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What if I said you could stay here?
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Here?
:17:05
But even if you meant it, it's impossible.
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It's very small town, I have to hide.
People will ask questions.
:17:16
Well, it might not matter.
Not if they all wanted to help you too.
:17:22
Are you saying that everybody
in this town is like you?
:17:24
They're good people.
You know, they're honest people.
:17:29
They've all been in need themselves.
:17:31
They might well turn you down, but...
:17:35
I think it would be worth the trouble to ask.
:17:38
But I got nothing to offer them in return.
:17:41
No, I think you have plenty to offer Dogville.
:17:52
[Narrator] To call the mood of the audience
at Tom's morale lecture in the mission house the next day,
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"enthusiastic" would have been going to far,
but they had come.
:18:02
And Tom had launched himself fearlessly
into his endeavor to illustrate the human problem:
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To receive.
:18:13
The subject was obvious, but quite
dreadfully ill-considered by this young man.
:18:19
To compensate for his lack of preparation
Tom made diligent use of his technique
:18:23
of lashing out somewhat haphazardly
in all directions.
:18:28
His father peered around covertly
to gauge the mood,
:18:32
and sensing that the assembly was not
entirely happy with this rather direct criticism,
:18:37
he decided to forestall any protest.
:18:40
Now I'm sure that you wish us well, Tom,
:18:43
but um.. of any town, I believe this one has
a very fine sense of community.
:18:48
Living side by side we all know one another.
:18:51
I'm a pretty fair judge of character myself.
:18:53
Honestly, Tom, you've done it again.
:18:56
Made us come here to listen
to a lot of nonsense.
:18:58
What do you think you are,
some kind of philosopher?