Most scenes together: Lady Trentham & Lady Sylvia McCordle (3), Lady Trentham & Mary Maceachran (2)
Who is it?
Lottie Oh, I'm ever so sorry, sir.
Sorry for what?
Lottie I'm supposed to get the fire lit without waking you.
Why does everyone treat me as if I were one of these stupid snobs? I spent half the week downstairs with all of you.
Lottie You can't be on both teams at once, sir.
You Brits really don't have a sense of humor do you?
Elsie We do if something's funny, sir.
How do you put up with these people?
Ivor Novello You forget I earn my living by impersonating them.
Mr Weissman.
Morris Weissman Yes?
Tell us about the film you're going to make.
Morris Weissman Oh, sure. It's called "Charlie Chan In London". It's a detective story.
Mabel Nesbitt Set in London?
Morris Weissman Well, not really. Most of it takes place at a shooting party in a country house. Sort of like this one, actually. Murder in the middle of the night, a lot of guests for the weekend, everyone's a suspect. You know, that sort of thing.
How horrid. And who turns out to have done it?
Morris Weissman Oh, I couldn't tell you that. It would spoil it for you.
Oh, but none of us will see it.
Mrs Wilson, a major crisis has arisen. I've just found out that Mr Weissman won't eat meat and I don't know what to do and I can't ask Mrs Croft. I simply don't dare.
Oh, everything's under control your ladyship. Mr Weissman's valet informed us as soon as he arrived so we've prepared a special version of the soup, he can eat the fish and the hors d'oeuvres, there'll be a welsh rarebit for the game course, I'm not sure what we're going to do about the entree but we'll think of something.
Thank you Mrs Wilson. Ten steps ahead as always. Which one of you is Mr Weissman's valet?
I am, your Ladyship.
Are you indeed. Yes. Well. Thank you for your...[pause while she takes a good look at him] efficiency.
What are you wearing?
Don't you like it? You bought it.
Did I? How extraordinary of me.
Where's that wretched Mabel?
Has anyone checked her outfit? She's probably in black velvet with a feather in her hair.
Lavinia Meredith She's in the morning room looking perfectly normal. Don't be such a snob, Aunt Constance.
Me? I haven't a snobbish bone in my body.
Could you imagine someone being hanged because of something I said?
I know. And what purpose could it possibly serve?
He's still got that vile little dog, I see.
Yes, the ones we hate last forever.
Tell me, what happened to William's little maid? I never saw her again after that dinner.
Elsie?
Hmm.
She's gone.
Aw, it's a pity, really. I thought it was a good idea to have someone in the house who is actually sorry he's dead.
They're rather a mixed bunch. That Mr. Weissman's very odd. Apparently, he produces motion pictures. The Charlie Chan Mysteries. Or does he direct them? I never know the difference. Mary! I suppose it's fun having a film star staying but there's always so little to talk about after the first flush of recognition. And why has Freddy Nesbitt brought that awful common little wife of his? Isabel only asked him because another gun dropped out; that's no excuse to inflict her on us all. Mary... Tomorrow, I'll have breakfast in bed, and then get straight up into the tweeds. What shirt have you brought?
The green with the pink stripe.
Oh no, dear, no. No, that's quite wrong. Always something very plain for country sports, the one I wore today will do.
But it's soiled.
Well, you can wash it, can't you?
Lavinia Meredith I don't care what's changed or not changed as long as our sons are spared what you all went through.
Not all. You never fought, did you, William?
I did my bit.
Louisa Stockbridge Of course you did.
Well, you made a lot of money but it's not quite the same as charging into the cannon's mouth, is it?
Nobody can stab a corpse and not know it.
Robert Parks Really? When was the last time you stabbed a corpse?
Raymond Stockbridge Well I think it's ridiculous. I'm here to shoot.
Louisa Stockbridge Darling, it's a relief to me to sit next to someone who isn't deaf in one ear.
Raymond Stockbridge How's that?
I believe in love. Not just getting it, but giving it. I think that if you're able to love someone, even if they don't know it, even if they can't love you back, then it's worth it.
