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Diana, the Countess of Belflor, has discovered that her personal secretary Teodoro is in love with her lady-in-waiting Marcela. Diana is unreasonably jealous, and knows it, but can’t help herself in her pursuit of Teodoro. In this scene, she questions Teodoro’s feelings for Marcela, and Teodoro denies that he has any strong feelings for Marcela at all. Teodoro--in previous conversations with his best friend Tristan--has proclaimed undying love for Marcela, so his nonchalant attitude here seems
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DIANA: So then, Teodoro, you've a mind to marry?
TEODORO: No mind for anything unless you wish it; and you should understand that my offence is not so gross as others may have told you. You know that Envy has a scorpion's tongue, and Ovid, if he'd ever been a servant would hardly have described its dismal dwelling as if it lived in lonely vales or mountains; it
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