Donald Moffat credited as playing...
William Schuyler
- William Schuyler: Beth, go to your room.
- Beth Atherton: No Uncle William, I will not! I full understand my obligation to you, and I appreciate everything you've done for me... but Alfred and I are not in love with each other! I love Rudy.
- William Schuyler: What you don't seem to understand, young lady, is that the amalgamation of two fortunes will make you a very rich woman!
- Beth Atherton: Rudy's leaving! If I don't go after him, I'll lose him!
- William Schuyler: I am telling you what I told your mother... you go out that door, never come back.
- [pause]
- Constance Schuyler: Oh William...!
- William Schuyler: [Interrupts] Constance, be quiet!
- Beth Atherton: [pause. Steps forward] Uncle William, I'm sorry. You're a dear sweet man, and I owe you a great deal... but I must give you the same answer my mother gave you!
- [Turns around and exits]
- William Schuyler: Well, now that we're all here, Alfred has something to say to you Beth
- Alfred Browning: [Nervous] I...
- Agnes: Well?
- Alfred Browning: I... that is... it would do me great honor...
- Constance Schuyler: Go on Alfred, you're doing beautifully!
- Alfred Browning: Thank you Mrs. Constance. What I mean to say Beth is that... your Uncle William and my sister Agnes... have decided that it would be advantageous for us... to marry.
- William Schuyler: [pause] Well Beth, what do you say?
- Beth Atherton: I didn't hear a question.
- Constance Schuyler: Well she's quite right William. You could say that Alfred has issued a statement. Perhap a plan for a merger.
- William Schuyler: I have no difficulty seeing the meaning of Alfred's remarks.
- Agnes: Nor do I.
- Constance Schuyler: [pause] Alfred dear. Go back and start again just the way you did before.
- Alfred Browning: It would give me great honor...
- [sighs in frustration]
- Agnes: Oh for heavens sake, he's asking you to marry him!
- Alfred Browning: Yes, that's it. I'm asking you... to marry me.