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Clear of the old nurse, sir. Still making 12 knots? Yeah, that.

It'll be a fast passage from Hammond to Falmouth. Two days to take on coal and provisions,

then on to America. Wouldn't have to waste two days to eat on coal if we was under sales,

sir. Yeah, well, you're not. And if you were, you wouldn't have 150 immigrants aboard.

You know, every good system of trade. Come on, let's crack a bottle. I feel like celibate.

You know, I had words for the previous master of this puffin billy. He reckoned that the

sheer water gave him nothing but trouble, and it was always the engines that let him

down. Well, he was an old woman. I don't know what you don't get like him. An engine's

something like a bird. You know, sir, I reckon we was mighty lucky. When we tied up, I took

one look at all those other steamers, the Swedes and the Germans. Regular runs to America.

Cheap fairs, agents on the docks. I reckon we'd come away empty-handed. But like I said,

we were lucky. Looky, eh? Where'd you think I'd been these last 10 days, huh? It's hardly

my business to inquire, sir. Poland. That's where I've been. Poland? Mm-hmm. Now, I've

heard that you're up on the move. I intend to capitalise on it. So I went to the villages.

Sold on tickets to hammer. Then they're needed and lied to New York, and then rail with tickets

on to Chicago. Twelve pounds ahead, all in. Don't take the biscuits. Yeah. Four pounds

profit per head. Six hundred pounds? Six trips? That makes three thousand, six hundred pounds?

Plus, sir, what you make on the return journey, I reckon the old sheer water ought to collect

to five thousand pounds a year, easy. And the only paid seven thousand pounds for us?

Not so I did. One thin plate. All of property of the Canadian line and beyond the back

and good condition. At the point of disembarking, a good wife charged for. You are going to

be one of those two. Isn't one of you foreigners I can speak English? I speak. Also, my sister.

No one else. Well, thank heaven for small, merciful illness. Was so perfect, beef, or

pork, or fish, and bread and potatoes. Breakfast, coffee, bread, and butter when available. They

are not starved on and on your own ship. Sir, we are not hungry. We are in. It was the matter

with you. Oh, but they are all feeling sick. It is a sea. Oh, that? You wait until we get

into the Atlantic. You'll find buckets outside.

You look as though you have been enjoying yourself down there. I have. There is nothing

like practical experience. What's really she doing now, Captain Bates? Well? Well, thirteen

knots, Master William, same as you's engine wood. The chief engineer was right. Enarding

that valve on the low pressure cylinders made all the difference. I'm sure we can get another

knot out of that. Well, I don't like pressing the ship too hard, not as I asked. But the

engine would stand it. Now, listen, there's much more to a ship than an engine. You've

got stokers down there. Nothing like a constitutional, let's see. But don't you agree, Captain

Bates? I'll take a couple of turns around the deck myself. Sit down, lad. Come on, drink

up. We've been doing a man's job. You might as well have a man's drink. Yes, sir. A couple

of things I want to say to you. If it's about the bypass, now I'll have a call. No, it's

not about the bypass valve. I've had a letter from your mother. Now, I'm a plain man, but

I can read between the lines. Something wrong at home. It's a personal matter, sir. It's

family. You in trouble? No. Before you come on this voyage, you'd been staying with Roberts

and you're Aunt Sarah. Why? It was only for a few days. Marmar agreed. Your uncle Robert

the Persuaded me to take you on this voyage. Then made your mother agree. Told me to mind

me own business at the time, but now I would like to know why. I want your time to think

something out, that's all. Hmm? Like what? Come on, lad. I'll find out sooner or later.

It's... It's to do with my parent, you sir. You knew I suppose. I thought it might be something

like that. How did you find out? I think I'll have to guess. Mr Fogarty confirmed it.

No. Anything else, sir? Nothing. Nothing, eh? I stayed out most that day. I must have

walked miles. That night I told Marmar a needy time to think. It was Mr Fogarty who suggested

I stay with Uncle Robert. Did he? Uncle Robert was very understanding. He told me

I was only looking at that ugly word. Hey, there is another word you know. I know.

Love child. You said there are a couple of things Uncle. Oh, I... Yes. Now I hear that

you and Charlotte have been seeing quite a lot of each other. We are good friends. She's

my cousin, I'm very fond of her. It's because she is your cousin that I'd like you to give

her the opportunity of making all the friends. Now you take my meaning. Quite. We'll have

another drink and say no more. Well... Well, it's a good letter. He expresses himself

very well. Is that all you have to say? Well, the boy's had a shock. His whole world has

been turned upside down. He needs time to readjust. Well, he'd be in the cause of driving

him away. You're supposed to do nothing. William is nearly a grown man. It's how I

timely came out from behind your petticoats. I don't need a lecture, Daniel, on how to

deal with my own son. Now you listen to me, Elizabeth. For the last month he'd done nothing

but lay blame on my head for telling him the truth. Now whether that decision was wise

or not, only time can tell. But it's done and we cannot turn the clock back. Any more

than you can escape the fact that he is our son. Not mine, not yours, but ours. Elizabeth.

Oh, do forgive me for cutting short your speech, Daniel. But I have one of my own to make

the brother rot. And furthermore, I will not have matters concerning my personal life banded

around for all and sundry to discuss. This dis-display of soap righteous indignation does not become

you, Elizabeth. And I'm not having a row in the shop come into the office. When I asked

if William could stay with you for a few days, I did not think you would use that as an excuse

to pry into my personal relationships with Daniel Fogarty. Pry, yes, pry. I've had a

letter from William and it's obvious you've got him to discuss things that were none of

your concern. I suggest you get your facts straight before you start talking like that.

William was our guest. We had no wish to discuss you or Fogarty. We made that quite clear. But

the poor boy was overrope, completely overrope. Overrope to the extent that he found he had

to talk to someone. Sarah and I simply listened and gave him what comfort we could. Yes, you

were very good with him. You know Elizabeth, for years Sarah and I have been advising you

to tell William the truth. I was afraid of what he might think of me. It came as a terrible

shock to him to hear it like that from Daniel Fogarty. And more of a shock in the manner

of it. Oh Robert, what am I going to do? Do nothing. Well at least do nothing until the

lab gets back here and tells you in his own time, tells you because he wants to tell you,

not because you say he has to. Of course, if you were to marry Fogarty, that would almost

make William legitimate. Sarah.

What a shot of act as that not sir. And we were barely making six knots. William? Why

don't you?

There's no hopper repair in that pipe. It's still a man to do that. What about the engineer?

He's dead. Sir. We can put him ashore of foundness. No, we'll take the shear water straight

on to Liverpool and to sail Captain Baines. We'll transfer the emigrants onto another

ship there. There's only the charlotte roads there sir and she's due to go in a dry dock.

I'm not giving up this emigrant trade just because some danc steam engines let me down.

The emigrants won't travel on the sailing ship, not under canvas. You try telling him

that?

Step in. Step in me in America. You possible? No, it's true. We're going up a wide river

and there are buildings in front of us. It's just as you told me. Why do we stay? Well,

until the engineers looked at it, it's hard to say. Maybe three days, maybe three weeks.

Three weeks? Could take a long time. Now, what I propose to do is to transfer you lot

onto another ship. A beautiful sailing ship called the charlotte roads. Right, tell him

that, will you? No. What do you mean? No. We're not going sailing ship. Our ticket says

steam ship. Yes, I know that Mr. Ridge, but as I've just explained to you, that's just

not possible. Selling ship take too long. We wait until this one is mended. Steam ship

is promised, don't take it. I guess that's what they say, sir. Yes, did you indeed Mr.

Morgan? I see. No money at all. Very little. That is for America. We're not

spent. We start first. I tell you what, Mr. Ridge, I'll strike a bar with you. Now, you'll

go by steamer and I'll feed you all while the ship is being repaired. Oh, Mr. Morgan,

I wouldn't be to sail. Don't bother to sign on any stalker's video. The war office. A regular

run. Six ships a year. Port side, then onto Bombay. They'll guarantee us 200 passengers,

both out and back. Yes, the rate seems very reasonable. Quite a few of the offices will

be returning not only with wives, but with furniture. We set our own freight rate. Hmm.

How did you come by this? Someone owed me a favor from the past. And I found out he'd

been promoted to the war office. And you had no hesitation in asking him to repay the favor.

We all have to pay our debts Elizabeth sooner or later. Oh Daniel, please don't. All I'm

asking is that we try to begin anew. William, hello my ma. Good to see you William. Thank

you sir. Well, I imagine you and your mother have much to talk about. Why don't you both

die with me and my hotel suite this evening? Well, that would be very William. Thank you

sir. Excellent. I'll go and prepare the fatted calf. I do don't I? No, I don't think so. Thank

you. Then perhaps you should seek happiness by giving your money away sir. Will you? Well,

who knows? I might just do that. Daniel, do be serious. And I'll say a dozen orphanages.

Did you know I was an orphan William? No sir. Unlike you, I grew up under the shadow of not

even knowing who my parents were. I see. Then I think you have every right to be proud of

your achievement sir. Thank you William. But if a man is true to himself, he can only advance

in the world. My thoughts entirely said that is why I intend to be true to myself by not

following in your footsteps. What? I have no aspirations to be a sea captain like you

see. Now listen here. Look William, you're going to inherit phrases. The phrase align

the phrase of yard and knowledge of the sea is essential. I already know a good deal about

the sea sir and steam engines. Enough to talk to engineers anyway. But if I'm to make a

successive phrase as I believe a sound knowledge of modern business methods to be much more

essential. The Fraser office hasn't changed since grandfather's time. Now Uncle Robert,

he's far more enterprising. Robert, enterprising? Yes. He's organized that retail store of his

by the most up to date methods. Well the boy may well have a point Elizabeth. So tell

us, how would you go about reorganizing phrases? To begin with you have far too many clerks

duplicating one another's word. Well I feel that you should replace at least two of them

with one of the new typewriting machines. A noisy typewriter clattering away in my office?

A lady typewriting could produce ninety characters a minute and every letter legible. Now compare

that with the output of a clerk training copper plate. A lady typewriter. Never. Your mother's

right. The clerks will never stand for it. Then dismiss them. No. I'm supposing you were

given a free hand. Could you do it? I don't know. And I suggest you think about it. An

employer has a duty to his employees. Yes, yes I know that sir but I'm talking about

progress. And I'm talking about obligations. Such as your obligation to misgaunt. Sir.

She invested a good deal of money in your engineering ideas. I asked her to keep battalion

and tend to repay her as soon as I can. Daniel, if William were to come into the office, he

could dispense with that workshop at the back of James's house. Yes. Yes perhaps we should

find him a desk at phrases. Thank you, Mumma. You too, Mr. Fogarty. I'll ring for your

carriage Elizabeth. Thank you, Mr. Samuel. You have now received the rules of conduct

for this establishment and I advise you strongly to study them diligently in your own time

if you don't mind. Now as new members of the staff, I should point out to you that the

retail trade offers abundant opportunity to the industrious. But I can assure you and

mark me well that there is no place in it for the indolent. Is that clear? Good. Now

Mr. Samuel will draw your particular attention to the more important regulations. Thank you.

Rule 10, gossiping, loitering or making any unnecessary noise is strictly prohibited.

For which offence the offender will be fined half a crown. Rule 14, for allowing a customer

to leave the premises unattended without calling the attention of a superintendent. Fine, six

months? Rule 22, for leaving a counter unattended. Six months? And rule 31, for giving wrong measure

or sending out wrong goods. Nine pence and the assistant to make good the loosing curd.

Is that clear? Good. Now you may go and attend to your duties. Mr. Samuel will conduct you

to your respective departments. Now good day to you, good day. Let's pass away.

Robert. Hello, my dear. What is your opinion of this? It's fine quality workmanship. Where

did you get it? From a woman. I thought you'd be interested. She's outside. Oh, more

than I've been fetched her in. No, no, no, please take that back to the stockroom. Samuel,

how many times have I told you that the windows will not be dressed while customers are in

the shop? I mean, it creates a bad impression. I'm sorry, Father. All right. All right.

Well, now this is a very fine workmanship. Where did you get it? Please. Where did you

buy? Oh, you buy, I sell you. Foreign. Yes. Samuel, you've learned languages. Ask her

in a room. Who's that france? Deutsch? Yeah. Ich bin Deutsch Polish. What I speak English.

Then why didn't you say so in the first place? What is your name and where do you live? My

name is Merit Rij. I come from Poland. I go on a big ship to America with my brother.

My brother, he speaks very good English. Where did you get the lace? Oh, I make. You made

this yourself? Yeah. It's very fine. You buy? Oh, no, Sarah. This is a waste of time.

I mean, she couldn't possibly keep us applied. Oh, Robert, you've always emphasized the importance

of quality and good lace makers are very hard to find these days. Well, she works so

e-diagonally. Cardonaise is rather fine, but it sets the outlines off boldly. Oh, yes.

I think, Sarah, you're right. I mean, anyone would pay good money for work of this quality.

Oh, yes. Do you think we could persuade her to work for us? My alterations department

has a crying need for somebody skilled in the ass of lace work. Well, she's going to

America. To what purpose? To find work? She can do just as well here and save herself

the journey. She could earn good wages. 15 shillings a week. And with your nimble fingers,

I'll go deal more. You wish for me to work here? Oh, it's good.

Father, I really don't feel well taken care of. How'd you learn good money? Samuel, show

her around the sewing room. Oh, it's good. You like it?

Nothing but a sweatshop. Not it, sir. You must not think of working here. You will be treated

like a slave. Slaving. Go to America. No. I speak with my brother first. How much? For

all. Yes. Take this. For America. School? So much. Oh, it's Dave, I care. You must

not. But what's all of you? All of you have persuaded her? Yes. I work here for 15 shillings.

Good. That's a wise decision child. You're not regret it. Well done, right. Well done.

He's gay, I have so fought. You are not going. Maritza speak English. In America is necessary.

We all speak English. Do I not teach? I not go to America. We'll go America.

Passage money is big. Look. Where you get that? Three golden English sovereigns. For lace.

We're too much money. Oh, the English are rich. More rich than Americana. Yeah, you take for

family. I earn more. No. We go to America as family. We stay together. That is our strength.

And I stay here. You're too young, little sister. Samuel will look after me. Samuel? Who

is he, Samuel? O needing. His father on the shop, his uncle owns this ship. He's a very

important young man. And I think he liked me very much. And Samuel, give you money? For

peace. Give to me. I must speak with Mr. unneeded. Oh, Samuel, it's lovely. Truly lovely.

Thank you. Thank you so much. Please quite exquisite, Samuel. Where did you buy it? From

a street peddler. Name of it's a ridge. For my information is correct. Well, young man,

what have you to say for yourself? I have nothing to hide, sir. I bought it from her

tray. According to Mr. Ridge, you tried to entice his sister to stay ashore by showering

her with gold. Leave her, shall I? Oh, please, let's see. Do what Mrs. Gaunt says. I'd

time you would embed anyway. When will you stop treating me like a child, father? I'm

almost a woman. But it's your lens. This young fool offers her almost double. Uncle,

I was only doing her a kindness. Mama was going to pay her fifteen shillings a week to work

as a semstress. Well, that sewing room's nothing but a sweatshop. So I begged Maritz

not to accept the offer, but to continue to America. You acted from motives of misguided

sentimentality. On top of which you caused a lot of mischief. Mischief, how? How? Because

half those emigrants were all for marching ashore and settling here, convinced the streets

of Liverpool are paved with gold. Oh, I see. I'm sorry, uncle. I just did what I thought

was best. I'm sure you did. I wonder if you would have offered her three sovereigns if

she'd been a grey-haired old crone. Yeah, take your money. So what about her? I'll

see that she gets it back. Now it's getting late. Say good night to Miss Gaunt. You'll

see yourself out. Yes, sir. Good night, Miss Gaunt. Good night, sir.

Young fool almost cost me a fortune. What? How? What if those emigrants had marched

off and stayed here? Fine start, that would have been to my immigrant trade. It's a good

trade, too, you know. They walk on at one end and walk off the other, no loading, no

unloading, quick turnabout, and then back to the next law. Those poor emigrants, they're

treated like cattle and everyone exploits them. Well, not me. They pay a fair price.

And they get fair treatment. And you make a great deal of money into the bargain? Well,

of course. I'm in the business of making money. So are they. Why do you think they're

going to America? Hey, to make money. No, I'm helping them. James, has it ever occurred

to you that you can't help people without making money out of them? Perhaps I should

get another conscience name. I can't take a place. Neither do I intend to. I don't expect

you to. Just remain yourself. Another proposal, James? Miss Gaunt, I intend to marry you.

Just your need in, I intend that you should. When I'm ready.

I know some. What are you doing here? I quarrel with my brother. I come through

the window. Well, Rachel, you cannot possibly stay here. I'm not going to America. I stand

here. You work for your father. No, look. This is all my fault. Well, you pay me 15

shillings each week. Yes, but you don't understand it. For 15 shillings a week, they will work

you very, very hard. It'll be a hard life. That is not important. I like you, Samuel.

Yes. I like you, Maritzer. That is why I say you must go to America. For a son, there

will be plenty Polish people there. Yes, exactly. So you'll be with your own kind.

That all will run work. When all runs work, wages are low. I stay here. I'm the only Polish

person. I make good money. Yes, but you... So you must speak with your father? Oh, Samuel,

your most kind.

What is the meaning of this, Father? You go to your room, I deal with you. Pretty, was

she? Oh, like a right plum. And she kissed you. On the lips? No. Poor girl was positively

demented with passion. Oh, a word. You do see life, Samuel. And after last night, I'm

to see a deal, and all of it. Oh? Fathers decided to pack me off to a department store

in New York. So you're on the scale. Good day, will you? How'd you do, uncle? It's a

well at home. Yes, sir. It's been agreed on to work in the office. Oh, capital, capital.

I've devised a new systems ledger for the controls. Stop. Went to reorder, etc. I value

your opinion on it sometimes. Excuse me. William. Why, Charlotte? Miss Scott? You've been back

two whole days and haven't called on us. It's a good Mike Fingers Creek. In England, I learned

plenty, Mummy, in America. Who knows? No, it's, sir. You cannot work in Liverpool because

Mr. Robert will not permit it. You stay on ship. My last word. It's not good. No, it's

not good. But it's, sir. In England, it's a small, small country with many, many people.

America is big country with few people. It's better, no? All right, I stay. You're not

regret. In America already, many Polish peoples. One day, you marry a nice Polish boy. Make

family to grow up in America, eh? You married rich American lady, yes? We will see. I had

to tell you because I didn't want you to think he loved me. I'm so glad you did, William.

Father never should have told you to stay away. I'm old enough to choose my own friends.

That's exactly how I feel and to lead my own life. Letty keeps saying I'm grown up. For

all that, she still treats me like a child. Why shouldn't we be friends? I quite agree,

but it will be difficult for us to meet. Yes, sir. Especially when we pass home. Perhaps

we could find a secret meeting place. Come along, Charlotte. You have your... Is there

anything I could... Tell me that you stood yourself down. There you are.

So, you decided to finish with your engineering work, then, William? Yes, but, sir. How did

you know? Mr. Fogarty paid me a visit this morning. Oh, may I ask why? Well, it was most

insistent that he repay me for all the money I've spent on your engineering. But he had

no right. I promised to repay you myself. That's his intention from your allowance. Thank you,

and I'll have a good time. Ready? In here, Father. And time for tea. Hello, William.

I'm surprised to see you in. I am back to William's tea, James. Oh, didn't you? Well,

no need to go on my account. How was it about to leave anyway? Well, the engineers have

finished those repairs. We can sell you on the tide. Quite complimentary, they were, about

some of those modifications you suggested. Yes, they're going to replace that pipe. And

that's all they've done, sir. Well, all that was needed. But I still feel the fault lies

elsewhere. Oh, I think the engineers are qualified to know. Yes, sir. Well, I hope I'm

proved wrong. Hmm. Let's see. Can I walk to the corner with William? Yes. Yes, of course.

If you come straight back. Thank you for the team, Miss Gaughan. Goodbye, Uncle. Goodbye,

William.

If you like, I'll stand on the front doorstep and watch them all the way to the corner. We

could have some rap bottles you and I. America, all done now a little English. Oh, good.

And ten days, we will be in America. Ten days. Yes, it is. Yes. No, only speak English.

That is the way to learn. This is a knitting ship. When you write to other Polish people,

you tell them travel on a knitting ship. The capital cook is long, Charlie, but his duff

seeks like lead. The wire three alpings. Bent a belly burst and good fruit waste, my old

grandmother used to tell me. And engines homing sweetly. But you've asked to William,

it's not here to see it. William, you'll just have to explain it in simpler terms. Very

well. This valve is essentially a one-way device. It allows steam pressure to flow in

one direction only. When the valve is open, the steam flows through. Close the valve and

you stop the flow. The control is by means of a small wheel which opens or shuts the

device. And you say that that can lead to a build-up in pressure? Yes, that is why bypass

systems were devised like this. You could then open the second valve and draw off the

steam. Like the points of the railway line. Yes. Now on the shear water, the valve's open

and close automatically by means of tension springs. Now in time, these are bound to corrode.

And when that happens, the valve jam shut. You mean it can happen again? Yes. There will

be a build-up in pressure and eventually... And then there'll be an explosion. Yes, the

pipe will burst. Suddenly came to him with this morning. But William, can't we let them

know how by now they must be a mid-Atlantic. The engineer wants to shut down to our speeds.

We are taking a pair of old-pounders. Very well, half-speed. And your room. Come down,

half-speed.

We're taking a pair of old-pounders. We're taking a pair of old-pounders. We're taking

a pair of old-pounders. And keep her sitting there. You still see you haven't had any

damage. It's just not getting through. Hello. Engine room, engine room.

Now the pipe. Must be mad. He stopped the engines. We're losing steroids where he will

approach too. That'll go below. Down steam engines. Ready to make sale and fast.

Ready to make a pair of old-pounders.

Don't take that all out.

Die!

Hey, you're dead.

experiences a huge initiated

who was not the first.

What do you think?

The sail's enjoying well, sir.

You're making a valley?

Not.

That ain't good.

It'll be five days before we make landfall.

Are you... you gonna do it now, is it?

Nah.

I don't leave it any longer.

Drink.

It'll make you sleep.

What is it?

It's an ordinary room.

What is it?

It's an ordinary room.

Put that in the bank.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Block Island.

Dada Headside.

I'll be entering the sound within the hour.

I have none of the free.

The sea's the only place a man can be free.

Free as the wind, only under canvas.

Oh, no, look.

All right, Mr. Morgan, that'll be all.

How's the girl, sir?

Oh, fully recovered.

She'll have to find a new trade.

Lucky she didn't lose the whole ad.

I...

You know, birds are being thinking.

That steam engine's let me down twice in this voyage.

You know what I think a puffin bill is?

It costs a lot of money to go over to steamers, and yet the emigrant trade is steam trader.

So the answer is...

Give it up.

Not on your life.

No, when I want a steamship in future, I'll charter one.

Ha-ha.

Let somebody else have the headaches.

Right.

Where's Long Charlie at my breakfast?