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00:30What are you doing?
00:32I'm building a new post box.
00:35And to save time and money, your majesty,
00:38I'm putting it on top of this ancient stone.
00:43Ready made foundations, you see.
00:47Excuse me, your majesty.
00:51Yes, what is it, Lord Chamberlain?
00:55I have a message from her majesty, the queen.
00:59She wishes to see Wetherspoon immediately
01:03on a most important matter, sire.
01:06Off you go, Wetherspoon.
01:10I don't like the sound of this.
01:15She's up to something.
01:19She was in a frightful mood at breakfast.
01:25How awful. Absolutely awful.
01:33And so you see, this situation really cannot go on.
01:37We have no money left in the bank,
01:39and the cash box is nearly empty.
01:42I have therefore decided to allow members of the public
01:45to visit Roubovia Castle on certain days of the week.
01:52Entrance will be three crowns,
01:54children half price, special rates for parties,
01:58teas, light refreshments and minerals at popular prices,
02:01and for a modest two crowns,
02:04an attractive souvenir guidebook.
02:11You are therefore appointed historian in charge of guidebook.
02:17And as there isn't very much time, Wetherspoon,
02:20you'd better hurry along.
02:23Yes, your majesty.
02:27To work, Wetherspoon.
02:33Mr. Wetherspoon started searching through his books
02:36for information about the castle.
02:39Work on the new post box would have to wait a while.
02:44Castles of the world, Roubovia, he read.
02:48Roubovia Castle was built by Rufus I,
02:51known as Rufus the Ruffian, in 1066.
02:55Hmm, an important date.
02:59The main entrance was bombarded by the Borsovians in the year 1107
03:05and rebuilt the following year by Ampumpo, court magician of the time.
03:12Oh, that was interesting.
03:16Hello, Wetherspoon. We met the queen.
03:20She wants a lot done, sir.
03:22Isn't it awful?
03:24It's another of her money-making ideas.
03:28She's buying a new dress.
03:30I've got to produce a souvenir guidebook
03:33containing a complete history of the castle.
03:37And so, I'm just reading about Ampumpo, sir.
03:42Ah, yes.
03:44Now, he was a very odd character.
03:48Wore his hat upside down and his tunic back to front.
03:53Extraordinary.
03:55Supposed to have built a secret tunnel, too.
03:59But no one's ever been able to find it.
04:02Pity.
04:06A secret tunnel would be very useful,
04:10especially if the queen didn't know about it.
04:13Bye, Wetherspoon.
04:20Well, that book wasn't much help.
04:26Come on, Rubina.
04:29Let's go and lay some bricks.
04:37Mr. Wetherspoon had a whole hour of bricklaying
04:40before he was interrupted.
04:43I say, Wetherspoon, any news?
04:47Yes, sir.
04:49If you were a magician
04:51and had built yourself a secret tunnel,
04:54how would you arrange for the entrances to open and close?
05:02Uh, ooh, uh...
05:04Well, I'll tell you.
05:07You'd have a magic word,
05:09like open sesame in the Arabian Nights.
05:13Oh, yes, Wetherspoon.
05:16Well, look, sire.
05:18The old stone opposite Ampumpo's main entrance,
05:23carved on the corner.
05:25A word, do you see?
05:28Now, could it be the magic word
05:31carved by Ampumpo so he couldn't forget it?
05:35Go on, say it.
05:38Uzita.
05:45Uzita.
05:47Uzita.
05:51The tunnel entrance isn't within earshot.
05:55Or it's not the magic word.
05:58We must try it all over the castle.
06:02But don't let the queen catch us.
06:15Uzita.
06:21Uzita.
06:27Uzita.
06:30Uzita.
06:36Uzita.
06:43Uzita.
06:54A royal command for you.
06:56Oh, go ahead, please, Lord Chamberlain.
07:17Long live the king.
07:19Long live the king.
07:26Half an hour. Good day.
07:32Wetherspoon brought out his camera
07:35and looked at it carefully.
07:37It's covered with dust.
07:39And it hasn't been used for years.
07:45He would just have to hope for the best.
07:57Half an hour later,
07:59the king took up a suitably regal pose.
08:26And Pumpo wore his hat upside down.
08:29That's good. Hold it, sir.
08:32And his tunic back to front.
08:35Do you think that he...
08:37Ready!
08:39Wetherspoon took a deep breath of air and dust.
08:43Achoo!
08:49Achoo!
08:51Achoo!
09:22I see, Wetherspoon.
09:24Would you take my photo too?
09:27I know you're rather good at it.
09:31Oh, Lord Chamberlain, of course I will.
09:35I would be delighted.
09:37Just stand over there.
09:41The Chamberlain took up his position
09:43and turned his best side to the camera.
09:46Chin up a little, Lord Chamberlain.
09:51Just turn a little bit this way.
09:55Splendid!
09:57Ready?
09:59Achoo!
10:05Achoo!
10:11I'm really very sorry, Lord Chamberlain.
10:14But there's so much dust that...
10:17Lord Chamberlain?
10:19Lord Chamberlain?
10:28Well, really.
10:30He's just as touchy as the King.
10:34Didn't even give me time to say pardon.
10:39They don't appreciate that court photographers are artists.
10:44If they're not careful, I won't finish the new post box.
10:50So there.
11:00But Mr. Wetherspoon did finish the post box.
11:04Now for the paint.
11:06Just one more coat.
11:09My best effort so far.
11:12Ah, Mr. Wetherspoon.
11:19Yes, very nice.
11:22Good work, Wetherspoon.
11:24Thank you, Your Majesty.
11:26I've lost the King and the Lord Chamberlain.
11:29I've looked everywhere for them.
11:33Oh, ma'am.
11:35I haven't seen them.
11:37They're hiding from me, I expect.
11:40If you find them, send them to me.
11:44Very good, Your Majesty.
11:48Oh, it sounds as if the King's found a good place to hide.
11:54Perhaps he's found the secret tunnel.
11:59Oh, perhaps he has.
12:04What a strange character Unpumpo was, thought Wetherspoon.
12:08He wore his hat upside down and his tunic back to front.
12:13Perhaps he walked backwards, too, and wrote backwards.
12:17Oh, perhaps he did.
12:21So the magic word might be Uzita backwards.
12:25A-T-I-Z-O-O.
12:29A tizzle!
12:34My post box!
12:37Your Majesty!
12:39Your Majesty!
12:44Lord Chamberlain!
12:46We had a terrible time down there.
12:49What happened?
12:51I sneezed, sire.
12:53And a sneeze sounds like the magic word.
12:57What is the magic word?
12:59A tizzle.
13:01Oh!
13:31All right, do it as quickly as possible.
13:35Wetherspoon watched the King and the Lord Chamberlain go.
13:39Then he turned to his new post box.
13:43You know, that really is my best effort so far.
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