Suez (1938)

Loretta Young: Countess Eugenie de Montijo

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• Ferdinand de Lesseps : Oh, Eugenie, darling, I'm leaving for Egypt in an hour and 45 minutes. Will you marry me?

  Countess Eugenie de Montijo : What?

  Ferdinand de Lesseps : I'm going there as secretary to the Consulate. Marry me, come with me. Rene's going for the license.

  Countess Eugenie de Montijo : What license? What are you talking about?

  Ferdinand de Lesseps : The marriage license! Quick, pack your things, we've just time to get to the church.

  Countess Eugenie de Montijo : But I couldn't possibly do a thing like that, you know I couldn't...

  Ferdinand de Lesseps : Don't you understand, I may be gone a year, five years... this may be our last chance!

  Countess Eugenie de Montijo : Oh, Ferdinand, are you insane?

  Ferdinand de Lesseps : No.

  [pause] 

  Ferdinand de Lesseps : Yes.