Room for Growth in Europe
Sibella:
He says he wants to go to Europe to expand his mind.
Louis:
He certainly has room to do so.
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Discontent with an Uninspiring Engagement
Sibella Holland:
Oh, Louis! I don't want to marry Lionel!
Louis:
Why not?
Sibella:
He's so dull.
Louis:
I must admit he exhibits the most extraordinary capacity for middle age that I've ever encountered in a young man of twenty-four.
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A Distinctive Retirement Plan
Mr. Elliot:
Even my lamented master, the great Mr. Berry himself, never had the privilege of hanging a duke. What a finale to a lifetime in the public service!
Prison Governor:
Finale?
Mr. Elliot:
Yes, I intend to retire. After using this silken rope, never again be content with hemp.
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Reflections on Exuberance and Crudity
The Parson: [[Geoffrey Chaucer|Chaucer]
I always say that my west window has all the exuberance of ] without, happily, any of the concomitant crudities of his period.
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Moral Stance on Blood Sports
Louis Mazzini:
The next morning I went out shooting with Ethelred—or rather, to watch Ethelred shooting; for my principles will not allow me to take a direct part in blood sports.
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The Challenges of Unfriendly Assassination
Louis Mazzini:
It is so difficult to make a neat job of killing people with whom one is not on friendly terms.
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Critique of Modern Clergy Principles
Louis Mazzini:
The Reverend Lord Henry was not one of those newfangled parsons who carry the principles of their vocation uncomfortably into private life.
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Conflicted Affections Between Two Women
Louis Mazzini:
While I never admired Edith as much as when I was with Sibella, I never longed for Sibella as much as when I was with Edith.
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Falling to Earth in Berkeley Square
Louis Mazzini: [Lady Agatha D'Ascoyne has been killed while sailing a hot-air balloon over London.; [s:The Arrow and the Song|I shot an arrow in the air]
]; she fell to earth in Berkeley Square.
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Critique of Family Traditions in Society
Louis Mazzini:
The D’Ascoynes certainly appeared to have accorded with the tradition of the landed gentry and sent the fool of the family into the Church
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