-
One-Round: I said nobody was to do her!
Louisa Wilberforce: [Begins attacking Louis, who beats him continuously over the head with a blackjack. Mrs. Wilberforce comes out of the next room] Mr. Harvey!
One-Round: I said - I said nobody was to do Mrs. Lopsided!
Louisa Wilberforce: Stop that!
[Louis hits One-Round one last time with the blackjack]
Louisa Wilberforce: What *are* you doing?
Louisa Wilberforce: [adjusting her hat] And who is "Mrs. Lopsided," may I ask? Where is Mr. Robinson?
One-Round: He's, uh, he's outside.
Louisa Wilberforce: Somebody took the key. The cello case is gone!
One-Round: It's, uh, out there too.
Louisa Wilberforce: Well... bring it in.
Louisa Wilberforce: [as One-Round heads outside] I fell asleep. Somebody took the key out of my pocket. I'm *very* angry!
Professor Marcus: As you have every right to be. It's disgraceful, Mrs. Wilberforce, shameful! Mr. Robinson will answer for it.
Louisa Wilberforce: [as One-Round brings in the cello case] I'll take that, thank you. Professor Marcus, this is another black mark against you. I shall certainly tell the police.
Professor Marcus: [as Mrs. Wilberforce goes back into the next room and shuts the door behind her] What happened?
One-Round: I thought they'd, uh, done 'er in. I thought, uh, I thought Harry done 'er.
Professor Marcus: So?
One-Round: So all right, I made a mistake!
Professor Marcus: [putting his face in his hand] Put him in the barrow...
-
[Harry and Marcus are distracting Mrs. Wilberforce while Louis deals with the Major on the roof]
Louisa Wilberforce: It won't do any harm to tell you now that Major Courtney has gone to the police. They'll be here shortly.
[there is a loud crash from outside]
Louisa Wilberforce: Oh! Whatever is that?
Harry: I expect something fell off the roof, mum.
Louisa Wilberforce: The roof?
Harry: Probably a... chimney-pot.
Louisa Wilberforce: A chimney-pot?
Professor Marcus: See who it is, Harry
[pushes Harry out the door]
Jack Melford
Extended Reading
