Lord Melbourne
[to Victoria]
If you should ever need an ally, you have one in me.
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[to Sir John]
You have played the game and lost.
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Lord Melbourne
Queen Elizabeth never married. And it didnt spoil things for her.
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Victoria
I do want to help them, whatever you say. And not just the laboring poor, but the hungry and the homeless, and... There are people who are lost, and whose business is it to see to their welfare?
Lord Melbourne
Well, in my experience, ma'am, it's best to let these things develop naturally. If you interfere, you risk overturning the cart.
Victoria
Well, Albert doesn't agree. He's made a study of the working man's condition, he's full to the brim with ideas for their improvement.
Lord Melbourne
Is he indeed? How inspiring.
Lord Melbourne
Your Highness, there's your opening if you'll take my advice...
Albert
Lord Melbourne, forgive me but you seem to have confused me with a member of your club. I am not your drinking companion nor your whist partner. I am the husband of your sovereign. And as such, I will make my own decisions, and I neither seek nor invite your advice. Good evening.
