"Percy!" "Look at him on his horse." "Wave to your father." "Gentlemen!" "The deer will be delivered to the archduke Ferdinand at the gala." "I expect you to behave with distinction on this hunt." "Good luck..." "And godspeed." "Could they not fit your rocking chair granddad?" "You'll all be my gun bearers by evening." "Have no doubt of that." "Ha!" "Ha!" "On your left!" "Ha!" "Come on!" "Ha!" "there's no path there!" "Major!" "Major!" "Good boy." "He got him." "sir." "These woods have been deadly to horses." "To death..." "The best sauce to life." "You'll be the toast of the gala." "Here they come." "it's my husband." "you." " Ah!" " Daddy!" "daddy." "Someday you and I will go hunting together." "We're going to be late." "this damned thing." "you men..." "Making us wear these awful things." "At least you're not wearing trousers." "I would if I could." "I know." "Well?" "Rather lovely." "Rather lovely." "What is it?" "What's amiss?" "You got the deer." "All eyes will be on you this evening." "I will be the only man there tonight of my rank whose uniform is unadorned." "how can that matter now?" "The great secretary Bryce will be at the gala." "major Fawcett." "You've no medals?" "Mr. Bryce." "I've been terribly busy teaching ancient militiamen to point their rifles at tree stumps." "sir." "Tell me..." "Who is this secretary Bryce when he's at home?" "The last man here upon whom we might possibly rely for advancement." "I see." "cheeky..." "And very impatient of lost years." "I know the medals are ridiculous." "I do." "But this may be our final chance." "Lord Bernard." "this is major Fawcett." "sir." "sir." "May I introduce secretary Bryce." "Mrs. Bellamy." "Major and Mrs. Percy Fawcett." "They're toasting the kill without you. a gift from our government to yours. so I've got the better of the bargain." "major?" "Spoken too soon." "Colonel." "who got the kill?" "Mr. secretary." "we should invite him to supper." "Oh... he's been rather unfortunate in his choice of ancestors." "I see." "then... how is lady Bernard?" "she's..." "Clive." "men." "Come on." "put your backs into it." "Fawcett!" "Put your backs into it." "Hurry it along." "men." " Sir?" " You're off to London tomorrow." "To the royal geographical society." "sir?" "There's a major exploration afoot." "Sounds like a grand adventure." "sir." "Come on." "Come along." "thank you." "sir." "yes." "Come in." "President of the RGs." "our secretary." "major?" "sir?" "Our paths did not cross during your work here did they?" "sir." "I was likely consumed with my studies at the time." "sit down." "Thank you." "the army seems to have posted you in many places in the past." "Yes." "I've served in Ceylon and in Hong Kong before that..." "Most recently in Ireland." "I've been transferred a fair bit around the empire." "what do you know about Bolivia?" "sir?" " That's right." "Only what I've read." "Hmm." "Then you can't know very much." "This is as good a map of Bolivia as we have." "as you can see." "Nothing's really known about it at all." "A land of primitives." "But there are rubber plantations all over Amazonia." "Very profitable." "There is now considerable argument between Bolivia and Brazil as to what constitutes their border." "So fantastically high is the price of rubber that war could arise." "Do you follow?" "sir." " Mm-hmm." "Although I'm not sure what this has to do with me." "I'm getting to that. so they've requested us to act as referee. you came under our consideration." " I see." " Mm-hmm." "may I speak candidly?" " Please." "I was rather hoping for a position where I might see a fair bit of action." "this is far more than just survey work." "This is exploration in the jungle." "The environment's brutally difficult... murderous savages." "The journey may well mean your life." "you will be gone for several years. such an undertaking could earn you soldierly decoration and even reclaim your family name." "we knew your father." "Did you?" "Yes." "I did not. man's love of drink and gaming. success in this venture could change your lot..." "Considerably." "I've never seen the brain change color." "Like that." "Doesn't it look big?" "Like a big brain." "It looks round." "doesn't it?" "It does." "will you go and play?" "I want to talk to your father for a minute." "Do you want to pick me a flower?" "Uh..." "Shall I throw the ball for her?" "Yes." "steady." "Father." "I knew it!" "It's all wet." "He'll not know you when you return." "But you must go." "I know that." "Indeed." "I have something to tell you." "I can't find it." "I believe I'm going to have another child." "I know I'm having another child." "I can't see anything." "Don't be sad." "I'm an independent woman." "I had noticed." "Cheeky." "Darling..." "I know this is a sacrifice for all of us." "But it will be worth it." "I have no doubt." "Come here." "Listen to me!" "You've been cheating me?" "You're a dead man!" "I'll bloody kill ya!" "I'll cut your bloody throat!" "and you're a dead man!" "Who are you?" "What do you want?" "Henry Costin." "I replied to your advert in the times." "I'm your aide-De-camp." "Mr. Costin?" "sir." "We've been at sea a week." "Why are you just presenting yourself now?" "sir." "Mr. Costin?" " No." " You could have fooled me." "Well..." "I might have had a little." "a recommendation." "You'll see I'm skilled at rifle and pistols." "A medal for bravery." "It's very impressive." "You have a family?" "none at all." "I see." "So nothing to shed." "then?" "I would like to be clear." "My reputation as a man rests entirely on our success." "I think you shall find me capable of every sacrifice." "I must insist." "sir." "You'll need all the fortitude you've got." "Understood." "We are explorers now." "We just received a cable." "We have new orders..." "To map the Verde river." "Please!" "Find its source." "It forms a critical part of the border between Bolivia and Brazil." "Our survey route is to begin which does not appear to be on this map." "I know Fazenda Jacobina." "It's an old rubber town." "It's meant to be quite enchanting." "Really?" "You may not be completely useless after all." "Time is of the essence now." "War is at stake." "So you and I and a couple of mules are going to stop a war?" "You and I are going to have to depend on each other." "Neither of us will survive this alone." "Right you are." "What's that you're reading?" "by Kipling." "It's called the explorer." "Apt." "Would you like to hear it?" "It will be a long way until we reach Amazonia." "Be my guest." "'There's no sense in going further..." "It's the edge of cultivation' and I believed it..." "Broke my land and sowed my crop..." "Built my barns and strung my fences..." "In the little border station tucked away below the foothills where the trails run out and stop" "rang interminable changes on one everlasting whisper day and night repeated..." "So?" ""Something hidden."" "Go and find it." "Go and look behind the ranges..." "Something lost behind the ranges." "Lost and waiting for you." ""Go!" 16 minutes south of the equator." "Twenty-nine..." "Sixteen." "Rather deadly looking snake here." "We might be a little bit too English for this jungle." "Strangers in a strange land." "Major Fawcett?" "Is that you?" " Yes." " Welcome to Fazenda Jacobina." "sir." "Liaison to the governor general." "No need to stand on ceremony." "A simple handshake will suffice." "This is Mr. Costin. but I have received a telegram from the border commission." "Go on." "They strongly advise you to..." "Abort the mission." "sir." "They're already fighting..." "Where are the government offices?" "Sir?" "sir?" "I'm afraid you've left "government" behind a long time ago." "you had better send them a telegram informing them that we will not stand down and we shall proceed as planned." "How quickly can you find us an Indian guide?" "I... but... what happened to him?" "was he afraid of a little hard work?" "sir." "It's out of my hands now." "You need to speak to baron De Gondoriz." "He runs the rubber company here." "baron." "Thank you for seeing us." "We're from the British army." "We are to be venturing up the Rio Verde and find ourselves in need of some of your men." "I promise very favorable treatment from my country." "Keep him chained up." "He can't be trusted." "He needs a good beating every now and again." "Por favor." "are ya?" "Yes." "For surveying." "Well..." "Ain't nobody comes back from up there." "Ever." "Is this slave good enough for you?" "Yes." " Do you speak English?" " He understands." "We taught him." "What will you take for him and any four men of his choosing?" "It offends you to negotiate with me." "not at all." " Please." "Do not embarrass yourself." "You come here to make maps." "Why is that?" "So that there may be peace." "What is peace?" "Peace means my business will flourish." "I will flourish." "Peace means only that nothing will change." "I will help you because you will make sure that nothing will change." "major." "Came directly here while you were surveying." "Can you show me how far the river goes?" "Muy bien." "We need three full rafts and four horses." "Is this our party?" "Bloody desperate lot you've got us." "Mr. Costin." "We're the only ones who'll pay them." "We'll do 12 hours a day." "No less." "The river will be our home for the next two years." "We shall not fail." "Mankind awaits our discoveries." "Shoving off! but..." "But I can't catch them." "Nothing again." "I don't understand." "The river is deep here." "There is plenty of fish." "It's a desert." "A green desert." "pull it in." "We'll try again further up." "Major Fawcett?" "What on earth is she doing all the way out here?" "no doubt." "Or maybe she's looking for the gold of El Dorado." "It's German." "Trunk says "Hamburg"." "There's someone aboard." "are you German?" "Bist Du Deutsche..." "Stand your ground!" "Costin!" "Piranha!" "Get out of the water!" "Stay down!" "Where's Fawcett?" "Fawcett!" "It's nothing." "Are we close?" "Even the Indian's gone mad now." "He was talking to me about gold cities today..." "Like a little child." "He thinks we're conquistadors to be led to our death." "Those Indians seemed a bit mad to begin with." "I'd like you to read this to me if you can." "what difference does it make?" "I'm afraid it would be quite unbearable for me to read it myself." "Feel free to summarize." "sir." "Your wife has moved the family to Devon." "She's given birth to a boy named Brian. she says." "I see my son's face in my dreams now." "What kind of fool am I to leave my family for this place?" "What did you hope to achieve out here?" "I don't know." "All we have left now is to get to the source of the river." "Mr. Costin?" "Major..." "Food gone." "we are dead from hungry." "One piece." "Jesus Christ." "Give me that!" "Control yourselves!" "We are not savages." "major." "And for what?" "A map? we're not making it back without any food." "Have you ever thought about that?" "We're here starving to death." "We're not even looking for gold." "Let's have at him." "My ear!" "My ear!" "My ear!" "Next one will be up your ass." "Mr. Costin." "chief!" "No one!" "Ever!" "We made it!" "Whoo!" "The first!" "What a find!" "Whoo!" "Major." "we've lost the Indian." "He's run off." "He got us here." "Our last reading." "Am I dreaming this?" "No... too." "Please." "It's our only chance." "We'll starve." "Thank god." "sir." "chief?" "It's pottery..." "In the ground." "it's all over." "Look at this." "They're ancient." "he was right." "The Indian was right." "You said no one had been here before." "Mr. Costin." "I think you meant no white man." "We thought the Indian mad." "There must have been dwellings here." "Thank god that boar has more meat on it than we do." "easy." "Mr. Costin." "And we will get back." "The world will know what we have found here." " Let us keep going." " Vámonos." "let's go." "Can you see him?" "thank you." "you are England's bravest explorer!" "sir." "Your son." "This must be Brian." "And here's Jack." "Are you my father?" "son." "give me a hug." "Let's go home." "Thank you all." "Mr. James Murray." "He's very anxious to meet you." "A person of considerable resources." "He certainly has a beautiful home." "a reputation to match." "Mr. Murray." "I see you down there." "Welcome to the inner circle." "Mr. Murray." " Mrs. Fawcett." " Evening." "we're all so excited to hear your speech to the RGs." "will you?" "They're all talking about your mission." "Extraordinary." "sir." "I read your article in the times this morning about the slave trade in the Americas." "uh..." "You're an enlightened man." "Poor savages." "The native does deserve our sympathy." "Yes." "I think we have only just scratched the surface of Amazonia." "Most certainly." "um... but I'm also somewhat of an explorer." "I was second-in-command under Shackleton in the Antarctica." "Did you know that?" "I don't think there's anyone here" "Mr. Murray." "hear." "You have distinguished yourself with great bravery." "I know what these expeditions require." "it's been my lifelong ambition you know." "I... but I..." "I have come to believe that mapmaking should be a secondary interest." "Really?" "I witnessed several archaeological discoveries that I believe may have enormous significance." "Such as?" "Pottery in the jungle..." "Where no white man has ever been before." "please. hmm?" "It is one thing to defend the primitive jungle men." "It is quite another to elevate their capacity beyond reason." "no one here would dispute uh..." "Such a trip is very hard on the mind." "Very hard indeed." "Mr. Keltie..." "I think you should find my mind perfectly fit... thank heavens." "gentlemen." "I would like to introduce one of our brothers whose achievements are now known to you and not inconsiderable..." "Major Percy Fawcett." "sir." "I should be with my husband." "madam. it is now my firm belief that Amazonia is far more than the green desert which many of us had supposed." "I am proposing that Amazonia contain a hidden civilization." "One that may well predate our own. of Bedford." "And I have been to south America." "I'm sure we'd all be thrilled to hear about your holiday." "But we are currently discussing exploration. are you insisting on mythical kingdoms of gold?" "those fantasies lured the conquistadors to their destruction." "it was the conquistadors and we who have been destroying Amazonia." "I have seen with my own eyes it is real." "Perhaps it is too difficult for some of you to admit." "who have been steeped in the bigotry of the church for so long cannot give much credence particularly one created by a race the white man has so brutally condemned to slavery and death." "Are..." "Are you insisting that these savages..." "They're our equals? but I intend to find out." "savages in Westminster Abbey?" "sir." "But what is at stake?" "If we may find a city it may well write a whole new chapter in human history." "Yes." " Yes!" " Consider my evidence." "I have archeological finds!" "Antiquities as sophisticated as any in Asia or Europe..." "In the middle of the jungle!" "Pots and pans!" "Pots and pans!" "Pots and pans!" "Pots and pans!" "Pots and pans!" "children." "Settle down! I have examined a signal document" "Mr. Barclay." "It states explicitly the discovery of a lost city." "by my lovely wife." "Written by a Portuguese soldier in 1753. bedecked with gold." "ancient symbols." "El Dorado?" "gentlemen!" "No!" " I call it Z." " Z?" "The ultimate piece of the human puzzle!" "and we must find it!" "Mr. Fawcett!" "I say we return!" "I say we go and find the glory!" "What say you?" "Mr. Murray..." "Is I accept that challenge!" "Mr. Costin!" "I see you seated there!" "Will you return with us? but one kind of likes it." "We shall return!" "And we shall find the glory!" "cheeky. we may be able to tear down their narrow-minded convictions." "I do believe I am quite ready to accompany you on your next journey." "What do you mean?" "The children will be back in school by then." "And I've learned to read the stars and navigate... and become very well-versed in the history of the region." "it is I who found the document." "darling." "But that would be impossible." "It's not a place at all for a woman." "Not a place for a woman?" "Yes." "We believe firmly in the equality between us." "not in body." "Ah." "The rigors of such a trip would be beyond your imagination." "I believe it is generally acknowledged that the pain a woman experiences during childbirth far exceeds anything a man must endure." "This is not about childbirth." "what do you know of childbirth? let alone endured it?" "The jungle is about years of practice... the art of soldiering." "I have that." "It is about maggots in your skin." "It is about deadly snakes and disease that make you vomit blood." "You could not bear it." "And I could not bear that either. the years you were gone." "This way at least we might be able to be together for some of our lives." "You are my wife." "I need you here." "Not as a tent mate in need of constant care." "what happens to the children?" "Shh." "try to be reasonable." "You will throw "reasonable" in my face?" "Was it reasonable to stay here and struggle to provide for the children while you wandered the jungle? not one thought to my aspirations as a woman." "Have you thought about that?" "Men and women have performed their roles since the beginning of time!" "It is the cornerstone of our civilization. and I am disgraced by your ignorant posture." "darling." "I'll come in... please don't fight." "Jack." "Go." "One hundred twenty-one miles to Oviedo's last marking!" "You should put some grease on that." "Will do." "Where's Mr. Murray?" "chief." "Mr. Murray!" "Yes?" "How are you managing?" "thank you." "it seems." "Perhaps I shall rid myself yes?" "I wouldn't do that if I were you." "You don't want to be ill-equipped for the journey ahead." "yes." "However..." "An awful lot of this scientific equipment seems to be slowing us down." "then." "But you must keep one spare set of clothing your mattress." "I believe I shall go naked as Adam in this infernal heat." "What a sight that would be." "Let's keep going." "That bugger wishes he was back on the south pole." "He'll pull his weight soon enough." "Don't worry." "Shall we treat ourselves gentlemen?" "We've still got the sacks from San Carlos." "major." "There's been a major discovery in Peru." "then. he's found a..." "A lost city in the Andes..." "Machu Picchu." "He says that Dr. Hamilton rice is hot on his trail." "Seems we're in a race with the Americans now." "They're after a bit of our prestige." " He's too far north." " Mm." "proves there's much to be found." "We've lost the other boat." "Savages!" "Arm yourselves!" "No!" "Hold your fire." "Everyone out of the boat." "Take cover." "Mr. Manley!" "Get your concertina!" "do it now!" "Play "soldiers of the queen." "Come on!" "come and sing with me." "Come!" "Are you ready?" "And... amigos." "Amigos." "Amigo!" "Amigo!" "Amigo!" "boys. you rally to me at all costs." "Rally to me at all costs." "good god." "His hat." "We're safe." "The chief has invited us to be his guest." "Are you all right?" "This is a tribe of cannibals." "I know." "I know." "The chief explained it's a dead member of their tribe." "His spirit will enter them if they eat it." "We must attempt to engage." "They may have critical information..." " Oh." " About our destination." "I'm..." "I refuse this madness." "I refuse it." "come with me." "Come." "we have to get back to that boat." "Costin." "Sí." "Gracias. but he's not sure. he thinks there will be people who can help us." "then." "amigo." "¿Comida?" " Food?" " ¿comida?" "gracias." "That is remarkable." "That substance only stuns the fish." "They don't kill more than what they have to." "Remarkable." "These so-called "savages" have cultivated the jungle... where no one thought it could be done." "We've been so arrogant and contemptuous..." "I no less than others." "Look how it's all laid out." "It's mathematical in its precision." "it's what you've been saying." "Imagine what Z must be like." "the canoes are useless now." "We'll have to use the raft." "We leave at sunrise." "James?" "James!" "I think I found him." "old sport." "I appear to have gotten myself lost." "Thank god you're all alive." "I had assumed that you had been cannibalized by those savages." "It's my leg." "I have a nasty wound." "It'll be looked after." " Come." " No." "We must keep moving." "I think I have a bit of a fever coming on. help me clean all of this up." "This was in my bag." "It was a gift from my wife and children for all of us to share." "I was just very..." "Hungry." "I'm feeling a bit tired." "I'm going to rest for..." "A while longer." "You have no right to be tired. could be counted on more than you. and yet I am here with you to attempt great things." "please?" "You'll get water when we get to the raft." "help me get him on his feet." "Mr. Murray." "It's essential we keep the balance." "Murray!" " Stay down!" " Ah!" "god damn you!" "stay on the ground!" "Swim to shore." "We'll bank further down." "Swim to shore." "Let go!" "Swim to shore!" " Please." " Let go!" " No!" " You're tipping the raft!" "We're losing supplies!" "God damn you!" "you pink-eyed weakling!" "Let go!" "help me!" "Help me get to shore!" "I'll grab him." "Shut up." "we've lost a third of our rations." "I was drowning." "There was no chance of that!" "after you stole our food!" "I suppose I should have starved myself. wouldn't it?" "Is that what you want?" "You want me to die?" "Please slow down." "Give a dying man a chance." "I just want to be dead. his vulgar quest for glory... he has delivered me... into this jungle. according to the sextant and the charts." "Chief..." "This leg wound of his is becoming more infected." "You delivered me..." "Mr. Murray's got blood poisoning now." "From many evils." "I noticed." "The fierce cold in Antarctica..." "You think he'll make it?" "There's a slim chance." "Was I weak then?" "He is not worth kissing as I am not worthy of yours." "Give me strength to survive." "He is not worthy." "No." "No." "what is it?" "There are mining encampments south of us on the river." "you will be on your way to them." "I'm going to give you our last horse with what supplies I can spare and an Indian to guide you." "I have a family at home." "I cannot allow you to jeopardize the welfare of the entire crew." "You don't give a whit about me or about any of the party." "You don't even care about going home." "You only care..." "About your lost city." "I'm going to see if there's a path through!" "Chief!" "Chief!" "Chief!" "I saw it!" "We're getting close." "Keep going." "You need to come back. and this is how he repays us." "Rations ruined." "Murray's covered them in oil!" "Look at it!" "We must turn back." "There is no turning back." "We are right here!" "We've nothing to show for our efforts." "No evidence." "What do we go on with?" "With what we have on our backs?" "It would last a week at most!" "Percy." "To be sent to the RGs." "Mr. James Murray was forced to separate from our expedition to seek medical attention. and he has most likely perished." "The rest of the group shall arrive back in England as soon as is possible." "Looks like a war with Fritz. or we'll miss our chance to fight." "Please send that immediately." "sir." "Chase it!" "Go on!" "Brian." "as you might have guessed." "Jack!" "Your daughter." "I didn't mean to do that." "Beautiful child." "Joan." "I'll fetch the boys." "No." "Let them finish." "send them in." "It should be I who tells them what has happened." "You're real." "go!" "How much they've grown." "You've done beautifully with them." "My ball!" "come on!" "welcome to our new home." "Thank you for coming at such short notice." " Sir John." " Hello." "Professor." "will you step this way." "Congratulations on your knighthood." "thank you." "I think that you know everybody here." "Mr. James Murray arrived in London just this morning." "We felt it critical to assemble as soon as possible." "Congratulations on your safe return." "It's a remarkable effort." "Mr. Murray contends that you abandoned him." "Is this correct?" "it is not." "He was given money and food." "It was an unfortunate but necessary maneuver in order to save lives." "we spent all our time..." "Playing around in the mud with the savages." "And I never saw any evidence of a lost city." "You were the reason" "Mr. Murray." "You poured paraffin on our last supplies." "sir John." "I cannot tolerate any further insult from this young man." "and I will proceed accordingly." "they are swine and not to be trusted." "You should have been beaten in the jungle like the dog that you are." "our nation is now at war." "It ill becomes us to indulge personal conflicts." "I earnestly beseech you to come to an understanding." "Very well." "I most generously offer that if you are willing to apologize to me here I will consider withdrawing my claims against the RGs of course." "major..." "Will you apologize? I am prepared to reconcile." "Thank you. need to hear Mr. Murray's conditions." "On the day that I agreed to join you on your mission your wife was present to witness your ascent." "My only condition is that she again be present to witness your acknowledgment..." "Of the wrongs..." "That you have done to me." "Sir? giving you far more than your share of our food." "The men begged me to leave you where you lay." "I saved your life." "You saved my life?" "You saved my..." "I demand an apology right now." "You will apologize to me." "I will apologize..." "Thank you." "To my men." "I'm sorry I ever considered Mr. Murray worthy of your company..." "And that I ever mistook a man's rank for his mettle." "But I shall not make that mistake again." "What your purpose is in this ambush I cannot say." "But you need fear no more embarrassment from me. and I shall proceed on my own." "major." "Please." "This is outrageous." "you must reconsider!" "Magnus!" "I shall teach him." "What's wrong?" "You've received a letter." "All former officers not currently posted must send their names to the war office." "Let us hope it is a brief conflict." "Talk to the boys." "my love." "I've spent a whole life training for this." "boy." "Father." "Jack." "Brian." "Has Harvey been walked?" "not yet." "Right." "I'll do it." "will you?" "To fight? I'm afraid I must." "you've only just returned." "It's..." "It's hardly fair." "I'm obligated to serve." "Obligated"?" "What of your obligation to mother..." "And..." "And to us..." "Your family..." "The family that you've chosen to abandon for so many years?" "Jack." "How dare you talk to me like that?" "father?" "You..." "You do not think of us. or any other path to glory that you can find." "stop it." "That's enough." "I will not stop!" "You have returned a failure." "The papers are full of it!" "And you want to abandon us again?" " It's contemptible." " Enough!" "Percy." "I hate him." "Jack." "Everything your father has done since the day you came into this world has been to better your life." "I hope one day you will come to regret the things you just said to him." "Please just go." "please just go." "chief?" "It appears our old friend Mr. James Murray is not so powerful after all." "Why do you say that?" "The bastard's gone off on an arctic expedition with Canadians and mutinied." "He's not been heard from since." "Take a look." "I'm sure his "magnificent skills will bring him back safely." "Someone should warn the Eskimos that Mr. Murray is on the prowl." "major?" " Mr. Costin!" "We swiped a medium of fine spiritualistic skills off the Russians." "Come." "She'll read your fortune." "Can't believe we smuggled her in here." "Welcome to the world beyond." "Time's up." "Come on." " It's the major's turn." " Go on." "Let's hear the major's fortune!" "Excellent." "madam." "Any spiritual aid would be greatly appreciated." "You are the explorer?" "I was... who have transferred here so we could all be together." "Give me your hand." "Feel my hand." "Listen to my voice." "Is it a forest?" "You dream to be in a forest." "I wish to find a lost city." "Can you see yourself there now?" "Try to picture it in your mind." "Yes." "I can see it." "You cannot blind yourself to this vision." "What you seek is far greater than you ever imagined." "A vast land bejeweled with peoples." "Your soul will never be quiet until you find this new place." "It is your destiny." "you will illuminate the world." "Our world has set itself afire." "I must look elsewhere to quench the Blaze." "gentlemen." "sir. for place and rank." "I believed that to be the makings of a man." "But my travels have taught me such ambitions are mere phantoms." "I know in our hearts... as we should." "But they are not here." "let us fight for each other!" "Good luck." "And may god be with all of you." "And fuck the bloody boche!" "Mr. Costin!" "then!" "Into positions." "lads." "Come on!" "boys!" "Take out their gunner!" "Take out their gunner on the hill!" "Move!" "Move!" "Come on!" "Keep going!" "Come on!" "Come on!" "Push forward!" "Gas!" "Gas!" "Gas!" "Gas!" "Gas!" "gas!" "Manley!" "Gas!" "it is I." "We are here." "The children are here." "Nina." "my darling." "Come." "That is Joan." "Let him feel your face." "Come along." "See?" "Brian." "Where is Jack?" "I'm here." "I thought I had died." "no. but they are very confident that your sight shall return." "The rest of the men?" " Costin?" " Mr. Costin was unharmed. but it was the only one that did not retreat." "they are raising your rank to lieutenant colonel." "Lieutenant colonel?" "After all that he has done?" "Jack." "I think I was dreaming..." "About Amazonia." "I..." "I'm afraid you may never be able to return to your jungle." "I am sorry." "Shh." "Rest." "All will be well." " I must go back." " My love..." "You cannot think of these things right now." "I'm going to take the children for some air." "Come along." "Father." "Jack." "Jack." "America has quite a fascination with you." "Our readers have been asking where you've been since the war." "I'm grateful for their interest." "You may tell your readers I've recovered from my wounds and have been adapting to home life." "Your pursuits in south America have led to a tremendous interest in exploration in the United States." "There have been many new voyages planned." " Have there?" " Yes." "Dr. Hamilton rice leaves for Brazil soon with radio and airplanes." "He's taking a large and very well armed party. does not destroy what he wishes to discover." "Allow me to ask you a question." "sir." "How did you find us here?" "colonel." "He wrote us a letter." "Didn't he tell you?" "Jack." "father." "Getting quite expert with that rifle." "you know." "I have something for you." "This was given to me by a guarani Indian chief." "A great man." "It's yours now." "Thank you." "It must have been a glorious day." "do you not?" "That we underestimated the Indian?" "That is why we should go back." "You and I together." "We could find the city once and for all." "Jack..." "I'm an old bastard now." "you and I..." "We both know it." "You easily outmatch my strengths." "And now you can see as clear as day again." "There is nothing stopping us." "Father..." "The Americans will venture there with their guns." "And then we must pray that they do not destroy the Indian." "We must find it before they do." "father." "It's everything you've always wanted." "We would have to consult a higher authority." "with everything it's not possible to choose a safe passage through life. and..." "And who is to say it will not happen again?" "mother." "It could happen again." "I should be furious because you've just..." "You've just used my very own words against me." "And how can I refute them?" "They are my own." "Joan's being so annoying." "Bloody slapped me!" "don't slap him." "Thank you." "Off." "Go on." "She hit me on the face!" "I am in the middle of a conversation. from the log pile now." "Now!" "Fight your own battles." "please." "There is little doubt that I would worry night and day about my boys in the jungle." "But we have never let fear determine our future." "That's all." "thank you." "thank you." "Jack." " We are not there yet." " I know..." "We will have to raise a great deal of money." "Of course." "I understand." "Yes." "go." "Let me talk to your mother." "And training." "of course." "I shall begin right away." "You and I and Mr. Costin." "I'm sure he'd love to join us." "mother." "Thank you." "What?" "I'm just surprised you agreed so quickly." "What choice did I have?" "It's his essential nature." "It would be wrong to betray that." "you will be there to guide him." "chief." "These are the last of my notebooks." "I hope they'll be helpful." "Can I truly not persuade you to come?" "Henry." "Think of what it would mean..." "To finally find it together." "I have a wife and child now." "My own children were younger than yours is now when we went on our first trip." "I can't say it was not a sacrifice. his vim and vigor... it would tear down your resistance in an instant." "sir?" "Nigel." "thank you." "don't misunderstand me." "I'm..." "Best sympathy for..." "This search for Z." "I can no longer bear the cost." "You've come to doubt its existence?" "No." "I only doubt that Z can provide all the answers you seek from it." "my dear friend." "This will be no pampered expedition." "Top-heavy missions get nowhere." "They linger on the fringe of civilization and bask in publicity." "We will not." "We will be in the field for three years... surviving by our wits." "Tribesmen shall take our dispatches to be delivered for publication as often as possible." "But who's going to finance this latest journey of yours?" "The money is generously being supplied by a consortium of American newspapers" "Jr." "Are you aware the royal geographical society has just offered to help with the financing?" "I am glad to see our nation is not to be left behind." "I would like now to introduce my companion for this historic expedition..." "Mr. Jack Fawcett." "He is a man of great discipline and keen as mustard." "we couldn't very well be shamed could we?" "but I am proud to say that we did finally manage to meet them halfway. always bore you great affection." "But I admit my error in not accepting your beliefs long ago." "No." "All that matters now is the future." "Yes." "I have carried this for the last 20 years." "I shall send it to you as a sign..." "Just in case I decide not to come back." "nonsense." "we..." "We..." "We have something for you." "please." "The society's highest honor..." "The founder's gold medal." "colonel." "Truly." "Indeed." "All the arrangements are made. and then we meet again in Brazil." "No one can best us now. and Mr. Costin has a copy in safekeeping." "you've told me a thousand times." "or you'll miss your boat. responsible for your mother and sister's care. no less and perhaps even more virtuous than ours." "All right?" "father. as I always have." " Look after your father for me." " Of course I will." "Of course." " And have fun." " Yes." "And be bold." "Joan." "father." "I love you." "then." "And a new history." "dear boys!" "Whoo!" "father." "The paper says 40 million people are following our journey." "It's incredible." "It's wonderful." "How are you faring?" "I've never felt better." "Neither have I. to see an opera." "This is where they sang?" "It's astonishing." "It's just a pity you couldn't see it intact." "Yes." "The jungle is restoring the balance." "this is the last letter you shall receive until we reach Z." "The rest of our party is returning home." "Jack is acquitting himself marvelously." "Today we reached a tribe of Indians who told us of a cave entirely unknown to anyone outside of their clan." "covered with painted pictures of men and horses." "Its location is perhaps the gateway to Z." "Cerca." "and he reminds me yet again that we are all made of the same Clay." "I expect we will be in touch with the old civilization within a month." "our fate is in the lap of the gods." "You need have no fear of any failure." "stop." "Stay calm." "I know the approach." "Just keep going." "Amigos." "Amigos." "Amigos." "Amigos." "go back the way we came." "don't rush." "Into the brush." "Go!" "Jack!" "Jack!" "Keep going!" "Keep going!" "Be brave." "Nothing will happen to us." "That is not our destiny." "We're going to die." "We're going to die here today." "my boy." "We know so little of this world." "But you and I have made a journey that other men cannot even imagine." "And this has given understanding to our hearts." "father." "son." "shall we?" "I wanted... if I could." "Now I'm in for it." "Stop it." "It's something I wrote in the event that I did not survive the birth. but I adjure you rather to consider our son and the love you must show him." "I knew it would be a boy." "Always teach him to dream." "To seek the unknown." "To look for what is beautiful is its own reward." "And I beg you to remember those words so easy to forget: or what's a heaven for?" "' my dearest love forever." "A man came to see me yesterday." "He was from Brazil." "He has seen Jack and Percy..." "Living with the Indians." "He says they claim to have reached Z." "it's..." "It's..." "It's been years." "We've sent almost 100 men and..." "I fear we have to accept the inevitable." "I confess that the brutal wear and tear is great." "And I suffer with heart and soul." "It has taken..." "All my strength of will but I beg you..." "Not to lose confidence." "I cannot doubt..." "After so many years of sacrifice." "It has become my own life's work." "The Brazilian gave me this to give to you." "He said Percy told him you would understand. but surely... surely this is a sign." "Yes." "I will have it examined." "Thank you." "That is all I can ask."