Jim: I appreciate all you've done for me, but I couldn't love you. I can't change my feeling toward you any more than I can change the color of my eyes. I know I'm speaking bluntly, but frankly, and it's to save us both a lot of misery.
Marie: And is that your only reason for leaving?
Jim: Well, it's a pretty good one, isn't it?
Marie: Not very. Of course, when a fella wants to ditch a girl, he'll do most anything - providing it doesn't land him back on the chain gang where he probably belongs...I wouldn't tell if I had a reason to protect you.
Jim: What do you mean?
Marie: I wouldn't tell if you were my husband.
Marie: And is that your only reason for leaving?
Jim: Well, it's a pretty good one, isn't it?
Marie: Not very. Of course, when a fella wants to ditch a girl, he'll do most anything - providing it doesn't land him back on the chain gang where he probably belongs...I wouldn't tell if I had a reason to protect you.
Jim: What do you mean?
Marie: I wouldn't tell if you were my husband.
Jim : I appreciate all you've done for me, but I couldn't love you. I can't change my feeling toward you any more than I can change the color of my eyes. I know I'm speaking bluntly, but frankly, and it's to save us both a lot of misery.
Marie : And is that your only reason for leaving?
Jim : Well, it's a pretty good one, isn't it?
Marie : Not very. Of course, when a fella wants to ditch a girl, he'll do most anything - providing it doesn't land him back on the chain gang where he probably belongs...I wouldn't tell if I had a reason to protect you.
Jim : What do you mean?
Marie : I wouldn't tell if you were my husband.
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