Cinderella  Sample 3:   Buttons plucks up courage to try to chat to Cinderella. Bad move.

 

CINDERS        What, still here, Baboons? Didn’t I make myself clear? 

BUTTONS      Yes miss, perfectly clear, it’s just ..... 

CINDERS        Hmm? 

BUTTONS       (shuffling feet uncomfortably) Well, it’s like this miss, ..... 

CINDERS        Like what, Baboons? 

BUTTONS      Buttons miss. 

CINDERS       Sorry Buttons, but if you behaved more like a human and less like a baboon, I wouldn’t get the two mixed up, would I? Now, you were saying? 

BUTTONS      Well I was thinking miss ......... with your sisters gone to the ball ......... and us alone in the house .......... 

CINDERS        I’m not sure I like the way this conversation is going Buttons, but carry on. 

BUTTONS      Well I thought ....... Cinders ..... 

CINDERS       That’s 'Miss Cinderella' to you, Buttons. 

BUTTONS     Of course, Miss Cinderella. Well, as I was saying, I thought we might ....... well .......... spend a little time together, like. 

CINDERS       I’m sorry? 

BUTTONS     (plucking up courage) I thought we might spend a little time together miss. 

CINDERS       Me? 

BUTTONS     Yes miss. 

CINDERS       Spend time with ....... you? 

BUTTONS     That’s right miss. 

CINDERS       Is this some sort of feeble joke, Baboons? 

BUTTONS     No miss. 

CINDERS       Do I look like someone who’d want to spend her precious leisure time in the company of some pitiful servant with the appearance of a poorly-groomed monkey, and the manners to match? 

BUTTONS     Really miss, I only - 

CINDERS       Earth to Baboons, come in please! Serious intelligence malfunction!