Mrs. Emma Ballew: After all, if anything dreadful is going on upstairs, it's our duty to do something about it.
Mr. Ballew: [Preoccupied with his stamp collection] Don't be a peeping pansy. Leave 'em alone.
Mrs. Emma Ballew: I think we should call the house detective.
Mr. Ballew: Huh. That one! He couldn't detect a monk in a convent!
Mrs. Emma Ballew: Well, heaven only knows what's going on right across the way.

Lyn Lesley: I'm not angry; I'm just furious.

Nell Forbes: Did you fly a bomber during the war?
Jed Towers: Who didn't?

Nell Forbes: You look so different in those clothes.
Eddie Forbes: I'm different all the time.

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Mrs. Emma Ballew: After all, we guests who live here from year to year, we deserve a little consideration, too.