SAME PROCEDURE AS EVERY YEAR

James: Good evening, Miss Sophie, good evening.
Miss Sophie: Good evening, James.
James: You are looking very well this evening, Miss Sophie.
Miss Sophie: Well, I am feeling very much better, thank you, James.
James: Good, good...
Miss Sophie: Well, I must say that everything looks very nice.
James: Thank you very much, Miss Sophie, thank you.
Miss Sophie: Is everybody here?
James: Indeed, they are, yeah, yes... They all are here for your anniversary, Miss Sophie.
Miss Sophie: All five places are laid out?
James: All laid out as usual.
Miss Sophie: Sir Toby?
James: Sir Toby, yes, he's sitting here this year, Miss Sophie.
Miss Sophie: Admiral von Schneider?
James: Admiral von Schneider is sitting here, Miss Sophie.
Miss Sophie: Mr. Pommeroy?
James: Mr. Pommeroy, I put round here for you.
Miss Sophie: And my very dear friend, Mr. Winterbottom?
James: On your right, as you requested, Miss Sophie.
Miss Sophie: Thank you, James. You may now serve the soup.
James: The soup, thank you very much, Miss Sophie, thank you. They are all waiting for you. Little drop of Mulligatawny soup, Miss Sophie...
Miss Sophie: I am particulary fond of Mulligatawny soup, James.
James: Yes, I know you are.
Miss Sophie: I think we'll have sherry now, with the soup.
James: Sherry with the soup, yes... Oh, by the way, the same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie: Same procedure as every year, James.
James: Same procedure as every year, James.
Miss Sophie: Is that a dry sherry, James?
James: Yes,a very dry sherry, Miss Sophie. A very dry. Straight out of the cellar, this morning, Miss Sophie.
Miss Sophie: Sir Toby!
James: Cheerio, Miss Sophie!
Miss Sophie: Admiral von Schneider!
James: Ad... Must I say it this year, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie: Just to please me, James.
James: Just to please you, very good, yes, yes... Skoll!
Miss Sophie: Mr. Pommeroy!
James: Happy new year, Sophie!
Miss Sophie: And dear Mr. Wintterbottom!
James: Well, here we are again, old lovely...
Miss Sophie: You may now serve the fish.
James: Fish. Very good, Miss Sophie. Did you enjoy the soup?
Miss Sophie: Delicious, James.
James: Thank you, Miss Sophie, glad you enjoy it. - Little bit of North Sea haddock, Miss Sophie.
Miss Sophie: I think we'll have white wine with the fish.
James: White wine with the fish. The same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie: The same procedure as every year, James.
James: Yeah...
Miss Sophie: Sir Toby!
James: Cheerio, Sophie, me gal...
Miss Sophie: Admiral von Schneider!
James: Oh, must I, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie: James, please, please...
James: Skoll!
Miss Sophie: Mr. Pommeroy!
James: Happy new year, Sophie gal!
Miss Sophie: Mr. Winterbottom!
James: ...you look younger than ever, love! Younger than ever! He, he, he...
Miss Sophie: Please, serve the chicken!
James: Ya...
Miss Sophie: That looks a very fine bird?!
James: That's a lovely chu... chuk... chicken, that I'll tell you, a lovely...
Miss Sophie: I think, we'll have champagne with the bird!
James: Champagne, ya... Sssame, same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie: Same procedure as every year, James!!! - Sir Toby!
James: Sophie me gal...
Miss Sophie: Admiral von Schneider!
James: ... must I, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie: James!
James: Ssskoll!
Miss Sophie: Mr. Pommeroy!
James: Happy new year, Sophie gal...
Miss Sophie: Mr. Winterbottom!
James: It's one of the nicest little woman...hick...one of the nicest little woman, that's ever breathed, ever breathed... I now declare this bazar opened! Would you like some fruit?
Miss Sophie: I think we'll have port with the fruit!
James: Oh, noo! S...ame procedure as last...
Miss Sophie: Yes, same procedure as every year, James.
James: ......!!!.....
Miss Sophie: Sir Toby!
James: Sugar in the morning, sugar...
Miss Sophie: Admiral von Schneider!
James: Ssskolll!
Miss Sophie: Mr. Pommeroy!
James: I'm sorry, madam, sorry.
Miss Sophie: Mr. Winterbottom!
James: ...huuuh, I'll kill that cat!
Miss Sophie: Well, James, it's been really a wonderful party!
James: Well, it's been most enjoyable.
Miss Sophie: I think, I'll retire.
James: You're going to bed?
Miss Sophie: Yes.
James: Sit down, I'll give you a hand up, Madam.
Miss Sophie: As I was saying, I think, I'll retire...
James: Ya... Ya. - By the way, the same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie: The same procedure as every year, James!
James: Well - I'll do my very best!
[THE END]

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