My sister was on the point of arranging these flowers.
3 seconds sound clip from the The Old Dark House (1932) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:07:23.838 in the DVD version of the movie.
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(mumbling) Even Welsh ought not sound like that.
- My name is Femm, Horace Femm.
- I'm very sorry to break in on you like this. My name is Waverton. May I introduce my wife?
- My sister was on the point of arranging these flowers.
- I don't know if your man explained the situation to you.
- He did his best, but I'm afraid I couldn't understand him. You see Morgan is dumb.
- Oh I see, of course, I didn't realize.
- I see. How awkward, how very awkward.
- What is it? What do they want?
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