Colonel Blount Quotes in Bright Young Things (2003)

Adam Fenwick-Symes: Good afternoon. Is Mr Blount in?

Colonel Blount: There's no Mr Blount here. This is Colonel Blount's house.

Adam Fenwick-Symes: I'm sorry. I think the colonel is expecting me to lunch.

Colonel Blount: Nonsense! I'm Colonel Blount.

Colonel Blount: Don't think me discourteous, but I'm afraid it's impossible for me to ask you to luncheon. I have a guest coming on intimate family business. It's some young rascal who wants to marry my daughter.

Adam Fenwick-Symes: Well, I want to marry your daughter too.

Colonel Blount: What an extraordinary thing. Are you sure?

Colonel Blount: So you're the young fool who's going to marry my daughter.

Adam Fenwick-Symes: I very much hope so, Sir.

Colonel Blount: How much money have you got?

Adam Fenwick-Symes: Well... I had a thousand pounds last night. I gave to all to a drunken major.

Colonel Blount: What did you do that for?

Adam Fenwick-Symes: Well, I... I hoped he'd put it on Indian Runner... In the November handicap.

Colonel Blount: Never heard of the animal. When will you next have some money?

Adam Fenwick-Symes: Well, when I've written some book. You see, I owe Lord Monomark. For an advance. And until I get it written I rather hoped... *we* rather hoped that you might... help us.

Colonel Blount: How could *I* help you? I have never written a book in my life. Worte a letter to the Times once. Never published.

Adam Fenwick-Symes: We thought that... well, that you might give us some money.

Colonel Blount: You thought *that*, did you?... I think that's an admirable idea. I don't see any reason shy I shouldn't. How much do you want?