The Awful Truth Page #3

-Do you mean that?

-Yes.

-Then that settles it.

-I guess it does.

I wouldn`t go on living with you

if you were dipped in platinum.

So divorce me. It`ll be a pleasure.

You think l`d drag that music lover to court

to show people the man you preferred?

Then l`ll divorce you.

It`s customary for the wife to bring suit.

It has something to do

with the husband being a gentleman.

Just get on with the divorce proceedings.

I can`t wait.

-l`ll call our lawyer right now.

-All right, here.

You don`t mind? I don`t know anyone else.

You get around much more than I do.

Is that so?

Hello?

Hello, Lucy.

What`s that?

Divorce? You and Jerry?

Don`t do anything in haste

you might regret later.

-Marriage is a beautiful thing, and you--

-Can`t she call back after we`ve eaten?

Please be quiet, will you?

You seem agitated, Lucy.

Try and calm yourself.

I`d hate to see you take any hasty action

in a matter like this.

-Marriage is a beautiful thing, and you--

-Finish your meal.

-Why can`t they call you back later?

-Will you shut your mouth?

As I was saying, Lucy,

marriage is a beautiful thing.

When you`ve been married as long as l,

you`ll appreciate it, too.

Your food`s getting ice-cold.

You always complain about your food.

Just shut your big mouth.

I`ll eat when l`m good and ready.

If you don`t like it,

you know what you can do. So shut up!

Marriage is a beautiful thing.

You see? Because you were a naughty dog,

they made you leave the room. Come on.

In the case of Warriner v. Warriner,

the court grants...

an interlocutory decree of divorce

in favor of the plaintiff, Lucy Warriner.

The divorce, without further contesting,

will become final 90 days from this day.

Plaintiff and defendant then have the liberty

to make other marriages, if they so desire.

Your Honor, there`s a matter still unsettled.

-The matter about....

-Mr. Smith.

-Yes, Your Honor, Mr. Smith.

-Who is Mr. Smith?

-Mr. Smith is their dog.

-No, Mr. Smith is my dog.

-ls that so?

-Silence!

But, you see, Mr. Smith belongs to me,

and she has him.

Very well, go ahead.

The animal is in Mrs. Warriner`s possession.

You ordered him from the courtroom

at the beginning, for contempt.

-Mr. Warriner wishes to have him because....

-Because he`s mine!

-He is not.

-He is, too.

-He is not.

-Silence!

Is not.

Mrs. Warriner, step up and tell me

why you regard the dog...

as your personal property, so the court

may decide if he should remain with you.

Nothing would please me more.

Your Honor, I saw Mr. Smith first.

It was in that pet shop on Madison Avenue.

You know it?

-You don`t? It`s between 47th and....

-lt`s frightfully immaterial.

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