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But she needn't have put herself out so. It's plain to see you don't need things managed for you.

7 seconds sound clip from the Back for Christmas (Suspense) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:08:18 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Oh, I'm sorry... I, shouldn't be talking like this.

- I've often wondered what she must have been like - your wife, I mean.

- Hermione? Not an easy woman to forget. Very strong. Always managing things. The house, my wardrobe, my friends... When we dined at a restaurant, she even ordered my food.

- She was always managing things, her whole life... she managed herself to death!

- Poor woman. She must have loved you very much.

- But she needn't have put herself out so. It's plain to see you don't need things managed for you.

- You need companionship, I think, someone sympathetic with your work, but the last thing on earth you need is a manager.

- How well you put it. The last thing on earth.

- Operator. Operator... are you there? I'm still waiting on that call to Salisbury.

- Oh? Well, put them on, quickly.

- Hello? Is this Paul Holt and Sons? It's Mrs. Hubert Schumacher.

[...]

Back for Christmas (Suspense) Sound Clip

Back for Christmas (Suspense)Quotes from Back for Christmas- Suspense Radio Show based on a short story written by John Collier, first aired on December 23, 1943.

Actors: Peter Lorre (Hubert Schumacher)

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