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Aubrey and Paula Tanqueray hoped for a new start when married. Paula’s reputation, ruined by circumstances years past, has dogged her in London, so the Tanquerays quit the city for the countryside, where they attempt to live unburdened by society with Aubrey’s daughter from his first marriage, Ellean. Unfortunately, Ellean never warms to Paula, and when she returns from a trip abroad, she brings with her unexpected, shocking news: she’s fallen in love and wishes to marry the same man who once
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Paula: Aubrey, she -- she guesses.
Aubrey: Guesses?
Paula: About me -- and Ardale.
Aubrey: About you -- and Ardale?
Paula: She says she suspected my character from the beginning...that’s why she’s always kept me at a distance… and now she sees through --
(She falters; he helps her to the ottoman, where she sits)
Aubrey: (Bending over her) Paula,
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