Dinner for One

Dinner for One Tragikomödie in einem Akt (Quelle: Dinner for One von A - Z, Eichborn Verlag, Frankfurt, 2002) James: Aah, Good evening, Miss Sophie. Good evening. Miss Sophie: Good evening, James. James: You are looking very well this evening, Miss Sophie. Miss Sophie: Well, I'm feeling very much better. Thank you, James. James: Good, good, good. Miss Sophie: Well, I must say that everything looks very nice. James: Thank you very much, Miss Sophie. Thank you. Miss Sophie: Is everybody here? James: Indeed, they are, yes, yes. They're all here for your anniversary, Miss Sophie, yes. Miss Sophie: All five places laid out? James: All laid out as usual. Miss Sophie: Sir Toby? James: Sir Toby, yes he's sitting here this year, Miss Sophie. Miss Sophie: Admiral von Schneider? James: Admiral von Schneider is sitting here, Miss Sophie. Miss Sophie: Mr. Pommeroy? James: Mr. Pommeroy I put round here for you. Miss Sophie: And my very dear friend, Mr. Winterbottom? James: On your right, as you requested, Miss Sophie. Miss Sophie: Thank you, James. You may now serve the soup. James: The soup. Thank you very much, Miss Sophie, thank you. They are all waiting for you... A little drop of mulligatawny soup, Miss Sophie. Miss Sophie: I am particularly fond of mulligatawny soup, James. James: Yes, I know you are, Miss Sophie. Miss Sophie: I think we'll have sherry with the soup. James: Sherry with the soup, yes. Oh, by the way, the same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie? Miss Sophie: The same procedure as every year, James. James: The same procedure as every year, James...yes. Miss Sophie: Is that a dry sherry, James? James: Yes, a very dry sherry, Miss Sophie. Very dry. Straight out of the cellar this morning, Miss Sophie. Miss Sophie: Sir Toby! James: Cheerio, Miss Sophie! Miss Sophie: Admiral von Schneider! James: Ad... Must I say it this year, Miss Sophie? Miss Sophie: Just to please me, James. James: Just to please you. Very good, yes, yes... Skål! Miss Sophie: Mr. Pommeroy! James: Happy New Year, Sophie love! Miss Sophie: And dear Mr. Winterbottom! James: Well, here we are again, old lovely... Here's to me an thee, old lass. Bless your heart! Miss Sophie: You may now serve the fish. James: Fish. Very good, Miss Sophie. Did you enjoy the soup? Miss Sophie: Delicious, James. James: Thank you, Miss Sophie, glad you enjoyed it... A little bit of North Sea haddock, Miss Sophie. Miss Sophie: I think we'll have white wine with the fish. James: White wine with the fish? The same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie? Miss Sophie: The same procedure as every year, James! James: Yeah... Miss Sophie: Sir Toby! James: Cheerio, Sophie me gal. Miss Sophie: Admiral von Schneider! James: Oh must I, Miss Sophie? Miss Sophie: James, please! James: Skål! Miss Sophie: Mr. Pommeroy! James: Happy New Year, Sophie love! Miss Sophie: Mr. Winterbottom! James: Well here we are again old lovely... You look younger than ever, love! Younger than ever! He, he, he, he, he. Miss Sophie: Please serve the chicken! James: Ya... Miss Sophie: That looks a very fine bird? James: That's a lovely chuk ... chuk ...that I'll tell you, a lovely... Miss Sophie: I think we'll have champagne with the bird. James: Champagne, ya... ssame, same procedsss as ast ya, Miss Sophie? Miss Sophie: Same procedure as every year, James! James: Cheerio ...so...me gal ... Miss Sophie: Admiral von Schneider! James: Must I, Miss Sophie? Miss Sophie: James! James: Schkålll! Miss Sophie: Mr. Pommeroy! James: Happy New Year, Sophie love. Miss Sophie: Mr. Winterbottom! James: It's...It's one of the nicest little women... huc... one of the nicest little women, that's ever... that's ever breathed, that's ever breathed ...ever breathed... I now declare this bazaar opened! Sup on...Boiiiiii... Would you like some fruit? Miss Sophie: I think we'll have port with the fruit. James: Oh no! Se se ssssam prosss as sssss... Miss Sophie: Pardon? James: sssam prosss as ssss... Miss Sophie: Yes, the same procedure as every year, James! ... Sir Toby! James: Sugar in the morning! Miss Sophie: Admiral von Schneider! James: Skåll! Miss Sophie: Mr. Pommeroy! James: Sorry, Madam, sorry. Miss Sophie: Mr. Winterbottom! James: ...Uuuuh, I'll kill that cat! Miss Sophie: Well, James, it's been really a wonderful party. James: Well, it's been most... Miss Sophie: And I think I'll retire. James: Are you going to bed? Miss Sophie: Yes. James: Sit down, I'll give you a hand up, Madam. Miss Sophie: As I was saying, I think I'll retire... James: Ya, ya, ya... By the way, the same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie? Miss Sophie: The same procedure as every year, James! James: Well, I'll do my very best.

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