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  1 Ded|                    Characters:~Miss Lulushe - a school mistress for
  2 2  |           today so that he and Miss Lulushe, who is a school mistress
  3 2  |       entirely in the hands of Miss Lulushe, wouldn’t it?~Adham-Uti:
  4 2  |       keeping it in my pocket. Miss Lulushe, if she has a brain in her
  5 2  |             Vurko: Do you know Miss Lulushe?~Adham-Uti: Of course I
  6 2  |            a fair try. And so, when Lulushe’s mother took it...~Vurko
  7 3  |            coming! Zeneli, has Miss Lulushe not arrived yet?~Zeneli:
  8 3  |           waiting for you. No, Miss Lulushe has not come yet. (Turning
  9 3  |            you at the club?... Miss Lulushe will have to be here too.
 10 3  |           get back. Oh, and if Miss Lulushe shows up, tell her to stay
 11 6  |           Scene 6~Zeneli, then Miss Lulushe~Zeneli (to himself): Adham-Uti
 12 6  |          angels in the Koran. (Miss Lulushe enters saying): Hello, Zeneli.~
 13 6  |        office in the meantime.~Miss Lulushe (Looking at the newspapers,
 14 6  |             too sorry for him, Miss Lulushe, there is still hope.~Miss
 15 6  |           there is still hope.~Miss Lulushe: Hope? Are the healers going
 16 6  |            If only they could.~Miss Lulushe: Well, what do you mean
 17 6  |            t exactly died yet.~Miss Lulushe: May the Lord protect him.
 18 6  | empty-handed when he does die.~Miss Lulushe: And what happens if he
 19 6  |            kick... the bucket.~Miss Lulushe (indignant): A fine custom
 20 6  |            their... departure.~Miss Lulushe: Say whatever you want,
 21 6  |         fine lady as yourself!~Miss Lulushe: He has written about me
 22 6  |             some significance.~Miss Lulushe (to herself): I wonder what
 23 6  |        because I work for him.~Miss Lulushe: Listen then!~Zeneli: I
 24 6  |           What would you like?~Miss Lulushe: Could you show it to me?~
 25 6  |    understand): Show you what?~Miss Lulushe: The obituary.~Zeneli (shaking
 26 6  |         head): I’m afraid not.~Miss Lulushe: Why not?~Zeneli: Because
 27 6  |             be quite insulted!~Miss Lulushe: Please, Zeneli, do it for
 28 6  |           the club. No, never!~Miss Lulushe: How can I get my hands
 29 6  |             might be arranged.~Miss Lulushe: I’m so grateful. I must
 30 8  |            Zeneli?~Zeneli: For Miss Lulushe.~Vurko: For the charming
 31 8  |          the hope that one day Miss Lulushe will find another form of
 32 8  |               He departs singing):~"Lulushe, my lovely,~How I long for
 33 9  |          how to write, myself! Miss Lulushe is not back yet (Looking
 34 10 |                    Scene 10~Zeneli, Lulushe~Lulushe: Haven’t you found
 35 10 |            Scene 10~Zeneli, Lulushe~Lulushe: Haven’t you found it yet?~
 36 10 |           remember where we put it.~Lulushe: Let me help you. We’ll
 37 10 |             in Skëndo Bey’s office.~Lulushe: Oh.~Zeneli: Wait. I’ll
 38 11 |                       Scene 11~Miss Lulushe~Lulushe (to herself): I
 39 11 |               Scene 11~Miss Lulushe~Lulushe (to herself): I certainly
 40 12 |                            Scene 12~Lulushe, Adham-Uti~Lulushe (frightened):
 41 12 |         Scene 12~Lulushe, Adham-Uti~Lulushe (frightened): A vampire,
 42 12 |           this woman talking about?~Lulushe (horrified): A vampire and
 43 12 |             can turn into vampires!~Lulushe: What? You are not dead?~
 44 12 |            m as alive as they come!~Lulushe: Good Lord, are you absolutely
 45 12 |          Adham-Uti: I swear to God.~Lulushe: Then I must apologize.
 46 12 |           is that? Who told you so?~Lulushe: I read your obituary here
 47 12 |             Oh, now I understand...~Lulushe: I thought it was true.
 48 12 |            have a look at the text.~Lulushe: No, no! Let me read it
 49 12 |             what he wrote about me?~Lulushe: That’s it.~Adham-Uti: How
 50 12 |            clever? Me, a charlatan?~Lulushe: Absolutely incredible.~
 51 12 |              Let dregs cover dregs?~Lulushe: But we are not made of
 52 12 |            of rabies or of anthrax?~Lulushe: That is a very good question.~
 53 12 |              me? What do you think?~Lulushe: I think you are a... fine
 54 13 |                 Scene 13~Adham-Uti, Lulushe, Zeneli~Adham-Uti: Why in
 55 13 |            show my obituary to Miss Lulushe, Zeneli?~Zeneli: I’m very
 56 13 |             for payment in advance.~Lulushe: Did you find my obituary,
 57 13 |            in advance. Otherwise...~Lulushe: Two coins, like the doctor.~
 58 13 |              woman, more than that!~Lulushe: We poor women!~Zeneli:
 59 13 |            even if they insult you?~Lulushe: Don’t worry. Let them insult
 60 13 |             to tear up the article?~Lulushe: Not at all!~Zeneli: Do
 61 13 |             Do you swear you won’t?~Lulushe: I give you my word.~Zeneli:
 62 14 |                       Scene 14~Miss Lulushe, Adham-Uti~Adham-Uti: Isn’
 63 14 |          really want to suffer too?~Lulushe: Yes, I must know what they
 64 14 |        wrote about me is the truth?~Lulushe: I beg your pardon, sir.
 65 14 |          who I really am right now.~Lulushe: When a man is dead, what
 66 15 |                 Scene 15~Adham-Uti, Lulushe, Zeneli~Zeneli (approaches
 67 15 |           Zeneli~Zeneli (approaches Lulushe and says): It was a struggle,
 68 15 |           struggle, but I found it.~Lulushe: Oh, thank you, Zeneli.
 69 16 |                 Scene 16~Adham-Uti, Lulushe~Adham-Uti: Let us see what
 70 16 |         they have to say about you.~Lulushe: Yes, let’s have a look.
 71 16 |            are not afraid, are you?~Lulushe: Afraid? By no means. You
 72 16 |          reads the obituary): "Miss Lulushe passed away..." (Her hand
 73 16 |           that we learned that Miss Lulushe has passed away suddenly
 74 16 |        anyone else in the country."~Lulushe (satisfied): Angel! Flower!~
 75 16 |           for a healer like myself.~Lulushe: Please, sir, do not allow
 76 16 |        right. Read on for yourself.~Lulushe (taking the article and
 77 16 |           only to add that the late Lulushe was not simply a fair and
 78 16 |        Adham-Uti: Are you finished?~Lulushe: Yes, I am, sir. Perhaps
 79 16 |           raise you to the heavens.~Lulushe: Never believe that all
 80 16 |            enemies. You were lucky!~Lulushe: Do not think that I did
 81 16 |          alive.~Adham-Uti: And now?~Lulushe: What was it all worth?
 82 16 |             re not really dead yet.~Lulushe: Well, you’re not dead either!~
 83 16 |           would have killed myself.~Lulushe: What? For a bad obituary?~
 84 16 |            other way of writing it.~Lulushe: What do you mean? We have
 85 16 |      proposed upset the Christians.~Lulushe: So?~Adham-Uti: So, I put
 86 16 |    something to satisfy both sides.~Lulushe: And what is the solution?~
 87 16 |             satisfy the Christians.~Lulushe: Very good, but...~Adham-Uti:
 88 16 |             will be satisfied, too.~Lulushe: How can we learn to write
 89 16 |            tosses it into the fire)~Lulushe: Oh, no! Don’t do that.
 90 17 |             Turks do then? (To Miss Lulushe): Where did you put the
 91 17 |           did you put the obituary?~Lulushe (with satisfaction): Here
 92 17 |           at first not to have seen Lulushe): Why, Miss Lulushe has
 93 17 |            seen Lulushe): Why, Miss Lulushe has honoured us with her
 94 17 |      honoured us with her presence!~Lulushe: Oh, Mr Vurko! How are you,
 95 17 |          How are things going here?~Lulushe: Where have you been all
 96 17 |           Vurko: I was with Skëndo.~Lulushe: I do hope he is well.~Vurko:
 97 17 |           be to the Blessed Virgin.~Lulushe: What a fine coincidence
 98 17 |              Vurko: For what, miss?~Lulushe: For the bouquet of beautiful
 99 17 |           day you died? God forbid!~Lulushe: Yes, quite true. You do
100 17 |        rapture).~Vurko: (He watches Lulushe as she departs and begins
101 17 |        begins to sing to himself):~"Lulushe, my lovely,~How I long for