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(What follows is some way into the script.)
DECORATIONS
Sybil
Basil... Basil... Hello again everybody. It’s so nice to have you all here to celebrate our fifteenth anniversary. Thank you all so much for coming. Has anyone seen my husband...? Oh, Manuel, have you seen Mr. Fawlty?
Manuel
Que?
Sybil
Have you seen Mr. Fawlty?
Manuel
Is Fawlty!
MANUEL IS TRYING TO FIX THE PHONE.
Sybil
Basil. Did you see Basil?
Manuel
Si.
Sybil
Yes, see. Seen Basil
Manuel
Oh, si. Basil is about so tall and has little wrinkly thing...
Sybil
Where is he?
Manuel
You want Mr. Fawlty for to see?
Sybil
See. Yes.
Manuel
Si, si is yes. Ah, you learn Spanish !
Sybil
Basil?
BASIL ENTERS.
Basil
Yes, my little piranha fish?
Sybil
What about the decorations?
Basil
I don’t know, dear. What about them?
Sybil
You were supposed decorate the restaurant for our anniversary this evening.
Basil
Decorate ... Oh yes, I delegated the job to Manuel.
Sybil
Well it hasn’t been done.
Basil
No. (Hits Manuel)
Sybil
I’ll be back in five minutes and if this place isn’t well and truly decorated, you know what to expect.
SYBIL EXITS. BASIL & MANUEL WATCH IN TERROR AS SHE GOES.
Basil
I’d have to grow another set first…. Now see what you’ve done?
Manuel
Que?
Basil
You were supposed to decorate the restaurant.
Manuel
Que? .... Dec or ate?
Basil
What are we going to do? Five minutes to decorate the restaurant. Um, let’s see. Manuel.
Manuel
Que?
Basil
Get the step ladder.
Basil & Manuel loose in a restaurant with a stepladder. Imagine what might happen!
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