- John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty: Five shillings. And we stand here and let a boy watch his own father hang!
- Natty Bell: Well, it's the law.
- John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty: Then it's a vile law.
- Natty Bell: You know, John Barty - that boy of ours worries me. I mean, I thought an execution'd be a treat for 'im. It's outrageous the way 'e's been carryin' on. All this talk about the state of the law, and capital punishment.
- Louis Chichester: What a chilly thing to say to a lover on this very chilly evening!
- Lady Cleone Meredith: I wonder - if I were a poor nobody, would you still be a lover?
- Louis Chichester: My dear Cleone, what a ridiculous idea. Of course not!