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Her Majesty the Queen, Ma'am.
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This is a surprise.
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To what do I owe the pleasure?
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I came because I wanted to ask you
a question about my education.
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What about it?
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-The fact that I didn't receive one.
-You did.
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Sewing[A1] ,
needlework[A2]
and saying poems with Crawfie.
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That is not an education.
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Darling, you also spent years one-on-one
with the Vice-Provost of Eton College.
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Being drill[A3] ed
in the Constitution.
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Which is far more
than your sister ever got.
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Mummy! I'm talking about
a normal education. In normal subjects.
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You received an entirely appropriate
education for a woman of your background.
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Which has entirely failed to prepare me
for the life I lead now.
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We taught you how to be a lady,
a princess. What do you want? A degree?
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No one wants a bluestocking[A4]
or a college lecturer[A5]
as sovereign.
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They want a Queen.
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Yes, a queen
who is hopelessly ill-equipped[A6]
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to deal with the people
that she has to meet.
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What has this to do with me?
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How could you have let me down [A7] like
this?
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Is this a criticism of my motherhood?
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I would've thought you'd think twice
before throwing stones on that score.[A8]
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What's that supposed to mean?
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in that department.
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That's not fair.
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Besides,
I thought we were past the age now
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where we take cheap shots at [A11] our parents.
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I educated you
as your father and I saw fit.
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Why didn't we push harder?
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No one advised that we should.
That includes the Vice-Provost.
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Oh, don't force something
that doesn't come naturally, dear.
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That's what I've learned.
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We all have to accept
our limitations in life.
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That's it, there.
The grace and favor flat[A12] ,
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belonging to
the Queen's Private Secretary.
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-Our new home.
-How much of the ground floor is it?
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All of it. Including the rooms
stretching to the back.
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The girls will be happy here.
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Now, we must go.
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-I don't want anyone to see us.
-Why?
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Well, it's just indiscreet[A13] .
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-And I haven't got the job yet.
-What about that tree?
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It's blocking all the light.
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Well, I daresay [A14] one could ask
to have it trimmed back.
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Will you ask?
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I don't see the rush, but...
yes, I can ask. Discreetly[A15] .
[A1]Sewing: Dikiş
[A2]Needlework: İğne işi, işleme
[A3]Drill: Alıştırma yapmak, tatbikat, sondaj yapmak, delmek, delgi, matkap
[A4]Bluestocking: Entelektüel/okumuş kadın
[A5]Lecturer: Okutman, eğitmen, öğretim üyesi
[A6]Ill equipped: Belirli bir iş için yeterli donanımlara sahip olmayan,
[A7]Let someone down: Birini hüsrana uğratmak, yüzüstü bırakmak, birini hayal kırıklığına uğratmak
Don’t let someone or something get you down: Birinin/ bir şeyin canını sıkmasına/moralini bozmasına izin verme
[A8]On that score: O konuda, o nedenle
[A9]Hardly: Ancak, güçlükle, zar zor, hemen hemen hiç
[A10]Blaze a trail: Çığır açmak, bir ilke imza atmak, öncülük etmek
[A11]Take a shot at: Bir el ateş etmek
Take a pot shot: Yersiz/düşünmeden eleştirmek
Take your best shot: Elinden gelenin en iyisini yap
[A12]Flat: Düz, yassı, daire
[A13]Indiscreet: Gereksiz, düşünmeden davranan, patavatsız, boşboğaz
Be indiscreet: Ağzında bakla ıslanmamak
Indiscreet affair: Yasak/uygunsuz ilişki
[A14]Daresay: Galiba
I daresay: Sanırım
[A15]Discreetly: İhtiyatlı/tedbirli bir şekilde
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