Sir Arthur Blake Quotes in Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)

Sir Arthur Blake: Have you ever fought with your fists, Ben?

Benjamin Blake: Yes.

Sir Arthur Blake: I don't mean vulgar scuffling in the stables. I mean the rules of the prize ring.

Benjamin Blake: No, sir.

Sir Arthur Blake: Take off your coat, and your education will begin.

[as Ben is removing his coat, Sir Arthur suddenly punches him to the ground]

Sir Arthur Blake: Your first lesson - Never be taken unawares!

Sir Arthur Blake: How would you like to live with me at Breetham? A gunsmith's forge is no place for a Blake. Plague take me, you have the blood if you were born on the wrong side of the blanket! You'll be brought up as a gentleman.