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Quote #10
Yet for all these finely tuned arguments, the marquis' soul found it hard to abandon hope of a duchess's title for his daughter. (2.33.45)
Ever since his daughter was born, the Marquis de La Mole has wanted Mathilde to marry into a higher social class. Even though he's high on the social pecking order, he won't be satisfied until there's no higher to go.