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So, you've given in?
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She would have gone anyway.
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And perhaps we should let Lavinia's last gift to us
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be a reminder of what really matters.
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- Of course, you'll think that's soft? - Not at all.
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The aristocracy has not survived by its intransigence.
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No, we must work with what we've got to minimise the scandal.
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But what have we got to work with?
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Well, you'd be surprised.
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He's political, isn't he?
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And a writer.
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Well, I could make something out of that.