:11:01
I don't seem to be able to stop myself.
:11:04
I'm going to tell you...
:11:06
.. that love...
:11:07
.. about which, I admit, I know so little...
:11:12
Love cannot be bought,
it can only be given.
:11:15
And I sense it is not in my power
to give to you...
:11:20
.. nor is it in yours, I suspect,... at all.
:11:24
Dear boy, you underestimate us both.
:11:29
To give...
:11:32
.. and not expect return,...
:11:35
.. that is what lies at the heart of love.
:11:40
I fear, though,...
:11:41
.. the notion is a stranger to us both.
:11:44
And yet,...
:11:46
.. if we are honest,...
:11:48
.. it is something we both long for.
:11:50
Something...
:11:52
.. that it takes great courage to do.
:11:55
Yes,...
:11:57
.. that is our dark secret.
:12:00
Your coming here tonight
is the first whisper of it.
:12:06
And for that, I admire you.
:12:09
Give me the letter.
:12:12
Prove your affections to me
and give me the letter.
:12:17
And surrender my position of power?
:12:21
The future of a great man
is in your hands, Mrs Cheveley.
:12:25
Crush him
and your power dies with him,...
:12:28
.. as will any feeling I've ever had for you.
:12:32
If you ever loved me...
:12:38
I did love you.
:12:40
I know, I know.
:12:49
But not that much.
:12:53
I know. I must admit
I never thought you did.
:12:57
Even so, I felt it worth a try.
:12:59
I understand and respect you
all the more for the attempt.