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Menford assists
Dorothy after she has tripped coming down the ship's gangplank. |
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"Why
don't you marry a nice rich girl?" Adams asks.
Menford replies,
"Why don't you find me one?"
Adams then hands
Menford a newspaper photo of Dorothy.
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Posing as
his uncle, who is a doctor, Menford listens to Dorothy's heart. |
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Although
Menford has sold his home to Dorothy's father, he returns to
his home late one evening after over-imbibing not realizing Dorothy
is in his bed. Dorothy does not recognize him from the back and
thinks an intruder has entered her room. |
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In a "Lubitsch-style"
bit of business. Dorothy falls on her knees beside the bed to
sob after kicking Menford out. Her roaming hand happens to touch
a shoe he left behind. Slowly she draws the shoe to her to caress. |
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Menford tries
to hide the fact that he and Dorothy spent the night in the same
house together by lying and telling his friend they are married.
Suddenly word spreads and everyone knows. When the mailman finds
out, he announces, "I'll tell the happy news to the whole
village!" |
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"Dorothy,
won't you please marry me in the morning?" |
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"Why
don't you throw this trickster out of the house?" |
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After breaking
off their marriage plans, Menford plans to leave for Paris. But,
before he goes, he receives a letter from her saying she would
like to say goodbye.
Menford: "It
was very kind of you to write this generous letter."
Dorothy says she
did not write the letter.
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Two shadows
embrace as the final scene fades. |
