"Remember what you promised." "Write to your mother every week." "And say your prayers every night." "Yes, Father." "If schools are anything like what they were in my time, you'll see a great many cruel and blackguard things done." "But have no fear, Tom." "Learn from the strong." "Protect the weak, stand up to bullies and blackguards of every kind." "And you'll turn out a man to be proud of." "I'll try, Father." "Any more for Rugby?" "Last call." "That's you, my boy." "Good luck, Tom." "Up you come, young fellow." "Watch your step." "Let go of the horses!" "Making yourself at home, my dears?" "Yes, papa." "Yes, papa." "Er, where shall I put the Thucydides?" "I'll ask Sally to make some tea." "Settle your nerves." "I'm not nervous." "Not nervous at all!" "You will be the greatest headmaster this school has ever seen." "Why don't you go and inspect your new empire?" "Be off with you!" "On your way!" "I say!" "You, fellow." "Is your name Brown?" "Yes, it is." "Come on, I'll show you round." "My name's East." "I've got some ancient aunt in your part of the country, says I should look after you." "Thank you." "Don't thank me." "It'll be worth half a sovereign come Christmas." "Good God!" "What happened to you?" "Some boys attacked the coach just outside of town." "Bloody louts!" "See them off?" "No." "Let me give you a bit of advice, Brown." "A lot depends on how a fellow cuts up at first." "If he's straightforward, holds his head up and shows no fear " "Who is that?" "Flashman." "Why are you afraid of him?" "You'll find out soon enough." "Whose horses are these?" "Who wants to know?" "The headmaster of Rugby School wants to know." "Some of the boys, sir, do keep them." "For the steeplechasing over at Dunchurch." "They gamble on them?" "Lord, yes, sir." "They love their gambling, the boys do." "HOUNDS BAY" "And their hunting." "Over there is the place for fights." "And that's the caning tower where Headmaster dishes out punishments." "What's he like?" "The headmaster?" "I haven't seen him yet." "He's as green as you." "People say he's a great ty" "Sir." "BELLS RING" "Matron, this is Tom Brown, the new boy." "I'm showing him around." "Hello, Mr Brown." "Hello, Sally." "Hello, Harry." "He's sleeping in your dorm, East." "Take his bedding up and get him out of those dirty clothes." "Hello, Bill." "This is Tom Brown." "How do you do, sir?" "Well, thank you." "Watching the match today, Bill?" "Ah, I wouldn't miss it, Mr East." "Come on, Brown." "Bye, Sally." "DRIPPING" "There have been two broken collarbones this year." "Last year, a fellow broke his back." "I think it's better you stay behind than go and watch it." "East!" "Get me some hot water, I'd like to shave." "But the match is about to start!" "Then you'd better be quick about it, you impudent scout!" "Who are you?" "You look like a dead fish." "Brown, sir." "The new boy." "Take him with you and show him the ropes." "Be quick." "Come on, Brown." "It's unbelievable!" "They gamble." "They race horses." "They distil liquor." "Well, you knew there was work to be done." "11-year-old boys with guns!" "I think you should invite some of the older boys up for tea." "What, here?" "Why not?" "I'd like to meet them." "They might shoot you." "I'm sure they're not half as bad as you're making them out to be." "We shall see." "We fag for the Sixth, and no-one else." "If a wretched fellow from the Fifth asks you to fag for him, just say no and run - East, you little lout." "Come here with my hot water?" "The water's not for you, Flashman." "It's for Huband." "And who is this despicable little fellow?" "Brown, sir." "Don't call him sir!" "He's in the Fifth." "Put the basin in my study, Brown." "The water's not for you, it's for - ow!" "Put it in my study, Brown, or you'll get more of the same." "Bit of sport, Flashie?" "In... my... study!" "The water's not for you." "What..." "What did you say, fag?" "I'm sorry, I didn't quite hear you." "The water... is not for you." "You'd dare to disobey me?" "You execrable little " "Leave him alone, Flashman!" "Ah, ah, ah." "I just made a splendid decision, Brown." "I've decided that I'm going to make your time here a complete and utter misery." "LAUGHTER" "Cheerio." "The qualifications which I deem necessary for the due performance of a master's time here may be expressed as the combined spirits of a Christian and a gentleman." "To that end, I intend to make some changes here, which I trust will meet the support of you, the longest serving of the masters here at Rugby." "What sort of changes, Headmaster?" "Well, for example, it is my understanding that when the school gates are locked at night, there is not a single master left in the school." "Leaving boys to their own devices like this can only lead to bullying and wrongdoing." "We do not see it as part of our teaching duties to... mollycoddle boys, Headmaster." "Many of these boys are away from home for the first time in their lives." "We should be like... parents to them." "I'm going to get you, you great ape!" "It's School House against the rest of the school." "Am I School House?" "Of course you are." "Look, stay behind the goal line with the smaller boys and keep out of trouble." "If the ball goes behind the line, touch it down before any of the other side do." "Come on, School House!" "Who is that?" "Who's that?" "!" "That's Al Brooke." "The greatest School House Captain there's ever been!" "He's come back to hand over to Frobisher before he goes up to Oxford." "Still here, Brown?" "Flashman!" "Why aren't you playing?" "I turned my ankle, Brookie." "Most beastly luck." "Come on, School House!" "Square up!" "Come on!" "Look lively!" "EAST:" "Stay there!" "Look lively!" "Boys!" "Good to see you, Johnny!" "Whooooaa!" "School House!" "COMMOTION" "CHEERING" "Yes!" "Come on, boys!" "GROANS OF AGONY Let's get him up lads." "Off to Matron with him, damn flunky!" "Headmaster, the tradition of Rugby School has always been that boys discipline themselves out of teaching hours." "It readies them for the responsibilities of life, of empire." "Oh, the boys will have considerable responsibilities, do not fear." "But they will be taught in an atmosphere of pastoral care and Christian love." "Not in an atmosphere where only the strongest and cruellest survive." "The Rugby way - The Rugby way... will have to change." "Have you actually ever met a schoolboy, Headmaster?" "They are the riotous natives, we the occupying force." "They understand this perfectly." "Little is taught by dispute, sir!" "But everything by sympathy and love." "Any questions?" "Good." "Then let the adventure begin." "Good day, gentlemen." "RAUCOUS CHEERING AND SHOUTING" "Come on, School House!" "Get it!" "Come on, School House!" "School House!" "It's a little fellow underneath it." "Who is he?" "Brown." "He's new." "No bones broken, Brown." "You're a plucky little youngster, I'll give you that." "BELL CHIMES" "Victory to School House!" "CHEERING" "Three cheers for School House!" "Hip hip!" "ALL:" "Hooray!" "hip!" "Hooray!" "Hip hip!" "Hooray!" "BELL CHIMES" "Mind how you go, sir." "Good night, Bill." "Good night, sir." "If any of the little chaps need pastoral care, you haven't seen me." "Very good, sir!" "CHEERING" "As you all know, this will be my last night in dear old School House." "And I believe you have to indulge me in a few words." "CHEERING" "I have noticed that bullying is on the increase in School House and it pains me to leave at such a time." "Bullying is for cowards, and must be stopped." "You boys who are now the victims, you have it in your power to stop it." "And by that, I do not mean running to masters or prefects with your fingers in your eyes." "Promise yourself you won't be a bully when you are in the Fifth or Sixth, and it will stop." "FLASHMAN:" "Oh, hear, hear!" "Hear, hear!" "It only remains for me to wish my successor as Captain of School House, all the fortune in the world!" "I know you'll all give him your every support." "Frobisher!" "CHEERING" "Before..." "Before I sit down, I give you one last toast, a toast that should bind us together, now and always, to those who have come before us..." "and to those who are yet to come." "It is this." "Dear old School House." "The best house, of the best school... in England!" "WILD CHEERING" "Oh, what a very pretty speech." "Very pretty." "Time for singing." "You're up, Brown." "What?" "The new boy has to sing on his first night." "Mr Brown, I believe, is going to sing to us." "Stand up!" "Come on, Tom!" "Up on the table." "Up on the table, fellow." "Give us a song!" "Go on, Tom." "Go on, Brown!" "Whatever you do, don't falter." "Or you'll have to drink saltwater." "ALL:" "Brown!" "Brown!" "Brown!" "Falter and you're dead!" "ALL:" "Brown!" "Brown!" "Brown!" "Brown!" "Come on, Brown!" "# Some talk of Alexander and some of Hercules" "# Of Hector and Lysander and such great names as these" "# But of all the world's great heroes" "# There's none that can compare" "# With a tow, row, row, row, row, row, row" "# For the British Grenadiers... #" "RAUCOUS CHEERING" "# And drink a health to those" "# Who carry caps and pouches And wear their louped clothes... #" "Go on, Tom." "You can do it!" "# May they and their commanders" "# Live happily all their years" "ALL: # With a tow, row, row, row, row," "# We're the British Grenadiers #" "CHEERING" "A man after my own heart!" "Huzzah!" "ALL:" "Huzzah!" "Huzzah!" "Huzzah!" "Huzzah!" "Huzzah!" "Hurry up, you impudent scout!" "I'm tired." "Ow!" "Dear Lord." "Bless Mother and Father." "Bless everyone " "What on earth do you think you're doing?" "Praying." "Brown's talking to God!" "What's going on?" "Brown's a milksop." "He's praying for his mummy!" "For God's sake, you're not a girl, are you?" "No, sir." "Get to bed and go to sleep." "East's new chum's a mummy's boy!" "Lights out!" "Aren't we allowed to pray here?" "EAST:" "Go to sleep." "DISTANT LAUGHTER" "Flashman!" "For God's sake, Flashman!" "Just keeping the traditions going, Huband." "New boy in the house, and all that." "Leave him alone, Flashman." "He's had enough today." "What do you think, boys?" "Shall we leave him?" "Tell him, Huband!" "Hurry up with it, then." "Don't hurt him too much." "Oh!" "A fighter!" "I like it when they fight." "Tom!" "He should have prayed louder." "FLASHMAN:" "In with the scout!" "No time to waste!" "Give us a hand." "TOM:" "Get off me!" "Get off me, you blackguards!" "ALL:" "Wooooooeeeeeey!" "One, two... .. three!" "ALL:" "Wahey!" "Ow!" "One, two... three!" "And one for luck." "One, two, three!" "Don't fight it, Tom!" "Lay still." "Ah, Mr East." "I do believe I told you to stay in your dorm." "Leave him alone, Flashman." "One, two... .. three!" "ALL:" "Wahey!" "It's a bit dangerous, Flashie." "Your point is?" "Again." "One, two, three!" "All:" "Wahey!" "Uhhh!" "OK, I think he's had enough, Flash." "Nonsense." "You wouldn't want us to think you were a little girlie, would you?" "No!" "See?" "One, two... three!" "ALL:" "Wahey!" "The Doctor!" "Not a word, Brown!" "Tom!" "Hurry, Tom!" "FOOTSTEPS Say nothing!" "What's your name?" "Brown, sir." "Thomas Brown." "And who were the perpetrators of this little act of horseplay?" "I don't know, sir." "You don't know, or you won't say?" "What's happened?" "It's nothing to worry about." "Go back to bed, dear." "Is he hurt?" "It's nothing, it's just a... tumble." "Please, sir... .. may I go back to my dorm?" "Yes, go on, Brown." "Good night, sir." "Ma'am." "It is my most sincere desire to make this school a place of Christian education." "What do I mean by this?" "I mean that there is no time or place where we cannot serve God by serving our fellow creatures." "Roughness, coarseness, want of feeling... .. unkindness, cruelty, bullying." "None of these qualities is to be found amongst the inhabitants of the kingdom of Heaven, and they will not be tolerated at this school." "But..." "I will believe..." "each and every boy's word... .. as I would believe a man's." "Whatever you tell me, I will believe it." "But let me assure you, gentlemen, that if you think this trust on my part is a licence for lying or deception," "you will find yourselves deeply disappointed." "Your closest bond is not to your companions, but to God." "It is, therefore, no disgrace for the bullied to come forward and point the finger at the bully." "In fact, it is his duty to the school, to me and to God." "It is the only way we will rid this place of the vicious and cowardly practice of systematic bullying." "To this end, there will be no more horses kept at the school." "GASPS" "The beagle pack will be disbanded forthwith." "There will be no firearms kept by any boy." "CRIES OF DERISION" "There will be no gambling." "There will be no production or imbibing of alcohol of any kind." "This will be a great school." "A Christian school for Christian gentlemen." "A place of light... and learning..." "and goodness." "Let us pray." "Nine miles?" "Over hard ground?" "Stop whining, Tadpole." "Bread, cheese and punch if we make it." "We WON'T make it." "The hares have a six-minute start." "Anyone that comes in within 15 minutes of them will dine at the Hop Pole tonight." "CHEERS" "Aren't you three a bit young?" "Yes!" "We can do it." "BELL CHIMES" "Run!" "CHEERS" "COMMOTION" "There!" "Forwards!" "Come on!" "I knew this would happen!" "We can't be far off." "What is it?" "Shh!" "I'm not in the mood for games, East." "Shh, shh!" "MUFFLED VOICES" "Just a tiny token of my affection for you." "From you." "Don't be a spoilsport." "Can we go home, please, sir?" "Just one little kiss." "Only after we're engaged." "Didn't I buy you a pretty necklace?" "Yes." "Well, shouldn't a chap get a reward for a pretty necklace?" "Please, don't!" "Sally!" "Hello, Flashman." "Please, Flashie!" "Flashman!" "Up here!" "Oh, you'll keep, Brown." "You can run, but you can't hide!" "Tom!" "Tom!" "Get up!" "I didn't see anything." "Honest I didn't!" "I'm going to kill you, you dirty little scout." "I'm going to feed you to the fishes." "Please, Flashie!" "I'll fag for you." "All year." "I'll " "Please don't hurt me, Flashie!" "Tadpole!" "Help!" "Help!" "Tadpole!" "Tadpole!" "Help me!" "Help me!" "Help me!" "Please, someone help me!" "Help!" "He can't swim!" "He's going under!" "Come on, Tadpole!" "Tom!" "Come on, swim." "You can do it." "Tadpole!" "Swim!" "Tom!" "Help!" "Come on!" "Come on!" "Don't hit him so hard." "Come on!" "Come on!" "Roll him over onto his back." "Go on!" "Go on!" "SPLUTTERS" "Come on!" "It's OK." "You'll be all right." "What are we going to tell him?" "The truth." "That's what he wants to hear, remember?" "READS:" "Daddy went straight to the end." "KNOCK ON DOOR Come!" "Well, well, well." "What a pretty sight." "A moment, Mary, my dear, if you would." "Come along, children." "Ma'am." "So, we meet again, Mr Brown." "Perhaps you can explain to me why you are so late." "We were out on the Hare and the Hounds run, and we lost our way." "And the harder we tried to find it, the more lost we became." "Aren't you too young to do the run?" "Yes, sir!" "We wanted to show the older boys we could do it." "Look at the state of you!" "Have you eaten?" "No, sir." "Well, go and put on some clean clothes and tell Matron I said you should have tea." "Thank you, sir." "Brown." "Yes, sir?" "Don't let me see you again for a while, there's a good fellow." "No, sir." "I nearly had her pendulous breasts trembling in the fresh air when that little Tadpole bastard ruined everything." "East put him up to it, I'll be bound." "Actually, I think it was that Brown fellow." "He needs to be taken down a peg or two." "KNOCK AT DOOR" "Go away!" "KNOCKING CONTINUES Who is it?" "The Doctor." "Um, just one moment, sir." "Sorry, sir." "Deep in our books, don't you know." "I was just saying to Flashman - Leave us, Speedicot." "Yes, sir." "Stand up when I come into a room, please." "Where have you been this afternoon, Flashman?" "This afternoon, sir?" "I believe I went for a walk." "By the river, I understand." "I'd be alarmed, sir, if I thought you were taking the word of three impudent young fellows " "What fellows?" "What are you talking about?" "A very serious allegation has been made against you by a young lady!" "A young lady, sir?" "Sally Hopkins." "Oh, the Matron's daughter." "One could quibble with your definition of a lady!" "She says you tried... to seduce her." "To force yourself on her." "The truth is, sir, when one's father has a large fortune, it tends to drive women of a certain sort to distraction." "Are you denying the allegations?" "Of course I am, sir." "Do I have your word?" "Absolutely." "I hear things, Flashman." "Like... voices, sir?" "I will rip the rotten apples from this school!" "I don't care who they are." "Good for you, sir!" "You'll certainly have my full support." "Good evening, Flashman." "Good night, sir." "He's a vain, vicious, nasty piece of work, Headmaster, with a list of crimes as long as your arm." "Then why is he still here?" "Well, you know who his father is, of course." "I understand he's a generous benefactor of the school." "Hm." "Without his money, this place would have collapsed years ago." "Oh, there have been bullies before him and there will be bullies after him." "Not in my school, there won't." "It would indeed send out a serious message about bullying if Flashman were to be sent down." "It is not my place to offer advice, Headmaster " "No, no." "Please, go on, Mr Lampard." "Don't even think of expelling Flashman." "If you force the Trustees to choose between you and his father's resources..." "FLASHMAN:" "Fags!" "EAST:" "How long can we keep this up for?" "Fag!" "No-one fags for the Fifth." "Fag!" "Fag!" "East!" "Brown!" "Come here, you cursed shirkers!" "I'm coming to get you, you filthy swine!" "Chair!" "Open the door, you little piggy-wiggies!" "BANGS ON DOOR" "Open the door!" "RAPS DOOR WITH AXE" "Or I'll huff... .. and I'll puff..." "I can see you!" "We're not fagging for you, Flashman." "Then I'll burn your house down." "Tom, watch out!" "Quick, stamp them out!" "What in God's name is happening here?" "Open the door, Brown!" "COUGHING" "You could have burnt the school down!" "You idiot!" "They were being impudent!" "We're not fagging for the Fifth!" "You see what we have to put up with?" "I mean, they're dragging the house down with their lack of respect." "We don't have to fag for the Fifth!" "He's right." "Cut along, Flashman." "No more fagging until you're in the Sixth." "Yes, Frobisher." "You two, clean that mess up!" "We've done it, Tom." "BELLS CHIME" "COMMOTION" "Here they are!" "CHEERS" "Who are they cheering?" "Us, you fool!" "APPLAUSE" "Silence in here!" "APPLAUSE CONTINUES" "Silence!" "ALL:" "Tom!" "Tom!" "Tom!" "COCK CROWS" "CLUCKING" "Got one!" "FARMER:" "Oi!" "Tom!" "Go!" "Sit down, please, boys." "Keep quiet." "Don't look round." "Here he comes." "That be the one what took it." "Brown." "Go to my study and wait for me there." "Yes, sir." "Who was your accomplice in this crime?" "No-one, sir." "The farmer said there were two boys." "Just me, sir." "You stole from that man." "Would you care to explain to me why?" "Not really stole, sir." "Oh, so the chicken belonged to you, did it?" "No, sir." "In what way was it not stealing?" "It's a prank, sir." "We've always liberated chickens." "It's a Rugby tradition." "A Rugby tradition?" "Yes, sir." "You dare stand here and say that stealing is a tradition?" "Then it's a tradition I'd best beat out of you, isn't it?" "Go to the tower and wait for me." "He's dead." "Died for a chicken." "FOOTSTEPS" "CANE SWISHES" "CANE STRIKES" "COMMOTION" "# Rescue like slaves" "# For none are as free than on top of the waves" "# Hearts of oak " "Order!" "Silence in here!" "This afternoon I had a discussion with the Doctor, when he made plain his displeasure with School House." "What about my displeasure with him?" "LAUGHTER" "He said all his reforms must be met without obstruction." "BOOING" "There will be no more gambling in School House." "RAUCOUS CHANTING" "Any boy found gambling..." "Any boy found gambling will be reported to me and thrashed." "After that, he will go straight to the Doctor." "There will be no more drinking." "BOOING" "Any boy found distilling or brewing alcohol will be sent down by the Doctor." "Can't we wait until the Doctor is sent down by the Trustees?" "I'd ask you not to forget who you're talking about." "The man that's destroying the school!" "Get him out." "COMMOTION" "Stop this!" "Stop this at once!" "Permission to help, Frobisher." "Go on." "Time's up, Brown!" "Stop this!" "Stop this at once!" "GLASS SMASHES" "What was that?" "GLASS SMASHES" "We have to restore order!" "Come on!" "Is it under control?" "Yes, sir." "I will not stand for it." "If you can't control boys in your house, then I will." "I can do it, sir." "Who was the ringleader?" "Hard to say, sir." "As you know, some of your reforms are universally disliked " "Who was it?" "Brown was a little more vocal than some of the others, Headmaster." "If there is a repeat of this shameful behaviour, then I will replace you as Captain of School House." "Is that clear?" "Yes, sir." "Morning, Frobisher." "CANE STRIKES" "Sit down, gentlemen." "Mr Smith's unwell, sir." "I'm taking the Third for Greek." "I'm aware Mr Smith is unwell." "I've come from his house." "Go on." "Hall." "Sir?" "I believe you have a passage of Xenophon you have prepared." "Read it to me." "Most states allow their city... .. citizens... to bring up... to bring up chh... children of their own " "Stop!" "That is not the passage you were set for preparation." "This... is the passage." "Begging your pardon, sir, but we weren't asked to prepare that far." "Are you saying that Mr Smith and I are mistaken?" "Sir..." "I shall consult the note Mr Smith wrote to me not 20 minutes ago." "You are the one that is mistaken, Mr Hall." "Begging your pardon, sir, but I'm not mistaken." "We've all prepared the same " "You dare to contradict me?" "Are you saying this note is erroneous?" "Sir?" "Is the note mistaken?" "Yes, sir." "Green." "Run to Mr Smith's house with this note and my apologies." "Ask him if it's possible he has made a mistake." "Sir." "If I find out you have lied to me... .. I shall be forced to flog you." "Do you understand?" "Sir." "Sit down, Brown!" "KNOCKS" "DOOR OPENS" "Mr Smith says... .. the note..." ".. is correct." "You have lied to me." "No, sir." "Liar." "Liar!" "Liar!" "Put out your left hand." "You will never lie to me again!" "CANE SMACKS" "Thank you... sir." "I believe a boy's word as I would believe a man's." "This is what it means." "DOOR SLAMS" "One day, my dear, that boy will meet you again as a man and thank you for what you did today." "I believed if I treated them as equals they would respond as equals." "They will, given time." "What you do, you do out of love " "Love?" "It was anger." "It wasn't love." "How can I expect them to change when I'm still bound by the old ways?" "DOOR OPENS" "Doctor, he wouldn't take no for an answer." "Mr Smith, why are you out of bed?" "I heard what happened." "It's over." "I've dealt with it." "The boy lied to me." "Now, go back to bed " "No, when Green arrived at my house, I was half delirious with fever." "I was annoyed that you had called upon me when you knew I was unwell." "It was important." "I didn't look at the note properly." "Hall was right." "He prepared the correct passage." "KNOCK AT DOOR" "Come." "I have just had a discussion with Mr Smith." "And it does indeed appear that you were in the right, and I was in the wrong." "I have written to your parents apologising for..." "what happened today... .. and if you wish to leave tomorrow and take a coach home," "I will understand." "Sir." "Personally, I very much hope you will remain in Rugby School and that we will both learn from what happened this day, and move on together." "Yes, sir." "It only remains for me to hope that you will accept my sincere apology." "Thank you, Hall." "Good night, gentlemen." "ALL:" "Good night, sir." "Roll up!" "Roll up!" "Get your tickets for the Derby here!" "Tadpole, you're next." "The Wanderer." "Tadpole's drawn the third favourite." "What will you sell him for?" "I don't want to sell." "He won't win." "But I want him as a hedge." "I'll give you... .. half a crown for him." "No." "I'm not the Doctor." "I won't apologise after I've beaten you." "I'll pay you later." "Next!" "Next!" "Brown." "Harkaway." "Your little chum's pulled out the favourite, Flashie!" "Give him to me." "Get your own, Flashman." "Oh, you'll sell him to me, Brown." "I will not." "What have I always said?" "Hm?" "The cockiest blackguard in the House." "You boys, out." "Now!" "Not you, Brown." "Leave him alone, Flashman!" "Come on, East!" "Get off me!" "East!" "You're getting in the way!" "Leave me alone!" "Tom, give him the ticket." "Get off!" "Bye-bye!" "Now, I will ask you one more time." "Give me the ticket." "I will not." "Oh, good." "Because I have been looking forward to this for some time." "Roast him." "Sell us the ticket, Brown!" "Damn the ticket!" "I want him to burn." "I say, Flashie." "I think he's had enough." "Nonsense." "You haven't had enough, have you, Brown?" "No." "I didn't think so." "Let's roast his front." "How can they be so cruel to each other?" "Oh, this has been a... dark place for a very long time." "One can't hope to change it in a trice." "And their stupid loyalty!" "How can you help them if they don't help themselves?" "I fear I've..." "let down young Brown." "Never!" "A bright boy like that." "Brave, full of spirit." "What's Rugby done to him?" "Turned him into an agitator and a thief." "And now he's lying on his stomach with his back half burnt from his body." "I'm thinking of asking his father to take him out of school." "Why?" "Because this place has poisoned him, and the poison must be cut out." "Walk on." "HORSE NEIGHS" "What did your parents say?" "Their shouts of joy..." "echoed round the estate." "Oh, Flashie!" "So... now am I entitled to my pound of flesh, wife as almost is?" "My reward, sweet girl." "A kiss, you mean?" "Sort of a kiss, yes." "Put your hands on the bedstead." "What for?" "Just... do it." "Are you so very unhappy there that you behave like this?" "I don't think Dr Arnold likes me, Father." "The only reason I sent you there was because I had hoped Dr Arnold would stop the rot in an institution I once loved very much." "Now I read that you have fought him and his reforms at every stage." "You say you think he doesn't like you." "READS: 'I believe your son has all the potential qualities that a Rugby man should have - great courage, decency of instinct, fairness, thoughtfulness." "I sincerely hope you feel it in your heart to send him back to us. '" "Last chance, Thomas." "BELLS CHIME" "It's preposterous!" "You want me to live in the school?" "Actually IN the school?" "Actually in the school, yes." "I'm senior master here and I won't do it." "Isn't it enough that I give the wretched boys my every waking hour as it is?" "No, Mr Lampard, it is not enough." "Then I shall have no alternative than to hand in my resignation." "Sir." "He's here, sir." "Excuse me." "Oh, Mr Lampard, by the way, I accept your resignation." "KNOCK AT DOOR Come in." "There you are, Brown." "I trust you left your father and mother well." "Very, sir." "I'd like you to meet..." "George Arthur." "I believe Matron has put him in the bed next to yours." "That's where East sleeps." "Arthur's never been away from home." "I assured his mother he'd be well looked after." "By me, ma'am?" "How kind of you, Brown." "I felt certain that would be your attitude." "A word." "It doesn't seem that long ago that we were both new here, does it?" "No, sir." "I remember it as a very harsh and rather frightening place." "Arthur's father has recently died." "He has no brothers, just a sister, and I suspect he doesn't quite have your robust physical constitution." "Look after him." "Do you think you could do that?" "Yes, sir." "Good." "Then I suspect you and I have an understanding." "Yes, sir." "ARTHUR:" "Tom." "What?" "Where do I undress?" "Here, stupid." "Why does he have to have my bed?" "Because Mrs Arnold said so." "Be quiet!" "Quieten down!" "What's going on?" "Settle down, please." "Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name." "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth - as it is in heaven." "Give us this day our daily bread - Go to bed, Arthur!" "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us." "And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil." "Amen." "Quieten down!" "Beastly scouts!" "MOANS" "A word, please, Mr Flashman." "Hello, Bill." "Have a drink!" "Have a woman, Bill." "I'll pay." "A word, please, sir." "You'll marry her, of course, Mr Flashman?" "Marry whom?" "Sally." "Sally?" "Why on earth would I want to marry Sally?" "No offence and all that, but..." "Sally?" "!" "I think you know why, Mr Flashman!" "Nothing that Sally says could be of the remotest interest to me, Bill." "Now if you don't mind, I'd rather like to rejoin my friends." "I'll go to Dr Arnold!" "You see if I don't!" "Oh, Bill, Bill!" "Do you really think he'll believe the word of the town slattern over that of an English gentlemen?" "I own the Doctor, Bill." "Didn't you know that?" "Come on boys, last wicket!" "RIPPLES OF APPLAUSE" "Catch it!" "Arthur, catch!" "Wake up, Arthur!" "Sorry, Brown." "Do you want your ball?" "Arthur!" "You have to start learning the Rugby ways, Arthur, or your time here's going to be short and unpleasant." "Do you miss your parents, Tom?" "There you go again!" "Stop saying things like that." "You have to stand up for yourself." "Be a man." "Like you?" "I can't watch your back forever." "It would be a dull old world if we all had to be the same, wouldn't it, Tom?" "If a fellow hits you, hit him back." "I don't believe in violence." "Of course you believe in violence, you're British!" "Look, there's nothing to be afraid of." "I'm not afraid of anything, Tom!" "Out, Brown!" "Stop fermenting in your own filth." "And you, Arthur." "Next!" "You're a very strange fellow, Arthur." "Strangeness doesn't flourish here." "Have you lain with this young woman?" "Lain, sir?" "If there's something amusing about this squalid circumstance," "I fail to see it." "I don't know who the poor sprog's father is, sir, but it ain't me." "I'll be watching you, Mr Flashman." "Will you, sir?" "Oh, and Pater said to say that the gymnasium equipment will be with us soon, sir." "Will that be all?" "Sally?" "Oh!" "Sally!" "An abortion?" "Sally?" "She's lost a lot of blood, but she'll live." "This is monstrous." "And something must be done about it!" "Thus did he pray." "And Apollo heard his prayer." "He came down, furious, from the summits of Olympus, with his bow and his quiver upon his shoulder." "And the arrows rattled on his back, with the rage that trembled within him." "His silver bow rang death as he shot his arrow in the midst of them." "First, he smote their mules and their hounds." "But presently, he aimed his shaft at the people themselves." "And all day long, the pyres of the dead... .. were burning." "APPLAUSE" "If you've quite finished, Arthur." "Quite, sir." "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." "Give us this day our daily bread - Oooh!" " and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us." "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil..." "You all right?" "He's weird." "That's all there is to it." "He's a bit... different." "He should be in an asylum, not a school!" "It would be a dull old world if we all had to be the same, wouldn't it?" "FLASHMAN READS:" "'My dearest, dearest mama." "I won't pretend that every moment of my life at Rugby has been happy." "But I believe there are some shards of sunshine in the darkness." "That sunshine has a name, Mama." "It is Tom Brown. '" "SNIGGERING" "'Dr Arnold has cast off the work of darkness and let us put on the armour of light. '" "You mean, by destroying our school, you little scud!" "I think he means to make it a more diverse place, where all sorts of flowers can bloom." "What will we do with the little flower, Flashie?" "What do we do with flowers?" "We water them." "SNIGGERING" "Have you got it?" "No." "I'm tired." "Let's just leave it." "Here it is." "Tom!" "East!" "What is it, Tadpole?" "Flashman's got Arthur!" "If he doesn't drown, then he's guilty of treason." "If he does, then we're all most frightfully sorry." "LAUGHTER" "I think he's in the water, Flashie." "Then dunk him!" "CHEERING" "SPLASHING" "All right, pull him up." "No, no." "One more." "For luck!" "CHEERING" "TOM:" "Bring him up, you cowards!" "Bring him up!" "Oh, look who it is." "The shard of light in our miserable lives." "Pull him up." "You're a brute, Flashman." "Are you all right?" "I'll buy you a woman so you don't have to sniff round boys." "I've had enough of you, Flashman!" "What are you going to do?" "Shine on me?" "!" "I'm going to beat you!" "Will you fight?" "With you?" "!" "Are you man enough?" "I'm in the Fifth." "I don't fight fleas like you." "So you're a coward AND a brute!" "Fight him, if that's what he wants." "Oh, I am going to kill you, Brown." "Fight with your head, Tom." "He's bigger, but he's unfit." "Don't steam in." "Just jab, jab, jab!" "Wait for your moment." "Gentlemen." "Begin!" "Use your head, Tom!" "Go on, Tom!" "CHEERING" "DISTANT COMMOTION" "Tom, get up!" "Get up!" "Come on, Tom!" "CHANTING AND CHEERING" "Time!" "No, it's not!" "KNOCK ON DOOR" "Brown and Flashman are fighting." "So I see." "Why?" "Something to do with young Arthur." "Shall I go and stop it, sir?" "No." "You've got him." "He's blowing like a whale." "Now remember, don't be in a hurry." "Wait for your opening." "Give me the dusters." "You've got him, Flash." "Give me them!" "Time!" "CHEERING" "Get him, Tom!" "Block him!" "Block!" "Block!" "Block!" "Get him, Tom!" "Come on, Tom!" "Tom!" "Are you all right?" "Tom!" "Are you all right?" "DUSTERS HIT THE GROUND" "All's fair in love and war." "COMMOTION" "Flashman, you coward!" "Brown is an uppity little cad and he had it coming to him." "You are a coward and a bully, Flashman." "And I'm going to do what I should have done a long time ago." "If you cane me, sir, my father will hear about it." "I will not be caning you." "Go to your dormitory, pack up your things and leave the school at once." "Your belongings will be sent on." "Have you... any idea who I am, sir?" "I know EXACTLY who you are, sir." "Now get out of my sight!" "Lovely night, Bill." "Get him!" "Get him!" "Get him!" "Lovely night, Mr Flashman." "DOOR IS BOLTED" "Arthur." "Arthur." "It's me, Arthur." "Tom." "How are you?" "You gave us fellows a hell of a shock with your fainting tactic." "Did he hurt you?" "Not a bit." "Arthur!" "Arthur?" "Arthur!" "Let him sleep now." "Will he be all right, sir?" "Only God can answer that." "All we can do is pray for him." "I was meant to be looking after him." "They put him down the well, and I " "It's not your fault, Brown." "It appears that..." "Arthur had a weakness of the heart which preceded his time here." "He will get better." "I know he will." "Go to your dormitory." "Good night, sir." "Good night, Tom." "DOOR OPENS" "Brown." "The headmaster would like to see you in his house." "KNOCK ON DOOR Come in." "Come in, Brown." "I want you to meet" "George Arthur's mother and his sister, Charlotte." "I believe that Charlotte and I owe you a great debt of gratitude for looking after our dear boy these last weeks." "Is he better, ma'am?" "A little." "He's asking for you." "May I, sir?" "Yes, for a short while." "We don't want to tire him." "Why, thank you again, Tom." "From both of us." "Don't know whether I'll bat." "But at least I'm in the team." "You're the best bat in School House." "You should go in first." "Did you like my mother, Tom?" "Very much." "And Charlotte?" "Did you like her?" "If anything should happen to me, will you promise that you will look after them?" "You're very good at that." "Nothing will happen to you, stupid." "Don't talk that way." "I'm not afraid of dying." "I'm not afraid of my friends dying, either." "Because one day we will all die, and be together forever." "Arthur " "I... had this dream." "A river... .. green fields." "Everyone I have ever known was there." "You... and Harry " "Did you hear that Flashman got sent down?" " Flashman, he was there." "Even Flashman." "And the Doctor... and mother... .. and my father." "Everyone we have ever known will be there." "That's enough, now, Brown." "I have to go now, Arthur." "I'll come back as soon as they let me." "Tom..." "Will you do something for me?" "Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name." "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." "Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us." "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." "Amen." "Good game today, yeah?" "You all right, Tom?" "Sir." "I thought you would like to know that I have just spoken to the doctor." "And Arthur is sat up in bed, eating a little breakfast." "Capital!" "Enjoy the game, gentlemen." "Sir!" "Yes!" "CHEERING AND APPLAUSE" "Good shot, Tom!" "Rather!" "READS:" "Every face shone forth joyously, and nothing was to be heard but congratulations and commendations." "Everything was so beautiful and in such exquisite taste, that there was really no deciding what to admire most." "And in the midst of all this stood Mr Pickwick, his countenance lighted up with smiles which the heart of no man, woman or child could resist, himself the happiest of the group, shaking hands over and over again," "with the same people, and when his own were not so employed, rubbing them with pleasure." "WILLOW ON LEATHER Good shot, Tom!" "All the light clouds of the solemn part of the proceedings passed away." "Every face shone forth joyously." "George?" "CHANTING AND CHEERING" "So he says, "Duck, you fool!"" "And he whacked one over square leg like he was swatting a fly!" "Oi!" "Ah, Tom!" "It is my sad duty have to tell you... .. that George Arthur, of Rugby School..." ".. died this afternoon." "He will be buried in the chapel." "I wish..." "I would..." "like it very much... .. if you would help organise the pallbearers from amongst Arthur's friends." "You knew him best." "Yes, sir." "You'll need to be strong." "Arthur would expect it of you." "The school will need it from you." "ITFC Subtitles ANDREW ELLIS Resync by anonymous on 2015/01/19 34:41 dialog added"