SIR WEBLEY: And venison even, if you come to that.
TRUNDLEBEN: Yes indeed, Sir Webley.
SIR WEBLEY: Thank God the Olympus can get its haunch of venison without
having to go to a man like that for it.
NEEKS: Yes indeed.
TRUNDLEBEN: Indeed I hope so.
SIR WEBLEY: Well now, about those plays. I don't say we've absolute
proof that the man's entirely hopeless. We must be sure of our ground.
NEEKS: Yes, quite so.
TRUNDLEBEN: Oh, I'm afraid Sir Webley, they're very bad indeed. There
are some quite unfortunate--er--references in them.
SIR WEBLEY: So I should have supposed. So I should have supposed.
NEEKS: Yes, yes, of course.
TRUNDLEBEN: For instance, in that play about that funny ship--I have a
list of the characters here--and I'm afraid, well--er,--er you see for
yourself. (_Hands paper._) You see that is, I am afraid, in very bad
taste, Sir Webley.
SIR WEBLEY: Certainly, Trundleben, certainly. Very bad indeed.
NEEKS (_peering_): Er--er, what is it, Sir Webley?
SIR WEBLEY (_pointing_): That, you see.
NEEKS: A--a drunken butler! But most regrettable.
SIR WEBLEY: A very deserving class. A--a quite gratuitous slight. I
don't say you mightn't see one drunken butler ...
TRUNDLEBEN: Quite so.
NEEKS: Yes, of course.
SIR WEBLEY: But to put it boldly on a programme like that is practically
tantamount to implying that all butlers are drunken.
Pages:
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108