The L-Shaped Room Page #4

No. No, I'm not working. Erm...

I'm free any time.

Well, most girls choose Saturdays.

I don't know why.

If you could choose a weekday,

I'd be grateful.

You see, the weekends

are a bit of a rush.

Well, I think that's about all.

Except I suppose

the, er, indelicate subject of my fee.

I can promise you one thing, though.

And that is it'll be clone conclusively

and under conditions of...

Er... Under hygienic conditions.

Excuse me.

Er, Monica, our fascist friend downstairs

looking rather suspicious.

'You're all right for another hour,

Doctor. I've replenished the till.'

Good girl. It's a full-time job these days

keeping the right side of the law.

Well, as I was saying, you can rest

assured about the way it'll be clone.

And what do you charge

for your afternoon's work, Doctor?

100. 100 guineas.

Er, where are you going? Now look here.

I can quite understand you'd find it

difficult to lay your hands on a lump sum,

especially if you can't turn

to the young man concerned for help.

I'm always so worried what you young girls

will rush off and do to yourselves.

Well, let's say 60 guineas, hm?

What could be fairer than that?

- One thing could be.

- What's that?

You could perhaps try

and find out whether I'm pregnant

before making one of your generous offers

or spoiling one of your weekends.

You could perhaps try and ask me -

it's only a formality -

if I even want to get rid of my baby.

If there is a baby.

I don't suppose that will occur to you

when all those guineas are at stake.

You want to have the baby?

Yes! Now I do.

When I came in here I wasn't sure.

But after listening to you, yes, I do!

Anything's better than your way.

You ought to meet my father.

You have a lot in common with him!

Is anything wrong, Doctor?

Er, no, Monica, no.

She came to the wrong place, that's all.

I think she thought

we were on the health scheme.

Miss?

Hm...

Hey, Miss?

Hey, Miss?

Miss?

You like a cup of tea?

Don't spill it all down yourself.

It's a good cup of tea.

Let me hold it.

Hope you take sugar?

I put a lot of sugar in.

- You take sugar?

- Mm-hm.

Know what I always do?

I put about half a pound of sugar

in my cup

and then eat it with a spoon

when I get down to the bottom.

- Bags of energy.

- Thank you.

Hey, you're cold.

I'll light the fire.

You gotta go to work today?

Oh, er, I must have

some pennies somewhere.

I got pennies.

- You go to work?

- I'm going out, yes.

It's not good to go to work

if you're sick.

- I'm not sick.

- Where did you sleep last night?

In the chair. No wonder you're sick.

Oh, I... I'm not sick. I'm, er...

I'm just stiff, that's all.

You sleep in chairs,

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