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hear thank you well I impressed her all

right that she had sweet dreams yes all

about me still flying high Oh looks like

business or food my gallant knight now I

would like you to meet mr. Bezel Wantage

my solicitor major McCoy Oh terrible

how'd you do

and Commander Bingham Riley I know mrs.

Willard's told me how you tackled his

arm disparado didn't give him a chance

to reach for his gun run-of-the-mill

stuff for me you know so muddled didn't

I tell you oh you did indeed now mrs.

Miller at the head of a considerable

commercial undertaking ah.

Brenna's know all about it taking myself

most effective especially in the dog

watch splendid now if you gentlemen

would care to take a chair no thank you

this is of course an informal conference

as requested by mrs. Miller

I've prepared a draft letter of

engagement appointing you and a super

executive capacity ex-official of course

and strictly for him and Joint Managing.

Directors of granny's globe it was

limited I trust you follow me Holly oh

hello yeah look at that huh

but I haven't started so alert and rude

even come to the point bezel uh here

splendid and somehow I knew I was in the

presence of experts specialists novices

million has been devoting her life and

her fortune to the running of an

old-fashioned and inefficient business

for the benefit of thousands of greedy

and ungrateful shareholders egg hearts

the general manager mr. Grimshaw has no

idea of the value of time I'm sure you

gentlemen appreciate the value of time

the time we know all about time we've

done it over the command means have

we've done so many things of which

time is the essence a carry-on wastage.

Wantage unfortunates to Grimshaw is on

the side of the shareholders he

absolutely refuses in one Peniel modern

improved shamed he's good man but and

undisciplined no cure for that by jove

though the rot is spreading throughout

the factory which brings us to you

gentlemen naturally one cannot expect a

lady of mrs. milliards delicate feelings

to reorganize a whole business can one

outrageous suggestion so you are being

given carte blanche to bring your own

ideas into operation you can of course

apply the usual references daresay I

could get a favorable report from the

governor

you mean the Governor General don't you

of course Welles references that's all

this talk of references bezel I've had

all the references I need Thank You

Delhi there you have set our minds at

rest then it only remains for us to

agree the remuneration we are prepared

to say five thousand pounds do you say

say or pay five thousand a wheel paid

five thousand pounds yeah each gentleman

it isn't that enough

right her nearly no gentlemen this has

to be paid for serving a member of the

gentle sex goes against the greater as

we shall have to abandon certain other

enterprises quite right major

after all the shareholders I have to pay

in the long run they've had dividends

for quite long enough nothing if you

would care sign here Towanda certainly I

seem to defy PIN in one of my other

suits laconia fit I'm in the same

predicament allow me

oh thank you

now you major

thank you now gentlemen if you'd care to

meet me at the port for Dan grill for

lunch

we can drive down to the action this

afternoon remember you'll be doing this

for me we'll be seeing a great deal of

each other I could never see too much of

you my dear bye Joe Oh wha here lady

goodbye goodbye hi pretty poor Oh grim

sure I've never seen a bigger pair of.

London stinker

now what's our highest is travelling gin.

Palace doing here and who are those two.

Kooks with young skinny Wantage oh yeah

little waxworks it would turn up just

that I'm spinning on a top line to get

that extra shipment out to Australia on

the factory you know as well as I do

anyone wanting to see ever grannies has

to make the appointment with me mr.

Augustus laid that down 20 years ago

why church cleaning up for Thursday.

Elsie don't you ever be a snob

it's only that I looked up your stars in

the paper this morning

you are Taurus the Bull aren't you

little punk well it says Taurus people

should tread warily yeah that refers to

people with cons mine are all right

and here is our general manager in

person mr. Grimshaw how many mr. Vantage

oh you are in I didn't hear you knock

I brought these two gentlemen seal but

that's very kind of you but right now we

are very busy I'm sure these two

gentlemen will make you even busier

major Macquarie and command a bit of

righty nice to meet you Samson Wantage

you know they're also looking over the

factory our newly appointed Joint.

Managing Directors they're going to

reorganize the business from top to

bottom so all you have to do is as

you're told

well gentlemen I was - Baxter I'll send

the car back for you thank you

really - eh every indication of an idle

shipment as us now gentlemen let us get

this quite straight publish them before

your dress shall commanding officer

welcome and uh what do you think all

right but straight into drydock

strikes been the reinforcements have

arrived just in time look at this room

look at him.

Oh dare you talk to mr. brim Shaw like

that why he's a lifeblood of this

business every year he gets a bit of

thanks from the shareholders and I'm not

gonna stand here and see him insulted

if you're coming in I'm going out for

good rank insubordination and desertion

in the face of the enemy you shouldn't

have let her walk how her father's one

of the shareholders I'll have him

talking talking who to to the other

shareholders and they won't like it well

let them jolly well love it who do they

think they are it's their money how

worried about that you worry about

commander Benham right

ever serve in the forces no no what I

was never in the forces why not because

I had flat feet insulin say we'll see

about that

move this ship move this deck look at

yourself get the whole lot smoked down

draft up and shipshape at once yourself

included now you listen to me this is

not one of your tin-pot ferryboats this

is a highly successful business with a

four million pound turnover and right

now you're holding up a shipment of a

quarter I mean have any dubious drop

stay down send them by air

good grief fridge see you hello

I'm still here no I've held up at the

time being oh no I'm on the other line

well alright switch over to number 16

packing battery cut three and four yes

start loading what you got already I'll

be with you as soon as I can

hello yes Charlie go over to a labeling

uncorking yes labeling on talking until

the cartons arrive yes I'll be right

along don't y'all hear all right Harry

well I'll tell you what put the night

drivers on the next shift and stand by

tomorrow's drivers for tomorrow night

alright Harry

bye that's half what next tell your

friends not to phone you in business

hours

why is it honest people are always so

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