C.Hiking.
Isn'titarelieftoseepeopleandlights, Walter? Now, letmesee. Whereareweexactly? Accordingtomymap, thismustbeChagford.
Walter: You'reright, Don. ThatsignsaysChagfordTownHall. Butthere'samoreinterestingnoticeontheothersideofthesquare. Doyouseewhatitsays? 'OpenforDevonCreamTeas'.
Oh, yes, soitdoes. Holdonamoment. Imustgetanewspaper. There'sanewsagentnextdoor.
Whatdoyouwantanewspaperfor?
Tofindoutwhat'sbeenhappening, ofcourse.
Idon'tneedanewspapertofindoutwhat'sbeenhappening. Wemusthavebeenwalkingforatleastsixhours. MyfeethavebeenhurtingforaboutfourhoursandI'vebeenstarvingsincewesharedthattinofcoldbeans.
Youdon'tmeanyou'rehungryagain? Iseewhatyoumean. Thatteashopdoeslookinteresting. Wecouldplantomorrow'swalkwhilewewerehavingtea, couldn'twe?
WalterandDonaldhavejustfinishedtheirDevonCreamTea, buttheydon'tseemtowanttoleave.
Ireallydon'tknowwhattodo, Mrs. Adams. ThetwogentlemenattablefourhavehadcompleteDevoncreamteas, withadditionalsandwichesandcakes, andanotherorderofscones. Theydon'tseemtowanttoleaveandit'saquarterpastfiveandIshouldbegoingoff ...
Nevermind, Mary. Yougo. Poorlads. Theymusthavebeenwalkingalldaybythelookofthem. Theymusthavebeenstarving.
Ifeelahundredpercentbetter. Howaboutyou, Donald?
ImustadmitthataDevoncreamteaisbetterthanatinofcoldbeans. Infact, it'sbetterthanalmostanythingIcanthinkof ... exceptagoodnewspaper. Doyoueverbuyanewspaper?
Notoften. ButIwatchtelevisionalot.
Television! Itonlyscratchesthesurface.
Idon'tknowwhatyoumeanbythat. Televisioncoverageisverydramatic.
Dramatic, yes. Youlearnwhathappenedbutneverwhyithappened.
Rubbish. Thetelevisionpicturesshowyouwhathappenedandthenthepeopleconcernedareinterviewedandtheytellyouwhyithappened.
Theysaywhattheysaw, buttheyaren'tinapositiontofillinthebackground.
Yes, theyare. Theywerethere.
Thatdoesn'tmeanthey'reinapositiontofillinthebackground. Anyway, thetelevisionpicturesdon'tshowyouthewholetruth. Theyonlyshowyouthebitsthathappenedwhilethecameramanwasfilming. Veryoftenhemissedthemostimportantbits.
Excuseme. I'mafraidit'salmosthalfpastfiveandwemustclose. CouldIjustgiveyouyourbill?
Yes, ofcourse. Seetoit, willyou, Walter. Imustgetanewspaperbeforethenewsagentcloses.
... Er ... Don ...
Yes?
Couldyougetmeapaper, too?
Whatdoyouwantapaperfor?
Tofindoutwhat'sontelevision.
D.GivingDirections.
Yes, well... good ... thatsoundsgreat... thanksalot... haven'tbeentoapartyforages. I'lldroproundthen. Er ... tellmehowIgetthere.
Ijusttoldyou, Alan.
Youdidn't. YoujustremindedmeitwassomewherenearWillesdenGreen.
Itoldyouexactlyhowtogethere.
ThenIwasn'tlistening. TellmeagainandI'llwriteitdown.
Allright. Takea 46 bus.
Awhat?
A 46.
Itcan'tbea 46.
Itis, itis.
Look, the 46 goesintheoppositedirection. ItgoestowardstheElephantandCastle.
No, itdoesn't.
Itdoes.
Listen, itmaygotowardstheElephantandCastleonitswaybackbutbeforethatit'sheadedintheoppositedirectionbecauseIhappentocatchiteverydayonmywayhomefromwork.
Allright, butI'veseenthe 46 goingtheoppositeway, I'msure. Ididn'twanttoendupatthewrongendoftown, that'sall.
Inanycase, whatyoumayhaveseenisthe 46B. ThatgoesfromheredowntotheElephantonitsreturnjourney.
ButIseemtoremembercomingtoyourhouseonetimeonthe 28. AmIright? IusedtocatchitatMarbleArch.
Yes. It'sdiscontinued. ItusedtorunfromTootingstraightthroughtohere. It'sapity.
OK, soIcatchthe 46. NowwheredoIgetoff?
GetoffatBootsthechemist'sonthecorner, twostopsaftertherailwaybridge. TurnrightandwalkonuntilyoucometothesecondsetoftrafficlightsthenturnrightintoHartingtonRoad.
Hangon ... letmewritethatdown. SoIgetoffatBootsthechemist'saftertherailwaybridge.
Twostopsafteryou'vegoneundertherailwaybridge.
Allright. Thenwhat?
Thenturnrightandturnrightagainatthesecondsetoftrafficlights.
Rightatthesecondsetoflights.
ThenfirstrightintoHartingtonRoadandI'mnumberone, secondfloor.
OK, I'vegotallthat. Wheredoyouthinkisthenearestplaceformetocatchthe 45?
46. The 45 wouldtakeyouuptoWembleyandyouwouldn'tgetheretillthemiddleofnextweek.
Allrightthe 46. WheredoIcatchit?
IshouldthinkPiccadillyCircusorGreenParkwouldbethenearesttoyou.
Ohwell, they'rebothwithinwalkingdistance. Haveyouanyideahowoftentheyrun?
What?
The 46, doyouknowhowoftenitruns?
I'venoidea. Ishouldthinkeverytenorfifteenminutes. Ineverhavetowaitlong.
Good. Ishouldbethereinaboutanhour. Thanksfortheinvitation. Cheers.
Cheers. Seeyoulater.