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Freeloader Still, that should not present too great a problem; my name is good with the Heritage Committee and the local Archaeological Society Cretin The Duke was talked about in the Zoological Society before you came along. Pickles I have no doubt he was! Freeloader The words I used were Archaeological Society. I trust, little man, that you are not comparing my esteemed friend with residents of the primate enclosures. Twaddle Thank you, Cecil will have taken the point, Sir. Pickles I doubt it! Twaddle Mister Freeloader, do you mean EXCAVATIONS! Freeloader I mean precisely THAT, Your Grace. Twaddle My spade-- my broken-- err ah-- I think we have a more pressing agenda to attend to, right now. Freeloader Do not concern yourself, with such mundane matters, Your Grace, I shall not have the unblemished hands of royalty soiled. Twaddle Yes! Yes, to return to our first mission: what fee had you in mind and who would you suggest for the job of mediating with Mister Brudder? Twaddle Perhaps Good Sir? You would prefer to visit my home in West Way to finalise details? Snipes Freeloader knows fine well, Twaddle lives in Hopalong Cassidy Street, but he ' ll say nothing, you will see. Pickles Is the best part of his house not in West Way? Snipes No, Hopalong Cassidy Street. Pickles At that point we had to pretend we were studying the form of that day ' s horses, for a man, with his hand heading towards his fly, was approaching the toilet. We needn ' t have worried, it was only Harry Bumthinker again and he just tittered at us as he passed by. Suddenly there was a shout from the public toilets: Cretin Hey Blubber Gut! Do you really have to use these toilets to piss in? Bumthinker Tee-- he-- he-- he-- he-- he-- he Twaddle It is customary, Cecil. But we shall solve your problem. Cretin How? Twaddle Re-classify him as a Scoucer. Cretin But he ' s English! Twaddle He ' s not now. Bumthinker
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