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

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

You can hear this line at 00:08:06 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- There's a certain sadness in a man's eyes... a sweet sadness, I think...when he has been married and then lost...

- A widower... I never thought of it in quite that way...

- 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.

[...]

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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