Most scenes together: Helga Eveshim & Luke Eveshim (5), Miss Ernst & Miss Irvine (4), Bruno Jenkins & Miss Ernst (3)
Hmm.
You look wonderful, Miss Ernst.
We are looking forward to this afternoon!
Irvine?
[Miss Irvine reluctantly follows her to the elevator, the man in the painting slowly disappears]
What are you doing here?
The banquet, Miss Ernst.
No, no, no, no! You must go to your room and prepare for...
Hello!
...tomorrow's flight. Yes. [Waves to Mr. Jenkins] Have a good flight.
But, it's our banquet!
You are not here to enjoy yourself, you are here as my staff! Go to your room, NOW. [to the Witches at the table] Ladies...
You may remove your shoes! You may remove your wigs! [Grabs her wig with one hand and pulls her face mask down to her eyebrows with the other] The doors- are they locked and bolted?
Locked and bolted, your Grandness.
Good. Help.
Thought I'd like to say hello to a fellow philanthropist.
You collect stamps?
Charitees. This RSPCC.
What is this RSP...?
Oh, of course, you give money for the little... [gags] children. And... we of course... we also give money for the little... [Irvine holds out a basin for he. Jenkins throws some change into it]
I'm sorry, madam, but I cannot permit mice in my hotel.
How dare you say that when your rotten hotel is full of rats anyway?
Rats? There are no rats in this hotel!
I saw one this morning running along the corridor, into the kitchens.
Madam, you only arrived in the hotel this afternoon.
Morning, afternoon, I saw a rat in your hotel, and if matters do not improve, I shall have to report you to the public health authorities.
Look, madam, I'm not prepared...
The cakes in the lounge are nibbled around the edges, too. I can show you.
If you are not careful, the health people will order the whole hotel closed before everyone gets typhoid fever.
You can't be serious, madam!
I have never been more serious in my life. Now - will you or will you not let my grandchild keep his hygienic and perfectly harmless pet mice?
Welcome, Miss Ernst. Nicola Cuttle. [Approaches and shakes Miss Ernst's hand] I have been so looking forward to meeting you. You look marvelous.
Hm... I wish I could say the same for you, Nicola.
Hello, young man. What a magnificent tree-house. Did you build it yourself?
My dad and I did.
I've got something for you here. Something I think you'll like. [Her eyes glow. Luke gasps] Jump down, and I'll show you.
No!
What?
No, thank you very much.
It's worth a lot of money...
This is private property.
There's nothing to be frightened of, I just wanted to give you this. I find him on my walks, he's quite harmless. See? Little boys love snakes. Here, he's yours.
Look, I'll leave him here if you like, then you can come down on your own and get him. They wriggle away quite quickly... UNLESS you tell them not to. [she whispers to the snake]
Don't touch it! It's in the soup! Don't touch the soup!
A child! [she stomps on the mouse killing her instantly]
Good.
Madam, what would happen if one of the chocolates we give away was accidentally eaten by a grown-up?
I told you she was a loony. She's an absolute nutter! [She takes the plate the spills the soup] Look at my bloody soup! All that stuff about Bruno!
Bruno has been turned into...
He has NOT been turned into a... [notices that Bruno is a mouse]
Yes, I have! Hello, dad! [Mrs. Jenkins notices that her son is a mouse, screaming and faints]
I'm not finished with you yet, old woman... Next time...
No. Not next time. This time, it's your turn!
You always wanted me to lose weight. Well, look at me now.
I hope nobody else is going to make me cross today.
When your father was a boy like you, and living with me here in Norway, I told him about witches too, so that he would always be aware. Now, the most important thing you should know about real witches is this - now listen very carefully! Real witches dress in ordinary clothes, and look very much like ordinary women. They live in ordinary houses, and they work in ordinary jobs.
