- Mrs. Leona Wicks: Grattan?
- Mr. Grattan: Yes, Mrs. Wicks?
- Mrs. Leona Wicks: How long have you been my secretary?
- Mr. Grattan: Oh, for 20 years now, Mrs. Wicks.
- Mrs. Leona Wicks: And for 20 years I haven't had a decent night's sleep.
- Mr. Grattan: Oh, just a coincidence, I hope.
- Mrs. Leona Wicks: I hope so.
- Mrs. Leona Wicks: Grattan?
- Mr. Grattan: Yes, Mrs. Wicks.
- Mrs. Leona Wicks: I heard a rooster crow at half past six this morning.
- Mr. Grattan: Oh, dear, dear.
- Mrs. Leona Wicks: Find out who's responsible and dismiss him.
- Mr. Grattan: Dismiss rooster... yes, Mrs. Wicks.
- Carl Carter: You know, Mona's rather absent-minded. I often have to remind her to remember to tell me something that I'd forgotten.