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:40:03
I'm not gonna forget about him
because of some apparent inconsistencies.

:40:07
- You hardly even know him.
- I know him very well.

:40:11
You couldn't.
You only just met him.

:40:13
Well, I do.
:40:21
I didn't know
you sent out Christmas cards.

:40:23
Well, I haven't in years.
:40:25
When we moved, do you know what happened
to my toys and things?

:40:30
They were put in storage.
:40:32
Do you think some of them
could have been sent to Dad's?

:40:36
It's possible.
Why? Do you want them?

:40:38
- You're a bit old for that sort of thing.
- No, I just had a feeling they went to Dad's.

:40:42
- Well, why don't you call him then?
- I have. There's been no answer.

:40:55
There's something about winter in the city
at night, with everyone dressed up...

:40:58
that reminds me of War and Peace.
:41:00
- Really?
- Do you know what I mean?

:41:02
Yeah, I think so,
though I haven't read it.

:41:08
( Quiet Chattering )
:41:12
Well, I don't think ''preppy''
is a very useful term.

:41:15
I mean, it might be descriptive for
someone who is still in school or college...

:41:19
but it's ridiculous to refer to a man in his 7 0s,
like Averell Harriman, as a preppy.

:41:24
And none of the other terms people use -
WASP, P.L.U., et cetera - are of much use either.

:41:28
And that's why
I prefer the term ''U.H.B.''

:41:32
- What?
- U.H.B.

:41:34
It's an acronym for
urban haute bourgeoisie.

:41:37
Is our language so impoverished...
:41:39
that we have to use acronyms or French phrases
to make ourselves understood?

:41:43
- Yes.
- U.H.B.

:41:46
The term is brilliant
and long overdue.

:41:49
But it's a bit of a mouthful, isn't it -
U.H.B.?

:41:52
Wouldn't it be better
just to pronounce it simply ''UHB''?

:41:57
Well, I didn't expect it
to gain immediate acceptance.


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