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You are familiar, I take it, with the facts of life? Birds, bees. You are familiar, aren't you?

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

You can hear this line at 00:36:59 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- I feel very responsible for the boy. Not only is he my godson, but his father Sir David was my closest friend, as you know. And now that he's gone, well I feel in place of a father to the boy.

- I've appointed him as my secretary at the conference. And so far, he's been jolly thorough in helping me to prepare.

- Stevens, I realize this is a somewhat irregular thing to ask you to do.

- I should be very glad to be of any assistance, My Lord.

- Sorry to bring up a thing like this, but I just can't see how on earth to make it go away.

- You are familiar, I take it, with the facts of life? Birds, bees. You are familiar, aren't you?

- I'm afraid I don't quite follow you, sir.

- Well, let me put my cards on the table.

- I'm so frightfully busy with this conference. Of course, you are very busy too.

- But... someone has to tell him. In a way, it would be easier for you. Less awkward. I find the task rather daunting, I'm afraid.

- I might not get to it before Reginald's wedding day.

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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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