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 "I don't know but at least right now we're going back to the Municipal Building to get the license."

"Since I can't talk to this boor," murmured Dorothy. "I'm going to talk to you, Aunty. I don't know what I ever would have done if you had always been a good woman. I guess Jimmy would never have had me if we didn't have such a glorious stain on our escutcheon."

Jimmy was going wildly through his pockets and therefore he didn't hear what Dorothy was saying. Finally, he burst out, "How much does a license cost? Hell, I've only got eighty-seven cents."

"Put your money away, Mr. Whale," said Louella. "This will be my treat, but if it ever happens again you'll have to buy your own license."