Arsène Lupin

Sonia:
[to Chamerace, who has entered his bedroom to find her naked in his bed] Stay out of here. Stay out of here!

Ars?ne Lupin:
How do you do?

Sonia:
Close that door!

Ars?ne Lupin:
Certainly. [closes door, staying inside the room]

Sonia:
Won't you please go?

Ars?ne Lupin:
Certainly. But first, let me ask, how do you like my bed?

Sonia:
Well, I didn't mean to, really. I was cold.

Ars?ne Lupin:
Oh, yes, it is a cold night for May. However, don't you think Paris is charming in the spring?

Sonia:
Well, I prefer Russia. You see, I come from there.

Ars?ne Lupin:
Really? How delightful! I have a passion for caviar. Was your father, the general - I presume your father was a general?

Sonia:
Of the Imperial Army.

Ars?ne Lupin:
Ah, yes. Was your father, the general, fond of caviar?

Sonia:
He ate it on pancakes, for breakfast.

Ars?ne Lupin:
Did he? [They laugh] Stay for breakfast. We'll have caviar.

Sonia:
Sir, aren't you overstepping the bounds of convention?

Ars?ne Lupin:
My dear lady, didn't you leave those behind when you stepped into my bed?

Sonia:
Oh, I assure you, my being here is no pleasure.

Ars?ne Lupin:
Ah, but the night is still young.

Sonia:
Oh, sir! [she re-arranges herself in the bed, and Chamerace can see her naked back]

Ars?ne Lupin:
Pardon me, but I think your dress has slipped

Sonia:
I haven't any on.

Ars?ne Lupin:
Is that a little Russian custom? Hmm?

Ars?ne Lupin:
[fetching Sonia's evening gown from the maid and holding it up to admire it] Well, here we are. It's very nice! It's a little naughty. It's very ni - Do you think your father the general would approve of this?

Sonia:
My father the general always said that a gentleman was a man who never went to bed with his spurs on.

Ars?ne Lupin:
Isn't that a pity. I'm so fond of horses. I could give up riding...?

Sonia:
Give me that dress!

Ars?ne Lupin:
You can't get into it alone

Sonia:
The maid will help me.

Ars?ne Lupin:
The maid? I know more about unhooking than any maid in Paris.

Sonia:
Yes, but I want this one hooked. [she reaches for the dress, which he holds out of reach] I'm going to stay right here in this bed until you leave this room! [Chamerace walks over to the window and prepares to toss out the dress] What are you doing?

Ars?ne Lupin:
Well, if you're going to stay in bed you won't need the dress.

Ars?ne Lupin:
[to Sonia] Do you want to go back to your solitaire, or would you prefer something that requires *two* people?