Kitty Foyle Page #6

- Not when I'm hungry.

Do you mind if I ask you something?

I thought we had a date tonight.

Well, what do you think

has been going on here?

Well, for one thing,

I've slowly grown to hate you.

- Me, but why?

- Because I'm hungry.

Because I thought you were going

to take me out to dinner.

But how could I

when all I got is a dime?

Well, we could go out and spend that.

Don't be silly.

What could two people get?

Coffee, and we've got coffee.

Well, anyway, I've had

an awfully nice time.

Well, I'm so glad. We must do it

again sometime, and soon too.

You've taken an awful beating,

haven't you?

You should know.

I don't know how to tell you this,

but this has been kind of a test.

You mean you've been testing me?

Don't make it sound so awful.

It's just that the girl I fall for

mustn't be a gold digger.

I simply haven't got the dough for it.

So I've always told myself

I'd never fall for one...

...unless I could get to liking her

without spending money.

That's just for the first evening,

you understand?

Well, how did I come out?

You're okay.

I'd like to point out that anything

I did to prove that to you...

...was purely unintentional.

I know that.

How about the movies Saturday night?

I'm sorry, I can't afford it.

Forget that, I'll pay.

- Coal Oil Johnny, eh?

- And the bus both ways.

Well, I never thought I'd fall for

a flashy front, but it's a date.

- Good night.

- Good night.

All clear.

He's gone.

So am I.

If he'd stayed another five minutes,

I'd have asked him for rent.

I bet I know what his answer

would have been.

What made him rush off?

His cards began to wear out.

All the same,

that boy will get somewhere.

What makes you think so?

The way he saves his money.

Well, it's better than staying home

alone nights.

Sure, it's better than having your leg

amputated, but that's no sign it's good.

Oh, I'm too sleepy

to make up my bed tonight.

Douse the light, Molly,

so you kids can get some sleep.

Kitty.

Whatever happened to that fellow

in Philadelphia?

You know, the knight in shining armor?

Oh, him?

Well, I don't know.

I guess he must have

caught the wrong horse.

What's the matter, don't you like

this poor man's caviar?

Sure. I was just studying.

You know, there's a lot to be seen

on the subway if you can read.

Ads or faces?

People. It's good practice.

Now you take Slim.

What do you figure he is?

- Ballet dancer?

- He looks more like a real-estater to me.

I'd say he's got two kids,

a house in Brooklyn and a skinny wife.

He's plenty worried about something.

Well, it's about 11:00,

and he didn't get home for dinner.

He's wondering what

he's gonna tell the wife.

He stopped worrying about that

years ago.

Well, then he's worrying

about the usual thing:

How to get ahead in the world.

We all think about that.

Not me. I'm all set.

I'm taking a job in a kis clinic.

It won't pay as much as handling

a bunch of Park Avenue neurotics, but...

You see that little kid over there?

He's gonna be like that

for the rest of his life.

Weak, frail and unhappy.

Thousands of little guys just like him,

right here in New York.

And what they need is a little attention,

whether they can pay for it or not.

Why, Mark, you're an idealist.

Not me. I don't even like them.

Idealists?

Oh, they're always going around

patting themselves on the back.

That's to save you the trouble.

Next stop, 96th Street.

That's us.

Now, you take me, I like idealists.

Kitty?

You ever fall in love?

What kind of a fellow?

I don't know what you'd call him.

But I thought he was pretty wonderful.

You still love him, huh?

Well, why didn't you marry him then?

I guess he had too much money.

Oh, Kitty, you must be running a fever.

Nobody's got too much money.

He did.

You mean you want a poor man?

I don't want anybody.

The trouble with rich fellows is, they

haven't any way of telling they're in love.

Now, you take me. A fellow like me

knows when he's falling in love.

And he knows whether or not

it's the real thing.

Well, that's very interesting.

How do you know

when you're falling in love?

Well, I don't make very much dough...

...and when I find myself

wanting to spend 10 bucks on a girl...

...well, then I know I'm falling in love.

Well, you're still safe then.

That's just the point. I'm not.

Kitty, how'd you like to go out

Friday night? Dinner and dancing?

You mean you wanna

take me out to dinner?

Yes, Friday night. Do it up brown.

Okay?

Okay.

- Good night.

- Good night.

Same as usual?

Yes, please, Billy.

What do you still buy

that Philadelphia paper for?

Oh, I don't know.

Just to keep up with

the old town, I guess.

You'd like to keep up

with that boyfriend.

Seems to me, after all this time,

it'd be smart to forget him.

What's the matter?

Tonight's the assembly in Philadelphia.

Wyn will be there in his shining armor.

And you'll be going out with Mark

and his shining stethoscope.

Here's your change.

Violets.

Violets, five cents.

Sure.

I'll have some violets.

Two bunches, please.

What is all this?

Oh, I don't know. Somebody's cuckoo.

These have been coming in all evening.

I know the delivery boy

like a brother already.

You know what I've got in the bathtub?

Water lilies. They're all for you.

Don't ask me who they're from.

The cards are full of mush,

but they're all unsigned.

And look here.

It says this is a oriental meat-eating plant

and needs to be fed three times a day.

Well, have you fed it yet?

If you think I'm giving up

the best years of my...

He's a fool.

- What is it?

- What's so funny?

It's Wyn.

I know it. Girls, please.

- Okay, I'll take the bathroom.

- Yeah, we'll join the water lilies.

Come in.

Oh, Wyn.

Kitty.

- Darling.

- Oh, Wyn, I knew it.

Darling.

I just got here and look what I found.

And I bought myself

a dime's worth of violets.

Oh, darling, how did you ever find me?

I just followed my heartbeat.

Shall I go outside while you dress,

or shall I just close my eyes?

- Dress?

- Yes.

I told you I was going

to take you to the assembly.

Well, tonight's the night.

Only ours is going to be

right here in New York.

And you remembered.

Wait a minute.

Where you going?

Think it'll do?

Isn't that beautiful?

Oh, it's beautiful, and I'm so happy.

And you're so crazy.

I think I forgot

to tell you something.

- What?

- How much I love you.

How much do you love me?

If I said I loved you as much as you

love me, would that be enough?

Oh, if that were true, there wouldn't be any

love left for anybody in the whole world.

Mouth and ear

ought to be close together.

Like those new French telephones.

- Hey.

- Lips quicker than the eye.

Besides, nobody knows

who we are, or cares.

Darling, you look like the wrapping

around the neck of a champagne bottle.

Now I feel like something

wrapped around your neck.

You like to dance, don't you?

All women do. It's good training.

How do you mean?

The first way a girl learns what

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