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OLD WOMAN Et misit te in occursum mihi , ut ego possum sanare te . Possum et ego Tom . ( They sent you to meet me so that I can cure you . I can and I will Tom .)
What did she say ?
The phone didn ’ t get it all . She spoke to fast .
She scares me . Can we go ?
Tu sedem ?
Excuse me ?
How you say- Will you sit ?
You speak English ?
MARK ( Aside to Tom )
TOM
MARK
OLD WOMAN
MARK
OLD WOMAN
TOM
OLD WOMAN A little . I am an old woman from country far away and all alone in this strange land . Please visit with lonely Aquila ?
MARK Nice to meet you but um , we ’ ve got to get home . It ’ s past our curfew .
TOM We can be out till 6 . ( Looking at his phone .) It ’ s only 5:15 . Relax .
MARK ( To Tom ; hushed .) Relax ? This is how kids get kidnapped .
TOM We ’ d be happy to visit for a while . I ’ m Tom and this is Mark . It ’ s nice to meet you Aquila . Were you speaking Latin just now ?
OLD WOMAN Oh yes . Tu loquerisne latine ? You don ’ t . That magic box- it help for you to know what I say ?
My phone ? Yeah it does .
TOM
MARK