SANCHO
(reciting Don Quixote's words)
"Most lovely sov'reign and highborn lady..."
ALDONZA
Ho.
SANCHO
"The heart of this,
Thy vassal knight faints for thy favor"
ALDONZA
Ha.
SANCHO
"Oh, fairest of the fair,
Purest of the pure,
Incomp'rable Dulcinea."
ALDONZA
That again. My name is Aldonza!
SANCHO
My master calls you Dulcinea.
ALDONZA
Why?
SANCHO
I don't know but I can tell you from experience
that knights have their own language for everything
and it's better not to ask questions because it
only gets you into trouble
ALDONZA
Hm.
SANCHO
"I beg thee grant that I may kiss
The nethermost hem of thy garment..."
ALDONZA
Kiss my which?
SANCHO
If you keep interrupting, the whole
thing will be out of my head.
ALDONZA
Well, what does he want?
SANCHO
I'm getting to it!
"And send to me a token of thy fair esteem
That I may carry as my standard into battle."
ALDONZA
Hm, what kind of token?
SANCHO
He says generally it's a silken scarf.
ALDONZA
(rising wiping her bowl with a filthy rag)
Your master's a crackbrain!
I'll give him a token. Here
(flings the rag)
SANCHO
But my lady... That's a rag!
ALDONZA
Don't you 'my lady' me too or I'll crack you
like an egg! Wait a minute. Come here. Come here.
Sit. Sit. Why do you follow him?
SANCHO
Oh, that's easy to explain, I... I...
ALDONZA
Why?
SANCHO
I'm telling you. It's because... because...
ALDONZA
Why?
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