The Gilded Age (TV Series)
Head to Head (2023)
Christine Baranski: Agnes Van Rhijn
Quotes
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Agnes Van Rhijn : Gratitude is not a natural instinct in that class.
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Ada Brook : I'd like to invite the new rector for luncheon.
Agnes Van Rhijn : We have to listen to him drone on all Sunday morning. Can the Lord really want more from us than that?
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Agnes Van Rhijn : What are they up to today?
Ada Brook : I'm not sure, but there is quite a bustle of arrivals.
Agnes Van Rhijn : You mean of people?
Ada Brook : Yes, people.
Agnes Van Rhijn : Well, with the Russells, one cannot be certain. I wouldn't be surprised if they hired Barnum & Bailey's Circus to perform in the hall.
Ada Brook : It looks like it's mostly women, so probably not the circus.
Agnes Van Rhijn : Hmm, I'd like to see the guest list before I reach any conclusions.
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Agnes Van Rhijn : Soup? At luncheon?
Oscar Van Rhijn : Wasn't it George IV who decreed that no gentleman drinks soup in the middle of the day?