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- Burned again?
- Yes, I'm sorry, sir. The rule in the kitchen has has always been that cook cooks the cooked breakfast while her assistant toasts the toast.

13 seconds sound clip from the The Remains of the Day movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:05:24 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- In the 7 years since I last wrote to you, I have again left my husband, and sad to say, my marriage seems to be finally over.

- I'm staying with a friend in her boarding house in Clevedon.

- I don't know what my future is.

- Ever since Catherine, my daughter, got married last year, my life has been empty.

- The years stretch before me and if only I knew how to fill them. But I would like to be useful again.

- Burned again?

- Yes, I'm sorry, sir. The rule in the kitchen has has always been that cook cooks the cooked breakfast while her assistant toasts the toast.

- Why don't we just get her a pop-up toaster?

- We need not a new gadget but a revised staff plan, sir.

- A staff plan? I didn't know we had one.

- Yes, sir. A faulty one, unfortunately.

- Sir, quite recently, you were kind enough to suggest that I go on a little holiday. Take a trip around the country.

- Absolutely. Certainly, take a break. See the world.

[...]

The Remains of the Day Sound Clip

The Remains of the Day poster

A selection of the most important quotes from The Remains of the Day (1993 film), featuring short sound bites.

Actors: Anthony Hopkins (Mr Stevens), Emma Thompson (Miss Kenton), Christopher Reeve (Congressman Jack Lewis), Hugh Grant (Reginald Cardinal), James Fox (Lord Darlington), Michael Lonsdale (Dupont d'Ivry)

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