brian: did you say... 'ex-leper'?
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exleper: that's right, sir. sixteen years behind the bell, and proud of it, sir.Comment
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brian: well, what happened?Comment
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ex leper: i was cured, sir.Comment
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brian: cured?Comment
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ex leper: yes, sir, a bloody miracle, sir. god bless you.Comment
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brian: who cured you?Comment
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ex leper:
jesus did, sir. i was hopping along, minding my own business. all of a sudden, up he comes. cures me. one minute I'm a leper with a trade, next minute my livelihood's gone. not so much as a by your leave. 'you're cured mate.' bloody do-gooder.Comment
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brian: well, why don't you go and tell him you want to be a leper again?Comment
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ex leper: ah, yeah. i could do that, sir. yeah. yeah, i could do that, i suppose. what I was thinking was, i was going to ask him if he could make me a bit lame in one leg during the middle of the week. you know, something beggable, but not leprosy, which is a pain in the arse, to be blunt. excuse my french, sir, but, uh--Comment
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