The Abbey always reminds me of that old toast about lofty timbers.
9 seconds sound clip from the Dracula (1931) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:25:24 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Count Dracula's just taken Carfax Abbey.
- Oh, it'll be a relief to see light in those dismal old windows.
- You'll excuse me, I'm wanted on the telephone.
- The Abbey could be very attractive, but I should imagine it would need quite extensive repairs.
- The Abbey always reminds me of that old toast about lofty timbers.
- The walls around are bare, echoing to our laughter as though the dead were there.
- But there's more, even nicer.
- Pass a cup to the dead already, a round for the next to die...
- Oh, never mind the rest, dear.
- To die, to be really dead, that must be glorious.
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