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Dear Mrs. Benn, I propose to reach Clevedon on Thursday, the 3rd of October around 4 p.m.

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

You can hear this line at 00:08:00 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- A... former housekeeper, at present living in Clevedon, has indicated to me, sir, that she might be prepared to return to service.

- What's this, your girlfriend? Or, you mean a, former attachment?

- Oh, no, sir. No, sir. No, but... Very able housekeeper, sir. Most able housekeeper.

- I was just kidding, Stevens.

- Yes, sir.

- Sorry.

- You know what I like best about your papers over here? These obituaries. Every son of a gun gets this stately funeral oration. It's not an art we have in United States.

- Indeed, sir.

- Dear Mrs. Benn, I propose to reach Clevedon on Thursday, the 3rd of October around 4 p.m.

- Would be grateful for a line from you to reach me, care of the post office at Collingbourne Ducis, near Hungerford, where I'm planning to stop.

- Mrs. Benn, I always said you possess an amazing memory.

- My new employer is indeed Congressman Lewis, though he's now retired from political life in the United States.

- He's already taken up residence, Darlington Hall, will soon be joined by his family.

- But I regret to say we are woefully understaffed for a house this size.

[...]

The Remains of the Day Sound Clip

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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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