Call me Ishmael. Some years ago, never mind how long precisely having little or no money in my purse and nothing particular to...

11 seconds sound clip from the Matilda (1996) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:32:22.854 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- So Harry and Zinnia got away and as bad as things were before, that's how good they became.

- Miss Honey was made principal of Crunchem Hall which had to add an upper school because kids never wanted to leave.

- And Matilda found, to her great surprise that life could be fun. And she decided to have as much of it as possible. After all, she was a very smart kid.

- But the happiest part of the story is that Matilda and Miss Honey each got what they had always wanted: A loving family.

- And Matilda never had to use her powers again. Well, I mean, almost never.

- Call me Ishmael. Some years ago, never mind how long precisely having little or no money in my purse and nothing particular to...

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