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a very normal one, perhaps maybea just shade too normal. But then
her doorbell rang. She walked tothe door, opened it and looked right

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into the smiling eyes of handsome youngray Dusness. Hello, ye, miss
Winter, did mister Constance Winters?That's right me, I come in.
I have a question to ask you. Oh is this a pole or a
survey or something? Oh, itisn't a poor survey, but it is
something. Well, what is this? It's a question you've already said us.
My name's Douglas, Ray Douglas.All right, mister Douglas, what

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is it you want to know?Well, I'm afraid you wouldn't be likely
to tell it to a man withhis footstuck in your door. In that
case, I suggest you take yourfoot off of my door and go.
Await, mac come in? Arewe back to that? And look,
miss Winders, what do you see? A monster, a gorilla or an
ordinary harmless looking young man? Wellyou do look ordinary. Mm here's my

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card, Ray Douglas, evening standard. Oh a newspaper man. Won't you
come in? Mister Douglas. Well, thank you. Why didn't you tell
me you were a reporter? Ethics? Miss Winters? This is personal,
not business. Oh about mister Carkwright? Who Walter Carr? Right the third?
We're being married next week, youdon't say, mister Douglas, is
this really worth all your trouble inmy time? We're going out this evening,

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we're going out. We're good,I mean, mister Cartwright and I
oh, master down, please dothank you. Let's see you're Constance Winters.
I have to be sure of that. Well I'm sure of it.
Fine, fine, and this isfive fifteen South Park Street. If it
isn't, I'm getting all my mailas the wrong address. Miss Winters.

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Will you no, No, Iwon't do Constance. Will you? May
I call you Constance? You maycall me Choe if you'll only get this
over with? Well, how aboutConnie wonderful? We're a couple of chums
named Connie and Ray. So whatdo you say? Tell them? What's
done your mind? Connie Darling,will you marry me? Well? What,

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Connie dearest? Will you marry me? Are you crazy? Do I
have to be crazy to ask youto America? You certainly do. You
know modesty is the cunning, Butyou're carrying it a bit too far,
mister Douglas. You'll find that youcan leave my apartment much more easily than
you entered it. There's the doors. Oh you know, that's a perfect
first reaction. First reaction. Yes, that's exactly what a healthy, normal

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girl of your age should say.For you to come here a total stranger,
was such a ridiculous proposition outside,bum that's what you said. Oh
no, you said it much moreon that practically, And you are attracted
every way. No, I seethis is a just some kind, isn't
it. You're writing an article onthe reactions of unexpected events or something.

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For a minute, I thought youwere serious. I am you're what you're
serious? Certainly marriage is a seriousmatter. If this is a joke,
I don't like it. And ifit isn't, please go away. I
can't go until you answer my question. Oh haven't I answered? I said

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your pardon. The answer is no. I'm very sorry. But that's not
the right answer. Would you liketo try again? I don't know what's
wrong with you, mister Douglas.You look sane, and yet you come
to the apartment of a perfect stranger. Nah, now, Connie, no
one is perfect. You're wonderful,al right, sure, no question about
that. But you're not quite perfect. Oh I didn't mean that. I
meant so. What is it's allabout? I don't know. You don't

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know. No, I don't know, mister Douglas. Do you feel quite
well? Is there any particular doctoryou'd like me to call? Buck?
I've worked for the Standard for sixyears, not counting three with Uncle Sam.
Ask anyone. Don't tell you I'mnot crazy. No, weall no
crazier than any other reporter. Thenwhy mister Douglas, Why, Connie.
I was the usual kind of manright up to yesterday. I even went

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to a party last night, theusual party. But this morning I awoke
with a ringing in my head?Isn't that you as you will after you
all kind of a party? No? No, not this kind of ringing?
Why was beautiful? I listened toit and have kept saying. Constance
Winners, Constance five fifteen South ParkStreet, Escu to marry me, Escu

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to Marria. Keep this up andyou'll get into trouble. Mister Carpike will
be here too. Why my troublesare over? Just think if Constance Winters
had turned out to be a sour, mean old maid, think of the
trouble I'd have been in man.But no, she's you, as kind
as you are fair. Now look, I'm going to call a police.
Oh that won't discourage me. You'veonly got our names in the favors.
Would you like that? Names inthe papers? Oh no, Walter wouldn't

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like that. Won't you please goquietly? Mister Douglas, I can't believe
me, Connie, I can't.I don't know how the idea of marrying
you got into my head. Butit's there, and it's the best idea
I ever had. Of Course,I hate to discourage a man with a
ringing in his head, but whatyou want is impossible. Oh how can
I be? Because obviously I don'tknow you or we can change that,
and also because I'm already engaged tobe married. Well, of course we

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can change that too. What's hisname? Walter Coswright? The third?
Well, the third? That's acabbage. Cabbage sure stocks bonds letters.
That has nothing to do with it. I'm glad you said that because all
I have is my job. Iwouldn't care if you didn't have a job.
You wouldn't. Oh, Die,why didn't mean it that way?
You please? I can't go untilyou say yes. I'm in a hurry.

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Ah wait, we're going to areception of mister Coswright, and Walter
will be here at any minute.And then I don't know you've come.
I don't know what to expect,but I imagine if you stay right where
you are, you'll get a punchin the nose. Oh, I can't
prepare to fight for you. Therethere, that's Walter. Now you'll be
sorry. Tell me, tell medoes this character appreciates what he thinks he's
getting. We've known each other forten years. If he's waited ten years

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after, then he's crazy. Pleaseplease let me open the door. Reckon.
If he's asking before you've only nowaccepted him, then you don't love
him. It's simple, mister Douglas. Walter hates to see you now.
If you'll just get down there quietly, maybe we can avoid what I'm too
glad to. Good evening, constant, Oh Walters, would you mind going
out for a walk around the block? What a walk? Couldn't you leave

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for just about five minutes? Whenyou come back, I'll be ready,
But Constance, I said i'd pickyou up at age. You've always been
ready before this time. I'm justnot that's all well in that case,
naturally, I'll wait. I mean, wait, what's he doing in there?
Who? I see? A man'sfool? Now, Walter, if
you adjusted, what is the meaningof this? All right? Walter coming

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in? Hello? I don't believeI've had the pleasure water card like the
third after zoom, the pleasure isall mine? Put her there? Just
who are you, mister Douglas atthe Evening Standard A reporter? Well,
then, why didn't you want meto see because well, missus Winter tells

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me you don't like publicity, possiblyexactly the reason. Yes, thank you,
mister Douglas. Ray Douglass, Yes, Ray, that is mister Douglas.
Well, mister Douglas, I liketo maintain cordial relations with the press
whenever possible. But our engagement hasalready been announced and our marriage will be
covered when it takes place. Tillthen, I'm afraid we'll have to dispense

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with any additional publicity. Of course, So you see, mister Douglas,
Look, let's get this trade water. My only concern is with the girl.
You think you're going to marry thegirl I think I'm going to marry
give what about her? Nothing?Thank you's going marry me? She's what
Constance? I couldn't stop him?How did I know? But he's crazy
asking to marry you. Oh soa man has to be crazy to ask

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me to marry him, does he? He? Certainly? Does you know
that? That's what I mean?I mean, I mean, will you,
sir? You just what do youthink you're up to? He wants
me to marry him, that's all, that's all. He refuses to leave
until I say, yes, that'sso. That's so. See here,
mister Douglas, you'll take your hatand goat. I don't wear a hat,
Walter, you punch him in thenose, Now, don't be ridiculous,

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Constance. Why there would be lostsuits and so on? And you
know that's one luxury I can't afford. I thought you could afford anything.
Maybe he's not so rich after all, even I can afford a port in
the nose. Who knows anybody's evenmind, Constance. This is part of
some scheme. Can't you see?Someone is trying to embarrass me? Is
that so well? I wouldn't besurprised if you're wrong, Molder. It

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might be that for once in yoursomething's happening that has nothing to do with
your money. How do you knowshe can look at americaan't you? Yes?
I can look at him? Oh? Why dear pop, mister Douglas.
Why I must have called all thistrouble? Why I must you spoil
my evening? If you had anyregard for me at all, which you
don't, which I do you do? Sure do? Oh? Oh,
you're right, I mustn't spoil theevening. So I'll go That is I'll

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go now, but you'll see meagain. Connie. My head is still
ringing, and the more it rings, the more I wanted to go on
ring. Goodbye Connie Water, Ohboy, goodbye Ray, goodbye Ray.
Why looks like you've had a secretadmirer. Oh No, he wouldn't have
kept it a secret. He wouldn'thave waited any ten years. Water.

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He isn't that con You mean?He never laid eyes on you before.
Never look here, this fellow's iletmake trouble. I've got to soften him,
whoever he thinks he is. What'shis name? Douglas? Ray?
He? Where's your phone? Butyou know there it is to see Eve
here? It is evening standard.What are you going to do for the

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evening standard? He's annoying my fiancee. Isn't he have the right to stop
him? Haven't go? Not likethat? Water, Not by calling him
safer and using your name again?No, how would you suggest I get
rid of a man if you cannot like a bank account evening standards?
I suppose you want me to punchhim in the moon if you can in
the never mind, who operate her? What number are you calling? Instance?

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You leave this to me. Hello, hell, go hello yourself.
Give me the city editor one now, Walter, if you'll just listen,
Hello, this is Walter Corp.Right, hur second, third, third,
Now look here, man on yourstaff is annoying my fiancee, and
unless you stop him immediately, youcan't expect the lawsuit. All right,

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just a minute, CAUs, geton the other phone and take this all
right. Shoot, his name isDouglas. Douglas. Well, I'll just
no, never mind. You knowhim, you know him perfectly. Well,
all right, George Ray Douglas.What's he he's annoying my fiancee.
He is not. He only askedme to marry He asked her to marry
him. Oh what, the paper'snot far. I'll chack with my lawyers.

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Bet you all right, your lordship, let me see what I can
see. Not call you back?Where are you? I'll be here,
missus White Livingstone, and you'd betterdo something and do it quickly. Would
have had him arrested by now.But going to the publicity, Okay,
okay, good bye. There Thatthat takes care of mister Douglas. That
it doesn't relate to Aunt Sarah's Ihope she won't be get right. What

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did you say? No, nothing, Walder, Let's be off fend Sarah's
thank you busy, but no,sir Mac all right, can stretch your
mortar, but don't go anywhere yet, you say, Mac wants the end
of that building. I'll show youwho I want you to follow? Are

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you cap Nope? Oh on yourprivate take? What's your name? Maybe
I heard it? I'm Humphrey Boguards. Go there. But now that couple
coming up that cars are getting intoyea, all right, then follow it?
Okay, I'm leading? Oh wellhere after turn right at this corner

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waiting. I knew if there's acar following us, you reason your imagine
we're being followed. Turn left here? N Oh, you're telling us no
town drop the paster constant? Whyare you leaning out the window? Makes
me dizzy? Air cost I accidentallydropped my hacreep out of the window.

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family size, one dollar. Asour second act opens, Water and Connie
apparently have alluded Ray and his cabbin. As Water shop her posed the speeding
car to a halt in front ofAunt Sarah's hurry constance. We may not
have lost it. I think Isprained my ankle how riding in the car.

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Pull out oscar. Yes, Idon't want him to see you here.
Let me help you up the steps. Wait, never mind it,
oh Walter, he sees us hearingyou make us scene. Oh good,
he means the goal too quickly,now quickly let us in close the door.
Yes, come on, concome,I must be around here, somewhere

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on that door cloud. Too bad, your girlfriend didn't have no more handkerchiefs.
It's all away. Hey, it'snot on the sidewalk. Wait a
second, and what is it hercomeback? Hey, buddy, are you
chasing her? She chasing you?Wow? I wouldn't want you to worry
about that. So here, here'syour ten spots. You'd have a good

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night's sleep. Oh but you're blind. So long I'm free. I fell
good evening. So what is Ibelieve? Miss Winter has dropped his comback?

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Just outside here? Miss Winter's is? Didn't you arrive? And mister
Cartwright a moment ago? Yes,sir, I thank you, sir.
I should be glad to take thecomeback to miss Winter's. Well, i'll
be even gladder if you'll let metake it to her. But I'm sorry,
sir, but mister Cartwright just leftspecific instructions that no one was to
be admitted with how they printed inthe tea shoe. Well, I just

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might have one? Yes, youthis do instead? Oh? Yes,
that's what do, sir? Thankyou, thank you, sir? All
right to this way? How foughtas you are to be? Late?
Water? All of my yester here? Oh no, my fault. I

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wasn't ready. Constance was detained byfriend, total stranger? How did you
get in here? How are youdoing, missus Livingston? I'm very Douglas,
an old friend of Waters. Isee we've were just discussing you.
I think you're an old friend ofWaters and a total Strangerge Constance, isn't
that? No? That isn't it? Certainly isn't. Connie is my fiancee?

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Please? Ray? Are you sitty? You're joking? Well, my
intentions are serious. I'd like toknow how you got in here. But
I found a spare invitation that Ididn't know I had with me, so
deliberately provoking a seat, I warnyou? Who stop warning him? Patched
him in the nose and let himalone? There you go with Cam?

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How many times the way? Idon't understand this at all, but I
must insist that you come and meetmy gig. Come along, Constance,
Douglass. I'll attend to you later. I'm afraid my ankle isn't up to
you. Yet water, but thenplease might arrest here and let's this old
stranger, So stand keep you Cumpandy, I must have water with me.

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Course, just run along, Constance, stay on this couch. I'll be
right back. Well here we are, good evening, mister Douglas. That's
got on the terrace, shall we? Well? I fine? It's turning
out pretty well, wasn't it.How's the ringing in your head? Or?
Very musical? Now? You see? I have your compact in my
pocket. Who did I drop it? I'm sorry? I couldn't stop to

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recover your handkerchief. Oh did Idropped him too? You know I'm quite
careless tonight. He well, Ihope you don't lose your things all the
time. My salary couldn't stand it. Mister Douglas. Who are you?
Don't you know? I'm Ray Douglas. Just what is your interest in me?
I love you, Connie? Willyou marry me? Oh? Ray?
What would you do if I saidyes? What would I do?

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Well? I'd be so happy?I yes? Go on? Well,
since you asked, the first thingI'd do would be to take you in
my arms like this and rey onme? Whoa, Ray, that's the
first thing I do Ray, youshouldn't have done that. Well, Connie,
you asked me. Walter will belooking for me. Now, look,

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we simply must go back and syeah about our friend Walter. You
don't seriously think you can marry him, do you. My father used to
say there's nothing like a good oldash and punching the nose to settle an
argument. I take it, Walltererdoesn't agree with it too. You see
you don't love it even like him. Now, Walter, don't be upset.
We just why upset. I've justhad a telephone call. I might

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say that I understand everything. OhI must hear more of this Doug,
this old boy. Would you obligeme by stepping inside that I can talk
to Constance for a moment. Goahead, me all right, but you'll
be careful what you let him tellyou. Constance, my dear, we
must be very careful how we handledDouglas. Walter one mystery man in my

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life. Is enough. What areyou trying to say? I've just been
talking to Johnson Douglas's balls. Iknow why he's been making love to you.
Oh excuse mean excu mean it's somethingJohnson Hadwicks say Douglas has been hypnotized.
He's been what hypnotized? Oh no, you're just saying that. Constance
Johnson checked into it. He foundthat Douglas has been to a party.
One of his newspaper fans is MAM'sa hypnotist and just for Jolky. But

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Douglas n trance or something and toldhim to go to you and ask you
to marry her, ask me tomarry We've brought Douglas out of it.
Nothing remained but the idea posted,not suggestion. Douglas doesn't know anything about
it. But he had to followthrough the blind sa, so to speak.
But how did they get my name? Oh no, he didn't know

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what he was saying, of coursenot. But what we do now is
of the utmost important water. Ifyou don't punch him in the nose and
throw him out, I'll never speakto you again. No, I can't
do that. According to Johnson,if I offer him any violence, he's
likely to sustain serious psychic injury,and then there would be the inevitace you

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lost, You lost you excisely now, then Douglas is in the grip of
an idea. The idea is thathe must ask you to marry him,
and you must say yes. Untilyou do, the idea will force him
to persist. But now, pleasefollow this. Yes, I'm following.
If you said yes, just thatyes, why then his mission would be

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accomplished, so to speak, andthat'll be the end of it. A
man says, will you marry me? And I say yes? And he
says thank you very much and puton his hat and disappears. It's the
only way. Well, suppose itdoesn't work, supposing he doesn't want to
let it go there. Well,Johnson thinks there isn't any danger of it.

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And I've done some reading in thefield and I agree. Oh,
Walter, will you try it?Constant calling good, darkness, darkness,
will you come here please? What'sthe verdict? Constant says something she wants
to tell you. And what isit? Connie, Walter wants you to

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ask me to marry you. Youmean you want me to ask me to
ask you to marry me? Yes? In front of him? Well is
he any more of a stranger toyou than I asked? Okay, but
I warn you no, it isnot the right answer. Go ahead,
Douglass, don't see by fellow boy, all right? Connie, will you
marry me? Yes? Huh nowwait now let me start again, Connie,

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will you marry me? It's justjust a minute. My head's ringing,
you see, but thank you,thank you very much, and now
goodbye, thank you, goodbye.You see you see look he's going.
He isn't even turning his hand takinghis hat as really, he's come out

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of his tras God, I toldyou you're very proud of yourself walter around
you. Well, certainly. Imean I'm proud of you too, Constant,
Constance. I wonder, I wonderit wouldn't be a good idea for
me to call you Connie. No, you may call me Constant, I
thought. Never mind, my dear, this has worked out very well.

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Shall we go to city hall tomorrowfor to get a license. Of course,
then we'll have plenty of time beforethe ceremony. Good morning, Connie,

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good morning? Oh you what areyou doing here? Oh? This
is the city hall? Come onin? Do you remember me? Did
you think I wouldn't Oh no,please, I just can't go through this
again. Oh no, you don'thave to do it again, just once?
Sure you said? Yes? Nowwe have to get our license.
Later will be married and left it. You don't have to do these things.

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Oh I wish Walder would come.I asked you to marry me.
Didn't. Yes, Oh, therehe is. That's his car, Walder.
What's he doing here? He owesyou an explanation, and I'm going
to make him give it to you. Come with me, Walter, you
yes, Walter, he's back.Well, this is impossible. You're supposed
to be children. I'm sorry,Ray. I want to be fair to
you, and you too, Walter. I want to say this and then

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well you can draw your own conclusions. Mister Douglas, you've caused me no
trouble. To be very honest,I've enjoyed every minute of it. And
you don't know what I mean,of course. Well, in a way,
in a way, I'm sorry ithas to end like this. Well,
then why don't we just go andget our license? You don't do
no such things, so I absolutelyforbid it. You hypnotic, be quiet,

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godling, listen. I was neverhypnotized, you know. The hypnotis
at that party couldn't hypnotize a mouseto eat cheese. I just went along
with a gag. After all,what could I lose? I could always
bag out, couldn't it? Isee, I see why you came to
my apartment. It was just ajoke on your friend. Yes, but
I stayed, didn't I I wouldn'tleave you? What I no ask me

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why I did that? Why?Because I love you? That's why.
There's nothing else you need to askexcept oh yeah, except do I love
you? Julia? Oh? Oh, I do love you. Do you

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think I'll stand for this? We'restill here, so I'm going to see
my lawyer. I'll be fine.Elevator one Growing Up Marriage Bureauslaw? Are
you ready, darling? Eagers wouldbe if that it were Elevator one,
Growing Up Marriage Bureau Sports Flaw.Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, We're

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glad you enjoyed the night's play.Next week we'll be back with a very
amusing comedy. You know, everygirl has a different opinion as to whether
a woman's play is in the homeor in a more glamorous setting, especially
when the woman in question happens tobe yourself. Well, in this story,
I not only drive a girl clearacross the country and nearly driver crazy
before she can make up her mind. I know you won't want to miss

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a woman's place, So why notjoin us next week? Ask Anny Man
what he remembers most about the girlhe can't forget. For every unforgettable moment,
there's a memory of fragrance, amemory that lives far beyond the kissqueen
dances or the caress while the taxiwaits. So choose your fragrance wisely,

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gay, youthful Yankee Clover by RichardHoutnut, and wear it in the personal
way that makes it yours alone.After your bath, Yankee clover, toilet
water for captivating freshness. When dressing, Yankee clover, perfume on your palms
and dear tips to become almost apart of your being. This is the
gay way, the Yankee Clover wayto keep romance longing and eating Yankee clover

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comes in totlet water, cologne,dusting potter as well as perfume. In
Paris, you get Yankee Clover atthe Richard Hudnuts saloon on the Blue de
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Romantic Fragrance by Richard Hudnut. Tonight'soriginal play Love Is a Better Word

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was produced by Norman Felton Olan Soultplayed Ray and Berrel Vaughan played comic.
The orchestra was conducted by Joseph Silicicio, with original music composed by Emil Sauderstrom.
Be with us again next week whenRave Cream Shampoos brand Marquee while a
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our audience for a performance of AWoman's Place. This is NBC, the
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