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My bleeding feet!

Hello, Mrs. Joseph.

l like your hair.

ls that strawberry blonde?

You´re only jealous.

What you got for

the old an´s supper tonight?

He´ll be luky to get

faggots and pease pudd, he will.


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Well, he an´t do uh on that,

an he?

"ll l want hi for

is to keep e feet war.

#$use e, dearie.

Here, %ert.

l wouldn´t ind ha&ing this little lot

in y stoking for 'hristas.

You wouldn´t know what to do with hi.

You´&e been a widow too long.

You speak for yourself.


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lt´s like riding a biyle.

You ne&er forget how.

Here, l´ll tell you what l´ll do.

l´ll send y "lfie to you.

He´s not bad one he gets going.

Well, l hope he´s well(sprung.

Morning.

)ooking for soeone?

*ie day, isn´t it?

+orry.


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Hakan´s in the staff roo.

Where he bleeding well belongs.

%ood orning.

My nae is hakeray.

l´ a new teaher.

We were e$peting you.

+o you´re the new lab

for the slaughter.

-r should l say...


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...blak sheep?

*o, just a teaher, Mr. Hakan.

l´ not Hakan.

erish the thought.

He´s departed,

%od rest his soul.

He´s probably pouring out his woes

to the di&isional offier by now.

Weston.

l´ Mrs. #&ans, %rae.

/eputy head.


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Mrs. #&ans.

Ha&e you seen any

of the hildren yet?

l looked in on Mr. Hakan´s lass

for a oent.

l take the for doesti siene.

)ike a up of tea?

*o, thank you, not just now.

You been teahing long?

his is y first appointent.


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We all the jobs.

"erian, are you?

0ritish...

...fro 0ritish %uiana.

0ut l spent soe years

in the +tates.

( Where?

( )n 'alifornia.

Weather as good as they say?


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lt´s better.

What was your subjet?

What did you ajor in?

#ngineering.

l ust be off.

Make yourself at hoe.

Wander around, if you like,

or stay here.

l´ll introdue you

to the others at lunh.


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hank you.

his is %illian, Mr. hakeray.

%illian 0lanhard.

+he´s new here too.

'ae the day before yesterday.

( ea, %illian?

( hank you.

his is Mr. Mark hakeray,

the new replaeent.


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Jose /awes,

#upheia hillips.

hey teah the little ones.

heo Weston, you know.

Yes, l´&e had the pleasure.

He istook e for Hakan.

( ) heard he´s fled.

( 'an´t say l blae hi.

hat shot of huanity´s enough

to destroy anyone.

He got what he deser&ed.


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l´ 'linty 'lintridge.

'linty´s a ar&elous artist.

%ot one at the 1oyal "adey

a ouple of years ago.

eahing pro&ides

the bread and butter.

Well, that´s all the staff

e$ept for Mr. 0ell...

...our .. instrutor.

l do hope you´re

going to stay with us.


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l shouldn´t if l were you, old an.

1ow hoe while you an.

/on´t disourage hi, Weston.

Well, l ust go.

l ha&e to fi$ a bath

for a girl in 'linty´s lass.

Why?

2ids are oplaining again.

Won´t sit near her.

What´s the atter?


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ersonal hygiene probles.

3ourteen and helpless.

You en are luky.

he things we woen ha&e to do

for these kids.

%illian, dear...

...enourage hi to stay.

Why is it e&eryone thinks

l need enouraging?


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hey said the sae to e.

here´s soething frightening but

also hallenging about this shool.

here´s no for of orporal

punishent or any punishent.

*one?

l ha&e no real teahing e$periene.

l´ a little lost.

l don´t ha&e any e$periene either.

-f ourse, it´ll be

uh easier for you.


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l´ a little afraid of the.

Midday dane session.

/uring lunh,

the older kids use the hall.

l soeties join the.

#&en the old an

shakes a leg on oasions.

/aning is erely their way

of keeping fit...

...for the ore e$iting pastie

of teaher baiting.


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'ouldn´t you be

a bit less disouraging?

lt´s the last thing l want to do.

he usi´s louder than usual.

hey´re probably elebrating

their &itory o&er Hakan.

l better go and see Mr. 3lorian.

l´ll show you the way.

hey´re good, aren´t they?

l suppose so.


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he head´s study is this way.

/o you two...

/o you two shake?

Well, l´ll see you later,

Mr. hakeray.

Well?

hank you.

0ut l ha&e to go

and see the prinipal.


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You ha&e e$ellent 4ualifiations,

astonishing ones, in fat...

...as a ouniations engineer.

3ield e$periene in +outh "eria.

Why do you want to be a teaher?

1easons.

You´&e already tried to get

an engineering post?

l tried for onths, sir.

We ha&e no blueprint in *orth 5uay.


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Most of our hildren are

rejets fro other shools.

We ha&e to help and teah the

as best we an...

...and as uh as we an.

he loal authorities are not

totally on our side.

"nd fro the oent

you aept this position...

...you´ll be entirely on your own.

-f ourse, l and the staff will do


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e&erything we an to help you.

0ut suess or failure

will depend entirely upon you.

What´s it to be?

l want the job, sir.

%ood.

hen it´s settled.

oorrow, you´ll take o&er

Hakan´s lass.

+apiano.


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Wong.

-sgood.

uffen.

egg.

egg?

Joseph.

/are.

otter.


22/171

otter.

/enha.

0ukley.

urell.

3ernan.

Jakson.

+trong.

+eales.


23/171

( aler.

( Yes, gu&nor.

'apbell.

resent.

l don´t know how uh you know,

so we´ll start fro srath.

3irst, as l all your nae...

...will you read anything you like

fro one of your shool books?

3ernan.


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1ight.

´´-nly those who...

...arri&ed on...

...horsebak...

...or in a publi oah. ´´

( hank you.

/enha.

´´lf hens...

...lay an egg a day for days...


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...how uh are the eggs a do6en,

and how any ha&e you to sell? ´´

Moira Joseph.

´´ete %ilroy´s weight

and the e&er(tightening noose...

...about her nek...

...began slightly to ipede

the wild are´s speed.

0ut ete was only too fully aware

of what his fate would be...

...for he ould not hope

to esape death...


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...fro being battered and rushed. ´´

ut that away, please.

hank you.

Would anyone else like to read?

( Your nae, please.

( aela /are.

´´"nd he had learned to lo&e.

l know not why...


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...for this in suh as hi

seeed strange of ood.

0ut thus it was.

"nd though

in solitude´s sall part...

...the nipped affetions

ha&e to grow.

ln hi this glowed...

...when all beside

had eased to glow. ´´

hank you, Miss /are.


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*e$t, weights and easures.

What´s a&oirdupois?

( "&oir de what?

( "&oirdupois.

Weights.

Hea&yweight, light(hea&y,

ruiserweight...

...iddle, light, banta,

fly, featherweight.

hank you &ery uh.

lt´s enouraging that


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you ha&e a sense of huor.

lt sees you...

...know little and are easily aused.

l an look forward to a happy tie.

'opy down the following tables.

Who does he think he is, there?

'heeky de&il.

Hello, duks.

hought you ight need this.


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How´d it go?

)et´s just say, battle was joined.

l don´t know what we´d do

without a uppa.

What´s your nae?

l know that.

l ean, your other nae.

Mark.

'ouple of things, Mark.

We all know the old an´s &iews.


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"nd basially, we agree with the.

0ut he´s safe in an offie.

hese kids oe fro hoes where

an order is aopanied by a blow.

-ne rude word to their parents,

the roof will hit the.

here´s nothing like that

going on here, right?

+o they´&e got us

at a great disad&antage.

Hakan tried to be popular.


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He hung hiself.

Weston ouldn´t are less

about the, and that´s no good.

l an´t guide you...

...but don´t take any nonsense

fro these little tykes.

hey´re good kids, Mark,

ost of the.

0ut if you don´t sol&e the,

they´ll break you, and dan 4uikly.

hat´s been tried...


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...by e$perts.

hey´re &ery e$pert.

lease, an l lea&e the roo, gu&?

Yes, and it´s hakeray.

Yes, gu&.

Most of you girls help your others

with the shopping.

+o sorry, Mr. ´´3akeray. ´´

roper drafty in these parts,

isn´t it?


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"bout ultiplying...

...there are

a few &aluable triks to know.

+ay that you´re offered roast beef

at se&en shillings per pound.

otter.

Must you do that?

l an´t help it, +ir.

lt´s e desk.

oor old otts!


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+it down.

l´ll speak with the aretaker

about it after shool.

lsn´t he nie?

l hope l didn´t iss nothing.

Where was we?

"bout shopping or soething...

hat´s enough, /enha.

l was only asking, Mr. 3akeray.

l don´t want to iss nothing.


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0ert, he was just about to show us

a new and &aluable trik.

When you´re shopping, you see...

l said, that´s enough.

+it down.

/o e$erise four, fi&e and si$.

7ery 4uietly.

/on´t worry.

he worst is still to oe.


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You´re still getting

the silent treatent.

What´s the ne$t phase?

Well, unless you an work up

a little blak agi...

...these little bastards ha&e

a ultitude of triks.

Why did you take up teahing?

lt´s good to ha&e soe kind of a job.

0ut l´ teahing the nothing.


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l´ not e&en getting to first base.

/on´t worry.

Your lot lea&es this ter.

he ne$t will be better.

hey´ll be just as bad.

robably worse.

What´s your answer?

What they need...

...is a bloody good hiding.

l feel rather sorry for the,

you know?


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Most of the an hardly read.

You´re so nai&e,

y dear old olleague.

hey´ll be earning twie as uh

as us before you an shake a stik.

hey´ll happily be part

of the great )ondon unwashed8

llliterate...

...selly and 4uite ontent.

"n eduation´s a disad&antage

in this day and age.


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hat is ridiulous!

0ut still true.

+o you had better start

brushing up...

...on your &oodoo if you wish

to reain sane.

%ood orning.

"ll right, take your seats.

( "ll right, +ir?

( ) hope you didn´t hurt yourself.


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You all right?

'heap stuff they´re selling nowadays.

Want e to help, +ir?

+it down.

ake your proper plaes.

We an o&e around here,

you know, +ir.

ake your proper plaes.

0eg pardon.


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+oething the atter?

+eales, is soething wrong?

lt´s e u.

+he´s awful sik.

l´ sorry.

"nything l an do?

*othing.

( +he´s #nglish.

( ) see.


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You´re like y old an,

e$ept you´re bigger and younger.

1otten bastard!

You shouldn´t speak like that.

You know nothing.

l hate hi!

Why not?

*e&er forgi&e hi for

what he did to e u. *e&er!

He arried her, didn´t he?


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/idn´t he?

oday, let´s take a look

at +outh "eria.

l´ sorry, Mr. 3akeray.

he bloody things just slipped.

he nae is hakeray,

and they are not ´´bloody things. ´´

hey were a pile of books.

hat´s a good netting sore.

a, lo&e, that´s not a bloody pile,

but it´s a pile of books.


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"ll right, settle down.

l was only trying to help,

Mr. hakeray, +ir.

hat´s right, Mr. 3akeray.

'urley was only trying to put

that little srubber in her plae.

l know what 'urley was trying to do.

*ow just settle down.

We are going to study

+outh "eria.

*ow turn to page

in your geography book.


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´´hey were alone...

...but not alone as they who

shut in habers think it loneliness.

he &oieless sand and the drooping

a&es that lay around the...

...ade the to eah other press...

...as if there were no life

beneath the sky... ´´

+orry, lo&e.

lt´s the bleeding desk.

/o you speak suh words

to your father?


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You´re not y bleeding father!

"ll l want to know is,

who does he think he is?

Mate, shut up!

Morning.

Hello, hakeray.

How goes it?

3ine, thank you, +ir.

"ll you boys, out.


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he girls stay where they are.

What´s the atter?

( -ut at one!

( "ll right.

l a sik of your foul language...

...your rude beha&ior

and your sluttish anner.

" deent woan keeps

ertain things pri&ate.

-nly a filthy slut

would ha&e done this!


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hose who enouraged her

are just as bad!

l don´t are who´s responsible.

You´re all to blae!

l´ lea&ing for fi&e inutes,

by whih tie...

...that disgusting objet

had better be reo&ed.

"nd the windows opened

to lear the stenh!

lf you ust play these filthy gaes,

do the in your hoes...

...and not in y lassroo.


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What´s the atter?

Man, oh, an!

l lost y teper. he one thing

l swore l would ne&er do.

%od, did l lose y teper!

What happened?

"fter all the bull

l´&e taken in y life...

...in a few short weeks,

those kids ha&e got e so steaed up.


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+o easy. +o 4uikly.

l ne&er would ha&e thought it.

( erhaps you´re trying too hard.

( hose kids are de&ils inarnate.

l tried e&erything. #&erything!

0ut nothing l tried...

2ids.

2ids.

hat´s it!

hose are out.


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hey are useless to you.

l reali6ed you are not hildren.

You will be adults in a few weeks,

with all the responsibilities.

3ro now on, you will be treated

as suh by e and by eah other...

...as adults.

1esponsible adults.

*e$t, we´ll be reasonable

with eah other.

We are just going to talk,


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you and l.

You are going to listen

without interruption.

"nd when l a finished,

one of you ay ha&e your say.

Without interruptions.

*e$t...

What a orning!

#&erything´s gone wrong.

3irst, the alar didn´t go off.

hen l had to wait hours for a bus.


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l ust ha&e stood there

three bleeding hours...

#$aple8

here are two ways to enter a roo.

-ne is like an adult,

a lady with dignity.

he other is like a brat.

Miss /are has shown us the seond way.

erhaps you´d deonstrate the first.

l´ sorry l´ late.

*e$t...


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...we are all going to obser&e

ertain ourtesies in this lassroo.

You will all e

+ir or Mr. hakeray.

he young ladies will be

addressed as Miss...

...the boys by their surnaes.

Why should we all the Miss?

We know the.

l beg your pardon?

l said, why should we


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all the Miss?

We know the.

ls there a young lady you feel...

...does not deser&e to be

addressed as Miss?

( *o, +ir.

( %ood.

*e$t, general deportent.

3irst, the young ladies.

hey ust pro&e worthy of

the ourtesies we will show the.


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+oon, boyfriends and arriage

will onern you.

*o an likes a slut for long.

-nly the worst type will arry one.

"nd the opetition for en

on the outside is rough.

*e$t, en.

l´&e seen garbage olletors

who are leaner.

oughness is a 4uality

of the ind...


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...like bra&ery,

honesty and abition.

lf you want to wear your hair long,

lean it...

...else you´ll soon get lie and sell.

+oon your priniple interest

will be girls.

You will be ore attrati&e

with lean lothes, lean shoes...

...hands, fae, teeth, et etera.

"ny 4uestions?


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Miss egg.

What about Mr. Weston, +ir?

He´s ne&er tidy, his shoes is

ne&er brushed, and his hair´s a ess.

lt´s filthy.

Mr. Weston is not your teaher.

We won´t disuss hi.

l´ the one to ritii6e

if l fail to aintain the standards.

hat´s not fair.


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+ir...

...or Mr. hakeray.

/idn´t you understand?

hat´s not fair...

...+ir.

l agree.

0ut that´s an e$aple of things

you´ll ha&e to put up with as an adult.

You´ll just ha&e to take it.


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*e$t, we are going to talk

about &arious...

%ood orning.

( ) wanted to see how you were doing.

( 3ine, sir.

%ood.

hank you.

What is it?

aler.

What are we going

to talk about, +ir?


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"bout life...

...sur&i&al...

...lo&e...

...death, se$, arriage...

...rebellion, anything you want.

l ne&er did see one like hi, a.

#&en when he blew his stak,

no swearing or nothing.


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0liey!

"in´t natural, that´s what.

/oes he really ean what he says?

l don´t know.

lt´d be a hange, though, to see

those reeps ating like gents.

Here, whih one do you fany?

l like 0abs.

Yeah? Wath this.

( 'oe on, a, lo&e.

( %et lost, /enha!


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l don´t like

your selly triks, do l?

"nd it´s Miss /are to you.

%et stuffed.

'oe on then, lo&e.

You heard what +ir said,

Mr. +arty /enha.

lf you want to dane with e,

you bleeding well ask proper.

May l ha&e the pleasure

of this dane, Miss egg?


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0liey!

%ood old otts.

%et you, otter.

+hut up!

Who does he think he is,

bleeding 3red "staire?

'oe on, Miss egg.

)ook at e.

l a a lady, l a.

1otten tarts, all of the.


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67/171

You know, a lot of blak woen

daning around with no tops.

/on´t they e&er dress proper?

What´s proper &aries

throughout the world...

...depending on

ustos and liate.

3or their liate and ustos,

they were dressed properly.

"re you fro +outh "fria, +ir?

-f ourse not.

+outh "frians is white, isn´t they?


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" +outh "frian is a nati&e

of +outh "fria, regardless of olor.

l was born in 0ritish %uiana.

What did you ean the other day

about rebellion, +ir?

'hange.

ake your hairstyles.

hat´s a for of rebellion, isn´t it?

What, +ir?

/on´t you do it

to be different fro adults?


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hey´&e essed up the world,

ha&en´t they?

( You an say that again.

( +o you rebel.

#&en the way you dress is

a for of rebellion, isn´t it?

lt´s just the new fashion, +ir.

-f ourse, the adults look

proper stupid in our gear.

/o you think it´s wrong

to be different, to rebel?

lt is your duty to hange


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the world, if you an.

*ot by &iolene.

eaefully, indi&idually,

not as a ob.

ake the 0eatles.

hey started a huge soial re&olution.

he fashions they set in dress...

...and hairstyles are worldwide now.

#&ery new fashion is

a for of rebellion.

here´s a fine e$hibition


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of ostues through the ages...

...on at the 7itoria

and "lbert Museu.

l think you should see it.

"lso, you should see

the Museu of *atural History.

What, us lot to go to a useu?

( +ure.

( You´re joking.

You´ll diso&er that

your hairstyles are years old...


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...and that your ostues

or your dress...

...is right out of .

+hut up!

)ook, +ir, when an we go?

here´s no tie after shool,

and l´&e got to look after the kids.

l ha&e to do the housework

and get the supper for the lodgers.

Me u´s e$peting a baby any day,

and l got to baby(sit.

Why don´t you take us?

We ould go in the orning.


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74/171

he best of pupils are inlined

to show off in publi.

Your lass?

You´d ne&er be able

to super&ise the.

When l took this job,

you said you wouldn´t interfere...

...as long as l stayed

within your fraework.

lf you an get another staff eber

to go with you...

...l´ll approah the ounil.


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l see little hope of appro&al.

hank you, sir.

Miss 0lanhard, l think l an

arrange an outing with y lass...

...if l an get

another teaher to go along.

l´d lo&e to.

"nd it´s %illian.

When is the outing?

When we arrange

tra&el warrants and perission.


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Just let e know when.

hanks, %illian. 0ye.

%ood orning.

What would you like

to talk about today?

)adies first.

Miss Joseph.

Marriage, +ir.

You know, boyfriends and things.


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How do you know he´s the right one?

What to look for.

How to a&oid di&ore.

/on´t get arried.

Where´s Miss urell?

+he´s to look after the hoe today.

Her u had the baby last night.

What hospital?

*o hospital, +ir.

he dotor ae to her.

+he all right?


78/171

+he just had a kid.

*ow, arriage.

3irst, let us lay soe ground rules.

l´&e ne&er been arried,

so what l say is as an outsider.

*ow, what should a girl

look for in a an?

l think first we ought

to deterine what is arriage.

Miss Joseph.


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Holy wedlok.

otter, be serious.

You´ll get your turn.

Miss egg.

lt´s life, isn´t it, +ir?

#&eryone gets arried.

l ean, soetie.

Why didn´t you arry?

*o one would ha&e hi.


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l washed dishes for a tie, ars.

3or a year l was a janitor

in an apartent blok.

( "ll sorts of jobs.

( You washed dishes?

l did.

0ut you talk posh.

( hat wasn´t easy.

( You didn´t always talk like that?

When l was your age, l used a patois,

a kind of siple #nglish.


82/171

l buy and bust your booby

if you don´t get up off of this plae.

l didn´t understand a word.

Well, l don´t always understand

what you say either.

0ut the point is, if you work hard,

you an do alost anything.

You an get any job you want.

You an e&en hange your speeh

if you want to.

"fter l got y degree...


83/171

...l went to work in +outh "eria

for an oil opany.

he only woen in that region...

...were jungle lndians who arried

blowpipes and poison darts.

You ould ha&e broke y hands.

We were disussing arriage.

o y ind, arriage is

no way of life for the weak...

...the selfish...


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...or the inseure.

What´s the atter, Weston?

hese dan fool "erians!

hey bog up e&erything

they´re onneted with.

What a shower!

l´ll ne&er forgi&e the resident for

not oing to 'hurhill´s funeral...

...nor sending the &ie president.

1otten bad anners.


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86/171

*ow what?

Miss egg wants to know

if the netball´s fi$ed.

Miss who?

0arbara egg.

Miss egg, +ir.

Here you are, 3ernan.

hank you, +ir.

What´s going on in

this lassroo of yours?


87/171

+uburban forality? )t´s a bit

foreign in this nek of the woods.

+oe sort of e$perient

in ulture for the asses?

lt´s an eleentary

e$perient in ourtesy.

"nd do we ignorant ritters

ha&e to follow suit?

( lease yourself.

( hank goodness for that!

/o you objet to being

taught anners by one of the boys?


88/171

l don´t e$pet to be taught

by those orons.

+o long as we learn,

it doesn´t atter who teahes us.

%ood afternoon, e&erybody.

*ow we´re talking.

*othing like payday.

0y the way, your useu &isit

has been appro&ed.

lf anything goes wrong,

the shool suffers.


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*othing will go wrong, sir.

3or a oent, l thought

l was in the wrong lassroo.

Where´s Jakson?

We don´t know.

ih wouldn´t iss this

unless he was sik or soething.

We´ll gi&e hi a few inutes.

lt´s e, Jakson.

l ha&e to take the bag(wash for u.

'an you wait?


90/171

+ure.

How long will it take?

Half a o.

Just up the frog.

%od lo&e you.

Hang on, ih.

l´ll gi&e you a hand.

"ll right.

0ak on the sidewalk.

What´s a frog got to do with it?


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92/171

( "pples and pears, stairs.

( Happy kill, skill.

%inger beer, 4ueer.

"ll aboard.

l think he fanies her.

l know you do.

aela /are has a rush on you.

Woen say the danedest things.


93/171

l think he´s nie.

+o do l.

You´&e notied.

l don´t treat her different

fro the others.

l hope we an go out again,

don´t you?

l hope so.

l hope we an go with hi,

beause he´s nie.

/on´t ake any istake


94/171

about aela.

+he´s a woan

in e&ery sense of the word.

l ean...

...not that l blae her.

0leeding rotten taste he´s got.

%ood night, +ir.

( +ee you toorrow.

( %ood night.

erhaps you´d like e

to tidy your desk.


95/171

( hat´s all right.

( )t´s no trouble.

You ought to get a flat nearby.

0rentwood´s uh too far away.

( here´s nie ones around.

( )´&e thought of that.

Well, l tell you what.

l´ll keep y ears open for you.

hat´s kind of you,

but l´ fine for the oent.

l´ll let you know.

hank you.


96/171

/on´t worry about your desk.

l´ll tidy it for you e&ery day.

hanks, but that won´t be neessary.

hat´s perfetly all right.

" woan´s work is ne&er done.

%ood night, +ir.

Hi, fellas. How are you?

%ood orning, +ir.

Mr. 3lorian has gi&en us

perission for ore outings.


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l´d like to hear suggestions

of what we ight do.

( he pitures.

( Webley, +ir.

'up 3inal /ay.

'haber of Horrors.

What about the 'a&ern?

You know, )i&erpool.

he 0eatles.

How´s it going?


98/171

3ine, thank you.

/on´t worry.

He´ll oe with e on y day.

You´re under

a super&ision order too?

"round here, that´s nothing.

Most of us ha&e been

in front of the law.

0reaking windows, playing truant,

raising hell and ussing the oppers.

You´&e ut yourself.


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100/171

"re you addressing e, /enha?

otts was only being funny.

What you alling hi pinhead for

in front of hiney sweep?

l was only joking.

+ir didn´t ind.

He said, ask anything.

You all those 4uestions?

"lways on about his olor.

You´re wasting our tie.

+eales, you ought to know better.


101/171

What ha&e l done?

l didn´t say nothing.

You ne&er do,

and you´re half(olored.

You sit on your ass

and keep your trap shut.

lf they want to know,

why don´t they ask you?

l´ not +ir, that´s why.

l only wish l was.

l know what´s eating you.


102/171

You fany hi, that´s what.

his is a fine how(do(you(do,

isn´t it, otts?

You lay off, /enha,

you son of a bith.

oday, l´ll show you

how to ake salad.

You ean we´&e to ook and all?

+ure, why not?

My old an ne&er ooked nothing

in his life.


103/171

He says that´s woen´s work.

0ut suppose you´re on your own,

as you ertainly will be shortly.

You´ll ha&e to do it for yourself

soeties, won´t you?

*ot again, +ir.

his is sur&i&al training.

" noral #nglish salad...

...not fit for huan onsuption,

e&en if you reo&e the slugs...


104/171

...and add a dash of the e$traordinary,

a bit of ayonnaise.

)ook at this.

Mu went to the dotor.

l didn´t want to iss today.

He won´t be no trouble.

lt´s all right.

+it down.

Make roo o&er there for her.

-kay, oe on.


105/171

*e&er be afraid to e$perient.

"nd always reeber that

you an eat well...

...e&en though you´re broke.

+ee?

You e&er been broke, +ir?

1eal broke, skint?

Many, any ties.

l don´t understand you a bit, +ir.

l ean...

...you´re a toff and you ain´t.


106/171

What he eans is...

0liey, l an´t sort of put it

into words or anything.

Well, +ir...

...you´re like us, but you ain´t.

l ean, you´re not.

lt´s kind of sary but nie.

You know what l ean, don´t you?

l don´t know how to answer you,

e$ept to say...


107/171

...that l teah you truths,

y truths.

lt is kind of sary,

dealing with the truth.

+ary and dangerous.

Ha&e you e&er had a salad

with alonds and grapes...

...and toatoes and lettue

and pineapple?

+he´s in lo&e with you, Mark.

You shouldn´t be so surprised.


108/171

We ha&e a lot of ar&elous shools

now in the #ast #nd.

lt´s still diffiult

to get 4uality teahers.

ake us,

the botto of the pile.

%oodness knows we´&e had

a sruffy lot here.

hen along oes

Mr. Mark hakeray...

...big, broad, handsoe,

lean, intelligent...


109/171

...looking like

he stepped out of a bandbo$.

What do you e$pet?

What do l do?

*othing. Just be patient.

hanks.

aela´s just finding out

she´s a grown woan.

You´re probably the only real an

she´s e&er et in her life.

/on´t spend too uh tie


110/171

alone with her.

Why didn´t you ask %illian?

l thought you´d be wiser.

hanks.

Hello, +ir!

We an´t ha&e you 4ueuing up.

lt´s +ir. He teahes

our Moira up at *orth 5uay.

He´s only got an hour for his lunh.

( What´ll it be?

( Half a do6en oranges.


111/171

You´ll like the.

hey´re lo&ely.

Here you are, gu&.

enny´s wedding ake.

Jeannie´s older sister.

+he got arried,

so here´s a bit of ake.

Jeannie 'lark.

Yes, Miss 'lark.

hat was a lo&ely useu outing.

Will they do it again?


112/171

We´re trying to arrange one a week.

hat´d be lo&ely, won´t it?

he ore eduation, the better.

hat´s what l always say.

lt´s a proper bleeder,

what with the bob and all.

"in´t the bobs.

lt´s the bleeding Yanks!

+hut your gob!

My %ert´s arried to a Yank.

"nd a proper nie gent he is, and all.


113/171

2eep your opinions to yourself!

%od all bloody ighty!

he entente ordiale?

3irst ast the ote

out of your eye...

...before you ast the bob

out of ine!

He´s a proper faggot.

Here you are.

You´ll like the.

hank you.


114/171

Who´s ne$t?

'oe on, girls.

+peak up!

l was wondering if you would gi&e

the girls soe akeup lessons.

l think 4uite a few

of the would be...

...&ery pretty if they knew

how to do it.

Why, ertainly!

You are getting in&ol&ed

with your hildren, aren´t you?


115/171

l´ just trying to help.

hat´s the job, isn´t it?

( You want soe of this?

( *o, thanks.

ls that all you´re ha&ing

for lunh?

You on a diet?

l´ll tell you, l´ a weak an.

"t the oent, a little skint.

When l eat, do l lo&e to eat!


116/171

l lo&e wine,

but l just an´t ha&e a glass.

l want the whole bottle.

+o l a&oid wine

and pastrai sandwihes...

...and baked potatoes...

...with butter and baon...

...and strawberry shortake

and heeseake.

0ut l like to eat light for lunh.

How´s the /are girl?


117/171

*o probles.

( Will you stay on here, Mark?

( ill l get sorted out.

*o luk with the jobs?

0ut l´ plugging away.

1eeber a few weeks ago,

you thought you´d lost the battle?

l thought you had too.

here´s a good angel

looking after e.


118/171

'oe on.

+ort yoursel&es out.

'oe on, hurry up!

"ll right? %o!

'oe on, /enha. Hurry it up.

)and on your toes.

/o it again. *e$t!

*e$t!

0ukley!


119/171

'oe on, boy.

l´ not a boy.

l´ a an.

l don´t want to do it.

lt´s too high.

You´re a fat boy.

'oe on.

l´ waiting.

%et that jelly off!

3ats an´t do it.

lt´s too high for hi.

-f ourse, he an´t do it!


120/171

When l want your opinion,

l´ll ask, boy.

( )´ not a boy.

( +hut up!

0ukley, do as you´re told!

( Mo&e out of the way, boy.

( +hut up!

ls he all right?

l don´t know.

You bloody bastard!


121/171

ut that down!

You knew 3ats ouldn´t do that.

You had it in for hi.

otter, put that down!

hey´re fighting in the gy!

'oe on, otts!

hat was no aident!

l´ll take that.

%o and help 0ukley.


122/171

%o on!

otts should ha&e done the bastard

like he did 3ats.

You all right, boy?

Yes, thank you.

Me stoah didn´t half hurt.

Jakson, lngra?

Help hi up to Mrs. #&ans.

"ll right.

What happened?


123/171

0ukley´s all right.

More frightened than anything else.

Why´d you ake hi do that jup?

He just stood there

and refused to obey.

When he juped, he sent the buk flying

and l ouldn´t ath hi.

hanks for helping e out.

hat otter went berserk.

l understand that 0ukley is

a pet whipping boy of yours.


124/171

ls that right?

l´d better report it.

here´ll be the de&il to pay.

otter, l an´t think of anything

that e$uses your beha&ior.

0ut it was hi!

He ade 3ats do it.

3ats said he ouldn´t do it.

he bully always had it in for hi.

l a not onerned with

Mr. 0ell´s beha&ior, but yours.

What if a gun or knife

had been handy?


125/171

otter was narked.

We was all narked.

hat bleeder was wrong

and you know it.

You´re issing the point.

You all are.

+oon, you will be out in the world.

Will you use a weapon e&ery tie

soeone angers you?

You´re supposed to

be learning self(disipline.

You owe Mr. 0ell an apology.


126/171

Why?

Just beause 0ell is a teaher?

You better answer that, otter.

/o you think you beha&ed

like an adult?

How about 0ell

apologi6ing to 0ukley?

My business is with you,

not Mr. 0ell.

lt´s easy for you to talk.

*o one pushes you around.


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128/171

"gainst the.

0ut +ir is different.

lf he says otts...

hat he is, and he´s wrong now.

You all know 0ell´s been after

old 3ats for years.

%o on, otts.

lf you apologi6e

beause you´re afraid...

...then you´re a hild, not a an.

When l lea&e,


129/171

l´ll ha&e e own barrow.

+o you an´t touh e,

letters or no letters.

l´ sorry l´ late, +ir.

0ut it´s e u.

+he´s dead.

l´&e been helping e dad

with her things.

( ) didn´t know where to go, +ir.

( hat´s all right.

lngra, take o&er the lass.


130/171

l understand that

the passing out lass holds...

...soe kind of a elebration

at the end of ter.

What happens?

We dane...

...+ir.

/id you apologi6e beause of /enha?

-ne should fight

for what one belie&es...


131/171

...pro&ided one is absolutely sure...

...one is absolutely right.

ass these out.

You ha&e to fill those out...

...for national health insurane

and so on.

What are you doing, Jakson?

lt´s for +eales.

3or flowers and a wreath.


132/171

hat´s wonderful of you.

May l be peritted

to ontribute soething?

*o, thank you, Mr. hakeray.

Here, a, you buy the wreath.

he nae´s /are.

Miss /are.

Well, you buy the wreath.

+end it around when the tie´s right.


133/171

+end it?

"ren´t you going to take it?

You don´t think

girls ould take it, do you?

Well, why not?

lt´s what people would say, +ir.

What the faily would say...

...if they saw us going

into a olored person´s hoe.

We´&e got nothing against you, +ir.


134/171

Honest.

0ut if one of us was to...

You an´t iagine the things be said.

hank you, Miss egg,

for aking it lear.

/oes that apply to the en also?

You´re dead right it does.

l´ll take the flowers.

Why should you do that?


135/171

Wouldn´t that ake you

subjet to gossip?

%ossip don´t worry e.

l´&e known +eales sine kindergarten.

l´ll take the flowers.

l wouldn´t if l were you.

l´&e been looking for you.

here´s a lady to see you.

Mrs. /are.

"nd by the way, l´&e aneled

all outings for your lass.


136/171

Why?

he adult approah hasn´t worked.

lt´d ha&e been better

to let things be.

You take your boys in for ..

until l get a replaeent.

l´ sorry to disturb you, +ir.

lt´s about a.

l´ Mrs. /are.

What an l do for you?

Would you ha&e a seat?


137/171

Would you talk to her, +ir?

l´ sure she´d listen to you.

( +he´s always talking about you.

( What´s the proble?

+he always stays out

late at night, +ir.

-ften she doesn´t get hoe

till past .

+he ne&er says where she´s been.

+he´s a big girl.

l´ worried about her.

+he won´t listen to e.


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139/171

lt´s not wrong to...

When your arriage breaks up,

life doesn´t end, does it?

lease talk to her, +ir.

l´ frightened for her.

You ne&er know what sort

of trouble she an get into.

lease.

"ll right, l will.

hank you.


140/171

Morning, +ir.

Hello, lo&e.

( Morning.

( How are you? How´s the kids?

Hello, gu&!

Hello, +ir.

lt´s a lo&ely day, isn´t it?

Your kid ain´t top of the lass.

My, you look as if

you´&e won the pools.


141/171

0etter!

l got e a job.

" real one for when shool ends.

"ssistant engineer

in a fatory in the Midlands.

hey e&en sent e the fare!

hat´s ar&elous.

lt´s not that good,

but it´s a start after so long.

/o you think

she´ll take the flowers?


142/171

l don´t know.

%o in. +ir wants you.

+it down.

l´d like to talk to you.

Has y u been in?

he funeral was +aturday, 8 .

"bout y u, +ir?

+he´s &ery worried about you,

Miss /are.

'ouldn´t you all e aela?


143/171

l think not, for the oent.

+he says that

you´&e been staying out late.

l´&e just been to %ran´s.

Just around the orner, not far.

Why ha&en´t you told your other?

+he doesn´t are about e.

You know that´s not true.

You´re not in trouble, are you?


144/171

*owadays that´s only for fools,

isn´t it?

We´re the lukiest kids,

the lukiest generation...

...that´s e&er been, aren´t we?

We´re the first to be really free

to enjoy life if we want...

...without fear.

What is the trouble?

lf you don´t want to talk,

say the word.


145/171

lt doesn´t bother e.

lt was all right

up till about a year ago.

-f ourse, l iss /addy.

He was wonderful.

0ut it´s just one of those things.

Mu works up in a dress shop

on the West #nd.

"nd we got on fine.

hen en friends started

alling on her.


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147/171

l think you´re wrong about her.

/id she tell you that l found her

with one of her friends?

"t hoe? "t y hoe?

*o, l bet she didn´t,

but she was!

l an´t sol&e your probles for you.

0ut staying out late won´t help.

lt helps e.

l an´t stand the sight of her!

"nd if you were e,

you´d feel the sae.


148/171

l´ in no position to judge.

l know people ake istakes.

You´re saying it´s y fault?

3orgi&eness is the gift of %od.

eople ake istakes.

lt´s up to you to ake peae.

( Why should l? )´&e done nothing.

( %row up.

%i&e her another hane.

Why are you taking her side?


149/171

You´re wrong not to gi&e her a hane.

#&erybody deser&es that.

l thought you´d understand.

l thought l ould trust you.

0ut you´re just as /enha said.

l´ not taking the bloody flowers!

"ll right.

)et´s line up here

in the enter.

'ould we bo$ first today, please?

Why?


150/171

lt would ake a hange.

Just sort yoursel&es in pairs now.

/o you ind ha&ing a go with e?

+apiano´s hurt his wrist.

hat´s right. ) sprained it.

l think you ought to wait and ha&e a go

at otter or one of the others.

He´ll be done in, +ir.

l don´t ind ha&ing

a punh(out with you.

l think you´d better


151/171

forget that for today.

)et´s go!

)et´s go.

+tay where you are!

ut your head down.

'ollet the glo&es and put the bak.

he rest of you,

line up for &aulting.

ut your head down.


152/171

You all right?

( 'oe o&er here for a inute.

( )´ all right.

l think l´ll go wash up.

You all right, ate?

"re you sure?

'an l ask you soething?

( How any ties did you hit e?

( -ne.

l´ sorry,


153/171

l didn´t ean to hurt you.

l lost y teper.

l was eaning to hurt you.

You did.

You´re pretty good.

Why didn´t you hit e again?

Why didn´t you fight?

You had e easy.

l´&e been after you

sine you got here.

"re you afraid or soething?


154/171

Hitting you wouldn´t sol&e uh,

would it?

lt´s the truth.

l don´t understand you at all.

What´s a barrow?

" barrow? With fruit on it.

" barrow!

You was wrong about otts.

Yes, fro his point of &iew,

at his age, l was.

( he girls was right about the gossip.


155/171

( 3ro their point of &iew.

What other point is there?

You ha&e to figure that out

for yourself.

Would you like a job teahing

the youngsters how to bo$?

l´ll speak with Mr. 3lorian.

here will be soe oney for you.

Me? " bleeding teaher?

lt´s iportant the youngsters

know how to defend thesel&es.


156/171

Why are you doing this?

%ood luk with your barrow.

What´s the atter?

You going to a bleeding wedding?

You don´t half pong, otts!

( What´s up with you, 3ats?

( *othing, 0ert.

"nother week

and we´ll be through here.

l ain´t got a job yet.

You had the bleeder yesterday.


157/171

)uky punh.

You got eyes in bak of your head.

He ould ha&e done e

with one hand behind his bak.

"nd none of your bleeding here.

here´s ladies present.

What +ir said about the truth,

it´s kind of sary, isn´t it?

%ood orning.

"bout the party,

we´&e got a group and all.


158/171

"nd the girls is fi$ing the grub.

You oing?

You in&iting e?

Yeah, you´re in&ited.

hank you.

lf l an, l ertainly will.

What you said is right,

about a an aking up his own ind.

My goodness!

You ertainly look lo&ely.


159/171

hank you.

Would you dane with e tonight?

-f ourse.

0ut nothing too fast.

l a getting too old for that.

We´ll ake it speial.

roise?

roise.

hank you.


160/171

Would you all e aela tonight?

aela.

hank you.

#$use e a inute, 0ert.

lt´s a.

( You look ar&elous!

( You look great!

( Where´s the other earring?

( )t´s the thing.

l want to talk to the group.

'oe with e?


161/171

( Why?

( 'oe on, l´ll tell you.

%ood e&ening.

l hear you´re lea&ing.

lt´s a pity.

l´ sorry about that.

You´re dan good.

You´&e done wonders for this show.

hank you &ery uh.

"nybody an be an engineer,

but teahing this ob is...


162/171

l wish l had your gift.

Why so serious, Mark?

%ood %od, it´s Weston!

Wrap up, 'linty.

Well, l´ daned!

He wasn´t gi&ing you

a hard tie, was he?

-n the ontrary.


163/171

Will you wa&e your agi wand

and ake e sweet again?

*othing to do with e.

" fine lad.

Your hand´s in this, all right.

lf you ust lea&e,

go to another shool.

You an´t waste your talent

on eletronis.

/an!

l swore l wouldn´t interfere.

Would you like soe ore?


164/171

( Who ade it?

( ) did.

lt´s salad *orth 5uay,

one of +ir´s speial reipes.

lt´s bloody ar&elous, 0arbara.

l ean, Miss egg.

hank you, Mr. Weston,

l´ sure.

"tually, l don´t like it.

l think it´s terrible, don´t you?

0liey, l´ hot!


165/171

hank you.

#$use e, +ir.

l got the job l wanted.

hat´s wonderful.

( What is it?

( ageboy at the Hilton.

He an´t wait to get

all that Yankee oney.

You´re right there.

l don´t want to be

a pageboy all e life.


166/171

Will you help e get

into night shool?

l´d be glad to.

a, +ir.

You ain´t half a dolly, iss.

1eady, a.

"ttention, e&erybody!

0y speial re4uest,

it´s a lady´s hoie.

Hold that, please.


167/171

'oe on.

#&erybody, oe here.

hank you.

'an l oe and see you

soeties, ne$t ter?

l won´t be here.

#&erybody´s got to o&e on.

l´ glad l et you, though.

You´&e helped e a lot.

We were luky to ha&e you.


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he whole world´s waiting for you.

You´re a sasher!

hanks.

0ye.

Hold it! )isten, e&erybody.

l´&e got an announeent.

lt´s about +ir.

We´d like to thank you

for all you´&e done.

We´d like to gi&e you

a present to reeber us by.


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( 'oe on, 0abs.

( You ean, Miss egg.

he tie has oe

3or losing books

"nd long last looks ust end

"nd as l lea&e

l know that l a lea&ing

My best friend

" friend who taught e


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1ight fro wrong

"nd weak fro strong

hat´s a lot to learn

What an l gi&e you in return?

lf you wanted the oon

l would try to ake a start

0ut l would rather you let e

%i&e y heart


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o +ir, with lo&e

+peeh! +peeh!

l think l´d better go

and put it away.

#&ening, gu&.

to sir with love script

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