Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth I must go now or I'll be late to luncheon. Anyway, if my father saw me come in both late and beautiful, he might have a stroke.
Played by Joan Fontaine 
Suspicion (1941) · 17 quotes
Suspicion (1941) · 17 quotes
2nd most-quoted character in Suspicion (1941): in 8 of its 17 quotes
Most scenes with: Johnnie Aysgarth (5), Isobel Sedbusk (2)
Scenes with Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth
8 scenes Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth 
You thought I was going to kiss you, didn't you?
Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth Weren't you?
Of course not. I was merely reaching around you, trying to fix your hair.
Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth What's wrong with my hair?
Well, I'm glad you asked me that. It would've been extremely discourteous for me to bring the subject up. Your hair's all wrong. It has such wonderful possibilities that I, well, I got excited. For the moment I became a, a passionate hairdresser.
Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth Why not?
Because your ucipital mapilary is quite beautiful.
Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth I know.
He doesn't trust me from here to there. [Speaking to portrait] Do you? Well, you're right. I can only bring her unhappiness. Well, warn her. Speak up, man. It's your last chance. [To Lina] Hear him?
Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth Very distinctly.
He's not exaggerating a thing, dear. It's all true, every word he isn't saying.
Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth I love him, father.
Did you see him jump?
Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth I did.
Well, watch this one. [Speaking to portrait] Sir, I have the honor of asking for your daughter's hand in marriage. Well, what do you say to that? [He begins tapping on the portrait and it falls off the wall] My oh my. You heard him that time, didn't you?
[Lina asks Johnnie how he intends to support them]
Well, if the worst comes to the worst and there's no other way out, I'll have to...
Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth What?
Borrow some more.
Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth When he enticed his victim across the footbridge, knowing that the bridge has been sawn through...
He also knew that his victim couldn't swim. Don't forget that.
Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth Well, what I want to know is this. Would you call that an actual murder?
Well, from a moral standpoint there's no question at all. It is murder.
Imagine a substance in daily use everywhere. Anyone can lay his hands on it, and within a minute after taking, the victim's beautifully out of the way. Mind you, it's undetectable after death.
Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth Is whatever it is, painful?
Oh, not in the least. In fact I should think it'd be a most pleasant death.
What do you think of me by contrast to your horse?
Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth If I ever got the bit between your teeth, I'd have no trouble in handling you at all.
