Dinner for one – Der Text

James: Good evening, Miss Sophie, good evening.
Miss Sophie:Good evening, James.
James:You are looking very well this evening, Miss Sophie.
Miss Sophie: Well, I am feeling very much better, thank you, James.
James:Good, good.
Miss Sophie: Well, I must say that everything looks nice.
James: Thank you very much, Miss Sophie, thank you.
Miss Sophie: Is everybody here?
James: Indeed, they are, yeah. Yes…They are all here for your anniversary, Miss Sophie.
Miss Sophie: All five places are laid out?
James: All laid out as usual.
Miss Sophie: Sir Toby?
James: Sir Toby, yes, he’s sitting here this year, Miss Sophie.
Miss Sophie: Admiral von Schneider?
James: Admiral von Schneider is sitting here, Miss Sophie.
Miss Sophie: Mr. Pommeroy?
James: Mr. Pommeroy I put round here for you.
Miss Sophie: And my very dear friend, Mr. Winterbottom?
James: On your right, as you requested, Miss Sophie!
Miss Sophie: Thank you, James. You may now serve the soup.
James: The soup, thank you very much, Miss Sophie, thank you. They are all waiting for you. Little drop of mulligatawny soup, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie: I am particularly fond of mulligatawny soup, James.
James: Yes, I know you are.

Miss Sophie: I think we’ll have sherry with the soup.
James: Sherry with the soup, yes… Oh, by the way, the same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie: Same procedure as every year, James.
James: Same procedure as every year, James…
Miss Sophie: Is that a dry sherry, James?
James: Yes, a very dry sherry, Miss Sophie… very dry. Straight out of the cellar, this morning, Miss Sophie.
Miss Sophie: Sir Toby!
James: Cheerio, Miss Sophie!
Miss Sophie: Admiral von Schneider!
James: Ad… Must I say it this year, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie: Just to please me, James.
James: Just to please you. Very good, yes, yes… Skol!
Miss Sophie: Mr. Pommeroy!
James: Happy New Year, Sophie!
Miss Sophie: And dear Mr. Winterbottom!
James: Well, here we are again, old lovely…
Miss Sophie: You may now serve the fish.
James: Fish. Very good, Miss Sophie. Did you enjoy the soup?
Miss Sophie: Delicious, James.
James: Thank you, Miss Sophie, glad you enjoyed it. Little bit of North Sea haddock, Miss Sophie.
Miss Sophie: I think we’ll have white wine with the fish.
James: White wine with the fish? The same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie: The same procedure as every year, James!
James: Yeah…
Miss Sophie: Sir Toby!
James: Cheerio, Miss Sophie, me gal…
Miss Sophie: Admiral von Schneider!
James: Oh, must I, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie: James, please, please…
James: Skol!
Miss Sophie: Mr. Pommeroy!
James: Happy New Year, Sophie gal!
Miss Sophie: Mr. Winterbottom!
James: You look younger than ever, love! Younger than ever! Ha, ha, ha…

Miss Sophie: Please serve the chicken!
James: Ya …
Miss Sophie: That looks a very fine bird!
James: That’s a lovely chu … chuk … chicken, that I’ll tell you, a lovely …
Miss Sophie: I think we’ll have champagne with the bird!
James: Champagne, ya… Sssssame, same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie: The same procedure as every year, James!
James: Sophie, me gal …
Miss Sophie: Admiral von Schneider!
James: Must I, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie: James!
James: Schkolll!
Miss Sophie: Mr. Pommeroy!
James: Happy New Year, Sophie, gal…
Miss Sophie: Mr. Winterbottom!
James: It’s one of the nicest little woman… hic… one of the nicest little woman, that’s ever breathed, that’s ever breathed… I now declare this bazaar opened! Would you like some fruit?
Miss Sophie: I think we’ll have port with the fruit!
James: Oh, … no! S…ame procedure as last…
Miss Sophie: Yes, the same procedure as last year, James!
James: …………………………!!!
Miss Sophie: Sir Toby!
James: Sugar in the morning, sugar…
Miss Sophie: Admiral von Schneider!
James: Schkolll!
Miss Sophie: Mr. Pommoroy!
James: I’m sorry, Madam, sorry.
Miss Sophie: Mr. Winterbottom!
James: Huuuhhh, I’ll kill that cat!
Miss Sophie: Well, James, it’s been a wonderful party!
James: Well, it’s been most enjoyable.
Miss Sophie: I think I’ll retire.
James: You’re going to bed?
Miss Sophie: Yes.
James: Sit down, I’ll give you a hand up, Madam.
Miss Sophie: As I was saying, I’ll retire…
James: Ya… ya. By the way, the same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie: The same procedure as every year James!
James: Well, I’ll do my very best!