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I want to let in a little more light here. You can bear a little more?

5 seconds sound clip from the A Tale of Two Cities (1938) classic radio drama series episode.

You can hear this line at 00:14:52.960 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Listen. What is that sound?

- Faintly, through the dark, with his back toward the door, we saw a white-haired man sitting on a low bench, stooping forward... very busy, making shoes.

- Father!

- Good day, Manette.

- Good day.

- Still hard at work, I see.

- Yes. Yes, I'm working.

- I want to let in a little more light here. You can bear a little more?

- What? What did you say?

- You can bear a little more light?

- I must bear it. If you let it in.

- You have a visitor, Manette.

- What did you say?

- Here is a visitor.

- Show him the shoe you're working at. Take it, monsieur.

- Now tell, monsieur, the maker's name.

[...]

A Tale of Two Cities (1938) Sound Clip

A Tale of Two Cities book coverListen to memorable quotes of Charles Dickens's "A Tale of Two Cities", as brought to life by Orson Welles in this rare 1938 Mercury Theatre radio play, featuring sound clips.

Actors: Orson Welles (Sydney Carton, Doctor Manette), Edgar Barrier (Charles Darnay), Betty Garde (Madame Defarge), Mary Taylor (Lucie Manette), Martin Gabel (Jarvis Lorry)

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