Zulu Dawn Page #4
- PG
- Year:
- 1979
- 98 min
- 531 Views
RAW salutes and leads VEREKER off left, as DURNFORD watches
their
departure.
41.INT. OFFICERS' MESS TENT. DAY
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CLOSE UP. A scorpion is being removed from a specimen jar with
a pair of
tweezers. It is lifted out of shot to be examined under a
magnifying glass revealing
LIEUTENANTS COGHILL & MELVILL seated at an impressive green
baize table.
There are African servants, white-jacketed. SERGEANT MURPHY, a
short, broad
humorous, coarse-faced man, supervises the servants.
CHELMSFORD sits alone at a corner table reading his newspaper.
Other Officers are seated around the main table drinking claret
and smoking the
obligatory cigars. COLONEL PULLEINE is writing a letter whilst
LT. HARFORD
sits with his tins around him classifying his specimens.
As SOT. MURPHY refills their glasses COGHILL & MELVILL gossip
covertly in
half whispers so that their voices don't carry to the table of
their commander.
MELVILL:
Lighting COGHILL' 5 cigar:
Our good Colonel Dumford scored quite a coup with the Sikali
Horse.
COGHILL:
Um. There are rumours that my Lord Chelmsford intends to make
Durnford Second in Command.
MELVILL:
Well that's typical of Her Majesty's army. Appoint an engineer
to do a
soldier's work.
PULLEINE:
He continues writing without looking up:
Now, now Mr. Melvill, less of your spleen.
COGHILL & MELVILL smile at one another before their attention
is drawn to
LT. RAW and VEREKER entering the Mess.
RAW:
Addressing the Mess:
Stranger in the Mess. Gentlemen. (To CHELMSFORD) My LorJ
The officers and Vereker survey each other.
RAW:
To VEREKER:
Announce yourselfVEREKER spots CHELMSFORD in the corner.
VEREKER:
Good day Frederick.
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CHELMSFORD:
Good day William. (Folding his newspaper, he stands to shake
hands).
Pleased you could join us.
The OFFICERS turn, a bit startled, to look at this newcomer who
is somehow on
first-name terms with the Lord General.
VEREKER:
It was either that, or join the Zulu.
CHELMSFORD:
(Removing his glasses).
Join the Zulu? Oh yes, you're right in the thick of it aren't
you? Talked to
your father before we sailed.. he said you 'd taken to farming
near Zulu land.
Sent his regards.. Should I meet up with you.
VEREKER (Wryly)
That was nice of the old boy.
CHELMSFORD:
I think you 'd better call out who you are.
VEREKER turns to address the Mess. CHELMSFORD sits.
VEREKER:
William Vereker.
Sergeant Murphy.
RAW:
MURPHY:
Sir?
RAW:
Bring drinks for the stranger. Allow me to introduce the Mess:
Colonel Pulleine. Messers. Melvill, Coghill...
With the exception of PULLEINE & MAJOR RUSSELL the Officers
stand as
they are introduced.
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