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Catherine adds asking to her technique of listening (305).

It seems as if there’s nothing like the arrangement of love to ruin it (167).

It’s all about the dress (153).

Another example of Catherine’s seduction by listening, letting people talk themselves into trouble. Also see 32 and 102 (139).

Robert K Massie‘s compassion for Peter‘s evident on this page (95).

The seduction of listening serves Catherine well in getting to know Peter; see pg. 32 (102)

“… the convenient little pawn,” marriage as chess (50).

I’m looking for citations. For example, the story about “galloping” until she was “quite tired out” needs some source (33).

The sublime seduction of listening (32)