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Rh I was a wise guy." He caught his breath "but I aint You've got me goin little girl and I hate to admit it Why cant you like me a little bit? I'd like us to get married as soon as you get your decree Wouldn't you be kinder nice to me once in a while ? I'd do anything for you, you know that There are lots of things in New York I could do for you" The music stopped. They stood apart under a palm. "Elaine come over to my office and sign that contract. I had Ferrari wait We can be back in fifteen minutes."

"I've got to think it over I never do anything without sleeping on it."

"Gosh you drive a feller wild."

Suddenly she remembered Stan's face altogether, he was standing in front of her with a bow tie crooked in his soft shirt, his hair rumpled, drinking again.

"Oh Ellie I'm so glad to see you"

"This is Mr. Emery, Mr. Goldweiser"

"I've been on the most exordinately spectacular trip, honestly you should have come We went to Montreal and Quebec and came back through Niagara Falls and we never drew a sober breath from the time we left little old New York till they arrested us for speeding on the Boston Post Road, did we Pearline?" Ellen was staring at a girl who stood groggily behind Stan with a small flowered straw hat pulled down over a pair of eyes the blue of watered milk.

"Ellie this is Pearline Isn't it a fine name? I almost split when she told me what it was But you dont know the joke We got so tight in Niagara Falls that when we came to we found we were married And we have pansies on our marriage license"

Ellen couldnt see his face. The orchestra, the jangle of voices, the clatter of plates spouted spiraling louder and louder about her

And the ladies of the harem Knew exactly how to wear 'em In O-riental Bagdad long ago