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