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- I beg your pardon?
- Uh, nothing, Miss.

5 seconds sound clip from the The African Queen (1952) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:13:28 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Well, I'm afraid I have been homesick many times. It's Sunday afternoons that I think of most. The peace and the quiet of home.

- On Sunday afternoons, I was always sleeping' one off.

- Sleeping one ...? Oh.

- What brought you to Africa?

- Ah, the Zambesi Bridge, Miss. A whole boatload of us Canucks came over to work on it.

- Don't know yet what they wanted a bridge for, but then, why did the chicken cross the road?

- I beg your pardon?

- Uh, nothing, Miss.

- Yeah, sometimes I wish I was back, but then I remember how I'd have to be takin' orders from somebody while out here I'm my own boss.

- Well, drink your tea, Miss. I'll go fix ya some grub.

- Now, what do you think you're doing', Miss?

- Well, if I may draw some hot water from the boiler, I'll wash these dishes.

- Ah, mostly I just hold them over the side and let the current do the washing.

[...]

The African Queen (1952) Sound Clip

The African Queen (1952)Quotes with sound clips from The African Queen - Lux Radio Theatre play originally broadcast on 15 December 1952.

Actors: Greer Garson (Rose), Humphrey Bogart (Charlie Allnut)

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