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1、CabinPressureParis(Intheoffice)ARTHUR(singingtothetuneofHappyBirthdaytoYou):HappyBirlingDaytous!HappyBirlingDaytous!(Hestrainstoreachthehighnoteonthenextline.)HappyBirlingDay,dearMartinandDouglasandArrrrr-thur...MARTIN:Allright,Arthur,that’lldo!ARTHUR(finishingoffthesongrapidly):Ha
2、ppyBirlingDaytous!MARTIN:Arthur!ARTHUR:Sorry!IjustloveBirlingDay,don’tyou?MARTIN:No,Idon’t.Ididn’tbecomeapilotsothatIcouldbowandscrapetosomehorribledottyoldmanjustbecausehegivesmassivetips.DOUGLAS:Welldon’tdoit,then.MARTIN:Yes–unfortunatelyIalsodidn’tbecomeapilotwhoearnsenoughtoaff
3、ordnotto.(Carolyncomesin.)CAROLYN:Ah,Douglas.NiceandearlyforBirlingDay,Isee.DOUGLAS:Ah,Carolyn.Likewise.CAROLYN:Youarenotgoingtowinthistime,Douglas.DOUGLAS:Aninterestingtheory.Letmeproposeanalternativeone:Iamgoingtowinthistime.CAROLYN:Ah,but...DOUGLAS:AndthisisatheoryIhavebuiltupfr
4、omthefollowingpostulates:one–Iwineverytime;two–thisisatime;three–Iwillwinthistime.ARTHUR:Ooh,isthisaboutthewhisky?CAROLYN:Yes,Arthur,thisisaboutthistwohundredpoundbottleoftwenty-fiveyearsoldsinglemaltTaliskerwhiskywhichIamprovidingattherequestofandforthesolebenefitofMrBirling–andof
5、whichDouglashereisnotgoingtogetsomuchasasinglesolitarysip.DOUGLAS:Well,that’strue.I’mnotgoingtodrinkit–I’mgoingtosellit.CAROLYN:Youarenotgoingtodoanythingwithit,Raffles,andI’lltellyouwhynot:thisBirlingDay,thewhiskyisgoingtobeunderconstantandvigilantwatch.DOUGLAS:Oh,areyoucomingwith
6、usforonce?That,Iadmit,doesmakeitalittlemoreinteresting.CAROLYN:No,I’mnot.IdonottrustmyselftospendanymorethantwentyminuteswithMrBirlingwithoutthumpinghiminthecravat.No,Iamreferringtomynewly-appointedeyesandearsintheair,DetectiveInspectorMartinCrieff.DOUGLAS:Oh,really?!MARTIN:Yes.Sor
7、ry,Douglas,butsheofferedmeahundredpoundsifIstopyoufromstealingit.DOUGLAS:Andletmeguess:IfIdostealit,youpayher?MARTIN:...Yes.DOUGLAS:Oh,Martin,youdidn’tfallforthat,didyou?Can’tyouseeshe’sjusttryingtosellherdebton?SheknowsI’llstealitbecauseIalwaysdo.Shejustwantstorecoupsomeofherlosso
8、ffyou.MARTIN:Yes,butwhatif