- Lorna Bow: You know James Delaney?
- Zilpha Geary: No.
- Lorna Bow: What? You mean in the way that no one really knows James Delaney?
- Zilpha Geary: Yes.
- Brace: How the hell can you walk around a house this old without making a noise?
- James Keziah Delaney: Because I own it, and I know every creak in it and I can move around it without waking it up.
- Lorna Bow: Judging by the horror on the faces of the ladies, you are known.
- James Keziah Delaney: Yes, and judging by the shame on the face of some of the men, so are you.
- James Keziah Delaney: It is a bit unexpected that we were both invited, is it not?... That we were invited, both together... And if they invited us both, then they probably know.
- Godfrey: When they speak of you, there is such hatred now. Before, they laughed.
- James Keziah Delaney: They stopped laughing out there. That's good.
- Bluestocking: Mr. Cholmondeley. I cancelled my appointment. Blamed a headache.
- Cholmondeley: Exposure to excitable chemical fumes, I imagine... As a doctor, I ought to make sure you're fully recovered.
- Cholmondeley: Do you have a husband?
- Bluestocking: Dead.
- Cholmondeley: Thank God... What did he look like?
- Bluestocking: A toad.
- James Keziah Delaney: [while Cholmondeley having sex] I have a question. It concerns chemistry. I hope now is not inconvenient.
- Cholmondeley: You know, semen not ejaculated at the point of passion turns to poison and narrows the mind. Eventually, you become an ape.
- James Keziah Delaney: So, ejaculate. Then, we can talk of business.
- Lorna Bow: If I were to have intentions regarding James, would I need to be wary of you?
- Zilpha Geary: No civilised woman would have intentions regarding him.
- Lorna Bow: You will answer to God for this.
- Solomon Coop: Probably. And for the many other evil tasks I have carried out for the King of England.