- Senorita Elena Torres: Capitan Monastario has a painful duty to perform, Mother. He prefers to tell you himself.
- Don Diego de la Vega: For some reason Capitan Monastario's duties are usually painful. To Californians.
- Don Diego de la Vega: [smelling a tankard of wine] Never was a perfume so delicate.
- Sgt. Demetrio Lopez Garcia: Perfume is for smelling. Wine is for drinking.
- Don Diego de la Vega: Thank you for the loan of the book, dona Louisa. I shall enjoy reading Plato. He had such a low regard for soldiers.