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The American Pride Quotes

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Quote #7

"It is on my father's side that we go back—back, back, back." (8.26)

Valentin clearly takes pride in his family's roots, but he has to mention it ever-so-casually to Newman.

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Quote #8

"But I have not any pride where my pleasure is concerned […]" (10.1)

Newman doesn't seem to discriminate when it comes to his friends. He's a loyal guy.

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Quote #9

Old Madame Bellegarde stood up to give Bellegarde her greeting, and there was that in the way she did so which seemed to measure narrowly the extent of her condescension. (12.3)

Newman's gotten pretty good at reading body language. He can tell exactly how Madame Bellegarde regards him.

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