And then of course there was her opinion to consider. Would she ever care to entertain the thought of kissing him, let alone marrying him? He was willing to bet his life that she wasn't. Not yet anyway. Therefore, he had made up his mind. He had devised a carefully thought-out plan, its sole purpose being to eventually ensure Emily's hand in marriage. And he would do it the old fashioned way--through trickery. Sophie Barnes
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The meaning of this quote is that Richard Curtis did not want to kiss Emily at the masquerade ball, but he did want to marry her. Richard Curtis wanted to love Emily, but Richard Curtis did not want to kiss Emily. Richard Curtis wanted to marry Emily. Richard Curtis did not want to kiss Emily, he did not even want to know if she was attracted to him.

Richard Curtis wanted all of this to happen many years down the road. Richard Curtis wanted Emily to be married and Richard Curtis wanted her married to him. Richard Curtis wanted things to be set in motion by trickery so that Richard Curtis could swoop in and sweep her off her feet.

Source: How Miss Rutherford Got Her Groove Back

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