Capt. Lockert: You're taking a wickedly unfair advantage of me. I only thought I was doing what was expected of me.
Fran: What I expected of you?
Capt. Lockert: Not you alone, Fran. There's a tradition about this sort of thing. I thought civilized people knew where an innocent flirtation stops. For a civilized woman who's been married as long as you have, you're making a great deal of a small matter.
Fran: It's not a small matter to me. I offer you my most abject apology.
Capt. Lockert: If I might offer you one small word of advice, give up starting things you're not prepared to finish. It's quite evident they only lead you out of your depth.
Fran: You think I'm not equal to your impudence? Look at the exhibition you're making of yourself.
Capt. Lockert: I? Any modern schoolgirl could compete with this situation. You've got the most childish misconception of yourself. You think you're a woman of the world, and you're nothing of the sort.
Fran: What I expected of you?
Capt. Lockert: Not you alone, Fran. There's a tradition about this sort of thing. I thought civilized people knew where an innocent flirtation stops. For a civilized woman who's been married as long as you have, you're making a great deal of a small matter.
Fran: It's not a small matter to me. I offer you my most abject apology.
Capt. Lockert: If I might offer you one small word of advice, give up starting things you're not prepared to finish. It's quite evident they only lead you out of your depth.
Fran: You think I'm not equal to your impudence? Look at the exhibition you're making of yourself.
Capt. Lockert: I? Any modern schoolgirl could compete with this situation. You've got the most childish misconception of yourself. You think you're a woman of the world, and you're nothing of the sort.
Capt. Lockert : You're taking a wickedly unfair advantage of me. I only thought I was doing what was expected of me.
Fran : What I expected of you?
Capt. Lockert : Not you alone, Fran. There's a tradition about this sort of thing. I thought civilized people knew where an innocent flirtation stops. For a civilized woman who's been married as long as you have, you're making a great deal of a small matter.
Fran : It's not a small matter to me. I offer you my most abject apology.
Capt. Lockert : If I might offer you one small word of advice, give up starting things you're not prepared to finish. It's quite evident they only lead you out of your depth.
Fran : You think I'm not equal to your impudence? Look at the exhibition you're making of yourself.
Capt. Lockert : I? Any modern schoolgirl could compete with this situation. You've got the most childish misconception of yourself. You think you're a woman of the world, and you're nothing of the sort.
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