{2522}{2613}Fair seat, bad hands,|mount not sufficiently schooled. {2816}{2841}Disqualified. {2843}{2920}Here's the California cockerel.|Ten pesos he clears 'em all. {2922}{2967}Cleanly? Taken. {3031}{3075}Grow wings, my friend. {3292}{3358}Ten pesos, if you please. {3360}{3469}Maybe you've forgotten that in California|they use horses for cradles. {3527}{3596}- Well done, senor.|- And all l did was sit on his back. {3598}{3675}Oh, three carrots|after his oats tonight, Manuel. {3754}{3847}- You go to an affair of the court, senor?|- No, of the heart. {3918}{4016}- Something is wrong.|- The face, man. The face. {4018}{4054}Why the fine feathers? {4056}{4136}A senorita who'd put StAnthony|on the griddle. We're to meet... {4138}{4257}Have you forgotten thatyou cross swords|with Lieutenant Cortez at three o'clock? {4259}{4318}Santa Mar�a! lt slipped my mind. {4379}{4440}Why do l have to meet|eve<u>ry</u> swordsman in Madrid? {4442}{4553}Eve<u>ry</u>one enjoys a certain amount of fighting,|but why does eve<u>ry</u>one pick on me? {4555}{4629}lt's become a distinction|to assail a California cockerel. {4631}{4768}You pinkthem slightly in the arm and|shoulder and they boast of having metyou. {4770}{4890}Cadet Vega, the commandant|wishes to see you in his office at once. {4892}{5005}Good. You see, l can't possibly fight|the fellow now. Explain that to him, will you? {5007}{5063}But tell him l'll meet him tomorrow. {5480}{5548}Senores, your attention, please. {5573}{5642}- l'm buying wine for all.|- (murmurs of approval) {5644}{5723}Come on, come on.|lt's your last chance to fill up on me. {5732}{5790}Last chance? What do you mean? {5792}{5871}My father has ordered me home.|The commandant just told me. {5873}{5953}- l sail on the first ship from Lisbon.|- To California? {5955}{6057}- But what aboutyour commission here?|- l'll have to give that up. {6059}{6127}What's California like?|Are the lndians troublesome? {6129}{6193}- No.|- Then who is there to fight? {6195}{6216}No one. {6218}{6308}Then what will you do with|this spur of yours, my cockerel? {6377}{6427}This. {6543}{6594}Leave it there. {6602}{6652}And when you see it, think of me, {6654}{6765}in a land of gentle missions,|happy peons, sleepy caballeros, {6767}{6813}and everlasting boredom. {6815}{6850}Wine! {6955}{7048}A toast, senores. To California, {7050}{7166}where a man can only mar<u>ry</u>, raise fat|children, and watch his vineyards grow. {7678}{7814}- How are the vineyards? Bearing well?|- By some miracle the grapes remain sweet. {7816}{7859}Why so gloomy? {7861}{7939}People cannot sing|with hatred in their hearts, senor. {7941}{8067}- Hatred for whom?|- The alcalde, may his soul burn in hell. {8069}{8143}The alcalde? A kinder,|better man never lived. {8160}{8211}You don't know him, senor. {8213}{8275}l should know him. He's my father. {8324}{8409}Well... l said it, and l won't deny it. {8411}{8499}l've taken 20 lashes before|for a slip of the tongue. {8528}{8588}Row, row. Get me to shore. {8641}{8691}(guitar music and singing) {8825}{8879}- Buenos d�as, senor.|- Buenos d�as. {8881}{8970}- l'm honoured. How can l serve you?|- A glass of your best wine. {9494}{9595}- You are a stranger in these parts, senor?|- No, not exactly. {9597}{9660}l was born and raised not far from here. {9662}{9707}l am the son of the alcalde. {9709}{9764}(singing stops) {10125}{10190}Where can l get a carriage|to drive me to Los Angeles? {10192}{10255}- Wake up! Didn'tyou hear me?|- S�, senor. {10257}{10302}This way, senor. {10383}{10467}Pedro! Pedro, here is a caballero|who would employ you. {10469}{10567}- He is the son of His Excellency, the alcalde.|- l want to be driven to Los Angeles. {10569}{10637}l have some boxes|and a portmanteau on the wharf. {10639}{10692}l'll pay you well. {10703}{10793}Well, stop staring at me.|Will you drive me or not? {10795}{10861}What's come over this count<u>ry</u>?|Have you all gone mad? {10863}{10940}Listen, you. Find speech,|or l'll cut outyour tongue. {10942}{11065}Oh, please. You are too late, senor.|Your good father has already attended to that. {11067}{11176}- My father? What are you talking about?|- l'm sor<u>ry</u>. But at a meeting of the peons, {11178}{11235}this man spoke against the heavy taxes. {11237}{11369}The next day, the soldiers of His Excellency|cut out his tongue. l swear it is true. {12804}{12903}Therefore, until we receive|the reinforcements promised us... {13093}{13128}Huh? {13173}{13297}So people can still laugh in California.|l'd begun to thinkthey'd lost the habit. {13299}{13362}- Your name?|- He claims to be the son of the alcalde. {13364}{13476}l claim nothing. l am Diego Vega,|son of His Excellency, Don Alejandro. {13478}{13558}And this, although l find it|greatly changed, is my home. {13560}{13649}Your pardon, l'd not heard of your returning.|Welcome to California. {13651}{13731}l'm Capit�n Esteban Pasquale,|milita<u>ry</u> aid to the alcalde. {13733}{13797}l'm honoured, Capit�n, but bewildered. {13799}{13888}Tell me, why has my father|turned his home into a barracks? {13890}{14011}Conditions have changed since you left,|Don Diego. Your father... resigned. {14013}{14128}Age, you know. Since then, the peons|have become more, uh... more industrious. {14130}{14238}As to the caballeros, they're|encouraged to think of their own affairs. {14240}{14300}We take care of the government. {14335}{14389}l see. {14391}{14474}l see. Tell me, who holds the office now? {14476}{14606}- Don Luis Quintero. l'll take you to him.|- l'd like to see my family. Where are they? {14608}{14640}Atyour old hacienda. {14642}{14723}But Don Luis won't allow me to letyou go|without a welcome from him. {14725}{14811}l'm quite sure thatyou...|you'll save me a reprimand. {14813}{14885}How could l refuse a man|with a naked sword in his hand? {14887}{14981}So a wit has come to Los Angeles.|Car<u>ry</u> outyour orders, Sergeant. {14983}{15040}S�, mi capit�n. {15042}{15097}Foolish habit of mine. {15099}{15192}Some men play with a glove,|or a monocle, or a snuffbox. {15194}{15293}Churchmen finger their beads.|l toy with a sword. {15295}{15357}Do you fancy the weapon? {15359}{15418}l know ve<u>ry</u> little about it, my dear capit�n. {15420}{15490}Swordplay is such a violent business. {15697}{15746}(chuckling) {15748}{15810}So, this bird killed the black-breasted red? {15812}{15908}- Yes, Your Excellency.|- Was it a bloody battle? {15910}{16018}At the side of the pit, all the people|were covered with blood. {16020}{16113}Pi<u>ty</u> l missed it. What are you asking for him? {16115}{16182}Oh, this is a noble bird. Well tested. {16184}{16266}l'm asking 40 pesos for him, Excellency. {16268}{16363}40 pesos? Esteban! This cheating dog|should have his taxes raised. {16365}{16447}Oh, no, Your Excellency.|The bird is yours, as a gift. {16449}{16507}Not one centimo will he costyou. {16509}{16619}That's a better attitude. Much better.|Turn him over to my handlers. {16669}{16719}Senor. {16808}{16889}And what caballero is this?|Or is he some young lord from Spain? {16891}{16952}A good guess, Excellency.|He's just from Spain. {16954}{17033}This is Don Diego Vega,|son of your respected predecessor. {17035}{17150}Ah. l thought such fabric came from Madrid.|Must have costyou plen<u>ty</u>, eh? {17152}{17255}The caballero is here for words of welcome,|not to discuss the price of his clothes. {17257}{17314}Of course, to be sure. {17316}{17410}Welcome back, young sir.|Regard this house as still your home. {17412}{17482}- l thank Your Excellency.|- Luis! Luis! {17484}{17573}A ship is in from Spain. The shops|will have something worth looking at. {17575}{17649}- l need...|- Money, money, money. lt's always money. {17651}{17706}Luis, l don't knowthis caballero. {17708}{17781}- He's off your precious ship from Spain.|- How delightful. {17783}{17855}Will one of you ill-mannered boors|present him? {17857}{17917}Don Diego Vega. Senora lnez de Quintero. {17919}{17986}- My wife, senor.|- Senora. {17988}{18039}Your Excellency is a ve<u>ry</u> fortunate man. {18041}{18128}l'm not so sure. She thinks|pesos grow on mulber<u>ry</u> trees. {18130}{18215}Your husband was also fascinated|by the caballero's... clothes. {18217}{18282}We're overwhelmed by the latest fashions. {18284}{18366}And no wonder.|What is there here to interest a woman? {18400}{18517}l long for the life you've been leading. The|gaie<u>ty</u> and splendour of Madrid and the court. {18519}{18645}- Patience, my love. You'll see it all someday.|- Doubtless, when l'm an old hag. {18647}{18726}That catastrophe could never|overtake you, senora. {18728}{18821}Did you hear? How easily|he makes pre<u>tty</u> speeches. {18841}{18883}l regret, senora, that... {19109}{19181}You were saying, Don Diego? {19183}{19246}Oh, yes. l was saying|that l must tear myself away {19248}{19310}and make some speeches|to my father and mother. {19312}{19381}Don't leave me to these barbarians. {19383}{19468}Come to the shops with me|and help me make my selections. {19470}{19544}Oh, you... you tempt me, senora. {19590}{19647}l love the shimmer of satin and silk, {19656}{19738}the matching of one delicate shade|against the other. {19740}{19816}Then there's the choosing|of scents and lotions - {19818}{19946}attar of rose, carnation,|crushed lily... and musk. {20016}{20126}- As for ornaments and jewels...|- But Don Diego must see his parents. {20128}{20204}Too true. Du<u>ty</u> rather than pleasure. {20217}{20267}Excellency. Capit�n. {20292}{20364}- Senora.|- l'll see you to the door. {20622}{20706}That's one little peacock|that won't give us any trouble. {20708}{20758}You think not? {20813}{20931}T...
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