The Gilded Age

Agnes van Rhijn: She thanks you for the letter that you did not show me and for the tickets that you purchased without my knowledge. She means to join us here just as soon as she has closed the house and sold her furniture. Ada Brook: What a relief. Agnes van Rhijn: A relief? And who is to support her? Exactly. Me. With the Van Rhijn money, which was not achieved at no cost to myself. You were allowed the pure and tranquil life of a spinster. I was not. Ada Brook: I'm very grateful. Agnes van Rhijn: So you should be.

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Agnes van Rhijn: Now you need to know, we only receive the old people in this house. Not the new. Never the new. Marian Brook: What's the difference? Agnes van Rhijn: The old have been in charge since before the Revolution. They ruled, justly, until the new people invaded. Ada Brook: It's not quite as simple as that. Agnes van Rhijn: Yes, it is. Marian Brook: Well, I'm new. I've only just arrived. Agnes van Rhijn: Marian, never mind that the Brooks have been in Pennsylvania for a century and a half. My mother, your grandmother, was a Livingston of Livingston Manor, and they came to this city in 1674. You belong to old New York, my dear, and don't let anyone tell you different. You are my niece, and you belong to old New York.

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Peggy Scott: I don't need money. I'm fed, I'm paid, and I have a place to stay. Dorothy Scott: Well, I brought you something. You take it. Peggy Scott: I told you I don't need it. Dorothy Scott: Don't be silly, I'm your mother, I'm allowed to give you money.

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I may be a bastard, Mr. Thorburn, but you are a fool. And of the two, I think I know which I prefer. Now, good day to you, sir.

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Ada Brook: Well I like her strong views. I like her energy. Don't worry, Agnes. She's clever. She'll learn the rules. Agnes van Rhijn: Will she? Revolutions are launched by clever people with strong views and excess energy.

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Agnes van Rhijn: Who is this Mr. Raikes? Ada Brook: The lawyer who settled Henry's estate. Agnes van Rhijn: Do we have to receive him? Ada Brook: He waived his fee. Agnes van Rhijn: Oh, I see. Well, let's make it tea and be quick about it.

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