The Hurricane (1937)

C. Aubrey Smith: Father Paul

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Quotes 

• DeLaage : You helped Terangi? My own priest?

  Father Paul : I'm his priest too!

  DeLaage : You helped a murderer!

  Father Paul : I aided a man whose heart is innocent.

  DeLaage : You've given aid to anarchy and bloodshed!

  Father Paul : I'll answer for it.

• Terangi : [from the tree, Terangi sees two columns collapse on the west wall of the church]  The church! It's going!

  Terangi : [after fighting the pounding seas to get inside the church]  Father Paul, come! The sea is breaking in, the walls are going, Look!

  [points to the altar, where the wind starts tearing up the corrugated iron roof] 

  Father Paul : Take those who want to go. I am staying here!

  Terangi : You will drown, Father Paul! You saved me. Take my arm and let me save you!

  Father Paul : No, my son, Take Madame.

  Madame Germaine De Laage : No! I'll stay with you Father Paul

  Father Paul : Take her! Take her back safe to the world that will drown you, Terangi.

  [storm shatters the gothic window on the west wall, more water and wind blow into the church] 

  Father Paul : Please Madame, Go. Terangi, Take her

  Terangi : Yes, Father.

  Father Paul : Those of you who wish to go, go now! Those who wish to sing with me, for the last time, stay.

• Father Paul : [as Terangi tries to kiss his hand]  No, no, you owe me no thanks, my son. This is between me and somebody else.

  [a heavenly chorus is heard] 

• Madame Germaine De Laage : [storm is relentlessly pounding the church, people inside hear the sea gaining on the church] 

  Madame Germaine De Laage : Father, will the sea rise and cover the island?

  Father Paul : We're on the highest part here, my daughter. Even if the sea reaches us, the walls will keep it out.

• Terangi : [from the tree, Terangi sees two colums collapse on the west wall of the church]  The church! It's going!

  Terangi : [after fighting the pounding seas to get inside the church]  Father Paul, come! The sea is breaking in, the walls are going, Look!

  [points to the altar, where the wind starts tearing up the corrugated iron roof] 

  Father Paul : Take those who want to go. I am staying here!

  Terangi : You will drown, Father Paul! You saved me. Take my arm and let me save you!

  Father Paul : No, my son, Take Madame.

  Madame Germaine De Laage : No! I'll stay with you Father Paul

  Father Paul : Take her! Take her back safe to the world that will drown you, Terangi.

  [storm shatters the gothic window on the west wall, more water and wind blow into the church] 

  Father Paul : Please Madame, Go. Terangi, Take her

  Terangi : Yes, Father.

  Father Paul : Those of you who wish to go, go now! Those who wish to sing with me, for the last time, stay.