Unit 50: You'll be ill

1. I see a good future for you.

(There's a fortune-teller. He says he can see the future in his crystal ball.)

Mrs. Crystal	If it's fine tomorrow, I'll go and see Elsie in the afternoon.
Dr. Crystal	All right, Doris.
Mrs. Crystal	If you eat too much, you'll be ill.
Dr. Crystal	No. Not me.
Mrs. Crystal	You've got a customer.
Dr. Crystal	Right. It's a hard life. Welcome ...
Girl	Oh!
Dr. Crystal	... my child.
Girl	Hello.
Dr. Crystal	Sit.
Girl	Thank you.
Dr. Crystal	Speak.
Girl	Pardon?
Dr. Crystal	Speak. Tell me what you want to know.
Girl	Oh, well it's about Jason, my boyfriend.
Dr. Crystal	I see him, yes.
Girl	Oh, do you? Well, I want to know— are we going to get married, Jason and me, that is?
Dr. Crystal	Tell me—when are you going to see him again? Will you see him tomorrow?
Girl	Yes. I'll see him in the evening.
Dr. Crystal	Yes, you are going to see him tomorrow. I see you together.
Girl	Oh, no, wait a minute. I won't see him tomorrow because he's in Liverpool. I'm not going to see him till Friday.
Dr. Crystal	But I see Jason—with a girl. Perhaps the girl isn't you ...
Girl	Oh!
Dr. Crystal	Or perhaps that girl is you, but the young man isn't Jason.
Girl	Has the young man got dark hair?
Dr. Crystal	Yes.
Girl	And is he tall?
Dr. Crystal	Yes.
Girl	That's David. He asked me if I'd go to the cinema tomorrow.
Dr. Crystal	And you will go!
Girl	Yes, I think I will.
Dr. Crystal	Tomorrow will be an important day.
Girl	Yes?
Dr. Crystal	David or Jason?
Girl	Yes.
Dr. Crystal	I see a good future for you.
Girl	Oh!
Dr. Crystal	You will be married. You will have children. You will be lucky. I see money.
Girl	Oh, good.
Dr. Crystal	One pound. Come and see me again. I will have more news for you.
Girl	Yes, I will. Thank you. Good-bye.
Dr. Crystal	Yes—it's a hard life.

2. Everything is possible in the other world.

Lady	I have some questions for Cedric.
Dr. Crystal	Yes.
Lady	He is in the other world.
Dr. Crystal	I see.
Lady	My questions are: can he hear me and see me? Will I see him again?
Dr. Crystal	I will ask him. One moment. Yes, Cedric, speak. Yes I hear you. Yes, I will tell her. He said he can hear you and see you all the time. And he asked if you could see him. He is near you.
Lady	No, Cedric, I can't see you. Where are you?
Dr. Crystal	He is there. He said that one day you would see him again.
Lady	Oh, good. And now the most important question. It's about Tom. Should I say yes or no to him? Will Cedric be angry if he comes into the house?
Dr. Crystal	Ah! Another man in your life!
Lady	Not another man—another dog. Are you sure you're speaking to Cedric? Can you speak to dogs?
Dr. Crystal	Everything is possible in the other world. Yes. Yes. Cedric, I understand. He will not be angry. He says you have to take Tom into your house. You need a friend.
Lady	Oh, thank you, Cedric. Thank you.
Dr. Crystal	And he says you have to come here again in a few days' time. Come and talk to him.
Lady	I will. Thank you, Dr. Crystal.
Dr. Crystal	Thank you.

3. I wish I could, but I can't.

Dr. Crystal	Speak.
Young man	Oh, right. Now, Manchester United is playing Leeds on Saturday. Who will win? And who will win at Everton, Ipswich ...
Dr. Crystal	Young man!
Young man	Yeah?
Dr. Crystal	I will tell you about your future but not about games of football.
Young man	Oh.
Dr. Crystal	I wish I could, but I can't.
Young man	Oh, all right. Cheerio!
Mrs. Crystal	George!
Dr. Crystal	What's the matter, Doris?
Mrs. Crystal	There's a policeman outside. He asked if you could go and talk to him.
Dr. Crystal	I can't see him now.
Mrs. Crystal	He said he'd wait.
Dr. Crystal	Oh, no!
Mrs. Crystal	Oh, George! What will happen?
Dr. Crystal	I don't know what will happen ...
Mrs. Crystal	Well, look in there ... !

4. I really can see the future.

Dr. Crystal	Doris!
Mrs. Crystal	Yes?
Dr. Crystal	I really can see the future.

(In crystal ball: Dr. Crystal in jail.)