David gave Frenchy a copy of Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw, which was the original script of the movie "A Fairy Lady". After watching the Hepburn fans of "The Fair Lady", Hepburn performed Eliza, a flower girl from the bottom of society, and met Henry Higgins, a professor of linguistics from the upper class, who taught Eliza the accent of the upper class and the life of the upper class. Habit, want to turn her into an upper class person, and fell in love with Eliza in the process.
The same is true in "Amateur Thief". Frenchy is a petty citizen who doesn't understand art and finer things, while David, who buys and sells art, has an upper-class approach. David sending such a book to Frenchy is such a hint that he has fallen in love with her. Because Frenchy is relatively slow, David also added a special sentence:
To my favorite Eliza, from your Professor Higgins.
Love, David
David's trick was immediately rewarded, and Frenchy also prepared a gift for him. But unlike his cheap leather book, his gift is a cigarette box of the expensive Duke of Windsor. The story of the Duke of Windsor is that they talked about in the movie, and it is also a story that Frenchy'saw on TV'.
Edward, Duke of Windsor, was originally the King of England, but fell in love with an American woman who had been married twice. But for love Edward gave up the throne and married this American woman.
This is a very romantic story, and this gift is also a valuable gift. As an authentic New Yorker, Frenchy gave this gift to a gentleman, David, who is full of British accent, and also hinted to David: You are also my king, and I am willing to divorce!
More interesting is:
The Professor Higgins in "Fair Lady" did not marry Eliza in the end, and Eliza finally chose a person with the same social level as her; the Duke of Windsor did not give up the throne for the American woman he loved, but because his personal relationship with Hitler made the British royal family He had to give up the throne and took advantage of this American woman's interface.
So here is also a direct hint at the ending of the film: David's feelings for Frenchy are purely profit-making, and in the end Frenchy must leave David and return to Ray, who is more co-produced with her.
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