But I won't pretend that my income's what it was. Only last year I had to sell a 300 acre estate of ours, la Michouille.
8 seconds sound clip from the Dr Knock (Theatre Royal 1954) classic radio drama series episode.
You can hear this line at 00:18:22.782 in the radio play.
Quote context
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- Oh, don't imagine that you're going to die of it today or tomorrow. No, no, we can take our time.
- Yes doctor, you may well be surprised to see me.
- But the greater the compliment, madame, and I am conscious of it.
- Our family, of course, goes back to the 13th century.
- I still wonder whether I did right.
- It depends what you invested the money in, madame.
- I bought oil shares, doctor. What do you think of oil?
- But you're wondering perhaps what I've come for, lining up with all my tenants for a free visit.
- Whatever your reasons, madame, I know they were good ones.
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