- I want to chat with Miss Price. - May we? Yes, run along. But don't touch anything. Remember, this house does not belong to Mr Browne. Mr Browne, where is that book? I must have that spell on substitutiary locomotion. - What is it? A toy shop? - No, it's a nursery. - Ain't you ever seen a nursery? - No. And neither have you. Would you hold this, please? What do you think of that? - Well, I... don't know what to think. - Miss Price. Think how successful I could be with an assistant who can really do magic. Dear lady, have you ever considered entering show business? - The what business? - The theatre! Pantomimes, village fairs, the seaside. Brighton, Blackpool, follies on the prom. I have very important work to do. Listen to me. We could make a packet. Let us strike a bargain You possess a gift But I can speak the jargon That will give your gift the needed lift You possess the know-how And I command the show-how Oh, how successful you could be With me I'm afraid we're wasting valuable time. - What's your name? - Miss Price. - Your first name. - Eglantine. Eglantine, Eglantine, oh, how you'll shine Your lot and my lot have got to combine Eglantine, Eglantine, hark to the stars Destiny calls us, the future is ours As the shine sells the boot and the blossoms the fruit All you need to succeed in your plan Is the proper ally upon whom to rely And I'm your man For I have an acumen that's nigh-superhuman I sell things that nobody can So I humbly suggest you accept my behest I'm your man Eglantine, Eglantine, oh how you'll shine Will you stop? Your lot and my lot have got to combine Eglantine, Eglantine, hark to the stars Destiny calls us, the future is ours What are you reading? ''Isle of Naboombu.'' - Can't be no such place. - There is too such a place. These pictures prove it, don't it? Bit weird, ain't it? Animals wearing hats and things. I like it. Now where is the book? Well? Where is it? At last, Mr Browne! ''The Spells of Astoroth.'' Of course. Here's the travelling spell. This is where you got it. Does one's nose have to twitch like this? Oh, you're back, Mr Browne. Miss Price, a word about your tactics. I don't mind being changed into a hawk or a tiger or something with dash. But always a fluffy white rabbit? It's intolerable! Here we are! Substitutiary locomotion. ''The ancient art of...'' ''The spell which creates this force is five mystic words.'' ''These words are...'' But the rest of the book is missing! Now you see why I closed down the college. - But where are the other pages? - Haven't the foggiest. - Listen to me! - I'm all ears. You will be if you don't pay attention. Where did you get this book? I bought it from a street market. There was a bit of unpleasantness. He claimed that I'd given him a dud coin. I ask you! There was a sort of scuffle. The book tore. He got one half and I got the other. - But where's the other half now? - It's probably been thrown away. But if it still exists, there's only one place to find it. - Where is that? - Portobello Road Portobello Road Street where the riches of ages are stowed Anything and everything a chap can unload Is sold off the barrow in Portobello Road You'll find what you want in the Portobello Road - Rare alabaster - Genuine plaster A filigreed samovar owned by the tsars - A pen used by Shelley - A new Botticelli! The snippers that clipped old King Edward's cigars Made in Hong Kong? Two bob a dozen, would you say? - Waterford crystal - Napoleon's pistols Society heirlooms with genuine gems Rembrandts, El Grecos, Toulouse-Lautrecos Painted last week on the banks ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Пастораль на английском - текст Семёрка Блейка на английском - текст Акванавты на английском - текст Флаббер на английском - текст Достать коротышку на английском |