Act II pt.1 Flashcards
J: What is it?
I’ve dropped in to see you, Jean.
J: Who is it?
It’s me - Berenger. I hope I’m not disturbing you.
J: …come in!
The door’s locked.
J: …moment. Come in!
Hallo, Jean.
J: …at the office?
You’re still in bed; you’re not at the office, then?
J: …your voice.
I didn’t recognise yours either.
J: Sit down.
You know, Jean, it was stupid of me to get so upset yesterday over a thing like that.
J: …like what?
Yesterday.
J: …where yesterday?
Don’t you remember? It was about that wretched rhinoceros.
J: What rhinoceros?
The rhinoceros, or rather, the two wretched rhinoceroses we saw.
J: …they were wretched?
Oh, I just said that.
J: …about it.
That’s very nice of you.
J: Then that’s that.
But I would like to say how sorry I am for being so insistent - and so obstinate - and getting so angry. In fact - I acted stupidly.
J: …with you.
I’m very sorry.
J: I don’t feel very well.
That’s probably why you’re in bed. You know, Jean, as it turned out, we were both right.
J: What about?
About - well, you know, the same thing. Sorry to bring it up again, but I’ll only mention it briefly. I just wanted you to know that in our different ways we were both right. It’s been proved now. There are some rhinoceroses in town with two horns and some with one.
J: …just too bad.
Yes, too bad.
J: …it depends.
In the final analysis it doesn’t much matter which comes from where. The important thing, as I see it, is the fact that they’re there at all, because…
J: …well at all.
Oh, I am sorry. What do you think it is?
J: …wrong somewhere.
Do you feel weak?