Wife Vs. Secretary Page #4

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I keep no secrets from my secretary.

- Miss Wilson, my mother.

- How do you do, Mrs. Stanhope?

How do you do?

Your mother would like to see

your new office, and so would I.

Well, go right in, ladies.

Open to the public weekdays, 3:00 to 5:00.

Don't stay too long, darling,

I'm up to my eyes.

We won't stay long.

I'm positive I've got some figures

on their net circulation in my files.

Dig them out, will you?

Well,

I must say, this isn't exactly

my idea of a business office.

- Oh, what is it your idea of?

- I shouldn't like to say.

Why, Mimi, what do you mean?

What do you know about such places?

No, no, of course. Don't be silly.

It's very pretty. Very, very pretty.

Whitey did it all while I was away.

I don't see why you didn't use Mr. Dorian.

He's been our decorator for over 20 years.

Because I use Whitey...

Miss Wilson, my secretary.

- He calls her "Whitey."

- Yes, I'm afraid he does.

- Look, isn't it comfortable?

- Yes,

I don't see any reason

why he should ever come home at all.

- Well, I think of myself as a sort of reason.

- Oh, dear.

You've done wonders, Miss Whitey.

I'm so happy you like it, Mrs. Stanhope.

Now then, ladies, as breathtaking

and alluring as you both are...

Yes, I know. We're going.

Come along, Mimi darling,

before we're turned out.

You know, Whitey, the thing for me to do

is to memorize everything

we've got on this,

and then forget it by tomorrow.

Jake, you suppose you could be home by...

That old buzzard's as smart as a whip.

I'll bet he knows our figures better than

we know his.

I haven't been one to give you

much advice in the past, have I, dear?

You've been an absolutely model

mother-in-law, Mimi.

All right then,

I'm going to give you some now.

Get rid of that secretary of Van's.

Miss Wilson?

- Van couldn't live without her.

- I hope not with her.

I assure you he doesn't.

You know, my dear, I've seen much more

of the world than you have,

and more of the Stanhope men.

Van is very like his father:

warm-hearted, impulsive, active,

and temptation

ought not to be put in their way.

Mimi darling, all Van's life

is spent with attractive women,

not only Miss Wilson,

but the girls who model dresses,

the lovely actresses

whose pictures he runs.

If once I started to be suspicious...

Oh, I don't want you to be suspicious.

I only want you to be prudent.

I want you to protect yourself

and Van against all danger.

What's all this red flag-waving?

My protection, as you call it,

and Van's, too, for that matter,

is to love and trust each other

more than anything.

That's simple and very dear, Mimi darling.

You're not a jealous person, are you?

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