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on the red ten.

Of course, we'll have to stop off in

Connecticut first to, uh, pick up the money.

My wife's family live there, which is

practically the only thing wrong with Connecticut.

Who do you love?

Jerry, don't go to Connecticut.

Why, how else can we get

the money? Don't get it.

I don't understand.

Jerry, don't even

want to go.

Oh, now I'm getting it. Not

a nice way to make money, huh?

Not a bit nice. Hmm. I

didn't know we were nice.

Think of New York.

That'll be nice.

I'm leaving for Paris

in the morning.

You mean... You mean you'll meet

me in Paris when I come back?

I don't know.

You're tired of chasing

trains is what you really mean.

Jerry, you once said we belong

because we both hated life.

Neither of us knew

what we wanted.

We've had three years. Are

we any nearer to knowing?

I'll answer that

by asking you:

Do you wish we were settled

down and it were our kid?

Do you?

No.

I don't think I do either.

But I wish we wanted to.

You're tired of chasing

trains, all right.

Jerry... don't go!

She is your child!

You can't take advantage

of that. She's yours!

But 75,000 bucks

is 75,000 bucks.

Well, you're the emperor.

Then you'll meet me

in Paris?

I'll know that when I'm in

Paris. Well, you're the empress.

Good night, Empress.

We need scarcely point out

that your mode of life...

is not one that fits you to bring

up a child... my sister's child.

Just as stuffy as ever

in here.

Ah.

However, I have no desire to...

I have no desire to criticize

your mode of life.

Oh! No, no!

We are...

We are concerned only with

the welfare of the child.

Of course. Therefore, I have

had Mr. Clark draw up a document.

You agree to surrender the

child. I agree to adopt her.

That's a lot of words.

How long would it take a lawyer to say

"the black cat of my aunt has 18 kittens"?

Really, Mr. Day, I...

This is no time for levity.

When does the levity

begin around here?

Are we to understand that you refuse Mr.

Higginson's generous offer without even...

Considering the type of

person we have to deal with,

we thought it might

come to that.

You knew it would

come to that.

How much do you want?

Seventy-five

thousand dollars.

Why, that's ridiculous!

An outrage!

Blackmail.

I won't be held up this way.

I told you he was a scoundrel.

Oh. So you've told him.

And I'll give you 20,000...

and not another penny.

Well?

Magnificent, hmm?

You know,

we can manufacture these...

for almost nothing and sell them

at the five-and-ten; make a fortune.

No charge for the idea.

Ah, I take it I'm not invited

for lunch, so I'll move along.

I'll be out in the garden when you

make up your mind to pay me the 75,000.

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