Room At The Top Page #4

Partly money, partly background and partly J. Lampton's instinct.

Now take Susan Brown.

Are you offering her to me.

No, seriously Susan is grade one on every account.

You just have to look at her to know.

Susan is not for you lad.

It just so happens that I like her.

You lust after her, you mean.

No, no, no. It's not that at all.

Well, it's partly that but not just that.

She's so wholesome.

And you think you'd find her wholesome if her old man didn't have a million in the bank.

There are plenty of other wholesome girls in Warnley, you know.

Like who? Like June?

Yes, like June.

Say you got you some kind of understanding with her?

Me lord Nooo! June's a good kid but she's got an invalid mother.

And they live of June's salary, the pair of them. So whom ever marries June

marries her invalid mother too.

What you and me should be looking for is a nice girl with no ties

and a nice family business in background, shopping.

Joe, 2, track 2. We got 4 to 1. What are you on?

Grade one. I put my 2 bob on grade one everytime.

In number 2 to win please.

How about that baby?

That one, she's grade 10.

Grade 9 and over means boredom on Saturday nights, you wanna keep miles away from them.

All on 4 to win, please.

Now grade ones like my girl

they'll be really something special in bed, you see that they have almost nothing else to do.

Come on Joe, there's the bell.

That Brown he must ... , you know.

All those chimneys, that's money.

Beautiful, beautiful brass.

Belching out every minute of the day and night.

Come on.

You know Charles, I've been thinking about that dramatic club.

You remember you said you need man, a fresh blood and all that.

Did you mean it?

I certainly did.

Well I don't know if I'm really good, mind but I'd like to try.

Oh, I get it.

You're not interested in dramatics it's Susan.

Ohh, I know. "You're wasting your time Joe." But do you wanna bet on it?

Did I here somebody say bet ?

I bet you'd never gonna get a length of a date with her.

A Dollar on it then.

Right then. Cut it.

(BACKGROUND TALKING)

Hello Susan.

Hello.

You know I never seemed to get a chance to speak to you.

I only joined the club because of you

now I here that you're not even in the new play.

Somebody else has to have a chance, it's only fair.

Gwen is awfully good, she will do it very well.

Quiet, please.

Damn... What are you doing after rehearsal.

We've got a party at home tonight. Jack's gonna collect me. He should be here any minute.

I thought he was back at Cambridge.

He came for the weekend.

Come on Joe.

We're wasting time. Take your coats off.

Come on Joe, speed it up. On top of the sofa there.

Alice, love I want you to start at the scene where you defend your lover.

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