“I’m a confirmed bachelor. I’m incurable. Marriage would make me deceitful, and I don’t ever want that.”
Reynolds says this to Alma when speaking about marriage after she asks him about it. He knows his nature and knows that he will become someone he does not want to become by marrying, and that has made up his mind to not get married. At least, he has not done so yet.
“Whatever you do, do it carefully.”
Alma says this to Reynolds soon after meeting him. She can see beneath the surface of his genius, and understands that he could very easily hurt her. Thus, her statement is her way of giving herself to him and also asking him to protect her at the same time.
"I live here.”
Alma says this to the princess, her Royal Highness, while she is being fitted for her wedding gown. The Princess has not spoken to her since she arrived at the house of Woodcock. And this infuriates Alma as she is the lady of the house Alma says this to the princess, her Royal highness while she is being fitted for her wedding down. The Princess has not spoken to her since she arrived at the house of Woodcock. Such treatment infuriates Alma as she is the lady of the house, and wants respect, even from royalty.
