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Well, what I was driving at was the children. They were in school when she died...

6 seconds sound clip from the Fugue in C Minor (Suspense) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:07:15 in the radio play.

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[...]

- They were almost morbidly devoted to their mother and then, of course, the unfortunate circumstances of her death...

- But I suppose your sister has told you all about that.

- No, not very much, except...

- Your wife was killed in a street accident, wasn't she?

- Yes, in Philadelphia. A brewery wagon and four horses ran her down.

- Oh, how terrible.

- It's something I don't like to think about very often.

- Poor beautiful Margaret. Well, it's like a nightmare, and I still can't feel reconciled, but...

- Well, what I was driving at was the children. They were in school when she died...

- And by some malicious stroke of fate, there was an epidemic of scarlet fever raging out there. The authorities wouldn't lift the quarantine and let them out for her funeral.

- Oh, poor little things.

- Yes, it upset them dreadfully. In fact, I sometimes fear it's left a mark on them which may endure all their lives.

- Why, what do you mean?

- They suffer from delusions. Delusions about her. They think that in some way she is linked... Her soul is imprisoned in the organ pipes.

- How horrible.

- I wish I could do something about it.

[...]

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The idiotic tunes people play nowadays. Give me the old stern classics. They have strength and power! Give me something with life to it, something that will flood the whole house with sound!
A scream, for example. There's something so exciting about pulling out all the stops and drowning out all human sound!
And by some malicious stroke of fate, there was an epidemic of scarlet fever raging out there. The authorities wouldn't lift the quarantine and let them out for her funeral.
So, you see, we live like angels here, in a paradise of music. -How thrilling.
What's that? -Sounds like the organ. -But the motor isn't on. The console was locked when I left.
Fugue in C Minor (Suspense) Sound Clip

Fugue in C Minor (Suspense)Quotes from Fugue in C Minor - Suspense Radio Show based on a horror story written by Lucille Fletcher, aired on June 1st, 1944.

Actors: Vincent Price (Mr. Theodore Evans), Ida Lupino (Miss Amanda)

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