1 00:00:20,959 --> 00:00:22,877 [Lady Whistledown] Dearest reader. 2 00:00:22,961 --> 00:00:24,963 It has been said that competition 3 00:00:25,046 --> 00:00:28,299 is an opportunity for us to rise and stand ready 4 00:00:28,383 --> 00:00:30,885 before our greatest of challenges. 5 00:00:31,386 --> 00:00:34,931 Well, if what this author hears this morning is true, 6 00:00:35,014 --> 00:00:36,683 then a great challenge 7 00:00:36,766 --> 00:00:41,271 concerning this season's diamond has been set forth, indeed. 8 00:00:41,354 --> 00:00:45,942 Any suitor wishing to gain an audience with Miss Edwina Sharma 9 00:00:46,025 --> 00:00:50,280 must first tame the rather prickly spinster of a beast 10 00:00:50,363 --> 00:00:53,449 otherwise known as her sister. 11 00:00:54,784 --> 00:00:56,369 Lord Lumley. At the top. 12 00:00:56,452 --> 00:00:57,996 Is he not something of a dandy? 13 00:00:58,079 --> 00:01:01,541 -I would use the term gallant. -Is that what you look for, Edwina? 14 00:01:03,543 --> 00:01:05,920 If Kate believes in him, so do I. 15 00:01:06,004 --> 00:01:08,298 -Miss Sharma? -Miss Edwina Sharma. 16 00:01:09,007 --> 00:01:10,216 Not the sister. 17 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:12,343 Miss Edwina will suffice. 18 00:01:12,427 --> 00:01:15,013 I see you've left off Lord Bridgerton. 19 00:01:15,096 --> 00:01:17,599 Oh, now, he is what Edwina is looking for. 20 00:01:17,682 --> 00:01:19,434 An oversight on your part, my dear? 21 00:01:19,517 --> 00:01:23,396 Lord Bridgerton is quite adept at conveying false first impressions. 22 00:01:23,479 --> 00:01:24,731 What did you hear? 23 00:01:24,814 --> 00:01:28,443 He stated rather clearly that he seeks a wife only to fulfill his duty 24 00:01:28,526 --> 00:01:30,361 and does not believe in love at all. 25 00:01:30,445 --> 00:01:32,405 It is only out of the greatest love of my family 26 00:01:32,488 --> 00:01:35,617 that I aim to choose a bride with my head and not my… 27 00:01:36,784 --> 00:01:37,619 heart. 28 00:01:37,702 --> 00:01:39,537 And you find this unusual? 29 00:01:40,121 --> 00:01:45,376 Most marriages of the ton are, in fact, mere matters of business, my dear. 30 00:01:45,460 --> 00:01:47,795 Matters that have been working for centuries. 31 00:01:47,879 --> 00:01:51,466 It is the true love match that is quite rare. 32 00:01:51,549 --> 00:01:53,509 Does Miss Edwina return your affection? 33 00:01:53,593 --> 00:01:56,638 [sighs] Not yet. She would have done if it were not for-- 34 00:01:56,721 --> 00:01:58,348 The sister. 35 00:01:58,431 --> 00:02:00,975 -She's rather thorny, I take it? -Indeed. 36 00:02:01,059 --> 00:02:03,311 You know what it is you are looking for, Bon. 37 00:02:03,394 --> 00:02:04,604 You must not forget it. 38 00:02:04,687 --> 00:02:07,857 Lord Lumley will turn the viscount into a distant memory. 39 00:02:08,441 --> 00:02:10,818 -I am certain. -Though she need not trouble me. 40 00:02:12,153 --> 00:02:14,614 Every rose does have its thorn, after all. 41 00:02:14,697 --> 00:02:16,950 [Lady Whistledown] Of course, the only competition 42 00:02:17,033 --> 00:02:20,328 that compels my attention is the game of courtship. 43 00:02:20,411 --> 00:02:23,289 So best of luck to this year's players. 44 00:02:23,373 --> 00:02:26,876 Do try not to stumble on the starting line. 45 00:02:35,843 --> 00:02:39,597 {\an8}Many dismiss Blake's work as childlike, insubstantial… 46 00:02:41,140 --> 00:02:41,975 {\an8}[sighs] 47 00:02:42,058 --> 00:02:44,644 {\an8}Miss Sharma, am I to be kept at this threshold all day? 48 00:02:44,727 --> 00:02:47,647 {\an8}Lumley's already had an inordinate amount of time with her. 49 00:02:47,730 --> 00:02:51,067 {\an8}That is because my sister is so enraptured with him at the moment. 50 00:02:51,150 --> 00:02:53,486 You wouldn't want me to interrupt your discourse 51 00:02:53,569 --> 00:02:55,238 when it is your turn, would you? 52 00:02:55,822 --> 00:02:57,323 [Anthony] I say we heed the young lady 53 00:02:57,407 --> 00:02:59,242 and wait with the grace our hostess affords us. 54 00:02:59,325 --> 00:03:00,910 Thank you, Lord… 55 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:03,079 Bridgerton. 56 00:03:03,871 --> 00:03:06,332 [sighs] I'm afraid you are much too late, my lord. 57 00:03:06,416 --> 00:03:10,086 You now find yourself at the back of a very considerably long queue. 58 00:03:11,879 --> 00:03:14,465 I wish to escort Miss Edwina to the races this afternoon. 59 00:03:14,549 --> 00:03:16,384 My sister already has an escort this afternoon. 60 00:03:16,467 --> 00:03:18,177 -Tomorrow then. -She's engaged tomorrow too. 61 00:03:18,261 --> 00:03:19,470 And the day after? 62 00:03:19,554 --> 00:03:21,097 Now that I think of it, she may be free… 63 00:03:21,180 --> 00:03:22,598 -Ah. -…after December. 64 00:03:22,682 --> 00:03:25,351 Unless, of course, she is on her honeymoon by then. 65 00:03:26,894 --> 00:03:27,729 [laughs] 66 00:03:27,812 --> 00:03:29,188 Did I say something funny? 67 00:03:29,272 --> 00:03:30,523 I believe you did. 68 00:03:30,606 --> 00:03:32,942 What is funny, my lord, is you here now, 69 00:03:33,026 --> 00:03:35,028 after what I overheard the other night-- 70 00:03:35,111 --> 00:03:36,279 That was not for your ears. 71 00:03:36,362 --> 00:03:39,282 But also, in addition to everything I have now read of you, 72 00:03:39,365 --> 00:03:41,993 your dubious and libertine reputation goes before you. 73 00:03:42,076 --> 00:03:45,079 No intrusions, Bridgerton! End of the queue. 74 00:03:45,663 --> 00:03:47,874 -[man 1] Yes, that's right. -[man 2] That's right. 75 00:04:01,804 --> 00:04:04,140 Is that a copy of Lady Whistledown? 76 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:06,559 -It is. -I thought we were done with her. 77 00:04:06,642 --> 00:04:08,519 Do not discourage her, Penelope. 78 00:04:09,020 --> 00:04:11,314 If she has taken an interest in Lady Whistledown again, 79 00:04:11,397 --> 00:04:13,191 perhaps she's interested in what she has to say 80 00:04:13,274 --> 00:04:15,693 about the season's available gentlemen too. 81 00:04:16,778 --> 00:04:20,448 I cannot think of any cleverer way to say this, but no. 82 00:04:21,949 --> 00:04:24,369 Her latest is not exactly the philosophical treatise 83 00:04:24,452 --> 00:04:26,662 on the rights of the fairer sex I was hoping for, but-- 84 00:04:26,746 --> 00:04:28,164 I do not think Lady Whistledown 85 00:04:28,247 --> 00:04:30,541 has changed her style of writing since her last issue. 86 00:04:30,625 --> 00:04:32,919 Perhaps not. But perhaps she still can. 87 00:04:33,002 --> 00:04:34,420 Perhaps she does not want to. 88 00:04:34,504 --> 00:04:35,838 Perhaps she is quite content. 89 00:04:35,922 --> 00:04:38,383 And if she's even sparked your renewed interest, El, 90 00:04:38,466 --> 00:04:40,635 then perhaps whatever she is doing is working. 91 00:04:40,718 --> 00:04:42,804 Yes, but she could do so much more. 92 00:04:42,887 --> 00:04:46,140 I know I could convince her of it. If I were to find her this time. 93 00:04:46,224 --> 00:04:49,143 What you must find, my dear, is happiness. 94 00:04:49,227 --> 00:04:50,937 Penelope, assist me here. 95 00:04:51,020 --> 00:04:53,773 Eloise could find that with someone else, could she not? 96 00:04:53,856 --> 00:04:56,150 I believe she could. And not Lady Whistledown, 97 00:04:56,234 --> 00:04:58,444 but someone more like-- Colin. 98 00:04:59,195 --> 00:05:01,697 -My brother? -No, not Coli-- Colin! 99 00:05:01,781 --> 00:05:03,491 Glad to see things have not changed. 100 00:05:03,574 --> 00:05:04,700 -Brother! -Colin! 101 00:05:04,784 --> 00:05:07,578 Could you set aside the latest family squabble and embrace me? 102 00:05:07,662 --> 00:05:09,997 [all chuckling happily] 103 00:05:10,081 --> 00:05:13,209 [gasps] I did not expect you to return so soon, dearest. 104 00:05:13,292 --> 00:05:15,253 Well, I missed you all. What can I say? 105 00:05:21,634 --> 00:05:23,845 -[Hyacinth] Brother! -[Gregory] Brother! 106 00:05:23,928 --> 00:05:24,971 [Colin gasps] 107 00:05:25,054 --> 00:05:27,598 I believe we must get you to the doctor post-haste. 108 00:05:27,682 --> 00:05:30,643 This strange, fuzzy growth on your chin is some kind of disease. 109 00:05:30,726 --> 00:05:34,021 And you seem to have taken to the sun too. How peculiar. 110 00:05:34,105 --> 00:05:36,899 -I think he looks distinguished. -I'm now two inches taller than Gregory. 111 00:05:36,983 --> 00:05:38,484 You are not. 112 00:05:39,110 --> 00:05:41,362 And where, may I ask, is our intrepid viscount? 113 00:05:41,446 --> 00:05:42,321 He is… 114 00:05:43,281 --> 00:05:45,116 back from courting already. 115 00:05:45,700 --> 00:05:47,827 Colin! You are returned. Even better. 116 00:05:47,910 --> 00:05:51,289 Family, I should like you all to ready yourselves for the races today. 117 00:05:51,372 --> 00:05:54,083 We will be attending, united as one. 118 00:06:00,548 --> 00:06:04,260 I told him it would never do, ma'am, but he insisted. 119 00:06:05,970 --> 00:06:07,430 Is that Cousin Jack's? 120 00:06:07,513 --> 00:06:10,224 Cousin? Is that what he asked you to call him? 121 00:06:10,308 --> 00:06:12,059 Are you bothered by him, Mama? 122 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:13,644 Of course not. 123 00:06:14,145 --> 00:06:18,232 The new Lord Featherington has come to shower us with many riches indeed. 124 00:06:18,316 --> 00:06:21,694 If we must endure a few… dubious style choices in return, 125 00:06:21,777 --> 00:06:25,406 along with some rather questionable matters of breeding, then 126 00:06:26,407 --> 00:06:27,366 so be it. 127 00:06:27,450 --> 00:06:30,077 I also hear he wishes to convert the morning room 128 00:06:30,161 --> 00:06:32,246 into his own personal gaming hell. 129 00:06:35,583 --> 00:06:38,252 Ah. Now, that looks splendid. 130 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:40,338 Livens up the place, yes? 131 00:06:40,421 --> 00:06:42,131 It is a happy addition, my lord. 132 00:06:42,215 --> 00:06:44,342 Though, perhaps happier in your own bedchamber. 133 00:06:44,425 --> 00:06:45,927 Have you shot them all, Cousin Jack? 134 00:06:46,010 --> 00:06:50,223 Every weapon here has a splendid history and is worthy of interest, Penelope. 135 00:06:50,306 --> 00:06:53,184 I shall have to fill you in on all of my adventures one day. 136 00:06:54,060 --> 00:06:57,897 Now, ladies, run along and get dressed. We head to the Royal Races today. 137 00:07:05,738 --> 00:07:07,907 It will be an intimate ceremony. 138 00:07:07,990 --> 00:07:11,744 But Mr. Finch said he wished for nothing to distract from his bride, 139 00:07:11,827 --> 00:07:13,204 if you can believe it. 140 00:07:13,287 --> 00:07:16,290 I certainly cannot. Can you, Penelope? 141 00:07:16,374 --> 00:07:17,833 Have you seen the Bridgertons? 142 00:07:22,588 --> 00:07:25,007 It is a marvel you love literature as much as I do. 143 00:07:25,091 --> 00:07:26,467 Do you enjoy Byron? 144 00:07:26,551 --> 00:07:28,010 [Edwina] I have read some, my lord. 145 00:07:28,094 --> 00:07:30,429 Though I believe myself a novice when it comes to poetry. 146 00:07:30,513 --> 00:07:32,181 How fortunate to have found 147 00:07:32,265 --> 00:07:34,809 such a well-versed teacher in Lord Lumley, then. 148 00:07:34,892 --> 00:07:38,396 Many find poetry a flat medium. Words read silently from a page. 149 00:07:38,479 --> 00:07:41,607 But I believe it is meant to be read aloud like music. 150 00:07:41,691 --> 00:07:45,486 Here, I carry a small pocket copy of my favorites with me wherever I go. 151 00:07:45,987 --> 00:07:47,738 Lady Danbury. I would be so honored 152 00:07:47,822 --> 00:07:50,491 if you could facilitate a proper introduction. 153 00:07:50,575 --> 00:07:54,036 I fear my calling card got lost in the shuffle at your home this morning. 154 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:55,037 Of course. 155 00:07:55,121 --> 00:07:57,582 Mr. Thomas Dorset, allow me to introduce 156 00:07:57,665 --> 00:08:00,918 Miss Sharma and Miss Edwina Sharma. 157 00:08:01,002 --> 00:08:01,961 A pleasure. 158 00:08:02,044 --> 00:08:05,881 I am afraid my sister already has an escort for today, Mr. Dorset. 159 00:08:05,965 --> 00:08:09,176 That is very well. Though I was hoping to speak with you. 160 00:08:14,015 --> 00:08:15,975 How are you finding the season, Miss Sharma? 161 00:08:16,058 --> 00:08:18,728 It is a season. [chuckles] Mr. Dorset, I really should-- 162 00:08:18,811 --> 00:08:20,938 London is a far cry from Bombay. 163 00:08:22,064 --> 00:08:23,858 It is where you traveled from, yes? 164 00:08:24,775 --> 00:08:26,569 -Yes. -I have visited. 165 00:08:26,652 --> 00:08:28,487 It is a wondrous place. 166 00:08:29,322 --> 00:08:32,366 -You must miss it dearly. -Oh, every minute of every day. 167 00:08:32,867 --> 00:08:35,077 But most especially at teatime. 168 00:08:35,161 --> 00:08:36,203 [chuckles lightly] 169 00:08:45,504 --> 00:08:47,173 We should find our seats. 170 00:08:47,256 --> 00:08:48,549 Allow me to join you. 171 00:08:49,050 --> 00:08:50,134 [Kate clears throat] 172 00:08:51,761 --> 00:08:53,054 [Will] Bridgertons! 173 00:08:53,763 --> 00:08:57,308 Mr. Mondrich. It appears retirement suits you well. 174 00:08:57,391 --> 00:08:58,893 If only he were retired. 175 00:08:58,976 --> 00:09:00,978 Are you planning another foray into the ring? 176 00:09:01,062 --> 00:09:04,023 Into business, in fact. I am opening a gentlemen's club. 177 00:09:04,106 --> 00:09:08,402 Set to rival even the select haunts on St. James's, if we are fortunate. 178 00:09:08,486 --> 00:09:11,113 You do know we have all been members of White's since birth. 179 00:09:11,197 --> 00:09:13,783 Our grand opening is tomorrow night. You're all invited-- 180 00:09:13,866 --> 00:09:15,868 Apologies. If you will excuse me. 181 00:09:16,827 --> 00:09:19,872 Tell me, Mr. Mondrich. I wouldn't mind some stimulation. 182 00:09:20,498 --> 00:09:22,083 Just look at your brother. 183 00:09:23,250 --> 00:09:25,836 The social season frustrated him at first too, 184 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:28,464 but now it seems this Miss Edwina 185 00:09:28,547 --> 00:09:31,050 has quickened his interest and pleasure in courtship. 186 00:09:31,717 --> 00:09:33,177 I only mean to say, Eloise, 187 00:09:33,260 --> 00:09:37,139 that we must be willing to look to find the partner that will excite us. 188 00:09:37,223 --> 00:09:38,724 So dance with a bevy of frogs, 189 00:09:38,808 --> 00:09:40,601 and one of them might turn out to be a prince? 190 00:09:40,685 --> 00:09:41,936 If that's what you must do. 191 00:09:44,146 --> 00:09:45,648 Your father, you know… 192 00:09:46,649 --> 00:09:49,151 Are you listening to me? What do you have in your hand? 193 00:09:49,235 --> 00:09:51,195 Nothing, Mama. It is only a pamphlet on 194 00:09:52,321 --> 00:09:55,324 new methods for the tidying of dogs, apparently. 195 00:09:55,825 --> 00:09:58,369 Well, a lady is allowed her hobbies, is she not? 196 00:09:58,452 --> 00:09:59,662 -Thank you. -Thank you. 197 00:09:59,745 --> 00:10:00,705 [Violet chuckles] 198 00:10:02,289 --> 00:10:03,499 [Violet sighs] 199 00:10:04,834 --> 00:10:08,629 Mr. Dorset, you travel widely, then? And continuously, it seems. 200 00:10:08,713 --> 00:10:12,425 Well, for my studies. I find medicine particularly fascinating. 201 00:10:12,508 --> 00:10:15,428 The helping of others is a noble interest, indeed. 202 00:10:15,511 --> 00:10:18,514 Mr. Dorset is much like you in that regard, Sister. 203 00:10:19,682 --> 00:10:23,519 Edwina, have you spoken to Lord Lumley of his interests at all? 204 00:10:23,602 --> 00:10:24,979 Lord Bridgerton. 205 00:10:25,062 --> 00:10:28,399 Miss Sharma. Miss Edwina. Lumley. 206 00:10:28,482 --> 00:10:30,276 [Edwina] How delightful to see you, my lord. 207 00:10:30,359 --> 00:10:32,611 Lord Bridgerton, allow me to introduce myself. 208 00:10:32,695 --> 00:10:33,946 Mr. Thomas Dorset. 209 00:10:35,489 --> 00:10:37,616 Miss Edwina, I was hoping to call on you this morning… 210 00:10:37,700 --> 00:10:39,660 My sister is well aware of everything-- 211 00:10:39,744 --> 00:10:41,704 …but promised my family to join them for breakfast. 212 00:10:41,787 --> 00:10:44,665 We are exceptionally close. Break our fasts together regularly. 213 00:10:45,374 --> 00:10:46,459 Oh. 214 00:10:46,542 --> 00:10:48,002 There they all are now. 215 00:10:49,295 --> 00:10:50,129 [laughter] 216 00:10:50,838 --> 00:10:54,675 One can tell a great deal about a man from his family, I rather think. 217 00:10:54,759 --> 00:10:56,218 Yes, there are many excellent, 218 00:10:56,302 --> 00:10:58,429 affectionate families of the ton. Are there not? 219 00:10:58,512 --> 00:11:00,723 Though none quite as inviting as the Bridgertons. 220 00:11:01,307 --> 00:11:02,933 My mother's been wanting to enjoy 221 00:11:03,017 --> 00:11:05,144 another tea at Bridgerton House for some time. 222 00:11:05,227 --> 00:11:07,021 Well, we must gratify your wish, Lumley. 223 00:11:08,063 --> 00:11:09,231 Speaking of refreshments, 224 00:11:09,315 --> 00:11:11,317 I could not help but notice the ladies are without. 225 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:12,401 We are content, thank you. 226 00:11:12,485 --> 00:11:15,738 [Anthony] It is an unseasonably hot day, and any gentleman would make sure-- 227 00:11:15,821 --> 00:11:18,324 Miss Edwina, allow me to fetch a lemonade for you. 228 00:11:18,407 --> 00:11:21,035 Oh, that would be most agreeable. Thank you, my lord. 229 00:11:24,288 --> 00:11:25,331 Excuse me. 230 00:11:27,875 --> 00:11:28,751 [grunts] 231 00:11:28,834 --> 00:11:30,044 [groans] 232 00:11:30,127 --> 00:11:31,128 [sighs] 233 00:11:31,796 --> 00:11:33,881 It's a splendid day for a race. 234 00:11:35,633 --> 00:11:37,635 -[bells chiming] -[chattering] 235 00:11:50,481 --> 00:11:52,399 -Pen. -Oh, Colin! [chuckles] 236 00:11:52,483 --> 00:11:54,318 We did not get a chance to speak this morning. 237 00:11:54,401 --> 00:11:58,155 We did. I said, "Colin!" But, then again, it was nothing of note. 238 00:11:59,156 --> 00:12:01,408 I had wanted to hear more about your travels. 239 00:12:01,492 --> 00:12:03,869 I thought you would've been bored of my travels by now. 240 00:12:03,953 --> 00:12:06,580 You read and replied to more of my letters than anyone else. 241 00:12:06,664 --> 00:12:08,290 I suppose I did, though, 242 00:12:08,374 --> 00:12:11,377 there is always much more to say than one can put onto the page. 243 00:12:13,212 --> 00:12:14,171 Pen. 244 00:12:15,381 --> 00:12:16,465 How have you been? 245 00:12:17,091 --> 00:12:19,927 Well. I have been well. And you? 246 00:12:20,511 --> 00:12:22,680 Do not answer that. I know how you have been. 247 00:12:23,264 --> 00:12:25,850 Exploring the slopes of Mount Olympus, falconry with the Turks. 248 00:12:25,933 --> 00:12:26,976 It was quite exhilarating. 249 00:12:27,852 --> 00:12:30,271 Also lonely, perhaps? 250 00:12:30,354 --> 00:12:31,313 [Colin] Mmm. 251 00:12:31,397 --> 00:12:33,357 Well, I was never on my own, of course. 252 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:36,902 -I see. You met someone-- -Pen! I finally found you. 253 00:12:36,986 --> 00:12:37,903 You always do. 254 00:12:37,987 --> 00:12:40,322 You've been back hours, yet you are already in my way. 255 00:12:41,365 --> 00:12:43,242 How I have missed you too, El. 256 00:12:45,369 --> 00:12:48,122 I believe I have made a discovery. Whistledown's new printer. 257 00:12:48,205 --> 00:12:49,790 -Impossible. -To mere mortals, perhaps. 258 00:12:49,874 --> 00:12:53,836 I am beginning to sense my true power now. Do you notice the way this pamphlet feels? 259 00:12:53,919 --> 00:12:55,170 Like paper? 260 00:12:55,254 --> 00:12:58,048 Precisely. The paper stock is the same texture as that of Whistledown. 261 00:12:58,132 --> 00:12:59,425 Does not all paper feel the same? 262 00:12:59,508 --> 00:13:02,094 Texture, weight, grain, the way the light seeps through 263 00:13:02,177 --> 00:13:03,721 when you hold it to the sky. Look. 264 00:13:04,930 --> 00:13:05,931 [clears throat] 265 00:13:07,474 --> 00:13:09,476 -Yes, I must seem mad. -I did not say-- 266 00:13:09,560 --> 00:13:10,603 You were thinking it. 267 00:13:10,686 --> 00:13:13,314 You seem passionate. But, El, it is likely a coincidence. 268 00:13:13,397 --> 00:13:16,317 That pamphlet is surely just what it appears to be. 269 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:19,778 Copious instructions for tending to a dog's undergrowth, evidently. 270 00:13:21,238 --> 00:13:23,532 Most likely. I suppose you are right. 271 00:13:24,116 --> 00:13:28,037 Ugh. I must go and pretend to share in the joy of my sister's impending nuptials. 272 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:30,289 -Give the soon-to-be my regards. -[chuckles] 273 00:13:40,299 --> 00:13:41,884 [speaking indistinctly] 274 00:13:41,967 --> 00:13:42,801 Oh, really? 275 00:13:43,928 --> 00:13:46,013 Lord Lumley seems to have got lost 276 00:13:46,096 --> 00:13:48,098 on his journey back from the lemonade stand. 277 00:13:48,182 --> 00:13:49,350 I am happy to search for him. 278 00:13:49,433 --> 00:13:51,685 It was the viscount who insisted on refreshments. 279 00:13:51,769 --> 00:13:52,895 Perhaps he might go? 280 00:13:52,978 --> 00:13:54,605 With the race set to begin? [chuckles] 281 00:13:54,688 --> 00:13:56,565 -Which one is your pick, my lord? -Edwina. 282 00:13:56,649 --> 00:13:59,944 Nectar. Well-bred, highly trained, 283 00:14:00,027 --> 00:14:01,862 and well-favored. 284 00:14:01,946 --> 00:14:03,697 -[Kate] Nectar. Really? -Yes. 285 00:14:04,907 --> 00:14:06,241 I have a feeling about him. 286 00:14:06,325 --> 00:14:07,368 A feeling. 287 00:14:07,451 --> 00:14:08,327 Pardon me? 288 00:14:08,410 --> 00:14:10,996 You simply chose the horse everyone else has chosen. 289 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:13,248 -Quite a "feeling." -I made a strategic bet. 290 00:14:13,332 --> 00:14:15,125 So you've considered your horse's temperament, 291 00:14:15,209 --> 00:14:16,710 as well as the conditions of the track, 292 00:14:16,794 --> 00:14:19,254 in order to properly assess its true potential? 293 00:14:19,338 --> 00:14:21,966 -It is suddenly rather warm, is it not? -Nectar is a prize steed. 294 00:14:22,049 --> 00:14:23,550 We should find a little more shade. 295 00:14:23,634 --> 00:14:26,387 Nectar ran well at Doncaster, but that was a firmer course. 296 00:14:26,470 --> 00:14:29,264 The weather was much cooler. Thus his size was an advantage. 297 00:14:29,348 --> 00:14:31,767 Today the track is soft, and it is hot, 298 00:14:31,850 --> 00:14:33,769 meaning he will struggle to make headway, 299 00:14:33,852 --> 00:14:36,021 overheat, and slow down during the final leg, 300 00:14:36,105 --> 00:14:39,984 giving High Flyer, a much swifter, lighter, cooler horse, the victory. 301 00:14:42,403 --> 00:14:44,738 -You think too much about it. -And you, too little. 302 00:14:45,447 --> 00:14:47,616 It seems your guest has caught the attention 303 00:14:47,700 --> 00:14:49,201 of the viscount, Lady Danbury. 304 00:14:49,284 --> 00:14:50,953 -It would seem so. -[chuckles] 305 00:14:51,036 --> 00:14:54,540 You do understand that, as Miss Edwina's sponsor, 306 00:14:54,623 --> 00:14:57,292 I should like to remain neutral until she has made her choice. 307 00:14:57,376 --> 00:14:59,503 -Of course. -But as your friend, I will tell you. 308 00:14:59,586 --> 00:15:02,381 There may be an obstacle in your son's path. 309 00:15:02,464 --> 00:15:05,134 The elder sister seems set against the match. 310 00:15:05,217 --> 00:15:07,886 It seems Miss Edwina desires a love match, 311 00:15:07,970 --> 00:15:10,055 something the viscount clearly does not. 312 00:15:10,973 --> 00:15:12,016 I see. 313 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:16,770 Perhaps her mind can be changed. 314 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:20,357 Perhaps so can the viscount's. 315 00:15:21,233 --> 00:15:22,359 [Lady Danbury] Mmm. 316 00:15:26,613 --> 00:15:28,115 My apologies for the delay. 317 00:15:28,198 --> 00:15:31,493 Not to worry. Lord Bridgerton has been keeping us entertained. 318 00:15:31,577 --> 00:15:32,870 I am quite certain he has. 319 00:15:33,454 --> 00:15:35,247 There is plenty of room, my lord. 320 00:15:35,831 --> 00:15:36,790 [both chuckle] 321 00:15:42,337 --> 00:15:43,797 [bell tolling] 322 00:15:43,881 --> 00:15:47,092 -[crowd chattering] -[exciting music playing] 323 00:15:49,219 --> 00:15:50,721 Yes! That's it, Nectar! 324 00:15:50,804 --> 00:15:52,056 -Come now, High Flyer! -Yes! 325 00:15:52,139 --> 00:15:53,474 Steady! Steady! 326 00:15:56,310 --> 00:15:58,312 [crowd exclaiming] 327 00:15:58,395 --> 00:15:59,354 [laughing] 328 00:16:05,194 --> 00:16:07,488 -Come now, High Flyer! [whistles] -Come on! 329 00:16:07,571 --> 00:16:09,573 [whistles loudly] 330 00:16:09,656 --> 00:16:12,117 -Should we separate them? -It's all in good spirit. 331 00:16:12,201 --> 00:16:14,078 -I think. -Yes, I am having such fun. 332 00:16:17,164 --> 00:16:19,541 -…on! Come on! -Yes! [laughing] 333 00:16:25,506 --> 00:16:28,300 -Oh! Yes! Yes! [laughing] -Come on! 334 00:16:30,094 --> 00:16:31,261 [shouting triumphantly] 335 00:16:31,345 --> 00:16:33,514 Prudence! Stop hollering like a newsboy. 336 00:16:33,597 --> 00:16:35,849 Let her cheer. We've all won today. 337 00:16:35,933 --> 00:16:36,934 [clears throat] 338 00:16:37,768 --> 00:16:38,936 [giggling quietly] 339 00:16:39,603 --> 00:16:42,773 I must say, I have never bested a viscount before. 340 00:16:43,398 --> 00:16:45,442 Beating you feels the same as any other win 341 00:16:45,526 --> 00:16:47,069 but somehow smells sweeter. 342 00:16:47,152 --> 00:16:50,364 Kate, does Nectar not remind you of the beloved horse I used to adore? 343 00:16:50,447 --> 00:16:52,407 -Do you remember the one? -Oh, well, take my arm. 344 00:16:52,491 --> 00:16:53,784 I'll take you down to see him. 345 00:16:57,246 --> 00:16:58,539 Excellent idea. 346 00:16:59,915 --> 00:17:03,585 Miss Sharma, I must ask. Why do you jab at Lord Bridgerton so? 347 00:17:03,669 --> 00:17:06,255 If the viscount is serious about courting my sister, 348 00:17:06,338 --> 00:17:08,173 is it not my duty to try his mettle? 349 00:17:08,257 --> 00:17:10,008 The viscount does not like to lose. 350 00:17:10,092 --> 00:17:12,427 He has never stomached it, even back at Oxford. 351 00:17:14,179 --> 00:17:15,347 Oh. [chuckles] 352 00:17:15,430 --> 00:17:16,431 Miss Sharma, I-- 353 00:17:16,515 --> 00:17:18,475 You and the viscount know each other from Oxford? 354 00:17:18,559 --> 00:17:20,435 -I thought you met today. -I have said too much. 355 00:17:20,519 --> 00:17:22,688 You are going to say much more this very moment. 356 00:17:25,023 --> 00:17:27,776 He thought you'd judge me if you knew we were acquaintances. 357 00:17:27,860 --> 00:17:30,863 But I must assure you that my interest in you today was genuine-- 358 00:17:30,946 --> 00:17:33,657 Genuine in the sense you were sent here to distract me, 359 00:17:33,740 --> 00:17:36,910 all so Lord Bridgerton could get closer to my sister. 360 00:17:38,078 --> 00:17:39,997 Kate, it is dreadful. 361 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:42,082 They say Nectar is to be sent to the knacker's yard. 362 00:17:42,166 --> 00:17:43,375 -We are leaving. -[scoffs] 363 00:17:43,458 --> 00:17:46,170 I've heard of a sore loser, Miss Sharma, but never a sore winner. 364 00:17:46,253 --> 00:17:49,089 Do not speak to me or my sister ever again. 365 00:17:49,173 --> 00:17:50,132 What has happened? 366 00:17:50,215 --> 00:17:52,176 It seems a second game was afoot today, 367 00:17:52,259 --> 00:17:54,678 and Lord Bridgerton made certain I play the fool. 368 00:17:54,761 --> 00:17:55,888 Let us go. 369 00:18:02,352 --> 00:18:03,437 I meant no harm. 370 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:05,397 I only wished to spend time with you. 371 00:18:14,781 --> 00:18:16,700 [distant unclear shouting] 372 00:18:16,783 --> 00:18:18,493 [horses neighing] 373 00:18:22,748 --> 00:18:25,292 [driver] Whoa there. Whoa there. 374 00:18:32,549 --> 00:18:35,552 Miss Bridgerton, perhaps this is not such a wise decision. 375 00:18:35,636 --> 00:18:37,763 Seemed wise when you took my money to escort me here. 376 00:18:37,846 --> 00:18:38,847 I will return it. 377 00:18:38,931 --> 00:18:41,391 This part of town is not safe for a young lady such as yourself. 378 00:18:41,475 --> 00:18:44,811 Take the other half. Keep a watchful eye. No turning back now. 379 00:18:45,312 --> 00:18:46,271 [scoffs] 380 00:18:56,198 --> 00:18:57,199 [softly] No. 381 00:18:57,908 --> 00:18:59,910 [doorknob rattling] 382 00:19:06,625 --> 00:19:07,709 [groans] 383 00:19:07,793 --> 00:19:09,044 [clattering] 384 00:19:13,674 --> 00:19:14,633 What's this? 385 00:19:14,716 --> 00:19:17,094 -Tell me what you know of her. -Of who? 386 00:19:17,177 --> 00:19:19,179 We know this is where Lady Whistledown prints. 387 00:19:19,263 --> 00:19:21,932 -We do? -Why did you think we were here? 388 00:19:22,015 --> 00:19:24,726 -I think you might be lost. -I think you're evading my question. 389 00:19:25,811 --> 00:19:27,312 You never asked me a question. 390 00:19:28,772 --> 00:19:29,606 [clears throat] 391 00:19:29,690 --> 00:19:30,983 What are those papers? 392 00:19:31,066 --> 00:19:32,901 Nothing for the likes of you. 393 00:19:32,985 --> 00:19:35,445 Perhaps you might get your trivial gossip from somewhere else. 394 00:19:35,529 --> 00:19:36,488 That is not what-- 395 00:19:37,197 --> 00:19:39,283 I am not here in search of gossip. 396 00:19:39,366 --> 00:19:40,200 No? 397 00:19:40,284 --> 00:19:43,620 Private information about the season's most eligible bachelor, then? 398 00:19:44,121 --> 00:19:45,247 Mmm? 399 00:19:45,330 --> 00:19:47,374 Your assumptions are not the least bit surprising. 400 00:19:47,457 --> 00:19:49,876 After all, a woman is allowed to have but two interests. 401 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:52,462 Marriage, or spewing slander about her peers, apparently. 402 00:19:52,546 --> 00:19:55,382 It'd never occur to you that I am, in fact, hoping to find the writer 403 00:19:55,465 --> 00:19:58,302 so that we may discuss much more intellective matters. 404 00:19:58,385 --> 00:19:59,845 The rights of woman. 405 00:20:00,387 --> 00:20:01,638 The exploration of her mind, 406 00:20:01,722 --> 00:20:04,725 a mind which, I can already discern, is far, far superior to yours. 407 00:20:08,437 --> 00:20:10,772 Is the shock you seem to be displaying at present 408 00:20:10,856 --> 00:20:13,692 due to the fact that I appear well-read and articulate? 409 00:20:14,192 --> 00:20:17,112 Or do you suffer from some medical ailment about which I should be informed? 410 00:20:26,747 --> 00:20:28,874 -This is not-- -If women's rights are what you're after, 411 00:20:28,957 --> 00:20:30,876 then perhaps that is what you need to be reading. 412 00:20:30,959 --> 00:20:33,295 New thoughts. Unsettling ideas. 413 00:20:33,837 --> 00:20:35,797 Not too unsettling for you, I hope? 414 00:20:36,715 --> 00:20:40,052 Though, if I should ever see Lady what's-her-name, 415 00:20:40,135 --> 00:20:42,846 I'll be sure to let her know that her leading admirer says hello. 416 00:20:48,935 --> 00:20:49,978 [door closes] 417 00:20:50,979 --> 00:20:54,149 [minister] I now pronounce you husband and wife. 418 00:20:55,776 --> 00:20:57,778 [light clapping] 419 00:20:59,363 --> 00:21:00,989 [Mrs. Finch] Oh, how wonderful. 420 00:21:02,199 --> 00:21:03,825 And to think, 421 00:21:03,909 --> 00:21:07,204 we are all one family now, Lady Featherington. 422 00:21:07,287 --> 00:21:08,372 [chuckling] Yes. 423 00:21:08,455 --> 00:21:10,374 What a delightful thought. 424 00:21:10,457 --> 00:21:12,751 [Mr. Finch] We must tell the new Lord Featherington. 425 00:21:13,418 --> 00:21:15,337 Where is the new Lord Featherington? 426 00:21:15,420 --> 00:21:18,632 He is here somewhere, to be sure. Let me find him. 427 00:21:19,466 --> 00:21:21,176 You ensured the dowry was paid? 428 00:21:21,259 --> 00:21:23,303 Of course I ensured the dowry was paid! 429 00:21:24,262 --> 00:21:25,347 -Mmm. -Ah. 430 00:21:26,098 --> 00:21:27,140 [knock at door] 431 00:21:30,394 --> 00:21:32,437 I would've been in attendance, my lady, 432 00:21:32,521 --> 00:21:35,190 but seeing how you wished to keep the guest list small… 433 00:21:35,273 --> 00:21:38,527 What use are elaborate weddings anyway, my lord, when there are 434 00:21:38,610 --> 00:21:41,405 so many more important matters to spend one's money on? 435 00:21:41,488 --> 00:21:42,697 If you say so. 436 00:21:42,781 --> 00:21:47,285 Especially with two more young ladies to wed and two more dowries to pay for. 437 00:21:47,369 --> 00:21:49,329 My word, this is a perplexing puzzle. 438 00:21:49,830 --> 00:21:52,332 Apparently I needed less skill to dig my American mines 439 00:21:52,416 --> 00:21:54,835 than I do to understand my late cousin's bookkeeping. 440 00:21:54,918 --> 00:21:56,753 Well, surely, to a man of your wealth, 441 00:21:56,837 --> 00:21:59,840 settling the estate's affair shan't be of much concern? 442 00:21:59,923 --> 00:22:02,259 It'll certainly make a difference to my immediate plans. 443 00:22:02,342 --> 00:22:03,427 Which would be? 444 00:22:04,469 --> 00:22:07,931 It may serve you well to involve me in your plans, my lord. 445 00:22:08,014 --> 00:22:11,768 Perhaps we may act in concert in some way. 446 00:22:11,852 --> 00:22:13,478 You are new to town, after all. 447 00:22:13,562 --> 00:22:16,857 You could use someone to keep you apprised of certain matters. 448 00:22:16,940 --> 00:22:19,943 -Well, in that, you are correct, my lady. -Excellent-- 449 00:22:20,026 --> 00:22:22,571 Which is, indeed, why I plan on finding that someone 450 00:22:22,654 --> 00:22:23,905 sooner rather than later. 451 00:22:25,198 --> 00:22:26,450 [chuckles lightly] 452 00:22:26,533 --> 00:22:29,202 Your new relations are asking for you. 453 00:22:30,579 --> 00:22:32,205 Perhaps all this can wait. 454 00:22:32,998 --> 00:22:34,875 Let us go and enjoy Philippa's day. 455 00:22:36,751 --> 00:22:39,504 I do relish weddings. Don't you, Mrs. Varley? 456 00:22:40,088 --> 00:22:41,089 [hesitantly] Oh. 457 00:22:41,173 --> 00:22:43,425 Certainly, my lord. 458 00:22:44,968 --> 00:22:46,595 [footsteps departing] 459 00:22:47,387 --> 00:22:49,639 He does have a pleasing smile. [chuckles] 460 00:22:50,223 --> 00:22:52,309 That smile will be the last thing we see 461 00:22:52,392 --> 00:22:55,312 after he installs some beef-witted chit into our drawing room 462 00:22:55,395 --> 00:22:57,397 and ousts me out of my very own home. 463 00:22:57,481 --> 00:22:59,608 Let's see how pleasing you find it then. 464 00:23:02,736 --> 00:23:06,031 [Edwina] To be fair, he did not exactly have many choices. 465 00:23:06,114 --> 00:23:07,699 You forbade him to call on me. 466 00:23:07,782 --> 00:23:09,451 -You think he was clever? -No. 467 00:23:09,534 --> 00:23:10,410 I think-- 468 00:23:10,494 --> 00:23:12,287 You told me Appa always said 469 00:23:12,370 --> 00:23:15,165 it takes a courageous man to go after what he truly wants. 470 00:23:15,248 --> 00:23:18,210 Appa also said the mark of a true gentleman is honesty. 471 00:23:18,293 --> 00:23:20,170 Something the viscount notably lacks. 472 00:23:20,253 --> 00:23:22,130 [doors open] 473 00:23:30,472 --> 00:23:31,515 Your Majesty. 474 00:23:32,140 --> 00:23:33,141 Lady Danbury. 475 00:23:33,850 --> 00:23:36,603 Miss Sharma. And my diamond. 476 00:23:37,771 --> 00:23:40,232 This way. There is much to see. 477 00:23:44,152 --> 00:23:45,987 They are called "zebra." 478 00:23:46,071 --> 00:23:49,032 Striped horses from Africa, in fact. 479 00:23:49,115 --> 00:23:51,201 Seven more arrive next week. 480 00:23:51,284 --> 00:23:53,411 Though I can't think what to name them all. 481 00:23:53,995 --> 00:23:56,456 After 15 children, I seem to have run out of ideas. 482 00:23:56,540 --> 00:23:59,417 It is the most spectacular menagerie, Your Majesty. 483 00:23:59,501 --> 00:24:00,627 Indeed, it is. 484 00:24:01,378 --> 00:24:02,379 Miss Edwina? 485 00:24:02,963 --> 00:24:04,047 Yes, Your Majesty? 486 00:24:04,130 --> 00:24:06,383 I do hope you have been enjoying the attention 487 00:24:06,466 --> 00:24:09,261 you have surely been receiving as the season's diamond. 488 00:24:09,344 --> 00:24:12,639 Very much so, ma'am. It has been an exceptional honor. 489 00:24:12,722 --> 00:24:16,017 It is not an easy mantle to take on, you realize. 490 00:24:16,601 --> 00:24:19,396 To have so many eyes upon you at all times. 491 00:24:19,479 --> 00:24:24,192 Regardless of the truth, people… nay, gossips, 492 00:24:24,276 --> 00:24:27,279 they will contrive shameless falsehoods. 493 00:24:27,362 --> 00:24:30,865 Rumor can oftentimes be a great hardship to endure. 494 00:24:30,949 --> 00:24:33,493 Just ask your mother. Just ask me. 495 00:24:33,577 --> 00:24:35,203 My sister aspires to learn 496 00:24:35,287 --> 00:24:37,831 from your illustrious example, Your Majesty. 497 00:24:37,914 --> 00:24:40,917 Your marriage, the wondrous love you share with the king. 498 00:24:41,001 --> 00:24:42,919 Edwina desires the very same. 499 00:24:43,003 --> 00:24:45,005 And she shall receive it, 500 00:24:45,088 --> 00:24:46,756 should she know who to trust. 501 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:49,884 [Kate] Lady Danbury has been a steadfast guide for us this season. 502 00:24:49,968 --> 00:24:52,053 And my sister has me watching her as well. 503 00:24:52,137 --> 00:24:54,764 An inner circle, if there ever was one. 504 00:24:55,265 --> 00:24:57,392 Though you must know there will be many people 505 00:24:57,475 --> 00:24:59,227 trying to break it apart for their own ends. 506 00:24:59,311 --> 00:25:02,522 When those persons inevitably reveal themselves 507 00:25:02,606 --> 00:25:04,566 and their rather sly intentions, 508 00:25:04,649 --> 00:25:07,152 I simply ask that you tell me who they are 509 00:25:07,235 --> 00:25:10,780 so that I may decide if they are worthy, of course. 510 00:25:10,864 --> 00:25:12,574 Miss Sharma, perhaps you would like 511 00:25:12,657 --> 00:25:15,827 to take your sister to see the rest of these splendid grounds. 512 00:25:15,910 --> 00:25:18,538 Yes. The cassowaries are just across the bridge. 513 00:25:18,622 --> 00:25:20,373 But do not veer too close. 514 00:25:20,874 --> 00:25:22,334 They are quite irritable. 515 00:25:28,465 --> 00:25:30,383 Something tells me, ma'am, 516 00:25:30,467 --> 00:25:34,971 that there are quite a few sly intentions at work here. 517 00:25:35,555 --> 00:25:37,015 Was I so obvious? 518 00:25:37,098 --> 00:25:40,310 You seek to unmask Lady Whistledown with the help of your diamond. 519 00:25:40,393 --> 00:25:43,188 The writer will assuredly seek access to her. And when she does, 520 00:25:43,271 --> 00:25:45,148 Her Majesty will be waiting. 521 00:25:45,732 --> 00:25:48,401 Is that why you chose Miss Edwina in the first place? 522 00:25:48,485 --> 00:25:50,445 Someone who was not present last season-- 523 00:25:50,528 --> 00:25:52,656 Meant she was someone I knew I could trust. 524 00:25:52,739 --> 00:25:54,407 -Yes. -[Lady Danbury] Mmm. 525 00:25:54,491 --> 00:25:58,411 Lady Danbury. Don't appear scandalized. 526 00:25:58,495 --> 00:26:01,206 You relish this frivolity nearly as much as I do. 527 00:26:01,289 --> 00:26:03,833 This season is different. 528 00:26:05,210 --> 00:26:08,463 You may wish to spoil your own fun, Lady Danbury, 529 00:26:08,546 --> 00:26:10,674 but you shall not ruin mine. 530 00:26:11,341 --> 00:26:13,551 Let me show you where I house my elephant. 531 00:26:13,635 --> 00:26:14,594 [Lady Danbury] Mmm. 532 00:26:15,804 --> 00:26:17,263 -[grunting] -[blades swishing] 533 00:26:17,347 --> 00:26:21,017 She is pompous and arrogant and quite sure she knows best in every situation. 534 00:26:21,101 --> 00:26:22,852 She sounds like a terrible nuisance. 535 00:26:22,936 --> 00:26:26,106 Especially since you are the one who knows best in every situation. 536 00:26:26,189 --> 00:26:28,024 -[grunts] -[blades swishing] 537 00:26:29,901 --> 00:26:30,985 [grunts] 538 00:26:31,069 --> 00:26:32,821 And the victor of every match today. 539 00:26:32,904 --> 00:26:34,781 Less talking, more fencing. Brother. 540 00:26:36,408 --> 00:26:37,409 [Benedict sighs] 541 00:26:37,492 --> 00:26:38,743 [Colin] Good luck. 542 00:26:39,411 --> 00:26:40,495 Ready? 543 00:26:45,834 --> 00:26:47,794 Do you know why I win every time? 544 00:26:47,877 --> 00:26:50,505 Because every time you lose, you claim we cheated. 545 00:26:51,464 --> 00:26:52,966 Because I know my duties. 546 00:26:53,758 --> 00:26:55,635 What my purposes are and how to obtain them. 547 00:26:57,095 --> 00:27:01,057 Which I will do when I make Miss Edwina my viscountess. 548 00:27:01,558 --> 00:27:02,559 [Anthony grunts] 549 00:27:06,438 --> 00:27:08,189 Miss Edwina and I are well-suited. 550 00:27:08,815 --> 00:27:10,233 She is a lovely young lady. 551 00:27:11,109 --> 00:27:12,235 She wishes for children. 552 00:27:13,903 --> 00:27:15,780 She'll make a perfectly agreeable wife. 553 00:27:15,864 --> 00:27:17,198 What he means to say 554 00:27:17,282 --> 00:27:20,452 is that he has already dismissed every other young lady in town. 555 00:27:21,786 --> 00:27:23,747 You take too much upon yourself, Brother. 556 00:27:23,830 --> 00:27:26,332 Perhaps your life might be easier if you pursued someone 557 00:27:26,416 --> 00:27:28,001 with a less disagreeable sister. 558 00:27:28,084 --> 00:27:29,919 Why should I be the one to admit defeat? 559 00:27:33,047 --> 00:27:35,800 Regardless of which young lady I have chosen to pursue, 560 00:27:35,884 --> 00:27:38,094 there would've always been some obstinate father 561 00:27:38,178 --> 00:27:40,054 or meddlesome aunt into the picture. 562 00:27:40,138 --> 00:27:43,266 I shall certainly not let some sister, especially one younger than me, 563 00:27:43,349 --> 00:27:45,059 keep me from getting what it is I want. 564 00:27:45,143 --> 00:27:46,853 Whom you want, you mean? 565 00:27:47,479 --> 00:27:50,899 Is this still a friendly match, or do we need to find some armor? 566 00:27:50,982 --> 00:27:53,151 That is what you do not understand, Brother. 567 00:27:53,735 --> 00:27:56,946 Benedict honors me by holding nothing back. 568 00:27:58,323 --> 00:27:59,491 As I now 569 00:28:00,658 --> 00:28:01,618 honor him. 570 00:28:05,497 --> 00:28:07,499 -[Anthony] Yah! Yah! -[Colin laughs] 571 00:28:08,333 --> 00:28:09,417 What honor. 572 00:28:11,628 --> 00:28:14,506 Thank you, gentlemen, for the bracing exertion. 573 00:28:16,007 --> 00:28:18,927 Now it is time for me to secure my final victory for the day. 574 00:28:20,678 --> 00:28:21,763 Wish me luck. 575 00:28:26,726 --> 00:28:28,561 They were called zebras, I believe. 576 00:28:29,145 --> 00:28:30,855 So it was a pleasant visit, then? 577 00:28:31,356 --> 00:28:33,316 I'm quite sorry I was unable to attend. 578 00:28:33,399 --> 00:28:36,694 I am certain it is not the last time we will be invited to the palace. 579 00:28:36,778 --> 00:28:40,865 Her Majesty seemed quite taken by Edwina, was she not, Lady Danbury? 580 00:28:41,407 --> 00:28:42,909 I was thinking. 581 00:28:42,992 --> 00:28:45,411 -A soiree this evening. -[horse neighs] 582 00:28:45,495 --> 00:28:50,458 So that Miss Edwina may get to know her many suitors rather better. 583 00:28:50,542 --> 00:28:52,001 I shall see to everything. 584 00:28:53,127 --> 00:28:54,087 Sounds delightful. 585 00:28:54,170 --> 00:28:57,298 So long as we are judicious with our guest list. Pardon me. 586 00:28:57,882 --> 00:28:58,883 [door opens] 587 00:29:00,260 --> 00:29:01,177 Good boy. 588 00:29:01,261 --> 00:29:02,971 [Kate] How much clearer must I be? 589 00:29:03,054 --> 00:29:05,849 -I brought a gift for Miss Edwina. -Take your Trojan Horse elsewhere. 590 00:29:05,932 --> 00:29:09,978 I assure you, this is a very real horse. I'd not recommend trying to climb inside. 591 00:29:10,061 --> 00:29:12,689 -Truly, this is all a game to you. -I'm not here to play games. 592 00:29:12,772 --> 00:29:15,400 Then what was Mr. Dorset, if not some deceitful prank? 593 00:29:15,483 --> 00:29:18,862 The business with Mr. Dorset was not so great a deceit as you imply. 594 00:29:18,945 --> 00:29:20,488 And now you question my judgment. 595 00:29:20,572 --> 00:29:21,906 Only because you questioned mine. 596 00:29:22,699 --> 00:29:25,910 I have never met a man as brazenly presumptuous-- 597 00:29:25,994 --> 00:29:27,078 You do not even know me. 598 00:29:27,161 --> 00:29:29,581 I know you are polished. I know you are careful. 599 00:29:29,664 --> 00:29:32,166 I know you make promises without so much as uttering a word. 600 00:29:32,250 --> 00:29:34,544 There is not much more I need to know. 601 00:29:36,004 --> 00:29:37,755 -[Anthony mutters] -Thank you, sir. 602 00:29:39,966 --> 00:29:41,968 Is this about what you heard on the terrace again? 603 00:29:43,303 --> 00:29:46,848 You act as if I'm some kind of villain when every other woman in London aspires 604 00:29:46,931 --> 00:29:49,142 for the kind of marriage I'm offering. You must know that. 605 00:29:49,225 --> 00:29:51,227 You have been exceptionally clear 606 00:29:51,311 --> 00:29:53,146 about what it is you do and do not wish for, 607 00:29:53,229 --> 00:29:54,564 but has it ever occurred to you 608 00:29:54,647 --> 00:29:57,442 this might, in fact, be about what your sister wishes for instead? 609 00:30:01,571 --> 00:30:02,906 Lord Bridgerton. 610 00:30:03,489 --> 00:30:04,407 Miss Edwina. 611 00:30:05,658 --> 00:30:08,369 I have brought you a small token 612 00:30:08,453 --> 00:30:10,872 to remember our fine time at the races yesterday. 613 00:30:11,372 --> 00:30:12,206 [Edwina] Oh. 614 00:30:12,290 --> 00:30:13,499 The horse is for me? 615 00:30:15,209 --> 00:30:17,462 -I thought you loved animals. -[Edwina] I do. 616 00:30:17,545 --> 00:30:20,214 But usually the kind that can curl up on my lap. 617 00:30:21,090 --> 00:30:21,966 [chuckles softly] 618 00:30:23,593 --> 00:30:24,510 [chuckles softly] 619 00:30:24,594 --> 00:30:25,720 My apologies. 620 00:30:27,096 --> 00:30:28,681 You said something about 621 00:30:29,265 --> 00:30:31,893 Nectar reminding you of a beloved horse back at-- 622 00:30:31,976 --> 00:30:34,437 [Kate] That horse is a character from a novel. 623 00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:36,356 A novel of love, in fact. 624 00:30:36,439 --> 00:30:39,400 Something for which my sister is an enthusiast. 625 00:30:42,153 --> 00:30:44,197 [Edwina] I adore it, my lord. 626 00:30:44,697 --> 00:30:47,575 The horse is a generous gesture, indeed. 627 00:30:52,288 --> 00:30:54,332 Come, Edwina. We must return inside. 628 00:31:18,189 --> 00:31:21,609 Mr. Bridgerton! You honor me with your presence. 629 00:31:21,693 --> 00:31:25,071 The honor's all mine, Mr. Mondrich. The place looks extraordinary. 630 00:31:25,154 --> 00:31:27,156 Though, am I a little early? 631 00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:30,159 The crowd will increase with time, naturally. 632 00:31:31,160 --> 00:31:34,414 I heard a rumor that you yourself are an artist. 633 00:31:34,497 --> 00:31:35,707 Oh. 634 00:31:35,790 --> 00:31:37,375 I… dabble. 635 00:31:37,458 --> 00:31:38,501 [chuckles] 636 00:31:38,584 --> 00:31:39,544 Then, 637 00:31:40,128 --> 00:31:42,338 you must meet Mr. Cruikshank. 638 00:31:43,631 --> 00:31:44,882 He's a talented illustrator 639 00:31:44,966 --> 00:31:47,218 with many connections amongst artists and patrons. 640 00:31:47,301 --> 00:31:49,637 I'm always excited to meet talented people. 641 00:31:49,721 --> 00:31:53,307 This is precisely what makes my establishment different, Bridgerton. 642 00:31:53,391 --> 00:31:57,437 I know you and your brothers are comfortable at places like White's, 643 00:31:57,520 --> 00:32:02,316 but every honest man, regardless of his title, rank, 644 00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:05,236 or occupation, is welcome 645 00:32:06,446 --> 00:32:07,447 to be here. 646 00:32:08,281 --> 00:32:11,034 I must say, Mr. Mondrich, I'm quite overjoyed to see 647 00:32:11,117 --> 00:32:15,121 what a fine establishment you've built by the sweat of your own honest labor. 648 00:32:15,621 --> 00:32:16,831 Hear, hear. 649 00:32:30,344 --> 00:32:31,554 [sighs softly] 650 00:32:46,486 --> 00:32:47,820 The tidying of dogs? 651 00:32:47,904 --> 00:32:52,617 Yes. Perhaps you have a friend who finds the subject interesting. 652 00:32:52,700 --> 00:32:55,244 -Mother, are you quite well? -No. No, she is not. 653 00:32:57,955 --> 00:32:59,916 I was unaware there was a ball this evening. 654 00:32:59,999 --> 00:33:02,043 It is a soiree, rather. 655 00:33:02,126 --> 00:33:05,171 Did you not receive your invitation from the Danbury footman? 656 00:33:06,464 --> 00:33:08,049 The soiree is at the Danbury House. 657 00:33:08,132 --> 00:33:11,552 [sighs] And Miss Sharma likes to accuse me of playing games. 658 00:33:11,636 --> 00:33:13,304 -Can you blame her? -[Anthony] What? 659 00:33:16,891 --> 00:33:18,935 She is looking out for her sister. 660 00:33:19,018 --> 00:33:20,436 She hopes to find her a love match. 661 00:33:20,520 --> 00:33:24,148 And with you, apparently so forthright in your disdain for such a thing… 662 00:33:24,232 --> 00:33:25,108 [inhales deeply] 663 00:33:25,191 --> 00:33:29,445 Perhaps Miss Edwina's other suitors plan on choosing words more wisely tonight. 664 00:33:29,987 --> 00:33:31,906 Some are reading poetry, I hear. 665 00:33:31,989 --> 00:33:32,907 [scoffs lightly] 666 00:33:32,990 --> 00:33:35,535 There is a lesson here for you somewhere, Anthony. 667 00:33:35,618 --> 00:33:38,246 I only hope that this time you will finally learn it. 668 00:33:38,871 --> 00:33:40,289 -Come along. -[clears throat] 669 00:33:44,836 --> 00:33:46,170 [door opens] 670 00:33:48,548 --> 00:33:50,299 [flute playing unevenly] 671 00:33:56,430 --> 00:33:57,849 [metallic swishing] 672 00:33:58,850 --> 00:34:00,768 -[cymbals crashing] -[all gasping] 673 00:34:01,644 --> 00:34:02,728 -[whooshing] -[gasping] 674 00:34:02,812 --> 00:34:03,938 [soft laughter] 675 00:34:04,021 --> 00:34:06,816 [light clapping] 676 00:34:11,612 --> 00:34:12,488 [laughing] 677 00:34:14,115 --> 00:34:15,908 -[chuckles] -[man grunting] 678 00:34:15,992 --> 00:34:19,579 At least it is the men who are making fools of themselves this time. 679 00:34:20,496 --> 00:34:23,332 -Was this your idea? -I wish I could take credit, but no. 680 00:34:23,416 --> 00:34:25,710 Lady Danbury encouraged a poetry reading. 681 00:34:25,793 --> 00:34:28,254 The men, thanks to their spirit and competition, 682 00:34:28,337 --> 00:34:30,590 concocted the rest of this farce on their own. 683 00:34:30,673 --> 00:34:31,632 Of course they did. 684 00:34:32,842 --> 00:34:34,051 [light clapping] 685 00:34:34,135 --> 00:34:36,554 [Lady Danbury laughs] Oh, yes. Marvelous. 686 00:34:36,637 --> 00:34:38,389 You are the viscount's sister, yes? 687 00:34:38,472 --> 00:34:40,975 One of them. But do not hold it against me. 688 00:34:42,560 --> 00:34:44,187 [audience] Ooh. 689 00:34:45,771 --> 00:34:46,856 [laughter] 690 00:34:48,691 --> 00:34:52,403 The fact the viscount is your relation almost makes me think better of him. 691 00:34:52,486 --> 00:34:55,990 We should certainly not give him too much credit, now, should we? [laughs] 692 00:35:00,870 --> 00:35:01,746 What? 693 00:35:02,455 --> 00:35:04,582 Yes. Yes. 694 00:35:06,834 --> 00:35:09,128 How about a pause? 695 00:35:09,212 --> 00:35:10,046 [murmuring] 696 00:35:10,129 --> 00:35:11,339 [Lady Danbury] Yes. 697 00:35:13,466 --> 00:35:15,301 [light classical music playing] 698 00:35:17,637 --> 00:35:19,639 [indistinct chatter] 699 00:35:24,518 --> 00:35:25,978 [Penelope] A beautiful dress. 700 00:35:26,938 --> 00:35:28,731 [Edwina] Oh. Thank you. 701 00:35:28,814 --> 00:35:31,400 [chuckles softly] I quite like yours as well. 702 00:35:31,484 --> 00:35:34,028 -You have a sense of humor. -No, I did not mean-- 703 00:35:34,612 --> 00:35:35,863 I am being truthful. 704 00:35:36,739 --> 00:35:38,324 It is quite beautiful, indeed. 705 00:35:38,824 --> 00:35:41,035 Well, I seem to have grown weary of the color. 706 00:35:41,118 --> 00:35:41,953 [both chuckle] 707 00:35:42,036 --> 00:35:43,496 I can understand. 708 00:35:43,579 --> 00:35:46,958 Though, I suppose, in truth, it is not a matter of the color, 709 00:35:47,041 --> 00:35:48,834 but rather how one wears it. 710 00:35:48,918 --> 00:35:50,544 You wear it well, Miss… 711 00:35:50,628 --> 00:35:52,171 Penelope. Featherington. 712 00:35:54,006 --> 00:35:55,049 Pardon me. 713 00:36:03,224 --> 00:36:05,851 So, what will it be for you tonight? 714 00:36:06,560 --> 00:36:08,688 A song? A jig? 715 00:36:09,230 --> 00:36:12,566 Some hidden hoop-rolling talent you have yet to share with the world? 716 00:36:12,650 --> 00:36:14,860 I'm afraid I'm just a spectator. 717 00:36:17,113 --> 00:36:20,616 So much interest shown in a young lady whom none of us really know. 718 00:36:20,700 --> 00:36:22,702 Hmm. Not a devotee of mystery, Pen? 719 00:36:22,785 --> 00:36:24,287 Me? No. 720 00:36:24,370 --> 00:36:26,831 I am always turning to the final chapter first. 721 00:36:28,541 --> 00:36:30,626 Speaking of mysteries, 722 00:36:31,544 --> 00:36:33,671 you must tell me the name of the young lady 723 00:36:33,754 --> 00:36:35,298 you met while out of the country. 724 00:36:36,299 --> 00:36:37,466 Now, what can you mean? 725 00:36:37,550 --> 00:36:42,179 You mentioned, at the races, you were never lonely. I only assumed… 726 00:36:42,930 --> 00:36:44,557 Never mind. [clears throat] 727 00:36:45,224 --> 00:36:48,477 Look. There truly is someone hoop-rolling tonight. [chuckles] 728 00:36:50,438 --> 00:36:51,439 You are right. 729 00:36:52,231 --> 00:36:54,608 I was not exactly lonely on my travels. 730 00:36:55,234 --> 00:36:57,528 I did begin a real conversation with someone. 731 00:36:57,611 --> 00:37:00,156 Someone I had known for a very long time. 732 00:37:00,239 --> 00:37:03,868 And yet, after everything that happened with Miss Thompson, 733 00:37:03,951 --> 00:37:05,202 I realized 734 00:37:05,286 --> 00:37:07,246 I never truly knew this person at all. 735 00:37:09,165 --> 00:37:10,249 Myself. 736 00:37:10,333 --> 00:37:11,459 Yourself? 737 00:37:12,376 --> 00:37:13,627 I have you to thank. 738 00:37:14,128 --> 00:37:16,630 Your letters were so encouraging. 739 00:37:17,548 --> 00:37:20,134 I thought, if Penelope can see me this way, 740 00:37:20,217 --> 00:37:21,552 then surely I can too. 741 00:37:22,636 --> 00:37:23,596 I was just 742 00:37:24,221 --> 00:37:27,016 so distracted by Miss Thompson. 743 00:37:28,059 --> 00:37:31,687 So I cleared my head, swore off women and love, and… 744 00:37:32,563 --> 00:37:35,524 Well, I only wanted to fully understand myself 745 00:37:35,608 --> 00:37:37,401 before stepping back into this world. 746 00:37:38,235 --> 00:37:40,363 You've sworn off women, then? 747 00:37:40,446 --> 00:37:42,114 Well, for the time being. 748 00:37:42,198 --> 00:37:44,408 I am a woman. 749 00:37:45,326 --> 00:37:46,786 You are Pen. 750 00:37:47,620 --> 00:37:48,704 You do not count. 751 00:37:49,580 --> 00:37:50,664 You are my friend. 752 00:37:51,248 --> 00:37:52,166 Of course. 753 00:37:52,917 --> 00:37:53,959 Your friend. 754 00:37:54,877 --> 00:37:56,212 How good to hear that. 755 00:37:57,338 --> 00:37:59,340 [melancholy music playing] 756 00:38:03,969 --> 00:38:06,138 [breathing shakily] 757 00:38:09,058 --> 00:38:10,976 [Cressida laughs softly] Thank you. 758 00:38:11,060 --> 00:38:13,187 Yes. I find it quite alluring too. 759 00:38:13,270 --> 00:38:14,271 [laughter] 760 00:38:14,355 --> 00:38:17,942 [Lady Cowper] The new Lord Featherington is certainly a man of taste, is he not? 761 00:38:18,025 --> 00:38:18,984 Lady Cowper. 762 00:38:19,068 --> 00:38:20,194 Miss Cowper. 763 00:38:21,695 --> 00:38:23,906 What an exquisite necklace. 764 00:38:23,989 --> 00:38:26,117 Courtesy of the new Lord Featherington, I hear. 765 00:38:26,200 --> 00:38:30,371 Oh. Did the lord not tell you? He called on us just this afternoon. 766 00:38:30,454 --> 00:38:32,373 -I must have missed that. -Hmm. 767 00:38:32,873 --> 00:38:37,044 I was so busy with Philippa's nuptials and everything else. [chuckles] 768 00:38:37,128 --> 00:38:39,380 It's quite a generous gesture, is it not? 769 00:38:39,880 --> 00:38:41,841 I do wonder what it means. 770 00:38:41,924 --> 00:38:43,175 It cannot mean much. 771 00:38:44,427 --> 00:38:46,637 The new lord is so very generous with his gifts. 772 00:38:46,720 --> 00:38:48,139 It's hard to keep up with them. 773 00:38:48,222 --> 00:38:49,682 -Hmm. Yes. Oh. -[chuckles] 774 00:38:49,765 --> 00:38:51,600 [chuckles] This way, my dear. 775 00:39:04,738 --> 00:39:06,282 I saw that Gérard painting. 776 00:39:06,365 --> 00:39:08,200 -It was a marvel. -A vision, in fact. 777 00:39:08,284 --> 00:39:10,786 So you are telling me that he, Leighton, and Turner 778 00:39:10,870 --> 00:39:12,580 all studied in the same academy? 779 00:39:12,663 --> 00:39:15,040 Indeed. And they have a vacancy, from what I hear. 780 00:39:15,875 --> 00:39:20,129 If you are serious about painting, I hear it is the place to be. 781 00:39:20,212 --> 00:39:21,755 Brother. I need you. 782 00:39:23,132 --> 00:39:25,676 -I'm in the midst of a conversation. -Outside, straight away. 783 00:39:27,386 --> 00:39:28,387 Excuse me. 784 00:39:33,350 --> 00:39:36,103 I need you to teach me how to read that out loud. 785 00:39:36,937 --> 00:39:37,855 Byron? 786 00:39:38,355 --> 00:39:40,483 Did I strike you much harder than I realized earlier? 787 00:39:40,566 --> 00:39:43,194 "There is a pleasure in the pathless woods." 788 00:39:43,277 --> 00:39:44,487 Oh… 789 00:39:44,570 --> 00:39:47,907 "There is a rapture on the lon--" How does one make that sound good? 790 00:39:48,407 --> 00:39:51,785 I'm afraid that is not possible. That poem is the opposite of good. 791 00:39:51,869 --> 00:39:52,703 That's nonsense. 792 00:39:52,786 --> 00:39:55,789 I thought this sort of thing was supposed to be your pleasure. 793 00:39:55,873 --> 00:39:58,167 Poetry, yes. Byron, heavens, no. 794 00:39:58,250 --> 00:40:00,002 Is not everyone supposed to love Byron? 795 00:40:00,085 --> 00:40:03,589 Many in our year at Cambridge thought my poetry far superior to his. 796 00:40:03,672 --> 00:40:05,758 Does that mean yours is more or less deceitful? 797 00:40:05,841 --> 00:40:06,884 -Deceitful? -Mmm. 798 00:40:06,967 --> 00:40:09,178 Poetry is the opposite, Brother. 799 00:40:10,262 --> 00:40:14,099 It is the art of revealing precious truth with words. 800 00:40:14,183 --> 00:40:15,184 [chuckles] 801 00:40:15,684 --> 00:40:18,646 [chuckles] Quite right, Brother. You-- You're being serious? 802 00:40:18,729 --> 00:40:19,772 Mm-hmm. 803 00:40:19,855 --> 00:40:21,690 Good God. Good night. 804 00:40:21,774 --> 00:40:24,068 What is it, truly, to admire a woman? 805 00:40:26,445 --> 00:40:28,864 To look at her and feel inspiration. 806 00:40:30,574 --> 00:40:32,326 To delight in her beauty. 807 00:40:32,409 --> 00:40:35,955 So much so that all your defenses crumble, 808 00:40:36,497 --> 00:40:38,958 that you would willingly take on 809 00:40:39,041 --> 00:40:41,669 any pain, any burden for her. 810 00:40:43,671 --> 00:40:45,130 To honor her being… 811 00:40:45,798 --> 00:40:48,259 [sighs] …with your deeds and words. 812 00:40:50,511 --> 00:40:52,346 That is what the true poet describes. 813 00:40:54,473 --> 00:40:56,684 You should apply yourself more often, Benedict. 814 00:40:59,270 --> 00:41:00,229 Write that down. 815 00:41:02,773 --> 00:41:05,901 "And on that cheek, and o-er that brow," 816 00:41:05,985 --> 00:41:09,655 "So soft, so calm, yet eloquent," 817 00:41:10,864 --> 00:41:13,826 "The smiles that win, the tints that glow," 818 00:41:14,451 --> 00:41:16,745 "But tell of days in goodness spent," 819 00:41:17,246 --> 00:41:19,623 "A mind at peace with all below," 820 00:41:20,374 --> 00:41:23,877 "A heart whose love is innocent!" 821 00:41:24,420 --> 00:41:26,088 [women softly exclaiming] 822 00:41:28,048 --> 00:41:30,593 Gentlemen, thank you all 823 00:41:30,676 --> 00:41:34,096 for the most splendid display of your talents this evening. 824 00:41:34,179 --> 00:41:37,224 A memorable occasion, to be sure. 825 00:41:37,308 --> 00:41:39,184 [Anthony] Pardon me. Lady Danbury? 826 00:41:39,268 --> 00:41:42,062 Uh, Lord Bridgerton, I did not expect you. 827 00:41:42,146 --> 00:41:44,231 No, I seem to have fallen off the guest list. 828 00:41:44,315 --> 00:41:45,149 Ah. 829 00:41:45,232 --> 00:41:47,192 Though you'd never deny a young man you've known 830 00:41:47,276 --> 00:41:48,902 for 29 years the pleasure of your company? 831 00:41:49,570 --> 00:41:51,822 And neither would your footman at the front door. 832 00:41:51,905 --> 00:41:54,241 Apologies, viscount. You appear to be late again. 833 00:41:54,325 --> 00:41:56,327 We were bringing the evening to a conclusion-- 834 00:41:56,410 --> 00:41:57,995 Surely Miss Edwina has time for one more. 835 00:41:59,079 --> 00:42:01,415 I spent all evening crafting something. An original. 836 00:42:01,957 --> 00:42:03,334 Would you like to hear it? 837 00:42:05,127 --> 00:42:06,420 Would everyone like to hear it? 838 00:42:06,503 --> 00:42:08,172 -Yes. Most definitely. -Viscount. 839 00:42:08,255 --> 00:42:10,299 -Go on, then. -Of course, Lord Bridgerton. 840 00:42:14,094 --> 00:42:15,346 [Lady Danbury scoffs] 841 00:42:22,061 --> 00:42:22,978 "What is it…" 842 00:42:23,729 --> 00:42:24,813 [clears throat] 843 00:42:24,897 --> 00:42:26,106 "…truly to admire a woman?" 844 00:42:27,816 --> 00:42:30,069 "To look at her and feel inspiration." 845 00:42:31,278 --> 00:42:33,072 "To delight in her beauty." 846 00:42:33,614 --> 00:42:37,201 "So much that all your defenses crumble, 847 00:42:37,284 --> 00:42:41,330 that you would willingly take on any pain, any burden for her." 848 00:42:41,413 --> 00:42:42,581 "To honor…" 849 00:42:46,085 --> 00:42:46,960 "To hon…" 850 00:42:51,131 --> 00:42:53,133 [somber music plays] 851 00:42:58,931 --> 00:43:00,516 My apologies. I cannot do this. 852 00:43:04,645 --> 00:43:09,149 I cannot claim these words as my own. They are someone else's entirely. 853 00:43:10,984 --> 00:43:13,195 Truth be told, I'm not-- [sighs] 854 00:43:13,278 --> 00:43:15,155 [exhales] I'm not a man of poetry. 855 00:43:17,282 --> 00:43:20,953 Words of flattery are beautiful and sweet, 856 00:43:21,036 --> 00:43:22,538 but they are also hollow 857 00:43:23,330 --> 00:43:24,873 unless accompanied by action. 858 00:43:27,126 --> 00:43:30,129 Miss Edwina, I could stand here and pretend to be someone I am not. 859 00:43:30,212 --> 00:43:33,382 I could pretend to want the very same things as you, but I'd be lying. 860 00:43:34,591 --> 00:43:36,051 I may not be able to… 861 00:43:38,512 --> 00:43:40,597 offer the display of passion 862 00:43:41,432 --> 00:43:42,891 that you truly deserve. 863 00:43:45,227 --> 00:43:47,896 But I assure you that when it comes to action and duty… 864 00:43:49,940 --> 00:43:51,817 I shall never be found lacking. 865 00:43:52,985 --> 00:43:54,111 And I hope that 866 00:43:54,862 --> 00:43:57,740 is what will speak louder than any pretty words ever can. 867 00:44:08,751 --> 00:44:10,753 -[soft murmuring] -[scattered clapping] 868 00:44:12,171 --> 00:44:15,632 Did you hear that, Bon? He cannot give you the love you deserve. 869 00:44:15,716 --> 00:44:18,510 Does that make him a bad man or an honest one? 870 00:44:19,178 --> 00:44:21,555 It is the mark of a true gentleman, 871 00:44:21,638 --> 00:44:23,974 just as Appa used to say. 872 00:44:24,683 --> 00:44:25,559 Yes? 873 00:44:53,754 --> 00:44:54,797 Delicious. 874 00:44:59,343 --> 00:45:01,345 -[grunts] -[people gasping] 875 00:45:13,982 --> 00:45:15,818 [Lady Danbury] You should return to the party. 876 00:45:15,901 --> 00:45:17,444 I shall be there in a moment. 877 00:45:17,528 --> 00:45:20,614 Well, the viscount certainly seems to have nettled you. 878 00:45:21,740 --> 00:45:23,367 He can be exasperating. 879 00:45:23,450 --> 00:45:25,869 He is incorrigible. He is not for my sister. 880 00:45:25,953 --> 00:45:28,997 I shall make sure she sees of it too, one way or another. 881 00:45:29,998 --> 00:45:31,834 Some advice, Miss Sharma? 882 00:45:32,584 --> 00:45:34,837 When one is frustrated, 883 00:45:34,920 --> 00:45:39,633 it is often much wiser to focus upon satisfying one's own needs. 884 00:45:39,716 --> 00:45:44,012 Attempting to influence others as to the correct course of action, well, 885 00:45:44,096 --> 00:45:47,099 it is often a trying and irritating endeavor 886 00:45:47,182 --> 00:45:48,600 that only brings out the worst in us 887 00:45:48,684 --> 00:45:52,104 before we discover it has been fruitless all along. 888 00:45:52,187 --> 00:45:55,023 I am aware I've made a fool of myself tonight, Lady Danbury. 889 00:45:55,107 --> 00:45:57,401 I do not need to hear it from you. 890 00:45:57,484 --> 00:45:59,736 In fact, I do not need to hear it from anyone. 891 00:46:00,612 --> 00:46:03,448 I do not care what a single person here thinks of me. 892 00:46:05,075 --> 00:46:07,661 Once Edwina is married, I shall return home alone, 893 00:46:07,744 --> 00:46:11,164 only too glad to never set foot in this city again. 894 00:46:12,207 --> 00:46:14,835 You may not yet know, and that is all well and good. 895 00:46:14,918 --> 00:46:18,213 But I, for one, find it not only terribly disheartening 896 00:46:18,297 --> 00:46:20,299 but also an offense against truth, 897 00:46:20,382 --> 00:46:23,427 to hear you say you wish to be alone 898 00:46:23,510 --> 00:46:26,138 at a mere six and twenty? 899 00:46:26,221 --> 00:46:28,765 Perhaps you should not. I will be a governess. 900 00:46:28,849 --> 00:46:31,310 I will be content knowing my sister is taken care of. 901 00:46:31,393 --> 00:46:32,352 Content? 902 00:46:33,186 --> 00:46:34,855 Are you so miserable, my lady? 903 00:46:34,938 --> 00:46:36,732 I beg your pardon? 904 00:46:36,815 --> 00:46:38,442 Are you not alone yourself? 905 00:46:38,525 --> 00:46:41,278 I watch you. I see you. You are more than content. 906 00:46:41,361 --> 00:46:45,616 Because I have lived a life. 907 00:46:46,825 --> 00:46:48,035 I am a widow. 908 00:46:48,744 --> 00:46:51,788 I have loved. I have lost. 909 00:46:51,872 --> 00:46:53,582 I have earned the right 910 00:46:53,665 --> 00:46:56,209 to do whatever I please, whenever I please, 911 00:46:56,293 --> 00:46:58,795 and however I please to do it. 912 00:46:58,879 --> 00:47:00,130 Child, 913 00:47:00,839 --> 00:47:03,091 you are not me. 914 00:47:03,800 --> 00:47:06,678 And if you continue down this road, 915 00:47:06,762 --> 00:47:09,348 you most certainly never will be. 916 00:47:11,224 --> 00:47:13,852 [Lady Whistledown] There are two things that lurk 917 00:47:13,936 --> 00:47:16,855 within the dark and shadowy places of our fair city. 918 00:47:16,939 --> 00:47:20,484 Vermin and secrets. 919 00:47:20,567 --> 00:47:25,197 I shall leave it to you, dear reader, as to which do the most harm. 920 00:47:25,280 --> 00:47:26,156 [sighs] 921 00:47:26,907 --> 00:47:30,619 [Lady Whistledown] One has to wonder what secrets the season's diamond 922 00:47:30,702 --> 00:47:33,330 is holding near and dear to her heart. 923 00:47:33,413 --> 00:47:36,375 And who shall she choose to share them with? 924 00:47:36,458 --> 00:47:38,877 The Viscount Bridgerton, perhaps? 925 00:47:39,795 --> 00:47:42,172 At least the elder Sharma's opinion 926 00:47:42,255 --> 00:47:46,593 on such a matter is certainly no secret at all. 927 00:47:54,101 --> 00:47:57,813 If you are truly that vexed by the manner in which Lady Whistledown writes still, 928 00:47:57,896 --> 00:47:59,272 perhaps you might stop reading? 929 00:47:59,356 --> 00:48:01,817 -She's finally revealed herself. -What? El-- 930 00:48:01,900 --> 00:48:03,860 I was not going to tell you this because-- 931 00:48:03,944 --> 00:48:06,613 Well, I was embarrassed, and I thought I was wrong, but, 932 00:48:07,197 --> 00:48:09,157 I paid this printer's shop a visit yesterday. 933 00:48:09,241 --> 00:48:10,450 You did? 934 00:48:12,035 --> 00:48:13,870 Did you speak with anyone? 935 00:48:14,496 --> 00:48:16,581 It does not matter. Pen, look. 936 00:48:16,665 --> 00:48:19,376 Not only are these paper stocks identical, 937 00:48:19,459 --> 00:48:22,921 but the letter K's, they are slightly misshapen in the exact same way. 938 00:48:23,005 --> 00:48:25,465 Surely it is not likely to be another coincidence. 939 00:48:26,133 --> 00:48:27,634 Well, we must keep an eye out. 940 00:48:28,427 --> 00:48:30,512 If the same mistake is in Whistledown's next issue, 941 00:48:30,595 --> 00:48:32,973 then we will know the print shop is indeed hers. 942 00:48:33,056 --> 00:48:35,517 [compelling music plays] 943 00:48:35,600 --> 00:48:37,602 [indistinct chatter] 944 00:48:50,323 --> 00:48:52,868 [in Irish accent] A new letter "K" for a Stanhope press. 945 00:48:52,951 --> 00:48:56,163 -That will be ten pence. -I'll give you five. 946 00:48:56,246 --> 00:48:59,499 Five's a special rate for repeat customers. 947 00:48:59,583 --> 00:49:02,836 Trust me, friend, I'd exasperate you coming back any more than once. 948 00:49:02,919 --> 00:49:06,131 Now give me the discount to keep me away, and we'll both be happier. 949 00:49:13,930 --> 00:49:15,098 Miss Penelope? 950 00:49:16,141 --> 00:49:19,394 [Lady Whistledown] To be fair, one might call this author 951 00:49:19,478 --> 00:49:22,355 the biggest secret-sharer of all. 952 00:49:22,439 --> 00:49:26,860 For who else could possibly keep all of you honest? 953 00:49:27,444 --> 00:49:29,237 Here you are, Your Majesty. 954 00:49:29,738 --> 00:49:31,198 And you are certain 955 00:49:31,281 --> 00:49:34,117 these are the young ladies our diamond has been conversing with of late? 956 00:49:34,201 --> 00:49:35,535 Yes, Your Majesty. 957 00:49:35,619 --> 00:49:37,079 If our theory is correct, 958 00:49:37,162 --> 00:49:40,499 then Lady Whistledown will indeed be in this very collection. 959 00:49:42,334 --> 00:49:45,837 [Lady Whistledown] When even the most well-kept of secrets 960 00:49:45,921 --> 00:49:49,091 must eventually come to light.