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- Felix Edward Manbridge: [holding a 50-pound forged check] A hundred pounds? It's out of the question! And I'm astonished at your having the nerve to ask for it - on top of this! John, don't you realize that your signing my name to a check is forgery?
- John Manbridge: You needn't blame me for that! I wouldn't have done it, if I had any alternative!