Well, I told them you might have a few doubts, but I couldn't persuade them to come down here and prove it.
6 seconds sound clip from the Bullets or Ballots (1939) classic radio play.
You can hear this line at 00:45:44 in the radio play.
Quote context
[...]
- I'm sorry I'm late... Are you holding an election, boys?
- Oh few.
- Well, the job was given to me. The bosses has called me in two hours after the news broke.
- And you expect us to believe that?
- No.
- Well, I think I'll keep sitting in this seat till I hear from them.
- Sit anywhere you want to, but don't try, and stop me from carrying out orders.
- I have to take charge of the week's collection and have it to them by 10 o'clock tomorrow night.
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