- Miss Dixon: [Miss Dixon enters as Dr Manning attempts to hide a drink] Where did you get it?
- Dr. Manning: You're mistaken. Your constant suspicion makes you see things that in reality do not exist. In other words, a mirage of the eye followed by a wish of the mind.
- Miss Dixon: [Grabbing the glass] Don't give me any of your professorial platitudes, you disgusting old sot! I won't have you seen this way. You're a disgrace to the position you hold here. I don't know why I ever bother with...
- Miss Dixon: [She discovers a hidden bottle] Will you tell me who smuggled this filthy stuff in here for you? Will you?
- Miss Dixon: [There is a knock on the door] Straighten up. Wipe your mouth, you're slobbering.