- I forget what it was you asked me.
- The maker's name.
- Did you ask me for my name?
- Yes, I did.

— Doctor Manette, Sydney Carton, Doctor Manette (Orson Welles)

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9 seconds sound clip from the A Tale of Two Cities (1938) classic radio drama series episode.

You can hear this line at 00:15:25.111 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- What? What did you say?

- You can bear a little more light?

- I must bear it. If you let it in.

- You have a visitor, Manette.

- What did you say?

- Here is a visitor.

- Show him the shoe you're working at. Take it, monsieur.

- Now tell, monsieur, the maker's name.

- I forget what it was you asked me.

- The maker's name.

- Did you ask me for my name?

- Yes, I did.

- One hundred and five, North Tower.

- Is that all?

- One Hundred and Five, North Tower.

- At that moment, his eyes caught the skirt of Lucy's dress. He raised them and saw her face.

- What? What is this? You're not the jailer's daughter?

- No.

- Who are you? Who are you?

- She sat down on the bench beside him.

[...]

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