Miles Malleson को यह रोल प्ले करने का श्रेय दिया जाता है...
The Hangman
- The Hangman: Even my lamented master, the great Mr. Berry himself, never had the privilege of hanging a duke. What a finale to a lifetime in the public service!
- Prison Governor: Finale?
- The Hangman: Yes, I intend to retire. After using the silken rope, never again be content with hemp.
- The Hangman: A difficult client can make things most distressing. Some of them tend to be very hysterical - so inconsiderate.
- The Hangman: The last execution of a Duke in this country was very badly bungled. That was in the old days of the axe, of course.
- The Hangman: [about to lead Mazzini, who has become a Duke, to the gallows] Good morning, Your Grace. This won't take a moment. First, if Your Grace will pardon the liberty, I should like to read some verses composed by myself for use on these melancholy occasions. Your Grace permits?
- Louis Mazzini: - With pleasure.
- The Hangman: [Clears his throat] My friend, reflect -
- [Corrects himself awkwardly]
- The Hangman: Oh. Oh. Pardon. Your Grace, reflect: while yet of mortal breath some span, however short, is left to thee, / How brief the total span twixt birth and death, How long thy coming tenure of eternity. /
- [Takes a deep breath and continues with ponderous emphasis on each syllable:]
- The Hangman: Your Grace, prepare -
- [to his great disappointment, a messenger rushes into the cell and announces that new evidence has been discovered which exonerates Mazzini, and the execution is cancelled]