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Is it much further?

Good bit, Ferma.

What's Daddy going to have to do?

He's gone to make a house for us at the farm.

Oh, dust.

Doesn't it taste funny?

Is it the sort of farm that can have cows, sheep and things?

It's more for growing coffee, I think.

We'll have animals, of course.

I didn't know coffee grew.

I'm a man.

Do you think Daddy love got my pillow?

I don't know, Elizabeth.

I don't expect so.

It's got an awful lot of other things to buy starting the farm.

Oh, gosh, lummy, look!

What are we seeing, Lion?

Perhaps.

What are those funny black pigs?

They're poor dogs, I think.

They look funny and scuffling along and it's their late for something.

Look!

They're all going to be a little bit more fun.

They're all going into their homes, the wrong way round.

It's quite sensible, really.

If something's chasing them, they don't have to turn their backs.

It's fine.

Oh!

Really lost you.

Thank you.

I don't know what happened.

I don't know what happened.

I'm not going to be born here.

I don't know.

I don't know.

I don't know what happened.

I don't know what happened.

I don't know what happened.

We are coming to the country of cannibals.

These people scavenge like hyenas.

Sometimes their women give birth to snakes and lizards.

They're not to be trusted.

Here, your crops will not prosper and your cattle will die.

Silence, Juma.

Is that true? About cannibals.

Of course it isn't true. They're perfectly nice people.

Still, you could have a nice cannibal.

It's just the people, not animals.

Thank you.

Hello.

Hello, Juma.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello!

Hello!

Careful.

Don't fall off.

I wish it could.

Oh, that was so stinky.

I'm not going to do that.

I'm not going to do that.

I'm not going to do that.

I'm not going to do that.

I'm not going to do that.

Thank you so much, my mister Stoney.

Can we see us again?

Good morning.

Bye.

Goodbye.

Thank you.

Bye.

It's going to be another really hot day.

I'm going to go.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

That's Dad.

Hello.

Hello.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Hey, get out of here.

Get out of here.

Hey, get out of here.

Hey, get out of here.

Hey, get out of here.

Hey.

Random torch on plenty.

Fred Liberty.

Crazy.

Wonderful, Thomas.

Ow.

Happy friends.

iler to the western stopped from what you were watching

Perhaps he wasn't hungry.

What do you have to eat?

I don't know.

Probably you might have killed one of the Oxen.

These Oxen are no meal for a lion.

They are old as great-grandmothers.

And their legs are like broken sticks.

When the new moon comes, we shall still be travelling on this worthless cart.

Will you be silent, Juma?

And send yourself back!

We shall see that this winter, shall we?

When the new moon comes...

Don't be serious.

Don't bearshose!?

That's right, this is booming.

Don't be wow...

Woah!

I'm going to go.

I'm going to go.

I'm going to go.

I'm going to go.

I'm going to go.

I'm going to go.

I'm going to go.

I'm going to go.

I'm going to go.

I'm going to go.

I'm going to go.

I'm going to go.

I'm going to go.

I'm going to go.

I'm going to go.

Hello, Tilly.

Hey, Tilly.

Hello, darling.

Robin.

Everything all right?

Fine.

Yeah.

Long journey.

You've done well.

You speak exhausting.

Not too bad.

Good.

We'll, um, have to put up for a few days at the hotel.

And call it that.

Be primitive.

But quite clean.

Can't we go into the farm?

No.

Why not two little problems?

The ox wagon won't get there.

Too many gullies.

I have to build a few bridges.

I found the perfect side.

But that doesn't seem to be much labor about.

But that agent friend of yours.

What's his name?

Roger Stillby.

He said there was plenty of labor.

African's too appenny, that's what he said.

Yes, I know he did.

Perhaps he was thinking of ticks and white ants.

And the bush is a lot heavier than I was led to believe.

But, uh, no.

Mr. Stillby doesn't seem to be in order

to get a very truthful.

Told we didn't know himself.

It's a marvelous place.

You'll love it.

Hello, daddy.

Hello.

Sleepy.

We saw a marvellous lion.

I mean, a really big one.

Much bigger than any of the ones that would battle you.

Come on.

Oh, yeah.

Buckles.

Heap, hey!

You could actually get really f FPS.

Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god.

I'm sorry there's such a scratch slot ground.

They'll do.

They'll do, Major.

Yes, the trouble is all the smart safari people in Nairobi bag were best of them,

bribed them with new boots and big tips,

poor edition of the whole place.

I wonder what they think about it all.

What?

What the porters think about it.

They don't think, madam.

Portals don't think.

Ready?

Right.

Off we go.

Go, Major.

Stick close, I know, shortcut.

Keep up.

He's coming Kash Lewis to we're from here.

Blue direction.

Keep up.

spam it.

Well, here we are.

You mean this is the farm?

Yes. It's a lovely place, isn't it?

Nice for a picnic.

This grass and stuff should burn off quite easily.

It's about to start plowing before the rains.

Plow this.

Yes. It's all plowable.

Roger Stilbeck guaranteed it. It's in the prospectus.

Yes, I remember.

Best coffee land in East Africa, didn't it say?

Soil analysed by experts.

Thousands of years of untapped fertility locked up in the earth.

A gift at four pounds an acre.

Even I know this land isn't worth a quarter of that.

Well, I mean the prospectus.

Darling Robbie. That's why they print a prospectus.

The people like you to believe.

Well, you have to trust people.

Perhaps we'll be starved. We'll get eaten by the animals.

They'll put that on our tombstone.

Else, Bert. Look, here.

This is where I thought we'd put the house.

We can damn the water to a reservoir down there.

Pump up to a water tower, up there.

And then gravity feed to the house and factory.

First plantation over to the right.

We might start a vegetable garden.

Build a small dairy down by the river.

Lots of people settling around here soon,

so we can sell the milk and butter.

Make a bit on the side.

You can help with that, Elizabeth.

I can't fear river.

No, of course you can't if you don't look.

I thought we could plant an avenue through here.

Join up with a feeder road to Thieka.

Perhaps an orchard near the house.

And then solid coffee, as far as the other boundary.

I do hope we have nice neighbors.

It'll make such a difference.

Really darling, you make it sound just like Wimbledon.

Thieka.

Look, if you want to go back home, you've only to say so.

You know that.

You were the one who was so keen to come to escape

from those endless dreary house parties.

You've always loathed London.

We can't go back home again, even if we wanted to.

For the simple reason we can't afford to.

We haven't a been in the world.

Thanks to your friends in the city who you trusted

and who have systematically cheated you over the years

just like your chum Roger Stillbeck.

Diamond mines in Mozambique, Golden Pooh,

oil wells in Turkey.

I remember your old mani saying to me when we got engaged.

Mr Robin was born with a hole in his pocket.

No, we're going to stay.

And we're going to make it the best coffee farm in East Africa.

Just like it says in the prospectus.

Found it. At last.

What, you want it for so badly?

Well, I read somewhere.

There was nothing like a bit of music to attract the natives.

Come flocking round as soon as they hear it.

What do we have?

The blow-bout of Scotland or the Lost Cored?

Oh, let's have the blue bells first.

Must be patriotic.

Oh, let's go.

Rather disappointing?

Come, you only like to tell me where.

Thought there must be a party.

Bruce, my name.

Robin Grant.

My wife and daughter.

You want us to party, Mr Grant?

No, we live here.

No.

I live over there.

Two miles.

Uh-huh.

Farming?

I'm a hunter, not a farmer.

Bad farming here.

I've been trying to find some local labor.

Get things started.

Don't seem to be any men about.

You want us plenty of them.

Lazy devils sit around all day, painting themselves up and greasing their pigtails.

Want the women to all the work?

If you want to get all of them, put out a safari lamp.

They'll come like motsaranda candle.

Thank you.

Don't overpay them.

In any lip, give them 15 up.

The only way to treat them.

Only language they understand.

Will you have a cup of tea with us, Mr. Ruth?

No, thank you, Mrs.

I hear there's elephant come down over Enbuway and I want that ivory.

Well, thank you for your help.

You must come and see us when we're more organized.

What's your name, Missy?

Elizabeth.

Mine's Peter.

Come on.

Did you see his eye?

Funny.

Yes.

It didn't move.

Glass.

Glass eye.

Do you think he takes it out at night?

Darling, you don't talk about that.

But...

Anyway, I thought he was rather nice.

Damn helpful about the lamp trick anyway.

If it works.

Time to go to bed.

Oh, must I.

Yes.

Suppose something happens.

Dead.

Good night, sweetheart.

Long day.

Night night.

I'll come and say good night.

Mummy, are you ever frightened at night?

You needn't be frightened, darling.

You can be frightened, Darnie.

Nothing's gonna harm you.

But are you?

Yes, sometimes.

How far away do you think the sea is?

Ah, I don't know.

I'm gonna find Darnie, sleep tight.

Mummy, hmm?

Sometimes we should never come.

No, Darnie.

Of course I don't.

Good night.

Come by, John.

I don't know what we do now.

Juma.

Juma.

Juma.

Juma.

Tell them, if they will work for me, I will give them meat.

They do not eat meat.

Well, I will give them a rupee to start with.

They're too stupid to understand rupees.

Sorry, just like you, Darnie.

All right.

When I arrived inote, Shui.

Some kids could have

Decbones and had cigarettes related to the boom doing drugs.

You know that,

That's just a piece of red shit.

I want to see could be

So tell me I hear them.

So tell me the truth.

do you have anything besides

Juma, tell him that I will give a lamp like this to everyone who will come to work for me for one month.

When I got to the party, I was in the house. I was in the house. I was in the house.

I was in the house. I was in the house. I was in the house.

He says the spirit in the lamp serves only Europeans. It cannot serve him.

Explain about Paraffin, Juma, can you?

He'll never understand.

Of course he won't. Probably never seen Paraffin before in his life.

Give me the lamp.

See?

All equality.

They've gone.

Asantasana, Duma.

Thank you.

Yes.

They look ideal farm laborers.

Lion darling, Jacqueline zeadhland.

Al cooper bird,

anceon?

addle!

Agreed!

Isn't that big enough, the brand?

It looks huge to me.

Can you hear someone singing?

Yes.

Nice, come on.

Who's the sticks?

I don't know.

I don't know.

It's me.

What did he say? Do something?

Well, what?

Get your gun. Nothing else.

I wouldn't do this gun.

Jupy.

Come on!

I'm going to go!

We have come to build your house, Boner.

I am Jumbo.

I work many times with Europeans.

Good.

Very glad you've come.

Jumbo.

My name is Grant.

Jumbo.

Zuri Sanabwanah.

This is my wife and daughter.

Jumbo.

Jumbo.

Zuri Sanabem Sabu.

Jumbo.

Jumbo.

Jumbo, Jumbo.

How about him, Sabu Ndugam, Zuri?

Where do we build the house?

I'll show you.

Here.

We can not build a house like this.

Why not?

Not good.

It is good for us and we have to live in it.

It will fall down.

Not if it's built properly.

Why do you not have a round house like we have?

Because I want a house like that.

Many evil spirits will come to live in the corners.

Please do as I say.

You can't be able to live in the corners.

Please do as I say.

Good day!

Good day!

Good day, Erica.

We are going to build a house like this.

We are going to build a house like this.

We are going to build a house like this.

We are going to build a house like this.

We are going to build a house like this.

We are going to build a house like this.

We are going to build a house like this.

We are going to build a house like this.

We are going to build a house like this.

We are going to build a house like this.

We are going to build a house like this.

We are going to build a house like this.

We are going to build a house like this.

We are going to build a house like this.

We are going to build a house like this.

We are going to build a house like this.

We are going to build a house like this.

We are going to build a house like this.

We are going to build a house.

We are going to build a house like this.

We are going to build a house like this.

We are going to build a house like this.

I wonder why they have round houses.

We have rectangular ones?

Perhaps a sign of civilization.

Colosseum was round. Perhaps it's the furniture.

Our sort of furniture wouldn't fit very well in a round house.

They only have three legged stools.

And beds made of sticks lashed together high enough for their goats to live underneath.

Fire in the middle and no winded.

Poor must be a terrible fog.

Well the idea is the smoke kills the lice.

And the goat's urine keeps down the jiggas.

Thank you.

A practical really.

What are the walls going to be made of?

I'm not really too sure.

Good one, eh?

Very good and jumbo.

Now you can make the roof.

No.

No roof.

The roof is for the women tomorrow.

Is session day?

Hello, mam!

Hello.

Now move to the dining room.

Boston.

Get him, go there, go on your knees.

Thank you all very much.

We are very pleased with our house.

Thank you.

Thank you, John Bo. Now you may go.

I am not going. I am staying to work for you.

Born in Mimsabu, I am a good size. All sorts of jobs.

We have no pain.

We will have Robin. You said I can have a pony one day, Daddy.

You have mules? Yes, but...

Alright. I will build myself a house and then I will find a wife.

Very good.

It should make a shambah and then I will bring my goats and we will have children.

Well, I must say, not bad from the ten quid.

What are these?

They are flame trees.

They are expensive.

They were rather, but were.

Flowers are scarlet like flame.

They are used by witch doctors to make black magic.

Poor naughty kid!

He's gone.

Bear!

Bear!

Can I help you?

Our first brood.

Mummy, there's a woman with a baby.

It's been terribly burned or something.

I'm not going to do anything.

Yes.

I'm not going to do anything.

I'm not going to do anything.

I'm not going to do anything.

The baby's burned.

Tell her to bring the baby into the house.

No, she's better here.

She says you're a white woman who has healing medicine for such things.

Well, I haven't.

It must go to hospital.

How?

On the mules.

In Jumbo, bring the mules.

Two of the mules are with Werner.

Then bring the other one.

The other one is Lynn.

You are telling lies in Jumbo?

Anyway, the nearest hospital is in Nairobi.

And I'm sure the baby would be dead by then.

I will go and get the medicine lady.

She will know what to do.

All right, in Jumbo.

And tell her to go and wait in the shade.

I'll thank you for the food.

I'll thank you for the food.

I'll thank you for the food.

Is the baby dead?

Not quite.

And Jumbo is getting a medicine lady.

I wonder what she'll be like.

Like a medicine man, I suppose.

Sort of old lady witch doctor.

My name is Nimmo.

Mrs. Nimmo.

Telly Grant.

My daughter, Elspeth.

So you're the new people around here?

Well, what a pleasure it is to meet you.

Would you like a drink?

A cup of tea or beer?

Oh, glass of lemonade would be most important.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

She would be most acceptable.

I never taught her alcohol out here.

Yes.

Jumbo.

Yes, my son.

Tell the woman to bring the baby here.

Let him to drama.

He's so good of you to come, Mrs. Nimmo.

One of the native women has a very badly burnt baby.

Oh, it's always happening.

They're so careless.

Oh, thank you, baby.

Oh, dear, dear, dear, dear, poor we sing.

Could I have a towel and some water?

More water, man.

And some Vaseline.

We haven't any Vaseline, I'm afraid.

Plenty of bandages.

Miss?

I'm sorry.

You see, we...

We have a bag.

It doesn't matter. I summon my bag.

You'll be Scottish then, being called Grant.

I'm not. My husband is.

From Inverness.

Well, Highlander, would he be any relation to Lord Grant, the Procurator Fiscal?

I really don't know.

My Uncle James, who's also in the law, was very honoured by his friendship at one time.

Oh.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Oh.

You get on with your lessons, Elizabeth.

Poor little thing.

You've met this age. They seem to accept disaster of pain and death as their natural lot.

Now, I have to get used to it, Mrs. Grant, if you're going to live in Africa.

Africa!

Yaccha.

Useguza bendeji.

Nita Rudi, badeyasituumbili.

A tante mam sub.

Do you think it will survive?

Mate.

It's amazing how tough they are.

Do come and sit down.

Oh, thank you.

Oh.

What nice thing to have, Mrs. Grant.

Have you been out here long?

Oh, a year or two.

Mr. Nimmo was one of the first settlers around Thieka.

He farms.

Do sit down.

We have a farm, but Mr. Nimmo prefers to be called a big game hunter.

He's one of the finest chots in all Africa, also I've been told.

He's not here now.

Not at present.

At present, I believe he's in the Congo after ivory.

It must be very lonely for you.

Yes, it is.

But you have to look on the bright side, as I always say.

It's lucky you're a doctor.

Oh, I'm not a doctor, Mrs. Grant.

I was an interesting sister in Edinburgh, and being possessed of a sense of adventure,

I came out on contract to the hospital in Nairobi, and that's where Mr. Nimmo caught me.

He says he went in with pals and came out with Maggie.

It's one of his little jewels.

I do my best for the poor, benighted and mortal heathens we have round here, but some of the things I've seen would make a tinkered blush.

I'd be most grateful, Mrs. Nimmo, if you could give me a list of some of the things I ought to have.

Oh, I'll certainly do that, Mrs. Grant.

Though mostly it's a case of eps and salts and thief.

If you'll excuse me, I'll just get my little book.

Elspeth, that's a good Scottish name.

Yes, Mrs. Nimmo.

And how old are you?

Nearly eleven.

And not at school.

No, Mr. Playfest, is it not possible?

And who is he?

He's our bank manager.

See our phone.

See our phone.

See our phone.

When the see our phone comes, it means rain.

Poor little things.

They're only just hatched.

Why did this have to happen?

What good to see our food do?

Anybody?

Right!

Right!

It's him, pal.

Kadny.

Since, all right.

Kesho?

It's very valuable piece of furniture.

My family's in years.

I know it has.

It seems a pity to treat good things in that way.

What way?

How else do you want me to treat it?

This isn't the Victoria and Albert Museum, exactly.

At least it's been useful.

We need all these things according to Mrs Nemo.

Where else am I going to put them?

Well, you might have shown it a little more respect than that.

I would have thought.

I wish I'd never come to this rock.

You can't freak.

The place is full of horrible diseases and crawling with insects and I hate it.

Everything's raw and crude.

All the natives are savage as nobody knows.

I didn't do anything properly.

And there's no one to talk to for hundreds of miles.

I'm hate.

I'm hate.

I'm hate.

I'm hate.