Just what I did 50 years ago with my own bride, Mary.

6 seconds sound clip from the The Bitter Tea of General Yen movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:03:10 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- Finest old Puritan family in New England, my dear.

- Her father's a big publisher. Very old family.

- I hope Dr. Strike isn't making a mistake.

- No. I hear she is young, attractive, full of energy.

- She'll need it.

- Yes. Dedicating her life to the service of mankind in China.

- Just what I did 50 years ago with my own bride, Mary.

- Yes, it's glorious. And yet I pity her.

- Pity her?

- I've spent 50 years in China. And there are times when I think we are just a lot of persistent ants trying to move a great mountain.

- Bishop, how can you say that? After all that you've done.

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