I don't want to be just introduced to him. I want it to be something strange and wonderful, something I'll always remember.

7 seconds sound clip from the Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:07:51.054 in the DVD version of the movie.

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- Now, be perfectly calm. We have the perfect right to sit on our own front porch.

- Isn't it a lovely day, Esther, dear?

- Heavenly, Rose. Simply heavenly.

- Well. He's not very neighborly, I must say.

- After all, he's only lived here three weeks. You can't expect him to fling himself at you.

- Well, that's true.

- Besides, meeting him across the lawn for the first time would be so ordinary.

- I don't want to be just introduced to him. I want it to be something strange and wonderful, something I'll always remember.

- I'll get George Briggs to bring him to Lon's going-away party on Saturday.

- Could you?

- Rose. Esther. The water's hot. If you're going to wash your hair, you'd better do it now.

- We're eating early, you know.

- All right, Mother. Guess why we're eating early.

- Well, you certainly don't want the whole family sitting in there drinking in every word while a man proposes to you long-distance.

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