- You ought to be a nursery maid.
- Yes, except that the best nursery maids don't drink whiskey out of the bottle.
6 seconds sound clip from the The Old Dark House (1932) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:32:23.694 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
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- I feel a bit more human now.
- This certainly is a benighted household.
- Look at those. Come on, take 'em off.
- I seem to spend most of the evening changing your shoes.
- You ought to be a nursery maid.
- Yes, except that the best nursery maids don't drink whiskey out of the bottle.
- Storm's just as bad as ever, isn't it?
- Worse.
- That's done it, the light's gone out.
- I suppose they'll stay out this time. Now we should be miserable all the evening.
- That's all right. Surely there's some candles somewhere, aren't there?
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