Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)
Moultrie Kelsall: Lt. Crystal
Quotes
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Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N : Gentlemen, we will raise our objective within two days. It will be identified by a fortress on a hill overlooking a large bay.
[Hornblower leaves the quarterdeck]
Lt. Crystal : A fortress... and a wind before morning. Huh! Heat's gone to his head.
Lt. William Bush : Well, I think he knows more than he's saying.
Lt. Crystal : Perhaps you'd care to take a wager on it, Mr. Bush?
Lt. William Bush : How much can you afford?
Lt. Crystal : Five shillings that says no wind and ten shillings that we don't sight any fortress.
Lt. William Bush : Done!
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[Hornblower informs his officers of the approach of a Spanish ship-of-the-line]
2nd Lt. Gerard : A sixty gunner! What do you suppose he's up to?
Lt. Crystal : We don't clear the bay, I'll wager we're all dead before morning.
Lt. William Bush : How much can you afford this time?
Lt. Crystal : Twenty shillings.
Lt. William Bush : Done! Where shall I send the money if you win?
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Lt. Crystal : Signal from the lookout, sir. Natividad's gone about - one more tack and she'll be at the harbor mouth.
Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N : Very good, Mr. Crystal. Well, gentlemen, that leaves time for a rubber of whist.
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Lt. Crystal : Admiral's barge heading our way.
Lt. William Bush : Hoist the storm warnings. It's Mucho Pomposo himself.
2nd Lt. Gerard : Who?
Lt. William Bush : Sir Rodney Leighton, Knight of the Bath, Knight of the Tower, Sword of Portugal. For some extraordinary reason, a rear admiral in His Majesty's Navy.
2nd Lt. Gerard : Come to claim his lady.
Lt. William Bush : Pipe the side!