…R. KINCADE:
Yes, yes I know … somewhere. Dock-work is always slow during this season.

ZACHARY:
Then, as a waiter … Let me show you my subtler charms. Candles lit with speed and finesse. Oh, if there were a banquet room here, I would race arou
nd it for you, and no candle on any table would extinguish. There’s no season for my brand of excellence. Setting and clearing tables, emptying ashtrays, lighting cigarettes, removing furs, shelving canes, hats, smiling, smiling, smiling, carting away refuse, waiting tables, ordering cocktails, suggesting wines, opening the bottles with a pop. Seating patrons with dignity and sophistication. Sir, if I had a tail I vow I could never stop wagging!

MR. KINCADE:
Yes, I’m sure. However —
(Standing, extending his h
…R. KINCADE:
Yes, yes I know … somewhere. Dock-work is always slow during this season.


ZACHARY:
Then, as a waiter … Let me show you my subtler charms. Candles lit with speed and finesse. Oh, if there were a banquet room here, I would race around it for you, and no candle on any table would extinguish. There’s no season for my brand of excellence. Setting and clearing tables, emptying ashtrays, lighting cigarettes, removing furs, shelving canes, hats, smiling, smiling, smiling, carting away refuse, waiting tables, ordering cocktails, suggesting wines, opening the bottles with a pop. Seating patrons with dignity and sophistication. Sir, if I had a tail I vow I could never stop wagging!

MR. KINCADE:

Yes, I’m sure. However —

(Standing, extending his hand)

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Brian Dickens Barrabee
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Written by Brian Dickens Barrabee

Very much involved with the world and likes nothing better than writing about its absurdities. Award winning author who guarantees a laugh or two a story.

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