Sir Guy Quotes in China Seas (1935)

Sir Guy: I've had my eye on you for some time.

Captain Alan Gaskell: Well take it off... I'm quitting the China seas as soon as we dock.

Sir Guy: [the police superintendent has just taken Dolly to court] What about a nip to cool that aching brow ?

Captain Alan Gaskell: No, no, fix one for yourself. I gotta get around to court. Somebody'll have to protect that judge.

Sir Guy: Aw, there you are.

Captain Alan Gaskell: Good morning, Mrs. Higgins.

Mrs. Higgins: We were just talking about you, Captain.

Sir Guy: Mrs. Higgins tells me you've been sensationally blotto ever since you went ashore.

Captain Alan Gaskell: You don't like my behavior ashore or aboard ship, you can get a new boy. In fact, I wish you would!

Sir Guy: Ha! You wouldn't go if you could.

Captain Alan Gaskell: Wouldn't I? I'm so close to being back to England now, I can hear Big Ben chiming.

Sir Guy: I've heard that from men for 50 years. It's only the weak ones that sneak out of the China Seas. It's the bullheads like you that stay on.

Captain Alan Gaskell: Well, anyway, it'll be quieter in England.

Sir Guy: Wait till you get there - if you ever do.

Captain Alan Gaskell: What's to keep me?

Sir Guy: Well, I've been trying it for 30 years. But, there's something about this place. From my window, I can see the whole harbor of Hong Kong. Big ships coming. Big ships going. The China I know. The China - I've helped to make. On quiet nights, off in the hills, I can hear the sound of distant firing. They were at it when I came. And they'll be at it after I've gone. More guns won't stop them. Too many of them. And the only things they respect are courage and honor. Yes, and England's power! England's place here, can never be any greater than the men who represent her.