Lauscha
Sean
War criminals.
Stephen
[chortles slightly] . . . Oh, dear.
Sean
[starts revolving his arm as though roasting on a spit] You know, the old tradition of roasting a war criminal. . . . With a glass of sherry . . . "Cheers, Mr Pumblechook!"
Stephen
God in heaven! Oh, Lord.
Sean
Compliments of the season!
Stephen
Did they . . .
Sean
[German accent] "I was obeying orders!"
[continues roasting on the spit while drinking deeply from a glass of sherry]
Alan
[does raucous impression of angry German speech]
Stephen
Good. Anybody got any--[breaks off in disbelieving laughter].
Sean
A Klaus "Barbie"! [drinks from imaginary sherry glass again]
Stephen
"We're having a Klaus! . . . Everybody's welcome to our winter--"
Sean
"Come 'round! We've got a Klaus on the go!"
Stephen
Santa Klaus, in fact. . . . So, no . . .
Stephen
Er . . . there's a village in Nürnberg whose name means "eavesdropper" in German. Now, what did this village provide the whole world with for almost 100 consecutive Christmases?Sean
War criminals.
Stephen
[chortles slightly] . . . Oh, dear.
Sean
[starts revolving his arm as though roasting on a spit] You know, the old tradition of roasting a war criminal. . . . With a glass of sherry . . . "Cheers, Mr Pumblechook!"
Stephen
God in heaven! Oh, Lord.
Sean
Compliments of the season!
Stephen
Did they . . .
Sean
[German accent] "I was obeying orders!"
[continues roasting on the spit while drinking deeply from a glass of sherry]
Alan
[does raucous impression of angry German speech]
Stephen
Good. Anybody got any--[breaks off in disbelieving laughter].
Sean
A Klaus "Barbie"! [drinks from imaginary sherry glass again]
Stephen
"We're having a Klaus! . . . Everybody's welcome to our winter--"
Sean
"Come 'round! We've got a Klaus on the go!"
Stephen
Santa Klaus, in fact. . . . So, no . . .