Stephen Fry: Master of Laketown
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Master of Laketown : Now, now, we must not, any of us, be too quick to lay blame. Let us not forget that it was Girion, Lord of Dale, your ancestor, who failed to kill the beast!
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Thorin Oakenshield : I speak to the Master of the men of the Lake. Will you see the prophecy fulfilled? Will you share in the great wealth of our people? What say you?
Master of Laketown : I say unto you - welcome! Welcome and thrice welcome, King under the Mountain!
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Master of Laketown : All this talk of change must be suppressed. I can't afford to let them rebel, band together and start making noises. The next thing you know, they'll start asking questions, forming committees, launching inquiries.
Alfrid Lickspittle : Out with the old, in with the new.
Master of Laketown : What?
Alfrid Lickspittle : That's what they've been saying, sire. There is even talk of an election.
Master of Laketown : An election? That's absurd. I won't stand for it.
Alfrid Lickspittle : I don't think they'd ask you to stand, sire.
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Master of Laketown : Shirkers. Ingrates. Rabble-rousers. Who would have the nerve to question my authority? Who would dare? Who?
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Alfrid Lickspittle : The mood of the people, sire, it's turning ugly
Master of Laketown : They're commoners, Alfrid. They've always been ugly. It's not my fault that they live in a place that stinks of fish oil and tar. Jobs, shelter, food, that's all they ever bleat about.
