A scene from His Girl Friday 1940
Hildy

He's an insurance salesman. That's a good, honest business, isn't it?

Walter

Oh certainly, it's honest. It's also adventurous, it's romantic. Listen, Hildy, I can't picture you being surrounded by policies, policies...

Hildy

I can, I can, and I like it, what's more. Besides, he forgets the office when he's with me...He doesn't treat me like an errand boy either, Walter. He treats me like a woman.

Walter

He does, does he? How did I treat ya, like a water buffalo?

Hildy

I don't know from water buffalos, but I do know about him. He's kind and he's sweet and he's considerate. He wants a home and children.

Walter

Sounds more like a guy I ought to marry. What's his name?

Hildy

Uh, Baldwin. Bruce Baldwin.

Walter

Baldwin, Baldwin. Oh, I knew a Baldwin once. A horse thief in Mississippi. Couldn't be the same fella, could it?

Hildy

You're now talking about the man I'm marrying tomorrow.

Walter

Tomorrow? As soon as that?

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