446 --> 00:59:04,321
<i>Edward was taken</i>
<i>to Horace Seagrave's house,</i>

320
00:59:04,405 --> 00:59:06,821
<i>in the small village of Wangyu.</i>

321
00:59:07,738 --> 00:59:10,238
<i>It was a large but decrepit house,</i>

322
00:59:10,405 --> 00:59:13,946
<i>with a few ruined pieces of furniture</i>
<i>and broken windows.</i>

323
00:59:15,696 --> 00:59:17,821
<i>Seagrave was the consul in Chengdu,</i>

324
00:59:17,988 --> 00:59:20,571
<i>but he rarely set foot</i>
<i>in the consulate.</i>

325
00:59:26,655 --> 00:59:28,321
<i>When Edward awoke,</i>

326
00:59:28,446 --> 00:59:31,405
<i>Seagrave was playing</i>
<i>a strange stringed instrument,</i>

327
00:59:31,571 --> 00:59:32,821
<i>a </i>guqin<i>.</i>

328
00:59:35,113 --> 00:59:37,738
<i>The consul introduced himself</i>
<i>and explained</i>

329
00:59:37,863 --> 00:59:41,905
<i>that in this village</i>
<i>the tune was called "Endless Passion,"</i>

330
00:59:42,071 --> 00:59:45,280
<i>but that the next village</i>
<i>called it "Infinite Sadness."</i>

331
01:00:05,988 --> 01:00:08,863
<i>Wangyu was surrounded</i>
<i>by a bamboo forest.</i>

332
01:00:09,655 --> 01:00:13,196
<i>On clear days you could see</i>
<i>the mountains of Tibet.</i>

333
01:00:25,613 --> 01:00:29,946
<i>Edward, Seagrave,</i>
<i>and his old Tibetan maid</i>

334
01:00:30,030 --> 01:00:33,030
<i>left behind Wangyu's alleys</i>
<i>and entered the forest,</i>

335
01:00:33,196 --> 01:00:34,655
<i>carrying a picnic basket.</i>

336
01:00:37,780 --> 01:00:40,696
They're lovely beasts, don't you think?

337
01:00:40,946 --> 01:00:42,155
There.

338
01:00:43,613 --> 01:00:47,030
There! Are you blind?
Can't you see the panda?

339
01:00:55,905 --> 01:00:57,905
Will you take an opium pipe?

340
01:00:58,071 --> 01:01:00,571
The old woman prepares it excellently.

341
01:01:00,821 --> 01:01:02,530
Thank you.

342
01:01:02,696 --> 01:01:04,738
But I don't have the courage for it.

343
01:01:06,155 --> 01:01:08,488
The end of the empire is inevitable.

344
01:01:10,113 --> 01:01:12,446
It's a matter of years, maybe months.

345
01:01:13,863 --> 01:01:16,780
We will leave
without having understood a thing.

346
01:01:17,696 --> 01:01:21,905
The white man is totally unable
to understand Oriental culture.

347
01:01:22,446 --> 01:01:24,155
It transcends him.

348
01:01:26,071 --> 01:01:28,696
But I don't see myself
returning to London.

349
01:01:28,946 --> 01:01:31,696
I couldn't stand it
for more than three days.

350
01:01:33,363 --> 01:01:36,321
But the prospect
of continuing in my duties here

351
01:01:36,571 --> 01:01:38,571
is very painful to me.

352
01:01:39,988 --> 01:01:43,696
I hate my job
but I love this country, Mr Abbot.

353
01:01:58,155 --> 01:02:01,530
I know people
who smoke over forty pipes a day.

354
01:02:02,821 --> 01:02:05,113
That's too much. They're doomed.

355
01:02:09,363 --> 01:02:12,696
I rarely smoke more than seven
or eight per day.

356
01:02:28,780 --> 01:02:30,405
In the last few days...

357
01:02:32,696 --> 01:02:34,405
in recent months...

358
01:02:38,071 --> 01:02:40,780
I've been receiving telegrams
from a friend.

359
01:02:44,071 --> 01:02:46,071
Or, rather, from my fiancée.

360
01:02:46,946 --> 01:02:48,113
Molly.

361
01:02:51,071 --> 01:02:53,363
She came from London to marry me.

362
01:02:58,196 --> 01:03:00,321
But I lost my nerve and ran away.

363
01:03:04,863 --> 01:03:06,655
I traveled to Singapore.

364
01:03:09,155 --> 01:03:11,696
I've been running away from her
like a coward.

365
01:03:14,530 --> 01:03:16,196
She's been following me,

366
01:03:16,280 --> 01:03:17,988
guessing my route,

367
01:03:19,196 --> 01:03:21,113
sending me telegrams...

368
01:03:22,530 --> 01:03:24,905
The stubbornest woman in the world!

369
01:03:28,655 --> 01:03:30,863
She's a very determined girl.

370
01:03:32,113 --> 01:03:34,655
She's incredible, Molly is!

371
01:03:39,113 --> 01:03:42,280
It's a mystery to me
how someone can be so tenacious.

372
01:03:45,071 --> 01:03:49,321
I imagine it'd be difficult to find
anyone else like that, like Molly.

373
01:03:52,363 --> 01:03:55,113
But I haven't heard anything
from her for a while.

374
01:03:59,655 --> 01:04:01,988
I have no idea what's become of Molly.

375
01:04:04,613 --> 01:04:06,446
I hope she's all right.

376
01:04:07,530 --> 01:04:08,821
Molly.

377
01:04:16,821 --> 01:04:20,696
This story of yours
is one of the saddest I've ever heard.

378
01:05:17,905 --> 01:05:21,946
<i>"Dear Molly, unexpected business</i>
<i>has forced me to leave Rangoon.</i>

379
01:05:22,030 --> 01:05:24,571
<i>"It's an unpleasant setback</i>
<i>beyond my control.</i>

380
01:05:24,738 --> 01:05:27,238
<i>"You should return to London</i>
<i>on the next ship.</i>

381
01:05:27,405 --> 01:05:30,196
<i>"I'm so sorry.</i>
<i>Much love, Edward."</i>

382
01:06:06,696 --> 01:06:09,696
<i>Molly entered</i>
<i>the Port Authority building,</i>

383
01:06:09,780 --> 01:06:14,030
<i>and asked to see the passengers'</i>
<i>registrations for that same day.</i>

384
01:06:15,238 --> 01:06:19,280
<i>She found out that Edward</i>
<i>had boarded a ship to Singapore</i>

385
01:06:19,446 --> 01:06:21,613
<i>only minutes earlier.</i>

386
01:06:22,113 --> 01:06:23,821
<i>She bought a passage</i>

387
01:06:23,946 --> 01:06:27,363
<i>on the Singapore ship</i>
<i>leaving the following day.</i>

388
01:06:28,363 --> 01:06:33,280
<i>She also asked to send a telegram,</i>
<i>but hesitated.</i>

389
01:06:33,446 --> 01:06:35,905
<i>Where should she send it?</i>

390
01:06:36,571 --> 01:06:41,238
<i>"To the Raffles Hotel, of course!"</i>
<i>a middle-aged Indian man told her</i>

391
01:06:41,405 --> 01:06:45,155
<i>as he cleared a camera from customs.</i>

392
01:06:53,030 --> 01:06:55,530
<i>His name was T H Kapoor,</i>

393
01:06:55,613 --> 01:06:59,530
<i>and he was a camera operator</i>
<i>for the Warwick Trading Company.</i>

394
01:07:44,738 --> 01:07:49,405
<i>Everything Molly saw in Rangoon</i>
<i>seemed amazing to her.</i>

395
01:07:51,863 --> 01:07:57,030
<i>She hardly noticed the time ticking by.</i>

396
01:07:57,238 --> 01:07:59,571
<i>She stopped thinking about Edward,</i>

397
01:07:59,696 --> 01:08:03,905
<i>and by late afternoon</i>
<i>she was feeling exhausted but happy.</i>

398
01:08:09,363 --> 01:08:15,071
<i>In the evening Molly went to the club.</i>

399
01:08:15,655 --> 01:08:18,988
<i>She sat at a table</i>
<i>and had some fish soup.</i>

400
01:08:19,155 --> 01:08:23,363
<i>It was hot, sour and delicious.</i>

401
01:08:24,238 --> 01:08:27,613
<i>Molly devoured it greedily.</i>

402
01:08:34,446 --> 01:08:39,821
<i>Molly laughed uncontrollably</i>
<i>at the elephant dance.</i>

403
01:08:39,946 --> 01:08:43,113
<i>She was laughing so hard</i>
<i>that everyone was looking at her.</i>

404
01:09:04,905 --> 01:09:07,738
Welcome, Miss Singleton.

405
01:09:09,363 --> 01:09:12,738
Please meet Mr and Mrs Cooper.

406
01:09:12,946 --> 01:09:17,238
Mr Cooper is vice president
of the Rubber Growers Association.

407
01:09:17,655 --> 01:09:20,488
Facing Mrs Cooper are Major Brown

408
01:09:20,655 --> 01:09:23,405
and his daughter, Miss Lucy.

409
01:09:25,655 --> 01:09:28,196
Mr Sanders, opposite you,

410
01:09:28,696 --> 01:09:31,863
is a successful cattle trader,

411
01:09:32,280 --> 01:09:35,613
who comes from
one of those American regions

412
01:09:35,696 --> 01:09:39,238
with a proven track record
for cattle breeding.

413
01:09:39,446 --> 01:09:42,530
Finally, I introduce you
to a Neapolitan artist,

414
01:09:42,863 --> 01:09:44,571
Signor Farnese,

415
01:09:44,696 --> 01:09:47,946
a talented operatic tenor
touring the region.

416
01:09:48,113 --> 01:09:51,030
He is destined for a bright future.

417
01:09:51,738 --> 01:09:54,946
Miss Singleton has just arrived
from London.

418
01:09:55,738 --> 01:09:59,405
My dear lady, you must be suffering
terribly from the heat.

419
01:10:00,488 --> 01:10:02,405
I like the heat.

420
01:10:02,571 --> 01:10:04,988
And I thought Rangoon was great!

421
01:10:05,155 --> 01:10:06,780
So much the better.

422
01:10:06,946 --> 01:10:10,030
Rangoon makes a certain impression
in the early days.

423
01:10:10,196 --> 01:10:14,405
Then you feel, especially the ladies,
the inconveniences of the climate.

424
01:10:14,696 --> 01:10:16,238
And of the natives.

425
01:10:16,405 --> 01:10:19,196
They're controllable, Mrs Cooper.

426
01:10:19,446 --> 01:10:21,488
Nothing can be done about the weather.

427
01:10:21,655 --> 01:10:23,696
There's a stink that produces asthma.

428
01:10:23,821 --> 01:10:26,030
There's been
progress in recent years.

429
01:10:26,238 --> 01:10:28,071
Poppycock!

430
01:10:29,030 --> 01:10:30,988
And speaking of stink, Captain,

431
01:10:31,155 --> 01:10:35,613
I must say that the smell of the gases
from Mr Sanders' cows

432
01:10:35,696 --> 01:10:37,238
is extremely unpleasant,

433
01:10:37,280 --> 01:10:39,821
and it rises disgustingly to our cabin.

434
01:10:41,446 --> 01:10:44,196
Nothing your husband isn't used to.

435
01:10:44,405 --> 01:10:47,071
This man is revolting!
Donald, do something!

436
01:10:49,280 --> 01:10:51,613
Miss Singleton, tell us why you came.

437
01:10:51,738 --> 01:10:54,946
For the Grand Tour?
Rangoon, Singapore, Bangkok, Saigon...

438
01:10:55,113 --> 01:10:56,821
I came to get married.

439
01:10:57,905 --> 01:11:00,280
My fiancé is an official in Mandalay.

440
01:11:00,655 --> 01:11:02,696
We've been engaged for seven years.

441
01:11:04,405 --> 01:11:06,613
But he ran away.

442
01:11:09,113 --> 01:11:12,071
He abandoned me on the pier
and embarked for Singapore.

443
01:11:13,946 --> 01:11:15,530
I'm going after him,

444
01:11:16,113 --> 01:11:19,155
to see if I can grab him by the throat.

445
01:11:24,780 --> 01:11:27,030
You're quite the joker, aren't you?

446
01:11:27,946 --> 01:11:29,988
In fact, he left me a message,

447
01:11:30,113 --> 01:11:33,530
saying that he had
urgent professional commitments,

448
01:11:33,738 --> 01:11:36,613
and that I should go back to London.

449
01:11:36,863 --> 01:11:38,571
Absolutely not!

450
01:11:39,030 --> 01:11:41,988
I'll hunt him down, whatever it takes.

451
01:11:45,863 --> 01:11:48,655
My dear girl,
have you considered the possibility

452
01:11:48,821 --> 01:11:53,530
that what you're describing
so nonchalantly could be seen as...

453
01:11:54,321 --> 01:11:55,738
a human disgrace?

454
01:11:56,321 --> 01:11:59,738
Don't you think
that your fiancé may be telling you

455
01:11:59,863 --> 01:12:02,530
that he has no desire to marry you?

456
01:12:03,030 --> 01:12:04,113
No.

457
01:12:06,696 --> 01:12:08,780
How can you be so sure?

458
01:12:10,488 --> 01:12:12,363
Because I know Edward.

459
01:12:12,613 --> 01:12:13,988
I trust him.

460
01:12:14,696 --> 01:12:15,946
My dear,

461
01:12:16,363 --> 01:12:18,988
men are a tragedy.

462
01:12:21,696 --> 01:12:22,946
Pig!

463
01:12:23,113 --> 01:12:24,405
Come on, Donald!

464
01:12:24,571 --> 01:12:27,280
We want to return
to Rangoon immediately!

465
01:12:27,488 --> 01:12:29,863
Have the decency
to supervise the operation

466
01:12:29,946 --> 01:12:31,571
from the engine room!

467
01:12:32,155 --> 01:12:35,113
But, Mrs Cooper... the engine room...

468
01:12:36,738 --> 01:12:38,071
Excuse me.

469
01:12:43,071 --> 01:12:45,030
She's being a real bitch today.

470
01:12:45,196 --> 01:12:48,238
But, frankly, you were out of line.

471
01:13:36,946 --> 01:13:38,196
Yes?

472
01:13:42,363 --> 01:13:44,363
Miss Singleton...

473
01:13:47,405 --> 01:13:50,071
I will speak to you frankly and bluntly.

474
01:13:50,405 --> 01:13:53,030
I believe there's something rare in you.

475
01:13:53,821 --> 01:13:57,280
Your unshakable certainty
in your fiancé's moral rectitude,

476
01:13:57,446 --> 01:13:59,696
when all indications are to the contrary,

477
01:13:59,821 --> 01:14:02,488
advises me against
launching this approach.

478
01:14:02,905 --> 01:14:06,738
However, it is your blind faith

479
01:14:06,905 --> 01:14:10,321
that leads me to tell you
that we were made for each other.

480
01:14:11,780 --> 01:14:13,405
Are you mad?

481
01:14:14,821 --> 01:14:19,405
I too see quite clearly
how to do things and judge others.

482
01:14:19,905 --> 01:14:22,030
Nothing shakes my conviction.

483
01:14:22,655 --> 01:14:27,655
Until today I had never met
a like-minded woman.

484
01:14:34,405 --> 01:14:35,988
Miss Singleton...

485
01:14:36,988 --> 01:14:39,113
right now you are in no condition

486
01:14:39,238 --> 01:14:40,988
to consider my proposal,

487
01:14:41,363 --> 01:14:43,738
but I still want to tell you

488
01:14:44,030 --> 01:14:46,280
that I would like to marry you.

489
01:14:48,405 --> 01:14:50,030
You odious man!

490
01:14:54,405 --> 01:14:55,988
Creep!

491
01:16:55,113 --> 01:16:56,863
Hello there, Reggie!

492
01:16:57,196 --> 01:16:59,655
Cousin? What the hell are you doing here?

493
01:16:59,821 --> 01:17:01,946
I came to get married, cousin.

494
01:17:03,196 --> 01:17:06,863
But Edward embarked to come here
just before I arrived in Rangoon.

495
01:17:06,988 --> 01:17:08,571
Uh, give me my glasses.

496
01:17:08,696 --> 01:17:11,780
Reginald Singleton,
where are your manners?

497
01:17:17,530 --> 01:17:20,821
He said he had to travel
for professional reasons.

498
01:17:22,196 --> 01:17:25,738
He advised me to return
to London, the fool!

499
01:17:25,863 --> 01:17:27,571
I advise you to do the same.

500
01:17:27,655 --> 01:17:28,905
Reggie!

501
01:17:30,780 --> 01:17:33,238
Molly Singleton, listen to me.

502
01:17:34,655 --> 01:17:38,988
We both have the idea
that Edward's job is quiet and boring,

503
01:17:39,155 --> 01:17:42,030
an administrative posting
in a remote Burmese city.

504
01:17:42,155 --> 01:17:43,613
But you know what?

505
01:17:43,780 --> 01:17:46,363
We might have
a false perception of things.

506
01:17:48,196 --> 01:17:50,321
Maybe Edward is too busy.

507
01:17:50,488 --> 01:17:53,821
Furthermore, he may need to be alone
in order to do his job.

508
01:17:53,905 --> 01:17:56,738
The last thing he needs now
is a woman chasing him.

509
01:17:56,905 --> 01:17:59,155
Even if he loves you dearly.

510
01:18:02,863 --> 01:18:06,071
Okay, Reggie,
what you're saying is absurd.

511
01:18:06,238 --> 01:18:09,155
Tell me what you know
or I'll have you committed.

512
01:18:09,280 --> 01:18:11,696
Damn it, Molly!
You can't know everything.

513
01:18:11,863 --> 01:18:14,280
It's a pity
you came here for nothing, but...

514
01:18:14,405 --> 01:18:15,738
go back to London!

515
01:18:15,863 --> 01:18:18,321
For your sake and for Edward's too.

516
01:18:18,696 --> 01:18:20,655
A Singapore Sling!

517
01:18:20,738 --> 01:18:24,155
Reggie, you're going to tell me
what's going on with Edward!

518
01:18:28,030 --> 01:18:29,363
Sit down.

519
01:18:37,946 --> 01:18:40,821
I saw Edward... Don't interrupt me!

520
01:18:43,446 --> 01:18:46,405
He was evasive
about what he was doing in Singapore,

521
01:18:46,488 --> 01:18:50,530
but he gave enough clues for me to come
to the obvious conclusion.

522
01:18:54,113 --> 01:18:58,030
I believe your future husband
is involved in top-secret activities

523
01:18:58,238 --> 01:19:00,155
for the good of England.

524
01:19:06,488 --> 01:19:10,613
Oh, dear Reggie, you're still a fantasist.

525
01:19:11,613 --> 01:19:14,446
Uncle Eli's inheritance has done you harm.

526
01:19:14,571 --> 01:19:17,030
You have too much time
for bar-room ravings.

527
01:19:17,196 --> 01:19:19,280
And you're as pigheaded as ever.

528
01:19:19,446 --> 01:19:20,655
Wake up, Molly!

529
01:19:20,780 --> 01:19:23,946
Do you think that spies
announce that they're spies?

530
01:19:24,488 --> 01:19:26,571
Reggie, where's Edward?

531
01:19:27,113 --> 01:19:28,571
You have to help me.

532
01:19:29,238 --> 01:19:33,113
I swear I won't stand in his way,
but I need to talk to him.

533
01:19:33,238 --> 01:19:35,780
I think I'm in my right,
for heaven's sake!

534
01:19:37,696 --> 01:19:38,988
Molly.

535
01:19:39,405 --> 01:19:42,488
Could Edward have decided
he doesn't want to get married?

536
01:19:44,113 --> 01:19:47,196
Reginald Singleton, how dare you?

537
01:19:47,696 --> 01:19:51,321
How could you think that Edward
could behave so cowardly?

538
01:19:51,530 --> 01:19:53,613
You know him. You introduced us.

539
01:19:54,488 --> 01:19:55,988
"Coward"...

540
01:19:56,613 --> 01:19:58,738
is too strong a word.

541
01:19:59,849 --> 01:20:03,307
Marriage must be a really scary thing
for any healthy man,

542
01:20:03,375 --> 01:20:04,958
now that I think about it.

543
01:20:06,488 --> 01:20:09,113
He wouldn't be capable of such wickedness.

544
01:20:09,321 --> 01:20:10,738
I perfectly understand

545
01:20:10,821 --> 01:20:13,905
that a man may dread a moment
that could ruin his life.

546
01:20:14,280 --> 01:20:15,738
Where's Edward?

547
01:20:24,655 --> 01:20:26,738
Was Edward on that train?

548
01:20:26,863 --> 01:20:28,113
How terrible!

549
01:20:29,546 --> 01:20:31,671
Check all my luggage to Bangkok!

550
01:20:34,321 --> 01:20:37,238
<i>In her prayers,</i>
<i>summoning spirits and angels,</i>

551
01:20:38,202 --> 01:20:41,993
<i>the princess with the giant lady</i>
<i>now battles.</i>

552
01:21:04,405 --> 01:21:05,863
My prince!

553
01:21:06,530 --> 01:21:08,321
The giantess is dead.

554
01:21:08,530 --> 01:21:10,488
Really? Why did you kill her?

555
01:21:10,613 --> 01:21:13,030
It was an accident,
it wasn't my intention.

556
01:21:13,113 --> 01:21:14,863
Let's continue our journey.

557
01:21:15,030 --> 01:21:19,363
I pity the giantess, such a sad life.
Let's go.

558
01:21:46,738 --> 01:21:48,738
Are you looking for someone, girl?

559
01:21:49,530 --> 01:21:51,488
You'll hardly find him here.

560
01:21:51,696 --> 01:21:53,696
They all got on the next train.

561
01:21:57,113 --> 01:22:00,821
I know how unpleasant
it is to be on such a crowded train,

562
01:22:00,946 --> 01:22:03,696
but it hardly justifies
breaking down in tears.

563
01:22:05,738 --> 01:22:09,571
Living through the last 30 hours
was much worse, I assure you.

564
01:22:10,446 --> 01:22:14,113
I'd certainly have preferred
to have spent them alone.

565
01:22:18,363 --> 01:22:20,321
Humanity is a tragedy.

566
01:22:25,905 --> 01:22:28,238
My fiancé was on this train,

567
01:22:28,780 --> 01:22:31,030
but I can't find him anywhere.

568
01:22:31,321 --> 01:22:32,780
Don't worry, girl.

569
01:22:32,946 --> 01:22:35,530
No one was badly hurt in the derailment.

570
01:22:35,905 --> 01:22:38,238
Although certain people deserved it.

571
01:22:39,530 --> 01:22:43,946
If your fiancé isn't here, then he found
other means to go on his way.

572
01:22:44,321 --> 01:22:46,530
I'd have done the same if I could have.

573
01:22:49,196 --> 01:22:51,030
My name's Molly Singleton.

574
01:22:52,530 --> 01:22:54,530
I recently arrived from London.

575
01:22:55,488 --> 01:22:57,113
I came to get married.

576
01:22:57,821 --> 01:23:01,905
I'm Elizabeth Smith,
but everyone knows me as Lady Dragon.

577
01:23:02,071 --> 01:23:04,571
Because of my smoking, I assume.

578
01:23:05,530 --> 01:23:07,613
Fortunately, I never got married.

579
01:23:08,238 --> 01:23:09,946
I find men--

580
01:23:12,780 --> 01:23:15,405
Well, women are--

581
01:23:18,446 --> 01:23:19,946
Be quiet, you--

582
01:23:21,613 --> 01:23:23,196
These Chinese are--

583
01:23:25,363 --> 01:23:28,821
I ran away from London,
and I have no intention of going back.

584
01:23:29,030 --> 01:23:31,988
Not that this is much better
most of the time.

585
01:23:32,530 --> 01:23:33,905
But still...

586
01:23:35,905 --> 01:23:38,363
Edward is stationed in Burma.

587
01:23:39,030 --> 01:23:41,196
I went through Rangoon and loved it.

588
01:23:42,071 --> 01:23:45,280
I'm very excited
about the idea of living in Asia.

589
01:23:45,405 --> 01:23:46,446
Yes?

590
01:23:46,946 --> 01:23:50,655
And if you find that you don't like it
after all, you can always move away.

591
01:23:52,696 --> 01:23:54,405
You have character.

592
01:23:55,863 --> 01:23:57,738
Do you find everything unpleasant?

593
01:23:57,821 --> 01:23:59,155
No, girl.

594
01:23:59,321 --> 01:24:00,780
I like flowers.

595
01:24:02,071 --> 01:24:05,655
Siam has some of the most
beautiful flowers in the world.

596
01:24:05,863 --> 01:24:07,280
Bougainvillea.

597
01:24:07,780 --> 01:24:10,946
Heliconia...<i> Heliconia rostrata.</i>

598
01:24:11,363 --> 01:24:13,655
Mimosa and impatiens.

599
01:24:13,988 --> 01:24:15,696
Etlingera.

600
01:24:16,030 --> 01:24:18,905
One of the most beautiful
is the porcelain rose.

601
01:24:19,071 --> 01:24:20,696
Or torch ginger.

602
01:24:21,030 --> 01:24:24,780
<i>Canna indica</i>,
better known as Indian shot.

603
01:24:26,280 --> 01:24:28,988
That venerated flower, the orchid.

604
01:24:29,446 --> 01:24:32,196
Frangipani, of the<i> Plumeria </i>genus.

605
01:24:32,530 --> 01:24:35,155
And, of course, the lotus.

606
01:24:47,988 --> 01:24:50,696
I was asked to supervise
the floral arrangements

607
01:24:50,780 --> 01:24:53,446
for the prince's birthday party
in Bangkok.

608
01:24:54,363 --> 01:24:58,155
I'm late because of the incompetence
of the Siamese railways.

609
01:26:03,738 --> 01:26:07,155
<i>Molly followed Lady Dragon</i>
<i>to the prince's palace in Bangkok,</i>

610
01:26:07,238 --> 01:26:09,363
<i>but she soon lost sight of her.</i>

611
01:26:17,238 --> 01:26:19,780
<i>A competition was being held</i>
<i>in the courtyard,</i>

612
01:26:19,905 --> 01:26:24,905
<i>involving teams of British, German,</i>
<i>French, and Japanese contestants.</i>

613
01:26:27,405 --> 01:26:30,363
<i>The participants wore masks,</i>

614
01:26:30,571 --> 01:26:33,321
<i>and were tied to each other</i>
<i>by the ankles.</i>

615
01:26:35,405 --> 01:26:38,905
<i>The Siamese just watched the games,</i>
<i>laughing in amazement.</i>

616
01:26:40,988 --> 01:26:43,321
<i>As the British team had lost a member,</i>

617
01:26:44,196 --> 01:26:46,405
<i>Molly's arrival was heartily welcomed.</i>

618
01:26:47,613 --> 01:26:51,196
<i>They asked her to enter the race.</i>

619
01:26:53,821 --> 01:26:57,280
<i>As she was being tied to her teammates,</i>

620
01:26:57,571 --> 01:26:59,780
<i>Molly asked insistently about Edward.</i>

621
01:27:01,571 --> 01:27:05,613
<i>Just before the starting signal,</i>
<i>someone answered:</i>

622
01:27:05,821 --> 01:27:08,905
<i>"You mean Edward,</i>
<i>that old ape from Mandalay?</i>

623
01:27:09,030 --> 01:27:12,946
<i>"I saw that jolly monkey leaving</i>
<i>less than half an hour ago!"</i>

624
01:28:08,113 --> 01:28:11,571
<i>Molly scouted Bangkok</i>
<i>for two days and two nights.</i>

625
01:28:11,821 --> 01:28:14,696
<i>She found no signs</i>
<i>of Edward's presence in the city.</i>

626
01:28:17,363 --> 01:28:19,321
<i>She wasn't discouraged.</i>

627
01:28:24,821 --> 01:28:26,613
<i>She went to inquire in the port</i>

628
01:28:26,780 --> 01:28:30,696
<i>and found out that Edward had travelled</i>
<i>to Saigon aboard a fishing boat.</i>

629
01:28:31,780 --> 01:28:35,196
<i>Molly wasted no time</i>
<i>and bought a ticket for a ship</i>

630
01:28:35,405 --> 01:28:39,821
<i>of the company Les Messageries</i>
<i>Fluviales de Cochinchine.</i>

631
01:28:43,821 --> 01:28:46,488
<i>When she arrived</i>
<i>at the Saigon post office,</i>

632
01:28:46,571 --> 01:28:48,405
<i>her heart was racing.</i>

633
01:28:50,571 --> 01:28:52,863
You want to send a telegram

634
01:28:52,946 --> 01:28:54,530
to every hotel and hostel in Saigon?

635
01:28:54,696 --> 01:28:55,738
Yes.

636
01:28:55,863 --> 01:28:57,280
Sorry, Madame,

637
01:28:57,321 --> 01:28:59,863
but the recipient is
a Western gentleman, correct?

638
01:28:59,946 --> 01:29:03,238
There are only two hotels
in the city where Westerners stay.

639
01:29:03,405 --> 01:29:05,488
It would be very unusual to...

640
01:29:05,613 --> 01:29:07,488
To all of them, I said!

641
01:29:07,738 --> 01:29:08,821
Certainly.

642
01:29:27,738 --> 01:29:29,738
Get out of the way!

643
01:29:41,530 --> 01:29:45,488
<i>Timothy Sanders' house</i>
<i>was in the Mekong Delta.</i>

644
01:29:47,988 --> 01:29:51,071
<i>At first Molly didn't go near the river</i>

645
01:29:51,196 --> 01:29:53,321
<i>or see the house's owner.</i>

646
01:29:57,696 --> 01:30:00,030
<i>She'd walk from the bedroom to the salon,</i>

647
01:30:00,196 --> 01:30:04,113
<i>and after that short distance</i>
<i>she would be out of breath.</i>

648
01:30:13,946 --> 01:30:16,113
<i>One day Sanders paid her a visit.</i>

649
01:30:18,196 --> 01:30:20,363
You have been very generous.

650
01:30:23,946 --> 01:30:26,655
I'll never be able to repay you.

651
01:30:29,530 --> 01:30:31,696
I probably owe you my life.

652
01:30:35,530 --> 01:30:38,988
I know I'm in no condition
to continue my journey.

653
01:30:40,363 --> 01:30:44,905
But this doesn't change my mind
about what I came here to do.

654
01:30:44,988 --> 01:30:46,196
Miss Singleton...

655
01:30:46,280 --> 01:30:49,946
I have no intention
of accepting your proposal.

656
01:30:54,071 --> 01:30:57,613
It wasn't the first time
you've had such an attack, right?

657
01:31:01,071 --> 01:31:02,321
No.

658
01:31:04,030 --> 01:31:06,863
Did you see a doctor
before leaving London?

659
01:31:07,863 --> 01:31:10,655
Weren't you told that it's serious?

660
01:31:11,821 --> 01:31:12,988
Yes.

661
01:31:16,988 --> 01:31:18,238
Look...

662
01:31:19,946 --> 01:31:23,905
the doctor was very clear
about the need for complete rest.

663
01:31:27,530 --> 01:31:30,071
He said you're lucky to be alive.

664
01:31:31,613 --> 01:31:33,905
Your convalescence will be long,

665
01:31:33,988 --> 01:31:37,155
but you'll never hear me
make that proposal again.

666
01:31:37,946 --> 01:31:39,488
You have my word.

667
01:31:50,238 --> 01:31:53,988
Here you will have all the conditions
needed for rest.

668
01:31:55,488 --> 01:31:58,030
Please let me know if you need anything.

669
01:32:00,946 --> 01:32:02,655
As long as you need it,

670
01:32:03,196 --> 01:32:05,196
this house is yours.

671
01:32:05,321 --> 01:32:08,988
And I'm your guest.
If you don't want to see me, you won't.

672
01:32:09,155 --> 01:32:10,321
Mr Sanders...

673
01:32:10,405 --> 01:32:13,321
I'm constantly traveling.

674
01:32:13,655 --> 01:32:16,780
Tonight I'll be in the city, in Saigon.

675
01:32:18,030 --> 01:32:22,905
I just came to see how you were,
and if you needed anything.

676
01:32:30,405 --> 01:32:34,905
Maybe I should try to find your fiancé
and inform him of your condition.

677
01:32:35,030 --> 01:32:36,238
No.

678
01:32:41,071 --> 01:32:42,696
He mustn't know.

679
01:33:03,613 --> 01:33:06,863
You're very beautiful.
Mr Sanders likes you a lot.

680
01:33:10,113 --> 01:33:11,696
But I do not like him.

681
01:33:11,780 --> 01:33:14,446
Oh! He'll make a very good husband.

682
01:33:15,363 --> 01:33:17,280
Did he say we're getting married?

683
01:33:17,321 --> 01:33:18,821
No, but it's obvious.

684
01:33:18,946 --> 01:33:21,405
Otherwise he wouldn't treat you like this.

685
01:33:23,071 --> 01:33:25,613
What's your name?

686
01:33:25,821 --> 01:33:27,196
Ngoc, Miss.

687
01:33:33,196 --> 01:33:34,988
Listen, Ngoc,

688
01:33:35,946 --> 01:33:37,905
I'm engaged to another man.

689
01:33:38,113 --> 01:33:40,530
Oh! I like men a lot too.

690
01:33:40,613 --> 01:33:43,655
But if someone like Mr Sanders
wanted to marry me,

691
01:33:43,863 --> 01:33:45,655
I wouldn't think twice.

692
01:33:45,780 --> 01:33:47,946
He's very rich and likes you very much.

693
01:33:48,071 --> 01:33:52,071
He asked me to take you for a walk
in the garden when you feel better.

694
01:33:52,321 --> 01:33:54,863
In a few weeks
there'll be even more flowers

695
01:33:54,946 --> 01:33:56,905
and huge fruit on the trees.

696
01:33:57,321 --> 01:33:58,780
It looks beautiful.

697
01:33:59,030 --> 01:34:01,196
Then, when you have more strength,

698
01:34:01,446 --> 01:34:04,321
we can go see the river. And the market.

699
01:34:05,571 --> 01:34:08,280
As soon as I'm back on my feet
I'll be leaving.

700
01:34:08,696 --> 01:34:10,613
You're very funny.

701
01:34:12,738 --> 01:34:15,363
It's time for the "little souls,"
Miss Molly.

702
01:34:16,071 --> 01:34:18,738
They always arrive at this hour.
Come and see.

703
01:34:23,280 --> 01:34:26,655
The souls of the dead of this house.
They're very dear.

704
01:34:26,821 --> 01:34:28,363
I like them very much.

705
01:34:59,613 --> 01:35:02,196
<i>Time went by.</i>

706
01:35:07,738 --> 01:35:10,446
<i>The garden changed.</i>

707
01:35:11,696 --> 01:35:14,488
<i>A wave of sensuality</i>
<i>engulfed the world.</i>

708
01:35:18,946 --> 01:35:21,196
<i>Molly regained her energy.</i>

709
01:35:23,905 --> 01:35:25,488
<i>She'd whistle like the birds.</i>

710
01:35:29,238 --> 01:35:32,613
<i>She'd utter words in Vietnamese</i>
<i>that she'd never learnt.</i>

711
01:35:41,988 --> 01:35:45,655
<i>She'd wake up wet</i>
<i>from dreams she couldn't recall.</i>

712
01:39:30,738 --> 01:39:32,368
I don't know where Ngoc is.

713
01:39:33,458 --> 01:39:35,435
I'd like to teach her to dance.

714
01:40:16,863 --> 01:40:18,946
Where's everyone going?

715
01:40:23,363 --> 01:40:25,571
Do you want me
to make them come back?

716
01:40:29,113 --> 01:40:31,446
That would be absurd, wouldn't it?

717
01:41:56,071 --> 01:42:00,446
Back home they organize
cricket fights around this time.

718
01:42:01,446 --> 01:42:04,988
Men and women sing the<i> Quan Ho</i>
for days on end.

719
01:42:05,738 --> 01:42:07,946
Things of love!

720
01:42:08,280 --> 01:42:10,446
And during the harvest festival

721
01:42:10,613 --> 01:42:13,530
all the boys in the village
seem more attractive.

722
01:42:16,488 --> 01:42:17,780
Ngoc...

723
01:42:18,238 --> 01:42:20,405
you like everything.

724
01:42:20,613 --> 01:42:23,030
But, especially, everyone.

725
01:42:24,655 --> 01:42:25,946
Not everyone.

726
01:42:26,238 --> 01:42:28,405
Several... many.

727
01:42:28,988 --> 01:42:31,155
I have a lot of love to give.

728
01:42:31,280 --> 01:42:33,821
Giving only to one would be selfish.

729
01:42:35,446 --> 01:42:36,738
Miss Molly?

730
01:42:37,030 --> 01:42:38,488
How is your love?

731
01:42:38,571 --> 01:42:39,905
Is he handsome?

732
01:42:41,280 --> 01:42:43,821
To me... yes, of course.

733
01:42:43,988 --> 01:42:45,238
Silly!

734
01:42:47,530 --> 01:42:49,405
Does he have fair hair?

735
01:42:50,071 --> 01:42:51,363
Dark.

736
01:42:52,613 --> 01:42:53,738
Well...

737
01:42:54,321 --> 01:42:56,780
maybe he's going bald by now.

738
01:42:59,030 --> 01:43:01,155
I haven't seen him in so long.

739
01:43:04,530 --> 01:43:05,780
Ngoc,

740
01:43:06,655 --> 01:43:09,613
why did you leave your family
and your village?

741
01:43:10,280 --> 01:43:11,696
Oh, Miss Molly!

742
01:43:11,821 --> 01:43:13,821
I consulted the<i> Bà Dong</i>.

743
01:43:14,113 --> 01:43:16,988
She told me I should come south
to find a good life.

744
01:43:17,113 --> 01:43:18,405
So I did.

745
01:43:20,696 --> 01:43:22,030
Who is she?

746
01:43:22,821 --> 01:43:24,738
The priestess of the three worlds.

747
01:43:25,071 --> 01:43:27,113
The spirits speak through her.

748
01:43:28,113 --> 01:43:31,030
They advise us on what is best for us.

749
01:43:31,446 --> 01:43:33,863
There are many<i> Bà Dong </i>in the north.

750
01:43:34,613 --> 01:43:35,988
Here too?

751
01:43:36,696 --> 01:43:39,071
There are some. But fewer.

752
01:43:41,446 --> 01:43:42,696
Ngoc,

753
01:43:43,738 --> 01:43:45,488
will you take me to one?

754
01:43:58,530 --> 01:44:02,530
<i>Molly asked the </i>Bà Dong<i>if she'd ever be cured.</i>

755
01:44:06,071 --> 01:44:08,655
<i>Her reply brought tears to Ngoc's eyes.</i>

756
01:44:09,821 --> 01:44:12,280
<i>Molly would die soon.</i>

757
01:44:30,280 --> 01:44:34,405
<i>After another pronouncement</i>
<i>by the </i>Bà Dong<i>, Ngoc got angry.</i>

758
01:44:35,238 --> 01:44:37,821
<i>She accused the </i>Bà Dong<i>of not being clear.</i>

759
01:44:38,405 --> 01:44:42,071
<i>"Now she's saying, Miss Molly,</i>
<i>that there's a spirit at your side,</i>

760
01:44:42,155 --> 01:44:44,405
<i>"that protects you from danger."</i>

761
01:44:59,446 --> 01:45:02,488
<i>Molly was pale but not crying.</i>

762
01:45:06,905 --> 01:45:09,821
<i>She asked the </i>Bà Dong<i>to talk about Edward.</i>

763
01:45:12,655 --> 01:45:18,280
<i>The </i>Bà Dong<i> explained</i>
<i>that Molly had not one but two men.</i>

764
01:45:23,196 --> 01:45:25,988
<i>"One is rich</i>
<i>and likes you very much.</i>

765
01:45:26,113 --> 01:45:30,446
<i>"The other is in China,</i>
<i>in a big city by the river."</i>

766
01:45:39,655 --> 01:45:41,655
<i>Molly started to cry.</i>

767
01:46:31,946 --> 01:46:34,155
<i>"Dear Mr Sanders,</i>

768
01:46:34,280 --> 01:46:36,946
<i>"the time has come for</i>
<i>me to continue my journey.</i>

769
01:46:37,113 --> 01:46:40,238
<i>"It is an untimely departure,</i>
<i>with no goodbye,</i>

770
01:46:40,405 --> 01:46:42,696
<i>"which you certainly do not deserve.</i>

771
01:46:42,905 --> 01:46:44,571
<i>"I apologize to you.</i>

772
01:46:46,946 --> 01:46:49,821
<i>"PS: I've taken Ngoc with me."</i>

773
01:47:38,488 --> 01:47:40,613
<i>At the hotel in Shanghai,</i>

774
01:47:40,696 --> 01:47:44,196
<i>Molly was given</i>
<i>Edward's decrepit self-portrait.</i>

775
01:47:54,071 --> 01:47:56,946
<i>Seeing Molly's distress,</i>
<i>the receptionist explained</i>

776
01:47:57,238 --> 01:47:59,738
<i>that the subject</i>
<i>was in much better shape.</i>

777
01:48:04,821 --> 01:48:07,488
<i>Molly inquired</i>
<i>about Edward's movements.</i>

778
01:48:08,196 --> 01:48:10,446
<i>"He went upriver,"</i>
<i>the receptionist said,</i>

779
01:48:12,113 --> 01:48:16,571
<i>adding that it was no use</i>
<i>for Molly to follow him.</i>

780
01:48:18,405 --> 01:48:23,446
<i>"No boat will go upriver in the next</i>
<i>four months because of the currents."</i>

781
01:48:28,946 --> 01:48:30,696
<i>Molly burst out:</i>

782
01:48:31,155 --> 01:48:33,280
<i>"Nothing is impossible, my dear sir!"</i>

783
01:49:38,071 --> 01:49:40,321
Someone's coming.

784
01:49:43,738 --> 01:49:45,696
It's a pastor.

785
01:50:08,988 --> 01:50:11,321
Good evening.

786
01:50:13,613 --> 01:50:16,238
It's surprising and pleasant

787
01:50:16,363 --> 01:50:19,571
to find a Western lady
in these remote parts.

788
01:50:21,488 --> 01:50:23,196
I'm Reverend Carpenter.

789
01:50:23,363 --> 01:50:24,863
Molly Singleton.

790
01:50:26,280 --> 01:50:28,780
- Are you going downriver?
- Up.

791
01:50:29,238 --> 01:50:32,946
Really? I thought it was impossible
at this time of year.

792
01:50:33,113 --> 01:50:34,863
Almost impossible.

793
01:50:35,613 --> 01:50:36,988
I see.

794
01:50:39,405 --> 01:50:41,155
Impressive!

795
01:50:44,780 --> 01:50:48,696
"I say unto you, if ye have faith
as a grain of mustard seed,

796
01:50:48,821 --> 01:50:53,321
"ye shall move this mountain,
and nothing shall be impossible to you."

797
01:50:54,155 --> 01:50:56,238
Matthew 17:20.

798
01:50:57,530 --> 01:51:00,238
And what is the reason
for such an unusual trip?

799
01:51:00,405 --> 01:51:02,196
I'm going to meet my fiancé.

800
01:51:06,405 --> 01:51:08,196
And where is he?

801
01:51:11,446 --> 01:51:13,030
I don't know.

802
01:51:16,155 --> 01:51:17,155
Oh,

803
01:51:17,780 --> 01:51:19,446
very interesting.

804
01:51:21,988 --> 01:51:23,363
And you?

805
01:51:24,196 --> 01:51:25,780
I'm going to Chengdu.

806
01:51:26,571 --> 01:51:29,030
It's a long journey by land.

807
01:51:29,905 --> 01:51:32,738
Maybe I lack your faith
to get there any faster.

808
01:51:33,113 --> 01:51:36,113
Or simply the means to travel this way.

809
01:51:38,988 --> 01:51:40,488
Isn't it dangerous?

810
01:51:41,155 --> 01:51:43,030
The road is too, isn't it?

811
01:51:44,405 --> 01:51:47,321
I was about to ask you
if you'd like to come with us.

812
01:51:47,655 --> 01:51:49,405
Shorten your journey.

813
01:51:50,613 --> 01:51:52,863
You seem very determined.

814
01:51:55,030 --> 01:51:56,946
I'd entrusted my soul to the Lord,

815
01:51:57,071 --> 01:52:00,613
but now that I've met you,
I transfer the responsibility to you.

816
01:52:03,655 --> 01:52:05,613
What will you do in Chengdu?

817
01:52:06,363 --> 01:52:07,863
Talk to the bishop.

818
01:52:08,946 --> 01:52:12,571
I wrote him a letter announcing
that I'm renouncing my diocese.

819
01:52:15,113 --> 01:52:17,196
I want to go back to Yorkshire,

820
01:52:18,113 --> 01:52:22,821
to read the newspaper,
to eat toast with blueberry jam...

821
01:52:25,405 --> 01:52:28,113
It may seem a little futile
as a life project,

822
01:52:28,446 --> 01:52:33,071
but I'm convinced that it won't be
any less useless than what I do here.

823
01:52:33,946 --> 01:52:36,321
It's not for me to judge you, but...

824
01:52:37,155 --> 01:52:40,321
I find it very disheartening
to hear you speak like that.

825
01:52:42,738 --> 01:52:46,446
It must be very sad to abandon
the convictions of a lifetime.

826
01:52:47,446 --> 01:52:49,071
Not at all, my girl.

827
01:52:49,780 --> 01:52:51,613
It's very liberating.

828
01:52:58,196 --> 01:53:00,988
<i>The crew made preparations</i>
<i>during the night</i>

829
01:53:01,113 --> 01:53:04,488
<i>to accommodate the reverend</i>
<i>and his donkey in the sampan.</i>

830
01:53:05,363 --> 01:53:08,571
<i>The donkey, however,</i>
<i>never got to embark.</i>

831
01:53:09,571 --> 01:53:12,780
<i>Before dawn</i>
<i>it broke its tethers and ran away.</i>

832
01:53:16,988 --> 01:53:21,571
<i>The journey went steadily, but the crew</i>
<i>was showing signs of exhaustion.</i>

833
01:53:24,530 --> 01:53:26,780
<i>Molly seemed indifferent to this.</i>

834
01:53:27,071 --> 01:53:28,280
<i>She was in a hurry.</i>

835
01:53:28,363 --> 01:53:31,280
<i>She hardly slept and had nightmares.</i>

836
01:53:32,446 --> 01:53:35,571
<i>She coughed a lot</i>
<i>and was getting paler every day.</i>

837
01:53:41,155 --> 01:53:42,988
<i>The dullness of the river banks</i>

838
01:53:43,155 --> 01:53:46,363
<i>was broken by the unexpected vision</i>
<i>of a giant Buddha.</i>

839
01:53:51,821 --> 01:53:53,780
<i>Reverend Carpenter was silent,</i>

840
01:53:53,988 --> 01:53:56,363
<i>but looked moved by this apparition.</i>

841
01:53:59,530 --> 01:54:03,238
<i>Molly thought</i>
<i>that all was not lost for the pastor.</i>

842
01:54:03,571 --> 01:54:05,071
<i>She smiled at him.</i>

843
01:54:18,155 --> 01:54:22,405
Tell me, Reverend, are you sure
about what you'll to say to the bishop?

844
01:54:22,988 --> 01:54:25,196
Aren't you afraid you'll regret it?

845
01:54:25,738 --> 01:54:27,696
I'm slow, my child.

846
01:54:28,280 --> 01:54:33,405
It took three years from thinking
about the letter to acting on it.

847
01:54:33,530 --> 01:54:36,446
So, if I regret it,
it won't be for a while.

848
01:54:39,238 --> 01:54:42,113
But life is full of surprises,

849
01:54:42,280 --> 01:54:44,696
unexpected comings and goings.

850
01:54:46,030 --> 01:54:48,071
It's true.

851
01:54:59,113 --> 01:55:01,196
He says they'll tie up here.

852
01:55:01,363 --> 01:55:04,405
It's night and the next section
is full of currents.

853
01:55:04,530 --> 01:55:06,530
It's bad for ten miles.

854
01:55:06,696 --> 01:55:08,738
We've wasted too much time.

855
01:55:08,863 --> 01:55:11,488
Ask him
if they can pull the boat at night.

856
01:55:16,988 --> 01:55:19,905
- So? Can they go on?
- Not at night.

857
01:55:20,071 --> 01:55:23,321
It's very dangerous.
They need to go into the water often.

858
01:55:23,446 --> 01:55:25,405
Into the water...

859
01:55:25,571 --> 01:55:28,238
Tell him we must continue! I say so!

860
01:55:32,446 --> 01:55:36,613
Reverend, if you want,
we can stop to let you get off.

861
01:55:36,863 --> 01:55:38,946
If you keep going, I'll go with you.

862
01:55:39,780 --> 01:55:42,488
But maybe we should go on
in the morning.

863
01:55:42,613 --> 01:55:45,030
We'll go on now. Tell him, Ngoc!

864
01:55:45,196 --> 01:55:48,155
- But, Miss Molly...
- Do you want to get out, Ngoc?

865
01:55:52,113 --> 01:55:54,613
God willing, everything will be fine.

866
01:56:06,530 --> 01:56:10,446
There are riots in the region.
It's too dangerous to stay here.

867
01:56:10,655 --> 01:56:12,238
We must go on.

868
01:56:12,530 --> 01:56:14,071
That's solved, then!

869
01:56:42,363 --> 01:56:45,446
<i>That stretch of river</i>
<i>never gave up the bodies.</i>

870
01:56:48,363 --> 01:56:52,696
<i>The bodies of the boatmen and</i>
<i>Reverend Carpenter never washed ashore.</i>

871
01:56:59,280 --> 01:57:02,821
<i>Molly didn't drown</i>
<i>because Ngoc rescued her.</i>

872
01:57:14,071 --> 01:57:17,821
<i>In the morning, cold and shivering,</i>
<i>Ngoc couldn't stop sobbing.</i>

873
01:57:21,696 --> 01:57:24,571
<i>Molly put up with the sobbing</i>
<i>as long as she could.</i>

874
01:57:31,738 --> 01:57:34,113
<i>But she finally lost patience.</i>

875
01:57:34,530 --> 01:57:39,155
<i>She grabbed her violently</i>
<i>and pushed her away from the bank.</i>

876
01:57:43,905 --> 01:57:46,821
<i>They walked in silence</i>
<i>through the forest.</i>

877
01:57:46,946 --> 01:57:49,571
<i>They entered a tiny village.</i>

878
01:57:54,613 --> 01:57:56,405
<i>In the center of the village</i>

879
01:57:56,488 --> 01:58:00,321
<i>some men had been sentenced to death</i>
<i>and were shackled to a post.</i>

880
01:58:02,988 --> 01:58:04,946
<i>They were in Western attire.</i>

881
01:58:07,613 --> 01:58:09,988
<i>They were accused of robbing a Westerner</i>

882
01:58:10,155 --> 01:58:12,071
<i>whom they had probably murdered.</i>

883
01:58:20,946 --> 01:58:25,196
<i>Molly and Ngoc were informed</i>
<i>that they'd be executed that day.</i>

884
01:58:27,988 --> 01:58:30,655
<i>"So much the better!" Molly said.</i>

885
01:59:16,946 --> 01:59:20,071
<i>Molly left the village, followed by Ngoc.</i>

886
01:59:26,696 --> 01:59:28,655
<i>Both were exhausted,</i>

887
01:59:28,738 --> 01:59:32,196
<i>but Molly had fallen</i>
<i>into a trance that was all her own.</i>

888
01:59:32,488 --> 01:59:34,238
<i>She didn't even blink.</i>

889
01:59:34,363 --> 01:59:36,613
<i>She walked slowly, in silence.</i>

890
01:59:37,196 --> 01:59:38,863
<i>She only spoke once.</i>

891
01:59:39,446 --> 01:59:40,946
<i>She asked Ngoc:</i>

892
01:59:41,321 --> 01:59:43,405
<i>"Sing, Ngoc.</i>

893
01:59:43,571 --> 01:59:48,113
<i>"So I know you're walking beside me</i>
<i>even if the fog thickens further."</i>

894
01:59:48,863 --> 01:59:52,363
<i>Ngoc started to sing,</i>
<i>but Molly was no longer listening.</i>

895
01:59:52,446 --> 01:59:54,071
<i>She stopped walking.</i>

896
01:59:54,238 --> 01:59:55,738
<i>She closed her eyes.</i>

897
02:00:33,363 --> 02:00:36,238
<i>When Molly was found, she was frozen.</i>

898
02:01:06,675 --> 02:01:08,384
<i>She was blue.</i>

899
02:01:12,280 --> 02:01:14,738
<i>She had been dead for several hours.</i>

900
02:03:49,711 --> 02:03:53,836
FOR MAUREEN

901
02:07:29,210 --> 02:07:32,405
<i>It was almost midnight</i>

902
02:07:32,488 --> 02:07:35,405
<i>when Edward entered</i>
<i>Mandalay railway station.</i>

903
02:07:38,780 --> 02:07:41,405
<i>He was wearing a groom's suit,</i>

904
02:07:41,488 --> 02:07:44,321
<i>holding a bunch of tropical flowers,</i>

905
02:07:44,405 --> 02:07:47,696
<i>and was utterly drunk.</i>

906
02:08:43,113 --> 02:08:46,613
<i>When Molly was found, she was frozen.</i>

907
02:08:48,113 --> 02:08:50,113
<i>She was blue.</i>

908
02:08:52,030 --> 02:08:55,028
<i>She had been dead for several hours.</i>



