George: Blanche, you didn't hear me out.
Blanche: I've heard all I have to hear.
George: I know this is rough for you, but it's been rough for me, too.
Blanche: Now you're gonna listen! Nine years ago, I found out that my partner was embezzling from the family company. He was a clever man. All the signs pointed to me. My business was collapsing. I was facing disgrace, Blanche. Oh, I know, I could've stayed and faced the music, but it's just this damn Southern pride. It's the same Southern pride that kept me from being a dancer.
Blanche: George, please, I've had enough surprises for one day.
George: Blanche, faking my death was a mistake. For the last nine years, every day without you has seemed longer than the one before. Now you just say the word and I'll go back where I came from, but I guess what I'm really trying to say is, Blanche, will you be my wife again?