Uh, how's the Book, Miss?
[no answer]
Well, not that I ain't read it, that is to say, my poor old Mum used to read me stories out of it.
[no answer]
I could sure do with a little spiritual comfort myself.
[no answer] Charlie': And you call yourself a Christian! Do you hear me? Don't ya? Don't ya? [yelling] Huh?
[no answer]
What ya being so mean for, Miss? A man takes a drop too much once and a while, it's only human nature.
Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we are put in this world to rise above.
Miss, I'm sorry. I apologize. What more can a man do than say he's sorry, huh? You done paid me back, Miss. You didn't even leave me a drop. Miss, have a heart. Fair is fair. You gotta say somethin', I don't care what it is, but you gotta say something. I'll be honest with ya, Miss. I, I just can't stand no more of this. I-I just ain't used to it, that's all.
So you think it was your nasty drunkenness I minded.
Well, what else?
You promised you'd go down the river.
Miss. Listen to me and try to understand. There's death a dozen times over down the river. I'm sorry to disappoint ya, but don't blame me. Blame the Ulanga.
You promised.
[no answer]
All right, Miss. You win. As the crocodiles will be glad to hear, 'Down the river we go.'
Have some breakfast, Mr. Allnut...Or no. Get up steam. Breakfast can wait.
Don't be worried, Mr. Allnut.
Oh, I ain't worried, Miss. Gave myself up for dead back where we started.
