Do you mean I can keep the Eccles cake then? BEN. Keep it?
GUS. Well, they don't know we've got it, do they? BEN. That's not the point.
GUS. Can't I keep it?
BEN. No, you can't. Get the plate.
GUS exits, left. BEN looks in the bag. He brings out a packet of crisps. Enter GUS with a plate. (Accusingly, holding up the crisps). Where did these come from?
GUS. What?
BEN. Where did these crisps come from?
GUS. Where did you find them?
BEN (hitting him on the shoulder). You're playing a dirty game, my lad!
GUS. I only eat those with beer!
BEN. Well, where were you going to get the beer?
GUS. I was saving them till I did.
BEN. I'll remember this. Put everything on the plate.
They pile everything on to the plate. The box goes up without the plate.
Wait a minute! They stand.
GUS. It's gone up.
BEN. It's all your fault, playing about!
GUS. What do we do now?
BEN. We'll have to wait till it comes down.
BEN puts the plate on the bed, puts on his shoulder holster, and starts to put on his tie.
You'd better get ready.
GUS goes to his bed, puts on his tie, and starts to fix his holster.
GUS. Hey, Ben.
BEN. What?
GUS. What's going on here?
Pause.
BEN. What do you mean?
GUS. How can this be a café?
BEN. It used to be a café.
GUS. Have you seen the gas stove?
BEN. What about it?
GUS. It's only got three rings.
BEN. So what?
GUS. Well, you couldn't cook much on three rings, not for a busy place like this. BEN (irritably). That's why the service is slow!
BEN puts on his waistcoat.
GUS. Yes, but what happens when we're not here? What do they do then? All these menus coming down and nothing going up. It might have been going on like this for years.
BEN brushes his jacket.
What happens when we go?
BEN puts on his jacket.
They can't do much business.
The box descends. They turn about. GUS goes to the hatch and brings out a note.
Do you mean I can keep the Eccles cake then? BEN. Keep it?GUS. Well, they don't know we've got it, do they? BEN. That's not the point.GUS. Can't I keep it?BEN. No, you can't. Get the plate.GUS exits, left. BEN looks in the bag. He brings out a packet of crisps. Enter GUS with a plate. (Accusingly, holding up the crisps). Where did these come from?GUS. What?BEN. Where did these crisps come from?GUS. Where did you find them?BEN (hitting him on the shoulder). You're playing a dirty game, my lad!GUS. I only eat those with beer!BEN. Well, where were you going to get the beer?GUS. I was saving them till I did.BEN. I'll remember this. Put everything on the plate.They pile everything on to the plate. The box goes up without the plate.Wait a minute! They stand.GUS. It's gone up.BEN. It's all your fault, playing about!GUS. What do we do now?BEN. We'll have to wait till it comes down.BEN puts the plate on the bed, puts on his shoulder holster, and starts to put on his tie.You'd better get ready.GUS goes to his bed, puts on his tie, and starts to fix his holster.GUS. Hey, Ben.BEN. What?GUS. What's going on here?Pause.BEN. What do you mean?GUS. How can this be a café?BEN. It used to be a café.GUS. Have you seen the gas stove?BEN. What about it?GUS. It's only got three rings.BEN. So what?GUS. Well, you couldn't cook much on three rings, not for a busy place like this. BEN (irritably). That's why the service is slow!BEN puts on his waistcoat.
GUS. Yes, but what happens when we're not here? What do they do then? All these menus coming down and nothing going up. It might have been going on like this for years.
BEN brushes his jacket.
What happens when we go?
BEN puts on his jacket.
They can't do much business.
The box descends. They turn about. GUS goes to the hatch and brings out a note.
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