"Swimmingly." Interesting figure of speech
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Gabrielle:
It's quite all right, really. I once worked for an American novelist who could only write in the bathtub. I'm used to anything. Richard:
You can unpack - [surprised] Richard:
in the bathtub? Gabrielle:
Yes. On the second day, I gave him a packet of bubble bath and from then on we got along swimmingly. Richard:
I see. [pointing to the name on the birdcage] Richard:
Uh, does that imply that the bird's name is Richelieu? Gabrielle:
Oh, it's inferred, I believe, rather than implied. Richard:
[pause]
"Swimmingly." Interesting figure of speech
It's quite all right, really. I once worked for an American novelist who could only write in the bathtub. I'm used to anything. Richard:
You can unpack - [surprised] Richard:
in the bathtub? Gabrielle:
Yes. On the second day, I gave him a packet of bubble bath and from then on we got along swimmingly. Richard:
I see. [pointing to the name on the birdcage] Richard:
Uh, does that imply that the bird's name is Richelieu? Gabrielle:
Oh, it's inferred, I believe, rather than implied. Richard:
[pause]
"Swimmingly." Interesting figure of speech
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peculiar to his curious calling
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Maurice rather preciously mounts his motor scooter
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Our heroine is left grief stricken
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not realising how much better off she really is
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They were going to spend the whole day together
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My dear you just witnessed the first switch
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Maybe but Maurice would never behave that way
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Besides his name is not Maurice it's Philippe
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So having successfully disposed of her date for Bastille Day
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we move on to important matters Conflict
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Conflict
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Movie Summary
The sprightly young assistant of a Hollywood screenwriter helps him over his writer's block by acting out his fantasies of possible plots.
Actors
Gabrielle Simpson
