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We can’t have him assassinated. I suppose.
— Downton Abbey • 2010
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker sounds regretfully resigned that killing this man is not permitted. The added 'I suppose' turns a prohibition into a dry concession, as if murder would be the preferred solution and only convention stands in the way. The tone is cool, wry and darkly comic.
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