It's also been decided that you should no longer carry heavy trays.

— Mr Stevens (Anthony Hopkins)

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

You can hear this line at 00:31:49 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- I come straight to the point.

- Do, and be done with it. Some of us have got work to be getting on with.

- There's to be a very important international conference in this house next week. People of great stature will be His Lordship's guests.

- We must all put our best foot forward.

- Because of father's recent accident, it has been suggested that you no longer wait at table.

- I waited at table, everyday, for the last 54 years.

- It's also been decided that you should no longer carry heavy trays.

- Now, here's a revised list of your duties.

- Look, I fell, because of those paving stones. They're crooked. Why don't you get them put right before someone else does the same thing?

- You will read the revised list of your duties, father.

- Get those stones put right. You don't want all those gentlemen of stature tripping up and breaking their necks, do you?

- No, indeed, I don't.

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