We're eating early for Katie's sake. Family trouble. She wants to go over there as soon as we finish. Her sister's fighting with her husband.

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

You can hear this line at 00:17:51.119 in the DVD version of the movie.

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- But right now I'm going to soak in that cool bathtub for one solid hour.

- But that's impossible. Dinner's being served in five minutes.

- Five minutes?

- It's only 5:25, not 6:25.

- Alonzo, we're planning on eating an hour earlier tonight.

- The plans have just been changed. I'm taking a bath.

- We're eating early for Katie's sake. Family trouble. She wants to go over there as soon as we finish. Her sister's fighting with her husband.

- I see. I suppose they'll stop fighting if I don't take a bath.

- Katie's been with us for 10 years. She never asks favors. We don't want to risk losing her.

- No, nowadays you can't get a maid for less than $12 a month.

- Lon, count three.

- One, two, three.

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