:18:06
but the ringing in the ears was the same
:18:21
did you go to the laundry?
:18:23
hardly
:18:26
why not?
:18:28
two cans of sardines 5 francs
:18:29
Mme Poperino, black mail, 7.50 francs
:18:32
no laundry
:18:34
that's fine
:18:35
I haven't got a clean shirt to my name
:18:38
clean shirt!
what's up, a romance?
:18:42
I'm not talking about pyjamas
:18:44
I'm talking about a clean shirt
:18:47
I don't want to go around
looking like a rag picker
:18:50
I'm talking about a white shirt
a shirt without a spot, without any holes,
that won't fall apart
when you unbutton your coat
:19:06
how old is the laundress?
:19:09
about 45
:19:11
young 45?
:19:12
I don't know.
she goes barefoot
:19:15
she's rather plumb
:19:18
a little soapy
:19:19
but a very interesting moustache
:19:21
very charming
but not my type
:19:24
moustache or no moustache,
I need a clean shirt for tomorrow
:19:42
end of act one - curtain
:19:45
don't read it,
I know it by heart
:19:49
you remember when Bassington has found out
that Edgar was the man on the fire escape
:19:52
alright, shoot
:19:54
pause.
Edgar smiles maddeningly
:19:57
Bassington plays with his beard
in order to cover his emotion