in the north. - Have you? - Oh, yes, I have. I'm quite well-off. Are you? I think so. I've... made something of myself. Do they believe all that? Among sharp businessmen one doesn't ask too many questions. Do they know of your interest in the theatre? An unmarried gentleman must amuse himself. - Must he? - Oh, yes, he must. Did they mention the train? Mm-hm. What did they say? They all agreed that it was impossible. Simply impossible. You like that? - I can tell it excites you. - Mm-hm. (bells chime) (knuckles crack) (woman) Oh! Are you all right? Nice pull. Not bad, if I do say so myself. You look well. Yes. How was the touch? You saw it, didn't you? Or was I so fast you couldn't see it? I saw. - Did you wire her? - No, just my hands. Hummingbirds. - Thinking of a job, then? - I may have one or two little things. Those one or two little things... Could they be crib jobs? They could. - Bit dicey, are they? - Very dicey. - Is it dipping or keys? - Keys. - Wax or a straightaway haul? - Wax. You didn't do the Berkeley Hills job, did you? Berkeley Hills? Shit job. A shit job? Well, they're clean with 2,000 guineas gone. No. I was thinking of something bigger. - This wax. On the fly? - Mm-hm. Then I'm your man. - The fastest screwsman you'll ever see. - So I heard. - What's it to be, then? - First we must case a square-rigged gent. Good night. (Pierce) Mr Edgar Trent,... ..president of the Huddleston and Bradford Bank,... ..follows an inflexible routine,... ..departing the bank at the end of each day promptly at 7 pm. (Pierce's woman friend) Mr Trent resides at number seven Belgrave Square. It's a mansion of 23 rooms, not including servants' quarters. His second wife, Emily, is 30 years his junior... ..and with her unmarried stepdaughter she runs the household very strictly. There are ten servants employed. (screwsman) Coachman, butler, gardener, doorman, cook and two maids. All the servants are content and can't be bribed. - Dogs? - Two. Terriers. Walks 'em twice a day. Seven in the morning and 8.15 at night. - Children? - Five. Three at home. The youngest is a boy who sleepwalks. Which creates a commotion. (child crying out) No point in cracking a 23-room house until we find out where the key is. The person who knows where that key is is Mr Trent. Really? He must have a weakness. Gambling, drink... Women? Well, hello! (murmured proposition) No, no, no. No! No respectable gentleman is that respectable. (dog barks) - He's a ratting gent. - Indeed he is. Thank you, gentlemen, please! Mind your back there, sir! Thank you! Excuse me, sir! Nothing but the finest, gentlemen. Every one country-born and bred, not a water ditch among 'em. Who wants to try a rat? Come on, gents. Who wants to try a rat? (Trent) 15 of your best for my fancy. Weigh the fancy of Mr T. A very sporting gentleman. Let Mr T's fancy dog through. There you are. - (man) 14 pounds. - 14 pounds is Mr T's fancy dog. And he's called for a try at 15 rats. - Shall it be three minutes, Mr T? - Yes. Three minutes it is. You may wager as you feel fit. Get him his 15, Tom. You win some, you lose some. - Are you ready? - Ready! And... go! Time, gentlemen. Three minutes! Get the dog out. Get the dog out. Thank you, gentlemen. Pay your debts. Who's next? Come on! Any man fancy his fancy? A sporting chap. You win one or two, you lose one or two. Who's going to be next to try the finest country-bred rats that money can buy? May I join you? If you like. (faint shouts from punters) Lover wasn't at his best. He lacked bustle. But he came up well enough. - My Lover will fight again. - Indeed. And I shall wager upon him again when he does. - Did you lose much? ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Кто расскажет небылицу на английском - текст Хорнблауэр: Лягушатники и Раки на английском - текст Ирония судьбы, или С лёгким паром! на английском - текст Выжившие на английском - текст Долговая яма на английском |