My Lord, may I say, they work extremely well. They're intelligent, polite and very clean.
12 seconds sound clip from the The Remains of the Day movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:08:27 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- But because I think the perception of two so fundamentally different natures reveals a real gulf.
- We have some refugee girls on the staff at the moment, I believe.
- We do, My Lord. Two housemaids, Elsa and Irma.
- You'll have to let them go, I'm afraid.
- It's regrettable, but we... We have no choice.
- You got to see the whole thing in context. I have the well-being of my guests to consider.
- My Lord, may I say, they work extremely well. They're intelligent, polite and very clean.
- You're saying that Elsa and Irma are to be dismissed because they're Jewish?
- His Lordship has made his decision. There's nothing for you and I to discuss.
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