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just don39。 imported form England years ago, together with a Rolls Royce and a daughter, named Sabrina... (Sabrina stops washing the car, and walks towards a tree, and climbs on it to watch the party.) SABRINA: Among other things, the Larrabees were noted for the parties they gave. Few people anymore give parties the way they did. It never rained on the night of a Larrabee party the Larrabees wouldn39。s 10:08, Robert. SABRINA: Linus was on the cover of Time... SABRINA: But most of all, there was David, the younger son, who was in and out of many schools and even more relationships. He was handsome and charming and funny and romantic. (David is dancing with a beautiful blonde, and flirting with her... ) DAVID: It39。s the problem? DAVID: Well, I39。t e up before. DAVID: Listen, Linus, she39。s a doctor, pediatrician, actually. LINUS: How did you meet her? DAVID: Well, I was at this party and the host39。t know. (Mrs. Larrabee es out of the house... ) MRS. LARRABEE: Here39。 office with great anger, holding a piece of newspaper, he es up and throws the paper on Linus39。m not ready to make this kind of mitment. LINUS: Oh, I see. She must have asked for an actual wedding date. DAVID: I don39。t deserve her, but she appears to love you. DAVID: Yeah, see, doesn39。s sitting on the hottest technology in town and everyone in Wall Street knows it. We39。t speak. Instruments, you don39。re a grown man, David. Finish something. Elizabeth Tyson39。s gone by so quickly. Gertrude Stein said America is my country, and Paris is my hometown. I39。t feel cold. Across the street someone is playing La Vie en Rose. They do it for the tourists, but I39。s greeting... ) SABRINA: Hi, how are you? DAVID: I39。s convenient. You sure you wouldn39。t recognize me, do you? (She takes her sunglasses off thinking he would recognize her.) DAVID: Yeah, of course I do. You39。re both very busy, busy people, and it39。m sorry, you39。t he e? LINUS: He was on his way, he had a slight accident. He sat on a champaigne flute. SABRINA: Is he OK? LINUS: He39。s this for? LINUS: Part of the message from David. SABRINA: They sent you to deal with me, haven39。t object? (She suddenly turns back.) LINUS: Object? To you? Look at you. It39。s too late to give them their freedom. SABRINA: You know, you are not exactly what people say you are. LINUS: Oh yeah? What do they say I am? SABRINA: Uh you know? LINUS: No. SABRINA: Well, that you39。s my favorite... LINUS: No, no, no, I get the picture. That39。t cry. You were a brave kid. SABRINA: No, I was more afraid of you than being electrocuted. Scene VIII LINUS: I can39。t want more. I don39。s not it. It39。 office for David. David es in with his fiancee) LINUS: The purpose of this meeting is to inform you that at this moment my brother, David... DAVID: ^Is late as usual^. Sorry, sorry, everybody. LINUS: What are you doing here? DAVID: Elizabeth and I have decided to elope. MR. TYSON: Really? LINUS: David, where39。s probably having her beverage service right about now. MR. TYSON: Who is? MRS. LARRABEE: Sabrina. MRS. TYSON: Who39。t see her before she left? You didn39。re always been generous to your women in the past and I was sure she39。s a car waiting for you downstairs, a helicopter at East 60th, the plane ticket39。re all nuts. MRS. LARRABEE: Linus, you know I love you. No mother could be prouder, but I think it39。d make you happy. I promised him. SABRINA: I thought it was all a lie. LINUS: So did I... but something happened, it was a lie. And then it was a dream. SABRINA: I don3