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Dorothea
And it really was quite wonderful to be so near your elegance. Now, if you'll please excuse me.
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And it really was quite wonderful to be so near your elegance. Now, if you'll please excuse me.
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Lorenz
Not a word has escaped my lips to imply that you are anything less than a highly attractive woman.
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Not a word has escaped my lips to imply that you are anything less than a highly attractive woman.
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Lorenz
But I am the heir to a noble house. I have a duty. Thus I am unable to engage in courtship with you.
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But I am the heir to a noble house. I have a duty. Thus I am unable to engage in courtship with you.
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Dorothea
As long as you're getting what you're after, you don't much care what a woman wants, needs, or feels.
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As long as you're getting what you're after, you don't much care what a woman wants, needs, or feels.
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Lorenz
If noble status were my only priority, then I could be married a hundred times over by now.
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If noble status were my only priority, then I could be married a hundred times over by now.
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Lorenz
If my wife and I are of the same mind, and of the same worth, then together we can achieve anything.
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If my wife and I are of the same mind, and of the same worth, then together we can achieve anything.
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Lorenz
My standards are somewhat more exacting, but yes, I suppose on that point we are similar.
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My standards are somewhat more exacting, but yes, I suppose on that point we are similar.
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Lorenz
Please understand that I am acting with the best of intentions in search of a partner.
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Please understand that I am acting with the best of intentions in search of a partner.
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Dorothea
If you met a peasant girl and fell madly in love, would you be able to give her up? Break her heart?
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If you met a peasant girl and fell madly in love, would you be able to give her up? Break her heart?
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Lorenz
I would have no choice. The worlds of the nobility and the common folk are simply too far apart.
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I would have no choice. The worlds of the nobility and the common folk are simply too far apart.