we did it

AMANDA                NICHOLAS.

 

NICHOLAS           YES?

 

AMANDA                ALL OF THE PAINTINGS ARE SPOKEN FOR.

 

NICHOLAS           YOU'RE KIDDING.

 

AMANDA                THEY PRACTICALLY WALKED THEMSELVES OUT THE DOOR.

 

NICHOLAS           YOU'RE AMAZING. I KNEW YOU COULD—

 

AMANDA                I HAD A LITTLE HELP.

 

BOTH                                                                            WE DID GOOD!

 

NICHOLAS           NOW I SAY WE CLOSE THE PLACE.

 

AMANDA                WHY SO SOON? WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU GOT UP YOUR SLEEVE?

 

NICHOLAS           I'LL TELL YOU THE MINUTE I GET YOU UNLACED

                                    THAT IS, AS SOON AS THESE PEOPLE LEAVE.

 

                                    (AMANDA quickly begins herding people out.)

 

AMANDA                EVERYONE! WE'RE CALLING IT AN EARLY NIGHT.

 

NICHOLAS           THANK YOU FOR HONORING THE MEMORY OF GREGORY QUITE.

 

                                    (The patrons begin to file out of the gallery. Some of them pat NICHOLAS on the back and                                                          others provide words of condolence. AMANDA drifts among them giving thanks and                                                                    ushering them out. When they're all gone, NICHOLAS and AMANDA embrace..)

 

NICHOLAS           WE DID IT.

                                    WE DID IT.

                                    I KNEW WE

                                    COULD DO IT.

 

BOTH                      WE DID IT.

                                    WE DID IT.

                                    WE SOLD OUT.

                                    THERE'S NO DOUBT

                                    OUR LIVES WILL NEVER BE THE SAME

                                    NOW GREGORY'S A HOUSEHOLD NAME.

 

NICHOLAS           WE CARRIED

                                    THE DAY, LOVE.

 

AMANDA                WE BLEW THEM

                                    AWAY, LOVE.

NICHOLAS           WE KICKED ASS.

 

AMANDA                AND THEN WE TOOK NAMES.

 

NICHOLAS           WE HOLD ALL THE MARBLES.

 

AMANDA                YOU'RE BOGART.

 

NICHOLAS           YOU'RE GARBO.

 

BOTH                      WE'RE SIMPLY THE CRÉME DE LA CRÉME.

                                    OUR LIVES WILL NEVER BE THE SAME

                                    NOW GREGORY'S A HOUSEHOLD NAME.

 

NICHOLAS

I MADE IT.

I'M A-LIST.

I'M IN NOW.

THE IN CROWD.

THEY BOUGHT IT.

I SURE KNOCKED THEM DEAD.

AND WITH MY

ACCOMPLICE

 IT'S "MISSION

ACCOMPLISHED",

THOUGH SHE FOUGHT IT.

IT'S FULL STEAM AHEAD.

 

LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME

NOW GREGORY'S A HOUSEHOLD NAME

WE DID IT.

WE DID IT.

 

THIS CALLS FOR CELEBRATIONS

OF A PARTICULAR KIND.

 

LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.

WE DID IT!

 AMANDA

ISN'T HE CHARMING?

WALKING SO TALL?

ISN'T HE SELFLESS?

DISARMING?

SO ON THE BALL?

HE'S A MAN.

HE'S A MAN LIKE NO OTHER.

HE DID IT

ALL FOR HIS BROTHER.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THIS CALLS FOR CELEBRATIONS.

 NICHOLAS

WHAT DID YOU HAVE IN MIND?

BOTH

LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.

WE DID IT!

 

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