The Seventh Veil

Francesca Cunningham: [as she poses for her portrait] Can I move? Maxwell Leyden: In just one second. Francesca Cunningham: My leg's getting stiff. Maxwell Leyden: Phfft! Francesca Cunningham: But I'm getting cramped in the most peculiar places. Maxwell Leyden: All right - move.

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Maxwell Leyden: Last time you were here you said something that worried me very much. Peter Gay: Did I? Maxwell Leyden: But you must know that you did. Peter Gay: Oh, you mean when I told you I was in love with you. Maxwell Leyden: Yes. Peter Gay: But why should that worry you so much? Surely it's the most natural thing in the world. Maxwell Leyden: Not to me. I hate love, hate being in love. I don't ever want it to happen to me again. Peter Gay: If you deny yourself love, you might as well be dead.

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