- Lord Leland: Here it is half-past nine and not a sign of him.
- Dorothy Hope: Have you called the police?
- Lord Leland: Do you know Master Willie?
- Dorothy Hope: No, I've never met him.
- Lord Leland: Well, if you had, you'd know telephoning a policeman's wife would be more effective.
- Willie Hale: [to his father, Lord Leland] Oh, come now. How could anything I do disgrace you?... Anything disgraceful that I may do merely gains for you an unfair sympathy from a sycophantic world.
- Lord Leland: Well, then, what do you want to go to New Zealand for?
- Willie Hale: Because, if I ever want to go to Australia, I'll be near.
- Lord Leland: Now... now you're blaming me for bringing you into the world!
- Willie Hale: Heh, heh, I should be extremely mortified for your sake if I had to blame anyone else.
- Willie Hale: Have you had a moment's boredom since I've been in the wrong? No! Your only trouble is, you have the father complex - 'Here's my son and he hasn't done any of the things I should like him to do and for that reason I should kick him out.'