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Chief Officer Ricco: Mrs. 'Gibraltar' St. James: she's in there.
Capt. Henry St. James: I know.
Chief Officer Ricco: Madame 'Kalik' St. James: she's also in there.
Capt. Henry St. James: I'm quite aware of the fact.
Chief Officer Ricco: Then what do we do?
Capt. Henry St. James: In the words of a famous English statesman, "We cultivate the faculty of patient expectancy." We wait and see.
Maud St. James: [delighted with her new vacuum cleaner] When you go off on your old ship tomorrow, I'm going to plug this in and give this house the biggest spring cleaning it's ever had.
Capt. Henry St. James: That's the girl! Man toils and women spins.
Capt. Henry St. James: [referring to his two wives] That, Rico, is my solution to man's happiness on Earth. Two happy women, each in their way perfect, and in between the company of men, the clash of intellects to stimulate the mind.
Maud St. James: I'm 37, Henry, and I think it's time I started to live. I realize that I've missed a great many things, and I want to get them before it's too late. I want to stay up late before it's too late for me to stay up late.
Chief Officer Ricco: I'll introduce myself ladies... Chief Officer Ricco.
Susan Dailey: I'm Miss Dailey... and this is Miss Bligh.
Chief Officer Ricco: To you, Carlos.
Daphne Bligh: [rudely] And To YOU, Miss Dailey. and Miss Bligh.
Capt. Henry St. James: Keep an eye on them. They're a wicked lot.

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