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- This little pitcher seems quite out of place here.
- Dining room. Well spotted.

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

You can hear this line at 00:13:27 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Mr. Stevens, how do you do?

- My Lord.

- Very good man here, your son. He does the house great service. I don't know what we'd do without him.

- Proud of him, are you?

- Very proud, My Lord.

- Quite right too. Yes.

- Well, very glad to have you with us.

- Thank you, My Lord.

- Oh, Steves... What are we have dinner tonight? 14:00? 16:00?

- Twelve, sir.

- Right.

- This little pitcher seems quite out of place here.

- Dining room. Well spotted.

- I thought these might brighten your parlour a little.

- Beg your pardon?

- I thought they might cheer things up for you.

- Well, that's very kind of you. Um...

- If you like, I could bring in some more cuttings for you.

- Thank you, but I... regard this... room as my private place of work, and I... I prefer to keep distractions to a minimum.

- Would you call flowers a distraction then?

- I appreciate your kindness, but I prefer to keep things as they are.

[...]

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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