:10:00
What a tedious, practical subject
to talk about, Mrs Cheveley.
:10:03
Oh, I like tedious, practical subjects.
I don't like tedious, practical people.
:10:08
Besides, you're interested, I know,
in international canal schemes.
:10:13
Yes.
:10:15
But the Suez Canal was a very great
and splendid undertaking.
:10:19
It gave us our direct route into India.
:10:22
This Argentine scheme is
a commonplace Stock Exchange swindle.
:10:27
It is a speculation.
A brilliant, daring speculation.
:10:30
Believe me, Mrs Cheveley, it is a swindle.
:10:33
Let us call things by their proper names.
:10:36
It makes matters simpler.
:10:40
I hope you have not invested in it.
:10:42
You're far too clever to have done that.
:10:44
I have invested very largely in it.
:10:47
Who advised you
to do such a foolish thing?
:10:49
Your old friend and mine - Baron Arnheim.
:10:52
It was one of the last things he said.
:11:05
The future of the canal depends...
:11:07
.. of course, on the attitude
of Her Majesty's government.
:11:11
And...
:11:13
.. I will personally
be presenting my report...
:11:16
.. to the House of Commons
on Thursday night.
:11:20
I can tell you now...
:11:22
.. I will be condemning the scheme
in no uncertain terms.
:11:25
You must not. In your own interests, to
say nothing of mine, you must not do that.
:11:30
My dear Mrs Cheveley,...
:11:32
-.. what do you mean?
- I will be frank.
:11:34
Amend that report to state the canal
will be of great international value.
:11:39
Will you do that for me?
:11:45
- You cannot be serious.
- I am quite serious.
:11:48
If you do what I ask,
I will pay you very handsomely.
:11:51
Pay me?
:11:53
You are a man of the world
and you have your price.
:11:56
Everybody has nowadays.
:11:58
If you will allow me,
I will call your carriage for you.