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That would be difficult, sir. I tried to obtain a position for them in House of Surrey.

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

You can hear this line at 01:24:25 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Try the ignition.

- Well, thank you, sir. I'm most grateful for your help.

- Good luck. It's been interesting talking to you.

- Lord Halifax was vary impressed with the silver. I told him it was all your doing. Sent his compliments. Well done.

- Thank you, sir.

- I've been meaning to ask you, that business last year about the Jewish maids. I suppose there's no way of tracing them, is there?

- That would be difficult, sir. I tried to obtain a position for them in House of Surrey.

- There was room only for one, and the girls didn't want to be separated, sir.

- Well, try anyway. One would like to do something for them.

- It was wrong, what occurred. I'm sorry about it. Very sorry.

- Good morning. Yes. His Lordship asked about the Jewish girls. Yes. He wondered where they were. He said it was wrong to dismiss them.

- I thought you like to know because I remember you were as distressed as I was about it.

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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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