The Treatment (2001)
The Treatment
“A WOMAN'S VOICE on the answerphone in the hallway, the sound echoing through the house. Upstairs, stretched out on the floor next to the radiator, Benedicte jerked awake, pawing blindly toward the sound.
“Hello, this is a message for Mr. and Mrs. Church. I hope I've got the right number. My name is Lea and I'm calling from the Helston cottage agency, and, um, we were expecting you at Lupin Cottage in Constantine and I've just been told the cottage is still empty, so I'm calling because we haven...'t heard from you and we're just checking that everything's OK. And, um, what it is, Mr. Church, what it is, is because we haven't had a, you know, an official cancellation, we're going to have to, I'm sorry to say, we might have to charge you for Lupin Cottage if we don't hear from you and you might lose your deposit—so, well, maybe you've been delayed, but do give me a call and let me know. Right.” She paused for a moment. “Right. That's all. So good-bye now.”
“No.”
“Oh, and it's about nine A.M.MoreLess
“Hello, this is a message for Mr. and Mrs. Church. I hope I've got the right number. My name is Lea and I'm calling from the Helston cottage agency, and, um, we were expecting you at Lupin Cottage in Constantine and I've just been told the cottage is still empty, so I'm calling because we haven...'t heard from you and we're just checking that everything's OK. And, um, what it is, Mr. Church, what it is, is because we haven't had a, you know, an official cancellation, we're going to have to, I'm sorry to say, we might have to charge you for Lupin Cottage if we don't hear from you and you might lose your deposit—so, well, maybe you've been delayed, but do give me a call and let me know. Right.” She paused for a moment. “Right. That's all. So good-bye now.”
“No.”
“Oh, and it's about nine A.M.MoreLess
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