Horatio Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil (1999 TV Movie)
Christopher Fulford: M'Man Hunter
Quotes
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[Knowing that his ship has only four guns]
Hornblower : How many guns does the "Oriental" have, Mr. Hunter.
M'Man Hunter : Forty-eight, sir.
Hornblower : Well, we'll certainly give them a run for their money, won't we Mr. Styles?
Styles : Certainly will sir. Take them at least a minute to sink us.
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M'Man Hunter : Main dish'll probably be monkey.
Hornblower : Monkey?
M'Man Hunter : Mmm. Um, rock ape. And monkey you mince with a sort of a... chopping motion.
Hornblower : Monkey; mince, chopping motion.
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Kennedy : [upon seeing a storm outside]
[faintly]
Kennedy : No walk for you today, Horatio. A pity, you walk with such lovely company.
Hornblower : Do you have a sweetheart in England, Archie?
[no response]
Hornblower : Archie?
[no repsonse]
Hornblower : [more worried] Archie?
[he runs over to Archie and pats his face]
Hornblower : [caling out] Archie!
[runs to the door and bangs on it]
Hornblower : Guard! Guard! Hunter, call for help.
M'Man Hunter : Why?
Hornblower : [races back over to Kennedy, and tries to wake him] Archie? What's happening to him?
M'Man Hunter : Starvation.
Hornblower : We gave him the same rations as ours.
M'Man Hunter : He didn't eat them.
Hornblower : But why?
[pause]
Hornblower : Why didn't you tell me this before?
Don Massaredo : [a few moments later]
[upon seeing Horatio standing in the rain and carrying Archie]
Don Massaredo : What is the meaing of this?
Hornblower : He's dying!
[carries Archie inside and places him in bed]
Hornblower : Archie, why did you do this?
Duchess of Wharfedale : [enters the room] What's happened to him?
Hornblower : [upset] He's been starving himself! And I haven't noticed- I didn't notice because I was carrying on conversations on clifftops.
Kennedy : [seemingly concious, to the Duchess] The crow o' earth doth melt. My lord! O, wither'd is the garland of the war...
Hornblower : Archie, what are you saying?
Duchess of Wharfedale : Sssh... just rest.
Kennedy : Are level now with men; the odds is gone, and there is nothing left remarkable beneath the visting moon.
Hornblower : What is he saying?
Duchess of Wharfedale : He's delirious.
Hornblower : No, it wasn't like that. It was from something.