Besides, I'm due at my sister's house at 7 o'clock on a family matter.

4 seconds sound clip from the Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:05:16.566 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

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- Too sour?

- Just what I told Katie.

- Would it start a minor revolution in this household if dinner was an hour early tonight?

- Mr. Smith hates to eat early on a hot day.

- Eating early on a hot day gives you more time to digest your food before retiring.

- Besides, I'm due at my sister's house at 7 o'clock on a family matter.

- Something wrong with your sisters?

- Having trouble with her husband. Him being a man.

- Well, early dinner's all right with me, but you'll have to explain it to Mr. Smith.

- Oh, he won't mind, seeing as how tonight's corned-beef night.

- Is it all right, Katie?

- Yes, it's all right, but I had to tell your poor mother another flock of lies. Well, Katie, they're only white lies.

- A lie is a lie, and dressing it in white don't help it.

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