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Jim Dear:
[
Giving Darling a hatbox] It's for you, Darling. Merry Christmas.
Darling:
Oh, Jim, dear. It's the one I was admiring, isn't it? Trimmed with ribbons?
Jim Dear:
Well, it *has* a ribbon.
[
the box is opened; inside is a puppy wearing a ribbon]
Darling:
Oh, how sweet.
Jim Dear:
You like her, Darling?
Darling:
[
hugging the puppy] Oh, I love her. What a perfectly beautiful little Lady.
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