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- Oh, yes, a maiden.
- She'll be claimed within the hour.
- Splendid.
- By our most illustrious captain, Miles Gloriosus.

8 seconds sound clip from the A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:40:31 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Is this the house of Marcus Lycus?

- Yes.

- Then aside, eunuch.

- Inform Lycus we would see him at once.

- Yes, possibilities. Carry on. Was that a customer, dear eunuch?

- Oh, welcome, most noble warrior. Won't you come in? Perhaps some wine and honey? Or perhaps another type of morsel is your interest?

- No, no, no, no, no, no, no. We are emissaries from he on whose behalf a maiden was purchased from you.

- Oh, yes, a maiden.

- She'll be claimed within the hour.

- Splendid.

- By our most illustrious captain, Miles Gloriosus.

- I know that name, and I don't think I like it.

- The mighty Miles bids you know that he did purchase a maiden from scum such as yourself some years ago.

- This so-called maiden within a few months delivered ample proof she'd been nothing of the sort.

- Accidents will happen.

- Ah, but never again to the great Gloriosus.

- Should anything be amiss with your maiden, he'll seize your entire stock and throw them to the troops.

- That's fair.

- Then he'll burn down your house.

- Reasonable.

- And then he'll...

[...]

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Sound Clip

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) poster

Funny quotes from the movie A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966), with short sound clips.

Actors: Zero Mostel (Pseudolus), Michael Crawford (Hero), Phil Silvers (Marcus Lycus), Leon Greene (Miles Gloriosus), Buster Keaton (Erronius), Michael Hordern (Senex)

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