The Beguiled (1971)
Geraldine Page: Martha
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Quotes
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Martha Farnsworth : Removing the ligatures will be painful. Do you want some laudanum?
Cpl. John McBurney : No thanks, kind lady! I'll fall asleep, and then just by chance, you might cut off my... other leg.
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Martha Farnsworth : If the pain gets too great, I'll ask Hallie to bring you some (wine).
Cpl. John McBurney : Well, this does seem like a good occasion, and I would love some wine.
Martha Farnsworth : It was offered for your pain, not for your pleasure!
Cpl. John McBurney : To be sure, ma'am. It's just that sometimes the two go together.
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Martha Farnsworth : Very pretty, Edwina. The Corporal seems to be having an affect on all of us.
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Cpl. John McBurney : I've been at war a long time. Its been months since I've seen a woman's face. You'll find I'm easily amused.
Martha Farnsworth : Get any ideas of trying to amuse yourself with any of the ladies in this house...
Cpl. John McBurney : Well, wait just a minute.
Martha Farnsworth : You'll find yourself out on that road so fast you won't know what happened to you!
Cpl. John McBurney : I'm not that kind of man. You know that.
Martha Farnsworth : I know nothing of the kind.
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Amy : I picked the mushrooms.
Cpl. John McBurney : Mmm. And are they good, Amy. They taste of the woods and the clean air and mysterious shadows where pretty little elves dance together.
Martha Farnsworth : How a romantic way to speak of mushrooms.
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Hallie : You figure dem Yanks gonna burn this place down?
Martha Farnsworth : Hallie, don't talk that way. Its hard enough to get the girls to study as it is.
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Martha Farnsworth : [internal voice] If this war goes on much longer, I'll forget I ever was a woman.
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Martha Farnsworth : I'm afraid its some time since the Corporal had a bath.
Hallie : I noticed. You ladies leave. I'll get some clean water and wash him down.
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Cpl. John McBurney : How long does it take you, ma'am, to get to know someone? To get to know me?
Martha Farnsworth : You'll never find out. You won't be here that long.
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Martha Farnsworth : Hallie, you might shave Cpl. McBurney this morning. I'm tired of lookin' at that stubble.
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Martha Farnsworth : I'll try not to dictate your personal behavior, Corporal.
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Cpl. John McBurney : I'd welcome some wine, though.
Martha Farnsworth : You might welcome it; but, you won't get it. Undo your trouser leg.