- Then, there was a case after the war where he sued a newspaper for libel. The Express, was it? News Chronicle?
- I couldn't say, sir.
- Anyway, he lost.
14 seconds sound clip from the The Remains of the Day movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:20:54 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- No need to explain. I can quite see how it happened.
- Sorry, sir. I never knew that Lord Darlington.
- My employer's an American gentleman, Mr. Lewis.
- Yes, Lord Darlington was among those who tried to make a deal with Hitler.
- He was lucky, really, not to have been tried for treason.
- I must confess, I failed to tell you the truth.
- I did know Lord Darlington, and I can declare that he was a truly good man.
- A gentleman through and through to whom I'm proud to have given my best years of service.
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