Lady Claire
How do you know you're God?
Jack Gurney
Simple. When I pray to Him, I find I am talking to myself.
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Sir Charles It's out of the question!
Jack Gurney Who asked you a question? Did you ask him a question? Nobody asked a question, so I'll ask a question: Who's the head of the Gurney household?
Sir Charles You are, Jack.
Jack Gurney Then don't let me hear you answering unasked questions again!
Dr. Herder His lordship is a paranoid schizophrenic.
Sir Charles Paranoid schizophrenic? But he's a Gurney!
Dr. Herder Then he's a paranoid schizophrenic Gurney who believes he's God.
Sir Charles But we've always been Church of England!
Dr. Herder He can't forget being rejected by his mother and father at the age of 11. They sent him away, alone, into a primitive community of licensed bullies and pederasts.
Sir Charles You mean he went to public school.
Dr. Herder Exactly.
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