Misunderstanding a Name in Conversation
Rita Beater:
So, eh, tell me, Cinderella...
Xaviera Hollander:
It's not Cinderella, it's Xaviera.
Rita Beater:
If you prefer, I wasn't aware that you could pronounce it both ways.
Xaviera Hollander:
You can't.
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Letting Go of Past Grudges
Warkoff: [''To Xaviera'']
I'm willing to let bygones by like spilled milk, so why don't you let sleeping dogs do that and let me make it up to you?
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A Moment of Invitation and Excitement
Xaviera Hollander: [''Gets up, taking Lionel's hand'']
Let's dance.
Lionel Lamely:
Yowza!
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Confrontation Over Self-Perception and Morality
Chris: [''In jealousy of Lionel's affair with Xaviera'']
What? You think you're such a big man, taking freebies from a whore?
Lionel Lamely:
That's really ugly, Chris.
Chris:
Well, you're not so cute yourself.
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