Beat the Devil Page #3
like a cat smells fish.
But aren't you afraid,
Billy,
that when our little party
doesn't show up
on the date you said-
Aren't you a teeny bit afraid
that your friend
might use that as an excuse
to begin negotiations elsewhere?
If my friend were looking
for an excuse,
he'd find a better one
in the morning papers.
What do you mean?
untimely demise of Paul Vanmeer.
Well, I'm appalled, Billy.
What an unwholesome opinion
you must have
of your colleagues
to imagine that we-
Look here, Peterson. You don't
have to convince me of anything.
You don't care
what I think as long as I don't
And I won't
unless you ever decide
to sic that knife-happy
little junkie on me.
Watch yourself, laddie.
Now, Jack, behave yourself.
Sit down.
For shame, Billy.
I think you owe an apology
to everybody in this room,
and if you're half
the gentleman I know you are,
I'm sure you'll make it.
As I was saying,
you have nothing to worry about.
My friend won't pull out
unless I tell him to,
that's the last thing
I have in mind.
Jack, give Billy a light.
What a wonderful car.
It looks as if it had won
the Grand Prix d'Elegance
many years ago.
- Oh, it did.
It was built for Oriposo.
You know, the bullfighter.
He had it made this way
and take bows.
He only got one ride in it.
He bequeathed it
to me on his deathbed.
Well, here's to Oriposo.
I hope you like champagne.
You mean, it's yours?
Gave it to my former chauffeur,
the fat bandit in the front.
Harry, look
at that wonderful villa.
Oh, that was Bertie Crampton's.
Oh, you mean, Lord Crampton
in Gloucestershire. Heh.
hand in hand with ours.
Gloucestershire,
the cathedral towns,
trout fishing,
garden parties-
What a beautiful life.
You know England well?
Emotionally,
I am English.
with crumpets.
And I've always kept up
my subscription
to Country Life
and to Tattler.
The trouble with England, it's
all pomp and no circumstance.
You're very wise to get
out of it. Escape while you can.
Well, I'd hardly
describe myself as escaping.
It so happened that a relative
of mine, first cousin actually,
who died recently, happened
to own a coffee plantation.
Africa's the place now.
You talk about the diamond boys,
the gold boys.
They've just skimmed
a little off the top.
of Africa
has hardly been scratched.
Now, there is a villa.
Big.
That's the Villa Capriccio,
famed in song and story.
A three-star attraction
in Baedeker.
Well, whose is it?
The banks own it now.
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