Madge, dear, in my will I've left you my press-cutting books. I don't want to hear what...

Sir:
Madge, dear, in my will I've left you my press-cutting books.
Madge:
I don't want to hear what you've left me in your...
Sir:
[cutting her off sharply]
And I have something else for you. If possessions can be dear, then this ring is the dearest thing I own. This ring was worn by Edmund Kean in a play whose title is an apt inscription for how I feel, "A New Way to Pay Old Debts". When you talk of it, say "Edmund Kean and I wore it."
Sir:
[presses the ring into her hand; she looks uncomfortable]
I once had it in mind to give it to you years ago. But you were younger then... I thought you would misunderstand.
Madge:
Yes. A ring from a man to a woman... is easily misunderstood.

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Clip duration: 31 seconds
Views: 23
Timestamp in movie: 01:22:29
Uploaded: 05 April, 2022
Genres: drama
Summary: Personal assistant Norman struggles to get deteriorating veteran actor Sir through a difficult performance of King Lear.