The p********e: I don’t know. But you’ve got to get it pretty quick.
The Monster: You’re unreasonable.
The p********e: Aren’t there any servants in this house?
The Monster: Yes.
The p********e: Well, go and borrow it from one of them.
The Monster: But really, that would be too low, too humiliating.
The p********e: All right, I’ll begin kicking up a noise. I’ll go to the window and yell till all the neighbours are woken up and the police come to see what’s up. You can borrow it from the copper then.
The Monster: You really won’t take my cheque? I swear to you it’s perfectly all right. There’s plenty of money to meet it.
The p********e: Oh, shut up! No more dilly-dallying. Get me my money at once, or I’ll start the row. One, two, three.... (She opens her mouth wide as if to yell.)
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