"CHARLOTTE AND VERONIQUE or ALL THE BOYS ARE CALLED PATRICK" "Today I'll buy that skirt and plaid coat." "These dark glasses aren't bad on me." "Here I am, Casanova." "Oh, my gosh!" "What time is it, Charlotte?" "What time is it?" " Ten past 9:00." "Ciao." "I gotta run." " You buying a new coat?" " And a beret too." "See you in the park?" "Yes, between 2:00 and 3:00." "I must have the jitters." "If you keep squinting like that, you'll ruin those lovely eyes." "Here, take my sunglasses." "They'll look great on you." "How about a drink in the shade over there?" "How about it?" "You know who planted the first trees in Paris?" "Henri IV." "Well, are we going?" "Are we going or not?" "That looks fascinating." "Oh, English!" "I guessed you were French." "Ah, a Swede." "That means "I love you."" "A bit forward of me, but it's all I know." "Norwegian?" "Finnish?" "German!" "No, not Spanish." "Japanese!" "Not Japanese?" "Nothing's working here!" "You must think I'm a pest, huh?" "A guy talking to himself always sounds silly." "You should wear blue." "Green's not your color." "I know." "You're waiting for your boyfriend." "Never wait for a man." "That's how you train him." "Is he nice?" "Obviously, if he loves you." "I bet he has a 300SL Mercedes." "Know why they're called that?" "In 1913, the company went broke, and a guy comes along who says," ""Put my girl's name on them and I'll pay the tab."" "What other clever things can I tell you?" "Do you love this guy?" "What's he like?" "Like me?" "Oh, you're afraid he'll be jealous if he sees you with me!" "But that's just the thing." "Be mean to men." "It keeps 'em on their toes." "Suppose I'm waiting for a girl?" "Don't be ashamed." "It's grand to be in love." "Don't worry." "He'll show up." "He's probably parking the car." "Oh, you!" "I tell you it's a girl, and she isn't coming." "Bye." " You're leaving?" "Why?" " Because." "Just one drink." " I'm late." " Girls always say that." "Come on." "Oh, okay, if you insist." "But just for five minutes." "Not bad, eh?" "You're very talented." "FRENCH CINEMA IS DYING UNDER THE WEIGHT OF FALSE LEGENDS" "Girls always order milk and grenadine." "It's so snobbish." "Are you at the Sorbonne?" "Prep classes." "And you?" "I'm studying law." " Sounds dull." " Oh, no." "I love it." " You want to be a lawyer?" " Yeah." "I guess so." "Well, you do have a knack for talking." "Frankly, it's been over a month since I picked up a girl." "A month isn't long." "I'm very shy." " Yes, it shows." " I'm going to move closer." "You're a strange girl." "Cigarette?" "Wait." "I have a light." "What year law are you in?" " My last year." " My girlfriend studies law." " That's odd." " Why?" "I don't know." "Wait." "These French matches!" " You live nearby?" " No." "Montparnasse." "With your parents?" "No, with a girlfriend." "It's an American's house." "He's away at the moment." "We were lucky." "Last October all we found was a room the size of a closet." "It's lucky Gary Cooper wasn't pursuing you." "Girls always have some kind of a deal going on." "Are you busy tonight?" " I'm dining with friends." "Cousins, actually." "Of course." "Girls always have cousins." "What about a movie tomorrow night?" " That's a long way off." " Tonight then?" "I said I'm busy." "Oh, okay." "Tomorrow." "We're made for each other." "Oh, look at that!" " Tomorrow at 9:00?" " Where?" "The Capoulade." "Okay?" " I'll try." " Yes or no?" " Maybe." "Excuse me!" "Lovely." " "Paris Presse." - "France Soir."" "You in a hurry?" "Is it because of me?" "Leave me alone!" " If you run, I run." " Stop annoying me!" "I just want to help." "I don't need help." "Let's have a drink instead of getting run over." " I don't even know you." " Come on." "Too crowded." "Over there." "LAW" "You're studying law?" "As you see." "And you?" "Pre-engineering." "You must be good at math." "So they say." "Funny." "You don't look it." "What do I look like?" "I don't know." "You're a strange girl." "Cigarette?" " No, thank you." "You shouldn't wear dark glasses." "You'll ruin those lovely eyes." "You think so?" "I learned that in optics." "You live near here?" "Not far." " With your parents?" " No, I have a room." "In a hotel?" "No, an apartment." "A painter's studio." "And the painter?" "He's away." "Girls always have some kind of a deal going on." "It was just luck." "Really!" "I never get lucky that way." "Except meeting you, of course." " Did you come up with that line yourself?" "Frankly, it's been a year since I picked up a girl." "But a year ago that's all you did." "A year ago I was young." "Ah, right." "No engineering school." "What'll it be?" "I'm really not thirsty." "Just a milk and grenadine." "Girls always order Coca-Cola." "It's so old-fashioned." "What school are you at?" "Over there." "Henri IV." "You know who planted the first trees in Paris?" "Henri IV." "Did you know that?" "Girls don't know anything." " Can you study engineering at " " Yes, starting this year." "What are you doing tonight?" "I have a date." "Girls always have dates." "With some friends." "Cousins, actually." "Girls always have cousins." "Amazing." "Alas, these really are cousins of a friend." "All these cousins and friends - there's no end to it." "Look, when are you free?" " Tomorrow night." " Perfect." "No, tomorrow I'm invited to..." "my uncle's." "See." "You too." "He really is my uncle." "Of course." "Bear with me tonight." "Your turn tomorrow." " And the day after that?" " You're too much." " Come on." "The day after that." " Too far off." "I hate planning ahead." "Just this once." "Maybe." "I hate maybes." "You'd prefer no?" " I'd prefer yes." " Too bad." "I bet I can make you say yes." "You sure?" " Yes." "Okay, then." "Yes." " Really?" " I said yes." "You're sure?" "When I say yes, it's yes." "We're made for each other." "Oh, look at that!" "Darn it." "What is it?" "What's the matter?" "I don't know what to wear." " Wear the green dress." " It's not my color." "I hate these cousins." " We've turned them down four times." "I know, but it's always the wrong moment." "The good Lord always plays these dirty tricks." " You got a date?" " Aren't I allowed?" "You know what happened?" "Stop clowning around and listen, will you?" "Did Max call you?" "Oh, forget that guy." "No, a little while ago, in the park, I was " "Picked up." "Not exactly." "Did you see me?" "I guessed." "What was he like?" "Sensational." "Like that new American actor, Anthony" " I forget his name." "A handsome law student." "He asked you out, so you stood me up!" "Jerk!" "I'd given up on you." "We went to that cafe by the bus stop." "I gave him a hard time." "You have to be mean to men." "Keeps 'em on their toes." " By the bus stop?" " We have a date tomorrow." "Hilarious." "You did see me." "No, just a coincidence." " What kind of coincidence?" " Let me talk." "At that same moment I was at the cafe next door." "The same moment?" "Exactly." "Alone?" "Guess." "You can really be irritating." "I was with a boy I met." "An engineering student, the Cary Grant type." "He picked you up?" "Not exactly." "We met by accident, really." "Of course." "Don't be an idiot." "Think what you like." "Some bum from the Latin Quarter, I bet." "I don't take up with just anyone, like you." "If you squirt me, you're done for!" "And it really was an accident." "We were both buying a newspaper." " Come off it." " No, really." " Liar." " I swear." "We have a date day after tomorrow." "Tomorrow he's seeing his uncle." " I'd like to see this uncle." " How about your cousins?" " You gonna see him day after tomorrow?" " You gonna see him tomorrow?" "I said yes." "I might." "When I say yes, it's yes." "What did you talk about?" "With Patrick?" "Oh..." "Not Patrick Valcroze, of course." "It's funny, but today " "All the boys are called Patrick!" " Yours too?" " Yes." "This is crazy." "Very funny." "It won't be when they call." "So what did he say to you first?" "He was sitting next to me " " You said he sat down next to you." " Well, first he had to sit down." "Just another wolf, I bet." " No, he never picks up girls." " He said that?" "No, but you can tell." "Whereas in your case..." " You're a pain." "I tell you we were both buying newspapers." " Liar!" " You'll see!" "How will we ever get four people in this bed?" "You're crazy!" "This guy's a gentleman." "He'd have to be to court me." " "Court"?" " That's right - court!" "Court this!" "He was wearing a striped tie." "So you judge a boy by his tie." "You're obviously the blue jeans type." "No, he wore a windbreaker." "Naturally." "And he carried a trench coat." "A trench coat?" "No class." "I bet he ordered whiskey." "No, Coca-Cola." "Besides, he hates snobs." "Coca-Cola?" "How old-fashioned." "Must be a real jerk." "I know the type:" "Never combs his hair." "No, it's very neat." "Depends what you call neat." "With a part." "Everyone has a part." "I'm sure he talked a lot of nonsense." "No, he doesn't say much." "There, I'm ready." " Ready for anything!" " You're a dope!" "Be a dear and pipe down!" "You spoke to him first?" "That surprises me." "No, he spoke intelligently and I answered." "I judge a man by his mind, not his necktie." "My Patrick is a whiz in math." "Mine's a law student." "Law?" "What year?" "His last year, unlike you." "Maybe I've seen him at the library." "There are so many of them." "Are you in love?" " Madly." "We could go to the flicks, the four of us." "Has he kissed you?" "And you?" "No, not me." "Me neither." "THE NEXT DAY AFTER CLASS" "Is your Patrick that type?" "You're crazy." "Something the matter?" "Not the whole look." "Just the face." "I hate snobs." "Yes, I know your tastes." "And I know yours." "You criticize everyone." "'Cause you always bring home the worst guys." "It's annoying." " Speak for yourself." "This one's a charmer too, I bet." "That's my Patrick!" " Your taste's improving." " And his necktie was nice." " Be my date tonight?" " If you'll be mine tomorrow."