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Man : Of course I’m all right. Why shouldn’t I be all right? Woman : But, Joe, all that hammering and sawing. Man : Oh, that! That was only the dentist trying to force open his instrument cabinet. Woman : His cabinet? Man : Yes, you see he lost the key. Woman : So he hasn’t done anything to you, Joe! Man : Not a thing, and I can’t wait any longer this morning. I’ve made an appointment with him for this evening instead. The nurse gave me some pills to deaden the pain in the meantime. Woman : Oh, Joe, I was so upset. Man : Well, it’s all right now, Emily, so let’s go. (Woman and Man go out left. A moment later the Nurse enters from the surgery. She is walking across the stage when the Dentist enters left. The Dentist is waving a key.) Dentist: I found it. Believe it or not, but it was under the telephone directory. What an awful waste of time! Nurse: I’m afraid the first patient couldn’t wait. However, he made an appointment for this evening. Dentist: Fair enough. I’ll take the next patient. (Dentist goes into the surgery. Nurse turns to Woman who is still looking at her photographs.) Nurse : Now, madam, the dentist is ready. (Woman looks up.) Woman : Do you mean me, Miss? Nurse: Yes, would you step into the surgery, please? (Nurse goes into the surgery.) Woman : Dear me, that long queue did move quickly, didn’t it? (Woman follows the Nurse into the surgery.) CURTAIN Christopher Victor Burgess is known as C.V Burgess. He is a humorous playwright. His situational humour intensifies the emotions of the characters in the play. His plays usually accommodate a number of characters. His famous works are ‘Short Plays for Large Classes’, ‘Teach yourself Speech Training’ and ‘Classroom Playhouse Verse in Action’. About the Author -C-SR-The First - - :