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- Yes, master.
- Master? Why, I've given you your freedom.
- It's strange. I hardly felt a slave. And now, I hardly feel free.

20 seconds sound clip from the Ben-Hur (1959) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:42:22.398 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- You've not often been here. What do you remember of it?

- My father sometimes brought me here when I was little. It was a house where I was always happy. Except once.

- When you and your friend, the Roman boy...

- Messala.

- Yes. You had been out hunting, and they brought you home injured.

- I touched your face as you lay there, and prayed to God, Don't let this boy die.

- I can hear how you said it. Gently, as you say it now.

- Yes, master.

- Master? Why, I've given you your freedom.

- It's strange. I hardly felt a slave. And now, I hardly feel free.

- You know, in the old, wise days of Solomon if there was among his slaves some girl who filled his eyes, he could choose her out from the rest, and take her to him.

- Wise days of Solomon.

- Different days. And long ago.

- If you were not a bride, I should kiss you goodbye.

- If I were not a bride, there would be no goodbyes to be said.

- Your slave ring. Fair exchange. Freedom to you. The ring to me.

[...]

Ben-Hur (1959) Sound Clip

Ben-Hur (1959) film poster

Sound bites of the best quotes from the 1959 film Ben-Hur.

Actors: Charlton Heston (Judah Ben-Hur), Jack Hawkins (Quintus Arrius), Haya Harareet (Esther), Stephen Boyd (Messala), Hugh Griffith (Sheik Ilderim)

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