Prayers Against Progress
Alquist: Well, I’m an old man, you know. I’ve got old-fashioned ways. And I’m afraid of all this progress, and these new-fangled ideas.
Helena: Like Nana?
Alquist: Yes, like Nana. Has Nana got a prayer book?
Helena: Yes, a big thick one.
Alquist: And has it got prayers for various occasions? Against thunderstorms? Against illness? But not against progress?
Helena: I don’t think so.
Alquist: That’s a pity.
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Context: Helena asks Alquist whether he ever feels nervous; Nana is her old, devout nurse.
Not in a duel yet
Source: Act Two