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said. "If you took me along tonight just to let me know that I'm too damn broke to go visit those people, just say so and I'll get out."
"I think you'd do better to thank me than get huffed up, Lee. All I'm doing is giving you some advice that might help you put up the proper show when you do go visit
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those people, as you call them."
"I wonder why it concerns you so much."
"Oh, it interests me."
He said nothing for a moment as he suddenly braked for a red light. The Packard swung us forth on it's springs for an instant, and then settled back,
"I don't see just what interests you."
"I'm just wondering what you intend to do with those girls."
"Any good-looking girl is worth doing something with."
"You've got dozens of girls at your feet who are just as good-looking, and much easier to get."
"I don't think you're right on the first account," I said, "nor, as a matter of fact, on the second."
He gave me a look as though he were cooking up something. I liked it better when he kept his eyes on the road.
"You surprise me, Lee."
"Frankly," I said, "those two girls are just what I go for."
"Yes, I know that's just what you like," Dex said. I was sure that wasn't all that he meant.
"I don't think it should be any harder to
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lay them than either Judy or Jicky," I said.
"Is that all you're after, Lee?"
"Just that!"
"Well all I can say is you'd better look out. I don't know just what you did to Jean, but talking with her just about five minutes on the phone, she managed to mention your name at least four times."
"Well, I guess I made quite an impression on her."
"They're not the kind of girls you can lay unless you marry them. At least I think they're like that. You know, Lee, I've known the family for all of ten years."
"Well then, I guess I can call myself lucky,' I replied, "because I don't expect to marry both of them and I can tell you right now that I expect to lay both of them."
Dexter didn't say another word, but just looked at me. I wondered if Judy had told him about our business at Jicky's house, or didn't he know a thing. I felt that he was quite capable of guessing lots of things you didn't tell him and didn't want him to know.
"O.K., you can get out now," he said.
I suddenly realized that we had stopped in front of the Stork Club, and I got out.
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Dexter followed me in, and we left our hats with the check girl. A waiter in formal dress who I knew quite well led us to our reserved table. They tried to imitate big-town style in this joint, and sometimes it was very funny. I stopped to say hello to Blackie, the band-leader, as we passed. Lots of people were having cocktails and the band was playing some dance-music. I knew most of the customers by sight. But I was used to seeing them from the orchestra platform and I now got that usual funny feeling I got when I was on the other side of the fence, with them.
We sat down, and Dex ordered a couple of double Martinis.
"Lee," he said, "I don't want to talk about it any more so I'll just say once and for, look out for those girls."
"I'm always careful," I said. "I don't know just how you meant that, but in general I know just what I'm doing."
He didn't reply to that. Two minutes later he started talking about something else. When he let himself drop his supercilious manner, he could really be an interesting talker.
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Both of us were pretty well tanked up by the time we got out, and I took the wheel over Dexter's protestations.
"I just want to make sure I still have my pretty face for next Saturday. You never look at the road when you drive, and I always feel that we're going to hit something."
"But you don't know the way, Lee."
"So what!" I said, "You can tell me where to turn."
"It's in a part of the town you've never seen, and it's pretty complicated."
"Oh, don't be silly, Dex. What's the name of the street?"
"Well, OK. Take us to the thirteen hundred
"I think you'd do better to thank me than get huffed up, Lee. All I'm doing is giving you some advice that might help you put up the proper show when you do go visit
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those people, as you call them."
"I wonder why it concerns you so much."
"Oh, it interests me."
He said nothing for a moment as he suddenly braked for a red light. The Packard swung us forth on it's springs for an instant, and then settled back,
"I don't see just what interests you."
"I'm just wondering what you intend to do with those girls."
"Any good-looking girl is worth doing something with."
"You've got dozens of girls at your feet who are just as good-looking, and much easier to get."
"I don't think you're right on the first account," I said, "nor, as a matter of fact, on the second."
He gave me a look as though he were cooking up something. I liked it better when he kept his eyes on the road.
"You surprise me, Lee."
"Frankly," I said, "those two girls are just what I go for."
"Yes, I know that's just what you like," Dex said. I was sure that wasn't all that he meant.
"I don't think it should be any harder to
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lay them than either Judy or Jicky," I said.
"Is that all you're after, Lee?"
"Just that!"
"Well all I can say is you'd better look out. I don't know just what you did to Jean, but talking with her just about five minutes on the phone, she managed to mention your name at least four times."
"Well, I guess I made quite an impression on her."
"They're not the kind of girls you can lay unless you marry them. At least I think they're like that. You know, Lee, I've known the family for all of ten years."
"Well then, I guess I can call myself lucky,' I replied, "because I don't expect to marry both of them and I can tell you right now that I expect to lay both of them."
Dexter didn't say another word, but just looked at me. I wondered if Judy had told him about our business at Jicky's house, or didn't he know a thing. I felt that he was quite capable of guessing lots of things you didn't tell him and didn't want him to know.
"O.K., you can get out now," he said.
I suddenly realized that we had stopped in front of the Stork Club, and I got out.
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Dexter followed me in, and we left our hats with the check girl. A waiter in formal dress who I knew quite well led us to our reserved table. They tried to imitate big-town style in this joint, and sometimes it was very funny. I stopped to say hello to Blackie, the band-leader, as we passed. Lots of people were having cocktails and the band was playing some dance-music. I knew most of the customers by sight. But I was used to seeing them from the orchestra platform and I now got that usual funny feeling I got when I was on the other side of the fence, with them.
We sat down, and Dex ordered a couple of double Martinis.
"Lee," he said, "I don't want to talk about it any more so I'll just say once and for, look out for those girls."
"I'm always careful," I said. "I don't know just how you meant that, but in general I know just what I'm doing."
He didn't reply to that. Two minutes later he started talking about something else. When he let himself drop his supercilious manner, he could really be an interesting talker.
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X
Both of us were pretty well tanked up by the time we got out, and I took the wheel over Dexter's protestations.
"I just want to make sure I still have my pretty face for next Saturday. You never look at the road when you drive, and I always feel that we're going to hit something."
"But you don't know the way, Lee."
"So what!" I said, "You can tell me where to turn."
"It's in a part of the town you've never seen, and it's pretty complicated."
"Oh, don't be silly, Dex. What's the name of the street?"
"Well, OK. Take us to the thirteen hundred
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