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A sterling silver telephone dialer.
Yes, sir. That's 6.75, including federal tax.
Well, the price is right,
But I must say,
I'd rather hoped for something
Slightly more-- how shall I say it--
Romantic in feeling.
What do you think?
A sterling silver telephone dialer.
I certainly think it's handsome,
But, well, you do understand.
Well, we tried, but--
We could have something engraved,
Couldn't we?
Yes, I suppose so.
Yes, indeed.
The only problem is,
You'd have to buy something first
In order to have some object
Upon which to place the engraving.
You see the difficulty?
Well, we could have this engraved,
Couldn't we?
I think it would be very smart.
This, I take it,
Was not purchased at tiffany's?
No.
Actually, it was purchased
Concurrent with-- well, actually,
It came inside of...
Well, a box of cracker jack.
I see.
Do they still really have prizes
In cracker jack boxes?
Oh, yes.
That's nice to know.
It gives one a feeling of solidarity,
Almost of continuity with the past,
That sort of thing.
Would tiffany's really engrave it for us?
They wouldn't feel it beneath them or anything?
Well, it is rather unusual, madam,
But I think you'll find that tiffany's
Is very understanding.
If you would tell me the initials,
I think we could have something ready for you in the morning.
Didn't I tell you this was a lovely place?
What is this place, anyway?
You wanted to sit down. It's the public library.
You've never been here?
No.