BUtterfield 8 Page #2

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One minute it was there...

...and the next minute

it wasn't.

Much like your virtue, I presume.

Am I wrong?

Somehow...

...I get the feeling

that you don't like me.

And I tried so hard to conceal it.

Why?

You're Steve's girl.

I'm just an old friend.

Well, listen, old friend,

it's about time...

Are you decent?

I am.

You can speak for yourself.

Come on in.

I hate to drink and run.

To the three of us.

One for all, and all for one.

The question is, which one?

Where are the keys to my car?

Right there, on the mantel.

Oh, darling, don't forget

to feed junior regularly.

Bye, now.

- What're we gonna do?

- About what?

Me. You. Her.

Three mixed-up musketeers.

I don't understand.

How are you fixed for honesty?

Do you know how old I am?

Twenty-seven.

How long have we been,

what they call, going together?

Three years.

And four months.

It's a lot of time to put in on

a man who can't make up his mind.

- What are you talking about, marriage?

- I didn't say that.

But it's Gloria or me.

Are you telling me

who I can have for friends?

I'm only telling you that you can't

kiss me, wishing I were Gloria anymore.

- That's the stupidest...

- Call me when you make up your mind.

Shall we set a deadline?

New Year's Eve?

Wait a minute!

Let me get this straight.

You're handing me an ultimatum?

The first ultimatum

is always the hardest.

Goodbye and good luck.

Gloria, don't go like this.

My name is Norma.

Here's Gloria now.

From where? Girl Scout camp?

Do I look all right?

Do you have to?

- Hi, girls!

- Oh, darling!

You're getting circles

under your eyes.

Too much reading.

Dear Mrs. Thurber.

How's church?

Why don't you go sometime

and find out?

Coffee. Just what I need.

Not bad.

Now, Frances, you know Gloria's

always been a big coffee drinker...

...ever since she was little.

That's a perfectly lovely suit, dear.

Have I seen it before?

I picked it up at the designer's last

week. Had it in the trunk of the car.

Must be hard changing clothes

in one of those foreign car trunks.

The model agency sent some dresses.

One of them they want you to wear

to three different places.

The Salvation Army, the public library

and the PTA in Brownsville.

Frances, don't joke

about Gloria's work.

It's very important to her.

She's one of the few girls

of her kind in the city.

I pass.

Did Butterfield 8 call?

Not today.

Any mail?

Oh, just act like I'm not here.

You mean I haven't been?

There's a card from

the finance company.

You're two weeks late

on your car payments.

Oh, it completely slipped my mind.

Listen, I've only got about $40.

Could I borrow the $35

until I'm paid?

Of course, darling.

I don't know what I'd do without you.

Thank you, darling.

I'll go get cleaned up

and do my nails.

Yeah, sharpen them!

For you, Mrs. Thurber, I would.

In case you forgot, your room

is the first one on the right.

Thank you.

Exactly where did you stay last night?

Oh, the penthouse at the YWCA.

Oh, Annie.

Please don't tease Gloria.

My daughter and my best friend

should appreciate each other.

Mama, don't be upset.

Every time I'm separated

from Mrs. Thurber...

...I learn to appreciate her

a little bit more.

I return the sentiment.

Enjoy them in good health.

Thank you, Frances.

I spent the night

with Steve's girlfriend, Norma.

Now isn't that nice?

She knows a boy whose girlfriend

is that unselfish.

That's a girlfriend that won't

have a boyfriend long.

A compliment from you, Mrs. Thurber?

I must have said it wrong.

See you later.

Hello.

He's on the line?

Let me speak to him.

Mr. Liggett, I didn't think you'd

be foolish enough to call today.

But since you have...

Wow!

I haven't heard that since

I was in Marine boot camp.

But you're way out of line, honey.

Okay, no "honey".

I tore your dress last night

and felt I owed you a new one.

After all, only a fool would

offer pennies for a Renoir.

Suppose we meet again

at the o/d trading post?

I might be in the neighborhood.

If I am, what time

will you be there?

About 8:
30?

I'm getting cold in my skin.

Goodbye.

- IH eep the change, honey.

- Here you are, sir.

Thank you.

May Yale go bankrupt.

That will take a while.

But here's to it.

We didn't talk much last night.

Hardly.

But be grateful for small favors.

I'm sorry about the money.

Forgotten!

Hey, you're with me, kid.

Remember?

By choice, only.

You're all alike, aren't you?

Play tough.

- I'm not like anyone. I'm me.

- That's right.

I shouldn't knock it, should I?

You know...

...last night you were great company.

I've spent time around and about.

I didn't ask for your credits

last night. I don't need them now.

- But you're something different.

- I got the world by the tail.

That's what I wanted to talk

to you about.

What do you want?

Just what I'm getting.

Oh, now, come on, dollface.

You must go to some very bad plays.

Okay.

Gloria...

Now, look...

...you have a price.

We all have, and I can go pretty high.

So hold out for all you can get.

You may hit it pretty big.

On the other hand, if you try for

too much, you may end up with nothing.

Good night.

You've got a great act.

Go ahead, rub your wrist.

I know it hurts.

Not if it killed me.

I wanna take you in my arms

and carry you away.

That was a lesson pal,

not a treatment.

I won't talk about money again.

But think.

- A big apartment, charge accounts...

- Mr. Liggett...

...put your assets away.

You don't have enough.

Try me.

You couldn't match what

I've already turned down.

180-foot yacht in the French Riviera.

Van Goghs in every room,

genuine-type Van Goghs.

Paid for by this man

with pocket money.

Annuities for life, jewelry...

You turned this down?

- Flatly!

- Why?

I earn my living...

...modeling clothes like this.

I wish I had a tape recorder.

Command performances

leave me quite cold.

I've had more fun

in the back of a '39 Ford...

...than I ever would inside

the Chase National Bank.

Now I get it.

You pick the man.

He doesn't pick you.

Finally!

Why I'm not teaching logic

at Columbia, I'll never know.

One moment.

Postgraduate course.

You also drop the man

when you want to?

And without a parachute.

Oh, I'm with you, kid.

And very grateful to be

up there for the trip.

That's the first nice thing

you've said since I met you.

Drink up before you're

too busy to reach for it.

And then it's...

...go, go, go.

- Slowly, friend.

I have work to do.

Namely?

I have three elegant bistros...

...where I'm obliged to be

photographed in this dress.

Besides, you'll enjoy seeing

my good side first.

This time, let's take my car.

You mean the one with

that crazy back seat?

The same.

Excuse me, darling.

I'll be back.

Gloria.

I called you three times today.

I sent you a telegram.

I guess you didn't get it.

I think I'm getting it now.

I've got some fellows from New Haven

over there, and you're what we need.

Yeah. But you see, I'm working.

And besides, I'm with somebody.

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