That is his portrait, by the way. He was a man of dominating character. Arrogant, reckless, handsome and of a violent temper.

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You can hear this line at 00:46:49.224 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- I trust, by the way, you're not superstitious.

- No. No, I don't think so.

- Won't you sit down?

- Some people retain a positively medieval attitude of mind with regard to these matters.

- Please, Mr. Rutherford, will you tell me the story, I'm very interested.

- By all means.

- The bed and the mirror form part of the contents of the private apartments of a Mr. Francis Etherington, who died at Marsden Lacy in 1836.

- The apartments had remained unused and locked from that time till the sale.

- That is his portrait, by the way. He was a man of dominating character. Arrogant, reckless, handsome and of a violent temper.

- He married a very beautiful heiress, a Miss Perry. The couple retired to Marsden Lacy where they lived contentedly for a time.

- Then suddenly, disaster overtook them. Out hunting one day, Etherington was thrown by his horse, which then rolled on him.

- His spine was injured. He was never again able to do more than drag himself a few paces from this bed.

- How dreadful.

- Yes.

- Unfortunately, the effects of such constraint on a man of his enormous energy were more than his mind could endure.

[...]

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