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Tonetti's Assurance of Safety and Preference
Tonetti
Your wife is safe with Tonetti; he prefers spaghetti.
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Aunt Hortense's Unexpected Fascination with a Man
Aunt Hortense
You know, you're beginning to fascinate me, and I resent that in any man.
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The Royal Couple of Carioca
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The King and Queen of Carioca
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A Request for Delicacy and Assurance
Egbert Fitzgerald
And now, Tonetti, remember: I want delicacy, tact, assurance, finesse.
Tonetti
I've brought everything.
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Humorous Exchange About Geology and Identity
Waiter
I have an unnatural passion for rocks.
Guy Holden
You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
Waiter
Professor Brown, he's a geologist. Him and his wife stopped at the last place I worked. Do you know sir, it was Professor Brown who told me that this sea coast round here is really a... an igneous intrusion.
Guy Holden
You know, you're somewhat of an igneous intrusion yourself.
Waiter
Oh thank you sir!
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A Tense Moment of Departure
Mimi Glossop
Please don't ask me to stay.
Guy Holden
All right, I won't. Don't go!
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Fate and Foolishness in Relationships
Tonetti
Signora. Fate is a foolish thing to take chances with!
Aunt Hortense
So are you.
[pause]
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The Gay Divorcee - Dialogue 5
Guy Holden
I wonder if she resented me tearing her skirt?
Egbert Fitzgerald
Well, I wouldn't at all be surprised. That's the usual reaction. What did you do that for?
Guy Holden
She couldn't move.
Egbert Fitzgerald
Sounds very unsporting of you, Guy, really!
Guy Holden
Well, you don't understand... uh... it was an accident.
Egbert Fitzgerald
It usually is.
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A Comedic Exchange Between Two Characters
Tonetti
Rodolfo Tonetti at your service.
Egbert Fitzgerald
Yes... well, I am Mr. Fitzgerald.
Tonetti
Mr. Fitzgerald? Oh, I'm delightful!
[shaking hands]
Egbert Fitzgerald
Oh, I shouldn't doubt it, old man, I shouldn't doubt it. But, don't you think that a corespondent ought to come to work quieter? Let's have more repose and less Rigoletto.
Tonetti
Ha, I am ready for action, and I will do a first-class job.
Egbert Fitzgerald
Well, don't be too determined about it. Remember, the lady in question is very sensitive, and you must treat her accordingly.
Tonetti
Bene, whichever way the wind she is blowing, that is the way I sail.
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Childhood Reflections on Gender Roles
Mimi Glossop
I don't care what you did as a boy.
Guy Holden
Well, I did nothing as a girl, so there goes my childhood.
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Men Don't Pine, They Just Suffer
Egbert Fitzgerald
Guy, you're not pining for that girl?!
Guy Holden
Pining? Men don't pine. Girls pine. Men just... suffer.
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Balancing Femininity and Sweetness
Aunt Hortense
Be feminine and sweet, if you can blend the two.
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Introducing "The Continental" Dance Sensation
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Introducing the new dance sensation "The Continental
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Concern for Safety with a Stranger
Guy Holden
You think I'm going to leave you alone with a strange Italian? He might be a tenor!
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A Proposal Amidst Unconventional Offerings
Guy Holden
Can I offer you anything? Frosted chocolate? Cointreau? Benedictine? Marriage?
Mimi Glossop
What was that last one?
Guy Holden
Benedictine?
Mimi Glossop
No, the one after that.
Guy Holden
Oh, marriage?
Mimi Glossop
Do you always propose marriage as casually as that?
Guy Holden
There is nothing casual about it. In fact, I've given it long and sincere thought.
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Clandestine Affairs and Complicated Relationships
Aunt Hortense
Oh, Egbert, are you coming with us?
[Going with Mimi to check into the hotel]
Egbert Fitzgerald
What? Hortense, oh my. You can't remain with her. This is supposed to be a clandestine affair. You can't have a clandestine affair between three people!
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Musical Triumph Across Two Continents
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Musical Triumph Of Two Continents
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Chance and Fate: A Fool's Perspective
Guy Holden
Chance is the fool's name for fate.
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An Embarrassing Dress Incident Unfolds
Mimi Glossop
Oh, here you are Hortense. I've just had the most embarrassing experience. A man tore my dress off!
Aunt Hortense
My goodness! Anyone we know?
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Chasing and Consequences in Relationships
Guy Holden
I was chasing you, you shouldn't run away like that.
Mimi Glossop
Why not?
Guy Holden
It's bad for my health.
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