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Professor: "Believing the narrator"

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Governess:"Indeed, the weight of such a charge is not lost on me. Perhaps the intensity of my perceptions, born from a fierce desire to protect those children, c..."
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Character:"That's worth considering. What specifically are you getting at with this question?"
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Character:"Oh, of course, of course! Perhaps the governess just needed a friend and got carried away. You naughty! Where have you been? "
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