Penny Dreadful2014

[Mr. Clare talks with Vanessa about meeting a girl whom he doesn't know how to act around]

John Clare:
I've... met a woman recently, in fact. But I don't know how to behave.

Vanessa Ives:
[Vanessa smiles] As yourself.

John Clare:
[Mr. Clare scoffs] Or as anything but. I'm so maladroit Miss Ives. I can speak poetry to the end of days, but... I cannot take her hand in this hand, so... pale and ugly. All the stratagems of the battle are unknown to me. When to laugh... how to laugh. How to stand and sit and bow and dance.

Vanessa Ives:
Ah, there at least, I can help. See this woman in me, Mr. Clare, and follow your heart. It's the curse of my class. I was taught dancing from a very young age.

John Clare:
[Vanessa stands up with her hand out] Oh, no. Please, I can't.

Vanessa Ives:
Come on.

John Clare:
[Mr. Clare smiles] No.

Vanessa Ives:
[Vanessa smiles] Mr. Clare... the sea is waiting for you. Set sail.