Event ends   2026-03-08 20:46:13

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Igumbi langaphambili lisetjenziswa njengendawo yokulinda iimvakatjhi ngesikhathi u-Archie azisa u-Wolfe ngokufika kwazo, begodu njengendawo u-Archie angafihla isivakatjhi esisodwa komunye.
Igumbi lokulala laka-Wolfe lisesitezi sesibili selitje elibomvu, kuthi eka-Archie lisesitezi sesithathu. Isitezi ngasinye sifaka hlangana ikamelo lokulala elilodwa, elisetjenziswa ngezinye iinkhathi ukuhlala amaklayenti ahlukahlukeneko, abofakazi, begodu kesinye isikhathi ngitjho nabantu abaphula umthetho. U-Wolfe uyazikhakhazisa ngokukwazi ukunikela ngesizo elinjalo begodu wake wathi, "Isivakatjhi siyigugu elihlezi phezu komqamelo wokwamukela iinvakatjhi".
Ihhovisi laka-Wolfe lipheze lingazwakali lokha iminyango eliyihlanganisa negumbi langaphambili nephaseji nayivaliweko. Kunomgodi omncani ebodeni lehhovisi elimbozwe yilokho u-Archie akubiza ngokuthi "isithombe sempophoma". Umuntu ose-alcove ekupheleni kwephaseji angavula iphaneli etjhelelako evala umgodi, ukwenzela bona abone begodu ezwe iingcoco nezinye izehlakalo ehhovisi ngaphandle kokuqashelwa. Isitulo esingemuva kwedeske laka-Wolfe sakhiwe ngokwezifiso, sinemithombo ekhethekileko ukubamba ubudisi bakhe; ngokuya ngo-Archie, ngiso kwaphela isihlalo u-Wolfe athanda ukuhlala kiso. Eduze nedeski kunesitulo esikhulu esifakwe ngesikhumba esibomvu, esivamise ukubekelwa u-Inspector Cramer, iklayenti yamanje nofana ezako, nofana umuntu u-Wolfe no-Archie abamfunako ukubuza. Endabeni emfitjhani ethi "I-Squirt and the Monkey", u-Wolfe no-Archie banomtjhini wokurekhoda wetheyiphu ofihliweko nemakrofoni efakwe ehhovisi, begodu kuneenlawuli ekhishini.
Ilitje elibomvu linesango langemuva elidosa engadini yangeqadi, njengombana kutjhiwo ku-"Champagne for One" nakwezinye iindawo, lapho kunendlela eya e-34th Street - esetjenziselwa ukungena nofana ukuphuma emzini ka-Wolfe lokha nakutlhogekako ukubalekela ukutjhejwa. U-Archie uthi u-Fritz ulinga ukutjala amakhambi afana nama-chives engadini.
Ngeenkhathi zeveke, u-Fritz unikela u-Wolfe isidlo sakhe sekuseni ngekumbeni yakhe yokulala. U-Archie udla eyakhe yedwa ekhishini, nanyana u-Wolfe angabawa u-Fritz bona athumele u-Archie phezulu nangabe unemiyalo yasekuseni. Isikhathi sokudla esihleliweko sesidlo sasemini nesidlo sakusihlwa siyingcenye yendlela ka-Wolfe yelanga nelanga. Endabeni yokuthoma, u-Wolfe utjela isivakatjhi bona isidlo sasemini siphakelwa qobe langa nge-awa lokuthoma ntambama. nesidlo sakusihlwa nge-awa ye-8 ebusuku, nanyana iindatjana zakamuva zitjengisa bona isikhathi sesidlo sasemini kungenzeka sitjhugululwe saba yi-1:15 nofana i-1:30, okungenani ngeLesihlanu. Isidlo sasemini nesidlo sakusihlwa siphakelwa ekamelweni lokudlela, ngakelinye iphaseji yesitezi sokuthoma ukusuka ekamelweni langaphambili nehhovisi. Kodwana, u-Archie uzokudla yedwa ekhishini nangabe uphuthuma ngebanga lebhizinisi eligandelelako nofana ukuzibandakanya komphakathi, ngombana u-Wolfe angeze akghone ukubekezelela ukubona ukudla kuphuthuma. U-Wolfe godu unomthetho ophikisana nokukhuluma ngezamabhizinisi etafuleni, kesinye isikhathi ugobile kodwana akukavami bona wephulwe tjhatjhalazi.
Njengezinye izinto ezinengi epilweni ka-Wolfe, ukusela kwakhe ibhiya kubophekile ngesiko. Uhlezi edesikeni lakhe, u-Wolfe ugandelela ibhathini kabili ukubiza ibhiya, begodu u-Fritz uletha amabhodlela angakavulwa; U-Wolfe uvulela amabhodlela ngokwakhe, asebenzisa isivuli samabhodlela segolide esiyi-18-karat asinikelwe mthengi owanelisekileko.

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