- James Keziah Delaney: Mr. Thoyt... you have been my father's lawyer for the past 40 years... And in all that time, you reported every detail of his most intimate business to his enemies at the East India Company... You are their whore. The same as almost everyone else in this city, apart from those who are actually labelled a whore.
- Lorna Bow: What I'm owed isn't in that pile of coins... since I'm not listed on the final division notice.
- James Keziah Delaney: And what exactly is it that my father owed you?
- Lorna Bow: He owed me a lifetime of care. A lifetime of devotion. He owed me kisses and love. He owed me a home and a fire and perhaps children some day. In short, he owed me all that is due from a husband to a wife.
- James Keziah Delaney: You used to straighten your skirt and march away like nothing had ever happened.
- Atticus: So, how much will you give me for not killing your father?
- James Keziah Delaney: Nothing. He's dead.
- Robert Thoyt: [about her marriage] And was that before or after he lost his mind?
- Lorna Bow: Well, love is a kind of madness, isn't it, Mr. Thoyt?... Or have you never experienced it?
- Robert Thoyt: I suggest you two refrain from any further contact with each other.
- James Keziah Delaney: Well, I have no love for the theatre.
- Lorna Bow: And I spend very little time in German brothels.
- Robert Thoyt: She would have a claim against James Delaney for shared ownership of Nootka.
- Sir Stuart Strange: Bravo! A whore actress to the rescue of the mighty East.
- Robert Thoyt: It is not a foregone conclusion. She would need to file suit.
- Sir Stuart Strange: Oh, Mr. Thoyt... This widow will have sole claim on Nootka in the event of James Delaney's death... An event which may be imminent.