Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
Thelma Barlow: Lady Conway
Quotes
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Laura Henderson : [at Mrs. Henderson's husband's funeral] I'm bored with widowhood.
Lady Conway : My dear, you've just scratched the surface.
Laura Henderson : I have to smile at everybody. I've never had to smile at everybody. In India, there were always people to look down on.
Lady Conway : People are merely being sympathetic. After all, you have lost your husband.
Laura Henderson : Well I didn't mislay him! It was most inconsiderate of Robert to die. What on earth am I supposed to do now?
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Lady Conway : It's really not so bad. Widows are allowed hobbies.
Laura Henderson : Hobbies?
Lady Conway : Yes. Embroidery, things like that.
Laura Henderson : Are you mad?
Lady Conway : I've graduated to weaving. Would you care to see my tapestries?
Laura Henderson : I'd rather drink ink.
Lady Conway : Committees are good of course. I serve on quite a few charities. Once your husband dies, it's quite permissible to help the poor. And now, there's no one to stop you buying things. Also, of course, there's a great deal of time for lovers.
Laura Henderson : Margot, I'm nearly 70!
Lady Conway : That's true, but you're also very rich. The one cancels out the other.
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Lady Conway : You obviously require a battle plan. My second husband, the general, always advocated attacking from the rear, which, although it did nothing to enhance our marriage, did bring him some success on the field.
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Lady Conway : Adolescents and women in their eighth decade are strikingly similar.
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[talking to the girls]
Lady Conway : I quite understand what you were feeling. I myself have exhibited my breasts. I was at a party at Antibes with the Duchess of Denby and Countess Volpe, and we took off our blouses - in private, of course - and looked at each other's titties.
[laughs]
Lady Conway : My, how we laughed!