Daughter of the Dragon (1931)

E. Alyn Warren: Lu Chung

Quotes 

• Lu Chung : Master, let this unworthy slave finish the sacred work.

  Fu Manchu : Only one of the house of Fu can redeem our honor.

  Lu Chung : The blood is mine. The hate is mine. The vengeance shall be mine.

  Fu Manchu : My flower daughter, the knife would wither your petal fingers. Gods of my ancestors, if only thou had granted me another son.

  Lu Chung : Father, Father! I will be your son. I will be your son!

  Fu Manchu : Swear, man-daughter, to deliver the soul of Ronald Petrie to me, to our ancestors.

  Ling Moy : I swear.

  Fu Manchu : Sovereign spirit, you have answered my deepest prayer. I have a son!

• Lu Chung : The leopard and the deer stroll too amiably together.

  Morloff : By talking much, she learns much.

• Lu Chung : At least tell me, did he die in gratifying agony?

  Ling Moy : Lu Chung!

  [Morloff enters] 

  Ling Moy : Morloff, you are not permitted in my rooms.

  Morloff : I take the liberty. I have just spoken to Petrie.

  Lu Chung : Tcha! It was not done?

  Ling Moy : No.

  Lu Chung : And you were with him?

  Morloff : Why didn't you strike?

  Ling Moy : I delayed, then heard a noise.

  Morloff : You love him!

  Lu Chung : Remember, your father said that if you faltered...

  Ling Moy : A weakness overcame me.

  Lu Chung : It is wisely written, a stupid son is better than a crafty daughter.

  Ling Moy : It is written. It is written. It should be written that a slave do reverence to a daughter of the light.

  Amah : Night prayers.

  [Ling Moy exits] 

  Lu Chung : I will burn this incense of repentance at her prayers. The Master provided it for the weak half of her, which is woman.

• Lu Chung : Perhaps Ling Moy divides her strength between duty and the advice of the heart.

  Ling Moy : I'm giving him a beautiful illusion... which I shall crush.

  Lu Chung : I pray that it is so. For one foot cannot stand on two boats.

• Ling Moy : I can't kill him. I love him. I would rather kill myself.

  [She attempts to stab herself] 

  Lu Chung : [Lu Chung grabs her by the wrist]  Ha! A heartsick maiden would pour her blood upon love's altar. Death would be her release. Her petty torment would then be ended, and for the peace of this one miserable soul, the souls of her ancestors would forever burn in the fire of dishonor!

  [He takes the knife and casts her aside] 

  Lu Chung : There is your place. Make peace with your father.

  [He tosses the incense of repentance in a brazier and strikes a gong] 

  Ling Moy : Great father, give me understanding.

  Fu Manchu : We are not resting. We shall never rest, until you kill him who remains. Ling Moy, you must... kill...

  Ling Moy : Forgive me, majestic father! I will! I will!

• Ling Moy : Your commendable fears may rest. It shall be accomplished.

  Lu Chung : Your weakness of last evening has made the task quite difficult.

  Ling Moy : It is necessary only to lure Petrie here.

  Lu Chung : Pardon. Mr. Ah Kee is the obstacle. It was he whom I overpowered in the hallway last night, and from this moment on, Mr. Ah Kee and Petrie will be inseparable.

  Ling Moy : And if I should lure Mr. Ah Kee away?

  Lu Chung : Mm-hmm, that is a desired convenience.

  Ling Moy : I have taken the oath of a son, but I shall again become the daughter of Fu Manchu - and a woman.

  Lu Chung : When the branch quakes, the leaf shakes. Lu Cheng is bent to hear.

• Lu Chung : [Lu Chung and Ling Moy regard the unconscious Ronald Petrie]  The fruit of your ingenious plan, Princess. Lu Chung is all admiration. This time, there will be no turning aside. And now, these clumsy fingers itch to dispose of Mr. Ah Kee.

  Ling Moy : He will be put away until we are free of England, tonight.

  Lu Chung : Permanently put away, of course.

  Ling Moy : There is no need to kill.

  Lu Chung : But we must ensure our escape.

  Ling Moy : You may trust me for that.

  Lu Chung : But Princess...

  Ling Moy : I have spoken!

• Lu Chung : [Lu Chung and a servant drag Ah Kee before Ling Moy]  Do not his manners plead for death?

• Lu Chung : It is ready.

  Ling Moy : Morloff, revive her.

  Joan Marshall : [Morloff uses smelling salts on Joan]  Oh, Ronnie!

  [She looks around, sees the acid drip, and screams] 

  Ronald Petrie : Stop it, Ling Moy. In heaven's name, it's inhuman!

  Joan Marshall : Oh Ronnie, don't let them do it!

  Ronald Petrie : Anything but that! Anything but that!

  Ling Moy : Stop! Ling Moy is merciful. Lao, untie his arm. The knife.

  [Lao frees Petrie's right hand, the one nearer Joan, and places a knife in it] 

  Ling Moy : Kill her.

  Ronald Petrie : No!

  Joan Marshall : [Lu Chung positions her head beneath the acid drip]  Oh, please kill me, Ronnie! I'd rather die that way!

  Ronald Petrie : [Lao guides the knife towards Joan]  Oh, no, no, no!