- Ken Wharton: Some chap called Hallett says he's found the body of a murdered woman and he wants to sell us the corpse, two hundred quid.
- Co-editor: Cheap for a corpse.
- Un'amica di Simone: It's not enough to make a good fire, get some more. Then we can play at Joan of Arc.
- Geneviève: Joan of Arc?
- Un'amica di Simone: The one they burnt alive.
- Geneviève: Why did they burn her?
- Un'amica di Simone: Because she was interested in politics.