I'm afraid it is too late now. They've packed and gone.
7 seconds sound clip from the Back for Christmas (Suspense) classic radio play.
You can hear this line at 00:09:34 in the radio play.
Quote context
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- Send it to me in New York as I instructed you, addressed in my name, of course.
- Yes, I've already put them in the mail. You'll get them tomorrow. Thank you. Thank you so much.
- Oh, here you are, Hubert. Where have you been?
- I'm afraid it is too late now. They've packed and gone.
- Back for Christmas. Back for Christmas. Must you keep saying that?
- Why not? We are coming back for Christmas. Aren't we?
- Supposing I were offered a professorship in one of those wealthy American Universities?
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