Stevens, I realize this is a somewhat irregular thing to ask you to do. I should very glad...
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Lord Darlington:
Stevens, I realize this is a somewhat irregular thing to ask you to do.
Stevens:
I should very glad to be of any assistance, my Lord.
Lord Darlington:
Sorry to bring up a thing like this; but, I just can't see how on earth to make it go away. You are familiar, I take it, with the facts of life?
Stevens:
My Lord?
Lord Darlington:
The facts of life, Stevens. Birds. Bees. You are familiar, aren't you?
Stevens:
I'm afraid I don't quite follow you, sir.
Lord Darlington:
Well, let me put my cards on the table, Stevens. I'm so frightfully busy with this conference. Of course, you're very busy too! But, someone has to tell him. In a way, it would be easier for you. Less awkward. I - I find the task rather daunting, I'm afraid. In might not get around to it before Reginalds wedding day. Of course, this goes far beyond the call of duty, Stevens.
Stevens:
I - I shall do my best, my Lord.
Lord Darlington:
I'd be grateful if you even tried, Stevens. It'd be an awful lot off my mind. Look here, there's no need to make a song and dance of it. Just convey the basic facts and be done with it.
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Stevens I realize this is a somewhat irregular thing to ask you to do
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I should be very glad to be of any assistance My Lord
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Sorry to bring up a thing like this but I just
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can't see how on earth to make it go away
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You are familiar I take it with the facts of life
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My Lord The facts of life Stevens
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Birds bees You are familiar aren't you
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I'm afraid I don't quite follow you sir
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Well let me put my cards on the table Stevens
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I'm so frightfully busy with this conference Of course you are very busy too
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But someone has to tell him
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In a way it would be easier for you
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Less awkward
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I I find the task rather daunting I'm afraid
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I might not get to it before Reginald's wedding day
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Of course this goes far beyond the call of duty Stevens
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I shall do my best My Lord
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Be grateful if you ever try Stevens It'd be a lot off my mind
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Look here There's no need to make a song and dance of it
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Just convey the basic facts and be done with it
Clip duration: 68 seconds
Views: 119
Timestamp in movie: 00h 36m 46s
Uploaded: 03 December, 2022
Genres: drama, romance
Summary: A rule bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained veneer of servitude.
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