Beauty and the Boss Page #2

that we'd possibly need you?

Well, I thought ..

Pretty women .. should never think.

How old are you?

Twenty-one.

Engaged?

Not yet.

A sweetheart?

Oh no.

Poor child.

Twenty-one and no sweetheart.

Addicted to Love At Dawn perfume.

Smartly dressed.

Silk stockings over perfect legs.

An exquisite pair of shoulders.

In short, a distracting young woman.

Oh, Baron.

Miss Frey, you will report yourself

to the head of the personnel department.

What for?

To tell the manager that you

are no longer employed here.

Your career as a woman.

Is too promising for me to wreck.

Oh, but Baron it isn't fair of

you to discharge me this way.

That will do, Miss Frey.

Yes, sir.

A pretty little darling.

Wasn't that a bit severe, old man?

Oh, you don't have to put

up with her inefficiency.

Ah well, one doesn't demand

much efficiency at my age.

Why you gay old dog.

Tell me about yourself.

How has the world been treating you?

Splendidly, always splendidly.

Thirty years ago I decided to devote my

life entirely to beautiful young women.

And fine old wines .. since then ..

Since then, I've always been

intoxicated by one or the other.

Well, nice work if you can get it.

Tell me, tell me.

Did you .. did you meet many

beautiful ladies in America? Huh?

No, I didn't speak to a woman while I

was gone unless to someone's secretary.

When I'm on business, I work.

When I make love, I keep my mind on it.

But both together .. never.

Well, I'll be running along.

I never keep a man away from his work.

It's advice I never practice myself.

But I am very liberal minded to

those who are addicted to it.

I'll make a financier of you yet.

Suppose we dine together and

talk it over? Your house?

Yes, at eight.

The three of us. Paul, you and I?

No women?

No, no women.

Oh, how strong you are.

And I'm so weak.

Nonsense.

Women are just a habit.

When you've had the

habit as long as I have.

It's a very difficult one to get rid of.

What are you doing here?

Well?

I .. I thought you might want me

to go on with the dictation.

Didn't you understand what I said?

You are no longer in our employ.

You didn't really mean

that I was to go, did you?

I never say anything I don't mean.

It was wonderful taking

dictation from you.

But it wasn't so wonderful reading

what you wrote for the dictation.

Oh, I couldn't help it. Every time

I looked at you I hit the wrong key.

What have I to do with your mistakes?

Well, your hair has such

an adorable touch of gray.

Your eyes frighten me,

but your smile intoxicates me.

That's enough, Miss Frey.

And please consider yourself discharged.

You are going to get another secretary?

Certainly I'll get another secretary.

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