- You agree with me?
- Hey, it's hard to say. This is the Republic now. Yuan Shikai thinks he's made himself an emperor.

8 seconds sound clip from the Dead Reckoning (1947) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:16:23.090 in the DVD version of the movie.

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- Yeah, that's right. They've been in there with uncle for several hours.

- I really wonder what they're talking about in there.

- Now listen, I think we're all worrying too much.

- Maybe this emperor sympathizes with our lonely life. And he's delivered an order that they build a nunnery right next door to the temple so we won't be lonely.

- I don't believe that we're that lucky. Such things don't happen to us.

- You agree with me?

- Hey, it's hard to say. This is the Republic now. Yuan Shikai thinks he's made himself an emperor.

- So why can't we have a nunnery next to us? It'll make everybody happy. So why not?

- That's nonsense.

- So fourth brother wants a little nun to pray with him. That's just to make sure that his prayers will be answered. Is that right?

- Then it's not so bad to be a monk, uh?

- Don't talk nonsense. You're way out of line.

- Actually, fourth brother's got a good point there.

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