Gigi Page #5

Quite a responsibility.

Discard two.

Ten pounds of sugar.

Those aren't very high stakes.

Your sugar isn't that good.

l'd rather play you for candy.

lt's the same thing,

only sugar is healthier.

You just say that

because you make it.

Gigi, l heard that.

Where are your manners?

lt's all right, Mamita.

lt's all right.

lf l lose, what would you really like?

Silk stockings?

No. Silk stockings

make my legs itch.

l discard one.

What l would really like

is a Nile green corset. . .

. . .with rococo roses embroidered

on the garters.

Or a new role for the player piano.

Or. . . .

Or what?

A look at the ocean.

All right.

lf l lose, l'll take

you and Mamita to Trouville.

l heard that too.

Don't worry, Gaston.

Win or lose, Gigi, you will not impose

us on poor Gaston for the weekend.

May l have a glass of champagne?

Are you losing your mind?

Of course you may not.

Discard three.

Discard one.

Now, let's see.

Cards are a matter of logic.

l know what l have. . .

. . .and l know how many you've drawn.

According to the percentages,

you undoubtedly have an ace.

You discarded a 1 0

and a five. . .

. . .and a queen. . .

. . .and a three.

You, therefore, must have two aces.

Two aces and something smaller.

That's very interesting.

Therefore. . .

. . .l win.

And therefore, you lose.

But you cheated.

Where did you get that fourth king?

l won, l won, l won!

Why, you gypsy!

You thief!

You're a muttonhead.

Do we go to Trouville?

Yes, yes. You go to Trouville.

Grandmama, we go to Trouville.

lt's out of the question.

Not at all. l'd love it.

Believe it or not. . .

. . .l have a better time

with this outrageous brat. . .

. . .than anybody in Paris.

lt'll be marvelous fun.

What time tomorrow will we get there?

Can I watch you play roulette?

May I stay up late for supper?

Is it awfully, awfully upper?

Gigi, you'll drive us wild

Stop, you silly child

Is everybody celebrated

Full of sin and dissipated?

Is it hot enough to blister?

Will I be your little sister?

Gigi, you are absurd

Now, not another word

Let her gush and jabber

Let her be enthused

I cannot remember

When I have been more amused

-Stop it!

-The night they invented champagne

It's plain as it can be

They thought of you and me

The night they invented champagne

They absolutely knew

That all we'd want to do

Is fly to the sky on champagne

And shout to everyone in sight

That since the world began

No woman or a man

Has ever been as happy

As we are tonight

The night they invented champagne

It's plain as it can be

They thought of you and me

The night they invented champagne

They absolutely knew that

All we'd want to do

Is fly to the sky on champagne

And shout to everyone in sight

That since the world began

No woman or a man

Has ever been as happy

As we are tonight

Why, there's Gaston.

l didn't know he would

be at Trouville.

Who's that child he's with?

Me, l'm here on

very important business.

There she is.

Riding is important.

Go.

Chrie...

. . .l must tell you that you upset

all my plans for the weekend.

-May l?

-Please.

How did l do that?

l came prepared for battle. . .

. . .and an old wound

prevented me from charging.

l don't think she

was your type anyhow, Honor.

-You were watching me?

-Force of habit.

When a pretty woman came by,

l always had to watch you.

What good fortune

brings you to Trouville?

l came with Gaston and Gigi.

You did?

Gigi is my granddaughter.

No, not your granddaughter.

Oh, yes. Time does not

stand still for all of us, Honor.

Don't be nervous!

Gaston is such a dear man.

So sweet of him to bring

little Gigi and show her Trouville.

She's having a glorious time.

And so is Gaston.

l haven't seen him

this chipper in years.

We had good times too. . .

. . .didn't we?

Come to think of it,

those last days we spent together. . .

. . .were by the sea, weren't they?

Were they?

Of course they were.

On the Riviera.

The pink villa.

-l only remember the blue villa.

-Which was that?

The one belonging to the soprano.

You knew.

But of course.

But l thought you left me

because of that Austrian count.

But of course.

But you didn't.

l'll tell you about

that blue villa, Mamita.

l was so much in love,

l wanted to marry you.

Yes, it's true.

l was beginning to think of marriage.

lmagine!

Marriage, me.

No. l was really desperate.

l had to do something.

And what l did was the soprano.

Thank you, Honor.

That is the most charming and endearing

excuse for infidelity. . .

. . .that l've ever heard.

But l've never forgotten you.

Not the last evening we spent together.

l can remember everything

as if it were yesterday.

We met at 9

We met at 8

I was on time

No, you were late

Ah, yes

I remember it well

We dined with friends

We dined alone

A tenor sang

A baritone

Ah, yes

I remember it well

That dazzling April moon

There was none that night

And the month was June

That's right

That's right

It warms my heart

To know that you

Remember still

The way you do

Ah, yes

I remember it well

-How often I've thought of that Friday--

-Monday

--night, when we had

Our last rendezvous

And somehow I foolishly

Wondered if you might

By some chance

Be thinking of it too

That carriage ride

You walked me home

You lost a glove

I lost a comb

Ah, yes

I remember it well

That brilliant sky

We had some rain

Those Russian songs

From sunny Spain?

Ah, yes

I remember it well

You wore a gown of gold

I was all in blue

Am I getting old?

Oh, no

Not you

How strong you were

How young and gay

A prince of love

In every way

Ah, yes

I remember it well

-Where is she?

-ln the salon, madame.

What's happened?

What's so important you couldn't

tell me on the telephone?

We have serious matters to discuss.

Collect yourself.

l doubt if l'll ever be able to.

Serious matters about what?

About Gigi.

You were at Trouville over the weekend

with Gaston Lachaille.

lt was a dreadful mistake.

Dreadful mistake?

What are you talking about, Alicia?

My dear sister. . .

. . .has it ever occurred

to you that Gigi. . .?

Well?

Gigi?

Yes, Gigi.

lt isn't possible.

Not if it's ruined at the

beginning through lack of tact.

And when did l display any lack of tact?

lt was a most congenial weekend.

So congenial that Gaston returned,

canceled all engagements. . .

. . .and left Paris that same evening

for Monte Carlo.

He did?

For how long?

For what they describe as

an extended stay.

But why?

lt doesn't matter why.

lt may be a blessing in disguise.

lt gives us time.

Time for what?

For Gigi's lessons, of course.

See to it that she's here every day.

Do you really think. . .?

lt's a chance.

But a chance that we must take.

From now on, dear sister. . .

. . .it's work, work, work. . .

. . .lessons, lessons, lessons.

Pick up the coffeepot with one hand

and the cup and saucer with the other.

Always both.

Never the coffeepot alone.

Like this, Aunt?

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