- Capt. Ferguson: She's got steam up again.
- Fred: She's had steam up three times this week. They don't want nobody to know which day they're going to leave. "Quo vadis" as the Eye-talians say.
- Charlie Baxter: [above the competing French and German national anthems] Wait a minute, wait a minute. If t' lass wants to sing, she'll sing, and so will I.
- [singing]
- Charlie Baxter: On Ilkley Moor 'baht 'at...
- Wilson: If we order him to take passengers, he must.
- Helen Carter: Captain Ferguson doesn't like taking orders.
- Capt. Ferguson: I've decided to act within the strict letter of the law.
- George Carter: What's the trouble - the Anna-Louise not insured against war risks?
- Capt. Ferguson: But why should I insure against war risks when there wisnae a war?
- George Carter: Well, we don't generally wait till we're dead before we insure our lives, do we?