THE CASTLE
Wait!
Hey! Is anybody there?
Show your permission!
Permission?
Of course. This village belongs to the castle and he who stays here for night practically stays in the castle
and that's not allowed without presmission.
If those are the rules, I'll have to obtain permission.
From whom?
From the count. What else have I to do?
At midnight from the count?
What? Isn't that possible?
Why did you wake me up then? I demand respect before count's civil servants!
I woke you up to inform you that you must leave estates of the count at once.
And who would you be? Me?
I'm Schwarzer. Son of castellan of the castle.
Son of the castellan himself?
Well then, mister Schwarzer,
I'm land surveyor summoned by the count to perform respective tasks.
My asistents with instruments will arrive tomorrow.
My explanations are over with that.
Are you satisfied, gentlemen?
I'll settle this through phone.
Hallo! Registry?
Registry?
Please, take my room. I'm the innkeeper and my room's the best.
Bring me better some sheets.
Schwarzer is reporting. I have found a man here.
Yes. Quite showy dressed.
He says he's the land surveyor
summoned by the count himself.
Yes.
What did I say! [He] lied!
He's no land surveyor at all! Block the doors!
Schwarzer speaking.
That means mistake?
Mister Klamm himself?
What am I to tell mister land surveyor?
It's very unpleasant for me, mister land surveyor...
I'm asking you to forget this incident. Should you need something...
I have something better.
Hand me that case.
According to our rules special permission from the castle is required to play new music.
Get on the phone then. I'm sorry, but that must be written permission.
Should we bother the count because of such matters?
We must write a request to mister Erlanger. I'll deliver it myself.
Now - to sleep.
I'm not acquainted with the count yet.
It is told he pays good money for work well done.
Mister shouldn't worry about that.
My assistants will arrive tomorrow.
Could you put them up here? Sure. But aren't they going to live with you in the castle?
If we're going to work down here, it's handier to live here.
Who's that? The count?
No, that's the castellan.
Handsome.
It's a pity he has fool for a son.
That's how to tell...
Schwarzer exaggerated a little yesterday.
His father is just assistant of the castellan and moreover one of the smallest.
What are you saying?
Must I wait long still?
Hello, mister schoolteacher.
"Land surveyor"
Are you going to the castle?
Yes, already since yesterday.
You don't like it here.
What?
Tell me, is it your folder?
No.
Be more careful otherwise nothing will work out for you.
Hey!
Who opened the door? That's the land surveyor.
What does he want?
You see...I was going to the castle and got a bit tired. I decided to come in and warm myself...to rest...
Hello.
Sit there!
Land surveyor!
I am Gerstacker, a friend of Mr. Brunsvick - a master of this house.
You can't stay here any longer.
Excuse us for inhospitability.
I didn't intend to stay.
Where, exactly, is the master himself, mister Brunsvick?
That's me.
Is that so?
I'm grateful to you
for hospitability.
Who are you?
Excuse us for inhospitability. Sure, sure!
Hospitability is not a custom around here, we don't need any guests.
I understand. Why should you need guests?
Hello, guys! Where are you going so late? To the ???
What for so suddenly? Business.
Guys, wait up, I'm coming with you!
Take me with you, I've forgotten the way!
I'll drive you there.
Who were you? Gestekker?
Who is that woman?
Is she from the castle?
Who's that?
Who was that?
Who are you?
Your assistants.
Assistants. Here's Arthur, here's Jeremiah.
Oh, so...
It was you whom I ordered to come after me? Yes.
Where are the tools?
We don't have them.
Do you know how to perform land surveying? No.
Get out of here!
So...
Here you go.
Don't talk to anybody without my permission.
I am a stranger here
and, as you are my old assistants, you are strangers here.
But strangers must hold together.
Well?
Let's shake hands?
Put away your paws!
This working day is wasted, so tomorrow we're start early.
Get the leigh, we'll go to the castle.
That's impossible. It's not allowed to go to castle without special call.
Then make a phone call!
Registry?
Registry!
Can the land surveyor and two his assistants go to castle tomorrow morning?
Not tomorrow or any other day.
There's a messenger to see you. Get out!
Registry is listening. Who's speaking?
Assistant of land surveyor is speaking.
What assistant?
Joseph.
Assistants are named Arthur and Jeremiah.
Those are new assistants but I'm the old one.
I came right after mister land surveyor.
What do you want, Joseph?
When can my master go to the castle?
Never.
Alright.
Who are you?
Barnabas, the messenger.
Honourable mister land surveyor,
as you know, you have been accepted in castle's service
Your direct chief is village's elder who will explain to you all the details about your duty.
Provider of this letter, Barnabas...
will be taking care of your needs and inform me...
...readiness from my side to meet you... Head of count's registry...
Whose signature is this?
Klamm's.
Beer for the messenger!
Deliver to mister Klamm my gratitude about his exceptional kindness.
Tell him that I'm ready to unresevedly obey any order of his
and I have no special needs.
Allow me to repeat.
Sure.
So, deliver to mister Klamm gratitude about his exceptional kindness, I'm ready to obey unreservedly any order of his,
I have no special needs.
What was that?
What was that! Old local custom, mister land surveyor.
Your room is already done.
My room?
Prepare paper and quill, we'll discuss working plans now.
Barnabas?
Barnabas!
Mister land surveyor!
And these are my sisters. Olga.
Amalia.
And this is mister land surveyor.
Land surveyor!
Barnabas!
You wanted to go to the castle right from the inn. No, I was to go home right away.
I go to castle only in mornings.
Take a seat by the table, everything will be ready in a moment. Meanwhile I'll go for beer.
Well, then you'll escort me. I have important work left there. No, I'm going to the Gentlemen's Inn, that's nearby.
Nice, I'll escort you.
Well, if gentlement wants it...but you won't be admitted there.
That's nothing, I'll wait by the door.
Land surveyor is alloved only in the canteen. Yes, yes, we know. Let's go.
You, as I gather, are owner of this inn?
You gather correctly.
I'd like to stay here for a night. Unfortunately, that's impossible. Inn is only for gentlemen from the castle.
I'd like to draw your attention to [the fact] that I have notable connections in the castle
and they will become more notable soon, so that...
I'd be glad to come forward to you but gentlemen from the castle are very finicky and incidental encounter with an unfamiliar man
can turn out to be very unbearable to them.
Are there many gentlemen tonight?
From this point it's a fortunate night - there's just one Klamm.
Klamm?
Frieda! Fill the beer for us!
Let's go!
Do you know Klamm?
Do you want to see mister Klamm?
What? There's a spyhole, you can have a look.
Frieda, do you know Klamm well?
Yes, very well.
I am mister Klamm's mistress.
Mistress?
Then you are important person for me. Not just for you.
Before this I was a cattle-tender.
With such delicate hands?
Then nobody paid attention to them.
Frieda...
you amaze me, and what willpower must one have to become barmaid from simple cattle-tender.
Of course, you won't be openhearted to a man whom you don't know at all,
who doesn't even have an opportunity to tell about himself...
I know everything about you, you're land surveyor.
Dirty swines! Who?
Klamm's henchmen. I've told him many times to leave them at the castle.
Doesn't he hear? He's sleeping.
But when I looked... He was already sleeping.
Misters overall sleep much.
Quiet! Shut up at once!
Get out from here!
Get out!
Haven't you seen land surveyor?
Frieda!
Do you need something? I'm looking for land surveyor.
He's not there.
He is nowhere to be found. Probably he's long since gone.
I was standing by the door and didn't see him.
What if he's hiding? Yes, one can expect anything from him.
Perhaps, under the coutner?
He's not there. One way or the other, you're responsible for the canteen, Frieda.
And you know what consequences breaking the rules brings.
Land surveyor...
Frieda...
Frieda!
There!
Hey! I'm with land surveyor here!
I'm with land surveyor!
Get out of here!
Out! We were worried about you master! We brough you your coat.
Get out, I said!
Why have you gathered there?
You broke the rules.
I don't give a damn about your rules.
Leave the inn!
I'll just get my things.
They are already gathered.
Well, let's go?
I right away assumed you to be reliable man. Give my greetings to castellan.
Your room has been prepared long ago.
Whisk assistants away!
We can stay here.
We'll be right besides the door.
I'm waiting since long.
I think I didn't call for you.
Frieda is my foster-daughter and his fate is not uninteresting to me, because of you she has lost good job at canteen and high social state of Klamm's mistress.
And now I don't understad...I'd like to know your plans concerning my daughter's fate.
Plans? They're simple.
I'm ready to marry her
right after I've talked to Klamm.
To whom?
Prepare sleigh, we're going to the elder.
Who are you to even concede Klamm will talk with you? You're zero, you're nobody.
I am land surveyor.
Yeah, and relocate my assistants, I've fed up with them.
Land surveyor?
Be thankful I've let you in my place, you wouldn't even find a place in doghouse for you elswehere in the village.
Probably. Thou, I have a place where I'll be allowed not only to spend a night.
Where?
At Barnabas's.
At Barnabas's? At those disgraced paupers and dirty wantons?
You've involved yourself with those dirty bitches and you want to communicate with decent people?
That's very good you've come right to me. But I must aggrieve you.
We have no need for land surveyor.
That is how?
We don't have even the smallest job for land surveyor.
Guys!
Where did I tell you to wait? It's cold there, master.
Let them warm themselves. Those are my assistants.
So, there's been a misunderstanding.
Many years ago there was a question from the castle whether we need a land surveyor.
Guys, theres a folder with green inscription "Land Surveyor". Have a look.
Of course, I told "No" and everything would be solved in couple of days if not for that Brunsvick.
Brunsvick?
Exactly. He began to meddle in my correspondence with the castle.
He bombarded them with various letters asking for hiring a land surveyor.
That way this matter lasted several years.
He wouldn't have accomplished anything if not for his wife who serves at the castle.
Is she kind of beautiful woman with sickly looks?
Well, probably.
That's his wife? No, Mitze, that's minor key.
Guys, have you found it? No!
But you gave it to schoolmaster?
Right. I gave it to schoolmaster.
Guys, put everything back.
So, in the end I won.
Anyway, when smart decision not to summon land surveyor was made due to Brunsvick's cookups...
you showed up. Yes, big trouble.
Don't even mention it. Well, if it's turned out this way in my person you will find...
well, I wouldn't say "a friend" but good aid in your business.
The only thing I will not allow is hiring you as land surveyor.
I'm very sorry...
but I am hired already.
Interesting...
Interesting.
"School caretaker"
There's Klamm's signature, indeed.
What are you saying!
Yes. But that's not official document.
That's personal letter
what results from address "honourable mister".
Moreover, there's no word about you being hired as land surveyor.
It talks about being in count's sevice in general.
So that...so that it is anything but clear here.
Except me being simply thrown out!
You don't say so! Your case is too complicated, you are just promised hopsitable welcome.
Nobody is throwing you out, but, at the same time, nobody is holding you [here].
Mitze! That's wrong! F sharp!
That's enough!
I will tell you what's holding me. That's the sacrifice I made leaving home,
hopes I had regarding this place, finally it's the bride before whom I have responsibility!
Why are you so upset? I will infrom the castle about everything, and perhaps we will think of something for you.
I will not accept alms from the castle. I want to receive what's rightfully mine.
Allow me to leave on this note! Sure.
I have important meeting.
I need to put on my best robes.
Have it cleaned well.
I have come to you with an errand.
Oh, mister schoolmaster. You are still here?
I'm very sorry, I have important meeting tonight. That's nothing.
It's just that mister elder has very warm soul and he is worried that you while waiting for the answer wouldn't do rash things
due to your anxiety and he offers you to take place as school caretaker.
So, he's asks a favour from me? No, on the contrary, he's doing favour to you because
we need school caretaker as much as we need land surveyor.
Tell mister elder
that I am not accepting this post.
So you're rejecting it without any discussions?
Frieda!
Nice.
Frieda!
Where's my shirt!
Darling, listen to me. What does it take from you to accept such nice proposition?
That's nothing terrible and we will have abode and work.
I am land surveyor not school caretaker.
And I don't want to grovel before some schoolman
who only dreams about becoming my master.
Things are not being made to last, master.
Mrs. Brunsvick?
I wanted to tell you I am willing to accept this...post.
Do you know where I'm going?
I will be waiting for you at school.
Just promise me you won't be going to these wantons.
To whom?
To those dirty barnabas's wenches.
Hold up the assistants.
Who are you? Me?
That's just land surveyor.
I am Pepi.