I dare say you are a little bored here with our good dowager; but think what a bore you might become yourself to your fellow-creatures if you were always playing tragedy queen and taking things sublimely.

我敢说你在这里对我们的好太子有点厌烦了；但是想一想，如果你总是扮演悲剧女王并且崇高地对待事情，你可能会让你的同胞感到厌烦。