Priory Quotes in Candleshoe (1977)

Casey Brown: [Casey has told everyone at Candleshoe the real reason for her arrival and what she has discovered thus far. They are all at the graveyard looking at the headstone] ... And this was the last clue. He followed the Eclipse for riches and fame...

Priory: And if ye would prosper, do ye the same. What does it mean?

Lady St. Edmund: Why, it's very simple. The Eclipse was a ship. Captain Joshua's ship. There's a picture of it in the house, of Captain Joshua accepting the surrender of a Spanish vessel on the Spanish main. Dear Lord, well, that's the clue! Come on everyone! It's hanging in the hall!

Priory: Um, my Lady!

Lady St. Edmund: [remembers] It's not hanging in the hall...

Lady St. Edmund: [Lady St. Edmund has called an emergency meeting with Mr. Thresher] You sold it, Mr. Thresher, you sold my painting?

Mr. Thresher: Well, my lady, it was my painting. You sold to me, that is, well, Mr. Priory sold it to me, that is...

Priory: Mr. Thresher, we certaintly have no quams with the sale, but we must get a look at it. So if you would, please tell us who you sold it to,and where is it now?

Mr. Thresher: Ah, I sold it to an elderly woman only yesterday. She said, that Captain Joshua reminded her of her father...

Lady St. Edmund: Another pirate, no doubt.

Mr. Thresher: I packaged it up, myself. It's leaving on the 12:20 for London!

Priory: 12:20. Thank you Mr. Thresher. Come along, everyone. We must get to the station!

Casey Brown: But, it's 12:15 now!

Priory: That train never leaves on time, if we hurry we should just make it.

Priory: Mind the axe, my lady.

Lady St. Edmund: Priory!

Lady St. Edmund: My Lady?

Casey Brown: Gagh!

[puts down the spoon]

Harry Bundage: Eat it!

Casey Brown: I can't! I've had enough! Uh...

[looks for a place to dump the rice pudding out]

Lady St. Edmund: Strawberries, shortbread, rice pudding? I must say, that was very unscrupulous of you, Priory.

Priory: Quite right, My Lady. Most unscrupulous.

Lady St. Edmund: We'll just let things take their course, shall we, Priory?

Priory: [bows] Very good.

Lady St. Edmund: [Lady St. Edmund and Casey have gone into the garden to look for the gardener, Mr. Gidding] Gidding? Gidding?

[see the gardener bent over a rose bush, trimming it]

Lady St. Edmund: Mr. Gidding! I would have a word with you. I thought I made it quite clear that there were to be fresh roses on the landing every morning!

Priory: [disguised as Mr. Gidding, the gardener] Your orders? I don't give a hoot en hoot about your orders, the roses come first!

Lady St. Edmund: Oh, do they indeed? You know, you used to be a good, pleasant gardener. But in recent years, you have become fairly tiresome and crotchety!

Priory: Oh, that's the way, is it? Crotchety, am I? If I known we going to thoroughly examine my character, I would have washed my hands and put on my Sunday best!

Lady St. Edmund: Gidding! We are discussing the roses!

Priory: Now, that's enough of that! You two go off and toodle over the property and I'll take care of what I do best!

Lady St. Edmund: Mr. Gidding!

Priory: Here here! Now see here, I'll trim my roses as I see fit!

Lady St. Edmund: Your roses? Very well. If that is your attitude, you are dismissed!

[nods for effect, and her and Casey walk away]

Lady St. Edmund: Priory? Priory!

Priory: [rushes back into the house through the back entrance. The kids are there waiting] Quick, help!

[the children help Priory to get out of his disguise and back into his butler uniform]

Priory: Get the boots, get the boots!

Peter: [Priory has his butler uniform back on and is about to answer Lady St. Edmund] Psst! Psst!

[Priory looks back, Peter points to his eyebrows and mouths the word Eyebrows, meaning Priory still has the fake ones on]

Peter: .

Priory: [Priory quickly takes them off and stuffs them in his pocket, then puts the stale bread bag on the tray he is carrying] Yes, My Lady?

Lady St. Edmund: [breathing heavily] Oh Priory! I have dismissed Gidding. I wish him packed and out of here by this evening!

Priory: I see. Do you think that decision might have been a little rash, My Lady?

Lady St. Edmund: Certaintly not! He was impertanant!

Priory: Oh, that's just his way, My Lady. And may I say, he would be very hard, for me to replace.

Lady St. Edmund: He would?

Priory: Very hard. And I would ensure that he had fresh roses on the landing, every morning.

Lady St. Edmund: You would? Well, I suppose I, might give him one more chance. But you may tell him, that this is positively his last!

Priory: Yes, My Lady. Oh, My Lady, the stale bread.

[hands Lady St. Edmund the bag]

Lady St. Edmund: Oh, thank you, Priory.

Lady St. Edmund: Please play the gramophone record, Priory, and you and I will waltz.

Priory: Oh no, my lady, absolutely not.

Lady St. Edmund: I insist.

Priory: Oh no, my lady, it wouldn't be appropriate.

Lady St. Edmund: Would it be appropriate if I were to dance with Col. Dennis? I'm sure he dances better than he rides.

[pause]

Lady St. Edmund: You did him very well Priory.

Priory: You knew?

Lady St. Edmund: We were playing games with time, you and I. And I thank you for it.

Priory: My lady, I'm terribly embarrassed.

Lady St. Edmund: You needn't be. I'm very grateful. For your splendid talent, and even more for your compasssion. And now if you please, the gramophone record.

Priory: Now Cluny you've already met.

Casey Brown: Yeah, right, I met Cluny.

Priory: Over here, struggling with the churn, is Peter.

Casey Brown: Hi.

Peter: Hello, welcome to Candleshoe.

Priory: This is Anna.

Bobby: [From above] Hey, somebody catch!

[He tosses a jar. Casey catches it]

Peter: Hey, well held!

Priory: [Bobby slides down the column into the kitchen] The acrobatic member of the family is Bobby.