- I'm meeting her tonight, 8:30 in a cafe.
- A red carnation?
- Yeah. She's using one for a bookmark in a copy of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina. And I'm wearing one in my lapel.
11 seconds sound clip from the The Shop Around the Corner (1940) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:23:22.467 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- Oh, I'm sorry. The main thing is that you like her.
- What do you mean? You love a girl and you don't know if you like her?
- Well, that's just the question. I haven't met her yet.
- What? You haven't met her yet?
- No.
- I keep postponing it and postponing it. I'm scared.
- You might be disappointed, too.
- And I don't dare think about it.
- I'm meeting her tonight, 8:30 in a cafe.
- I'm sure she'll be beautiful.
- Well, not too beautiful. Oh, what chance would a fellow like me...?
- What do you want, a homely girl?
- No, no. Now, you knock on wood for me. Just a lovely, average girl. That's that's all I want.
(1930 Volvo TR Taxi Series Car Engine Stopping)
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