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- Hyacinth: Try not to make a noise in the bathroom, dear.
- Richard: Did you say something?
- Hyacinth: I said, "Try not to make a noise in the bathroom", Richard.
- Richard: Was I making a noise?
- Hyacinth: Look, I don't wish to dwell on it, dear, but it's always been a principle of mine that bathrooms should be seen and not heard.