501 If you want, I can fly. 502 I told you, I would always come for you. 503 Why didn't you wait for me? 504 Well, you were dead. 505 Death cannot stop true love. 506 All it can do is delay it for a while. 507 I will never doubt again. 508 There will never be a need. 509 Oh no. No, please. 510 What is it? What's the matter? 511 They're kissing again. Do we have to hear the kissing part? 512 Someday, you may not mind so much... 513 Skip on to the fire swamp, that sounded good. 514 Oh. You're sick - I'll humor you. 515 So now, where were we here? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. 516 Westley and Buttercup raced along the ravine floor. 517 Ha! Your pig fiance is too late. 518 A few more steps and we'll be safe in the fire swamp. 519 We'll never survive. 520 Nonsense. You're only saying that because no one ever has. 521 It's not that bad. 522 Well, I'm not saying I'd like to build a summer home here, 523 but the trees are actually quite lovely. 524 Well now, that was an adventure. Singed a bit, were you? 525 You? 526 Well, one thing I will say. The fire swamp certainly does keep you on your toes. 527 This will all soon be but a happy memory, 528 because Roberts' ship "Revenge" is anchored at the far end 529 - and I, as you know, am Roberts. - But how is that possible? 530 Since he's been marauding twenty years and you only left me five years ago? 531 I myself am often surprised at life's little quirks. 532 You see, what I told you before about saying "please" was true. 533 It intrigued Roberts, as did my descriptions of your beauty. 534 Finally, Roberts decided something. He said: 535 "All right, Westley, I've never had a valet. You can try it for tonight." 536 "I'll most likely kill you in the morning." 537 Three years he said that: 538 "Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning." 539 It was a fine time for me. I was learning to fence, to fight, anything anyone would teach me. 540 And Roberts and I eventually became friends. And then it happened. 541 What? Go on. 542 Roberts had grown so rich, he wanted to retire. 543 So he took me to his cabin and told me his secret. 544 "I am not the dread pirate Roberts", he said, "My name is Ryan." 545 "I inherited this ship from the previous dread pirate Roberts", 546 "just as you will inherit it from me." 547 "The man I inherited it from was not the real dread pirate Roberts, either." 548 "His name was Cummerbund. The real Roberts has been retired fifteen years" 549 "and living like a king in Patagonia." 550 Then he explained the name was the important thing for inspiring the necessary fear. |