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She could be?

Well, it's getting late.

Won't you try and find her,

Jimmy?

I'm getting worried.

Sure, I'll try, meg.

I'll try.

But if I do find her,

What do I say?

Yeah, but, look, I'm nobody

To tell people to go home.

I don't know

When to go home myself.

Yeah, but she's gonna be

In a tough mood.

She won't want to listen

To any of this big-brother stuff

Or any lectures.

And I'm not so hot, anyway,

When it comes to that.

And you don't think

For a minute, do you -

It'll be all right, meg.

It'll be all right.

Sure, meg.

Don't worry.

Hello!

Hello.

Soused?

No.

Not so bad at that.

You're a good barfly, mimi.

I can take it.

Pretty good.

What you drinking?

Alone.

Do you mind?

No. I'll just have a quick one

And blow.

How's the scotch

Holding out, gus?

Well,

They're still making it.

Make it high.

Okay.

Congratulations.

Huh?

You had

A pretty close call.

Had me worried

For a minute.

Worried about what?

Did you think I was going

To cave? Now, don't be dumb.

I'm congratulating you

Because you almost won that guy

And didn't.

What are you talking about?

And what a fancy marriage

That would have been.

You don't like alan,

Is that it?

Well,

Why didn't you say so?

I have nothing against the lad,

But he has no dough.

What would you have lived on,

I ask you?

Your mother.

I have answered you.

Would you like to know

Something?

When alan comes back,

I'll be waiting for him.

Ah, now you're talking,

Lassie.

And, listen, he doesn't need

Any guardian, that lad.

He'll get a nice piece of change

From her all for himself.

You leave it to him.

Sure.

What could be sweeter?

It's made-to-order.

I don't like you.

I don't know why

Mother does.

Don't you think

I have any charm?

No, I don't.

But mother always had a fancy

For no-account people.

Look at father.

Now, don't tell me

Your old man isn't charming.

Yes, he is, but he's no-account

Just the same.

He married mother,

Lost all her money for her,

And then walked out on her.

And your great love alan?

Isn't he a little bit no-account

From that viewpoint, too?

Jimmy, will you let up on me?

I'm almost crazy.

Look, I know you're having

A tough time, mimi.

I was at the wedding.

I saw you from a front seat.

And I heard

What you said, too.

"anything I ever hope for

Never comes true. "

If I had been alan wythe

At that moment,

I'm afraid I would

Have picked you up

And walked away with you.

But mr. Wythe

Won't forget that.

No, you left

Your calling card, lassie.

You brought the curtain down,

And you got that guy

Thinking plenty.

Still, love lost today.

So, I know you're suffering,

Mimi.

I know it's no good

To say I don't think

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