I wondered whether you would excuse me from coming with you. I'm not very strong. There are rather a lot of stairs. I really should have told you before, but the vanity of age, you know.

11 seconds sound clip from the The Old Dark House (1932) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:35:58.753 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

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- I can't see the point.

- Yes, but why should we trouble about the lamp if we don't want to?

- But, we said we'd get it so why shouldn't we get it?

- Yes, but why should we if we don't want to and I don't want to.

- But, this is absurd...

- Did you hear that?

- I did hear something.

- What was it?

- It must have been Morgan. He's drunk, you know. He's probably making a disturbance downstairs in the kitchen.

- I thought that noise came from upstairs.

- Anyway, what about this lamp?

- I wondered whether you would excuse me from coming with you. I'm not very strong. There are rather a lot of stairs. I really should have told you before, but the vanity of age, you know.

- You'll find it on a little table at the end of the landing two floors above.

- I suppose it's not too heavy for me to carry.

- Oh, not at all. It's quite light really.

- I see.

- Thank you, thank you very much.

(footsteps clomping)

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