:15:01
.. he surrenders to my demands
and publicly supports the scheme, then...
:15:06
- Then I give you my hand in marriage.
- Precisely.
:15:10
- To dispose of as you please.
- You must concede...
:15:13
.. there is a certain thrill to it.
:15:15
Concede, too, how elegantly I have eased
from proposal to proposition.
:15:20
And with barely any loss of face.
I'm most impressed.
:15:23
We are creatures of compromise,
you and I.
:15:26
I await your response.
:15:28
Are you less certain of your friend's
nature when your own future rests on it?
:15:35
Not at all. I accept your wager
in all confidence.
:15:38
- You do?
- I do.
:15:41
Oh, Arthur, isn't it remarkable...
:15:44
.. how those two little words
can quicken the heart?
:15:48
Would you do something for me,
Gertrude?
:15:52
Accompany me
to the House of Commons.
:15:54
I believe there is
an interesting debate there tonight.
:15:58
I believe the Prime Minister himself
has taken an interest.
:16:01
And I believe...
:16:04
.. that its outcome will prove
particularly interesting to you...
:16:08
.. and to me.
:16:11
Whatever it may be.
:16:29
Damn!
:16:49
The Honourable Member...
:16:51
.. for Witney.
:16:53
- Good evening, Chiltern.
- Good evening, sir.
:16:56
I beg to ask the President
of the Board of Trade...
:16:59
.. to what extent he believes...