《南方与北方4》台词.docx

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《南方与北方4》台词

《南方与北方4》台词

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ØGoon!

Getoutanddon'tcomeback!

Goon!

Goon!

Anddon'tshowyourfaceinhereagain!

Althoughtheautumnisturningchilly,Iamstilldeterminedtotakemydailywalk.IcannotpersuadeFathertojoinme.HehasbeenverycastdownsinceMother'sdeath.Hekeepstothehouseandhisowncompanyandhehasveryfewvisitorstodisturbhim.

ØThatmanHigginsishere.

ØShowhimup,Dixon.

ØIfyousawhisshoes,you'dsaythekitchenwasabetterplace!

ØHecanwipethem,surely.

ØI'vebeenlookingforwork.Beenkeepingaciviltongueinmyheadandnotmindingwhosayswhatbacktome.I'mdoingitforhim,ofcourse,notme.

ØBoucher.

ØWell,notforhim.Hedoesn'tneedmyhelpwhereheis,buthischildren.ButIneedyourhelp,Master,ifyou'llgiveit.

ØGladly!

ButwhatcanIdo?

ØWell,MissherehasoftentalkedabouttheSouth.Idon'tknowhowfaritis.ButifIcangetdownthere,wherefoodischeapandwagesaregoodandpeoplearefriendly,maybeyoucanhelpmegetworkthere.

ØWhatkindofwork?

ØI'mgoodwithaspade.

ØYoumustn'tleaveMiltonfortheSouth.Youcouldn'tbearthedullnessoflife.Itwouldeatawayatyoulikerust.Thinknomoreofit,Nicholas,Ibegyou!

Nicholas,haveyoubeentoMarlboroughMillsforwork?

ØAye,I'vebeentoThornton's.Theoverlookertoldmetobeoffandtoldmetogoaway,sharpish.

ØWouldyoutryagain?

I,Ishouldbesogladifyouwould.Mr.Thorntonwouldjudgeyoufairly,Iamsure,ifgiventhechance.

ØItwouldtakemypride.IthinkI'dratherstarve.

ØIfyoucanthinkofanything,Master.

ØWell,ofcourse,ofcourse.

ØThankyou!

I'llbidyougoodnight.

ØIamsorry,Nicholas.

ØYou'llfindyourshoesbythefire.

ØHeisaproudman.Still,therearequalitiestobeadmiredintheseMiltonmen.Maybe…GodhasfoundHiswayhereafterall.

ØIfonlyheandMr.Thorntoncouldspeakmantoman!

IfhecouldforgetMr.Thorntonisamasterandappealtohisheart!

ØMyword,Margaret!

ToadmitthattheSouthhasitsfaultsandthatMr.Thorntonhashisvirtues!

Whathashappenedtobringaboutsuchatransformation?

ØMrs.Thornton.Thankyouforsparingthetimetovisitus.Myfatherisdetainedbuthe'dbetouchedbyyourkindness.Thankyouforyourkindmessages.We'resograteful.MyaunthassentmedetailsofalittleItaliantunethatMissThorntonaskedmeabout.

ØMissHale.I'mafraidIdidnotvisittoindulgeFanny'sthirstforlightmusic.Ihaveadutytoperform.IpromisedyourmotherthatifIknewyouhadactedwronglyIwouldofferyouadvice,whetheryouchosetotakeitornot.So,whenIlearnedfromoneofmyservantsthatyouhadbeenseenoutafterdarkwithagentleman.Ithoughtitrightto,towarnyouagainstsuchimpropriety!

ØManyayoungwomanhaslosthercharacter…

ØMrs.Thornton!

I'msuremymothernevermeantmetobeexposedtoinsult.WhateverMr.Thorntonhastoldyou…

ØMysonhastoldmenothing.Youknownothingofthemanyourejected.Ifhehasanyknowledgeofthis,hekeepsittohimselfasanymanofhonorwould

ØOfcourse,Idon'tdoubtit.Icannotgiveyouanysortofexplanation.Ihavedonewrongbutnotinthewayyouimagineorimply.

ØIdidnotapproveofmyson'sattachmenttoyou.Youdidnotseemworthytome.ButIwasprepared,forhissake.Yourbehavioronthedayoftheriotsexposedyoutothecommentsofservants.Butbythetimemysonhadproposedyou'dchangedyourmind.Maybethisotherlover…

ØYoumustthinkverylittleofme,madam.

ØIcan'tclaimtobesorryyourefusedmyson.No,I'mglad.Especiallynow,whenyouexposeyourselftogossipandridicule.

ØIwon'tlistentoyouanymore.Irefusetoansweryourquestions.Excuseme!

ØIneedtotalktoyou,sir.

ØIcan'tstopnow.

ØYou'veseenthenewfigures?

ØI'dhopedtoreducethebankloanbynow.

ØIt'sapitysomuchistiedupinthenewmachinery.

ØIneededthemachinery.Weweredoingwell.Wehadlargeorders.Ineededthecottoninbulk.Iexpectedtobeabletofulfillthecontracts.You'vebeenbacktoworkforagoodwhilenow.Butwe'restillbehindwiththeordersandwe'llnotcatchupfor…It'snotlookinglikewewillcatchup.

ØWell,thebankcanextendtheloan.Temporarily.Butwe'llhavetobecareful.

ØIdon'tthinkanyonehaseveraccusedmeofbeingcareless!

Orfrivolous!

Forgiveme!

Idon'tknowhowIcouldhavepreventedthisorwhattodonext.

ØWell,therearemoremodernfinancialprocedures.Investments.IcouldletyouknowwhenIhearofanysuchschemes.

ØSpeculation?

I'llnotriskeverythingonsomeidiotmoneyscheme.

ØWell,ifmatterscarryonlikethis,youmightnothaveanythinglefttorisk.

ØSir?

ØGoodLord!

Areyoustillhere?

ØYes,sir.Iwanttospeaktoyou.

ØYou'dbettercomein,then.

ØWhatdoyouwantwithme?

ØMynameisHiggins.

ØIknowwhoyouare.Whatdoyouwant?

ØIwantwork.

ØWork?

You'vegotanerve.

ØHamper'lltellyouI'magoodworker.

ØI'mnotsureyou'dlikewhathesaysaboutyou.I'vehadtoturnaway100ofmybesthandsforfollowingyouandyourunion.AndyouthinkIshouldtakeyouon?

Mightaswellsetfiretothecottonwasteandhavedonewithit.

ØIpromiseyouI'dnotspeakagainstyou.IfIfoundanythingwrong,I'dgiveyoufairwarningbeforetakingaction.I'masteadyman.Iworkhard.

ØHowdoIknowyou'renotjustplanningmischieformaybeyou'resavingupmoneyagainstanotherstrike?

ØIneedwork,forthefamilyofamanwhoweredrivenmad.HehadhisjobtakenbyoneofthoseIrishmenyouhired.

ØYourunionforcedmeintohiringthoseIrish.Muchgooditdidme!

Mostofthemhavegonehome.

ØIfIweretobelieveyourreason,Ican'tsaythatI'minclinedto.

ØI'dadviseyoutotrysomeotherworkandleaveMilton.

ØIfitwerewarmerI'dtakePaddy'sworkandnotcomeback.Butcomewinterthechildren'llstarve.Ifyouknewofanyplaceawayfrommills,I'dtakeanywageforthesakeofthosechildren.

ØWhat,you'dtakewageslessthanothers?

Theyhavenounion,ofcourse.Yourunion'djudgemyIrishfortryingtofeedtheirfamilies,yetyou'ddothisforthesechildren.I'llnotgiveyouworkYou'rewastingyourtime.

ØAndyours.

ØIwastoldtoaskyoubyawoman.Thoughtyouhadakindnessaboutyou.Shewasmistaken,butI'mnotthefirsttobemisledbyawoman.

ØTellhertomindherownbusinessnexttime.

ØHowlonghashebeenwaitingtospeaktome?

ØHewasoutsidethegatewhenIarrived,sir,andit'sfournow.

ØOh!

MissHale!

ØImustcongratulateyou.

ØYes,wearetobemarriedsoon!

ØDelightedtoseeyouagain,MissHale.Youmusthurry,MissHaleformydeargirlisbusybuyingupthewholeshop.

ØHeisalittlegrey,buthe'sverywellsetup.He'saverygoodmatchforusThorntons.He'sbeentryingtointerestJohninaspeculation.

ØSpeculation?

Excuseme,Ijustdidn'tthinkthatMr.Thorntonwouldparticipateinanykindofriskyventure.

ØEverybodydoesit!

Allbusinessisrisk,asmyWatsonwouldsay.Johnwillhavetobemoremoderninhisideasifhe'stokeepup.

ØNo!

YoumustsendthebillstoMarlboroughMills.Youmustnotpayforabutton.Wearequiterichenough!

ØHonestly!

MissHalecoulddowithhavingjustalittlehumilityherposition.ShewasatGreen’sStoppedtocongratulateme.Sheseemedsurprisedaboutmyweddingplans.She'ssograveanddisapprovingasifwecouldn'taffordit.Isoonputherright.It'snotasifshewillevergetahusband.She'smucholderthanme.Andsosevere!

ItoldheraboutWatson'sbusinesspropositionandshereallyturneduphernoseatme!

Sheasmuchassaidyouwouldn'tbeinterestedasifsheknewyoubetterthanme.Sosuperior.

ØI'llthankyounottodiscussmybusinessaffairsinthestreet.Whatdoyouknowaboutanythingexcepthowtospendmoney?

ØIknow.IfyouweretotakeupWatson'sofferandjoinhiminthespeculationyouwouldbecertaintoprofit!

ØThereisnothingcertainaboutspeculation.IwillnotriskthelivelihoodsofmymenbyjoiningWatson'stomfoolschemes.IfIlosemoney,howwillIbeexpectedtopayofftheexpenseofyourwedding?

ØYou'llbesorry.

ØIsthespeculationsorisky?

ØDoyouneedtoaskmethat,Mother?

It’sveryrisky.Ifitsucceeds,ourfinancialproblemswillbeoverandnoonewilleverknowhowbadthingsare.

ØIfitfails?

ØAtthemomentthepayrollissafe.Wouldyouadvisemetoriskit?

ØIfyousucceeded,they'dneverknow.

ØAndifitfails,Iwouldhaveinjuredothers.Wouldyouaskmetoriskthat?

ØTellmewhattodo.

ØPrayforagoodsummer.Peoplewillbuycottonclothes.Praythatsomeofourbuyerspaytheirbillsontime…AndpraythatFannydoesn'thavetimetoorderanymorefromthedraper's.

ØAretheseyourchildren?

ØNo,butthey'reminenow.

ØDidyourdaughterteachthemtoread?

ØIthinktheyareteachingher.

ØAndthesearethechildrenyoumentionedyesterday?

ØYoudidn'tbelieveme?

ØIspoketoyouinawaythatIhadnobusinessto.Ididnotbelieveyou.Icouldn'thavetakencareofamansuchasBoucher'schildren.IhavemadeenquiriesandIknownowthatyouspokethetruth.Ibegyourpardon.

ØHe'sdeadandIamsorry.Butthat'stheendofit.

ØWillyoutakeworkwithme?

ØYou'vecalledmeimpudent,aliar,amischief—maker.Forthesechildren,youthinkwecouldgetalong?

ØWell,it'snotmyproposalthatwegetonwelltogether

ØWorkiswork.I'llcome.Andwhat'smore,I’llthankyou.It’sagooddealfromme.

ØAndthat'sagooddealfromme.Now,mindyoucomesharptoyourtime.Whattimeswehave,wekeepsharp.AndthefirsttimeIcatchyouusingthatbrainofyourstomaketrouble,offyougo.Nowyouknowwhereyouare.

ØReckonI'llleavemybrainsathome,then.

ØWasMissHalethewomanthattoldyoutoc