The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2 Page #2

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Now get out of the way.

This is important.

Hello. Who's there, my love?

Sonny boy. How's America?

Kushal?

I did not know you were in Jaipur.

I'm back, baby.

And how beautiful did your girlfriend

get while I was gone, huh?

Not girlfriend.

No, that would be my fiance.

So this is the big news. Kush and my

brother are choreographing our dance.

You call him "Kush"?

Okay, check this out.

Have you just come for the wedding

celebrations, Kushal?

Only to go away again?

Immediately, straight afterwards,

for a very long time?

I have a business venture in town.

If that works out, I'm here for a while.

isn't this great?

Mrs. Donnelly. Oh... Now?

You need me now? I have to go now.

Sonny, this is really cool. Watch.

No, she's calling me from the pool.

Okay.

Okay, okay. Okay, bye now. Bye.

So they're looking at me,

awaiting my wisdom and knowledge...

and I have none of either.

How many times

have you done that tour now?

Oh, 63.

And you still can't remember

a word you said?

You know how it is.

First the knees, then the names.

I should have stern

words with your assistant.

Oh, I will.

And when they don't work,

offer him money.

Thank you.

Well... goodnight.

- I wonder, do you fancy a cup of coffee?

- Uh...

Or chai, perhaps,

would be more appropriate.

I actually don't have any coffee.

Or chai for that matter.

No, of course not. Why would you?

Um, right. No, great. Um, sleep well.

- And you, too.

- Thank you.

- Goodnight.

- Goodnight, then.

Suddenly I realized I wasn't alone.

So I turned round to see

who was tapping me on the shoulder.

Only the bloody

Archbishop of Canterbury.

It's funny because it's true.

Yes, and unfortunately, it's neither.

Are you walking out with us, Norman?

No, I'm afraid I...

I've got to stay here and count up

the meager takings, I'm afraid, Susan.

Oh, well, unless you need

some help finding a taxi.

No, I can walk home.

I actually live very near.

Oh, well... That's lovely.

It is. You should come round sometime.

- Oh.

- Or tonight?

Sir Norman?

Yes, what is it?

Miss Carol is on the phone.

She's wondering when you'll be back.

Well... another time.

Yes. Yes.

Well, goodnight.

The thing is, you see, what one

has never ever had before is...

opportunity.

I spent years back in England

trying to spread my gift around.

Couldn't find a single

willing recipient. Here...

cracking job, bit of bank in my pocket.

Turns out I'm rather

catnip to the ladies.

Yeah, but I can't indulge

myself, or indulge them...

because I have already got one...

and I think the absolute world of her.

Still, one does think...

what if she weren't there at all?

I mean, what if one were alone again?

How impossibly free one would be.

I'd miss her dreadfully, of course.

But I'd have a bloody good time.

Whoops.

Better watch out for those.

They could do some damage.

Not to worry, boss.

I take care of everything.

If you only go once around the room,

you are wiser than he

who remains sitting still.

And thus we two return to India

with new ideas and

greater enlightenment...

of the state of the world and humanity.

That flight made my ankles swell.

- Sunaina.

- Sonny.

Don't mind me. I'm just

standing here on my ankles.

I missed you, too.

Oh, we weren't away that long.

Why are you here? Who's on reception?

Oh, Sonny's mother has arrived.

Let's go back to America.

Everything else smooth?

How are the new menus?

They look great.

Oh, and the wedding tents have arrived.

Then let us go see them.

Is Vikram outside

with his beautiful minibus?

I didn't come with Vikram. I got a lift.

From who?

Look at you, Sonny. All of you got bigger

except your little poppy-out ears.

How I've missed your...

affectionate humor, Kushal.

Mrs. Donnelly, this is Kushal.

The best friend of my brother Jay.

She doesn't need to meet him.

Can he help with balloon ankles?

I have some grapefruit oil in the car.

A few drops works wonders.

I like this one.

You don't like anyone.

How can the one person...

Let me take these, they look heavy.

I can do heavy.

Thank you.

Shall we go?

Who carries grapefruit oil in their car?

So sorry.

- Am I late?

- Perfectly on time.

Have you ordered? I'm told the Chilla

pancakes here are not to be missed.

You're probably wondering

why I requested this meeting.

I presume it's to tell me my services

are no longer required.

Why would you think that?

Well, I've loved buying

fabrics and textiles for you.

I'd have been doing it anyway. But...

we know it was a test run,

to see if there was any demand.

And after three months

we were either going

professional or giving

the whole thing up.

We're going professional.

Oh, I'm delighted.

And please tell whoever it is that

I'm around to impart

what little wisdom I...

Evelyn, we want to employ you.

We want to go professional with you.

You have contacts. You have taste.

You can haggle

the hind legs off a donkey.

We would like you to

be in charge of sourcing

for our whole operation in this country.

I'm 79 years old.

We don't mind if you don't.

We'll give you a team

to work under you, of course.

It's going to mean some travel.

- Good morning.

- Oh!

I was just riding past on my bike

and I saw you in here.

Well, I say riding, damn thing

broke down again, I was pushing it.

- Do you mind if I join you?

- No, please do.

I trust everyone's

ordered the Chilla pancakes.

You haven't lived until you do.

- I'm Douglas, by the way.

- Jodi.

Jodi's the representative of

the company I've been working for.

You've talked about her.

All good things.

They're mutual.

Actually, I've just asked

if she'd like to join us officially.

Have you?

Well, congratulations.

It would mean a lot of traveling.

Yes, I expect so. You'll love that.

She hasn't said "yes" yet.

Well, she will. Of course she will.

What's stopping her?

You see I think the problem

this time is the piston...

which must have had

what we call a seizure.

But, luckily, Cyril at the bike shop

has this tool called

a gudgeon pin remover...

which should minimize damage

to the bearing at either

end of the con rod...

or, God forbid, the con rod itself.

I think you're just

making these words up.

- Namaste.

- Namaste.

Would you have asked my opinion?

Sorry?

If I hadn't have come in,

would you have talked it over

with me before saying "yes"?

Of course I'd have told you tonight

and asked you what you thought.

Thank you.

What do you think?

That you'll do it wonderfully.

Good morning, Ainslie.

Morning, you two.

Not riding the bike, Douglas?

No, the piston's seized up.

But luckily everything can be saved

by a device called a gudgeon pin remover.

We just popped out

for some of those pancakes.

I don't suppose you'd care to join...

Good Lord. Are you alright?

I'm fine.

- Thank you.

- Nothing I haven't done before.

Something must have

gone wrong with his steering.

It almost looked as if

he was aiming straight at you.

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