:17:01
Scarystomach-holding-in
panties.
:17:03
Verypopularwith grannies
the worldover.
:17:06
Ha. Tricky. Very tricky.
:17:09
["Peter Gunn" continues playing]
:17:24
BRIDGET:
Ladies andgentlemen...
:17:26
welcome to the launch
of "Kafka's Motorbike"...
:17:28
"The GreatestBook
ofOur Tiime"...
:17:30
andhere to introduce it
is Mr. Tiits Pervert.
:17:32
Ooh, Fitzherbert,
Fitzherbert, Fitzherbert.
:17:36
OK, circulate,
oozingintelligence.
:17:40
Ignore Daniel, andbe fabulous
with everyone else.
:17:43
Iam the intellectualegual
ofeveryone else here.
:17:47
Ooh.
:17:48
It's like a whole theory
of shortfiction...
:17:51
and of the novella,you know?
:17:52
And, of course,the problem...
:17:53
with Martin's definition
of the novella...
:17:55
is that it really
only applies to him.
:17:57
[Laughter]
:17:59
MAN: Thatdoesn't
soundlike Martin.
:18:01
Not.
[Laughter]
:18:04
RUSHDIE:lcouldbe wrong.
Whatdo you think?
:18:06
Uh...do you know...
:18:10
[Inhales]
:18:11
where the toilets are, huh?
:18:16
BRIDGET: Stay calm.
Can'tgetany worse.
:18:22
What are you doing here?
:18:24
I've been asking myself
the same question.
:18:27
I came with a colleague.
:18:29
So how are you?
:18:31
Well, apartfrom being
very disappointed...
:18:33
notto see myfavorite
reindeerjumper again...
:18:36
I'm well.
:18:37
Anyone going to introduce me?
:18:39
BRIDGET:Ah, introducepeople
with thoughtfuldetails.
:18:42
Perpetua. Ha.
:18:43
This is Mark Darcy.
:18:45
Mark's a prematurely
middle-aged prick...
:18:47
with a cruel-racedex-wife.
:18:49
Perpetua's afat-ass old bag...
:18:50
who spends hertime
bossing me around.
:18:54
BRIDGET: Maybe not.
:18:56
Anyone going to introduce me?
:18:57
BRIDGET:Ah, Perpetua.
:18:59
Uh,this is Mark Darcy.