Extrait 4
Dinnertime at the workhouse :
BEADLE: I hope the soup is not too thick, Mrs CORNEY?
CORNEY: It's thin, Sir, very thin. I makes a profit with my food allowance.
BEADLE: I makes a profit with me coffins. We must have profit.
(The boys weep from hunger.)
MRS CORNEY: The boys are crying again!
BEADLE: Crying is good for boys, Mrs Corney. It opens their lungs, washes their faces, and exercises their eyes. Oh there's a little soup left, I think I might, with your permission...
CORNEY: Oh it would be a pity to waste it, Mr Bumble.
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