Knock on Wood Page #5

- Good, maybe some other time.

You can't pass this up. This might

be the opportunity of a lifetime.

Alright, okay. If I don't do it

I'll never hear the end of it.

Good.

And when you meet him, don't play it

too big, you know how the British are,

very dignified, reserved.

So throw everything away.

- You know, nice and casual.

- You know, this is pretty silly.

Come on, kid, do it for me.

Okay.

- Mr Langston?

- Yes. How nice of you Mr Morgan.

- Won't you sit down?

- Alright. Don't mind if I do.

I must apologise for

asking you over like this.

- But, I am quite a fan of yours.

- Oh, really?

- Turkish or Egyptian?

- Err, Egyptian I think.

I have seen your act at

"La Poule d'Or" a dozen times at least.

I want to tell you that in your

special field, I think your planning,

your technique, your execution

are not only daring but brilliant.

Oh, it's routine stuff, really.

In a way, it puts one in mind of

the daring of another performance.

A performance that took

place tonight, at 26 Ru Di Orlan.

Now you certainly do a lot

of night clubbing, don't you?

I'm afraid there's a theft of

some top secret documents

which are at this moment being

transported out of the country

- by some clever courier.

- Oh?

That performance also requires

a certain daring and brilliance.

For all we know, he may be

on a ship from Bordeaux,

a train to Berlin or

even on this very plane.

The chap's have to travel

somewhere, I imagine.

Imagine the anxiety of such a man,

the tension he must be

feeling in the pit of his stomach.

I mean, if anyone knew who

he was or what he was carrying

his life wouldn't be worth

a moments purchase.

In certain circumstances,

you'd imagine he'd be prepared

to change his hazardous position

for one of a luxury, security,

and what's more important, safety.

- Don't you agree with me?

- Um, yes, err.

In other words, you will think that he'd

be prepared to enter into a negotiation

if the price were right?

Oh, he'd be a fool, not to.

I'm so glad you agreed

with me, Mr Morgan.

Tell me, Mr Morgan, how many stars,

would you say, there were out there?

Well...

- Stars... in the sky, stars?

- Yes.

Well... I don't know...

Off hand, I would say

way of in the thousands...

- A 100 thousand.

- I think more than that.

-200 thousand?

- No, possibly a little bit more.

300 thousand.

I don't like to seem impertinent,

Mr Langston but that's the Milky Way.

Very well, Mr Morgan, how many

would you say there were?

Stars? Well, I'd say about a million.

- A million?

- Yeah... about...

Very well Mr Morgan,

let us say a million.

Very well, Mr Langston, let's.

- Good.

Shall we say, lunch

tomorrow, at my hotel?

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