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Good morning, my dear.
:41:20
This is my brother, Dr Sloper,
Mrs Montgomery.
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Mrs Montgomery
has been good to come.
:41:24
- I'm very grateful to you, ma'am.
- I'm glad to come.
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- She left a busy household.
- I should have gone to you,
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but this is my morning at the clinic.
I dared not take the time off.
:41:34
Oh, I quite understand, Doctor.
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- Elizabeth...
- Certainly. Excuse me.
:41:37
- Certainly.
- I should like to see my sister.
:41:40
Will you come into the study
where we may talk?
:41:42
Yes, sir.
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You understand my situation,
Mrs Montgomery.
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Your brother
wishes to marry my daughter.
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So I want you to tell me
something about his character.
:41:56
What sort of a gentleman is he?
:41:58
Well, Doctor,
he's intelligent, charming.
:42:01
- He's a wonderful companion.
- Yes, I know that.
:42:04
But is he reliable?
Is he trustworthy? Is he responsible?
:42:08
If you mean, is he financially
secure, he is not, Doctor.
:42:12
- But I'm sure you must know that.
- Yes, he told me that himself.
:42:15
That is another thing about Morris,
he's honest.
:42:17
Is he? Is he, then, honest
in his feeling for my daughter?
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(chuckles) I don't know that, Doctor.
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I never could say what goes on
in people's hearts. Could you?
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Well, I have to try.
:42:30
He told me that he'd used up
a small inheritance.
:42:35
- Did he handle it well?
- Probably you would not think so.
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But from his own point of view,
he did a great deal with it.
:42:41
He saw Europe.
He met many interesting people.
:42:44
He enlarged his capacities.
:42:46
- Did he help you, ma'am?
- No.
:42:50
- Shouldn't he have?
- I don't think so.
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You are a widow and have children.
I think so.
:42:55
Oh, but if I'd needed it,
I know he would have helped me.
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Are you sure?