Cyril Luckham credited as playing...
Bishop Grantly
- Rev. Septimus Harding: I am safe because the church has more money than the reformers. And because of a fine legal quibble, I'm safe.
- Archdeacon Grantly: Yes.
- Rev. Septimus Harding: Does Sir Abraham say anything about the morality of the situation?
- Archdeacon Grantly: Certainly not! The legal profession does not concern itself with morality.
- Bishop Grantly: Our department, is it not?
- Rev. Septimus Harding: Forgive me, Bishop, Archdeacan: if the world considers me to be a thief, it is of small comfort to know that a "fine legal quibble" says that I am not! Excuse me.
- [exits]
- Archdeacon Grantly: My father in law can be a very difficult person.
- Bishop Grantly: He has persistent bouts of Christianity.
- Archdeacon Grantly: This appears to be the gist of the matter...
- Bishop Grantly: You mean to say, amongst all these documents there is a gist?
- Bishop Grantly: We need you in the town.
- Rev. Septimus Harding: Do you really think so?
- Bishop Grantly: Yes, to talk to, to take wine with.
- Rev. Septimus Harding: And to poke the fire.
- [walks over to the fireplace]
- Bishop Grantly: If you would be so kind. You know, when anybody else does that, the room fills with smoke. I think it is because you are a pure man adrift among sinners. Sinners are so much easier to cope with.