General, I respect your concern and authority, but I must leave the island. There are personal reasons...
7 seconds sound clip from the Isle of the Dead (1945) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:21:34.493 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- I must safeguard the health of my troops.
- But, my dear sir, His Majesty's government...
- No one may leave the island. (2)
- I will be glad to explain my wife's plight.
- No one may leave the island.
- But you must have observed that my wife is an invalid.
- What about yourself, General? What about the army?
- It's better to have no General than one carrying the plague.
- The doctor will tell you what to do and I will see that you do it. We will fight the plague.
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