[ Number Six meets the first Number Two ]
At last! Delighted to see you!
[the heavy automatic steel doors close behind Number Six]
Come in, come in! Do sit down.
[Number Two presses a button; a hatch slides open and a chair rises from the floor]
[laughing] I'm sorry; I can never resist that. I hope you don't mind a working breakfast.
[Number Two presses another button; the butler enters with a breakfast cart ]
Tea or coffee?
Tea.
Indian or China?
Either. With lemon.
[the butler, already apprised of his preferences, places a lemon wheel in his tea]
One or two eggs with your bacon?
Two?
[the butler removes the cover from the plate, revealing bacon with two fried eggs]
That will be all.
[the butler exits]
Help yourself to toast. ...I suppose you're wondering what you're doing here.
It had crossed my mind. [slams the toast cover down] What's it all about?
[another chair rises from the floor beside Number Six]
Sit down and I'll tell you. It's a question of your resignation.
...Go on.
The information in your head is priceless. I don't think you realize what a valuable property you've become. A man like you is worth a great deal on the open market.
Who brought me here?
I know how you feel, believe me. And they have taken quite a liberty.
Who are "They?"
A lot of people are curious about what lies behind your resignation. You had a brilliant career, your record is impeccable. They want to know why you suddenly left.
What people?
Now, personally, I believe your story; I do think it was a matter of principle. But, uh... What I think doesn't really count, does it? One has to be sure about these things.
And that gives you the right to poke your nose into my private business!?
Now, please. It's my job to check your motives.
I've been checked!
Of course, but when a man knows as much as you do, a double-check does no harm. A few details may have been missed.
I don't know who you are... or who you work for... And I don't care. I'm leaving.
[Number Six moves to the exit. The doors start to open, but then slam shut in his face.]
More from this episode
All quotes from this episode →More The Prisoner quotes · These quotes come from Wikiquote's The Prisoner pages and are available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.