Virginia Mayo credited as playing...
Lady Barbara Wellesley
- Lt. William Bush: It is the captain's wish, Your Ladyship, that from now on you and your maid remain below.
- Lady Barbara Wellesley: [to Hornblower] Can two women really be so distracting, Captain?
- Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: May I remind you that my men have been continously at sea for eight months?
- Lady Barbara Wellesley: [as Hornblower begins to walk away] Oh, Captain!
- [He stops and turns to her]
- Lady Barbara Wellesley: And how long have you been at sea?
- Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: [Hornblower turns to walk away, stops, and clears his throat] Ha-Hmmm!
- [He continues to walk away]
- Lady Barbara Wellesley: When should we reach England, Captain?
- Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: In the spring, Lady Barbara.
- Lady Barbara Wellesley: It should take as long as that?
- Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: With fair winds and all the canvas we can carry, I think I can promise you that we'll have you home before the first robin.
- Lady Barbara Wellesley: How beautiful the stars are tonight. It's as though we were sailing the heavens instead of the sea.
- Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: Well, in a way, we are. We steer from star to star rather than from land to land.
- Lady Barbara Wellesley: You never forget you're the captain of a ship, do you?
- Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: No, the ship's captain cannot afford to forget.
- Lady Barbara Wellesley: On a night like this, I can forget everything. Who I am, where I come from, where I'm going. I only knew the LYDIA's sailing on and on in space. There is no other world and this voyage will never end.
- Lady Barbara Wellesley: I don't want a quick passage. I don't want this voyage to end.
- Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: Barbara...
- Lady Barbara Wellesley: How much longer are we going to pretend? You must know I love you. Why do you fight against it?
- Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: I'm married, Lady Barbara.
- Lady Barbara Wellesley: Forgive me. I've made a terrible mistake. I'm deeply ashamed... No, please. Stay here and speed your ship homeward.