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| Act:1 Scene:2 | 27A Wimpole Street | |
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This is Baloo Higgins' address. Baloo and Col Pickering arrive with
Flossie trotting behind at the end of an old bit of rope.
The door is opened by the housekeeper Mrs Farhana Brown, who lets them in.
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| Mrs Brown: | What have you got there, Sir? | |
| Baloo: | This is my good friend Colonel Pickering ... from the colonies. Colonel Pickering, this is my housekeeper, Mrs Brown. | |
| Col Pickering: | Pleased to make your acquaintance, my good lady. | |
| Mrs Brown: | No Sir, I meant that. (she points at Flossie.) | |
| Baloo: | That is a sheep. | |
| Flossie: | Baaa! | |
| Mrs Brown: | Yes, I know it is a sheep. What I mean is ... (pauses) Have you been drinking again, Sir? | |
| Baloo: | This is my new project and Colonel Pickering here will be assisting me. They will both be staying for a while. | |
| Mrs Brown: | What can you be meaning to do with a poor little sheep? | |
| Flossie: | Baaa! | |
| Baloo: | I shall educate the animal. I shall prove that a good command of the English language and its pronunciation is all that is needed to be accepted into society. I shall prove it with this sheep. | |
| Mrs Brown: | And if you don't succeed? What will become of the poor little lamb then? | |
| Col. Pickering: | I have served extensively in India, and have some excellent recipes for curry. | |
| Flossie: | Baaa! | |
| Mrs Brown: | You're frightening the poor little lamb! You gentlemen should be ashamed of yourselves. | |
| Baloo: | The sheep's feelings are of no consequence, but it does niff a bit. Smells like it's been sleeping in a field. I think, Mrs Brown, that it could do with a good bath. | |
| Mrs Brown: | You come along with me, my little lamb. Don't you mind the nasty gentlemen. We'll find you somewhere safe and warm. | |
| Flossie: | Baaa! | |
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