yyyy. yyye. yyyess. yyes yyess. yes! yes. hello. my. name is. john. merrick merrick. mmmerrick. mmmerrick. hello. my name is. john merrick. hello, my name is john merrick. the lord is my shepherd, i shall not want, he maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside still waters. he restoreth my soul: he guideth me in the paths of righteousness. righteousness for his namesake. hello, my name is john merrick. i am very pleased to meet you! come in. hello. my name is john merrick. i am very pleased to meet you. i feel much better. thank you for asking. and you? i feel much better. thank you. everyone has been very kind. i am extremely grateful. oh yes! it is much better than what i am used to. potatoes. but the variety of food here is very pleasing. i commend you. i'm feeling much better now. i. everyone has been very kind to me. everyone has been very kind. the lord is my shepherd, i shall not want. he maketh me to lie down in green pastures. yea, though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i will fear no evil, for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me. thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies, thou anointest my head with oil. my cup runneth over. surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, and i shall dwell in the house of the lord forever. i. i used to read the bible every day. i know it very well. the bible, and the book of common prayer. the 23rd psalm is very beautiful. i am very pleased to meet you. you did not ask me. oh, no do not say that. you have been so kind to me. i was afraid to say too much. people always want me to be quiet. you wanted me to speak, but i was afraid. forgive me. thou heardest my voice; hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry. noooo! yyyesss. "a silent shaft of stone on a deserted promontory, the lonely eddystone is a beacon of aid and comfort to mariners of all nations." good evening. very well, thank you. and you? thank you. so much. oh it's beautiful! good night. workhouse! this. is my new home? the hospital? how long will i stay here? when i'm next moved may i go to a lighthouse?. or to a blind-asylum? yes. thank you very much. no, nothing. thank you very much. i'm very. i'm not used to such kindness. from a beautiful woman. yes. thank you. yes please, two. two, please. oh yes. you have so many nice things, and so much room. well, it's a lovely bedroom. what do you call that thing above the bed? ohhh. it's very good. i'm enjoying my visit with you very much. it's so very kind of you to have me as a guest in your home. i'm sorry i made a spectacle of myself. i love the way you've arranged your pictures on the mantlepiece. is that the way it's done in most houses? who are they of? the children! may i see? the children. where are your children friends. ah yes, friends! how nice. how lovely. they have noble faces. oh, yes. would you. would you like to see my mother? here. she has the face of an angel. she was an angel. she was so kind. so kind to me. it's not her fault, for in the fourth month of her maternal condition she was knocked down by an elephant. i'm sure i must have been a great disappointment to her. if only i could find her. if only she could see me now, here, with such lovely kind friends. you, mrs. treves, and you, mr. treves. then maybe she would love me as i am. i've tried to hard to be good. please. please. good morning. yes. thank you. very much. i meant no harm, it was the only place where i could find cardboard. i thought it has been thrown away. the main spire. i learned a long time ago. i'll have to find some more. come in. good morning. good day! oh, no. oh, no. i would never think it! it's so beautiful. you are so. i'll give it a place of honor, here, next to my mother. yes. mr. treves says that you are in the theatre. do you live there? well, even to work there would be wonderful. is it beautiful? alas, no. tell me about it, please! romance! no, but i certainly shall. romeo and juliet. i know of this. "if i profane with my unworthiest hand, this holy shrine, the gentle fine is this: my lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand, to smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss." have not saints lips, and holy palmers too? o, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do. they pray, grant thou, lest faith turn to despair. oh no? thank you for your kind gifts. i can't say enough about this ring. and this walking stick is ever so dashing. so much more elegant than my old one. more tea? if you have a chill i can close the window. i don't get out as often as i'd like to, for some people do find my appearance disturbing. of course, i can't fault them. people are often frightened by what they don't understand. and it is hard to understand, even for myself, for you see, mother was so very beautiful. how's your tea? when will the stream be aweary of flowing under my eye? when will the wind be aweary of blowing over the sky? when will the clouds be aweary of fleeting? when will the heart be aweary of beating, and nature die? mr. treves, there is something i've been meaning to ask you for some time. can you cure me? i thought as much. come in. yes, soon i will start the main spire, but i must finish these columns first, how kind of her! oh no! there is nothing! i have everything, you have given me everything i could possibly want. i am happy every hour of the day. i only wish there was something i could give to you. you don't think it's too gaudy, do you? night! i must be more careful! ladybug, ladybug, fly away home. it's cloudy out, i know, but remember; behind the clouds there is always the sun. please, come in. my. home? you did this for me? please. please thank the governing committee for me. i will do my utmost to merit their kindness. my home. oh, mr. treves. mr. treves. mr. treves. thank you my. friends. hello, my name is john merrick. i am very, very pleased to meet you! bytes! alright. bytes. please! bytes! bytes, please!! no! i am not an elephant! i am not an animal!! i am a human being! i. am. a man! i am a man!! y-y-yes-- you're english. yes. but. but. thank you, my friends. oh no, my friend. oh, yes. i am not an animal. i'm not. i'm not. i am a man. mr. treves! treves. you women are such strange and wonderful creatures. alas, it seems to be my fate to fall in love with each and everyone of you. i especially wish you could all be with me tonight. i'm finally going to the theatre. the theatre. oh no, i couldn't. i feel as if i've traveled my whole life just to stand here. wasn't mrs. kendal wonderful? i can't blame the king for wanting to marry her. yes, very soon. oh yes! it was wonderful! mr. treves? mr. treves, tell me. tell me truly. is it alright, did i make any mistakes that you can see? then i shouldn't change anything? i'll walk you to the door. you too, my friend. goodnight. it is finished. john. merrick! when will the stream be aweary of flowing under my eye? when will the wind be aweary of blowing over the sky? when will the clouds be aweary of fleeting? when will the heart be aweary of beating. and nature die?