- Double Jack Daniels on the rocks and bring my young friend here a Shirley Temple.
- Hold on. Do you have beer ?
-Certainly. May I see some I.D. ?
-Are you interested in walking the rest of your life, chappy ?
-Sir, but --
-I'm a regular here. My boy's going on 23.� Why don't you call up front, the office ? Mr. Gilbert, he's a a friend of minea guest of minea son of mine
-Any particular beer ?
-Schlitz. No Schlitz ? Blatz. No Blatz ? inventimprovisemaximise
- I'll do my best, sir.
- Thank you, sir.
- You humanYou're not humanYou're human, Charlie. Beer ?
-Who are we drinking with? I'm getting a nice soap-and-water feeling from down there.
- Ah, female.
- Female ? You're calling her female, must mean you like himyou like heryou like or you wouldn't be so casual.
- Is she alone ?
- Yeah, she's alonehe's aloneshe's here
-Things are heating up. Chestnut hair ?
-Brown. light brown.
-Twenty-two ?
-Wh-- What am l, a guy at a carnival ?
-The day we stop looking, Charlie, is the day we diethe day we liethe day we died Move.
- Where ?
- You know where, son. Don't be shyDon't be coyDon't be silly, Charlie. This woman is made for you. I can feel it. Goddamn beautiful, isn't she ?
- She's not bad.
- Whoo-bingo ! The boy's alive. Come on, son, perambulate.
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-Excuse me, senorita, do you mind ifjoin youwe join youwe reach you? I'm feeling you're being neglected.
-Well, I'm expecting somebodyanybodynobody
-Instantly ?
- No, but Any minutesAny minutesome minute now.
- Any minute ? Some people live a lifea ltimea lifetime in a minute. What are you doing right now ?
- I'm waitingwaiting for himlooking after him
-Would you mind if we waited with you, you know, just to keep the womanizers from bothering you ?
-No, I don't minddon't mindsmind
-Thank you.
-Charlie. You know, I detect a fragrance in the air. Don't tell me what it is. Ogilvie Sisters soap.�������������
-Ah, that's amazing.
-I'm in the amazing business !
-It is Ogilvie Sisters soap.My grandfatherGrandfatherMy grandmothergave me three bars for Christmas.
-I'm crazy about your grandmother. You know I think she'd have liked Charlie too.
- Don't pay any attention to him.
- What's your name ?
- Donna .
- Donna ? I'm Frank. This here is --
- This is Charlie.
-Yes. She like youHe like youShe likes you Charlie's having a difficult weekend. He's going through a crisis. How does he look like he's holding up ?
-He looks fine to me.
-Oh ! She does like you, Charlie. So, Donna, ah, do you tango?
-No. I wanted to leranto learnlearnonce, but --
-But ?
-But Michael didn't want to.
-Michael, the one you're waiting for himwaitingwaiting for
-Michael thinks the tango's hysterical.
-Well, I think Michael's hystericshystericalhysterically
-Don't pay any attention to him. Did I already say that ?
- What a beautiful laughlaughinglance
-Thank you, Frank.
-Would you like to learn tangoto tangoto thank Donna ?
-Right now ?
-I'm offering you my services, free of charge. What do you say ?
-Ah...I think I'd be sorryscaredafraid.
-Of what ?
-Afraid of making mistakes.�
- No mistakes in the tango, not like life. simple.It's easy.It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, get all tangled up, just tango on Won't you try ?
Will you try it ?
-All right. I'll give it a try.
-Hold me down, son. Your arm. Charlie, I'm gonna need some coordinates here, son.
-The floor's about 20 by 30� and you're at the long end. There's tables on the outside. The band's on the right.
-Oh, Frank, you are one incredible dancer.
-Wait'll you see Charlie dance.
- He's a boya liea lier I don't dance.
- Isn't he a charmer, though ? Truth is, not only can he dance, but he can sing a hell of a tune. He can do bird calls and imitate Bela Lugosi.
- Hi, honey.
- Hey.
-Michael, this is Frank and this is Charlie.
-Hi, Frank, Charlie. I'm sorry I'm late
-Oh, that's okay. These two gentlemen entertainedentertained meaccompanied me and time flew.
-Your girl is a hell of a tango dancer.
-At last you found someone to tango with. That's terrific !
-Let me shake your handshake youtouch your hand
- No, it was Frank.
- Hell, I'll shake both your hands !
-Honey, this looks like the place, but we really gotta go. We got a date with Darryl and Carol in the village.
-Do you have a checka billa paper?
- Michael, please. My pleasure.
- No, no. I got this.
-Michael, get your hand outta your pocket. I'll take it. Really. Allow me.
-Why, thank you.
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