| The Dead Collector: |
Bring out yer dead. |
|
[a man puts a body on the cart] |
| Large Man with Dead Body: |
Here's one. |
| The Dead Collector: |
That'll be ninepence. |
| The Dead Body That Claims It Isn't: |
I'm not dead. |
| The Dead Collector: |
What? |
| Large Man with Dead Body: |
Nothing. There's your ninepence. |
| The Dead Body That Claims It Isn't: |
I'm not dead. |
| The Dead Collector: |
'Ere, he says he's not dead. |
| Large Man with Dead Body: |
Yes he is. |
| The Dead Body That Claims It Isn't: |
I'm not. |
| The Dead Collector: |
He isn't. |
| Large Man with Dead Body: |
Well, he will be soon, he's very ill. |
| The Dead Body That Claims It Isn't: |
I'm getting better. |
| Large Man with Dead Body: |
No you're not, you'll be stone dead in a moment. |
| The Dead Collector: |
Well, I can't take him like that. It's against
regulations. |
| The Dead Body That Claims It Isn't: |
I don't want to go on the cart. |
| Large Man with Dead Body: |
Oh, don't be such a baby. |
| The Dead Collector: |
I can't take him. |
| The Dead Body That Claims It Isn't: |
I feel fine. |
| Large Man with Dead Body: |
Oh, do me a favor. |
| The Dead Collector: |
I can't. |
| Large Man with Dead Body: |
Well, can you hang around for a couple of minutes? He won't be
long. |
| The Dead Collector: |
I promised I'd be at the Robinsons'. They've lost nine
today. |
| Large Man with Dead Body: |
Well, when's your next round? |
| The Dead Collector: |
Thursday. |
| The Dead Body That Claims It Isn't: |
I think I'll go for a walk. |
| Large Man with Dead Body: |
You're not fooling anyone, you know. Isn't there anything you
could do? |
| The Dead Body That Claims It Isn't: |
I feel happy. I feel happy. |
|
[the Dead Collector glances up and down the
street furtively, then silences the Body with his a whack of his
club] |
| Large Man with Dead Body: |
Ah, thank you very much. |
| The Dead Collector: |
Not at all. See you on Thursday. |
| Large Man with Dead Body: |
Right. |