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romantically attached,

Which is

what you're hinting.

I'm not hinting,

Im asking.

How do you know

he's not attached?

Well, we've had dinner

together. He's been alone.

So were you. Presumably.

That proves nothing.

That's right.

Well, I don't know what

he does after he leaves me.

I'll follow him

next time.

Of course

he hasn't any money.

You'll notice we're giving

this dinner about money.

He's the speaker. He must

have some connection with it.

There must be something

the matter with his health.

Hardly. He beat the squash

champion at my club last weekend.

You've got to be

pretty healthy to do that.

There must be a catch in it somewhere.

He couldn't have

escaped this long.

Well, we're anxious

to get him into NATO.

There aren't many like him

available as public servants.

I'm not interested

in the public.

So you see...

we find ourselves,

I think

Im permitted to say,

In a small dilemma.

We have spiraling inflation

on one hand

And contracting credit

on the other.

But even that

is no real cause for alarm

Since we are actually

the purchasing agent

And consumer

at the same time.

I therefore suggest

That we let the ratio

of block currency

Equal the long-Term

commitments

Of the participating

NATO countries.

He's as bad as the Dutch ambassador.

I can't understand one word.

The tariff considerations

would no longer be affected

By internal

evaluations nor-

And I can't emphasize

this too strongly-

Would any single currency

Be obliged to look

to another

For its health

and stability.

I submit this is only fair.

Good evening, miss

Kalman. Glad to see back.

Good evening, Oscar.

Nice to be back.

My, it's later

than I thought.

But you have time

for a drink.

Certainly we have.

It's early.

I'm afraid we haven't

time for that drink.

I have an early

appointment tomorrow,

And Philip here is meeting

half the French cabinet

At 10:
00

in the morning.

He's sleeping

on the bullet train.

Thank you. I'll drop you at the station.

It must be

out of your way.

I can take a cab.

It's only a few minutes.

No trouble at all.

We'll get our bags

and run along.

Do you want

to change here?

No, no. I can change

on the train. Thanks.

Oh, isn't that awful.

What's awful?

Stop playing games.

Don't tell me

you don't like this one.

Why, he talks

and everything.

Mm-Hmm.

He's all right.

He's interesting.

Interesting?

All these years married

and never once,

And now I have

a confession to make.

At dinner,

I thought he was pressing

his knee against mine.

It turned out to be a table

leg. I was disappointed.

You're

a big talker.

Anna, we're off.

Good night,

Mr. Adams.

I had a nice evening.

So did I. I've never had a better time.

And I enjoyed your speech

very much.

I'm crazy

about hard currency.

I'm afraid

you're going to

Have to wait an hour at the station.

Just about.

What's that? You're not

going to sit in the station

For a whole hour.

I don't mind. I have

some papers I can go over.

Oh, that's ridiculous.

Well, wouldn't

it be all right

If you left

the door open?

Yes, we could do that,

And you can go over

your papers right here.

I would be

keeping you up.

I'm not a bit sleepy.

Alfred,

it's getting late.

Yes, well, Im not going

to press you any further.

You know how badly we

want you to take the post.

Whatever you decide, the

secretary wants me to thank you

For the job

you've done already.

Oh, please don't. I'm flattered.

I'm honored to be asked.

Good night, Mr. Adams.

Anna, darling.

Good night,

Mrs. Munson.

Good night.

Alfred.

Good night, Anna.

They seem to

have forgotten.

Would you like to

take your coat off?

Like a drink?

Uh, yes,

a short one.

I seldom drink

after dinner.

What?

Uh...

scotch and soda,

please.

Are you going

to have one?

No, I don't think so,

but you have one.

I like a man with a glass in his hand.

It's becoming.

Oh, in that case,

Ill gladly hold it.

You have to sip it

once in a while, too.

That's part

of the picture.

I'm quite impressed

the foreign secretary's

Asked you to take a post you don't want.

Is it something

you can talk about?

Oh, it's not

that important, really.

I just finished a 30-Day job with NATO,

And they've asked me

to stay on.

I know

it's a public service,

And my conscience

bothers me a little,

But there's an exciting new

project in Mexico that attracts me.

Frankly, Id prefer that

to being tied down

To a desk job

in Paris right now.

Have you ever

been in Mexico?

No, I haven't.

It isn't too bad once

you get used to the water.

So I hear.

Couldn't you try

the NATO job...

just for a while

to see if you like it?

Once I took it,

Id be obligated to stay.

That's policy.

You can understand that.

I see.

Any advice?

Well, if you go to Mexico,

drink bottled water.

I'll do that.

I understand

where people slip up

Is in brushing

their teeth.

Bottled water

there, too.

Really?

That seems such

a lot of trouble.

Yes, it does.

Take the job with NATO.

Brush your teeth

with anything.

That might decide me.

Have you ever

lived in Paris

For any

length of time?

No, I haven't.

There's an interesting

social life

Once you adjust

yourself to it.

You, being single,

would be in great demand.

There's quite

a shortage.

Then, of course, you could

spend your weekends in London.

I've never really

enjoyed myself in London.

How dare you, sir?

London is

my adopted home.

I didn't mean

to be disrespectful.

I'm sure

it's all my fault.

May I inquire

where you are from?

San Francisco.

It's delightful, but it's

so far from everything.

That depends upon

what is everything.

Well, I mean,

our theater,

Our opera,

Our museums.

When were you

in a museum last?

I go daily.

Oh, well,

in that case.

We're not as isolated in

San Francisco as you think.

The stagecoach makes

it fairly regularly now.

We get

the New York shows.

Not the same year,

but eventually.

We have opera.

Not much,

but enough.

I take it you're not an opera lover.

No, no, no. Really,

it escapes me.

On the other hand, we

have a whole ballet season.

That does not escape me.

You like the ballet?

Oh, I do, indeed.

Very much.

Would you like to go

Saturday night?

I have regular seats.

I'm a married man,

miss Kalman.

I'm sorry.

I'm awfully sorry.

Oh, it's perfectly

all right.

You see, when I first

came in this evening,

I said there was

no Mrs. Adams.

I meant there was no Mrs.

Adams with me in Europe.

There's no Mrs. Adams

dressing.

It's been on my conscience all evening.

Yes, I must say,

You've been palming

yourself off as a single man.

I must've sounded

quite idiotic

Blurting it out

like that.

Oh, no, not at all.

It was very proper

and pertinent.

Rather vain, too.

Vain?

Why?

Well,

the implication was

That you wouldn't be able

to keep your hands off me.

That sounds

pretty silly, too.

Well,

you'll never know now.

That's right.

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