An Affair to Remember Page #3

Why not?

Thank you.

Now, where were we?

And I suppose they've all

been madly in love with you?

I doubt it.

But you haven't had

much respect for them.

On the contrary...

Still, you've always been

very fair in your judgments.

Yes. I've been more than

fair. I idealize them.

Every woman I meet,

I put up there.

Of course,

the longer I know her

and the better

I know her...

It's hard to keep them

up there, isn't it?

Yes, isn't it?

Pretty soon,

the pedestal wobbles

and then topples.

C'est la vie,

et cetera.

Come on.

Let's talk about you.

(CHUCKLES)

No, not tonight.

We'll talk about me

some other time.

We've nothing planned

for tomorrow.

Oh, I have.

Oh, no.

We'll talk about me

tomorrow.

(CHUCKLES)

It turned out

beautifully, didn't it?

It's really warm.

Thank you.

Now, where were we?

You were going to tell me

where you were born.

That's right. Well... Mr. Ferrante?

Cablegram.

Thank you.

Excuse me,

Miss McKay.

Miss McKay?

Yes?

Oh, I have one

for you, too.

Oh.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Excuse me,

Mr. Ferrante.

From him?

From her?

Mmm-hmm.

Mmm-hmm.

Well, where were we?

Well, I was about to

tell you where I was born

and I was born

in Boston.

I can hardly wait

for you to grow up.

Yes. Well, be patient.

I grew up quickly.

(CHUCKLING) Then I went to New York

and got a job

singing in a nightclub

from 10:
00 to 3:00

in the morning

and the manager

used to chase me

around the office

until about 4:
00

and then... (WHISTLES)

I went home.

Did he ever...

Oh, no, no.

No, no.

No.

Well, then one evening,

he came along.

This is the fellow.

Mmm-hmm.

And he said,

"You don't belong in

a place like this."

Really?

Mmm-hmm.

And I said,

"I don't?"

(LAUGHS)

And well, then...

Mmm?

What?

What "what?"

I don't know, I thought

you said something.

No, I didn't say

anything. Oh, I'm sorry.

But you're right,

you know?

He said I belonged in a

penthouse on Park Avenue

with a breathtaking view

of the East River.

An ideal place for you

to improve yourself.

Yes.

So, I studied hard.

Singing? And...

And music and art

and literature.

Mmm.

So that one day you'd make

a perfectly charming wife.

Yes, that was

the general idea.

Anything wrong

with that?

No, no, there's

nothing wrong with it.

That's what I thought.

Well, that sort of

brings us up-to-date.

Now my life

is an open book.

That's only one page.

Well, that's

the only page.

(BELL RINGING)

I beg your pardon.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

No, no. Bad, bad.

Wait a minute.

That's a very interesting

camera. May I see that?

Oh, yes.

It's new, isn't it?

Thank you.

Oh, please!

Please, stop!

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