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Rose Trelawny was engaged to Arthur Gower, but being an actress, Arthur’s conservative and traditional grandfather, Sir William Gower, greatly disapproved of the couple. Rose gave up the stage and went to live with the Gowers at their home in Cavendish Square for a time, in order to prove herself a suitable future granddaughter-in-law and for the Gowers to teach Rose the social rules and expectations of the family. The visit was disastrous 一 both Rose and Sir William are stubborn, strong-willed
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Sir William: (Facing Rose) My mind is not commonly a wavering one, Miss Trelawny, but it has taken me some time一months一to decide upon calling on ye.
Rose: Won’t you sit down?
Sir William: (After a pause of hesitation, sitting upon the dress basket) Ugh!
Rose: (With quiet dignity) Have we no chairs? Do we lack chairs here, Sir William?
_(He gives her a
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