“May I have the next dance?”

“But will that make you happy?“

“He looks miserable, poor soul.“

“No, they are far too easy to judge.“

“You really do love him, don’t you?”

“What endearments am I allowed?”

“Why do you ask such a question?“

“Angry people are not always wise.“

“Are you… are you laughing at me?”

“How are you this evening, my dear?“

“You are too generous to trifle with me.“

“Not all of us can afford to be romantic.”

“I thought that poetry was the food of love.“

“And… what should I call you when I am cross?“

“I have never been thus treated in my entire life!”

“So don’t you judge me… Don’t you dare judge me!”

“Because we’re doing our best to find a fault in you.“

“I never wish to be parted from you from this day on.“

“So what do you recommend to encourage affection?“

“She is the most beautiful creature I have ever beheld.“

“Miserable he may be, but poor he most certainly is not.“

“Forgive me, madam, for taking up so much of your time.“

“You must know… surely, you must know it was all for you.“

“Are you out of your senses? I thought you hated the man.”

“I didn’t know you were coming to see me! What’s the matter?”

“You have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love, I love you.”

“It has taught me to hope as I’d scarcely allowed myself before.”

“So this is your opinion of me? Thank you for explaining so fully.“

“I could more easily forgive his vanity had he not wounded mine.”

“Have you no objection other than your belief in my indifference?“

“You can only have two motives, and I would interfere with either.”

“Might I ask why, with so little endeavor at civility, I am thus repulsed?“

“Perfectly tolerable, I daresay, but not handsome enough to tempt me.“

“Oh, believe me, no one would suspect your manners to be rehearsed.“

“Our surest way of disappointing him will be to ask him nothing about it.“

“I love you. Most ardently. Please do me the honor of accepting my hand.“

“How can you tease me so? Have you no compassion for my poor nerves?”

“First, I must tell you I’ve been the most unmitigated and comprehensive ass.“

“It would be most inconvenient since I have sworn to loathe him for all eternity.“

“Oh, dear, I cannot tease you about that. What a shame, for I dearly love to laugh.“

“I… do not have the talent of conversing easily with people I have never met before.“

“You have insulted me in every possible way, and can now have nothing further to say.“

“Only the deepest love will persuade me into matrimony, which is why I will end up an old maid.“

“I am well enough acquainted with you to know that I can not alarm you, even should I wish it.”

“My affections and wishes have not changed, but one word from you will silence me forever.“

“I have struggled in vain and I can bear it no longer. These past months have been a torment.“

“Perhaps these offences might have been overlooked had not your pride been hurt by my honesty.“

“I’m sure that the feelings which, as you’ve told me have hindered your regard, will help you in overcoming it.“

“I cannot believe that anyone can deserve you… but it appears I am overruled. So, I heartily give my consent.”

“I appreciate the struggle you have been through, and I am very sorry to have caused you pain. Believe me, it was unconsciously done.“

“I might as well enquire why, with so evident a design of insulting me, you chose to tell me that you liked me against your better judgment.“

“If, however, your feelings have changed, I will have to tell you: you have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love…I love you. I never wish to be parted from you from this day on.”