The Gay Divorcee Page #7

- That's cute.

- That's beautiful.

Come on.

Look, Mimi. There he is...

Beautiful music

Dangerous rhythm

It's something daring

The Continental

A way of dancing

That's really ultra new

It's very subtle

The Continental

Because it does

What you want it to do

It has a passion

The Continental

An invitation

To moonlight and romance

It's quite the fashion

The Continental

Because you tell of your love

While you dance

Your lips whisper so tenderly

Her eyes answer your song

Two bodies swaying

The Continental

And you are saying

Just what you're thinking of

So keep on dancing

The Continental

For it's the song

Of romance and of love

You kiss

While you're dancing

The Continental

The Continental

You sing

While you're dancing

Your voice is gentle

So sentimental

You'll know before

The dance is through

That you're in love with she

And she's in love with you

You'll find

While you're dancing

There's a rhythm

In your heart and soul

A certain rhythm

That you can't control

And you'll do the Continental

All the time

Dukes and lords

Of noble station

Love the new sophistication

Of the Continental

In a Belgian hall room

In the Monte Carlo ballroom

You will see the Continental

In a Paris bistro

Crowded with apache

You will see the Continental

In the best French fashion

Spain and Italy, Transylvania

Norway, Sweden and Romania

Do the Continental

On the dikes of Zuider Zee

The wooden shoes have found the key

To Continental

It's like a fever

It's like a plague

It's swept all Europe

From Moscow to The Hague

You kiss

While you're dancing

The Continental

The rhythm is driving you wild

The Continental

A meter that isn't so mild

You sing

While you're dancing

His voice is gentle, it thrills you

The touch of his hand

The Continental

A meter that you understand

You'll know

Before the dance is through

That you're in love with her

And she's in love with you

You'll find while you're dancing

That there's a rhythm

In your heart and soul

A certain rhythm

That you can't control

The Continental

The Continental

The Continental

He's gone. Come on.

- Now, why did you do this?

- I wanted to be sure of you.

- Who is this?

- How do I know?

This isn't my racket. You've been

through these things before.

I know, but you've upset

my entire routine.

- Find out who it is.

- Yes.

- Who is it?

- It's the waiter, sir.

- It's the waiter.

- Ask him what he wants.

- What do you want?

- Breakfast.

Breakfast. What shall we do?

Give him his breakfast.

No, wait a minute.

- Oh, Mimi. Oh, Mimi.

- Yes?

There's a waiter

who says he wants breakfast.

- What?

- That's what he says.

The poor fellow may be hungry.

Clown. That's our breakfast.

I just ordered it.

- That's our breakfast, Tonetti.

- I open it.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

- Did you rest comfortably?

- Oh, yes, indeed.

- Put that right here.

- Yes. May I?

- Mr. Tonetti, you sit there.

- Thank you.

And, Guy, you sit there.

You know, I'd like to have breakfast

with you every morning.

Yes? Thank you.

I hope you like what I ordered.

You know, I've never had breakfast

with two gentlemen before.

I've tried it. It's no fun.

Now, now, when the detectives arrive,

we must be very careful.

Oh, I hope they don't arrive too soon.

I've grown to like

both of you tremendously.

That's so sweet.

- Guy. Guy, you'd better hide.

- Let Tonetti hide.

She's right. You'll ruin all. Go.

Guy, please.

You want me to be free, don't you?

- I'll hide, but call if you need me.

- Yes, yes.

Go ahead.

- No, not over here.

- Where?

Over there. Anywhere. Just stay...

Coffee, ma'am.

I thought it best to keep it hot for you.

- Guy.

- Yes, dear.

It's all right. It's just the waiter

with the coffee.

Waiter, next time you knock,

let's have some sort of signal.

Like this, will you?

I can't be dashing in and out,

coffee or no coffee.

Oh, I see.

Knock each time.

- I understand.

- Yes, you see, that's it.

Tell me, the gentleman in this case

is a scientist, is he not?

A very distinguished scientist

in his own field.

A fossil among fossils. A geologist.

- Pardon, but are you discussing geology?

- Always and again.

If you'll excuse me, sir,

I have an unnatural passion for rocks.

Well, you ought

to be ashamed of yourself.

Oh, no, sir,

it's a wonderful thing, geology, sir.

Do you know, geologically speaking,

this little island of Great Britain...

...is 500 million

and 3 and one-half years old?

How do you know it's exactly that old?

Professor Brown told me it was

500 million years old when I first met him...

...and that was

three and a half years ago.

- Who was that?

- Professor Brown.

- Professor Brown?

- Yes. He's a geologist.

Him and his wife stopped

at the last place I worked.

Do you know, sir,

it was Professor Brown who told me...

...that this seacoast around here

is really an igneous intrusion?

You know, you're somewhat

of an igneous intrusion yourself.

Oh, thank you, sir.

Now, to return to the facts, we...

Is that the way

you want me to knock, sir?

- Yes, thank you. Thank you.

- Thank you.

I see. Thank you very much.

Oh, what a day this is going to be.

- Well, Mrs. Glossop.

- Hello, Egbert.

Quiet, pl...

Oh, Guy, what are you doing here?

Oh, Egbert, that's what I've been trying

to remember to tell you about.

- Oh, was it?

- Yes.

This is my Mimi.

Oh, really? Yes. Well, this is my finish.

- Tonetti, if you have bungled this job...

- Now, scusi, signor, please, scusi.

Now, Guy, get out.

You're messing up the whole thing.

- You brought the detectives?

- Better than that.

I've pulled a supreme coup.

A masterpiece.

I'll bet this will be good.

I have brought Mr. Glossop.

- My husband?

- Yes.

The husband is coming.

Shut up, Guy. You've got to get out.

- No more hiding.

- Oh, please, Guy. You promised.

All right, I'll hide.

But please call if you need me.

- Call anyhow.

- Yes, I will.

Mimi, it was my idea to have your

husband here. Wasn't it clever of me?

Oh, Hortense, why did you do that?

Something terrible is liable to happen.

- Courage, I don't think he'll shoot.

- Shoot?

Is somebody going to shoot? Let's wait.

Shoot? Mr. Egbert, never, never have I had

to come in contact with a husband before.

I don't think it's fair to ask me to do so

now. Where are the detectives?

I demand the detectives.

It's in my contract.

I'm sorry. I can't do anything about that.

He's probably on his way up.

Do something. Do something.

Look amorous. Tonetti, look amorous.

Hortense, look... Never mind.

- Come on, come on.

- Yes, Egbert.

Well, this is too much for Tonetti.

Quick, quick. What shall we do?

Well, Mr. Egbert said try

to look amorous. See, like this:

Oh, you just look sick.

Well, try this:

Come in.

Pardon, madam,

I hope I knocked the right way.

- Now you've spoiled everything.

- I'm sorry, sir. I came for the dishes.

Oh, well, the dishes can wait.

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