- Helen Alderson: Almost didn't recognize you with your clothes on
- Tristan Farnon: What?
- James Herriot: Nothing.
- James Herriot: I gave Siegfried the wrong cat to castrate. I realized my mistake just in time.
- Tristan Farnon: Was he very angry?
- James Herriot: Furious.
- Tristan Farnon: Oh, sweet manna from heaven! Tell me more.
- Tristan Farnon: Did he shout at you?
- James Herriot: Screamed the house down.
- Mrs Pumphrey: Oh, dear. I think he remembers you. He stood on his tail.
- Tristan Farnon: Accidentally, I hasten to add.
- Mrs Pumphrey: Yes, but he does bear grudges.
- Mrs Pumphrey: And who is this delight?
- James Herriot: James Herriot. Mr. Farnon's new assistant.
- Mrs Pumphrey: It's true what I've been hearing. You are a handsome devil.
- James Herriot: Obviously, he's an experienced vet.
- Tristan Farnon: I sense a but
- James Herriot: He's not without his... inconsistencies.
- Tristan Farnon: Inconsistencies? The man's a lunatic. Why do you think he goes through mayflies like he does?
- James Herriot: Mayflies?
- Tristan Farnon: It's what I call his assistants. They rarely last beyond a day.
- Siegfried Farnon: I believe there should be a line between employer and employee.
- Mrs. Hall: When it suits.