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What are you doing, girl? I'm stacking up on air from the sea.

You're what?

I'm breathing in some air.

That's a good girl.

So you don't have to open your mouth as if you were a frog.

Yeah, because I'm building up reserve.

What do you want reserve for?

Well, for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. For every single day I'll be

from here.

That city is big.

It's going to close in on me.

I've breathed this air all my life. I don't know whether I can live without

Don't wax dramatic on me. I'm absolutely convinced you'll build a nice life over

there.

Yes.

This could be the last time you'll be seeing me, darling.

Where are you going?

Well, Madame Blanche is sending me over to a house in Panama.

I guess they want to see some new faces.

She's getting a new girl. After all, she might be fun to initiate.

You know what you're losing.

But there's no way of knowing what you're getting.

What I dig is belonging to both of you together.

To tell you the truth, I don't dislike it either.

Here you are, miss.

Here's the change.

Here.

Not

bad.

What are you peddling?

Use the side entrance.

My name is Claudine. I have an appointment with Madame Blanche.

Ah, you're Claudine.

Oh, come on then.

All right, follow me.

After you. Thank you.

What is it? Madame Blanche.

But Miss Claudine just arrived.

That's fine. Have her come in.

Thanks.

Ah, so you're Claudine.

I'm glad you made it.

Let's get things straight. I want you to understand that working here is

considered an honor. It so happens this is the best house in Paris.

This won't do at all.

This get -up doesn't do anything at all for you. I must warn you that our

patrons demand the very best and then some.

The first thing you'll do is take a bath.

And then I'll bring you some clothes.

You'll look decent by the time I'm through with you.

Can I come in?

Of course, ma 'am. I'm almost through.

Somehow you look far more beautiful than when you walked in.

I'd like to rub your back. Do you mind?

I'm going to get all wet.

You're right, but don't worry about me.

You'll be starting work as of tomorrow.

Don't disappoint me.

Never say no, no matter what's asked. You've got to bend to their every whim.

Get some rest will be your best.

And another thing.

Leave all feelings out of it.

I hope you'll be satisfied with me, as you were just now.

It was the first time, you know. I hope I'll improve.

Sure you will. The first time is always a bit hard.

But I promise you my customers are gentlemen.

Gallant. And well -mannered.

You'll be all right.

If I pick, I'll take them both.

Why not? I hate making decisions.

How are you, Mr. Moore?

Why so sad?

Oh, I guess it's just one of those moods.

Could perchance a filly named Poolish be the cause?

What are you talking about?

Well, I heard through the grapevine that your horse Poolish didn't do too well

last Sunday at Belmont and that you had lost a lot of money.

May I stress the hope that the filly I'm going to pick up in your stable will do

better by me.

My dear Morris, you'll never lose here. They're all winning numbers.

And what's more, I've got a present for you.

A new recruit?

Why are you hiding her?

I'm not hiding her. She won't be early till tomorrow.

Could I take her once around the track?

No, it's a bit too early yet. She's still to be warmed up a little. Then why

bother telling me about her?

I don't know.

Well, yes. An idea just crossed my mind. What idea?

Maybe you're just the man she needs to warm her up.

You picked the right man.

It's right up my alley.

Go ahead and name your price.

Well, let me see how she feels about it.

Mm -hmm.

I'd like to introduce you to Mr. Morris.

He's one of the best -known lawyers in Paris. He's just great.

He did you the honor of choosing you from among all the girls.

Be nice and do whatever he asks of you. He's a good customer. He's got plenty of

money. But you told me that... You told me that I'd be starting tomorrow.

Well, I'd like to find out exactly how you react.

It's a sort of test.

I'd rather not tonight.

I'm not in the right mood yet.

Me too. I'd rather we could have waited till tomorrow.

But the fact is, the customer's always right.

Better get that in your head.

Go on, be a good girl.

I just talked with her. She's already crazy about you. It's always that way.

Make a happy girl out of her. I will.

See you later.

I hope you like champagne.

Of course I do.

Thank you.

So tell me, what's your name again?

Claudine Mostel.

You're not much of a talker, are you?

I don't mind that.

Idle banter is a pain.

And I noticed long ago, the more a girl yacks, the less she moans.

It happens I like to hear a girl scream when she comes.

Get undressed, will you? It's as good a start as any.

Take your clothes off, will you?

Reach for it.

Yeah. For Christ's sake, don't tell me you can't find a cup in its pants.

Got it?

Sir?

I'll join when you're born.

You look like you lost your favorite uncle.

Yeah, and your new girl is made out of coffin wood.

What you got there isn't a girl, it's a log.

Oh, what are you talking about? She's a virgin. I did you a favor.

That's a favor?

You must be joking. I shelled out a pile for her.

Send her to a nun.

I'm sure Mr. Morris was very disappointed.

I'm sorry about that.

I guess I was too uptight.

Well, don't you worry about it, girl. I don't give a hoot about what Mr. Morris

says or thinks.

He may be a good lawyer, but he doesn't know anything about horses or women.

And unfortunately for him, those are all he cares about.

I'll be better next time, I promise.

You know, Claudine, ours is a tough trade.

Giving pleasure to men, to all men, takes far more talent than you think.

That goes for men, too, and few ever learn what a woman is all about.

I'm going to prove it to you with the Latour brothers.

They're a little bizarre, but they're both kind and gentle.

They're never apart.

Watch us.

I'll get both of them up here.

But how do you expect me to watch? I can't possibly sit on the bed next to

three of you.

Go up to my bedroom. There's a bathroom right next to it.

Just sit there and wait and keep quiet.

Why don't you take off your clothes? I'll be back in a jiffy. No, no, in

of the mirror.

What for?

So she can see you. What?

I mean, so you can look at yourselves for better sync.

Claudine, I'm going to show you something you're not likely to forget.

It's what I call consummate artistry.

Don't you forget to look through that door.

Through the door?

Not through the door, through the keyhole.

Oh.

Yeah.

Ugh!

Oh, no.

Thank you.

What do you say? That was absolutely fantastic, Madame Blanche. A hook and a

and pow, you had them both out.

Go on, go to bed.

Tomorrow is calisthenics day and I want you in shape.

Calisthenics? What's that?

I'll tell you tomorrow morning right after breakfast.

Take off now.

We get up at eight.

side. And one, two, three, yeah, five,

six, seven, eight, nine.

Lose me next time to your good girl and keep your pants on.

Six, seven.

I will if it bothers you, but it'll cram my style.

It's supposed to be a rubdown, not a Japanese massage.

How did it go? I trust they put their hearts into it.

I'd say they were all perfect.

Excepting Susie, as usual.

Uh -huh.

She'll never learn, will she?

She knew what she was letting herself in for.

Since this isn't the first time, any punishment you deem fit will have my

approval.

Okay.

Your turn.

Come on.

You ain't seen nothing yet.

It's good.

Okay, pass it around. Hey, give me a chance.

think that's an appropriate punishment?

I think she likes it.

Maybe, but the other girls don't, and it helps keep them on their toes. I have

to admit, though, that it serves another purpose. It's Percival. After all, he's

got to get his once in a while. It's normal.

I meant to tell you I'm throwing a party for you. I want to introduce you to my

customers. You'll be the belle of the ball, darling. I'm sure you'll enjoy

Your attention, please.

I'd like you all to sit down, would you please?

Sure. Sit down now, sit down.

Get ready for a surprise.

What surprise?

I tell you, if you quiet down.

Okay, okay, okay. As I told you before, the purpose of this party is to

introduce a newcomer to our Knights of Revel whose beauty you're bound to

appreciate.

Oh, yeah.

Where is she?

Calm down. Be patient, fellas.

Claudine is going to perform for you the dance of the seven veils.

Oh.

Please listen to me carefully. Whoever happens to end up with the seventh veil

will spend the night with her.

And I mean the whole night.

And I'd like to wish you all good luck.

I now have the honor of presenting to you the most beautiful girl you've ever

seen, Claudia.

And...

You've done it, babe.

And now, gentlemen, it's up to you.

All the girls are for the taking, which is what parties are all about. Am I

right? Now pick your partners, and I'm sure they'll try to satisfy your every

appetite. And now, as Henry VIII used to say, get this fiesta going. Let's get

hell's line.

It's a nice room.

It is my room, you know.

Here's your veil.

My name is Albert.

I'm very glad you picked me.

Claudine, if you'd rather be alone, I understand.

No, you can stay.

I want you to stay.

The reason I chose you is because I wanted to be alone with you.

Get undressed and come to bed.

Please. Help me.

Thank you.

Yes. Yes.

More. More. More. More.

More. I'm... I'm...

Yeah, me too.

Oh. Oh.

Oh. Oh. Oh.

Oh.

I'd like to spend the whole night with you.

I don't know if Madame Blanche would accept.

She doesn't like for a man to stay the night. Forget about Madame Blanche.

I'll work it out with her.

Would you like me to?

Yes, I would.

It would be wonderful to fall asleep beside you.

And feel you next to me.

But that's sheer nonsense.

What am I to you but a toy you'll throw away when you're through with it?

Don't be stupid.

Why do you suppose I'd like someone to spend the night with?

Get some sleep now.

Dream about love.

Dear Claudine, I'll never forget the wonderful night we spent together, and I

promise there will be a hundred thousand just like it. I love you.

Alvin.

Claudine, I'd like a word with you.

How are you this morning? I'm fine.

I'd like to congratulate you for the man you picked last night.

It proves you're a bright girl with lots of flair.

That's very important in our business. What do you mean?

Do you know who you spent the night with?

Sure, with Albert.

Yeah, right, Albert.

Albert de Copignan.

Sole heir to the greatest wine dynasty in the country.

He's a millionaire.

The most eligible bachelor in France.

That's nice, but I like him anyhow.

Is that so?

Don't be an ass. He's rich, and that's all that matters to us.

You got lucky, and we've got to make hay out of it.

Look at this. Let me show you something.

mind telling me why you taped that?

Are you dumb or what?

Albert is wealthy as Rockefeller, and his family happens to be very strict.

So my guess is this tape is worth a full million, and I mean dollars, or he ends

up on the pavement.

I can't possibly let you be so cruel. I simply can't.

Sure you can. I'll destroy it. You goddamn fool.

You're very young and you're stupid. Do you think Albert will ever take you for

anything but what you are? A two -bit whore. Go to your room. I'll call Albert

and get him to come over this very evening.

All right, what's happening?

Anything wrong?

I hate her. I hate Madame Blanche.

She wants to blackmail Albert with a videotape she filmed while we were

love.

I won't let her do that to him.

Albert is too sweet. I would rather die.

Oh, you're crazy. Don't say that.

There's no way you could understand.

Of course I can.

I understand lots of things, but I don't talk.

You don't have to be very bright to figure out that you don't belong in this

place.

I'm not sure about that.

But I want to belong to Albert.

That's what I mean.

You're in love with the guy.

Well, don't be afraid, Claudine.

Please, trust me.

Me too, I have a dream.

I dream of helping damsels in distress.

Let's both give Madame Blanche a lesson that old whoremaster's not about to

forget.

I'll put my cards on the table.

Go on.

Let's talk about Claudine.

It happens I like her a lot.

I think she's too nice a girl to stay in this house.

I don't really care what you think about her.

But Starlight Magazine may find the whole thing very touching.

And they'll certainly be most interested by this cassette.

Should you want to have it, my dear Albert, it's yours for $50 ,000. This

like blackmail unless I'm mistaken.

You're not at all mistaken, my dear Albert. We'll see about that. Show me

cassette.

That's a fair request.

I hope you enjoy it.

I didn't know you had a dog.

That's all to the good, Madame Blanche.

But you could show more taste in your practical jokes.

My dear lady, you fluffed it.

Goodbye, Madame Blanche.

What's wrong, Albert?

What are you doing here?

What if the madam saw you? Let her go to hell. Get dressed. I'm getting you out

of here.

Darling, come here, will you?

Remember you promised me that we'd spend 100 ,000 nights together, but we have

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