Child in the House (1956)

Eric Portman: Henry Acheson

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• Henry Acheson : You picked on me because I was headed for success. Stephen was pure charm and all failure. You loved him but you loved my prospects better.

  Evelyn Acheson : Why are you bringing all this up now? It's ridiculous to hear you call something love that I knew even at the time was mere youthful infatuation. What's it got to do with the child's behavior anyway?

  Henry Acheson : If you'd married Stephen as you really wanted to, Elizabeth might have been your daughter.

  Evelyn Acheson : Now I suppose you're blaming me because we never had a child?

  Henry Acheson : I blame you for swindling me into a loveless marriage. You chose me because I was a good choice as a husband, but you never gave me a single moment of that one indispensable thing: real love. Our marriage was bound to be barren. And your hatred of this child is the natural outcome of an unnatural life!

• Evelyn Acheson : I always thought I understood people--knew how to manage them. I'm not doing very well with an 11-year-old girl.

  Henry Acheson : Isn't it a bit early to say that? She only arrived yesterday.