:36:05
- Nasty business, this.
- It's a conjuring trick, that's what it is.
:36:09
I saw a fella
make a peanut disappear once.
:36:14
There are one or two things
you must understand, Kemp.
:36:17
I must always remain in hiding
for an hour after meals.
:36:21
The food is visible inside me
until it is digested.
:36:25
I can only work on fine, clear days.
:36:28
If I work in the rain, the water
can be seen on my head and shoulders.
:36:32
In a fog you can see me, like a bubble.
:36:36
In smoky cities the soot settles on me
until you can see a dark outline.
:36:42
You must always be near at hand
to wipe off my feet.
:36:45
Even dirt between my fingernails
would give me away.
:36:48
It is difficult at first to walk down stairs.
:36:51
We are so accustomed
to watching our feet.
:36:54
But these are trivial difficulties. We shall
find ways of defeating everything.
:36:59
You will sleep in the room opposite.
:37:01
And bring me some more food
at eight o'clock.
:37:09
Good night.
:37:40
(clock chimes eleven)