- Well, I was ill...
- No, you were not. You were entertaining a friend. A friend, mind you!

5 seconds sound clip from the Phantom of the Opera (1943) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:08:07.655 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- You're in wonderful voice tonight, monsieur. Excellent.

- Thank you, Marcel.

- Christine! Why weren't you on the stage for the end of the act?

- Well, I...

- You're all right, aren't you?

- Oh, yes.

- Mademoiselle DuBois? Come here, please.

- Don't worry.

- Why weren't you on the stage for the curtain calls, mademoiselle?

- Well, I was ill...

- No, you were not. You were entertaining a friend. A friend, mind you!

- Now, for a singer to deliberately absent herself from the stage during a performance is a gross breach of...

- Oh... You wish to talk to me, monsieur?

- With your permission, I'd like a few words with Mademoiselle DuBois in my office after the performance.

- Yes, she will be there.

- Thank you.

- Now, you bear in your mind what I told you, mademoiselle.

- Yes, monsieur.

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