7بخش

Knox, I don’t believe this.

All I’m asking you to do is listen.

The heavens made a girl named Chris

With hair and skin of gold

To touch her would be paradise

Uhh.

Get out of here.

Cameron, you fool.

Hey, how’d it go?

Did you read it to her?

Yeah.

What’d she say?

Nothing.

Nothing?

What do you mean, nothing?

Nothing.

But I did it.

What did she say?

She had to say something.

Come here, Knox.

Seize the day.

Whoo-hoo-hoo.

Did you talk to your father?

Uh, yeah.

He didn’t like it one bit, but at least he’s letting me stay in the play.

He won’t be able make it.

He’s in Chicago.

But I think he’s gonna let me stay with acting.

Really?

You told him what you told me?

Yeah.

He wasn’t happy.

But he’ll be gone at least four days.

I don’t think he’ll make the show, but I think he’ll let me stay with it.

Keep up the school work.

Thanks.

Baby.

Beautiful baby.

Henley Hall, here I come.

Excuse me, just a moment.

Yes, you.

Come on, Todd, I’m trying to fix this.

Come on, Nuwanda, we’re gonna miss Neil’s entrance.

He said something about getting red before we left.

Getting red?

What does that mean?

I.

Well, you know Charlie.

So, Charlie, what’s this “getting red” bit?

What is that?

It’s an Indian warrior symbol for virility.

Makes me feel potent.

Like it can drive girls crazy.

Oh, come on, Charlie.

The girls are waiting.

Henley Hall.

Whoa.

Chris.

What are you doing here?

Gentlemen, let’s go.

Go ahead, guys, I’ll catch up.

Yeah, come on, guys.

Chris, you can’t be in here.

If they catch you, we’re gonna be in trouble.

Come on.

Oh, but it’s fine.

Chris.

It’s fine for you to come into my school and make a complete fool out of me?

I didn’t mean to make a fool out of you.

Well, you did.

Chet found out, and it took everything I could do to keep him from coming here and killing you.

Knox, you have got to stop this stuff.

I can’t, Chris.

I love you.

Knox, you say that over and over.

You don’t even know me.

Will you be joining us, Mr. Overstreet?

Go ahead, captain.

I’ll walk.

Knox.

Knox, if it just so happens that I could care less about you.

Then you wouldn’t be here warning me about Chet.

I have to go.

I’m gonna be late for the play.

Are you going with him?

Chet, to a play?

Are you kidding?

Then come with me.

Knox, you are so infuriating.

Come on, Chris, just give me one chance.

If you don’t like me after tonight, I’ll stay away forever.

Uh-huh.

I promise.

Dead Poets’ honor.

You come with me tonight, then if you don’t want to see me again, I swear, I’ll bow out.

You know what would happen if Chet found out?

He won’t know anything.

We’ll sit in the back and sneak away as soon as it’s over.

And I suppose you would promise that this would be the end of it.

Dead Poets’ honor.

What is that?

My word.

You are so infuriating.

Hey, there he is.

Hey, hey, hey.

Shh.

Boys.

Either I mistake your shape or making quite,

Or else you are that shrewd and knavish sprite Called Robin Goodfellow.

Thou speak’st aright; I am that merry wanderer of the night.

I jest to Oberon and make him smile

When I a fat and bean-fed horse, pbbt, beguile,

Neighing in likeness of a filly foal.

Sometime lurk I in a gossip’s bowl, In very likeness of a roasted crab,

And when she drink, against her lips I bob

And on her wither’d dewlap pour the ale.

He’s good.

He’s really good.

Sometime for three-foot stool mistaketh me;

Then slip I from her bum, down topples she, And ‘tailor’ cries, and falls into a cough;

And then the whole quire hold their hips and laugh,

And waxen in their mirth and neeze and swear

A merrier hour was never wasted there.

But, room, fairy!

here comes Oberon.

And here my mistress.

Would that he were gone!

Then by your side

no bed-room me deny;

For lying so, Hermia, I do not lie.

Lysander riddles very prettily: Now much beshrew

my manners and my pride,

If Hermia meant to say Lysander lied.

But, gentle friend, for love and courtesy

Lie further off; in human modesty,

Such separation as many well be said Becomes a virtuous bachelor and a maid,

and, good night, sweet friend:

Thy love ne’er alter till thy sweet life end!

Amen, amen, to that fair prayer, say I;

Neil.

That’s your cue, Neil.

Come on, Neil.

Here’s your crown.

Let’s go.

If we shadows have offended,

Think but this, and all is mended,

That you have but slumber’d here

While these visions did appear.

And this weak and idle theme, No more yielding but a dream,

Gentles, do not reprehend: if you pardon, we will mend:

And, as I am an honest Puck, If we have unearned luck

Now to ‘scape the serpent’s tongue, We will make amends ere long; Else the Puck a liar call;

So, good night unto you all.

Give me your hands, if we be friends,

And Robin shall restore amends.

Yeah!

Yeah, Neil.

Great job, Neil.

Great show, everyone.

Excuse me, I’m Neil’s father.

I need to see him.

Your father, he’s.

What did you think of it?

Really, I thought you were all just wonderful.

Excuse me, please.

Excuse me.

Excuse me, please.

Neil.

Neil.

Neil.

We love you, wait.

I can’t, guys.

Neil.

Neil.

Excuse me.

Neil.

Neil.

You have the gift.

What a performance.

You left even me speechless.

You have to stay.

Get in the car.

Keating, you stay away from my son.

Neil.

Neil.

Mr. Perry, come on.

Don’t make it any worse than it is.

Is it okay if we walk back?

Captain?

Knox.

We’ll be home about 11:30 still.

I know where he gets it.

Ahem.

We’re trying very hard to understand why it is that you insist on defying us.

Whatever the reason, we’re not gonna let you ruin your life.

Tomorrow I’m withdrawing you from Welton and enrolling you in Braden Military School.

You’re going to Harvard and you’re gonna be a doctor.

But that’s 10 more years.

Father, that’s a lifetime.

Oh, stop it.

Don’t be so dramatic.

You make it sound like a prison term.

You don’t understand, Neil.

You have opportunities that I never even dreamt of.

I am not going to let you waste them.

I’ve got to tell you what I feel.

We’ve been so worried about.

What?

What?

Tell me what you feel.

What is it?

Is it more of this.

This acting business?

Because you can forget that.

What?

Nothing.

Nothing?

Well, then, let’s go to bed.