Ride a Wild Pony (1975)
Wendy Playfair: Mrs. Quayle
Quotes
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Jeannie Quayle : I don't like Scott Pirie. Mary Strapp has to sit next to him. She says he smells.
Mrs. Quayle : Jeannie, he has all the farm chores to do before he comes to school in the morning.
Jeannie Quayle : He could still have a bath.
Mrs. Quayle : Could he? The Piries have no running water on their farm. Every drop they use has to be pumped up and heated on the stove.
Kit Quayle : Anyway, I like Scotty.
Jeannie Quayle : You would.
Kit Quayle : Just because you go and visit Josie Ellison in her big rich house.
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Scotty Pirie : Mr. Quayle, I've got some manure here for you. Shall I put it at the end of the garden?
[Scotty rides Taff through the Quayles's yard]
Charles E. Quayle : What are you doing? Watch out for the tomato plants!
Scotty Pirie : I should spread it out at night so it won't stick so much.
Charles E. Quayle : Yes, uh, how much do I owe you?
Scotty Pirie : Nothing, it's a present from my father.
Charles E. Quayle : Watch out for the...
[Scotty leaps over the fence on Taff]
Mrs. Quayle : Well! That's one way to collect illegal fees.
Charles E. Quayle : Angus Pirie always pays his debts the best way that he can.
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Mrs. Quayle : Why, Mrs. Pirie, do come in.
Mrs. Pirie : Scotty is gone.
Mrs. Quayle : Gone? You mean he disappeared? How long ago?
Kit Quayle : He hasn't been in school since Tuesday.
Mrs. Pirie : My husband has gone to the police.
Mrs. Quayle : Well, come in and have a cup of tea.
Mrs. Pirie : I thought maybe Kit could go and look for Scotty on the river.
Mrs. Quayle : You mean on the Ellison property?
Kit Quayle : Yeah, of course I'll go.
Charles E. Quayle : Scotty's missing? There's, uh, no need for Kit to go. I shall... uh... ring Mr. Ellison.
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Charles E. Quayle : Mr. Ellison?
James Ellison : Yes?
Charles E. Quayle : Quayle here.
James Ellison : Oh. Well, what can I do for you?
Charles E. Quayle : We've got a missing boy, Scott Pirie. His mother thinks he might be somewhere on your property.
James Ellison : Well, I haven't seen him myself, but I'll tell my stockman to keep an eye out for him.
Charles E. Quayle : Thank you, I'm very much obliged. Goodbye. He's going to ask the stockman to keep an eye out for him.
Mrs. Quayle : Oh, good.
Mrs. Quayle : [to Mrs. Pirie] I hope that makes you feel better.
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Jeannie Quayle : Well, I think it's wicked and cruel of Scott Pirie trying to take Josie's pony.
Kit Quayle : It isn't her pony. It's Scotty's.
Charles E. Quayle : How do you know it is?
Kit Quayle : I just know.
Charles E. Quayle : Well, what if Josie Ellison just knows that it's hers?
Mrs. Quayle : But supposing it really is Scott Pirie's pony? What happens then?
Charles E. Quayle : Only a court of law can decide that.
Jeannie Quayle : If it did go to court, Father, who do you think would win?
Charles E. Quayle : Well, I'm not prepared to act as judge.
Jeannie Quayle : Come on, Father, which do you think?
Charles E. Quayle : In this case, possession is nine-tenths of the law.