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Yes.
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You've noticed it, too?
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I suppose I...
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Yes... In a way.
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I mean,... the life that he's chosen
for himself, by its own nature,...
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.. must hold innumerable stresses,
full of countless compromises.
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- Compromises?
- Yes.
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What I mean is, once a man
has set his heart and soul...
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.. on getting to a certain point,...
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.. if he has to climb the crag,
he has to climb the crag.
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If he has to walk in the mire...
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Well?
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Well, then, he has to walk,
my dear Gertrude, in the mire.
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Of course, I'm only talking
in the most general terms...
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.. on a subject about which
I know absolutely nothing.
:32:45
I thought those were
your favourite subjects, Arthur.
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Yes, indeed.
:32:50
Indeed.
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Go on.
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Oh, yes... No...
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Supposing a public figure, any public
figure, my father or Robert even,...
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.. had, years ago,
written some foolish letter to someone.
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What do you mean by a foolish letter?
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I mean, a letter
gravely compromising one's position.
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I'm putting an imaginary case, of course.
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I cannot help but feel, Arthur,
that you are wanting to tell me something.
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What I really want to say, dear Gertrude,
is that if for any reason...
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.. you are ever in trouble,...
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.. come to me at once and know that
I will help you in every way I can.
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Lord Goring,...
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.. you are talking quite seriously.
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Oh, you must forgive me,
it won't occur again.
:33:45
I like you to be serious.
:33:47
Gertrude, please don't say
such dreadful things to Lord Goring.
:33:51
Seriousness would be very unbecoming.
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Good morning.
Pray be as trivial as you can.
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I should like to, but I'm afraid
I'm a little out of practice this morning.