Drabble: Behind the Scenes

"Should we help?"

"We've not be asked."

"But we're porters. It's from the French to carry. I learned that in school."

"Are you trained in lifting?"

"No."

"That cage looks heavy. It could contravene Health and Safety if we tried to lift it."

"But Miss Maitland's only a slip of a thing."

"Tough though, and very independent. It probably contravenes Health and Safety to offer unwanted assistance. Chauvinism is a dangerous activity."

"Urrgh! What was that!"

"Projectile vomit by the looks of it. Good thing we didn't offer to help. There's forms to fill in if our uniform gets soiled."