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the_comfortable_courtesan ([personal profile] the_comfortable_courtesan) wrote2025-05-05 08:29 pm

Uncommon persistent

La, this gentleman does not understand the cut polite:
I wouldn't insist on connecting with you if I didn't believe we can add value to Clorinda.
Are you available for a quick call in the next day or two?

Madame C- is reminded of the days when she was quite badgered at Vauxhall and Ranelagh and obliged to cease going there.
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[personal profile] kathmandu 2025-05-06 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
I seriously doubt that he could add value to Madame C-. He does not understand her delicate touch in managing events.
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[personal profile] kore 2025-05-06 09:35 am (UTC)(link)
Dude, at least offer up some fine China!
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[personal profile] castiron 2025-05-06 11:58 am (UTC)(link)
If I were a production company interested in filming a couple of period dramas from our hostess's works, I would absolutely offer a piece of fine china to open negotiations, which would demonstrate that I was serious enough to have read the books.
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[personal profile] silveradept 2025-05-07 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Such a person does not understand that continuing to ply suit after one has already been told no is one of the faster ways to find oneself on the list of persons who are not to be entertained under any circumstances.