No, I'm sorry, my dear. This thing has to be done exactly as planned.
9 seconds sound clip from the Back for Christmas (Suspense) classic radio play.
You can hear this line at 00:21:28 in the radio play.
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- Hah, but I've changed. I've learned from watching you all these years.
- The lecture people in America. They'll be expecting you to be traveling with your wife.
- I will be traveling with my wife, but not my present wife, Hermione.
- It won't work, I tell you. That pit you dug in the cellar...
- It will work, it will serve its purpose well.
- No, I'm sorry, my dear. This thing has to be done exactly as planned.
- You have just five seconds to say your prayers...
- Hubert... you must listen... the cellar ...it.. don't do it, Hubert! Hubert!
- Oh, Steward. My wife, she's indisposed. She'll be taking her meals in our stateroom.
- I trust your wife is feeling better this morning, Professor.
- A little. Not yet well enough to leave her cabin.
- Here's a copy of the radiogram you sent for your wife last evening.
- Thank you. I'll just check it over... But look here...
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