3 files changed, 26 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/engines/titanic/true_talk/tt_string.cpp b/engines/titanic/true_talk/tt_string.cpp
index a41f0ced5f..189873daf0 100644
--- a/engines/titanic/true_talk/tt_string.cpp
+++ b/engines/titanic/true_talk/tt_string.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,28 @@ TTString::~TTString() {
 		delete _data;
 }
 
+void TTString::operator=(const TTString &str) {
+	// Delete old string reference, if any
+	if (_data && --_data->_referenceCount == 0)
+		delete _data;
+
+	// Copy source string data
+	_status = str._status;
+	_data = str._data;
+	if (_data)
+		_data->_referenceCount++;
+}
+
+void TTString::operator=(const CString &str) {
+	// Delete old string reference, if any
+	if (_data && --_data->_referenceCount == 0)
+		delete _data;
+
+	// Create new string data
+	_data = new TTStringData(str);
+	_status = SS_VALID;
+}
+
 bool TTString::isValid() const {
 	return _status == SS_VALID;
 }
diff --git a/engines/titanic/true_talk/tt_string.h b/engines/titanic/true_talk/tt_string.h
index bc7278cce7..250f902068 100644
--- a/engines/titanic/true_talk/tt_string.h
+++ b/engines/titanic/true_talk/tt_string.h
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ public:
 	TTString(TTString &str);
 	virtual ~TTString();
 
+	void operator=(const TTString &str);
+	void operator=(const CString &str);
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns true if the string is valid
 	 */
diff --git a/engines/titanic/true_talk/tt_word.cpp b/engines/titanic/true_talk/tt_word.cpp
index 3d0aae5f67..7d7cb2d0c2 100644
--- a/engines/titanic/true_talk/tt_word.cpp
+++ b/engines/titanic/true_talk/tt_word.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ int TTWord::load(SimpleFile *file, int mode) {
 	int val;
 
 	if (file->scanf("%d %s %s", &val, &str1, &str2)) {
-		_string = TTString(str1);
+		_string = str1;
 		_field1C = val;
 		_field20 = readNumber(str2.c_str());
 		_wordMode = mode;