Rance: Were your relations with your secretary normal? Prentice: Yes. Rance: Well, Prentice, your private life is your own affair. I find it shocking none the less.

Summary

In this quote, Rance questions Prentice about his relationship with his secretary, asking if it was normal. Prentice asserts that it was indeed normal. Rance, while acknowledging that Prentice has the right to keep his private life to himself, expresses his personal shock nonetheless. The quote implies that Rance finds something unexpected or morally objectionable about the nature of Prentice's connection with his secretary, despite Prentice asserting its normalcy. It suggests a contrast between societal expectations and personal reactions to certain relationships.

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