Scene 9

The historian

[clack]

VOICE:

Picture for Schools, take eight.

DIRECTOR:

Action!

HISTORIAN:

Defeat at the castle seems to have utterly disheartened King Arthur. The ferocity of the French taunting took him completely by surprise, and Arthur became convinced that a new strategy was required if the quest for the Holy Grail were to be brought to a successful conclusion. Arthur, having consulted his closest knights, decided that they should separate and search for the Grail individually.

[clop clop clop]

Now, this is what they did: Launcelot--

KNIGHT:

Aaaah!

[slash]

[KNIGHT kills HISTORIAN]

HISTORIAN'S WIFE:

Frank!

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