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СЦЕНКА 8

 

AT THE ¹POLICE STATION

 

Police Sergeant: Please tell us exactly what happened.

Bus Driver: Well, you see, I was driving along the ²High Street at a normal speed, about ³twenty miles an hour it was, when suddenly I saw this woman appear in front of me, in the middle of the road.

Sergeant: Didn't you see her start ⁴to cross over?

Driver: No. And ⁵in any case there was ⁶a zebra crossing just ⁷a few yards along and ⁸I was keeping my eye on that. I saw her quite suddenly and heard her scream at the same time.

Sergeant: When did you start to brake?

Driver: Well, it all seemed to happen at once. I suppose ⁹I must have braked as soon as I touched her, or perhaps even ¹⁰a split second earlier.

Jane: It was lucky ¹¹she was thrown clear, ¹²or you couldn't have avoided running over her.

Sergeant: Now, ¹³Miss, perhaps you'll tell us exactly what you saw. Where were you sitting?

Jane: I was sitting ¹⁴by the right-hand window, just behind the driver. ¹⁵I happened to be watching the other side of the road because we were just passing a cinema and I wanted to see ¹⁶what was on.

Sergeant: Where was the woman then?

Jane: I noticed her standing on the pavement and then I saw her start to run across the road. She was waving to someone on the other side.

Sergeant: Did she look round at all?

Jane: No, I'm quite sure of that. ¹⁷She simply didn't pay any attention to the traffic. I saw a car driver lean out and shout at her, but she didn't notice.

Sergeant: Did you actually see the bus hit her?

Jane: No, ¹⁸she was hidden from view by that time. In any case, it all happened so quickly. But I am almost sure I felt the bus brake before I heard her scream.

Driver: I don't see ¹⁹how I could have done anything about it, sergeant. She just didn't look where she was going.

Jane: I'm sure it wasn't your fault. It was lucky for her ²⁰she didn't end up under your wheels.

Driver: Thanks for your support, Miss. Will that be all, sergeant. ²¹I'm rather in a hurry to get back to the ²²depot.

Sergeant: ²³I'll just have your statements typed out so that you can sign them. That won't take more than ten minutes. Of course you may have to appear in court, but ²⁴we'll get in touch with you about that later.

 

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