[Brian approaches the palace wall at night, and starts painting
something on the wall. He does not, however see a group of Roman
guards approaching from behind him led by a Centurian (Cntrian) who
reads his writing.]
Cntrian: What's this then? Romanes eunt domus. People called Romanes they go
the house?
Brian: It, it says 'Romans go home'.
Cntrian: No it doesn't. What's latin for 'Roman'? Come on...
Brian: aaah.
Cntrian: Come on.
Brian: Ah! Romanus?
Cntrian: Goes like?
Brian: Annus?
Cntrian: Vocative plural of 'annus' is?
Brian: Anni?
Cntrian: Romani. [He crosses out the 'es' and writes in 'i'.]
Eunt? What is eunt?
Brian: Go.
Cntrian :Conjugate the verb 'to go'.
Brian : Uh. Ire - Uh... eo, is, it, imus, itis, eunt.
Cntrian: So eunt is?
Brian: Ah, Uh, Third person plural of present indicative. They go.
Cntrian: But Romans go home is an order, so you must use the?
[The centurian lifts Brian by the sideburns... nasty, eh?]
Brian: The imperative.
Cntrian: Which is?
Brian: Ahm. Oh, oh, um... I, I.
Cntrian: How many Romans?
Brian: Ah. Plural, plural... ite, ite.
Cntrian: Ite. [He again corrects the writing on the wall.]
Domus? Nomonative? 'Go home'? This is motion towards, isn't it, boy?
Brian: Dative, sir.
[The Centurian takes out his weapon, and holds it to Brian's throat.]
Ahh. No, not dative, not the dative, sir. Oh, Ah. Uh.
The accusative accusative. Ah, Domum, sir. Ab domum! Ah! Oooh! Ah!
Cntrian: Except that 'domus' takes the?
Brian: The locative, sir.
Cntrian: Which is?
Brian: Domum. Aaah! ah.
[Again, the writing is ammended.]
Cntrian: Domum... um... Understand?
Brian: Yes, sir.
Cntrian: Now write it out a hundred times .
Brian: Yes, sir. Thank you, sir. Hail Caeser, sir.
Cntrian: Hail Caeser. And if it's not done by sunrise, I'll cut your balls
off.
Brian: Ooh, thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. Hail Caeser and everything, sir.
Oh. Mmm!
[The Centurian walks off leaving two sentrys behind to guard him.]
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