Learn English with scenes of Notting Hill movie 2 : At bookshop, William and Martin

#Scene1
THE #BOOKSHOP - DAY

It is a small shop, slightly chaotic, bookshelves everywhere,
with little secret bits round corners with even more books.
Martin, William's sole employee, is waiting enthusiastically.
He is very keen, an uncrushable optimist. Perhaps without
cause. A few seconds later, William stands gloomily behind the
desk.

#WILLIAM
Classic. Absolutely classic.
Profit from major sales push -- minus
?347.

#MARTIN
Shall I go get a cappuccino? Ease the
pain.

WILLIAM
Yes, better get me a half. All I can
afford.

MARIN
I get your logic. Demi-capu coming up.

#Scene2

Seconds later Martin comes back in.

MARTIN
Cappuccino as ordered.

WILLIAM
Thanks. I don't think you'll believe
who was just in here.

MARTIN
Who? Someone famous?

But William's innate natural English discretion takes over.

WILLIAM
No. No-one -- no-one.

They set about drinking their coffees.

MARTIN
Would be exciting if someone famous
did come into the shop though,
wouldn't it? Do you know -- this is
pretty incredible actually -- I once
saw Ringo Starr. Or at least I think
it was Ringo. It might have been
that broke from 'Fiddler On The Roof,'
Toppy.

WILLIAM
Topol.

MARTIN
That's right -- Topol.

WILLIAM
But Ringo Starr doesn't look
anything like Topol.

MARTIN
No, well... he was quite a long way
away.

WILLIAM
So it could have been neither of them?

MARTIN
I suppose so.

WILLIAM
Right. It's not a classic anecdotes,
is it?

MARTIN
Not classic, no.

Martin shakes his head. William drains his cappuccino.


WILLIAM
Right -- want another one?

MARTIN
Yes. No, wait -- let's go crazy --
I'll have an orange juice.