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23. Vivie: To tell you the truth, I rather admire him for being strong-minded enough to
enjoy himself in his own way (ShL, 168).
24. Mrs Warren: You think I want to force that played out old sot on you! I don’t, Vivie: on
my oath I don’t (ShL, 168).
25. Praed: I declare you are the most splendidly courageous woman I ever met (ShL,
162).
26. Frank: My curse upon you caller. Whoe’er he be (ShL, 159).
27. Frank: I assure you my feeling for you is not the least in the world like it (ShL, 157).
28. Vivie: I think you would probably told me when we were married it would be a
convenient weapon to break me in with.
Crofts (Quite sincerely): I never intended that. On my word as a gentleman I didn’t
(ShL, 149)
29. Pilate: But I ask you what is truth?
Jesus: It is that which a man must tell even if he be stoned or crucified for telling it I
am not offereing you the truth at a price of my own profit; I am offering it freely to you
for your salvation at the peril of my own life (ShL, 177).
30. Z: But what would you take me for if you met me in a third class carriage?
A: I should not notice you.
Z: I bet you would. I mayn’t be a beauty but when I get into a railway carriage every
man in it has a look at me (ShL, 115)
31. Rev. S: You look well everywhere, Mrs Warren.
Frank: Bravo, gov’nor. (ShL, 143).
32. Pilate: You are accused of sedition and blasphemy (ShL, 182).
33. I’ll ask you to excuse me: I must take the opportunity to write my sermon while Mrs
Gardner is away and you are all amusing yourself (ShL, 141).
34. Jesus: The truth is the truth and nothing else.
Pilate: But how far is it discoverable? We agree that it is true that I am sitting in this
chair because our senses tell us so (Shl, 178).
35. You are welcome to any illusions you may have left on these subjects. (ShL, 161).
36. I want to give you a warning , Frank (ShL, 144).
37. May I ask you to address yourself to this question not as as emotional oriental but as
a sane man of business (ShL, 235)
38. Rev S: Good morning. I must apologize for not having met you at breakfast (ShL,
141).
39. Mrs Warren: Do you want me to go away?
No. I always want you to stay. But I advise you to go away (ShL, 165).
40. Hipey: … Mind you, I know you mean it as a compliment that I’d make a good
parliamentry debater. I appreciate it. (ShL, 211).
41. Lady: How kind of you. You will let me know if anything –
The nurse: Yes, yes. I promise to come for you and wake you if anything happens.
Good-night, madam (ShL, 36)
42. Praed: Well, as you are, at all events, old enough to be her father, I don’t mind
agreeing that we both regard Miss Vivie in a parental way (ShL, 111)
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Augustus does his bit
1. May I offer you a chair, lady? (ShAug)