WAR
PENGUIN
019The Charity Auction

WAR PENGUIN / EPISODE 019

The Charity
Auction.

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college auction

Vivienne tells Penguin his portrait is the next lot; its auction was already arranged.
Vivienne
Your portrait’s up next, darling.
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remarkable restraint

Lewis studies the absurdly muscular portrait with dry scepticism.
Jack Lewis
The artist has shown remarkable restraint.
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for the college

Vivienne turns to Lewis and gently nudges his sleeve, keeping the same staging.
Vivienne
Go on, Jack. It’s for the college.
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common room

Lewis raises his paddle and explicitly names the senior common room fireplace as the intended destination.
Jack Lewis
Very well. Above the fireplace in the senior common room, I think.
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counterbid

Penguin immediately outbids Lewis, who looks down toward him with a narrow questioning look.
Jack Lewis
You’re buying back your own portrait?
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sold

The auctioneer brings down the gavel; Vivienne and Lewis remain together beside the winning Penguin.
Auctioneer
Sold! To the gentleman in the helmet.
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delivery instructions

The auctioneer asks where to deliver the portrait. A sealed note with Penguin’s delivery instructions rests on the counter; the address is concealed.
Auctioneer
Where shall we deliver it, sir?
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lecture hall

Silent payoff: the enormous muscular portrait is behind Lewis’s Oxford lectern. Lewis holds his head in both hands while the students laugh.
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