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(BELL TOLLING)

If they send for a Tripod, when do you think it would get here?

Must be soon.

We cannot be far from the Tripod city.

And when it arrives, we're as good as capped.

We can't fight a whole village as well.

Oh, be calm. We've been in such danger before.

Never like this.

-If we're capped... -We're not capped yet.

No, but if we are, will the Tripods know everything?

About the Free Men, Ozymandias and... well, everything?

And we're so close to the White Mountain.

We must keep to the story we agreed.

Boys, here is Monsieur Dubois.

He will speak in your behalf.

I present also Monsieur Neyrand.

Monsieur Neyrand will speak for the village.

We are chosen for we speak English a little.

-To the leader, the... -The mayor.

-The mayor and les Anciens? -The council.

To them there will be translation in our language.

You see, boys, we do everything well.

Monsieur, if a Tripod has been sent for,

and you say we are of the age for capping,

then what is the point in such a trial?

It is our custom.

A wrong has been done.

A decision must be taken so all is made well.

(BANGING GAVEL)

(SPEAKING FRENCH)

Well, we had been travelling for a long time.

We wanted to see many other lands and customs before we were capped.

In England and in parts of France, where my cousin and I met Jean-Paul,

young people are capped only when they've made a journey

and visited other places.

Three days ago, we heard about your festival

and decided to come here.

(SPEAKING FRENCH)

(DOOR OPENING)

-Daniel. -What's he doing here?

I don't know.

(WHISPERING)

(SPEAKING FRENCH)

Come, boys.

(SPEAKING FRENCH)

You have not told us the truth.

You are subversives.

My colleague tells me he has followed you

in the hope of discovering your contacts.

Only your arrest here has prevented him.

(SPEAKING FRENCH)

My colleague tells me a good family gave you shelter,

and you betrayed their trust.

He insists you return to his headquarters

for questioning by his superiors.

(SPEAKING FRENCH)

It is agreed.

The custom of capping so late, if what you say is true, is wrong.

That much is clear.

You were misguided.

When you're capped, you'll understand.

Talk to him, Beanpole. Ask him if all this is true.

Hey, Daniel.

(SPEAKING FRENCH)

It's no use. I reminded him that we were friends.

He must have known all the time about the White Mountain.

(SPEAKING FRENCH)

This is all my fault.

Now's our chance.

I could perhaps reach him. My arms are long.

You couldn't hold him if he struggled.

-He'd do that, all right. -Mmm.

Anyway, he's our friend. We can't just go and...

Henry, that belt that Kirsty made for you.

-Yes? -Take it off, slowly.

Around his neck.

If I can pull him back.

He's Jeannie's boyfriend. They're going to get married.

It's him or us.

One of you must use this belt.

Go on, go on!

(SPEAKING FRENCH)

Henry.

(SPEAKING FRENCH)

(GRUNTING)

Come, Henry. Come on.

-Two more days only. -Hmm?

I think in two more days, we will discover the Free Men.

-Let's hope so. -And if we don't?

What do you mean?

Well, in two more days, it could just turn out to be a wild goose chase.

-Goose chase? -He means a waste of time.

Oh, no. Never.

For my part, I've learned much.

Do you think Ozymandias just travelled to England for fun?

There must have been thousands of uncapped boys

living closer to the White Mountain.

Why go to England in the first place? Why choose us?

I don't know.

The Tripods know where we're going and why,

-and they don't like it. -Maybe.

Look, the Free Men exist, all right. Hundreds of them, probably thousands.

There'll be men and women and young people like us

from all parts of Europe, with different ways and languages.

They'll be organised, with plans to fight the Tripods,

maybe even weapons.

But not one of them will be capped. That we'll all have in common.

For me, it will be an exciting moment meeting them.

And for me.

For me, too.

If it ever happens.

Anything?

HENRY: Nothing.

This way.

This place is creepy.

I hate the cold.

How do we get out of this?

Through there.

-You all right? -Yes. Come on. Let's go.

-Are you sure? -Yes. Don't fuss.

Hey, look. Rails.

Lines of iron.

-A chemin de fer. -Just like you wanted.

Oh, well, not exactly.

Hey, look.

Come on, Beanpole.

Get on. Come on.

Come on. Faster. Come on.

(EXCLAIMING)

(LAUGHING)

Oh, no.

Shut up.

We'll have to wait.

-How long? -One hour. We will wait one hour.

If it hasn't moved then, we shall make a plan.

Henry.

I think we should wait more.

Well, how long? I'm freezing.

I don't know. Until it goes away.

It could be days.

Will?

I don't know.

Maybe we could get past it, along the gully.

No, that's too dangerous.

What do you think, Beanpole?

I think we can destruct it.

-You mean destroy it? -Destroy it. Yes.

I have made a plan.

First we must find out if it is alone.

One of us must climb out to look out of the gully.

Like a fat man, the Tripod cannot see his feet.

HENRY: Go on, Beanpole. Pull.

HENRY: Pull.

Three, four, five, six.

-Yeah! -Yeah!

(WILL AND HENRY CHEERING)

-Yeah! -We did it!

Come on, come on! Quickly! Will, Henry, we must leave now.

The others may have heard the signal.

Leave everything. There's no time.

Come on!

You've killed it, Henry. It's dead, you've killed it.

Yes!

Will. Will, I think I saw something in the Tripod.

-A face? -Yes.

They carry people.

(TRIPOD TRUMPETING)