- Sam: [holding the heirloom watch in his hands] I saw it there, spell-binding. I couldn't resist it. The feel of it, the idea of it. You have to admit, Edmund, it's a thing of beauty, a living wonder.
- Edmund Lovett: It's certainly splendid. But I wouldn't think of having it in my pocket.
- Sam: When I have it I feel an inch taller. More handsome, more fearless - kill for it, I would.
- Edmund Lovett: There's a name for that. It's called temptation. Thing is, how to resist it.