The Body in the Basement - Alex Broun
The Body in the Basement - Alex Broun The Body in the Basement - Alex Broun
20MAX NODSEILEEN: And then whisper a few phrases into their nearest lughole ?MAX:EILEEN:MAX:Works surprisingly well.I’m surprised you don’t get punched on the noggin’.European people are very friendly. Social. They’re used to it.EILEEN: You mean people just starting conversations with them – on trains ?MAX:EILEEN:MAX:Yes.Blimey.Blimey ! I’ve had the most fascinating interchanges. Just today I wastalking to a Portuguese man –EILEEN: Portuguese ?MAX:Very similar to Spanish – it’s right next door - and we had thisextraordinary discussion about the anniversary.EILEEN: Anniversary ?MAX:EILEEN:MAX:Yes – it was today. In Madrid.The Anniversary of what ? Independence, the Civil War.No much more current. The bomb blast. The whole country stopped ina solemn -EILEEN: (SHOCKED) The what ?MAX:Bomb blast. On the train. In Madrid. It was a year ago today.EILEEN: How big was this … blast ?MAX:Oh very big. Terrible in fact. Over one hundred people died.EILEEN: In the bomb blast ?MAX:On the train. I just hope they weren’t on the way to La Mancha.MAX LAUGHS. PAUSE.EILEEN:MAX:Hee, hee. I just can’t believe I wasn’t told about this.It was big news at the time. In all the papers.
21EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:You know I don’t read the papers. Too depressing.And the TV.And you know I don’t watch the TV. I like to keep nicely isolated.And the radio.I don’t listen to the radio either.You listen to Alan Jones every morning.That doesn’t count. That’s Alan Jones.I guess the incident didn’t rate a mention with Alan.He knows what we like to hear.Don’t want to hear about big world events like that.Absolutely.Spoil your pro set.Completely.Put you off lunch.Very off putting.Ruin your day.He knows better than that.Just like that bomb ruined the day of the people on that train.Don’t be smart. It really doesn’t suit you. (PAUSE) I just can’t believeyou didn’t tell me. When were you going to let me know this slightdetail ? As we were boarding a train – to Madrid.I really thought you knew.Well I didn’t. And next time I would appreciate you not omitting suchimportant historical details.MAX: Like an update on World War Two ?EILEEN:MAX:Heard about that thanks.I think there was a World War One as well.
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20MAX NODSEILEEN: And <strong>the</strong>n whisper a few phrases <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong>ir nearest lughole ?MAX:EILEEN:MAX:Works surpris<strong>in</strong>gly well.I’m surprised you don’t get punched on <strong>the</strong> nogg<strong>in</strong>’.European people are very friendly. Social. <strong>The</strong>y’re used to it.EILEEN: You mean people just start<strong>in</strong>g conversations with <strong>the</strong>m – on tra<strong>in</strong>s ?MAX:EILEEN:MAX:Yes.Blimey.Blimey ! I’ve had <strong>the</strong> most fasc<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>terchanges. Just today I wastalk<strong>in</strong>g to a Portuguese man –EILEEN: Portuguese ?MAX:Very similar to Spanish – it’s right next door - and we had thisextraord<strong>in</strong>ary discussion about <strong>the</strong> anniversary.EILEEN: Anniversary ?MAX:EILEEN:MAX:Yes – it was today. In Madrid.<strong>The</strong> Anniversary of what ? Independence, <strong>the</strong> Civil War.No much more current. <strong>The</strong> bomb blast. <strong>The</strong> whole country stopped <strong>in</strong>a solemn -EILEEN: (SHOCKED) <strong>The</strong> what ?MAX:Bomb blast. On <strong>the</strong> tra<strong>in</strong>. In Madrid. It was a year ago today.EILEEN: How big was this … blast ?MAX:Oh very big. Terrible <strong>in</strong> fact. Over one hundred people died.EILEEN: In <strong>the</strong> bomb blast ?MAX:On <strong>the</strong> tra<strong>in</strong>. I just hope <strong>the</strong>y weren’t on <strong>the</strong> way to La Mancha.MAX LAUGHS. PAUSE.EILEEN:MAX:Hee, hee. I just can’t believe I wasn’t told about this.It was big news at <strong>the</strong> time. In all <strong>the</strong> papers.
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