Olivia de Havilland credited as playing...
Arabella Bishop
- Dr. Peter Blood: It seems that you're continually doing me favors. Faith, I don't know why.
- Arabella Bishop: Neither do I. Yes I do. It's because you're so very grateful and always thank me so prettily.
- Dr. Peter Blood: Sure now, you don't blame me for resenting you and your favors.
- Arabella Bishop: This is interesting. I've had men tell me they had reasons for admiring me... and some few have even laid claims to reasons for loving me. But for a man to store up reasons for resenting me... how refreshing! You must tell me a few of them.
- Dr. Peter Blood: First, is reason enough: you bought me. I've had no lack of experiences in my time; but to be bought and sold was a new one. I was in no mood to thank my purchaser.
- Arabella Bishop: That I can understand. Go on.
- Dr. Peter Blood: I've resented you because your name's Bishop. My thoughts have lumped you with your uncle. How was I to know, be dad, that a devil could have... that a devil could have an angel for a niece.
- Arabella Bishop: From a resentful man that is a pretty fair compliment.
- [last lines]
- Arabella Bishop: Oh, oh have mercy, your Excellency. Have mercy.
- Col. Bishop: Arabella, why are you here?
- Arabella Bishop: Uncle. I have been pleading with the governor on your behalf, asking him to be as merciful as you would be cruel. Uncle, this is the governor.
- Dr. Peter Blood: Good morning, Uncle.
- Dr. Peter Blood: Miss Bishop, it's difficult for an Irishman to apologize; but I hope you can forgive me for having thought badly of you.
- Arabella Bishop: I will if you tell me how you think of me now.
- Dr. Peter Blood: How I think of you now? I think of you... I think of you as the woman who owns me - her slave. But I think the man is lucky who can count you his friend.
- Arabella Bishop: I think you know YOU can.
- [she extends her hand for him to shake - he kisses her - she's startled, pulls away and slaps him]
- Dr. Peter Blood: Your slave is grateful for all marks of favor.
- Arabella Bishop: When you forget your slavery and go so far...
- Dr. Peter Blood: Now there you're mistaken. However far this slave may go, he won't forget. That's a characteristic that the Irish have in common with the elephants.
- [Arabella sees Peter leaving the Governor's house after treating him for gout]
- Arabella Bishop: Oh, forgive me for not recognizing you, Dr. Blood. You're so changed... and for the better.
- Dr. Peter Blood: The Governor tells me I have you to thank for that.
- Arabella Bishop: You don't sound very grateful, Dr. Blood.
- Dr. Peter Blood: Do you suppose I'd be grateful for an easy life, when my friends are treated like animals? Faith, it's they deserve your favors, not I. They're all honest rebels. I was snoring in my bed while they were trying to free England from an unclean tyrant.
- Arabella Bishop: I believe you're talking treason.
- Dr. Peter Blood: I hope I'm not obscure.
- Arabella Bishop: I've seen your pirate ways. I've seen myself bargained for and fought over. A combat between jackals.
- Mrs. Steed: Why are you laughing?
- Arabella Bishop: I'm just thinking how annoyed Peter Blood would be if I did him another favor.