Peg o' My Heart (1933)

Irene Browne: Mrs. Chichester

Quotes 

• Mrs. Chichester : My dear, I'm sure we shall all get along very nicely together. Now, let me see, you're called Margaret, aren't you?

  Margaret 'Peg' O'Connell : No. Me name's Peg. Me father calls me that, ma'am.

  Mrs. Chichester : Well, we shall call you Margaret.

  Margaret 'Peg' O'Connell : Don't blame me if I don't answer, ma'am.

  Mrs. Chichester : And don't call me ma'am.

  Margaret 'Peg' O'Connell : Yes, ma'am. I mean, no, ma'am.

• Mrs. Chichester : Aunt. I'm not ant.

  Mrs. Chichester : [giggles]  An ant is an insect.

  Margaret 'Peg' O'Connell : [giggles]  Oh, sure, I know. I had 'em. The little red ones are the worst. They jump at your legs, crawl up your back, and into your pants, until you feel crazy.

  Sir Gerald 'Jerry' Markham : Peg.

  Margaret 'Peg' O'Connell : But, they do jump and bite, your honor.

  Sir Gerald 'Jerry' Markham : Yes. But, it's best to ignore them.

  Margaret 'Peg' O'Connell : Have you ever had ants in your pants, your honor?

• Margaret 'Peg' O'Connell : Ethel and me was wonderin'...

  Mrs. Chichester : Ethel and *I*.

  Margaret 'Peg' O'Connell : Yes, both of us.

• Mrs. Chichester : I can't understand what makes you so impudent, Margaret. After all, I've treated you like one of my own children. I've been like a mother to you.

  Margaret 'Peg' O'Connell : A lot ye know about bein' a mother to anybody. Me own father knows more about bein' a mother than you do!

• Sir Gerald 'Jerry' Markham : What's the matter?

  Alaric Chichester : The Chichester family has fallen flat on its, eh...

  Mrs. Chichester : Alaric!