1 00:00:21,089 --> 00:00:24,259 [Lady Whistledown] The fastest courtship upon record occurred 2 00:00:24,342 --> 00:00:27,679 during the markedly wet season of 1804, 3 00:00:27,762 --> 00:00:31,266 when Miss Mary Leopold secured a betrothal 4 00:00:31,349 --> 00:00:33,560 over a plate of sugared almonds and licorice 5 00:00:33,643 --> 00:00:36,437 in just four and a half minutes. 6 00:00:37,272 --> 00:00:41,568 Of course, Miss Leopold and her new husband would leave London 7 00:00:41,651 --> 00:00:43,528 mere hours after their wedding. 8 00:00:44,112 --> 00:00:46,281 Reason unknown. 9 00:00:47,532 --> 00:00:50,451 Of all that I have imparted to you, dear reader, 10 00:00:50,535 --> 00:00:54,247 there is but one bit of wisdom you must heed most. 11 00:00:55,123 --> 00:00:59,669 One can never know the truth of a marriage hiding behind closed doors. 12 00:01:02,088 --> 00:01:05,383 Beware indeed, blushing newlyweds. 13 00:01:05,466 --> 00:01:08,178 You know not the future that awaits. 14 00:01:08,261 --> 00:01:09,470 Will there be hardship… 15 00:01:09,554 --> 00:01:12,473 Don't you touch me. Stay away! Just leave me alone! 16 00:01:12,557 --> 00:01:14,642 …or indignity? 17 00:01:14,726 --> 00:01:16,853 [King George] Go away! Leave me alone! 18 00:01:26,321 --> 00:01:31,534 Or will one's future see the rarest accomplishment of all, 19 00:01:32,118 --> 00:01:34,704 a true love match? 20 00:01:37,415 --> 00:01:43,171 As for which of these fates await the eager matches of the season of 1813, 21 00:01:43,254 --> 00:01:45,131 only two things will tell… 22 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:46,799 Time, 23 00:01:46,883 --> 00:01:48,218 and, as always, 24 00:01:48,801 --> 00:01:50,094 this author. 25 00:01:51,304 --> 00:01:53,890 You are permitted to smile, Your Graces. 26 00:01:54,641 --> 00:01:56,017 [breathes deeply] 27 00:01:58,019 --> 00:02:00,521 Might you both move a bit closer as well? 28 00:02:01,397 --> 00:02:02,649 [Simon clears throat] 29 00:02:04,442 --> 00:02:05,360 Better. 30 00:02:09,697 --> 00:02:12,951 Once this portrait business is settled, I shall quit London. 31 00:02:13,034 --> 00:02:13,910 Tonight, perhaps. 32 00:02:13,993 --> 00:02:16,454 And draw new whispers about the state of our marriage? 33 00:02:16,537 --> 00:02:18,289 I would prefer otherwise. 34 00:02:18,373 --> 00:02:20,625 Now that we know I am not with child, 35 00:02:21,584 --> 00:02:23,836 you should depart London at the end of the season, 36 00:02:23,920 --> 00:02:26,172 with the rest of the ton, as planned. 37 00:02:26,256 --> 00:02:28,591 -It is but a few more days. -[Simon] Very well. 38 00:02:34,264 --> 00:02:37,267 And as to the matter of the Hastings ball on Friday… 39 00:02:37,934 --> 00:02:39,435 might I count on your attendance? 40 00:02:39,519 --> 00:02:42,313 I have little choice in the matter, seeing as I am one of the hosts. 41 00:02:42,397 --> 00:02:44,190 It shall be your last such commitment. 42 00:02:44,274 --> 00:02:47,318 This time next week, our ruse will be well and truly over. 43 00:02:47,402 --> 00:02:48,653 Ah… Um… 44 00:02:48,736 --> 00:02:51,531 Apologies, but this is not working. 45 00:02:52,448 --> 00:02:55,785 Perhaps His Grace might place his hand on the duchess's shoulder, 46 00:02:55,868 --> 00:02:58,329 so that you both can look as happy as you surely must be. 47 00:03:01,916 --> 00:03:03,126 [Simon grunts] 48 00:03:20,768 --> 00:03:21,602 My word. 49 00:03:23,813 --> 00:03:25,606 The very picture of devotion. 50 00:03:35,408 --> 00:03:36,826 [Daphne breathes deeply] 51 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:51,257 {\an8}-Then where did you meet her? -About town. 52 00:03:51,341 --> 00:03:52,175 {\an8}At her shop? 53 00:03:52,258 --> 00:03:53,718 Should you not be off somewhere, 54 00:03:53,801 --> 00:03:55,553 getting ready to attend your very first ball? 55 00:03:55,636 --> 00:03:56,971 [grunts irritably] 56 00:03:57,055 --> 00:04:00,683 Brother, might I be able to join in on the fun this summer at Aubrey Hall? 57 00:04:02,977 --> 00:04:04,228 Brother! 58 00:04:05,188 --> 00:04:06,981 Provided you stay clear of my lucky mallet, 59 00:04:07,065 --> 00:04:08,107 I think it a fine idea. 60 00:04:08,191 --> 00:04:11,069 -You cannot be in earnest. -I shall begin practicing straightaway! 61 00:04:11,569 --> 00:04:14,113 What other places might Madame Delacroix frequent besides her shop? 62 00:04:14,197 --> 00:04:16,866 Many places, Eloise, for her many interests. 63 00:04:18,076 --> 00:04:19,160 You mean her many secrets. 64 00:04:20,370 --> 00:04:21,829 You should be careful, Benedict. 65 00:04:21,913 --> 00:04:24,582 Madame Delacroix may not be who you think she is. 66 00:04:24,665 --> 00:04:27,460 And consorting with her, well, there may be consequences. 67 00:04:28,252 --> 00:04:30,630 I would have expected this from anyone but you. 68 00:04:30,713 --> 00:04:33,132 You think just because Madame Delacroix has a paid occupation, 69 00:04:33,216 --> 00:04:35,385 or because she does not reside within Grosvenor Square, 70 00:04:35,468 --> 00:04:36,969 she's different. Is that it? 71 00:04:37,053 --> 00:04:39,263 That she is somehow less deserving of my attention 72 00:04:39,347 --> 00:04:41,682 because she is not whom polite society deems appropriate? 73 00:04:41,766 --> 00:04:44,644 -That is not what I am saying at all. -Then what are you saying? 74 00:04:49,607 --> 00:04:51,692 You are right. I should prepare for our sister's ball. 75 00:04:51,776 --> 00:04:52,610 Perhaps you should. 76 00:04:52,693 --> 00:04:54,320 Aunt Winnie has sent word. 77 00:04:54,404 --> 00:04:57,490 -Francesca will be arriving home tomorrow. -How exciting! 78 00:04:57,573 --> 00:04:59,617 Perhaps she can tell us of time spent far from London. 79 00:04:59,700 --> 00:05:02,120 -Fran has missed so much. -[Violet] Mm. Indeed. 80 00:05:02,203 --> 00:05:05,998 It certainly has been an eventful season, what with Daphne and the duke, 81 00:05:06,082 --> 00:05:07,166 and then Anthony and… 82 00:05:08,793 --> 00:05:09,961 Yes, well, never mind. 83 00:05:13,506 --> 00:05:14,424 Marina? 84 00:05:14,507 --> 00:05:15,758 [Marina] Pen, come in. 85 00:05:17,677 --> 00:05:20,138 Wh-- What are you doing? Mama said you must rest. 86 00:05:20,221 --> 00:05:21,681 I am already feeling much improved. 87 00:05:21,764 --> 00:05:23,057 -Marina… -What? 88 00:05:23,141 --> 00:05:25,810 Penelope, I assure you I am well. 89 00:05:25,893 --> 00:05:28,104 That tea has accomplished what I needed it to. 90 00:05:28,771 --> 00:05:30,314 And now, with the season over… 91 00:05:30,398 --> 00:05:32,650 [tremulously] …I can finally go home. 92 00:05:33,609 --> 00:05:36,279 -So that means you are no longer-- -With child? 93 00:05:37,238 --> 00:05:39,532 I would have felt something by now, I am certain. 94 00:05:39,615 --> 00:05:40,491 [Marina sniffles] 95 00:05:41,742 --> 00:05:42,952 You caused quite a flutter. 96 00:05:43,911 --> 00:05:46,456 [quivering inhale] That was not my intention. 97 00:05:47,415 --> 00:05:51,377 But I am sorry for everything I have done and said. 98 00:05:52,670 --> 00:05:55,339 You were right about Colin. 99 00:05:56,507 --> 00:05:58,551 He is a good man with a good heart. 100 00:06:00,178 --> 00:06:03,389 You were very good to him. I am certain one day he will see it. 101 00:06:08,519 --> 00:06:10,062 -[horse driver hails] -[horse neighs] 102 00:06:10,146 --> 00:06:13,274 That is odd. We weren't expecting any callers today. 103 00:06:17,653 --> 00:06:20,156 -[ominous music plays] -[Marina groans] 104 00:06:21,949 --> 00:06:24,035 Marina? Are you quite well? 105 00:06:29,123 --> 00:06:30,500 [patrons chattering] 106 00:06:30,583 --> 00:06:32,001 I have made my decision. 107 00:06:32,502 --> 00:06:35,046 The duke and I are going our separate ways. 108 00:06:36,255 --> 00:06:37,965 It is for the best, truly. 109 00:06:39,091 --> 00:06:41,552 I know I do not always say the right things. 110 00:06:41,636 --> 00:06:44,180 And then the things I do say, well… 111 00:06:44,639 --> 00:06:49,101 They are not always what you wish to hear. I am only able to offer you what I know. 112 00:06:49,810 --> 00:06:53,481 However difficult forgiving someone may be, 113 00:06:53,564 --> 00:06:55,775 it is necessary to move forward. 114 00:06:55,858 --> 00:06:57,818 That is not up to me, Mama. 115 00:06:59,362 --> 00:07:03,658 The duke is choosing to nurture some grudge against his father 116 00:07:03,741 --> 00:07:06,827 instead of allowing himself any… any kind of happiness. 117 00:07:07,578 --> 00:07:09,956 However am I supposed to forgive that? 118 00:07:10,039 --> 00:07:14,418 However are we supposed to move forward from there? 119 00:07:14,502 --> 00:07:15,795 [Lady Featherington] Your Grace? 120 00:07:18,130 --> 00:07:21,342 I do hope you are finding everything you need for Friday's ball. 121 00:07:21,425 --> 00:07:25,555 It will certainly be the event of the season. 122 00:07:25,638 --> 00:07:27,265 Of course, my young ladies 123 00:07:27,348 --> 00:07:31,310 will have to hear about the wondrous festivities the next day, 124 00:07:31,811 --> 00:07:34,522 seeing how they did not receive an invitation. 125 00:07:35,106 --> 00:07:37,275 Prudence, in particular, is in tears about it. 126 00:07:37,358 --> 00:07:39,151 Is she not, Mrs. Varley? 127 00:07:39,777 --> 00:07:42,822 Oh! Uh… A-- Absolute watering pot, that one. 128 00:07:42,905 --> 00:07:45,866 Perhaps you might explain to your young ladies, Lady Featherington, 129 00:07:45,950 --> 00:07:48,661 how they ended up in such an unfortunate situation, 130 00:07:48,744 --> 00:07:50,329 and who exactly put them there. 131 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:53,291 Or perhaps we can make room. 132 00:07:54,542 --> 00:07:57,795 I certainly would have no problem extending my invitation, 133 00:07:58,296 --> 00:08:01,465 as I am sure all of us would like to forgive the errors of the past 134 00:08:01,549 --> 00:08:02,883 and move forward. 135 00:08:03,884 --> 00:08:05,011 Yes, Mama? 136 00:08:06,846 --> 00:08:07,972 If that is what you wish. 137 00:08:09,015 --> 00:08:09,974 How wonderful! 138 00:08:10,057 --> 00:08:11,225 [Daphne chuckles] 139 00:08:11,309 --> 00:08:14,228 Apologies, ma'am, but a carriage has arrived back at the house. 140 00:08:14,312 --> 00:08:16,397 A Mr. Crane is there. 141 00:08:17,273 --> 00:08:20,359 I beg your pardon, but did you say "Crane"? 142 00:08:21,402 --> 00:08:23,362 Would that be a Sir George Crane? 143 00:08:29,118 --> 00:08:31,120 Mr. Crane, how delightful to make your acquaintance. 144 00:08:31,203 --> 00:08:35,374 I had no idea a soldier such as yourself was coming to town. 145 00:08:35,458 --> 00:08:39,754 And, well, Miss Thompson has not received any correspondence from you 146 00:08:39,837 --> 00:08:41,714 in quite some time. 147 00:08:41,797 --> 00:08:44,175 Nor would I have expected her to, my lady. 148 00:08:44,258 --> 00:08:45,092 I beg your pardon? 149 00:08:45,176 --> 00:08:48,095 That man is not who you believe him to be, Lady Featherington. 150 00:08:48,804 --> 00:08:51,474 It is not George, but his brother, Sir Phillip. 151 00:08:53,142 --> 00:08:54,143 [sucks teeth] 152 00:08:54,644 --> 00:08:56,979 I have come bearing grim news today. 153 00:08:58,856 --> 00:09:02,276 My brother George died on the battlefield… 154 00:09:05,029 --> 00:09:07,448 several weeks ago, and, uh… 155 00:09:08,949 --> 00:09:09,784 Marina? 156 00:09:10,743 --> 00:09:12,370 Marina, please, wait. 157 00:09:15,539 --> 00:09:16,791 He was writing to me… 158 00:09:18,334 --> 00:09:19,210 George… 159 00:09:21,003 --> 00:09:22,380 to tell me he loved me… 160 00:09:24,674 --> 00:09:29,178 to tell me we could run away together and marry and have our child. 161 00:09:32,807 --> 00:09:37,019 Sir Phillip found this half-written letter amongst George's belongings after he, um… 162 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:44,485 If it were not for your recent inquiries, 163 00:09:45,194 --> 00:09:47,446 Sir Phillip never would have known I was here, 164 00:09:48,739 --> 00:09:50,825 and I never would have known George… 165 00:09:52,743 --> 00:09:53,661 He loved me. 166 00:09:56,455 --> 00:09:58,374 [crying] All this time, he loved me. 167 00:10:02,420 --> 00:10:04,130 [sobbing] I thought him a villain, 168 00:10:04,964 --> 00:10:06,132 but he was not. 169 00:10:08,509 --> 00:10:10,928 [breathes deeply] 170 00:10:12,763 --> 00:10:16,350 He had a perfectly reasonable explanation 171 00:10:16,434 --> 00:10:17,977 for not writing back to me. 172 00:10:23,149 --> 00:10:24,316 And I was wrong. 173 00:10:37,163 --> 00:10:38,247 [Eloise chuckling] 174 00:10:39,623 --> 00:10:40,624 [Genevieve sighs] 175 00:10:40,708 --> 00:10:45,129 Miss Eloise, you should come back another day when the shop is open. 176 00:10:45,212 --> 00:10:47,506 I had hoped you would make an exception for me. [chuckles] 177 00:10:47,590 --> 00:10:49,508 I need a dress for my sister's ball. 178 00:10:51,302 --> 00:10:53,179 You already have a dress for your sister's ball. 179 00:10:53,262 --> 00:10:54,430 I need another one. 180 00:10:55,097 --> 00:10:57,933 A young lady can never have too many dresses. [forced chuckle] 181 00:11:00,936 --> 00:11:01,854 Oh! 182 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:03,814 Ooh! Perhaps this one. 183 00:11:04,690 --> 00:11:06,776 It would make me look quite in fashion 184 00:11:06,859 --> 00:11:08,778 in the eyes of the Featheringtons, I rather think. 185 00:11:08,861 --> 00:11:10,613 Unfortunate young ladies. 186 00:11:10,696 --> 00:11:13,824 They are still quite stung from Lady Whistledown's recent exposé. 187 00:11:14,742 --> 00:11:17,244 I wish the author would write something flattering about them! 188 00:11:17,828 --> 00:11:20,498 -Perhaps she will. -What makes you say that? 189 00:11:20,581 --> 00:11:23,667 Because she knows what is good for her business, 190 00:11:23,751 --> 00:11:27,546 and angering loyal customers is not good. 191 00:11:28,506 --> 00:11:31,008 No… No, it is not. 192 00:11:31,759 --> 00:11:34,553 Whether those loyal customers be Featheringtons 193 00:11:34,637 --> 00:11:36,555 or Bridgertons, even… 194 00:11:37,765 --> 00:11:40,392 Lady Whistledown might wish to examine what she writes about both. 195 00:11:40,476 --> 00:11:41,602 Indeed. 196 00:11:44,104 --> 00:11:46,774 I have heard people say that men, 197 00:11:46,857 --> 00:11:48,776 such as my brother, if you will, 198 00:11:48,859 --> 00:11:51,445 can withstand rumor and gossip, 199 00:11:51,529 --> 00:11:52,363 but… 200 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:54,490 I am not always so sure. 201 00:11:57,201 --> 00:11:59,662 I know why you are here, Miss Eloise. 202 00:12:00,621 --> 00:12:02,331 You are very smart, 203 00:12:02,414 --> 00:12:04,875 and you care very much about the people in your life, 204 00:12:04,959 --> 00:12:06,001 as you should. 205 00:12:06,752 --> 00:12:12,675 But you must know I have no intention of compromising anyone. 206 00:12:15,678 --> 00:12:16,804 [Eloise] That is good. 207 00:12:17,596 --> 00:12:19,265 Because the queen is enraged. 208 00:12:19,348 --> 00:12:22,309 So whoever Whistledown is should be careful. 209 00:12:22,393 --> 00:12:24,270 I would hate her to be silenced 210 00:12:24,353 --> 00:12:27,857 before she has a chance to change her ways and make things right. 211 00:12:27,940 --> 00:12:31,777 I believe Whistledown is smart enough to take care of herself. 212 00:12:32,611 --> 00:12:33,529 Yes. 213 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:35,322 She certainly is. 214 00:12:35,406 --> 00:12:36,240 [door opens] 215 00:12:36,323 --> 00:12:38,784 Charming chatting with you, Madame Delacroix. 216 00:12:39,702 --> 00:12:40,870 Thank you. 217 00:12:43,664 --> 00:12:45,583 Lock the door. 218 00:12:50,629 --> 00:12:52,631 [staff chattering busily] 219 00:13:27,041 --> 00:13:28,626 -Your Grace. -Your Grace. 220 00:13:30,544 --> 00:13:32,421 -Heading to Will's boxing match? -Mm-hmm. 221 00:13:33,088 --> 00:13:36,300 -Will you be accompanying me? -No. I have much to do for the ball. 222 00:13:36,842 --> 00:13:37,801 Hmm. 223 00:13:37,885 --> 00:13:40,596 But, of course, you should go and express your support. 224 00:13:43,974 --> 00:13:44,850 Simon. 225 00:13:47,686 --> 00:13:48,812 What did your father do… 226 00:13:49,897 --> 00:13:52,483 to make you take that vow in the first place? 227 00:13:52,566 --> 00:13:54,193 We do not need to have this conversation. 228 00:13:54,276 --> 00:13:56,904 Do I not deserve an explanation, as your wife? 229 00:13:56,987 --> 00:13:58,822 You deserve more than that indeed. I… 230 00:14:03,452 --> 00:14:06,747 You may not understand this now, but Daphne, you must know 231 00:14:06,830 --> 00:14:08,707 I am doing this for your own good. 232 00:14:08,791 --> 00:14:12,294 -I can decide for myself what is-- -You will be better off without me. 233 00:14:27,601 --> 00:14:28,435 [sighs] 234 00:14:34,483 --> 00:14:36,485 [attendees clamoring] 235 00:14:48,497 --> 00:14:50,916 [bookmaker] Three-to-one on Iron Fist to win! 236 00:14:51,959 --> 00:14:54,670 Five-to-two in favor of Iron Fist! You, sir? 237 00:14:57,423 --> 00:14:59,842 Win this fight, and perhaps we leave this city. 238 00:14:59,925 --> 00:15:03,137 We can take our exhibitions all over England if we wish. 239 00:15:03,220 --> 00:15:05,222 To continue living fight-to-fight? 240 00:15:06,015 --> 00:15:08,225 We should be planning for our future, Alice. 241 00:15:08,308 --> 00:15:09,727 I cannot fight forever. 242 00:15:10,436 --> 00:15:12,271 Our circumstance is solely dependent 243 00:15:12,354 --> 00:15:15,441 on how well I can pander and grovel to the likes of… 244 00:15:16,025 --> 00:15:16,900 them. 245 00:15:18,318 --> 00:15:19,987 Will, what are you saying? 246 00:15:20,946 --> 00:15:22,031 Perhaps I lose. 247 00:15:24,283 --> 00:15:26,910 Perhaps that purse will be enough to keep us happy. 248 00:15:43,802 --> 00:15:46,680 -Thank you for meeting me. -Always interested in a good fight. 249 00:15:47,848 --> 00:15:49,183 But why did you want us here? 250 00:15:49,683 --> 00:15:52,352 I want to place a sizable wager on this match, 251 00:15:52,436 --> 00:15:55,564 and I am told you two can manage serious transactions. 252 00:15:57,232 --> 00:15:58,275 My money is on The Beast. 253 00:15:58,984 --> 00:16:01,820 [chuckles] With Mondrich heavily favored? 254 00:16:01,904 --> 00:16:05,824 There's only one reason a flash cull lord would come to us with such a bet. 255 00:16:05,908 --> 00:16:09,787 Anyone who knows you must know your word is worthless. 256 00:16:11,997 --> 00:16:13,749 You don't need to take my word. 257 00:16:14,249 --> 00:16:15,125 Instead… 258 00:16:17,169 --> 00:16:19,421 you can take the deed to my house. 259 00:16:20,089 --> 00:16:21,840 Should I lose, it's yours. 260 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:24,551 [suspenseful music playing] 261 00:16:51,578 --> 00:16:53,956 I figured you'd have been here an hour ago. 262 00:16:54,039 --> 00:16:55,124 Well, I would've been, 263 00:16:55,207 --> 00:16:57,584 but it's not as if you needed me here to wish you luck. 264 00:16:57,668 --> 00:16:58,669 You ready? 265 00:17:01,797 --> 00:17:02,923 As I shall ever be. 266 00:17:06,635 --> 00:17:07,594 [boxing bell rings] 267 00:17:07,678 --> 00:17:09,972 [announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, take your seats! 268 00:17:10,055 --> 00:17:11,640 The match is about to begin! 269 00:17:11,723 --> 00:17:13,183 [crowd cheers] 270 00:17:15,060 --> 00:17:19,982 Our credit at the modiste, it is still rather precarious. 271 00:17:20,065 --> 00:17:21,900 As in, it is nonexistent. 272 00:17:21,984 --> 00:17:22,943 [Featherington sighs] 273 00:17:23,026 --> 00:17:26,113 The young ladies will just have to wear something they've worn before. 274 00:17:26,196 --> 00:17:28,615 Before? [incredulously] Mama, I would rather not attend. 275 00:17:28,699 --> 00:17:30,951 Can one even wear a dress worn before? 276 00:17:35,122 --> 00:17:36,957 I beg your pardon, my lady, 277 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:39,376 but it seems my business here is not quite finished. 278 00:17:39,459 --> 00:17:41,962 I would very much like to speak to Miss Thompson. 279 00:17:43,297 --> 00:17:44,715 I have a question for her. 280 00:17:45,757 --> 00:17:46,675 Marry you? 281 00:17:48,677 --> 00:17:49,887 I do not understand. 282 00:17:50,429 --> 00:17:52,890 After my brother clearly took liberties with your… 283 00:17:53,932 --> 00:17:55,058 virtue… 284 00:17:56,101 --> 00:17:58,020 I would merely be doing my duty. 285 00:18:00,147 --> 00:18:02,316 [gasps] A respectable marriage! 286 00:18:02,900 --> 00:18:03,901 Miss Thompson! 287 00:18:04,401 --> 00:18:05,736 What a fine thing. 288 00:18:06,278 --> 00:18:08,363 Sir Phillip inherited the Crane title. 289 00:18:08,447 --> 00:18:12,367 He has a perfectly adequate estate to support you 290 00:18:12,451 --> 00:18:15,370 and perhaps your distant cousins too. 291 00:18:15,454 --> 00:18:16,330 I cannot. 292 00:18:17,664 --> 00:18:19,041 I do not know this man. 293 00:18:19,708 --> 00:18:21,084 I do not love this man. 294 00:18:22,586 --> 00:18:24,379 I cannot marry this man. 295 00:18:30,260 --> 00:18:34,765 George cared for you very much, Miss Thompson, and that will never change, 296 00:18:35,265 --> 00:18:37,392 but he would have wanted you to be looked after. 297 00:18:38,518 --> 00:18:40,312 He would have wanted you to be supported. 298 00:18:41,396 --> 00:18:43,398 Allow me to realize my late brother's wishes. 299 00:18:51,657 --> 00:18:54,034 I thank you for your offer, Sir Phillip, 300 00:18:54,117 --> 00:18:56,745 but I believe you should now take your leave. 301 00:18:59,790 --> 00:19:00,832 Very well. 302 00:19:02,417 --> 00:19:04,419 I wish you all the best, Miss Thompson. 303 00:19:19,685 --> 00:19:20,811 What have you done? 304 00:19:21,478 --> 00:19:26,233 That was a perfectly acceptable proposal. 305 00:19:26,316 --> 00:19:28,860 I am no longer with child, Lady Featherington, 306 00:19:28,944 --> 00:19:32,906 so it is neither necessary, nor acceptable, for me to participate 307 00:19:32,990 --> 00:19:36,493 in any more unwanted arrangements or disingenuous schemes. 308 00:19:37,202 --> 00:19:38,787 [Lady Featherington sighs sharply] 309 00:20:16,908 --> 00:20:18,118 [mouthing silently] 310 00:20:33,967 --> 00:20:35,969 [crowd cheering raucously] 311 00:20:42,976 --> 00:20:43,935 Come on, Will! 312 00:20:46,438 --> 00:20:47,522 Yes! 313 00:20:48,106 --> 00:20:48,940 Hit him! 314 00:20:49,983 --> 00:20:50,942 Knock him out! 315 00:20:52,527 --> 00:20:55,113 -Oh, my word! -[indistinct clamoring] 316 00:20:55,197 --> 00:20:57,366 [blows landing]  317 00:20:58,241 --> 00:20:59,534 Make me some money! 318 00:21:07,751 --> 00:21:10,504 [dramatic music playing] 319 00:21:10,587 --> 00:21:12,589 [no audible dialogue] 320 00:21:29,856 --> 00:21:31,274 [dramatic music intensifies] 321 00:21:31,358 --> 00:21:34,111 [both grunting, moaning] 322 00:21:49,209 --> 00:21:50,544 [Anthony moaning] 323 00:21:50,627 --> 00:21:52,754 [Siena gasping] 324 00:21:54,506 --> 00:21:57,050 [both grunting, moaning] 325 00:21:58,385 --> 00:21:59,803 [crowd cheering] 326 00:22:02,389 --> 00:22:03,515 You can do this! 327 00:22:08,645 --> 00:22:10,480 Come on! Come on, The Beast! 328 00:22:11,481 --> 00:22:12,816 [crowd] Oh! 329 00:22:15,902 --> 00:22:16,945 [crowd] Oh! 330 00:22:20,532 --> 00:22:21,992 [grunting] 331 00:22:23,535 --> 00:22:24,578 [quietly] Yeah. Yeah. 332 00:22:27,247 --> 00:22:29,082 [shocked exclamations] 333 00:22:29,875 --> 00:22:31,126 [The Beast yells] 334 00:22:31,209 --> 00:22:32,169 Yes! 335 00:22:33,003 --> 00:22:33,837 Yes! 336 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:35,130 Get up, Mondrich! 337 00:22:38,049 --> 00:22:39,050 I won! 338 00:22:39,593 --> 00:22:40,927 [shouts] I won! 339 00:23:00,363 --> 00:23:01,323 [woman] Your Grace. 340 00:23:02,657 --> 00:23:03,658 Lady Danbury. 341 00:23:04,910 --> 00:23:08,330 Did you forget we were to come and help with preparations for your ball? 342 00:23:08,413 --> 00:23:10,290 Your mama is waiting in the parlor. 343 00:23:10,373 --> 00:23:12,083 I shall be there momentarily. 344 00:23:15,629 --> 00:23:16,463 Lady Danbury? 345 00:23:18,381 --> 00:23:20,091 Did you know about these letters… 346 00:23:22,052 --> 00:23:26,097 the ones the duke seems to have written to his father as a boy? 347 00:23:26,181 --> 00:23:27,015 I did. 348 00:23:27,891 --> 00:23:29,643 And now, apparently, so do you. 349 00:23:29,726 --> 00:23:31,102 I had no idea… 350 00:23:31,937 --> 00:23:34,439 that Simon had trouble speaking as a child. 351 00:23:34,523 --> 00:23:35,690 How could you have done? 352 00:23:35,774 --> 00:23:38,735 He worked so very hard to eliminate the difficulty. 353 00:23:39,778 --> 00:23:40,737 He was… 354 00:23:42,531 --> 00:23:43,949 Well, he was so very proud. 355 00:23:44,032 --> 00:23:46,660 It is why he wrote those letters in the first place. 356 00:23:46,743 --> 00:23:48,828 To keep his father informed of his progress. 357 00:23:48,912 --> 00:23:49,829 Mm. 358 00:23:50,455 --> 00:23:54,084 The late duke never even deigned to read them. 359 00:23:54,167 --> 00:23:55,252 How could… 360 00:23:56,086 --> 00:23:57,254 What kind of father-- 361 00:23:57,337 --> 00:24:02,592 One that not only expected but demanded perfection in his son. 362 00:24:03,843 --> 00:24:07,806 And when that was not achieved… 363 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:09,474 Well… 364 00:24:10,433 --> 00:24:12,519 I shall leave it to you to imagine. 365 00:24:14,479 --> 00:24:17,607 Simon could not be any more different from a man such as that. 366 00:24:17,691 --> 00:24:18,900 Of course. 367 00:24:18,984 --> 00:24:21,111 We know that to be true, Your Grace. 368 00:24:22,487 --> 00:24:23,530 You helped him… 369 00:24:25,323 --> 00:24:26,491 overcome his… 370 00:24:27,450 --> 00:24:28,368 impediment. 371 00:24:28,451 --> 00:24:31,580 I merely showed him what he was capable of all along. 372 00:24:32,497 --> 00:24:35,125 And if he needed some encouragement, 373 00:24:35,208 --> 00:24:36,918 a push from time to time, 374 00:24:37,544 --> 00:24:40,005 that was something I was happy to provide. 375 00:24:40,088 --> 00:24:42,591 But at the end of the day, 376 00:24:42,674 --> 00:24:45,760 the duke's triumph was his and his alone. 377 00:24:47,429 --> 00:24:48,513 It had to be. 378 00:24:54,269 --> 00:24:56,271 [excited chatter] 379 00:24:58,773 --> 00:25:00,775 [tense music plays] 380 00:25:07,115 --> 00:25:10,785 It appears I could have used that luck of yours today, Your Grace. 381 00:25:10,869 --> 00:25:11,745 [Simon] Indeed. 382 00:25:12,495 --> 00:25:15,165 Though you still managed to put on quite a performance. 383 00:25:20,378 --> 00:25:22,922 If you needed another investor or more money, Will, 384 00:25:23,006 --> 00:25:24,299 you could have come to me. 385 00:25:24,382 --> 00:25:27,969 I appreciate the offer, friend, but I do not need your charity. 386 00:25:28,511 --> 00:25:30,597 -What happened to your honor? -My honor? 387 00:25:32,474 --> 00:25:34,309 Tell me, Your Grace, 388 00:25:34,392 --> 00:25:38,355 what ever could be more honorable besides taking care of one's family? 389 00:25:39,230 --> 00:25:42,442 -Besides doing what needs to be done? -Is that what you hope to tell Alice? 390 00:25:42,525 --> 00:25:45,487 You truly believe she will come to understand your deceit? 391 00:25:45,570 --> 00:25:47,697 Perhaps you should stop worrying about my marriage, 392 00:25:47,781 --> 00:25:49,949 and instead put your mind to your own. 393 00:25:50,033 --> 00:25:51,910 -That is not what this is about. -Is it not? 394 00:25:51,993 --> 00:25:54,037 I'd be willing to wager your wife says differently. 395 00:25:54,120 --> 00:25:55,455 Watch yourself. 396 00:25:59,459 --> 00:26:00,335 You're angry, 397 00:26:01,002 --> 00:26:02,003 but not with me. 398 00:26:03,296 --> 00:26:05,090 So take it somewhere else 399 00:26:05,173 --> 00:26:07,634 and finally do something about it. 400 00:26:20,522 --> 00:26:23,942 What is this? And more importantly, how did you get it? 401 00:26:24,025 --> 00:26:25,402 I had an inside tip. 402 00:26:25,485 --> 00:26:26,695 What kind of tip? 403 00:26:26,778 --> 00:26:28,238 -The good kind. -But where did you-- 404 00:26:28,321 --> 00:26:30,657 Does it matter? Portia, our problems are solved. 405 00:26:30,740 --> 00:26:32,367 And this is only half the winnings. 406 00:26:33,451 --> 00:26:36,788 -Where is the other half? -I used it to pay off my man. 407 00:26:37,414 --> 00:26:40,041 No matter, because this is more than enough. 408 00:26:44,337 --> 00:26:45,338 Varley? 409 00:26:46,881 --> 00:26:49,134 We're off to the modiste straight away in the morning. 410 00:26:49,217 --> 00:26:51,720 The young ladies shall have new dresses after all. 411 00:26:51,803 --> 00:26:53,638 [Lady Featherington laughs] 412 00:27:06,860 --> 00:27:09,195 I thought you enjoyed breakfast in the morning room. 413 00:27:09,279 --> 00:27:11,114 I wished for different scenery today. 414 00:27:12,949 --> 00:27:14,492 -I can go if you would like. -No. 415 00:27:15,535 --> 00:27:16,911 You have already begun. 416 00:27:45,148 --> 00:27:45,982 Is something-- 417 00:27:46,065 --> 00:27:47,734 I'm going to Bridgerton House this morning. 418 00:27:47,817 --> 00:27:50,111 Dear Francesca has returned from Bath. 419 00:27:51,488 --> 00:27:53,823 It seems my entire family is gathering. 420 00:27:55,658 --> 00:27:56,826 Would you care to join me? 421 00:27:59,037 --> 00:28:01,414 I must admit, my brothers will think it odd if you do not. 422 00:28:04,709 --> 00:28:05,543 Yes. 423 00:28:07,253 --> 00:28:08,671 Yes, I shall join you. 424 00:28:16,846 --> 00:28:19,766 [Anthony] I am confident I could last a few rounds in a boxing ring. 425 00:28:19,849 --> 00:28:22,352 Well, that is certainly a match I would like to see. 426 00:28:22,435 --> 00:28:23,478 Sister! [gasps] 427 00:28:24,229 --> 00:28:27,816 -Francesca! Welcome home. -It is so wonderful to see you. 428 00:28:28,441 --> 00:28:30,109 And you, Your Grace. 429 00:28:30,193 --> 00:28:33,404 I thought four brothers enough, but returning to five is quite nice. 430 00:28:33,488 --> 00:28:36,407 Simon! When will I be able to visit Clyvedon? 431 00:28:36,491 --> 00:28:38,868 Allow the duke to find a seat before you trouble him. 432 00:28:38,952 --> 00:28:40,912 You are welcome to visit at any time. 433 00:28:40,995 --> 00:28:42,121 [Hyacinth laughs] 434 00:28:42,747 --> 00:28:45,542 Now, come. Show me what you've been learning all summer. 435 00:28:46,751 --> 00:28:48,002 I do not share my food. 436 00:28:48,086 --> 00:28:50,463 You are not to do what you did the other morning ever again. 437 00:28:50,547 --> 00:28:51,881 Do you understand, Eloise? 438 00:28:52,382 --> 00:28:53,883 You mean visiting my new acquaintance? 439 00:28:53,967 --> 00:28:56,719 -She is not your acquaintance. -I was wrong about her. She is wonderful. 440 00:28:56,803 --> 00:28:59,347 -You have nothing to worry about. -I wasn't worried about anything. 441 00:28:59,430 --> 00:29:00,390 Not worried about what? 442 00:29:02,475 --> 00:29:03,309 [Benedict] Uh… 443 00:29:03,768 --> 00:29:04,602 I… 444 00:29:05,270 --> 00:29:08,565 I have a friendship with Genevieve Delacroix… 445 00:29:08,648 --> 00:29:09,899 [breathes deeply] 446 00:29:10,900 --> 00:29:11,734 …the… 447 00:29:12,569 --> 00:29:13,570 modiste. 448 00:29:20,368 --> 00:29:23,162 Good for you, Brother. You deserve contentment. 449 00:29:23,246 --> 00:29:24,205 We all do. 450 00:29:24,289 --> 00:29:26,791 If the lady contributes to that, then I'm happy for you. 451 00:29:26,875 --> 00:29:29,460 [Daphne] Sister, your pianoforte is quite impressive. 452 00:29:29,544 --> 00:29:30,587 Join me, Brother. 453 00:29:30,670 --> 00:29:33,464 -[Violet] Yes, Colin, why not a song? -[Colin] If I must. 454 00:29:33,548 --> 00:29:35,133 Whatever is in those candies? 455 00:29:35,216 --> 00:29:37,969 [Colin] ♪ Now we are met, let mirth abound ♪ 456 00:29:38,052 --> 00:29:40,805 ♪ And let the catch and toast go round ♪ 457 00:29:41,472 --> 00:29:43,141 ♪ And then the catch, and then the catch ♪ 458 00:29:43,224 --> 00:29:44,726 -[Gregory] Spin! -[both laughing] 459 00:29:44,809 --> 00:29:48,396 ♪ And let the catch and toast go round ♪ 460 00:29:48,479 --> 00:29:51,816 ♪ Now we are met, let mirth around ♪ 461 00:29:51,900 --> 00:29:53,484 ♪ And let the catch and toast go round ♪ 462 00:29:53,568 --> 00:29:55,820 [Hyacinth] Move! I want to dance with the duke. 463 00:29:55,904 --> 00:29:58,531 ♪ And then the catch, and then the catch ♪ 464 00:29:58,615 --> 00:30:01,492 -♪ And let the catch and toast go round ♪ -I have news. 465 00:30:03,494 --> 00:30:04,954 I finally found her. 466 00:30:05,038 --> 00:30:06,873 -Lady Whistledown. -Who is she? 467 00:30:06,956 --> 00:30:08,458 She is Madame Delacroix. 468 00:30:08,541 --> 00:30:10,293 Madame Delacroix is her. 469 00:30:10,376 --> 00:30:12,587 The modiste and Whistledown are one and the same. 470 00:30:12,670 --> 00:30:14,964 And she is going to print something in your family's favor. 471 00:30:15,048 --> 00:30:16,174 She told me so. 472 00:30:16,257 --> 00:30:18,843 Well, that certainly is an impressive feat, 473 00:30:18,927 --> 00:30:19,928 running two businesses. 474 00:30:20,011 --> 00:30:23,556 We should both aspire to be just like her: Unmarried, earning our own money. 475 00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:26,684 Look, I'm happy you found her, El, 476 00:30:26,768 --> 00:30:28,978 but I do not think I can ever be like that. 477 00:30:29,812 --> 00:30:31,773 You now have a duchess for a sister. 478 00:30:31,856 --> 00:30:34,317 That makes achieving the life you wish for all the more easier. 479 00:30:35,068 --> 00:30:38,196 The status of my family, however, is an entirely different story, 480 00:30:38,279 --> 00:30:40,907 which will not be changing in the foreseeable future. 481 00:30:40,990 --> 00:30:42,158 [Hyacinth] Yes, Colin! 482 00:30:42,241 --> 00:30:44,827 [Colin] ♪ And let the catch and toast go round ♪ 483 00:30:44,911 --> 00:30:47,997 ♪ And let the catch, and let the catch ♪ 484 00:30:48,081 --> 00:30:51,918 ♪ And let the catch and toast go round ♪ 485 00:30:52,001 --> 00:30:53,920 [guests clapping, cheering] 486 00:30:54,003 --> 00:30:57,674 And exactly how many horses do you have? Might I have an extra one? 487 00:30:57,757 --> 00:30:58,925 Your horses are the prettiest. 488 00:30:59,008 --> 00:31:00,718 I believe the duke has heard enough. 489 00:31:00,802 --> 00:31:02,136 Would a pony do? 490 00:31:02,220 --> 00:31:04,555 -[laughs] I could not fathom… -[Violet] Your Grace! 491 00:31:09,060 --> 00:31:10,812 Now, here's the tricky one. 492 00:31:12,897 --> 00:31:13,856 And… 493 00:31:14,857 --> 00:31:16,442 [Hyacinth, Gregory laugh] 494 00:31:16,526 --> 00:31:18,987 You do realize it is only made of paper? 495 00:31:19,821 --> 00:31:20,697 Is it? 496 00:31:21,155 --> 00:31:23,032 -[imitates horse nickering] -[Gregory laughs] 497 00:31:23,116 --> 00:31:24,909 [Simon imitates horse trotting] 498 00:31:24,993 --> 00:31:26,077 [Hyacinth laughs] 499 00:31:27,370 --> 00:31:31,124 [Lady Featherington gasps] Oh! Astonishing, Madame Delacroix! 500 00:31:31,207 --> 00:31:34,168 Because you were able to pay in advance this time, 501 00:31:34,252 --> 00:31:38,339 and since I happened to have some fabrics no one else seemed to want… 502 00:31:38,965 --> 00:31:42,343 There are two others just like it, Lady Featherington. 503 00:31:42,427 --> 00:31:44,721 Mine will have to be taken in, of course. 504 00:31:44,804 --> 00:31:46,180 Mine's perfect. 505 00:31:46,264 --> 00:31:47,390 And mine is yellow. 506 00:31:47,473 --> 00:31:51,144 You see, young ladies, everything works out in the end. 507 00:31:51,227 --> 00:31:55,940 And Philipa, perhaps Mr. Finch might even reconsider his proposal, 508 00:31:56,024 --> 00:31:58,401 now that, um, you have your dowry again. 509 00:31:59,027 --> 00:32:00,236 -Again? -Yes. 510 00:32:00,820 --> 00:32:02,613 Well, did I lose it somewhere the first time? 511 00:32:02,697 --> 00:32:04,699 [chattering, laughter continue] 512 00:32:14,584 --> 00:32:16,502 [footsteps approach] 513 00:32:17,962 --> 00:32:18,796 Miss Thompson? 514 00:32:20,256 --> 00:32:21,090 What is it? 515 00:32:22,341 --> 00:32:23,801 [gasping] 516 00:32:23,885 --> 00:32:25,303 I believe I need a doctor. 517 00:32:26,512 --> 00:32:29,098 [Lady Whistledown] The final ball of any season 518 00:32:29,182 --> 00:32:31,642 is distinguished by one of two things, 519 00:32:31,726 --> 00:32:32,894 anticipation… 520 00:32:33,478 --> 00:32:34,729 or dread. 521 00:33:03,299 --> 00:33:07,136 For, while those who have been successful in the year's marriage market 522 00:33:07,220 --> 00:33:11,766 look forward to flaunting their perfect, joyous unions… 523 00:33:13,392 --> 00:33:18,689 others shudder at the thought of spending one last night 524 00:33:19,273 --> 00:33:22,318 before the discerning eyes of the ton. 525 00:33:23,653 --> 00:33:28,074 As they know, indeed, just what the evening signifies, 526 00:33:28,991 --> 00:33:32,912 that their time is officially up. 527 00:33:34,413 --> 00:33:35,957 [Lady Featherington] So, does that mean-- 528 00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:39,877 You truly believed a tea would rectify the situation, madam? 529 00:33:40,545 --> 00:33:42,380 [sighs] As if that ever works. 530 00:33:44,549 --> 00:33:47,844 [Lady Whistledown] And yet, to those who may still find themselves 531 00:33:47,927 --> 00:33:51,556 out of both choices and hope, fear not. 532 00:33:52,140 --> 00:33:56,185 For who knows when and where one's fortunes may change? 533 00:33:56,269 --> 00:33:59,355 -He was… He was completely in his cups! -[both laughing] 534 00:34:01,607 --> 00:34:03,401 I'd wager the both of you were. 535 00:34:03,484 --> 00:34:05,862 -And I would take your bet. -[Siena giggles] 536 00:34:06,279 --> 00:34:07,822 -Oh… -[Anthony kissing] 537 00:34:11,033 --> 00:34:12,118 [Siena moans lightly] 538 00:34:14,287 --> 00:34:15,788 We must part. 539 00:34:15,872 --> 00:34:17,999 I should prepare for my show. 540 00:34:18,082 --> 00:34:19,292 And you… 541 00:34:19,375 --> 00:34:24,046 Well, I believe there is a ball somewhere requiring your presence. 542 00:34:24,672 --> 00:34:25,798 The last one, yes? 543 00:34:25,882 --> 00:34:26,799 Of the season. 544 00:34:27,383 --> 00:34:28,718 Though… [clears throat] 545 00:34:28,801 --> 00:34:31,262 …unfortunately, not the last of mine. 546 00:34:31,345 --> 00:34:34,557 Does that mean you'll dance tonight, my lord? 547 00:34:34,640 --> 00:34:37,143 -[Anthony chuckles] -Perhaps a quadrille? 548 00:34:38,269 --> 00:34:41,480 Oh, do not tell me you shall find some young lady 549 00:34:41,564 --> 00:34:42,899 to lead in a waltz all evening. 550 00:34:42,982 --> 00:34:45,776 I shall not be anywhere near that dance floor. 551 00:34:45,860 --> 00:34:47,153 [both laughing] 552 00:34:48,237 --> 00:34:50,114 At least, not if I have a say in it. 553 00:34:50,198 --> 00:34:52,241 Now, wherever is the fun in that? 554 00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:02,460 -I shall-- -Come with me. 555 00:35:04,045 --> 00:35:04,921 Tonight. 556 00:35:07,256 --> 00:35:08,758 Siena, I am a viscount. 557 00:35:10,009 --> 00:35:11,719 My sister is now a duchess, 558 00:35:11,802 --> 00:35:13,638 and the duke my brother-in-law. 559 00:35:14,222 --> 00:35:16,349 There is no one that would dare say a thing. 560 00:35:16,849 --> 00:35:19,602 [scoffs] No, not to you. 561 00:35:21,437 --> 00:35:26,025 This is preposterous and fantastical. 562 00:35:27,193 --> 00:35:30,321 -And you know it. -I want you there by my side. 563 00:35:33,616 --> 00:35:34,825 [softly] Come with me. 564 00:35:37,161 --> 00:35:39,163 Come with me. 565 00:35:43,960 --> 00:35:46,379 [both gasping, laughing] 566 00:36:12,238 --> 00:36:14,657 -A good likeness. -[Simon] Indeed. 567 00:36:15,157 --> 00:36:18,411 Though Mr. Granville did seem to omit the gray hair or two I've surely gained 568 00:36:18,494 --> 00:36:20,329 from the emotions of the past few weeks. 569 00:36:20,413 --> 00:36:21,914 [both chuckle lightly] 570 00:36:23,416 --> 00:36:27,086 -Perhaps a few wrinkles too. -Oh! You wound me. 571 00:36:29,547 --> 00:36:32,300 We should discuss the order of events this evening. 572 00:36:32,383 --> 00:36:33,217 Naturally. 573 00:36:33,759 --> 00:36:38,306 I think it wise for us to engage in three dances, would you say? 574 00:36:38,389 --> 00:36:41,559 -Two. -It is our ball, Your Grace. 575 00:36:42,184 --> 00:36:45,938 I do fear two dances may leave our guests terribly unexcited. 576 00:36:46,022 --> 00:36:47,606 It is better than the opposite, 577 00:36:47,690 --> 00:36:49,775 leaving them overly excited and terribly unruly. 578 00:36:49,859 --> 00:36:51,360 Two dances at most. 579 00:36:51,777 --> 00:36:53,404 [both laughing] 580 00:37:01,120 --> 00:37:04,707 You were wonderful today with Gregory and Hyacinth. 581 00:37:06,417 --> 00:37:07,251 They adore you. 582 00:37:10,588 --> 00:37:12,131 Children always have done. 583 00:37:12,882 --> 00:37:15,051 It still does not mean I want any of my own. 584 00:37:17,428 --> 00:37:18,304 Of course. 585 00:37:21,140 --> 00:37:23,684 Your Graces, your guests are arriving. 586 00:37:29,315 --> 00:37:30,691 One last dance, it is. 587 00:37:37,323 --> 00:37:39,658 [guests chattering excitedly] 588 00:37:42,745 --> 00:37:44,747 [light waltz music playing] 589 00:37:55,091 --> 00:37:58,177 [indistinct chattering] 590 00:38:32,002 --> 00:38:33,963 Perhaps you should like to paint a picture? 591 00:38:35,881 --> 00:38:37,258 [Violet chuckles] 592 00:38:37,341 --> 00:38:41,095 Dearest, you must see this as a rehearsal. 593 00:38:41,720 --> 00:38:45,599 Until you are officially out, you need not feel so strained tonight. 594 00:38:45,683 --> 00:38:46,725 As if I shall feel anything 595 00:38:46,809 --> 00:38:48,644 but the inability to breathe in this corset. 596 00:38:48,727 --> 00:38:50,604 My dear… [chuckles] 597 00:38:53,482 --> 00:38:55,651 For someone who hates ballgowns… 598 00:38:56,735 --> 00:38:58,446 you look exquisite in one. 599 00:38:59,363 --> 00:39:00,239 Yeah. 600 00:39:03,200 --> 00:39:05,744 If you wish to go up to the library for the rest of the evening, 601 00:39:05,828 --> 00:39:07,079 I shall not say a word. 602 00:39:07,705 --> 00:39:09,373 Nor shall I blame you. 603 00:39:10,624 --> 00:39:11,834 I am merely glad you came. 604 00:39:14,336 --> 00:39:15,296 Sister… 605 00:39:17,590 --> 00:39:19,049 I suppose I should thank you. 606 00:39:19,133 --> 00:39:21,594 [scoffs] Whatever for? 607 00:39:22,261 --> 00:39:23,512 For being so perfect… 608 00:39:24,388 --> 00:39:25,806 so I do not have to be. 609 00:39:40,237 --> 00:39:41,614 Oh! Look who's here. 610 00:39:42,781 --> 00:39:43,657 [Philipa gasps] 611 00:39:49,079 --> 00:39:51,749 Lady Featherington, what a pleasant surprise. 612 00:39:51,832 --> 00:39:53,292 We did not expect to see you here. 613 00:39:53,375 --> 00:39:54,418 What can I say? 614 00:39:55,085 --> 00:39:58,214 The duchess extended an invitation personally. 615 00:39:58,881 --> 00:40:02,218 Circumstances change, ladies. Sometimes overnight. 616 00:40:02,301 --> 00:40:05,054 We hear your husband secured himself a win the other day. 617 00:40:05,137 --> 00:40:07,640 Where is he? Still out celebrating? 618 00:40:07,723 --> 00:40:10,226 One circumstance that has most likely not changed, 619 00:40:10,309 --> 00:40:11,268 I imagine. 620 00:40:13,270 --> 00:40:15,272 [raucous laughter] 621 00:40:17,233 --> 00:40:19,735 Someone special in here for me, I presume? 622 00:40:19,818 --> 00:40:21,695 Only the best for you, my lord. 623 00:40:27,326 --> 00:40:30,162 -[ominous music plays] -[man] Featherington. 624 00:40:30,246 --> 00:40:31,121 Join us. 625 00:40:38,170 --> 00:40:40,172 [music and chattering continue] 626 00:41:02,987 --> 00:41:04,572 -Enjoying your evening? -What? 627 00:41:05,698 --> 00:41:07,199 Are you enjoying your evening? 628 00:41:07,283 --> 00:41:09,994 Ah… Y-- Yes. I just came from the dance floor. 629 00:41:10,077 --> 00:41:11,537 I did not see you. 630 00:41:11,620 --> 00:41:15,541 I was in the back of the dance floor. It was quite crowded, 631 00:41:15,624 --> 00:41:17,084 so… [chuckles nervously] 632 00:41:18,669 --> 00:41:20,004 -Colin-- -Pen-- 633 00:41:20,879 --> 00:41:22,381 [Penelope chuckles nervously] 634 00:41:22,464 --> 00:41:25,551 I owe you an apology. I did not see it at first, 635 00:41:25,634 --> 00:41:27,928 but I know you were only trying to prevent me from heartache 636 00:41:28,012 --> 00:41:29,346 with Miss Thompson, and… 637 00:41:30,306 --> 00:41:31,348 [sighs] 638 00:41:31,432 --> 00:41:33,559 -And I was a fool. -You were not a fool. 639 00:41:33,642 --> 00:41:37,021 You merely believed yourself in love. One should never apologize for that. 640 00:41:38,314 --> 00:41:40,232 One finds oneself in such an incredible position, 641 00:41:40,316 --> 00:41:42,735 and, well, one should declare it… 642 00:41:43,736 --> 00:41:45,946 assuredly, fervently… 643 00:41:47,698 --> 00:41:48,907 loudly. 644 00:41:51,493 --> 00:41:53,162 Colin, I wish to tell you something. 645 00:41:53,245 --> 00:41:55,497 I have something I wish to tell you as well, Pen. 646 00:41:59,126 --> 00:41:59,960 I am leaving. 647 00:42:00,961 --> 00:42:03,088 First thing tomorrow morning, I begin my tour. 648 00:42:03,172 --> 00:42:05,132 I am to start in the Mediterranean. 649 00:42:06,133 --> 00:42:07,926 It was actually you who inspired me. 650 00:42:08,636 --> 00:42:11,597 You kept reminding me how much I longed for travel. 651 00:42:12,765 --> 00:42:14,350 Oh, um… What was it you wished to say? 652 00:42:14,433 --> 00:42:16,268 I don't remember. [clears throat] 653 00:42:16,352 --> 00:42:17,645 -Shall we dance, Pen? -No. 654 00:42:17,728 --> 00:42:21,649 Um… I am all danced out for the night, Colin. 655 00:42:23,317 --> 00:42:24,735 Good luck on your tour. 656 00:42:33,077 --> 00:42:35,704 [Eloise] Pen! Look, the queen. She is here. 657 00:42:35,788 --> 00:42:37,873 Now is my chance to find out her plans for Whistledown. 658 00:42:40,918 --> 00:42:42,378 Pen, is everything all right? 659 00:42:43,295 --> 00:42:44,421 Entirely all right. 660 00:42:45,339 --> 00:42:46,298 The queen. 661 00:42:46,840 --> 00:42:48,550 Go before you miss your chance. 662 00:42:51,929 --> 00:42:52,846 [Eloise sighs] 663 00:42:52,930 --> 00:42:54,181 [groans] 664 00:42:55,516 --> 00:42:58,227 -[chuckles lightly] -One does not approach Her Majesty. 665 00:42:59,269 --> 00:43:00,354 I require an audience. 666 00:43:00,437 --> 00:43:02,064 -Oh, well, in that case… -[Eloise chuckles] 667 00:43:02,147 --> 00:43:02,981 No. 668 00:43:05,734 --> 00:43:06,902 I only wish to thank her 669 00:43:06,985 --> 00:43:10,280 for the opportunity to investigate Whistledown on her behalf. 670 00:43:10,364 --> 00:43:13,575 I imagine she must be coming close to unmasking the author's identity. 671 00:43:13,659 --> 00:43:16,912 Especially now she has engaged such esteemed counsel. 672 00:43:16,995 --> 00:43:18,455 You have no idea. 673 00:43:19,373 --> 00:43:21,583 We shall unmask her this very night. 674 00:43:22,084 --> 00:43:23,085 Of course! 675 00:43:23,585 --> 00:43:24,837 Of course you shall. 676 00:43:25,546 --> 00:43:28,632 That team of Bow Street Runners was all your brilliance, was it not? 677 00:43:28,716 --> 00:43:29,550 Well… 678 00:43:29,633 --> 00:43:34,805 Her Majesty is lucky to have you, a man of such talent, such genius. 679 00:43:36,014 --> 00:43:38,058 We worked out that Whistledown delivers her missives 680 00:43:38,142 --> 00:43:40,352 to a printers press on Lombard Street, 681 00:43:40,436 --> 00:43:44,106 all when the rest of society is distracted by big events, like this one. 682 00:43:44,606 --> 00:43:47,568 It is how she operates. She will be seized there tonight. 683 00:43:48,444 --> 00:43:50,571 [Queen Charlotte] Brimsley! I need you. 684 00:43:53,532 --> 00:43:54,366 Oh my… 685 00:43:54,450 --> 00:43:56,285 Brother, you must see to Genevieve. 686 00:43:56,368 --> 00:43:58,829 -Ensure she stays home tonight. -Eloise, not now! 687 00:44:06,962 --> 00:44:07,921 Ah! 688 00:44:08,005 --> 00:44:09,506 [breathes heavily] 689 00:44:12,468 --> 00:44:15,137 -I need you to take me somewhere. -Miss Eloise-- 690 00:44:15,220 --> 00:44:16,096 I have pin money… 691 00:44:17,097 --> 00:44:18,098 a great deal of it. 692 00:44:46,335 --> 00:44:48,337 -Oh. -Apologies. 693 00:44:48,420 --> 00:44:49,463 [Siena] My lord… 694 00:44:50,631 --> 00:44:52,299 [footsteps approaching] 695 00:44:54,593 --> 00:44:57,596 Give me a moment, my love, and I shall return upstairs. 696 00:45:03,227 --> 00:45:04,478 [inhales tremulously] 697 00:45:12,236 --> 00:45:14,321 I thought about coming with you tonight. 698 00:45:15,364 --> 00:45:17,366 I envisioned myself on your arm… 699 00:45:19,368 --> 00:45:21,245 dancing the entire night away. 700 00:45:23,747 --> 00:45:27,125 But my imagination was the furthest I could allow myself to go. 701 00:45:27,209 --> 00:45:29,419 -Siena, what are you doing? -What am I doing? 702 00:45:30,712 --> 00:45:31,713 What am I-- 703 00:45:33,590 --> 00:45:36,301 I am doing the very thing I have always done. 704 00:45:38,387 --> 00:45:40,055 I am looking out for myself. 705 00:45:40,681 --> 00:45:43,100 I am ensuring my own future. 706 00:45:43,183 --> 00:45:44,560 Because I know… 707 00:45:46,728 --> 00:45:47,896 in my heart… 708 00:45:49,648 --> 00:45:52,776 I know that there is no one else who ever will. 709 00:45:54,611 --> 00:45:55,529 I tried. 710 00:45:57,948 --> 00:45:59,157 You must know, I… 711 00:46:00,117 --> 00:46:00,951 I tried. 712 00:46:01,034 --> 00:46:04,413 What I know is that you are lost. 713 00:46:05,664 --> 00:46:09,459 And I cannot allow you to set me adrift as well. 714 00:46:10,627 --> 00:46:11,753 [sighs deeply] 715 00:46:15,757 --> 00:46:17,134 You need to let me go. 716 00:46:22,306 --> 00:46:25,684 -I know I have been unfair-- -Let me go. 717 00:46:30,230 --> 00:46:31,440 I am comfortable. 718 00:46:32,691 --> 00:46:33,942 I am content. 719 00:46:34,902 --> 00:46:36,695 That gentleman upstairs… 720 00:46:37,863 --> 00:46:39,573 he sees me for who I am. 721 00:46:40,866 --> 00:46:46,246 Unlike you, he does not wish for me to don some ridiculous gown 722 00:46:46,330 --> 00:46:48,832 and go with him to some absurd ball. 723 00:46:50,334 --> 00:46:53,045 He does not wish for me to change. 724 00:46:57,090 --> 00:46:58,258 And neither do I. 725 00:47:03,347 --> 00:47:04,806 You need to let me go. 726 00:47:14,733 --> 00:47:16,193 You're right. [sighs] 727 00:47:19,571 --> 00:47:20,781 I'm sorry, Siena. 728 00:47:24,326 --> 00:47:25,243 I'm so sorry. 729 00:48:08,328 --> 00:48:10,664 -We must get back to the party. -Another moment. 730 00:48:16,294 --> 00:48:18,005 [horse neighs] 731 00:48:26,513 --> 00:48:27,389 Lady Whistledown. 732 00:48:27,472 --> 00:48:28,724 [gasping] 733 00:48:42,988 --> 00:48:43,905 Go! It is a trap! 734 00:48:43,989 --> 00:48:45,949 -[driver exclaims] -[horses neigh] 735 00:48:46,033 --> 00:48:48,118 -What do you think you're doing? -I apologize. 736 00:48:48,201 --> 00:48:50,454 I… I thought you were someone else. 737 00:48:50,537 --> 00:48:52,414 Perhaps you might catch up with her. 738 00:48:52,497 --> 00:48:53,707 [gasping] 739 00:49:27,824 --> 00:49:31,828 I presume your plans to separate from Her Grace have not yet changed? 740 00:49:32,454 --> 00:49:33,497 They have not. 741 00:49:34,331 --> 00:49:35,791 Neither, it appears, has your ability 742 00:49:35,874 --> 00:49:39,211 to somehow hear of every piece of gossip that transpires in this town. 743 00:49:39,294 --> 00:49:40,837 When will you accept it? 744 00:49:40,921 --> 00:49:42,672 I know all. 745 00:49:44,966 --> 00:49:47,010 Pride, Your Grace… 746 00:49:47,844 --> 00:49:50,639 it will cost you everything and leave you with nothing. 747 00:49:51,223 --> 00:49:53,391 You must not allow it to happen to you too. 748 00:50:04,027 --> 00:50:06,947 [Daphne] Is it different for them, men… 749 00:50:07,823 --> 00:50:09,783 to know whether they are in love? 750 00:50:11,952 --> 00:50:14,621 -Everything else seems different to them. -[Violet chuckles] 751 00:50:17,207 --> 00:50:20,001 We agreed to one dance tonight, a waltz. 752 00:50:25,215 --> 00:50:27,300 I miss dancing with your father. 753 00:50:29,136 --> 00:50:31,805 The very last time I danced was with him, 754 00:50:31,888 --> 00:50:32,973 at a ball. 755 00:50:33,056 --> 00:50:36,184 There were peacocks present, I believe. Real ones. 756 00:50:36,268 --> 00:50:37,686 [both laughing] 757 00:50:42,357 --> 00:50:44,651 I suppose I miss everything about him, really. 758 00:50:44,734 --> 00:50:47,404 The two of you loved each other so very much. 759 00:50:48,321 --> 00:50:50,699 It is a rarity, I have come to realize. 760 00:50:50,782 --> 00:50:53,410 That is not to say it was without its trials. 761 00:50:54,786 --> 00:50:58,373 Your-- Your father and I faced many difficulties, indeed, 762 00:50:58,456 --> 00:50:59,916 but we overcame them. 763 00:51:00,000 --> 00:51:02,335 We made a decision early on to do so. 764 00:51:02,419 --> 00:51:04,171 Mama, I do not think-- 765 00:51:04,254 --> 00:51:09,050 We chose to love each other every single day. 766 00:51:10,552 --> 00:51:15,140 It is a choice, dearest, one that is never too late to make. 767 00:51:17,058 --> 00:51:21,521 I may never be able to see your father again. 768 00:51:21,605 --> 00:51:25,108 I-- I may wake every morning 769 00:51:25,192 --> 00:51:28,278 and… and touch the pillow where he used to lay his head. 770 00:51:30,155 --> 00:51:33,241 But knowing that the two of us made the choice to love 771 00:51:33,325 --> 00:51:35,827 and to do all that we could… 772 00:51:37,495 --> 00:51:38,330 well… 773 00:51:40,123 --> 00:51:43,960 I cannot tell you how much peace and comfort that brings to me. 774 00:51:45,795 --> 00:51:48,715 [inhales tremulously] I wish there was something, Mama. 775 00:51:48,798 --> 00:51:50,759 [gasps] I wish I could do this-- 776 00:51:50,842 --> 00:51:52,135 You are a Bridgerton. 777 00:51:53,094 --> 00:51:55,305 There is nothing you cannot do. 778 00:51:57,599 --> 00:51:58,558 [sighs lightly] 779 00:52:13,448 --> 00:52:15,450 [waltz music playing] 780 00:53:09,671 --> 00:53:11,506 [thunder clapping loudly] 781 00:53:12,757 --> 00:53:13,800 [gasps] 782 00:53:14,384 --> 00:53:15,677 [guests exclaiming] 783 00:53:23,268 --> 00:53:24,102 Daphne… 784 00:53:25,937 --> 00:53:26,980 Daphne! 785 00:53:59,220 --> 00:54:00,388 Everyone… 786 00:54:01,348 --> 00:54:03,933 I believe this evening is complete. 787 00:54:04,017 --> 00:54:09,397 We shall thank our gracious hosts for such a splendid soiree in the morning. 788 00:54:09,898 --> 00:54:11,066 Now, go. 789 00:54:13,276 --> 00:54:14,235 Out. 790 00:54:14,778 --> 00:54:15,862 At once. 791 00:54:21,493 --> 00:54:23,995 -Daphne… -[laughs] 792 00:54:24,913 --> 00:54:26,289 I am so sorry. 793 00:54:26,373 --> 00:54:27,457 For what? 794 00:54:28,583 --> 00:54:30,835 Even a duke cannot control the weather. 795 00:54:30,919 --> 00:54:33,671 I know that this is not what you had envisioned for the evening. 796 00:54:33,755 --> 00:54:35,924 -Certainly not. -And for that, I-- 797 00:54:36,007 --> 00:54:36,883 It is better. 798 00:54:39,886 --> 00:54:41,971 I know why you made that vow to your father. 799 00:54:44,015 --> 00:54:47,102 I found the letters you wrote to him as a child, and I read them. 800 00:54:49,479 --> 00:54:50,313 Daphne-- 801 00:54:50,397 --> 00:54:53,108 Just because something is not perfect… 802 00:54:54,150 --> 00:54:56,027 does not make it any less worthy of love. 803 00:54:58,863 --> 00:55:00,949 Your father made you believe otherwise. 804 00:55:02,534 --> 00:55:04,119 He made you believe 805 00:55:04,202 --> 00:55:08,373 that you needed to be without fault in order to be loved, but he was wrong. 806 00:55:09,624 --> 00:55:12,127 Should you need any proof of the matter, then… 807 00:55:12,210 --> 00:55:13,711 Then look just here. 808 00:55:15,171 --> 00:55:18,800 I am tired of pretending. 809 00:55:20,385 --> 00:55:22,720 And I cannot continue acting as if I… 810 00:55:23,847 --> 00:55:25,515 As if I do not love you. 811 00:55:26,808 --> 00:55:27,976 Because I do. 812 00:55:29,394 --> 00:55:30,603 I love all of you. 813 00:55:31,354 --> 00:55:35,692 Even the parts that you believe are too dark and too shameful. 814 00:55:37,152 --> 00:55:38,153 Every scar. 815 00:55:38,778 --> 00:55:39,904 Every flaw. 816 00:55:40,405 --> 00:55:41,739 Every imperfection. 817 00:55:42,574 --> 00:55:43,491 I love you. 818 00:55:45,785 --> 00:55:48,455 You may think you are too damaged and too broken 819 00:55:48,538 --> 00:55:52,792 to ever allow yourself to be happy, but you can choose differently, Simon. 820 00:55:54,627 --> 00:55:57,130 You can choose to love me as much as I love you. 821 00:55:59,424 --> 00:56:01,426 That should not be up to anyone else. 822 00:56:01,926 --> 00:56:04,179 That cannot be up to anyone else. 823 00:56:06,931 --> 00:56:08,558 It can only be up to you. 824 00:56:11,686 --> 00:56:13,062 [gasping] 825 00:56:20,278 --> 00:56:22,655 [thunder rolls] 826 00:56:33,416 --> 00:56:37,003 Mr. Finch has such a warm countenance, does he not? 827 00:56:37,086 --> 00:56:39,088 And his gaze, it inspires me. 828 00:56:39,172 --> 00:56:41,090 Perhaps it might inspire you into silence. 829 00:56:41,174 --> 00:56:42,383 Prudence, be kind. 830 00:56:42,467 --> 00:56:45,345 You will have plenty of opportunities to find your match this summer. 831 00:56:45,428 --> 00:56:49,599 I am thinking a full renovation of our country house is in order this-- 832 00:56:53,478 --> 00:56:54,687 Where is Miss Thompson? 833 00:57:00,693 --> 00:57:03,154 Oh, my lady. There is news. 834 00:57:03,238 --> 00:57:05,865 -What is the matter? -It is your husband, ma'am. 835 00:57:09,327 --> 00:57:11,204 They are saying he is dead. 836 00:57:12,830 --> 00:57:15,083 The Bow Street Runners have questions. 837 00:57:35,478 --> 00:57:36,604 [gasping] 838 00:57:37,772 --> 00:57:38,815 [sobbing] 839 00:57:44,946 --> 00:57:47,198 [sobbing loudly] 840 00:57:47,282 --> 00:57:48,658 [wailing] 841 00:58:05,091 --> 00:58:06,175 [floorboard creaking] 842 00:58:10,763 --> 00:58:12,348 I do not want to be alone. 843 00:58:12,432 --> 00:58:13,808 I know that now. 844 00:58:16,352 --> 00:58:17,979 But what I do not know 845 00:58:18,980 --> 00:58:21,149 is how to be the man you need me to be… 846 00:58:23,526 --> 00:58:25,403 the man you truly deserve. 847 00:58:27,322 --> 00:58:28,656 I do not know how to do this. 848 00:58:28,740 --> 00:58:29,574 Yes… 849 00:58:30,491 --> 00:58:31,826 -You do. -Daphne-- 850 00:58:31,909 --> 00:58:32,785 I know you do. 851 00:58:35,788 --> 00:58:36,664 You stay. 852 00:58:38,583 --> 00:58:39,792 You stay, 853 00:58:39,876 --> 00:58:41,294 and we get through this… 854 00:58:42,253 --> 00:58:43,171 together. 855 00:58:45,214 --> 00:58:49,802 -If you do this, if we do this, then-- -Then nothing else will matter. 856 00:59:56,035 --> 00:59:58,579 [both grunting, moaning] 857 01:00:10,341 --> 01:00:11,884 [both breathing heavily] 858 01:00:18,182 --> 01:00:21,602 [both gasping] 859 01:00:22,937 --> 01:00:24,480 [Simon grunting] 860 01:00:24,564 --> 01:00:26,149 [Daphne gasping] 861 01:00:45,877 --> 01:00:48,546 [both panting] 862 01:00:48,629 --> 01:00:51,090 [Lady Whistledown] If there is to ever be 863 01:00:51,174 --> 01:00:53,259 a grander finish to a season 864 01:00:53,342 --> 01:00:57,430 than the one provided by the Duke and Duchess of Hastings this year, 865 01:00:58,014 --> 01:01:01,684 this author will need to feast upon her own words. 866 01:01:03,644 --> 01:01:06,898 For it was this couple's memorable affair 867 01:01:06,981 --> 01:01:11,360 that brought another scandalous London season to a close. 868 01:01:13,321 --> 01:01:17,492 As many now leave the city behind for greener pastures, 869 01:01:18,034 --> 01:01:22,455 some endings seem more permanent than others. 870 01:01:22,538 --> 01:01:24,290 [Penelope sobbing] 871 01:01:28,377 --> 01:01:29,420 [sniffles] 872 01:01:34,592 --> 01:01:39,055 I am here, Pen, to help you to find a reason, every day, 873 01:01:39,639 --> 01:01:42,892 to endure the absence of your dear papa. 874 01:01:43,768 --> 01:01:46,270 I know… I know you will miss him. 875 01:01:46,854 --> 01:01:48,231 Share something good. 876 01:01:49,190 --> 01:01:51,150 What happened with Whistledown? 877 01:01:52,068 --> 01:01:53,861 Did you save Madame Delacroix? 878 01:01:55,112 --> 01:01:55,988 Indeed. 879 01:01:57,281 --> 01:01:59,992 And now she will be able to put right what she botched this season, 880 01:02:00,076 --> 01:02:01,494 I am sure of it. 881 01:02:01,577 --> 01:02:05,164 With Whistledown still on the loose, next season will be far more interesting. 882 01:02:26,435 --> 01:02:27,270 How did you do it? 883 01:02:29,564 --> 01:02:32,275 How did you endure two and 20 years of marriage without love? 884 01:02:35,069 --> 01:02:37,363 You find things to love, my dear. 885 01:02:39,574 --> 01:02:40,533 Small things. 886 01:02:41,367 --> 01:02:43,286 Big things, too, like your babies, 887 01:02:43,369 --> 01:02:46,455 and eventually they add up to be enough. 888 01:02:48,708 --> 01:02:50,209 You are strong, Miss Thompson. 889 01:02:52,128 --> 01:02:53,838 Perhaps even more so than me. 890 01:02:56,757 --> 01:02:57,842 You will do well. 891 01:03:26,746 --> 01:03:29,999 [Lady Whistledown] Of course, there are other endings 892 01:03:30,082 --> 01:03:32,627 that will offer new beginnings… 893 01:03:33,794 --> 01:03:36,005 [horse and carriage receding] 894 01:03:44,472 --> 01:03:46,015 Tell me you have a name. 895 01:03:46,098 --> 01:03:47,475 Oh, we located him, ma'am, 896 01:03:48,100 --> 01:03:50,770 the man who will inherit the Featherington estate. 897 01:03:51,395 --> 01:03:52,313 Only… 898 01:03:53,439 --> 01:03:54,315 Well… 899 01:03:55,399 --> 01:03:56,317 look. 900 01:03:59,612 --> 01:04:04,742 [Lady Whistledown] …however uncertain those new beginnings 901 01:04:04,825 --> 01:04:06,077 might be. 902 01:04:07,119 --> 01:04:09,622 I shall write to you all from Greece. 903 01:04:09,705 --> 01:04:12,667 -Do not forget to bring me a gift. -It is not a gift if you have to ask. 904 01:04:13,668 --> 01:04:17,046 -I would fancy anything blue or white. -[group chuckles] 905 01:04:29,016 --> 01:04:32,436 Anthony, I do not recall seeing you last night. 906 01:04:32,520 --> 01:04:34,730 Yes. I was feeling rather unwell. 907 01:04:34,814 --> 01:04:35,898 My apologies, Sister. 908 01:04:35,982 --> 01:04:37,149 Well… 909 01:04:37,233 --> 01:04:39,652 The two of you are now off to Clyvedon, I presume? 910 01:04:39,735 --> 01:04:42,321 We have decided to stay in London a little longer. 911 01:04:43,072 --> 01:04:45,825 Take some time to enjoy ourselves, just the two of us. 912 01:04:48,327 --> 01:04:50,454 And you? What are your plans, Brother? 913 01:04:50,538 --> 01:04:51,747 Nothing of note. 914 01:04:51,831 --> 01:04:54,583 Other than finding and promptly declaring my intentions 915 01:04:54,667 --> 01:04:56,377 to my new viscountess, of course. 916 01:04:57,128 --> 01:05:00,631 The viscount is ready to find and declare his intentions? 917 01:05:00,715 --> 01:05:03,676 Did you hear that, Your Grace? And which young lady? 918 01:05:03,759 --> 01:05:05,011 [Anthony] Does it matter? 919 01:05:06,137 --> 01:05:09,015 I have finally determined the difficulty… Love itself. 920 01:05:09,890 --> 01:05:13,227 Removing it from all romantic relations shall make me all the better for it. 921 01:05:13,310 --> 01:05:16,731 No more distractions from responsibility or being waylaid from the sensible path. 922 01:05:18,983 --> 01:05:20,317 At any rate, enjoy your time. 923 01:05:23,279 --> 01:05:24,613 Perhaps he will learn. 924 01:05:25,197 --> 01:05:26,115 Perhaps not. 925 01:05:31,787 --> 01:05:35,458 -Give my regards to Madame Delacroix. -Your regards will have to wait, El. 926 01:05:35,541 --> 01:05:37,168 She is making a short trip back to France. 927 01:05:37,251 --> 01:05:38,294 Oh. 928 01:05:38,377 --> 01:05:40,421 Are you not going to say goodbye to her? 929 01:05:40,504 --> 01:05:42,715 I did. Last night, if you must know. 930 01:05:42,798 --> 01:05:45,718 We went to a party together, a very good party. 931 01:05:45,801 --> 01:05:47,928 You were with Madame Delacroix last night? 932 01:05:48,012 --> 01:05:49,013 Yes. 933 01:05:49,096 --> 01:05:50,890 No, please do not tell our sister 934 01:05:50,973 --> 01:05:53,017 that I left in the middle of the ball, either. 935 01:05:55,436 --> 01:05:56,562 What is it? 936 01:05:57,605 --> 01:06:01,150 If you were with Madame Delacroix last night, then she is not-- Then… 937 01:06:01,233 --> 01:06:02,485 she cannot be… 938 01:06:04,361 --> 01:06:06,155 -[Lady Whistledown] And yet… -Oh dear. 939 01:06:06,238 --> 01:06:10,367 …there is no ending in sight for this author, 940 01:06:10,451 --> 01:06:14,413 who recently became aware of a scheme to unmask her… 941 01:06:14,497 --> 01:06:15,414 Lady Whistledown. 942 01:06:20,044 --> 01:06:21,128 Go! It is a trap! 943 01:06:21,212 --> 01:06:22,880 -[driver exclaims] -[horses neigh] 944 01:06:23,756 --> 01:06:26,926 …by one worthy opponent, indeed. 945 01:06:29,845 --> 01:06:32,848 Perhaps I will come forward one day. 946 01:06:34,308 --> 01:06:36,644 Though, you must know, dear reader, 947 01:06:36,727 --> 01:06:40,815 the decision shall be left entirely up to me. 948 01:06:41,565 --> 01:06:46,987 Yours truly, Lady Whistledown. 949 01:06:53,244 --> 01:06:54,495 [screaming in distance] 950 01:06:54,995 --> 01:06:56,997 [panting] 951 01:07:00,167 --> 01:07:02,044 I shall need you to push, Your Grace. 952 01:07:02,128 --> 01:07:03,629 [panting heavily] 953 01:07:05,923 --> 01:07:07,299 [screaming] 954 01:07:09,844 --> 01:07:11,178 Push! 955 01:07:11,262 --> 01:07:12,263 [shuddering grunt] 956 01:07:13,430 --> 01:07:14,431 [Doctor] Very well. 957 01:07:15,224 --> 01:07:17,726 [panting heavily] 958 01:07:20,813 --> 01:07:23,190 Another. Push. 959 01:07:23,274 --> 01:07:25,526 -Push! -[panting] 960 01:07:28,320 --> 01:07:29,405 [screams] God! 961 01:07:32,533 --> 01:07:33,576 [exclaims] 962 01:07:35,077 --> 01:07:36,662 [gasping] 963 01:07:38,372 --> 01:07:39,623 [baby wails] 964 01:07:41,000 --> 01:07:42,751 [laughing] 965 01:07:43,919 --> 01:07:45,921 [crying] 966 01:07:46,005 --> 01:07:47,298 [baby crying] 967 01:07:50,759 --> 01:07:53,679 Congratulations, Your Graces. A boy. 968 01:07:54,805 --> 01:07:56,432 [Daphne laughing] 969 01:08:06,275 --> 01:08:07,776 Do you wish to hold him? 970 01:08:28,088 --> 01:08:29,632 We must think of a name. 971 01:08:31,008 --> 01:08:32,426 Whatever it is, 972 01:08:32,509 --> 01:08:35,054 I believe it must begin with the letter "A." 973 01:08:35,596 --> 01:08:36,472 [chuckles] 974 01:08:38,265 --> 01:08:40,226 We do have family traditions, do we not? 975 01:08:41,060 --> 01:08:42,394 We certainly do, Your Grace. 976 01:08:45,314 --> 01:08:46,690 [chuckles softly] 977 01:08:48,776 --> 01:08:50,236 [baby cooing]