The Chalk Garden (1964)
Lally Bowers: Anna
Quotes
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Anna : They say five have left already.
Miss Madrigal : Really?
Anna : There must be something terribly frightening in this house!
Laurel : That sounds like a perfect description of me!
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[first lines]
Anna : Excuse me. Would Mrs. St. Maugham live here?
Maitland : She would.
Anna : [pointing to the newspaper in her hand] I'm sorry, I came in answer to the advertisement.
Maitland : There's no need to be sorry... at least not yet. Come in please.
Anna : [entering the house] Ooh, goodness me, it's very grand, isn't it.
Maitland : Built like a fort. It has to be.
Anna : [grabbing Maitland's arm] Pardon me, but are there many others?
Maitland : You're number six.
Anna : [shocked] So many?
Maitland : Numbers one to five have already left... or rather fled.
Anna : [nervously] Ooh dear, but Mistress must be very hard to please.
Maitland : True. But in fairness, the other ladies didn't really want the job.
Anna : Why not?
Maitland : Because, uh, let us say that this is a nervous age.
Anna : [worriedly] Oh.
