anyone has the right to interfere with young people in love. -Why don't you relax? -Relax? With my son practically being stolen from under my nose. Me being locked up like a common criminal. Relax! You know what will happen if the newspapers get hold of this? It'll jeopardize the biggest deal of my career. Stop worrying. If I know my granddaughter, she isn't going to marry Tony without your blessing. The only thing you've got to be concerned about is this big deal of yours. What if it does fall through? What if all your deals fall through? -Might be a good thing for you. -Man, you're crazy. Well, maybe I am, but I used to be just like you once. Then one morning, when I was going up in the elevator... ...it struck me I wasn't having any fun. So I came right down and never went back. Yes, sir. That was 35 years ago. Admirable. And you haven't done a thing since? Oh, yes. Just the things I wanted to do. Collected stamps. Went to the zoo when I got the notion, took up the harmonica again... ...and even found time to notice when spring came around. This would be a fine country if we visited the zoo and played the harmonica. You used to play one yourself. Tony said so. Maybe you ought to take it up again. Maybe it would stop you trying to be so desperate about making more money... ...than you can ever use. You can't take it with you, Mr. Kirby. So what good is it? As near as I can see, the only thing you can take with you is the love of your friends. Why don't you go out and get yourself a pulpit somewhere? I'm sorry. -Which one is Vanderhof? -Right here. Hello, Mr. Vanderhof. Remember me? Twitch-face. Yes, I heard that you were in trouble and came over to see if I could help you out. Why should you want to help me? To tell you the truth, I thought that if I did you a favor-- You're wasting your time, Mr. Twitch, Mr. Blakely. -I have no intention of selling my home. -We'll see how long you can hold out. Wait till a few more things happen to you. -So you arranged this arrest? -Yes, and it's just a starter. By the time I get through, you'll be willing and glad to sell. So you did this? Why, Mr. Kirby. You blockhead. Do you know what you've done? But, Mr. Kirby, I never dreamed that you knew these people. I told you the police were on their trail. You told me to make them sell. You blithering idiot, get out. If you've got any sense left, you'll dig up my attorneys. -I've been here for hours. -Yes, sir. I'll phone them all. So, you're the one that's been holding up my deal? -Yes. Kind of funny, isn't it? -What's funny about it? The idea of you engineering this thing and being caught in your own trap. Maybe it won't be so funny when I take that house away from you. Now I begin to see what's been going on. That's a fine trick, Mr. Vanderhof. Using my son to get information, and then making me pay through the nose. -Wait-- -I won't pay for anything I don't want to. -I'll show you business the Kirby way. -Business? You're not a businessman. You're like a lion in the jungle. I've got the longest and the sharpest claws, too. That's how I got on top, and scum like this is still in the gutter. You're an idiot, Mr. Kirby. -What? -A stupid idiot. -You can't talk to me like that. -Yes, I can. Scum, are we? What makes you think you're such a superior human being? Your money? If you do, you're a dull-witted fool, Mr. Kirby. And a poor one at that. You're poorer than any of these people that you call scum. Because I'll guarantee at least they've got some friends. But you, with your jungle and long claws, as you call them... ...you'll wind up your miserable existence without anything you can call a friend. You may be a high mogul to yourself, Mr. Kirby, but to me you're a failure. A failure as a man, a failure as a human being... ...even a failure as a father. When your time comes, I doubt if a single tear will be shed over ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Дюна на английском - текст Язык нежности на английском - текст Мотылёк на английском - текст Рэмбо 3 на английском - текст Муму на английском |