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Ferdinand
Stay back, Hilda! I will no longer entertain your clever little requests. Your wiles will not work this time!
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Stay back, Hilda! I will no longer entertain your clever little requests. Your wiles will not work this time!
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Ferdinand
I am sorry to have offended you, but delightful as it sounds, I will not be brewing any tea at present.
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I am sorry to have offended you, but delightful as it sounds, I will not be brewing any tea at present.
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Ferdinand
Besides, I taught you how to do it before. You should be able to do it on your own, so why don't you?
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Besides, I taught you how to do it before. You should be able to do it on your own, so why don't you?
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Hilda
You selected just the right leaves, and you boiled them just right. You even considered the room temperature and humidity.
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You selected just the right leaves, and you boiled them just right. You even considered the room temperature and humidity.
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Hilda
Then you set out just the right pot, along with just the right cups. You immediately picked out a design that you knew I would like.
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Then you set out just the right pot, along with just the right cups. You immediately picked out a design that you knew I would like.
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Hilda
When you poured, the temperature, the timing, and the technique were all impeccable.
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When you poured, the temperature, the timing, and the technique were all impeccable.
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Ferdinand
Hm. You seem to know an awful lot about tea, for someone who cannot even pour it.
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Hm. You seem to know an awful lot about tea, for someone who cannot even pour it.
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Hilda
Even the sound of the liquid pouring into the cups was like music. Taken as a whole, it was an almost spiritual experience. A symphony for the senses.
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Even the sound of the liquid pouring into the cups was like music. Taken as a whole, it was an almost spiritual experience. A symphony for the senses.
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Hilda
You're devoted to bringing happiness to those who drink it. I could taste that from the first drop.
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You're devoted to bringing happiness to those who drink it. I could taste that from the first drop.
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Ferdinand
But I must say, you surprise me. Not many are so attentive to the finer points of tea.
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But I must say, you surprise me. Not many are so attentive to the finer points of tea.