A scene from Stage Door 1937
Jean

[after watching Terry's trunks being delivered]

When does your baggage get here?

Terry

I'm expecting the bulk of it in the morning.

Jean

We could leave the trunks here and sleep in the hall. There's no use crowding the trunks.

Terry

I don't know what we're going to do when the wolfhounds arrive. I hope you don't mind animals.

Jean

Oh, not at all. I've roomed with a great many of them before.

Terry

Yes, I can see that.

Jean

[after smelling Terry's ermine wrap]

Fresh kill?

Terry

Yes, I trapped them myself.

Jean

Do you mind if I ask a personal question?

Terry

Another one?

Jean

Are these trunks full of bodies?

Terry

[pointing to two of the trunks]

Just those, but I don't intend to unpack them.

Jean

Well, I was just thinking if the room got too crowded, we could live in the trunks.

Terry

Yes, that's a good idea. You don't mind helping me unpack. Oh, I beg your pardon, you're not the maid, are you? [Terry drapes unpacked articles of clothing over Jean's arm]

Jean

Oh, that's quite all right. What a lovely dress! Whipped up at home by loving hands.

Terry

Every stitch.

Jean

Do you cook too?

Terry

Nothing fancy. Just plain home-cooking.

Jean

I'll bet you could boil a terrific pan of water.

Terry

I see that in addition to your other charms, you have that insolence generated by an inferior upbringing.

Jean

Hmm. Fancy clothes, fancy language and everything.

Terry

Unfortunately, I learned to speak English correctly.

Jean

That won't be of much use to you here - we all speak pig Latin.

Terry

And I use the right knife and fork. I hope you don't mind.

Jean

All you need's the knife.

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