- Basil Jordan: [after a meal, in which Claudia has utterly emasculated her husband, for having never worked a day in his life, and living off her wealth, Basil angrily rises from his far seat at the long dining table, grabs a bottle of brandy, then angrily proclaims] You know, I don't know why you ever married me.
- Claudia Jordan: [Cooly popping a grape into her mouth, and icily speaking] You hypnotise me, darling.