Monday, October 29, 2012

Overheard Voices III, recorded by Westward Ho

            (My teacher says that overheard voices can be more interesting than what we
              make up ourselves.  I doubt it.)

WOMAN
What do you think of my brother?

MAN
He didn’t say hardly a word to me.  He just, he just looked at me over the table.

WOMAN
Yes, he can do that.

MAN
I tried to say something that might be of interest.  I tried sports.

WOMAN
Oh, Yicheng.  He knows nothing about sports.

MAN
I understood that.
            (Looks furtively)
Should we . . . ?

            (The MAN begins speaking in another language.  The WOMAN responds in the
            same language, then switches back to English.)

WOMAN
He’s not here.  Besides, he can understand what we’re saying.

            (The MOTHER enters.)

MOTHER
Shhhh!  Don’t you know he is always listening, always lurking?