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Just three sacks of mail for you
this morning.

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The usual marriage requests, posies,
knick-knacks.

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An invitation for you
to speak in Parliament.

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Several pairs of ladies
under things,

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and just one claim you sired
someone's child.

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Please, God, no more children.

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And there's one for me
from my publisher,

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asking when they might expect the
cookbook they commissioned from me.

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This letter bears the Royal Seal.

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From Queen Victoria herself.

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She's heard of my acclaimed
portrayal

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in our production of The Frozen Deep

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and writes to request a private
command performance.

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-For when?
-Before she leaves for
Balmoral for the summer.

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But there's no time.
We both have books to finish.

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I must gather the cast.

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We shall rehearse in the
drawing room at every opportunity.

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To play to her Imperial Majesty
places one beyond criticism.

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Not that I've ever been the
recipient of a bad review,

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whether literary or indeed thespian.

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Another billet-doux from Copenhagen.

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"In honour of St Valentine, I send
my fondest desirings

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to one whose work I could not love
more largely.

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Hans Christian Andersen."

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Warrants a reply, wouldn't you say?

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I think it best you don't
encourage him.

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He is a devoted reader and Dickens
enthusiast.

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Letters from Mr Andersen...

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I will not discourage someone who
exhibits

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such exceedingly good taste.

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..56, 57.

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Am I to assume the Valentine card
from you, my loving husband,

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is in the afternoon post?

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'My dearest Hans...'

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"Clara... Clara... Clara..."

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"Clara, kiss me."

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"Oh, kiss me, Clara."

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I'm in the bath!

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"Kiss me, sister."

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"Kiss ME, sister. Kiss me..."

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I'm in the bath!

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"..my sister..."

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Will someone attend to the door?!

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-Hello.
-Hello.

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..at this ungodly hour.

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Hans?

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My own Dickens.

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Good Lord.

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What brings you to my door?
Your invitation.

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My what?

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"My dearest Hans.
If ever you happen to be in England,

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you'll be most welcome at
Gad's Hill."

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I ever happen to be in England.

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-Hello!
-Ah...

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Charles, to whom are you talking?

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The house of Dickens.
Catherine...

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this is Hans Christian Andersen.

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Hans, please meet my wife,
Catherine.

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The wife of Dickens.

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Oh.

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We've been expecting a visit from
Mr Andersen, haven't we, my dear?

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Of course.

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It is such a delightful surprise
to finally meet you

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after all of your tireless
correspondence.

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Oh, you're staying with us.

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These will be the happiest days
of my life.

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How wonderful.

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Here you are.
A Timber Doodle to set you right.

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Most esteemed Dickens.

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I have for you a gift.

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Oh.

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"To Be Or Not To Be,
by Hans Christian Andersen."

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The children will be delighted!

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No, no, no.
It is a novel for the adults.

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I wish to be a writer of serious,
like you.

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"For Charles Dickens."

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Oh, Hans.

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You should read it. Read it tonight.

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In bed.

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This is a book that should be
savoured.

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I must take my time.

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Yes. Yes, you are right.

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You should begin it now.

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It is, I dare to say,
a master's piece.

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Read it.

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Yeah. I will watch.

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I should see how Mrs Dickens fares.

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I have had to remove all my work
from the guest bedroom

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to accommodate Mr Andersen.

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What on Earth is he doing here?

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It's quite the mystery.
How long is he staying?

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Oh, not long. I'm sure.

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I do hope not.

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I was midway through writing up my
recipe for badger ham.

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Oh, I love badger ham!
I'm already behind on my deadline.

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Dickens!

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You are great England's
national treasure maybe.

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But you forgot my book. Definitely.

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Oh, so I did.
It is impressively upsetting.

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Your room is ready, Mr Andersen.

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Mrs Dickens, I have for you.

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Oh, how lovely.

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And this is...

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It is my special bowl for my
eatings.

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Oh.

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Oh.
Good morning, Mr Andersen.

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Did you sleep well?

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Terribly. It must be the most
uncomfortable night of my life.

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Or maybe that was the brothel
in Antwerp.

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No, no. It was definitely here.

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Oh, I'm very sorry to hear that.

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The one consolation was knowing that
you were reading my book, Dickens.

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Hans, let me introduce you to
my children.

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This is Chickenstalker.

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Mr H.

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And the noble Plorn!
Charles!

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Francis, Henry and Edward.

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--Mary.Mamie.
-Kate.
-Lucifer Box.

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-And Walter.
-Young Skull!

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Ow!
Alfred and Sydney.

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Skittles and the Admiral.

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And this is Charlie.

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-Charlie.
-Damn.

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And they say your stories have too
many peoples in them.

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Busy old Dickens!

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Please, sir.
Can I have some more?

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Children, this is
Hans Christian Andersen,

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the world-famous children's author.

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And now the writer for the adults.

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He has come to witness my genius
first hand.

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I have no wifes and no childrens,

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but I have sown my seeds across
the corners of the world.

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Are you planning to stay in England
long, Mr Andersen?

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Is someone looking after your house?

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House? No, I have no house.

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I stay wherever I am invited.

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It is an honour to watch your father
at his works.

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Sorry.

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This is unsupportable!

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I have a deadline to meet,
not to mention a play to rehearse!

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How can I concentrate with this
relentless racket?!

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I could read them something.

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Yes, well. That's very generous of
you, Hans, thank you. Er...

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Something of mine.

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Oh, YOUR book?

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Do not worry. I shall
return it in the blink of a thigh.

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Oh! "The night was
bitterly cold but the bed was warm.

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And as he pulled his legs up to the
body of the woman he had paid..."

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Ah, good morning, Mrs Dickens.

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Good morning... Mr Andersen.

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I have abandoned my underwearings
in the bathroom.

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Kindly reunite them with
your...legs.

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You are so full of the liquorice
today, Catherine.

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No, Mr Andersen!

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Mr Andersen! No!

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-No!
Ass!

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-Edward, stay in there.
-Ass!

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"I know nothing.

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Only that he... Father!"

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I imagined he might be of some
service entertaining the children

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with his fairy stories.
But instead, he fills their heads

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with all sorts of er...
dockside ballyhoo!

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This morning, Edward asked me
what a brothel was.

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Oh, Catherine.
You do not understand writers.

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Men of literary genius should be
indulged.

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Yet you have not indulged Hans
by reading his book.

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No, I have not.

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I fear he will not depart our home

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until you bestow some favourable
opinion upon his novel.

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It is enormous.
I will not have time.

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Why must people write such
colossal books?

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Read his book, tell him you love it,
and then he will go!

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What if it is no good?
I will not know what to say.

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Harsh criticism can hurt people...

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I imagine.

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-You imagine?
-It's unfortunate,
but I alone among authors

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would be unable to comfort the
poor man.

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-Oh, ho!
-No, Edward!

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-Edward, no!
-Yeah!

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Sssh!

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No! Francis, you should not...

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I simply do not understand where he
got the idea

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that he was welcome to come
and stay with us.

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No, me neither.

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'Tis peculiar, is it not?

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"My dearest Hans.

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If you ever happen to be in England,
you will be most welcome at...

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..Gad's Hill."

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"My mind clears,
but my eyes grow dim.

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My sister... Clara.

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Kiss me, sister.

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Kiss me before I die."

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You invited him!

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Catherine, I was just dying!

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Good!
You were terribly good, Mr Dickens.

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You invited that boorish
ne'er-do-well into our home,

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and now we are unable
to cast him o...

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00:12:08,741 --> 00:12:10,581
Oh!

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-Mr Andersen.
-Are you not
happy with me as your guest?

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-What? Of course.
-Ye... N.. Yes...
-We are happy with you.
-No, no.

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00:12:16,381 --> 00:12:19,261
-You misunderstand.
-I haven't
over-remained my welcomes, no?

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No. The children love you.
I love you.

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Catherine...likes you.

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Oh, thank you!

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Oh, I am so happy to be your rest.

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00:12:29,341 --> 00:12:31,221
May I have a word?

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00:12:34,181 --> 00:12:36,861
What possessed you to invite that
Nordic cuckoo?

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00:12:36,901 --> 00:12:38,861
I did not really invite him,
I was being polite.

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Polite? You?

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It's impossible for me to get any
work done with him here.

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Personally, I find having him here
quite helpful. A bit of a boost.

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It's good to have someone here who
has faith in my genius.

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Who does not prattle on about
cuckoos and cookbooks.

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Someone who's prepared to put
my welfare before their own!

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Where are you going?

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Wife!

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00:13:01,261 --> 00:13:03,061
Wife?

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00:13:05,541 --> 00:13:11,061
For 21 years I have been putting
your welfare before my own.

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There.
What are these?

220
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Bad reviews of your work.

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See?

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From Pickwick Papers to
Little Doritt.

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Oh, some veritable stinkers for
that last one.

224
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Did you write these?
Are you...

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-..a critic?!
-No.

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I removed them whenever they
appeared in your daily newspaper

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and concealed them in my trousseau.

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-Why?
-So you could remain Dickens!

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The mighty un-criticised Dickens!

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I did that for you.

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And why preserve them?

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So I could read them privately,
whenever I was furious with you.

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So I would not feel quite so alone.

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"Mr Dickens is a..."

235
00:14:08,901 --> 00:14:11,501
"..vain, silly and transparent
cockscomb."

236
00:14:13,501 --> 00:14:15,101
That's just mean.

237
00:14:21,941 --> 00:14:23,901
You're wearing my bridal gown!

238
00:14:23,941 --> 00:14:28,261
Yes. Imagine being married to the
great Charles Dickens

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wearing this dress.

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Everyone watching.

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00:14:32,701 --> 00:14:36,581
I was just this moment reading about
the happy day, here in your diaries.

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00:14:36,621 --> 00:14:40,261
Mr Andersen, my diary,
like my wardrobe, is private!

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00:14:40,301 --> 00:14:45,821
I find, tucked in your diary also,
these works in your hand, yes?

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I did write those, yes.

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00:14:48,461 --> 00:14:50,381
You are an artist.

246
00:14:50,421 --> 00:14:52,021
Really, you think so?

247
00:14:52,061 --> 00:14:55,221
That is most kind.
Is not kindness. Is truth.

248
00:14:55,261 --> 00:14:58,141
He must be so proud of you to write
such poems.

249
00:14:58,181 --> 00:15:00,301
Er...they're not poems.
They're recipes.

250
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What-ipes?
For a cookbook.

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Mrs Dickens, your...

252
00:15:06,061 --> 00:15:08,261
..recipes make me weep.

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I am honoured to make the
acquaintance of such a poet of soup.

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00:15:33,821 --> 00:15:36,661
Maybe we could
pick it up from after your death.

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You could just lie there.

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How can I lie there?

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I am, it seems, a "maudlin boob"
and a "circumloquacious ninny."

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Oh.

259
00:15:52,101 --> 00:15:53,501
What is your matter, my friend?

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Mr Dickens fears that he's no
Earthly good.

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00:15:55,741 --> 00:15:57,501
What absolute nonsense.

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Without the fire that this man has
lit inside my bottom,

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I would not have written this.

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And when my new novel transforms
my reputation

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from ugly fairy-tale duckling
to fat literary swan,

266
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it will be down to the encouragement
of this wonderful man.

267
00:16:17,301 --> 00:16:19,341
Good, is it, Mr Andersen's book?

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Er...yes, it's marvellous.

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You have read it?

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What was your favourite part?

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All of it.
Oh, you burst my chest.

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I particularly enjoyed that you
ended with an inheritance plot

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so convoluted and improbable

274
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it would insult the intelligence
of a whelk.

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-What?
-No, my mistake.

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That was me...

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..according to the
London Weekly Post.

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-You insult yourself?
-No, sir!
I insult whelks.

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It is here in black and white.

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This, Charles, is criticism.

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And she is gone.

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A work that is good lives by itself
and needs no opinions,

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save those of friends.

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I believe in you.

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-Thank you.
-No, thank you.

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Aw!

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Ow!

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Whenever will he leave?

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He's a good man. He means well.

290
00:17:31,261 --> 00:17:33,021
I think we have misjudged him.

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Oh, sweet Lord.

292
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It is very raining on the windows
in my room.

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I will come and sleep here
with you instead.

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Ah!

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We must be rid of him.

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He was tossing and turning
all night.

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-I know.
-And when I say tossing -

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I know, I know!

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What else can I do? I've told him
I love his wretched book.

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-You must tell him to leave!
-Yes,
well, I'm just not very good with...

301
00:18:29,901 --> 00:18:32,741
words.
You are Charles Dickens!

302
00:18:33,461 --> 00:18:36,741
And you will find the words,
or God help me!

303
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Oh, Mr Andersen.

304
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Are you going somewhere?

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00:18:47,301 --> 00:18:49,221
Yes, yes. Indeed.

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I will partake of a small
breakfast biscuit, perhaps.

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And then I must be taking my leaves.
You're going?

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00:18:56,941 --> 00:19:00,421
-Oh, what a shame.
-I hoped in my
heart you would praise my new book,

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-and you have.
-Yes! Yes, I did.

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So now I go.

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I will miss you very much.

312
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Oh!

313
00:19:12,501 --> 00:19:14,461
Where will you go, Hans?

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00:19:14,501 --> 00:19:16,021
I...

315
00:19:16,061 --> 00:19:20,181
sent a copy of my book to the famous
novel writer Anthony Trollope,

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and I plan to spend a few nights
or months with him

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reading through his favourite
passages.

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Capital idea. Tony will love that.

319
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Yes, he will love that!

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00:19:29,981 --> 00:19:31,501
He will.

321
00:19:31,541 --> 00:19:36,181
My book is excellent. I know because
my idol, Charles Dickens, says so.

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Yes-s-s-s-s!

323
00:19:41,301 --> 00:19:43,421
Catherine, are you shushing to
conceal the fact

324
00:19:43,461 --> 00:19:46,021
you're tearing a portion out of the
London Weekly Post?

325
00:19:46,061 --> 00:19:48,181
-No!
-You know what I said.

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00:19:48,221 --> 00:19:51,821
If there is a review of my work,
fair or foul, I will read it!

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00:19:52,901 --> 00:19:54,741
I am Charles Dickens.

328
00:19:54,781 --> 00:19:56,821
-It is like soot in the wind.
-Indeed.

329
00:19:58,461 --> 00:20:00,061
No.

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-Catherine.
-No.

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00:20:02,581 --> 00:20:05,101
-Catherine.
-No, just try -
Catherine.

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00:20:05,141 --> 00:20:06,741
No.

333
00:20:07,621 --> 00:20:09,021
Oh.

334
00:20:11,901 --> 00:20:14,981
Catherine, as a gentleman, you know
I cannot retrieve it from there!

335
00:20:22,981 --> 00:20:24,701
Mr Andersen!

336
00:20:24,741 --> 00:20:27,021
I will read it to you.
No, please don't.

337
00:20:27,061 --> 00:20:28,741
Pish pish.

338
00:20:28,781 --> 00:20:30,501
Oh, "The great Hans."

339
00:20:31,181 --> 00:20:32,781
Oh.

340
00:20:33,621 --> 00:20:37,541
"Hans Christian Andersen has
delighted generations for decades

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00:20:37,581 --> 00:20:41,941
with his tales of princesses,
emperors and Mer creatures.

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00:20:41,981 --> 00:20:47,181
His debut foray into the
adult novel asks the question...

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00:20:48,061 --> 00:20:50,501
..'Should he have strayed from
the fantasy land

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in which he was so popular?'"

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00:20:52,741 --> 00:20:54,901
Yes, yes, yes, he should.
There you go.

346
00:20:54,941 --> 00:20:57,301
They love the book as much as I do,
no need to read any further.

347
00:20:57,341 --> 00:21:01,741
"When compared to the contemporaries
he pitches himself against,

348
00:21:01,781 --> 00:21:05,581
like the matchless
Charles Dickens..."

349
00:21:05,901 --> 00:21:08,421
"..Mr Andersen's attempts are
laughable."

350
00:21:32,661 --> 00:21:35,901
Like soot in the wind, Hans.
Like soot in the wind.

351
00:21:45,621 --> 00:21:47,101
Ah!

352
00:21:51,421 --> 00:21:52,821
You love my book?

353
00:21:52,861 --> 00:21:55,221
Yes. Yes.

354
00:21:56,621 --> 00:21:58,541
What did you like best about
my book?

355
00:21:59,541 --> 00:22:01,901
Er...the...

356
00:22:03,541 --> 00:22:04,941
..the mermaid.

357
00:22:05,781 --> 00:22:07,981
-The mermaid?
-The duckling?
The ugly duckling?

358
00:22:08,021 --> 00:22:10,421
Oh, you never read my book!

359
00:22:10,461 --> 00:22:12,061
I will, Hans.
I will!

360
00:22:12,101 --> 00:22:13,581
-He lied to me!
-No!

361
00:22:13,621 --> 00:22:16,221
No, I was going to read it after
I finished my play,

362
00:22:16,261 --> 00:22:19,101
but books are so long these days,
one seldom gets the time.

363
00:22:19,141 --> 00:22:21,741
Well, I cannot go to see Mr Trollope
now, can I?

364
00:22:21,781 --> 00:22:23,901
I will be his laughing sock.

365
00:22:23,941 --> 00:22:28,301
No! No, you must...stay...here
with us!

366
00:22:28,341 --> 00:22:30,781
Take off your hat, take off
your coat.

367
00:22:30,821 --> 00:22:32,821
Oh, I can unpack my suitcases.

368
00:22:32,861 --> 00:22:34,341
Yes, do that.

369
00:22:34,381 --> 00:22:36,821
Oh, oh, thank you.

370
00:22:36,861 --> 00:22:38,821
Dickens, thank you.

371
00:22:38,861 --> 00:22:42,101
Oh.

372
00:22:43,181 --> 00:22:46,261
I know I am safe if I am with you.

373
00:23:05,501 --> 00:23:08,861
'Hans stayed with us for
five whole weeks.

374
00:23:08,901 --> 00:23:11,661
He wrote a glowing review for a
Danish newspaper

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00:23:11,701 --> 00:23:14,701
of his stay with, and I quote,

376
00:23:14,741 --> 00:23:17,421
"The happy and cordial Dickens."'

377
00:23:17,461 --> 00:23:19,301
'By the time it was published,

378
00:23:19,341 --> 00:23:22,141
Charles and I were already
divorced.'

379
00:23:24,741 --> 00:23:26,701
'Dickens never wrote to me again.

380
00:23:28,141 --> 00:23:30,141
I never understood why.'

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