PROMPTS

Cafe.Twotables.Atonetable:MRANDMRSHAZEY.Attheothertable:MRAND
MRSSHARPE
MRSHAZEY(toMrHazey):Anyway, Iranintoheryesterday
inTescos' andIsaid,'Oh,Ihaven'tseenyouaroundrecently,'
andshesaid,N
' o,wev' ebeenaway,andyouwon'tbelievewhere
wewent,'soIsaid,'What,nottoSpain?'Whichiswherethey
usuallygo,andshesaid,'No-Marrakash!'Isaid,M
' arrakash?
What,thatplaceinthedesert?'Oh,andshewentonandon
aboutit.Marrakashthis,Marrakashthat.'Youmustgoto
Marakash!You'lloveMarrakash!'
MRSSHARPE(toMrSharpe):Oh,andonmyway
tothereadinggroupIranintoHilary,andshesaid
they'dbeenwalking inMontenegro,whichis
totallyunspoilt,andtheycameacrossaderelict
sheepfod
l withthemostsublimeviewswhich
theycompletelyfell inlovewith,andboughton
thespotforanabsolutepitance
Shestops,herattentioncaughtbysomethn
i gshehas
heard.
MRSS(toMrS,buthalf-intendingtobeoverheard):
Marakesh.

MRSH:You'dthinknooneintheworldhadeverheardof
Marakash.
Marakesh.
What?

MRSfrowns,embarassed.
MRH:What?
MRSH:Ithoughtyousaidsomethn
i g?
MRH:No?
MRSS:Anyway,thisplacethey'vefoundisvery
co
l setotheborderwithHerzegovina,soyoucan
flytoeitherPtskorSibenik
MRSH:Marrakash!
Isaidtoher,'I'mnotsureIlikethesoundofMarrakash.'
MRSSfreezesagan
i.
YoumightpreferthesoundofMarakesh.
MRS:Sh!They'lhear!
MRH:Sowewon'tbegoingtoMarakash?
MRSS:No!Youwon'tbegoingtoMarrakash!There
isnosuchpa
l ceasMarrakash!
MRS(hurriedly):AndwhereareJustinandLucinda
thinkingofgoingthisyear?
MRSS: I don'tknow,but I don't think it's
Marakesh.Andit certainlywon'tbeMarrakash.I
thinkthey'rethinkingofsomewheremorelike

MRSH:Lanzarottie.What'swrongwithLanzarottle?Or
Terrenife?

MRSSmanagestosaynothing.
MRH:Iwouldn'tmindgoingtothatotherone.
MRSH:Whatotherone?
MRH:Thatotheronethat'sMsomething.
Maderia.
NotMadeira.Youknow.WhereArthurandwhat'shername
went.
Mauritius.Martinique.
MRSH:What-ArthurandAnnie?Youdon'tmeanMagadascar?

MRSsilentlyentreatsMRSStoreman
i silent.
MRH:Magadascar.ImeanMagadascar.
MRSS(loudly):No,youdon't!Youmean

MRSca
l pshishandoverMRSSs' mouth.
MRSHga
l ncesround.
MRShastilyree
l asesher.
MRSHturnsbacktoMRH.
MRSH:Itwasn'tMagadascar.Thats' whereLaurieandLouwent!
MRH:No,theydidn't.ItwasArthurandyouknow

(atrandom)Edie.
MRSH:ItwasLaurieandLou!

MRH:ItwasArthurand
Edie!
MRSH:ArthurandEdie?WhoareArthurandEdie?Youdon't
meanArthurandEdie.YoumeanEddieandwhat'sshecaled
...?Eddieand. .
(atrandom)Ida.
Edde
iandIda.
MRH:WhoareEddieandIda?
MRSH:Idon'tknow!YoumeanFreddie.Freddieand
Freda.
FreddieandFreda.
MRH:FreddieandFreda?Halfthesepeopleyoukeeptalking
aboutI'veneverheardof!
FreddieandFlora.
MRSH:FreddieandPhylis.
(agrees)FreddieandPhylis.
OnlyFreddieandPhylisdidn'tgotoMagadascar.Theywentto
Holonunu.
MRSSuttersastrangledcry.
MRSH(toMRSS):Areyouallright,dear?
MRSScoughsandnods.
MRS:Chokedonsomething.
MRSH(toMRH):Onlytheydidn'tlikeit.

MRH:Didn'tlikewhat?
MRSH:Holonunu.Theydidn'tlikeallthosegeesha-geeshagirls.
MRH:Whatgeesha-geeshagirls?
MRSH:Idon'tmeangeesha-geeshagirls.
MRSS:Youmeanhula-hulagirls.
I'mmixingitupwithHaltiti.
MRH:Haititi?
MRSH:Wheretheyrubnoseswithyou.Wherethatpaintercut
offhisear.
MRSSuttersaquiet,suppressedscream.
(quietly)Don'tlookround. I thinkthey'rehavingabit ofan
arghybarghy.
MRSS:Argybargy!
MRS:Right.Thats' enough.
Hebegn
i stohustleherout.
Anyway,youwon'tgetmetoHolonunu.I'dsoonergoto

Marakesh.

MRSS(departing,screams):MarrakashtMarrakash!
Marakash!