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Proprietor
：
That
one's
way,please.
Take
this
gentleman's
order,Horace.
Henry: I'll
have some ham and eggs,and a nice big juice steak
with all the
trimmings ,and make it
extra thick.
Waiter:It'll cost a tidy
bit.
Henry:That's a long cool tankard
of ale. Er ...Waiter,Same thing
again
,please.
Waiter:Again?
Henry:That's right .And fill that ng
wroing?
Waiter: No,No,sir. HE's
asked for another and all.
Proprietor:
Do you think he can pay?
Maggie:We'll
have to chance it.
Proprietor :Serve
him, don't spare the gristle.
Waiter:
Ham
,eggs,steak,potatoes,beans,carrots
,Cheese,
quarts of and
tenpence.
Henry: Thank you .Would you
mind waiting just a few minutes?
Waiter: What's there to wait for?
Proprietor
：
All
right,Horace!
Henry: That was a
wonderful meal. You konw ,it's amazing how much
pleasure you get
out of simple things
... If have had to get along without them for a
while .
Proprietor: Very intresting
.And now perhaps if you'd pay the bill,I could
attend
to the other customers.
Henry: That clock of yours ,is it
correct ?
Proprietor: If anything ,it's
fast.
Henry: It's fast? How fast?
Customer:Two minutes.
Henry:
Oh ,thank you .
Proprietor: Now ,I
don't wish to be unpleasant,but would please
settle the bill?
Henry: I want to...
But you see...
Proprietor:The
bill,please.
Henry: Yes ,I konw ,the
bill.
Proprietor: Exactly.
Henry: Well ,I don't suppose a couple
of minutes will make any difference.
Er...I'm awfully sorry ,but I don't have anything
smaller.
Proprietor:Well
...Well....er.....er....just one moment . Maggie
,DO you think
it's real?
Maggie: Ask ts.
Proprietor:
ts...er....ts.
ts: What's it ?
Proprietor: Would you mind just
looking at this ? Do you think it is genuine?
ts: Two
notes
of
this
denomination
have
been
issued,but
in
any
case
it's
hardly
likely to be a forgery.
Maggie: Why not
?
ts: It would draw too much attention
to the owner .No forger want that .
Maggie:But look at the owner ,ts,he is
in rags!