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Breakfast at Tiffanys

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Sid Arbuck:Hey! Hey, baby, whats going on here?

HollyGolightly:Oh, hi.

Mr.Yunioshi:Miss Gorightly! Someday...someday! Miss Gorightly!

Sid Arbuck : What happened to you anyway/You take off for the powderroom. Thats the last I see you.

HollyGolightly:Now, really, Harry...

Sid Arbuck : Harry was the other guy. Im Sid. Sid Arbuck. You like me,remember?

Mr.Yunioshi: Miss Gorightly! I protest!

HollyGolightly:Oh, darling, I am sorry, but I lost my key.

Mr.Yunioshi:But, that was two weeks ago. You cannot go on keep ringingmy bell. You disturb me. You must have a key made!

HollyGolightly:But it wont do any good. I lose them all.

Sid Arbuck:Come on, baby. You like me. You know you do.

HollyGolightly:I worship you, Mr. Arbuck. Good night, Mr. Arbuck.

Sid Arbuck : Wait a minute! What is this? You like me. Im a liked guy. Youlike me, baby, you know you do. Didnt I picked up the check for five people

your friends, I never seen them before. When you asked for change for thepowder room, what did I give you? I give you a $50 bill. Now doesnt that giveme some rights?

Mr. Yunioshi: In 30 seconds, I going to call the police! All the time, adisturbance! I get no sleep! I got to get my rest! Im an artist! I going to callvice squad on you!

HollyGolightly:Dont be angry, you dear little man. I wont do it again. If youpromise not be angry, and I might let you take those pictures you mentioned.

Mr.Yunioshi: When?

HollyGolightly:Sometime.

Mr.Yunioshi:Anytime.

HollyGolightly:Good night.

HollyGolightly:Mmm.


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PaulVarjak: Im sorry to bother you, but I couldnt get the downstairs dooropen. Uh... I guess they sent me the upstairs key. I couldnt get thedownstairs door open. I said, I guess they sent me the...uh, upstairs key. Icouldnt get the downstairs door open. Im Sorry to wake you.

Holly Golightly: Thats quite all right. It could happen to anyone. Quite

frequently does. Good night.

PaulVarjak:II hate to, uh...I hate to bother you, but if I could ask one morefavor...could I use the phone?

HollyGolightly:Sure. Why not?

PaulVarjak: Hank you. Well, this is a...nice little place youve got here. Youjust moved in, too, huh?

Holly Golightly: No. Ive been here about a year. The phones over there.Well, it was. Oh, I remember. I stuck it in the suitcase. Kind of muffles the

sound.

PaulVarjak:Im...sorry. Is he all right?

HollyGolightly:Sure. Sure, hes o.k. arent you, cat? Poor old cat. Poor slob.Poor slob without a name. The way I look at it I dont have the right to givehim one. We dont belong to each other. We just took up by the river one day.I dont even want to own anything until I find a place where me and things gotogether. Im not sure where that is, but I know what its like. Its like Tiffanys.

PaulVarjak : Tiffanys? You mean the jewelry store?

Holly Golightly: Thats right. Im crazy about Tiffanys. Listen. You knowthose days when you get the mean reds?

PaulVarjak : The mean reds? You mean, like the blues?

Holly Golightly: No the blues are because youre getting fat or maybe itsbeen raining too long. Youre just sad, thats all. The mean reds are horrible.Suddenly youre afraid, and you dont know what youre afraid of. Dont youever get that feeling?

PaulVarjak : Sure.

HollyGolightly: When I get it, the only thing that does any good is to jumpinto a cab and go to Tiffanys. Calms me down right away. The quietness andthe proud look. Nothing very bad could happen to you there. If I could find areal-life place that made me feel like Tiffanys, then...then Id buy somefurniture and give the cat a name. Im sorry. You wanted something. Oh, thetelephone.


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Paul Varjak: Its just that Im supposed to meet somebody. I mean this is10:00 Thursday morning, isnt it? I just got off a plane from Rome, and I'm nottoo sure.

HollyGolightly: Thursday... is this Thursday?

PaulVarjak:I think so.

HollyGolightly: Thursday! Oh, no! It cant be! Its too gruesome!

PaulVarjak : Well, uh...whats so gruesome about Thursday?

Holly Golightly: Nothing, except I never remember when its coming up,Wednesdays I generally just dont go to bed at all because I have to be up tocatch the 10:45. And theyre so particular about visiting hours. Would you be adarling and look under the bed and see if you can find a pair of alligatorshoes.

PaulVarjak:Sure

HollyGolightly:Ive got to do something about the way I look. I mean a girljust cant go to Sing Sing with a green face.

PaulVarjak:Sing Sing?

HollyGolightly:I always thought it was a ridiculous name for a prison. SingSing, I mean. It sounds more like it should be an opera house or something.Black, alligator. You know all the visitors make an effort to look their best. Itsonly fair. Actually, its very touching, all the women wearing their prettiest

things. I just love them for it, and I love the kids. I mean the kids the wivesbring. It should be sad seeing kids there, but it isnt. They all have ribbons intheir hair and lots of shine on their shoes. Youd think there was going to beice cream.

PaulVarjak: Now as I understand it, what were doing is were getting youready to visit somebody at Sing Sing.

HollyGolightly: Thats right! You could always tell what kind of a person aman thinks you are by the earrings he gives you. I must say, the mind reels.

PaulVarjak : May I ask whom?

HollyGolightly: Whom what? Oh, whom Im going to visit?

PaulVarjak:I guess thats what I mean.

HollyGolightly:I dont know that I should even discuss it. But, well, he nevertold me not to tell anyone. Cross your heart and kiss your elbow.

PaulVarjak:Ill try.


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HollyGolightly: You probably read about him. His name is Sally Tomato.

PaulVarjak:Sally Tomato?

HollyGolightly:Oh, dont look so shocked. They couldnt prove he was evenpart of the mafia, much less head of it. My dear, the only thing that they did

was prove that he cheated at his income tax. Anyway, all I know is that hes adarling old man. He was never my lover or anything like that. In fact, I neverknew him until after he was in prison. But I adore him now. I mean. Ive goneto see him every Thursday for seven months. Now I think Id go even if hedidnt pay me. Shoes.

PaulVarjak:I could only find one. He pays you?

Holly Golightly: Thats right, or anyway his lawyer does, if he is a lawyer,which I doubt, since he doesnt have an office, only an answering service, andhe always wants to meet at Hamburger Heaven. There you are, you sneak.Thank you.

PaulVarjak : Youre welcome.

HollyGolightly:Dress. Dress. Here we are. Bag, and a hat, too. There weare. Anyway, about seven months ago, this so-called lawyer, Mr.OShaughnessy, asked me how Id like to cheer up a lonely old man and pickup a hundred a week at the same time. I told him, look, darling, youve gotthe wrong Holly Golightly. A girl can do as well as that on trips to the powderroom. I mean any gentleman with the slightest sheik will give a girl $50 bill forthe powder room. And I always ask for cab fare too thats another 50. Butthen he told me his client was Sally Tomato. He said Dear old Sally had seenme at Elmos or somewhere and had admired me a la distance. So wouldnt itbe a good deed to visit him once a week? But, how could I say no? It was allso wildly romantic. How do I look?

PaulVarjak : Very good. I must say Im amazed.

Holly Golightly: You were a darling to help. I could never have done itwithout you. Bag.

PaulVarjak: Call me anytime. Im just upstairs, or I will be as soon as I getmoved in.

HollyGolightly:Bye, cat.

Paul: Uh...

PaulVarjak : Uh, you mean he gives you $100 for an hours conversation?

Holly Golightly: Oh, Mr. OShaughnessy does as soon as I meet him andgive him the weather report.


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PaulVarjak:Look its none of my business, but it sounds to me like you couldget in trouble.

HollyGolightly:Hold this for me, will you?

PaulVarjak:And what do you mean, weather report?

HollyGolightly:Oh theres just a message I give Mr. OShaughnessy so heknows Ive really been up there. Sally tells me things to say like, uh... oh,theres a hurricane in Cuba, and cloudy over Palermo, things like that. Youdont have to worry. Ive taken care of myself a long time.

PaulVarjak : Taxi! I never could do that.

HollyGolightly: Its easy.

2E:Paul. Im late. I know it. Dont tell me you were locked out? Didnt you getthe key? Oh, darling. Im so sorry.

PaulVarjak: No, I got the key, all right. Miss Golightly, my neighbor, was kindenough to let me in. Miss Golightlys on her way to Sing Sing. Just visiting, ofcourse. Miss Golightly, Mrs. Falenson, my...decorator.

HollyGolightly:How do you do?

2E:How do you do? Ooh, darling. Let me look at you.

HollyGolightly:Areare you through?

2E: Was the flight absolutely ghastly?

(atthesametime)HollyGolightly:Im in a terrible rush.

HollyGolightly: Grand central station, and step on it darling.

2E: Is it really only three weeks since I left you in Rome? Seems like years.You seen the apartment?

PaulVarjak : Not yet.

2E:Hmmm I know it was wicked of me, but I couldnt resist. I went ahead and

fixed it up without you. I think its darling of course, but if you absolutely hate it,we can rip everything out and start from scratch.

Mr.Yunioshi: Uhh! Miss Gorightly!

Man: Hey, baby! Where you going? Aww. Come on, baby. Open the door.Aw, be a pal. Youre breaking up a beautiful party. Come on, baby. Open thedoor. Hey, the bands swinging. Aw, come on, baby.


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Mr. Yunioshi : Miss Gorightly! Once again, I must protest! If you dont stopthat phonograph right this minute, Im going to call the police department.Yeah. That more better.

Man: Whats the matter, baby? Aw, come on. Youre a great kid. Open thedoor. Come on, baby. Im waiting for you.

HollyGolightly: Its all right. Its only me.

PaulVarjak : Uh, wait a minute. Miss, uh...

Holly Golightly: Golightly. Holly Golightly. I live downstairs. We met thismorning. Remember?

PaulVarjak : Yeah.

HollyGolightly: Its all right. Shes gone. I must say she works late hours fora decorator. The thing is, I have the most terrifying man downstairs. I mean

hes sweet when he isnt drunk, but let him start lapping up the vino, and, oh,golly, quel beast. It finally got so tiresome down there, I went out the window.Look you can throw me out if you want to, but you did looked so cozy in here,and your decorator friend had gone home, and it was getting cold out thereonthe fire escape.

PaulVarjak : And I always heard people in New York never get to know theirneighbors. Well... how was Sing Sing?

HollyGolightly: Fine. I made the train and everything.

PaulVarjak : And whats the weather report?

Holly Golightly: Small-craft warnings, block island to Hatteraswhateverthat means. You know, youre sweet. You really are. And you look a little likemy brother Fred. Do you mind if I call you Fred?

PaulVarjak : Not at all.

HollyGolightly:300. Shes very generous. Is that by the week, the hour, orwhat?

PaulVarjak:Okay. The partys over. Out.

HollyGolightly: Oh, Fred. Darling Fred, Im sorry. I didnt mean to hurt yourfeelings. Dont be angry. I was just trying to let you know I understand. Iunderstand completely.

Paul Varjak: Its okay. Stick around. Make yourself a drink. Throw me myrobe. Ill make you one.


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Holly Golightly: You stay right where you are. You must be absolutelyexhausted. I mean, its very late, and you were sound asleep and everything. Isuppose you think Im very brazen or tres fou or something.

PaulVarjak : Youre no fouer than anybody else.

HollyGolightly: Yes, you do. Everybody does. And I dont mind. Its usefulbeing top banana in the shock department. What do you do, anyway?

PaulVarjak:Im a writer, I guess.

HollyGolightly: You guess? Dont you know?

PaulVarjak:Okay, positive statement. Ringing affirmative. Im a writer.

HollyGolightly: The only writer Ive ever been out with is Benny Shacklett.Hes written an awful lot f television stuff, but quel rat. Tell me, are you a realwriter? I mean, does anybody buy what you write or publish it or anything?

PaulVarjak : They bought whats in that box.

HollyGolightly: Yours?

PaulVarjak : Mm-hmm.

HollyGolightly: All these books?

PaulVarjak : Well, theres just the one book, 12 copies of it.

HollyGolightly:nine lives, by Paul Varjak. theyre stories.

PaulVarjak:Mm-hmm. Nine of them.

HollyGolightly: Tell me one.

PaulVarjak : Theyre not the kind of stories you can really tell.

HollyGolightly: Too dirty?

PaulVarjak: Yeah, I...suppose theyre dirty, too, but only incidentally. Mainlytheyre angry, sensitive... intensely felt, and that dirtiest of all dirty words

promising. Or so said the times book review, October 1, 1956.

HollyGolightly:1956?

PaulVarjak : Thats right.

HollyGolightly:I suppose this is kind of a ratty question, but what have youwritten lately?


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PaulVarjak : Lately, Ive been working on a novel.

HollyGolightly: Lately, since 1956?

PaulVarjak : Well, a novel takes a long time. I want it exactly right.

HollyGolightly: So, no more stories.

Paul Varjak: Well, the idea is Im supposed to not fritter my talent on littlethings. Im supposed to be saving it for the big one.

HollyGolightly: Tell me. Do you write every day?

PaulVarjak : Sure.

HollyGolightly: Today?

PaulVarjak : Sure.

HollyGolightly:Its a beautiful typewriter.

Paul Varjak : Of course. It writes nothing but sensitive, intensely felt,promising prose.

HollyGolightly:But theres no ribbon in it.

PaulVarjak : There isnt?

HollyGolightly: No.

Paul Varjak: Oh. You know something you said this morning has beenbothering me all day.

HollyGolightly: Whats that?

Paul Varjak: Do they really give you $50 whenever you go to the powderroom?

HollyGolightly: Of course.

PaulVarjak : You must do very well.

HollyGolightly:Im trying to save, but Im not very good at it. You know, youdo look a lot like my brother Fred. I havent seen him of course since I was 14.Thats when I left home. And he was already 62. I guess it must have beenthe peanut butter that did it. Everybody thought he was dotty the way hegorged himself on peanut butter, but he wasnt dotty, just sweet and vagueand...Terribly slow. Poor Fred. Hes in the army now. Thats really the bestplace for him until I can get enough money saved.


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PaulVarjak:And then?

HollyGolightly:And then Fred and I... I went to Mexico once. Its a wonderfulplace for raising horses. I saw one place near the sea that... Freds very goodwith horses. Even land in Mexico costs something. And no matter what I do,theres never seems to be more than a couple hundred dollars in the bank. It

cant be 4:30. It just cant. Do you mind if I just get in with you for a minute?Its all right. Really, it is. Were friends. Thats all. We are friends, arent we?

PaulVarjak : Sure.

HollyGolightly:Okay., lets dont say another word. Lets just go to sleep.

Where are you, Fred? Its cold. Theretheres snow in the wind.

PaulVarjak : What is it? Whats the matter? Why are you crying?

HollyGolightly: If were going to be friends, lets just get one thing straight

right now. I hate snoops.

PaulVarjak : Yeah.

2E:Lucille, darling? 2E.

PaulVarjak:Huh?

2E:Ive been trying desperately to reach you. Bill just got backa day early,the beastso Im afraid Ill have to beg off. Youll explain to the rest of thegirls? Youre a darling. Maybe we can have a long lunch tomorrow. Ill phone

you in the morning.

PaulVarjak : Mm-hmm. Whatever you say.

2E: You will manage to survive without me tonight?

PaulVarjak:Sure. I might even take a wild boyish fling at writing.

2E:Good night.

PaulVarjak:Good night.

O.J. Berman: Got yourself stuffed, huh, Polly, baby? Serves you right,bigmouth.

O.J.Berman:Buon giorno.

Irving:Huh?

O.J.Berman: Arent you drinking?


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Irving:Mm-hmm.

O.J.Berman: You have pockets there or something? What do you go by?

Irving:Hmm?

O.J. Berman: Whats your name? Whats your name? What do you callyourself?

Irving:Irving.

O.J. Berman: Ohh, yean. Perfect, perfect. Thats wonderful. Perfect. Ill beright back, Irving, baby.

Irving:Mm-hmm.

O.J.Berman:Yeah? Whoa whoa. Kids still in the shower. You expected?

PaulVarjak:I was invited. That what you mean?

O.J.Berman:Dont get all tense and soft. Come on in. its a party. Theres alot of characters coming around here who arent expected. Ill buy you adrink. You drink?

PaulVarjak : Yeah.

O.J.Berman:Then Ill buy you a drink.

PaulVarjak:Okay.

O.J.Berman: Hey, honey, your skirts split there. What do you drink kid?

PaulVarjak:Bourbon.

O.J.Berman:Bourbon. On the rocks?

PaulVarjak : Yeahno. with water.

O.J.Berman: You want rocks first?

PaulVarjak : Uh, yeah. Not too much.

O.J.Berman:All right. Thatll set you free. Know the kid long?

PaulVarjak:Not very. I live upstairs.

O.J. Berman: Youre kidding! Look at this place. What a place. Itsunbelievable. What a dump. What do you think?

PaulVarjak:About what?


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O.J.Berman:Is she or isnt she? Wait a minute. Hold it. Harriet!

Guest: Hi, J.B.

O.J.Berman:J.B.? Oh! Whats that?

Guest: You know Gil?

O.J.Berman: Yeah. How are you?

Gil:How about a drink?

O.J.Berman:In the kitchen. Youll find everything you need.

Gil:Thanks.

O.J.Berman:Yeah. Sooh, honey, that is you. That is you.

HollyGolightly:Fred, darling, Im so glad you could come.

PaulVarjak:I brought you a house present. Something for the bookcase.

Holly Golightly: Oh, youre sweet. Doesnt that look nice? Give me acigarette,

O.J.Berman:Sure, sure.

HollyGolightly:O.J. hes a great agent. He knows a lot of phone numbers.Whats Jerry Welds phone number O.J.?

O.J.Berman:Come on, lay off.

Holly Golightly: I want you to call him and tell him Freds a genius. Stopblushing, Fred. You didnt say youre a genius, I did. So Quit stalling O.J.. Justtell him what youre going to do to make Fred rich and famous?

O.J. Berman: Now why dont you let Fred baby and me settle that, huh,puppy?

HollyGolightly:Okay. But just remember, Im the agent. Hes already got adecorator. Im the agent.

O.J. Berman: Hold it. Hi, boys. Come on in there. Right in the kitcheneverything you need. So listen, Fred, baby, What are

PaulVarjak:No, its Paul, baby.

O.J.Berman:Oh! It is? I thought it was Fred, baby.

PaulVarjak: No


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O.J.Berman:Well Answer the question. Is she or isnt she?

PaulVarjak : Is she or isnt she what?

O.J.Berman:A phony.

PaulVarjak:I dont know. I dont think so.

O.J. Berman: So, you dont, huh? Well, youre wrong. She is. Uh, on theother hand, youre right, because shes a real phony. You know why?Because she honestly believes all this phony junk that she believes in. Imean it. Now look, I like the kid, I sincerely like the kid. I do. Im sensitive,thats why. You got to be sensitive to like the kid. Its .. Its what you call atouch, a streak of the poet.

PaulVarjak : You known her long?

O.J. Berman: Are you kidding? Im the guy that discovered her. Im O.J.

Berman. A couple of years ago, back in the coast,she was just a kidlot ofstyle and class...you know

PaulVarjak:Lot of what?

O.J.Berman:Class. She had a lot of class. But when she opened her mouth,you didnt know what she was talking aboutwhether she was a hillbilly or anOkie. You know how long it took me to smooth that accent?

PaulVarjak:No.

O.J.Berman: Ill tell you how long. One year. Know how we did it? Ah Wegave her French lessons. Figured once she could imitate French, shed haveno trouble imitating English. And, ah, finally, when I thought she was ready Iarranged for a little screen test. The night before the screen test, oh I couldhave killed myself. The night before, the phone rings. I picked it up. I said,O.J. speaking. she says, this is Holly. I says Holly?, You sound so far awayhoney. Whats with you?. she says, Im in New York. I said, What kind ofNew York? You gotta screen test tomorrow. She says, Im in New Yorkbecause Ive never been to New York before. I says Get yourself on theplane, get back here. She says, I dont want to. What do you mean youdont want to? What do you want? she says, I dont want to. I says, Whatdo you want? She says, when I find out what I want, Im going to let you

know. so, look, Fred, baby you know. Dont tell me --.

PaulVarjak:Its Paul, baby.

O.J. Berman: Paul baby, sure . Dont tell me she isnt a phony. You knowwhat I mean?. Irving. Honey, Irving, where you been?

HollyGolightly:Mmm, thanks. Mike, darling, I tried reaching you all day long.Your answering service doesnt answer.


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Guest: Well you know the kind of trouble people have with answeringservices.

HollyGolightly:Well, I guess so. Say I saw your mother down at the Roxiethe other day.

Guest: And after all that she said about him, and he knows .

PaulVarjak:Holly!

FemaleGuest:Time, darling.

HollyGolightly:What?

FemaleGuest:Time?

HollyGolightly:You have a watch?

MaleGuest:No.

HollyGolightly:Oh, let me see. 6:45.

FemaleGuest:Thank you.

FemaleGuest:Aaahh! Really, was that necessary?

PaulVarjak : This is some party. Who are all these people, anyhow?

Holly Golightly: Who knows? The word gets out. You dont mind, do you,

darling? Mmmm. Reinforcements.

Guests:Right in there.

MagWildwood:Holly? Holly, d-darling!

PaulVarjak : Whats that?

Holly Golightly: Mag Wildwood. Shes a model, believe it or not, and athumping bore. But just look at the goodies she brought with her.

PaulVarjak:Hes all right I suppose, if you like dark, handsome, rich-looking

men with passionate natures and too many teeth.

HollyGolightly:I dont mean that one, I mean the other one.

PaulVarjak:The other one?

HollyGolightly:Hes Rusty Trawler.

PaulVarjak:Huh?


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Holly Golightly: Rusty Trawler. He happens to be the ninth richest man inAmerica under 50.

PaulVarjak:Now, that, indeed, is a remarkable piece of information to haveat your fingertips.

HollyGolightly:I keep track of these things.

DeliveryBoy:Excuse me. You owe me 47--

HollyGolightly:Hold this a minute for me will you darling.

HollyGolightly:Mag, darling, what are you doing here?

MagWildwood: Holly! I was upstairs working with YunioshiEaster stuff forthe b-bazaar. Then these two nice boys came to pick me up. It was a mistake,of course. My wires got crossed somewhere. They were both very sweetabout it. May I present Jose Silva Pereira? Hes from Brazil. Miss G-Golightly.

JosedaSilvaPereira: Very kind of you, miss Golightly, to allow me to attendyour party. Im so interested in North American culture. Ive been already ofcourse to the statue of liberty and to the restaurant automatique. But this isthe first time I am in a typical North American home.

MagWildwood: Wouldnt he just m-melt in your mouth? And this is Mr. RustyTrawler. Miss Golightly. Youre not vexed at me for bringing him?

HollyGolightly:Of course not, darling.

MagWildwood:Darling. Im glad. Now, whos going to bring me a bourbon?

HollyGolightly:O.J.

O.J.Berman:Yeah.

HollyGolightly: Would you get Miss Wildwood a drink?

O.J.Berman:Yeah. Which ones Miss Wildwood?

Mag Wildwood: Mr. Berman, we havent been formally introduced. But ImMag Wildwood from Wildwood, Arkansas. Thats...hill country.

HollyGolightly: Now, you just make yourself right at home, senor

Jose da Silva Pereira: Oh, dont trouble yourself. Im contented to standobserving the customs of your country.

HollyGolightly: Okay, you do that. Now come along, Mr. Trawler. Lets seewhat we can find to amuse you with.


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Husband:I wasnt supposed to pick you up.

Wife: You said you would pick me up, and at the last minute I had

Husband:Look I wasnt supposed to pick you up, here or anywhere.

PaulVarjak : Yeah?

Mr.Yunioshi: Miss Golightly? This time Im a-warning you! I am definitely thistime going to calling the police!

FemaleGuest:Wow!

MaleGuest:Good evening.

JosedaSilvaPereira:Is it something important?

PaulVarjak:Nah. just the guy upstairs complaining about the noise.

JosedaSilvaPereira:Hes angry.

PaulVarjak:Well, He did mention something about calling the police.

JosedaSilvaPereira: Oh, the police. The police? Oh! That I cannot have. Idbetter look for Miss Wildwood and go.

Female Guest: To think Id find a beau of mine mousing after a piece ofcheap Hollywood trash.

HollyGolightly:Mag, darling, youre being a bore.

MagWildwood: Shut up, you! You know whats going to happen to you? Imgoing to march you over to the zoo and feed you to the yak... just as soon as Ifinish this drink.

HollyGolightly: Timber!

Aaahh!

Sorry. Oh.

O.J.Berman:Oh, good evening, Ed.

PaulVarjak:Its Paul, baby.

O.J.Berman: Oh, yes. You remember Irving, dont you?

PaulVarjak : This is Jose.

O.J.Berman: Nice to meet you.


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JosedaSilvaPereira:Wonderful seeing you.

O.J.Berman: Yes -- Jewel thieves.

HollyGolightly:Sally helps me with my accounts. I have no head for figuresat all. Im trying desperately to save some money, you know I told you. I just

cant seem to. He makes me write down everything in there. What I get, what Ispend. I used to have a checking account. He made me get rid of that. Hefeels, for me anyway, that its better to operate on a cash basis, tax wise.

Sally Tomato: Someday, Mr. Fred, you take this book, turn into a novel.Everything is there. Just fill in a little of the details.

HollyGolightly: Certainly would be good for some laughs.

SallyTomato:No. no, I dont think so. This is a book would break the heart.Mr. Fitzsimonspowder room, $50. Less $18--repair one black satin dress.Cat food, 27 cents.

Holly Golightly: Sally, darling, please stop. Youre making me blush. Butyoure right about jack Fitzsimons. Hes an absolute rat. But I guess, ofcourse, I really dont know anybody but rats. Except, of course, Fred here.You do think Fred is nice, dont you Sally?

SallyTomato:For you... I hope he is.

Convict: Give me a kiss goodbye.

HollyGolightly:Goodbye, Uncle Sally. Till next week.

PaulVarjak:Goodbye, Uncle Sally.

SallyTomato:Goodbye and dont forget to send that book. Heh?!

PaulVarjak:I wont.

HollyGolightly:Oh, what about the weather report?

SallyTomato:Oh, yes. Snow flurries expected this weekend in New Orleans.

HollyGolightly:Snow flurries expected this weekend in New Orleans? Isnt

that the weirdest? I bet they havent had snow in New Orleans for a millionyears. I dont know how he thinks them up.

Holly Golightly: Moon river wider than a mile Im crossin you in stylesomeday oh, dream maker you heartbreaker wherever youre goin Im goinyour way two drifters off to see the world theres such a lot of world to seewere after the same rainbows end waitin round the bend my huckleberryfriend moon river and me.


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Hi.

PaulVarjak:Hi.

HollyGolightly:What you doin?

PaulVarjak:Writing.

HollyGolightly:Good.

PaulVarjak : Well, hello. Whats wrong?

2E:I dont know. Its probably nothing. I want to see if hes still there.

PaulVarjak:See if whos still there? What are you talking about?

2E: Look. See? I noticed him yesterday afternoon. I didnt say anything. Ididnt want to sound neurotic, but... when hes there again today...

PaulVarjak : Who do you think he is?

2E:It could be anybody, of course, but what crossed my mind was... supposeBills having us watched, huh?

PaulVarjak:Ill take care of this.

2E: No. no, dont. Please. If thats what it is, youll only make everythingworse.

PaulVarjak:Ill be careful. You wait here.

2E:Darling, please dont. I dont think you should.

PaulVarjak:Now, take it easy. I just want to find out what this is all about.

PaulVarjak:All right, what do you want?

Doc Golightly:Son, I need a friend. Thats me, thats her, thats her brotherFred.

PaulVarjak : Youre Hollys father?

Doc Golightly: Her name aint holly. She was Lula Mae Barnes. Was till shemarried me. Im her husband Doc Golightly.

PaulVarjak:Paul Varjak.

Doc Golightly:Im a horse Doctor. Animal man. Do some farming, too, neartulip, Texas. Her brother Freds getting out of the army soon. Lula Maebelongs home with her husband, her brother, and her children.


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PaulVarjak:Children?

Doc Golightly: Thems her children.

PaulVarjak : Shes got four children?

Doc Golightly: Now, son, I didnt claim they was her natural-born children.Their own precious motherprecious womanpassed away July 4th,independence day, 1955, the year of the drought. When I married Lula Mae,she was going on 14. Now you might think the average person going on 14wouldnt know his own mind. But you take Lula Mae, she was an exceptionalperson. Ill tell you son she just plumb broke our hearts when she run off likeshe done. Just plain had no reason. All the housework was done by ourdaughters. Lula Mae could just take it easy. I tell you that woman gotpositively fat, while her brother, he growed up into a giant, which is a sightdifferent from the way they come to us. A couple of wild younguns they was. Icaught em outside the house stealing milk and turkey eggs. Lula Mae and herbrother had been living with some mean, no-account people about 100 mile

east of tulip. She had good cause to run off from that house. Never had noneto leave mine.

PaulVarjak : What about her brother? Didnt he leave, too?

Doc Golightly: No sir. We had Fred with us till they took him in the army.Thats why I come to talk to her about. I had a letter from him. Hes getting outof the army in February. Thats why I got on a Greyhound bus to come andget her. Lula Maes place is with her husband, her children, and her brother.Huh?

PaulVarjak The prize from the cracker jack. Want it?

Doc Golightly: Uh-uh. Never could understand why that woman run off. Donttell me she werent happy. Talky as a jaybird she was, with something smartto say on every subject. Better than the radio. The night I proposed, I criedlike a baby. She said, What do you want to cry for, Doc? Of course well bemarried. I never been married before. Well I had laughed and hugged andsqueezed her. Never been married before. listen, son, I advise you, I need afriend, cause I dont want to surprise her or scare her none. Be my friend. Lether know Im here. Will you do that for me, son?

PaulVarjak : Yeah, sure, Doc, if thats what you want. Come on.

Holly Golightly: All right. Coming. Oh, darling, Im just on my way out. Imsupposed to be at 21 half an hour ago. Maybe we can have a drink orsomething tomorrow.

PaulVarjak : Sure, Lula Mae... if youre still here tomorrow.

HollyGolightly: Oh, please, where is he? Fred? Fred?


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Doc Golightly: Gosh. Lula Mae. Gee, honey, dont they feed you up here?Youre so skinny.

HollyGolightly: Hi, Doc.

Doc Golightly: Gosh, Lula Mae... kingdom come.

PaulVarjak : What is it? Whats the matter? You all right?

HollyGolightly:I guess so. No, Im not. Fred will you help me?

PaulVarjak : If I can.

HollyGolightly:I want you to come to the bus station with us, Doc and me.He still thinks Im going back with him. I dont know if I can play the scenealone.

PaulVarjak : Holly. What can I do? Hes your husband.

HollyGolightly: No, hes not.

PaulVarjak : Hes not?

HollyGolightly: It was annulled ages ago. But he just wont accept it. Please,Fred, Ill tell him youre seeing us off. Dont say anything. Just meet us outfront in about an hour. Please?

Doc Golightly: You wait right here, honey. Ill get the bag.

PaulVarjak : Why dont I get some Magazines?

HollyGolightly: Please, Fred, dont leave me.

TrainAt tendant: Attention, please. Leaving from platform five, through coachto DallasPhiladelphia, Columbus, Indianapolis, Terre haute, St.. Louis,Tulsa, Oklahoma city, Denison, Dallas.

Doc Golightly: Come on, Lula Mae. Thats us.

HollyGolightly:Doc, Im not coming with you. Come on. Lets walk togetherquietly and Ill try and help you understand. Help me talk to him, Fred.

Doc Golightly: Thats alright son. I appreciate you want to help, but itsbetween Lula Mae and me.

PaulVarjak : Sure, Doc.

Doc Golightly: I love you, Lula Mae.


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Holly Golightly: I know you do, and thats the trouble. Its a mistake youalways made DOCtrying to love a wild thing. You were always lugginghome wild thingsOnce it was a hawk with a broken wing. Another time itwas a full-grown wildcat with a broken leg... remember?

Doc Golightly: Lula Mae theres something

HollyGolightly: You mustnt give your heart to a wild thing. The more you do,the stronger they get until theyre strong enough to run into the woods or flyinto a tree, then to higher trees, then to the sky.

Doc Golightly: Lula Mae theres something I got to tell you.

Stranger:Excuse me.

Doc Golightly: A couple weeks ago, I got a letter from young Fred.

HollyGolightly: From Fred? Hes all right, isnt he?

Doc Golightly: Yeah, hes fine, I guess. Hes getting out of the army inFebruary. Thats what he wrote to tell me about.

HollyGolightly: In February? Well, thats only four months.

Doc Golightly: So, see, you got to come back Lula Mae. Your place is withme, your children and your brother.

HollyGolightly:Doc, youve got to understand. I cant come back.

Doc Golightly: And you got to understand what Im trying to tell you. I dontwant to seem like Im pressuring you, but it got to. If you dont come back withme, Im going to have to write young Fred, tell him that unless he wants tolook out for himself, he better sign up for another hitch.

HollyGolightly: Doc dont you do that. Dont you write that to him. Ill writehim myself and tell him I want him here with me. Ill take care of him. Dontyou worry.

Doc Golightly: Youre talking crazy, Lula Mae.

HollyGolightly:Doc, stop calling me that. Im not Lula Mae anymore.

Doc Golightly: All right, Lula Mae. I guess you know what youre doing.

Doc Golightly: Keep an eye on her, will you, son? At least see she eatssomething once in a while.

PaulVarjak : Sure, Doc.

Doc Golightly: So skinny.


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HollyGolightly: Please, Doc. please understand. I love you, but Im just notLula Mae anymore. Im not.

Holly Golightly: You know the terrible thing, Fred, darling? I am still LulaMae-- 14 years old, stealing turkey eggs, and running through a briar patch.Except now I call it having the mean reds. Well, its still too early to go to

Tiffanys. I guess the next best thing is a drink. Yes, I very much need a drink.Will you buy me one, Fred, darling?

PaulVarjak : Sure.

Holly Golightly: Only promise me one thingdont take me home until Imdrunk... until Im very drunk, indeed.

Holly Golightly: Do you think shes talented, deeply and importantlytalented?

PaulVarjak: Hmm. No. amusingly and superficially talented, yes, but deeply

and importantly, no.

HollyGolightly: Gracious. Do you think shes handsomely paid?

PaulVarjak : Hmm? Oh. Indeed.

HollyGolightly: Well, let me tell you something mister. If I had her money, Idbe richer than she is.

PaulVarjak : How do you figure that?

HollyGolightly: Because Id keep the candy store. Old Sally Tomatothatsmy candy store. Id always keep Sally. And thats why Id be richer than she is.

PaulVarjak : Hmm. Wed better get a little more air.

HollyGolightly: Tom, Dick, and Harryno. correction. Every tom, dick, andSidHarry was his friend. Anyway, every tom, dick, and Sid sinksthinks ifhe takes a girl to dinner, shell just curl up like a kitten, in a little furry ball athis feet, right? I have by actual count been taken to dinner by 26 different ratsin the last 2 months, 27, if you count Benny Shacklet, whos in many ways asuper rat.

PaulVarjak:I think I forgot my key.

HollyGolightly: Never mind. I just buzzed Yunioshi.

PaulVarjak : Oh.

HollyGolightly: Do you want to know something funny? In spite of the factthat most of these rats fork up $50 for the powder room like little dolls... AgainI find by actual account, I have $9.00 less in the old bank account than I had


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six months ago. So, my darling Fred, I have tonight made a very seriousdecision.

PaulVarjak : And what is that?

HollyGolightly: No longer will I play the field.

PaulVarjak : Congratulations.

Holly Golightly: The field stinks, both economically and socially, and Imgiving it up.

PaulVarjak : Whoa.

Mr.Yunioshi : Miss Golightly, this time Im not only calling the police, the firedepartment, and New York state housing commission, and, if necessary, theboard of health!

HollyGolightly: Quiet, up there. You want to wake the whole house? as missGolightly was saying before she was so rudely interrupted, miss Golightlyfurther announces her intention to devote her not inconsiderable talents to theimmediate capture, for the purpose of matrimony, of Mr. Br-RutherfordRustyto his friends, of whom Im sure he has manyTrawler.

PaulVarjak : Who?

HollyGolightly:Rusty Trawler. You met him at my party. A couple of weeksago. He came with Mag Wildwood, not the beautiful Latin type. The other one,the one that looks like a pig. Remember? The 9 th richest man in America

under 50?

Ah... Do I detect a look of disapproval in your eye? Tough beans, buddy,cause thats the way its going to be. Hi, Cat.

PaulVarjak:Holly, youre drunk.

HollyGolightly: True. Absolutely true. True, but irrelevant.

PaulVarjak : What are you doing?

Holly Golightly: So I think we should have a drink to the new Mrs. Rusty

Trawler... me.

PaulVarjak : Hey, take it easy.

Holly Golightly: Whats the matter? Dont you think I can do it? Tell me.Seriously Im interested. Dont you think I can? You heard the Doc. my brothergets out of the army in February. The Doc wont take him back. Its all up tome. I dont know why you dont understand. I need money, and Ill dowhatever I have to do to get it. So... this time next month, Ill be the new Mrs.


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Rusty Trawler. And I think we should have a little drink to that. Its all gone.Isnt that too bad? Got any whiskey upstairs?

PaulVarjak : But youve had enough.

HollyGolightly: Go ahead. Get the whiskey. Ill pay you for it.

PaulVarjak:Holly, please.

Holly Golightly: No, no. you disapprove of me, and I do not accept drinksfrom gentlemen who disapprove of me. Ill pay for my own whiskey. And dontyou forget it.

PaulVarjak:Holly.

Holly Golightly: I do not accept drinks from disapproving gentlemen,especially not disapproving gentlemen who are kept by other ladies. So takeit. You should be used to taking money from ladies by now.

PaulVarjak: If I were you, Id be more careful with my money. Rusty Trawleris too hard a way of earning it.

HollyGolightly: It should take you exactly four seconds to cross from here tothat door. Ill give you two.

Paul Varjak:: Heh.

PaulVarjak: Hi. I came up to talk to you about the other night, then I saw thepaper, andwell, actually, Im kind of embarrassed about it, but since it

concerns you, I thought I ought to talk about it in person.

HollyGolightly: What?

PaulVarjak : What?

HollyGolightly: Mm-hmm.

PaulVarjak : Oh. The earplugs. Well I cant go through the whole thing again.Its sufficient to say, Ive come to make up. As an added inducement, I haveall kinds of news. Can I come in?

HollyGolightly:I guess so. Just a minute. Do I have a nightgown on? No, Idont. Would you mind turning around for a second? On second thought nevermind. Thats such a corny line anyway. Ill turn around myself. Come in.

PaulVarjak : Have... you seen the paper?

HollyGolightly: Mm. Rusty, you mean.

PaulVarjak : Mm-hmm.


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HollyGolightly: Yes. I know all about it. Certainly had him... pegged wrong,didnt I? I thought he was just a rat, but he was a super rat all along. A superrat in rats clothing. You dont even know the best part. Not only was he a rator super rat. Rather he was also broke. Broke? I mean, but not a farthing. Hisfamily has money, of course, but he personally is broke. It turns out he owes$700,000. Can you imagine anyone owing $700,000? $43, yes. Anyway,

thats why he decided to marry the queen of the pig people. Ill tell you onething, Fred, darlingId marry you for your money in a minute. Would youmarry me for my money?

PaulVarjak : In a minute.

HollyGolightly:So I guess its pretty lucky neither of us is rich, huh?

PaulVarjak : Yeah.

Holly Golightly: Oh, Fred, darling, Im so glad to see you. What have youbeen doing?

PaulVarjak : Writing, mostly. Sold a story. Just got word this morning.

Holly Golightly: Oh, thats marvelous. It really is. But only how does yourdecorator friend feel about it? I thought you were supposed to be savingyourself and all that.

PaulVarjak : You know something? I havent quite got around to telling heryet. Look, why dont we go have a drink or take a walk to celebrate?

HollyGolightly: All right. I think theres some champagne in the icebox. Why

dont you open it while I get dressed?

PaulVarjak: Okay I dont think Ive ever drunk champagne before breakfastbefore. With breakfast on several occasions, but never before before.

HollyGolightly: Well, Ive got a wonderful idea. We can spend the whole daydoing things weve never done before. Well take turns. First something youvenever done, then me. Course, I cant really think of anything Ive never done.Whoa!

HollyGolightly:Ive never been for a walk in the morning before. At least notsince Ive been in New York. Ive walked up 5thavenue at 6:00, but as far as

Im concerned that still night. Do you think it counts?

PaulVarjak : Sure, it counts. Now were even.

HollyGolightly: Dont you just love it?

PaulVarjak : Love what?

HollyGolightly: Tiffanys.


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Isnt it wonderful? You see what I mean, how nothing bad could happen toyou in a place like this? It isnt that I give a hoot about jewelry, exceptdiamonds, of course.

Like that.

What do you think?

PaulVarjak : Well...

Holly Golightly: Of course personally, I think it would be tacky to weardiamonds before Im 40.

Paul Varjak: Well, youre right, but in the meantime, you should havesomething.

HollyGolightly:Ill wait.

PaulVarjak : No. Im going to buy you a present. You bought me a typewriterribbon, and it brought me luck.

HollyGolightly: Alright, but Tiffanys can be pretty expensive.

PaulVarjak:Ive got my check and $10.

HollyGolightly: Oh, I wouldnt let you cash your check, but a present for $10or under, that Ill accept. Of course, I dont know exactly what were going tofind at Tiffanys for $10.

Salesclerk: May I help you?

PaulVarjak : Perhaps. Actually we were looking for a present for the lady.

Salesclerk: Certainly, sir. Was there something special you had in mind?

PaulVarjak: Well, we had considered diamonds, and I dont want to offendyou, but the lady feels that diamonds are tacky for her.

HollyGolightly: Oh, I think theyre divine on older women, but I dont thinktheyd be right for me, you do understand.

Salesclerk: Certainly.

PaulVarjak: In all fairness, I think I ought to explain theres also a secondaryproblem, one of finance. We can only afford to spend... a limited amount.

Salesclerk: May I ask how limited?

HollyGolightly: $10.


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Salesclerk: $10.

PaulVarjak : That was the outside figure, yes.

Salesclerk: I see.

HollyGolightly: Do you have anything for $10?

Salesclerk: Frankly, madam, within that price range, the variety ofmerchandise is rather limited. However, I do think we might havelet mesee... strictly as a novelty, you understand, for the lady and gentleman whohas everything, a sterling silver telephone dialer. Thats 6.75, including tax.

PaulVarjak : A sterling silver telephone dialer.

Salesclerk: Yes, sir. Thats 6.75, including federal tax.

Paul Varjak : Well, the price is right, but I must say, Id rather hoped for

something slightly morehow shall I say itromantic in feeling. What do youthink?

Holly Golightly: A sterling silver telephone dialerI certainly think itshandsome, but, I mean-- , you do understand.

Paul Varjak: Well, we tried, butwe could have something engraved,couldnt we?

Salesclerk: Yes, I suppose so. Yes, indeed. The only problem is, youd moreor less have to buy something first in order to have some object upon which to

place the engraving. You see the difficulty?

PaulVarjak : Well, we could have this engraved, couldnt we? I think it wouldbe very smart.

Salesclerk: This, I take it, was not purchased at Tiffanys?

PaulVarjak : No. actually, it was purchased concurrent withwell, actually, itcame inside a... well, a box of cracker jack.

Salesclerk: I see. Do they still really have prizes in cracker jack boxes?

PaulVarjak : Oh, yes.

Salesclerk: Thats nice to know. It gives one a feeling of solidarity, almost ofcontinuity with the past, that sort of thing.

HollyGolightly: You think Tiffanys would really engrave it for us? I mean youdont think theyd feel it beneath them or anything like that?


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Salesclerk: Well, it is rather unusual, madam, but I think youll find thatTiffanys is very understanding. If you would tell me what initials you wouldlike, I think we could have something ready for you in the morning.

HollyGolightly: Didnt I tell you this was a lovely place?

HollyGolightly: What is this place anyway?

PaulVarjak: You said you wanted to sit down. Its the public library. Youvenever been here?

HollyGolightly: No. that makes two for me. I dont see any books.

PaulVarjak : Theyre in there. See?


PaulVarjak: Each one of these little drawers is stuffed with little cards. And

each little card is a book or an author.

HollyGolightly:I think thats fascinating.

PaulVarjak : V-a-r-j-a-k.

HollyGolightly: Really? Look. Isnt it marvelous? There you are, right in thepublic library. Varjak, Paul. Nine lives. then a lot of numbers. Do you thinkthey really have the book itself, live?

PaulVarjak : Sure. Follow me.

PaulVarjak : Number 57. Thats us.

HollyGolightly:57, please. Nine lives by Varjak, Paul.

Librarian: Shh.

HollyGolightly: Did you ever read it? Its absolutely marvelous.

Librarian:No, Im afraid I havent.

HollyGolightly: Well you should. He wrote it. Hes Varjak, Paul, in person.

She doesnt believe me. Show her your drivers license or diners club card orsomething. Honestly he really is the author. Cross my heart and kiss myelbow.

Librarian: Would you kindly lower your voice, Miss?

HollyGolightly: Why dont you autograph it to her. Dont you think that wouldbe nice? Sort of make it more personal?


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Librarian: Really, miss...

HollyGolightly: Go ahead. Dont be so stuck up. Autograph it to them.

PaulVarjak : What shall I say?

HollyGolightly: Something sentimental, I think.

Librarian: What are you doing? Stop that. Youre defacing public property.

HollyGolightly: Well alright, if thats the way you feel, come on Fred darling,lets get out of here. I dont think this place is half as nice as Tiffanys.

HollyGolightly: Hey did you ever steal anything from a 5-and-10? When youwere a kid I mean.

PaulVarjak : No. Im the sensitive, bookish type. Did you?

HollyGolightly: I used to. I still do now and then, sort of to keep my hand in.come on. Dont be chicken. Anyway, youve never done it, and its your turn.

I cant see.

PaulVarjak : Hi, Cat. Lady of the house at home? Holly? Holly.

PaulVarjak : Trick or treat.

2E: Youre crazy. You know that, dont you? But I love you anyway.

PaulVarjak : 2E.

2E: Yeah?

PaulVarjak:Ive... got to talk to you.

2E: All right.

PaulVarjak : You want a drink?

2E: Uh-uh. If this is going to be a serious discussion, and suddenly Im terriblyafraid it is, youre going to have to take off that ridiculous mask. Or else Im

going have to wear one, too.

PaulVarjak : 2E, look, please.

2E: Whats the matter? Girl trouble? Is that it, darling? Oh, I see. Well, thatsnot so serious. As a matter of fact, Ive been expecting it. I cant say I like it,but Ive been expecting it. Who is she?

PaulVarjak : Hasnt got anything to do with her. This is between you and me.


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2E: Oh. Then it is serious. Well, now.

PaulVarjak : 2E, youre a very stylish girl. Cant we end this stylishly?

2E: End it?

PaulVarjak : Yes.

2E: Well... I do believe love has found Andy hardy. Lets see... a waitress? Asalesgirl? No. shed have to be someone rich, wouldnt she, Paul? Someonewho could help you.

PaulVarjak: Curiously enough... shes a girl who cant help anyone, not evenherself. The thing is, I can help her, and its a nice feeling for a change.

2E: All right. I understand. Ill tell you what, Paul. I am a very stylish girl.


2E: Writing a check. Dont look so bewildered. Surely youve noticed mewriting checks before. Pay to the order of Paul Varjak-- $1,000. Take heraway somewhere for a week. Youre entitled to a vacation with pay. Simply amatter of fair labor practice, darling. Of course if you were really smart, youdget the boys together and organize a union. That way youd get all the fringebenefitshospitalization, a pension plan, and unemployment insurance whenyoure... how shall I put it? Between engagements.

PaulVarjak : Thanks for making it easier for me.

2E: Dont be ridiculous, darling. Take the check. And call your girl.

PaulVarjak: No, thanks. Ive got a check of my own. When you get yourself anew writer to help, try and find one my size. That way you wont have to evenshorten the sleeves.

PaulVarjak:Holly! Holly! Holly! Hey!

Stranger: Oh! What are you doing?

Paul Varjak: Excuse me. Uh, IIm sorry. You look just like a girl I knownamed Holly.

Stranger: Really?

PaulVarjak:Im sorry.

PaulVarjak : Hi.

HollyGolightly: What do you want?


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PaulVarjak:I want to talk to you.

HollyGolightly:Im busy.


HollyGolightly: Reading.

PaulVarjak : South Americaland of wealth and promise?

HollyGolightly: Its very interesting.

PaulVarjak : Lets get out of here. I said lets get out of here. I want to talk toyou.

HollyGolightly: Shh!

PaulVarjak : Whats the matter with you anyway? Whats happened?

HollyGolightly:Fred, will you please just leave me alone?

PaulVarjak:Holly. I love you.

PaulVarjak : Where are you going?

HollyGolightly: To the ladies room.

PaulVarjak : Whats the matter with you anyway?

HollyGolightly: Let me go.

PaulVarjak : No.

HollyGolightly:Fred, please let me go.

PaulVarjak : Lets get something straight. I am not now nor have I ever beenFred, nor am I Benny Shacklett, whoever he may be. My name is PaulPaulVarjakand I love you.


PaulVarjak: Not till we get this settled. Now whats all this jazz about southAmerica?

HollyGolightly:I thought if Im marrying a south American, Id better find outsomething about the country.

PaulVarjak : Marry? What south American?

HollyGolightly:Jose.


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PaulVarjak : Who the hells Jose?

HollyGolightly:Jose de Silva Pereira.

PaulVarjak : Who the hells Jose de Silva Pereira?

Holly Golightly: Darling, you met him. I know you did. Mag Wildwoodsfriend. The tall good looking one who came to the party with Rusty. Well, mydear, you wont believe this, but it turns out not only is he handsome andwildly rich, hes absolutely cuckoo for me.

PaulVarjak : Youre crazy.

HollyGolightly: What do you think you own me?

PaulVarjak : Thats exactly what I think.

Holly Golightly: I know, I know. Thats what everybody always thinks, but

everybody happens to be wrong.

PaulVarjak: Look, I am not everybody. Or am I? Is that what you really think?That Im no different from all your other rats and super rats? Wait a minute. Ifthats it... if thats what you really think... theres something I want to give you.

HollyGolightly: Whats that?

PaulVarjak:$50 for the powder room.

HollyGolightly: I wouldnt ask you in, except the place is in such a mess, I

couldnt bear to face it alone.

JosedaSilvaPereira: Ah, you have a message.

HollyGolightly: No.

JosedaSilvaPereira: ole.

HollyGolightly: Good evening, Mr. Yunioshi.

JosedaSilvaPereira: Oh, good evening, Paul.

Paul Varjak: Good evening.

JosedaSilvaPereira: Good evening.

JosedaSilvaPereira: Please, you must help me.

PaulVarjak:Holly! Holly! Holly!

PaulVarjak:Holly! Holly! Holly!


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PaulVarjak:Holly. Holly.

HollyGolightly: Oh, Fred.

PaulVarjak:Holly.

HollyGolightly: No, no. Fred. Fred.

PaulVarjak : What did you do to her?

Jose da Silva Pereira: Nothing. There was a telegram, and then thiscrashing everything and acting like a crazyits appalling. I cant have apublic scandal. Its too delicatemy name, my position, my family. Will therebe the police again? You think?

Paul Varjak: I dont see why. Theres no law against busting up your

apartment. Where is the telegram?

HollyGolightly: There it is.

PaulVarjak : Received notice young Fred killed... In jeep accident, fort riley,Kansas. Your husband and children join in the sorrow of our mutual loss.Letter following. Love, Doc. her brother Fred.

JosedaSilvaPereira: Oh. This brother, was she very close to him?

PaulVarjak : Yeah.

JosedaSilvaPereira: What can one do?

PaulVarjak: Try to help her. I tried. It didnt do much good. You got a ranchor something down in Brazil dont you?

JosedaSilvaPereira: Yes.

PaulVarjak : Thats good. Shell like that. Well, you better get in there.

HollyGolightly:Hi.

PaulVarjak:Hello. Got your wire. How did you know where to reach me?

Holly Golightly: Oh, I tried everythingcalled people, asked around, andsuddenly I thought of looking in the phone book. Anyway, Im glad you couldcome.

PaulVarjak : You look fine.


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Holly Golightly: You think so? Im fat as a pig, and I havent had my hairdone, but Im happy, really happy. It probably shows. You look tres distingueyourself.

PaulVarjak:Ive got a job. Ive been writing a little.

Holly Golightly: I know. Ive read three of your storiestwo in the NewYorker and one in that funny little Magazine. Wont you sit down?

PaulVarjak : Thank you.

HollyGolightly:Ive taken up knitting.

PaulVarjak:So I see. Itll probably look, uh...very nice once its finished.

Holly Golightly: Actually, Im a little nervous about it. Jose brought up theblueprints for a new ranch house hes building. I have this strange feeling thatmaybe the blueprints and my knitting instructions got switched. I mean it isnt

impossible that Im knitting a ranch house.

HollyGolightly:Really, darling, I cant tell you how divinely happy I am.

PaulVarjak : What is that, anyhow?

Holly Golightly: Portuguesea very complicated language. 4,000 irregularverbs.

HollyGolightly:[speaking Portuguese]

PaulVarjak:Hmm. very impressive. Whats it mean?

HollyGolightly:I believe you are in league with the butcher.

PaulVarjak:Holly, whats this about? Why did you want to see me?

HollyGolightly:Joses in Washington for the night, so I thought if Id ask youover. You might come. And, well, Ive said goodbye to everyone else I careabout.

PaulVarjak : Youre going somewhere?

HollyGolightly: Im going to Rio tomorrow. Ive got the plane ticket, and Iveeven said goodbye to olSally.

PaulVarjak:Joses flying down with you?

HollyGolightly: Oh! Were going on separate planes of course. He doesntthink it would look right for us to be traveling together. His familys importantdown there, so he has to worry about things like that. Anyway, I thought Id


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show off and cook dinner for us. Itll be fun eating in. Did I tell you how divinelyand utterly happy I am?

PaulVarjak : Yes. You are getting married, then?

HollyGolightly: Well, he hasnt really asked me, not in so many words.

PaulVarjak:Four, you mean?

HollyGolightly:Huh?

PaulVarjak : Well, thats how many words it takeswill you marry me?

HollyGolightly:Oh, well get married, all right. I know we will. And in churchand with his family there and everything. And thats why hes waiting till we getto Rio... probably.

PaulVarjak:Do you think its trying to tell us something?

Holly Golightly: I hope you like chicken and saffron rice served withchocolate sauce. Its an East Indian classic, my dear. Three months ago, Icouldnt scramble eggs.

HollyGolightly:Oh, are you all right?

HollyGolightly:Oh. Oh, golly, darling. I did so want to impress you.

PaulVarjak:Look, Im not much for chicken with sauce anyway. Why dontwe go out somewhere? Let me buy you a farewell dinner.

HollyGolightly:Oh, that would be fun, as long as its someplace I can go likethis.

HollyGolightly: Years from now, years and years, Ill be backme and mynine Brazilian brats. Theyll be dark like Jose, of course, but theyll have brightgreen, beautiful eyes. Ill bring them back, all right, because they must seethis. Oh, I love New York.

PaulVarjak : Then why are you leaving? Whats in it for you anyway?

Holly Golightly: Look, I know what youre thinking, and I dont blame you.

Ive always thrown out such a jazzy line, but really, except for Doc andyourself, Joses my first nonrat romance. Not that hes my idea of the absolutefinito. Hes too prim and cautious to be my absolute ideal. Now, if I couldchoose from anybody alive, I wouldnt pick Jose. Nero, maybe, or AlbertSchweitzer... or Leonard Bernstein. But I am mad about Jose. I honestly thinkId give up smoking if he asked me. Come on, darling. Lets eat. Its gettinglate. Im leaving tomorrow, and I havent even begun to pack.


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HollyGolightly:Didnt want Jose to think I was the kind of girl who loses herkey, so I had 26 of them made. Wait. I got a better idea. Kind of a farewellgesture.

PaulVarjak:Somebody must have tripped the lock.

Holly Golightly: Ah, crafty devil, that Yunioshi. Wake up, wake up! TheBritish are coming!

PaulVarjak:Or, in this case, the Brazilians.

HollyGolightly:Exactly.

PaulVarjak:Exactly.

HollyGolightly:Ooh, Ive still got to clean up all that rice.

PaulVarjak:Hey, you knowhey!

Mr.Yunioshi : Aaahh! There she are lieutenant. There she is who did it! Thewanted woman! There!

Policeofficer1:Groenburger. Narcotics squad.

HollyGolightly: What do you mean?

PaulVarjak : Whats going on?

Policeofficer1: Why dont you ask your boss?

PaulVarjak : What boss?

Policeofficer1:Sally Tomato. Ask him. Come on.

Mr. Yunioshi: Theres much more than tomato! Look around for narcotic!They got plenty narcotic in there.

DeskSergeant: Whats your name?

PaulVarjak : Varjak.

DeskSergeant:Hold it down over there!

PaulVarjak:Paul Varjak. V-a-r-j-a-k. Hey! Aw, get lost!

DeskSergeant:Get out!

PaulVarjak:Im a writer. w-r-I-t-e-r.

HollyGolightly:I cant answer all your questions.


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PoliceWoman: One at a time. One at a time. One, one, please.

HollyGolightly: Good.

HollyGolightly:I cant answer all your questions. One at a time.

PoliceWoman: Wait a minute

HollyGolightly: One at a time.

PoliceWoman: Knock it off!

HollyGolightly: Now, darling, why dont you start?

Reporter 1: Is it true you carried messages from Tomato in code?

Holly Golightly: Of course not. Id just meet Mr. OShaughnessy atHamburger Heaven and give him the weather report. Simply do not ask me

what this is all about. parce que je ne sais pas, mes chers.

Reporter 2: But you did use to visit Tomato?

HollyGolightly: I used to see him every week. Whats wrong with that?

Reporter 3: Well you must have known that Tomato was part of the narcoticssyndicate.

Holly Golightly: Mr. Tomato never mentioned narcotics to me. Makes mefurious that way all these wretched people keep persecuting him. Hes a

deeply sensitive person, a darling old man.

Reporter 1: Then youre innocent.

HollyGolightly: Of course Im innocent.

Reporter 2: What are you going to do about it?

HollyGolightly: What do you mean?

Reporter 3: Well, whos your lawyer?

Holly Golightly: I dont know. Mr. OShaughnessy, I guess. Mr.OShaughnessy!

Mr. OShaughnessy: Hey! Get out of here!

Policeofficer: All right, come on!

Policeofficer: Okay. Move.


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HollyGolightly:Mr. OShaughnessy?

Mr.OShaughnessy: Aw, shut up!

Policeofficer2: Get in there!

PaulVarjak : Yeah.

Operator: Mr. Paul Varjak?

PaulVarjak : Yeah.

Operator: Ready with Mr. Berman in Hollywood. Kindly deposit $3.00 for thefirst 3 minutes, please.

PaulVarjak : Hello? Hello?

O.J.Berman: O.J. Berman here. Whos calling?

PaulVarjak:Mr. Berman, this is Paul Varjak.

O.J.Berman: Nice to talk to you, kid.

PaulVarjak : Varjak. V-a-r-j-a-k. Im a friend of Hollys. I met you at a party inNew York.

O.J.Berman: Who?

PaulVarjak:Paul. Paul Varjak. V-a-r... Mr. Berman, this is Fred.

O.J. Berman: Oh, Fred, baby, huh? So you called about the kid, huh?Everythings under control. Hey, you just relax. I spoke to my lawyer in NewYork. I told him to take care of everything, send me the bill, but to keep myname anonymous.

PaulVarjak : What?

O.J.Berman:I dont want any part of it. You hear me?

PaulVarjak : You sound like youre in a tunnel.

O.J.Berman: Oh! Its this executive phone I have.

PaulVarjak : What?

O.J.Berman: Executive phone! Fred baby, they only got her on 10,000 bail.My lawyer can get her out at 10 oclock this morning. I tell you what you do.You bust into that dump she lives in, collect all her junk, go down to the jail,get her out, and take her straight over to a hotel under a phony name. Right.


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You want to keep her away from the reporters as much as possible. You knowwhat I mean? Will you do that?

PaulVarjak : Sure, Mr. Berman. I cant tell you how much I appreciate

O.J. Berman: Forget it. I mean, I owe her something. not that I owe her

anything if you really want to get right down to it, but...shes a crazy. Shes aphony. But shes a real phony. Know what I mean, kid?

PaulVarjak : Yeah, I know what you mean. Thanks, Mr. Berman. Thanks alot.

O.J.Berman: Right!

O.J.Berman: Oh why dont you behave?

HollyGolightly: Quel night.

PaulVarjak:I did a little housebreaking while you were away. Clayton hotel,driver. 84thand Madison. O.J. thinks it would be a good idea if you stayed outof sight for a while. I got most your stuff here, including Cat. Hope hes allright.

HollyGolightly: Hello, Cat... poor no-name slob. Listen, darling, did you findthat plane ticket?

PaulVarjak : Right here. We can cash it in.

HollyGolightly: Cash it in? Are you kidding? What time is it?

PaulVarjak : A little after 10:00.

HollyGolightly: Good. Idyllwild airport please, driver.

PaulVarjak : Never mind. You cant do that.

HollyGolightly: Why not?

PaulVarjak: You dont understand. Youre under indictment. If they catch youjumping bail; theyll lock you up and throw away the key.

HollyGolightly: Dont be ridiculous, darling. By the day after tomorrow, Ill bemarried to the future president of Brazil. And thatll give me diplomaticimmunity or something.

PaulVarjak:I wouldnt bet on it.

HollyGolightly: What is it, darling?

PaulVarjak:I have a message for you.


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HollyGolightly: Oh. Oh, yes, I see. Did he bring it in person, or was it... justthere, shoved under the door?

PaulVarjak : A cousin.

HollyGolightly: Hand me my purse, will you, darling? A girl cant read that

sort of thing... with . Without her lipstick. You read it to me, will you, darling?I dont think I can quite...bear...

PaulVarjak : Are you sure you want me to?


PaulVarjak:Okay. My dearest little girl, I have loved you knowing you werenot as others, but conceive of my despair upon discovering in such a brutaland public style how very different you are from the manner of woman a manof my position could hope to make his wife. I grieve for the disgrace of yourpresent circumstances, and I do not find it in my heart to add my condemn...

to the condemn that surrounds you. So I hope you will find it in your heart notto condemn me. I have my family to protect and my name and...I am a cowardwhere these institutions enter. Forget me, beautiful child, and may god be withyou. Jose.

HollyGolightly: Well...

PaulVarjak : Well, at least hes honest. Its kind of touching.

HollyGolightly: Touching! That square-ball jazz.

PaulVarjak : He says hes a coward.

HollyGolightly: All right! So hes not a regular rat or even a super rat. Hesjust a scared little mouse, thats all. But, oh, golly... gee! Damn!

PaulVarjak : Well, so much for south America. I didnt really think you werecut out to be queen of the pampas anyway. Clayton hotel.

HollyGolightly:Idyllwild.

PaulVarjak : What?

HollyGolightly: The plane leaves at 12:00, and on it I plan to be.

PaulVarjak:Holly, you cant.

Holly Golightly: Ne pourquoi pas? Im not hotfooting it after Jose, if thatswhat you think. Oh, no. as far as Im concerned, hes the future president ofnowhere. Only why should I waste a perfectly good plane ticket? Besides, Ivenever been to brazil. Please, darling, dont sit there looking at me like that. Imgoing, and thats all there is to it. All they want from me are my services as a


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states witness against Sally. Nobody has any intention of prosecuting me. Tobegin with, they dont have a ghost of a chance. Even so this towns finishedfor me... at least for a while. There are certain shades of limelight that canwreck a girls complexion. Theyll have the rope up at every saloon in town. Illtell you what you do for me, darling. When you get back to town, I want you tocall up the New York times or whoever you call. I want you to mail me a list of

the 50 richest men in brazilthe 50 richest!

PaulVarjak:Holly. Im not going to let you do this.

HollyGolightly: Youre not going to let me?

PaulVarjak:Holly, Im in love with you.

HollyGolightly: So what?

PaulVarjak : So what? So plenty! I love you. You belong to me.

HollyGolightly: No. people dont belong to people.

PaulVarjak : Of course they do.

HollyGolightly: Im not going to let anyone put me in a cage.

PaulVarjak:I dont want to put you in a cage! I want to love you!

HollyGolightly: Its the same thing.

PaulVarjak : No, its not! Holly!

HollyGolightly: Im not Holly. Im not Lula Mae, either. I dont know who Iam! Im like Cat here, Were a couple of no-name slobs. We belong tonobody, and nobody belongs to us. We dont even belong to each other. Stopthe cab. What do you think? This ought to be the right kind place for a toughguy like yougarbage cans, rats galore. Scram! I said take off! Beat it! Letsgo.

PaulVarjak: Driver... pull over here. You know whats wrong with you, misswhoever-you-are? Youre chicken. You got no guts. Youre afraid to stick outyour chin and say, o.k., lifes a fact. people do fall in love. People do belongto each other, because thats the only chance anybodys got for real

happiness. You call yourself a free spirit, a wild thing. And youre terrifiedsomebodys going to stick you in a cage. Well, baby, youre already in thatcage. You built it yourself. And its not bounded in the west by Tulip, Texas, orin the east by Somaliland. Its wherever you go. Because no matter where yourun, you just end up running into yourself. Here. Ive been carrying this thingaround for months. I dont want it anymore.

Paul:Here, Cat! Cat!


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HollyGolightly: Wheres the Cat?

PaulVarjak:I dont know.

HollyGolightly:Cat. Cat! Cat! Cat! Cat! Cat! Oh, Cat. Cat.

Cat! Cat. Here. Oh, Cat. Oh, oh, oh. Ohh...

two drifters off to see the world theres such a lot of world to see were after the same rainbows end waitin round the bend myhuckleberry friend moon river and me

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