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Good morning, Mr Townsend.
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How do you do, sir? You expected me?
:49:29
Yes, I did. You are admirably prompt.
:49:32
I could hardly be late
for so important an occasion.
:49:35
Yes. Catherine told me yesterday
what has been going on between you.
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- Will you sit down?
- Thank you.
:49:41
I've been walking all morning.
Sir, I find New York
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as lovely as any city in Europe
this time of year.
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Yes. You must allow me to say,
Mr Townsend,
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that it would've been becoming of you
to give me notice of your intentions
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before they had gone so far.
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It was only the other day that
Catherine made your acquaintance.
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We have not been slow
to arrive at an understanding.
:50:01
My interest in Miss Sloper
began the first time I saw her.
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Did it not even precede
your first meeting?
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I certainly had already heard
she was a delightful girl.
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A delightful girl,
that's what you think her?
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Otherwise I shouldn't be here.
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My dear young man,
as Catherine's father,
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I hope I have a just appreciation
of her many good qualities.
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But I don't mind telling you I've
never thought of her in that light.
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I don't know what I might think
of her if I were her father.
:50:30
I speak from my own point of view.
:50:32
You speak very well. Please sit down.
:50:35
Did you really expect that I would
throw my daughter into your arms?
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No, I had an idea you didn't like me.
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- What gave you that idea?
- The fact that I'm poor.
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Well, that has a harsh sound
but it's about the truth.
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You have no profession, means.
Please sit.
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No visible resources or prospects.
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And so you are in a category from
which not to choose a son-in-law.