Yes, well, I'm one of the younger officers... so in a sense it is, sort of. Michael, look! - It's her! - Who? - It's who? - The bird woman.Just where Mary Poppins said she would be. - You do see her, don't you, Father? - Well, of course I can see her. Do you think I can't see past the end of my nose? Listen, Father, she's saying it. Feed the birds. Tuppence a bag. Well, of course she's saying it. What else would she be saying? - Please may we feed the birds? - Whatever for? - I have tuppence from my money box. -Just this once, please? Waste your money on a lot of ragamuffin birds? Certainly not. - But Mary Poppins-- - I am not interested in what Mary Poppins says. Nor do I wish to keep hearing her name for the remainder of the day. Now come along! But it's my tuppence! Michael, I will not permit you to throw your money away! When we get to the bank, I shall show you what may be done with your tuppence. And I think you'll find it extremely interesting. Hello, Banks. What's all this about? - These are my children, Mr Dawes. - Well, so I assumed. - But why are they here? - They wish to open an account, sir. - Oh, indeed? - Yes. And just how much money do you have, young man? - Tuppence. But I want it to feed the birds. - Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh. Tuppence? Tuppence? Precisely how I started. That's the chairman of the bank, the elder Mr Dawes. A giant in the world of finance. - A giant? - Shh, shh, shh. Uh, Father, these are Banks's children. - They want to open an account. - Oh, they do, do they, boy? Excellent. Excellent. We can al-always use... al-always use more money to, to put to work for the bank, can't we, boy? So, you have tuppence? May I be permitted to see it? No. I want it to feed the birds! Fiddlesticks, boy! Feed the birds and what have you got? Fat birds! But if you invest your tuppence Wisely in the bank Safe and sound Soon that tuppence safely invested in the bank Will compound And you'll achieve that sense of conquest As your affluence expands In the hands Of the directors Who invest As propriety demands - May I, sir? - Carry on, Banks. You see, Michael, you'll be part of... - Railways through Africa - Exactly! - Dams across the Nile - The ships. Tell them about the ships. - Fleets of ocean greyhounds - More, tell them more! Majestic self-amortizing canals How it fires the imagination! Plantations of ripening Tea All from Tuppence prudently thriftily, frugally - Invested in the - To be specific In the Dawes, Tomes Mousley, Grubbs Fidelity Fiduciary Bank - Very well, my boy, give me the money. - No, I won't! I want it to feed the birds. - Banks! - Yes, sir. Now, Michael. When you deposit tuppence in a bank account - Go on! - Soon you'll see - Tell him more! - That it blooms into credit of a generous amount Semiannually And you'll achieve that sense of stature As your influence expands To the high financial strata That established credit now commands You can purchase first and second trust deeds. Think of the foreclosures! Bonds, chattels, dividends, shares. - Bankruptcies. - Debtor sales. - Opportunities. - All manner of private enterprise. - Shipyards. - The mercantile. - Collieries. - Tanneries. - Corporations. - Amalgamations. - Banks! While stand the banks of England... England stands. Oh, oh, oh, oh! When fall the banks of England... England falls! You see, Michael? All for the lack of... Tuppence patiently, cautiously trustingly invested in the To be specific In the Dawes, Tomes, Mousley, Grubbs Fidelity Fiduciary Bank ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Охота в одиночку на английском - текст Нечто на английском - текст Раннее лето на английском - текст Любовь с уведомлением на английском - текст Выжившие на английском |