Rutland Barrington Quotes in Topsy-Turvy (1999)

George Grossmith: I have a meeting with Carte this afternoon.

George Grossmith: At what hour?

Rutland Barrington: Five o'clock.

George Grossmith: Curious. I am to meet with him at half-past four.

Durward Lely: Strange, I DON'T have a meeting with him at four o'clock.

Rutland Barrington: It is my firm intention to prise open his purse.

George Grossmith: It will take a far stronger man than you, Mr. Barrington, to fulfill that herculean labour.

Rutland Barrington: [chuckles] And what's your mission, Captain Grossmith?

George Grossmith: Oh, there are certain little matters.

Rutland Barrington: [rehearsing a line] Merely corroborative detail, intended to give artistic verisimilitude to a bald and unconvincing narrative.

Gilbert: No, Barrington. "An *otherwise* bald and unconvincing narrative."

Rutland Barrington: [faltering] Was that incorrect? I-I do beg your pardon.

Gilbert: On the contrary, it has only just occurred to me.

Rutland Barrington: Ah. To an *otherwise* bald and unconvincing narrative.

Gilbert: Much better.