1 00:00:29,676 --> 00:00:33,096 Evidently, diamonds are not so rare, after all. 2 00:00:33,179 --> 00:00:36,933 Which is exactly why I am not choosing one, 3 00:00:37,016 --> 00:00:40,436 no matter how many jewels anxious mamas might send. 4 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:44,983 So you are unperturbed by what Lady Whistledown has written? 5 00:00:45,066 --> 00:00:48,444 That she thinks I am afraid of choosing a diamond? 6 00:00:48,528 --> 00:00:49,487 Why should I be? 7 00:00:49,571 --> 00:00:52,198 I hear my choice last year, Miss Edwina, 8 00:00:52,282 --> 00:00:54,367 has made a splendid match abroad. 9 00:00:54,450 --> 00:00:56,411 Certainly, Your Majesty. 10 00:00:56,494 --> 00:01:00,331 So why not continue with your success? 11 00:01:00,415 --> 00:01:03,585 And give Whistledown exactly what she wants? I will not. 12 00:01:03,668 --> 00:01:07,422 Besides, I have not seen nearly enough from this year's girls. 13 00:01:07,505 --> 00:01:09,924 If I am to grant someone my favor, 14 00:01:10,008 --> 00:01:12,093 she must do more to earn it. 15 00:01:12,177 --> 00:01:13,428 I see. 16 00:01:13,511 --> 00:01:15,430 I shall simply choose someone-- 17 00:01:15,513 --> 00:01:17,932 Who… sparkles? 18 00:01:18,516 --> 00:01:19,642 -Precisely. -Hmm. 19 00:01:19,726 --> 00:01:22,770 My sparkler shall make the best match of the season, 20 00:01:22,854 --> 00:01:26,900 and then Whistledown will be reminded once and for all. 21 00:01:27,609 --> 00:01:29,861 It is she who should be afraid. 22 00:01:30,361 --> 00:01:32,197 Gentle Reader, 23 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:35,366 it is said that fools rush to judge 24 00:01:35,450 --> 00:01:38,453 while the wise watch and wait. 25 00:01:39,204 --> 00:01:44,042 Years ago, Miss Henderson, once thought to be on the shelf, 26 00:01:44,125 --> 00:01:48,504 triumphed over many a deb to marry Earl Fraser. 27 00:01:48,588 --> 00:01:51,799 Miss Dunham had been doomed to spinsterhood 28 00:01:51,883 --> 00:01:54,260 until she married Baron Ely. 29 00:01:54,344 --> 00:01:59,557 And Miss Kathani Sharma, at the ripe age of six-and-twenty, 30 00:01:59,641 --> 00:02:01,976 still managed to capture the heart 31 00:02:02,060 --> 00:02:05,313 of none other than the Viscount Bridgerton. 32 00:02:05,855 --> 00:02:08,358 I am glad your mama let you keep your dresses. 33 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:11,569 A looking glass does not lie. 34 00:02:12,612 --> 00:02:17,533 The truth is… that which some dismiss as common rock, 35 00:02:17,617 --> 00:02:20,328 time reveals to be precious stone. 36 00:02:21,079 --> 00:02:23,831 A fact the new Baron of Kent and his family 37 00:02:23,915 --> 00:02:26,292 are learning this very week. 38 00:02:26,376 --> 00:02:28,962 Through that door is the east wing. The west wing. 39 00:02:30,004 --> 00:02:31,506 And if you'll follow me… 40 00:02:39,889 --> 00:02:40,932 Boys! 41 00:02:49,565 --> 00:02:51,150 No one touch anything. 42 00:02:52,986 --> 00:02:56,781 Upstairs, you will find your library, as well as the music room, 43 00:02:56,864 --> 00:03:00,535 the private drawing room, your writing room, and the study. 44 00:03:00,618 --> 00:03:02,704 How many rooms are there? 45 00:03:02,787 --> 00:03:04,914 Twenty-seven, including the servants' quarters. 46 00:03:04,998 --> 00:03:08,835 Mind you do not bother Mrs. Khanna, or you'll have to clean them all yourself. 47 00:03:08,918 --> 00:03:11,212 And this is your bedchamber, Mrs. Mondrich, 48 00:03:11,296 --> 00:03:13,381 just opposite Mr. Mondrich's. 49 00:03:13,464 --> 00:03:15,091 -Separate rooms? -Of course. 50 00:03:15,174 --> 00:03:16,384 That is how it is done. 51 00:03:16,968 --> 00:03:19,679 At other times, what appeared to be priceless, 52 00:03:20,346 --> 00:03:23,391 under pressure, shatters like glass. 53 00:03:23,975 --> 00:03:24,892 Unbelievable. 54 00:03:25,893 --> 00:03:28,980 The Kent estate has gone to the son of a boxer. 55 00:03:29,063 --> 00:03:32,942 What if some shopkeeper or… or… or chimney sweep is next in line for ours? 56 00:03:33,026 --> 00:03:36,696 Why worry yourself, ma'am? One of the girls will make good. 57 00:03:36,779 --> 00:03:37,697 Here we go. 58 00:03:37,780 --> 00:03:39,198 Oh, dear God. 59 00:03:39,282 --> 00:03:41,868 Mama, Rae is accompanying me to Rotten Row for fresh air. 60 00:03:41,951 --> 00:03:43,369 Can you not see we're busy here? 61 00:03:43,453 --> 00:03:44,746 -Catch. -Oh! 62 00:03:47,498 --> 00:03:50,001 What this author knows to be true 63 00:03:50,084 --> 00:03:54,630 is that diamonds are not the only gems that sparkle. 64 00:03:54,714 --> 00:03:57,967 Oh. Would you prefer to be promenading with your fellow debutantes? 65 00:03:58,051 --> 00:03:59,969 Would you like to watch grass grow? 66 00:04:00,053 --> 00:04:03,056 And it is not me they are eyeing. 67 00:04:04,140 --> 00:04:06,642 I do not understand the limits of your new outlook. 68 00:04:06,726 --> 00:04:09,270 You're snug with Cressida but have no interest in other debutantes. 69 00:04:09,354 --> 00:04:11,397 You wear a ribbon in your hair, but where is your fan? 70 00:04:11,481 --> 00:04:13,358 Why must I be the object of your curiosity? 71 00:04:13,441 --> 00:04:15,443 It is not me whose outlook has most changed. 72 00:04:15,943 --> 00:04:16,903 Mmm. 73 00:04:17,403 --> 00:04:20,406 Did you not promise Anthony you would give society a try? 74 00:04:23,493 --> 00:04:25,119 I shall see you both later. 75 00:04:25,203 --> 00:04:26,120 Oh… 76 00:04:33,669 --> 00:04:35,880 Perhaps one of those ladies has a fan I might borrow. 77 00:04:35,963 --> 00:04:37,507 Looks like it may become rather warm. 78 00:04:47,975 --> 00:04:50,186 So… how do we begin? 79 00:04:50,853 --> 00:04:53,106 Perhaps there is a book I might read on charm? 80 00:04:54,065 --> 00:04:57,110 Are you certain you want my help after what Lady Whistledown wrote? 81 00:04:58,444 --> 00:05:01,781 She has never been more wrong about anyone. Let us pay her no heed. 82 00:05:01,864 --> 00:05:04,617 Indeed. Sooner or later, she will be caught, 83 00:05:05,118 --> 00:05:07,453 and we shall dance on the day of her demise. 84 00:05:07,995 --> 00:05:09,747 Now, no more talk of books. 85 00:05:09,831 --> 00:05:13,459 If you are to secure a match, you must engage in real life. 86 00:05:14,043 --> 00:05:16,421 I should like to see your skills as they are first. 87 00:05:17,046 --> 00:05:18,089 But I have none. 88 00:05:19,173 --> 00:05:21,467 You know how to wave your fan. Flutter your lashes. 89 00:05:21,968 --> 00:05:25,805 Often, that is all it takes. Men are quite simple beings. 90 00:05:25,888 --> 00:05:28,391 Well, I just suppose I can show you. I… 91 00:05:28,474 --> 00:05:29,308 Not me. 92 00:05:30,017 --> 00:05:30,852 Them. 93 00:05:38,151 --> 00:05:40,695 Gentlemen. I believe you know Miss Featherington. 94 00:05:42,155 --> 00:05:43,990 How delightful to see you all. 95 00:05:44,073 --> 00:05:47,243 Such splendid weather we are having. 96 00:05:48,286 --> 00:05:49,454 Such… 97 00:05:50,580 --> 00:05:53,791 Miss Featherington, you seem discomposed. 98 00:05:53,875 --> 00:05:54,709 No. 99 00:05:55,209 --> 00:05:58,087 And, if you forgive me, I am quite well, my lord. 100 00:06:27,742 --> 00:06:30,953 I hear Lord Courtenay arrived in town last night. 101 00:06:31,037 --> 00:06:35,208 He did. He is rather handsome and a lover of music, I hear. 102 00:06:35,291 --> 00:06:37,752 Is he? Perhaps a good match for Francesca? 103 00:06:37,835 --> 00:06:41,047 Oh, he's not the only one. Lords Petri and Godwin 104 00:06:41,130 --> 00:06:43,257 are both great supporters of the arts as well. 105 00:06:43,341 --> 00:06:45,843 -Are they also handsome? -You must talk to all three. 106 00:06:45,927 --> 00:06:47,386 It is good to have options. 107 00:06:47,470 --> 00:06:49,847 You may have more than you realize. 108 00:06:49,931 --> 00:06:52,517 The reason that I have come for tea today 109 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:56,437 is to inform you that Her Majesty is not done with the season. 110 00:06:56,521 --> 00:07:00,107 She is still seeking her diamond by some other name. 111 00:07:00,191 --> 00:07:03,236 Nevertheless, she desires to see more. 112 00:07:03,319 --> 00:07:04,612 Does she? 113 00:07:04,695 --> 00:07:06,030 -I believe so. -Ah. 114 00:07:06,113 --> 00:07:09,116 And it could be anyone. 115 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:10,868 Anyone? 116 00:07:11,369 --> 00:07:14,038 Anyone who has already made their debut. 117 00:07:17,625 --> 00:07:19,126 She is. She's going to be a hand… 118 00:07:23,965 --> 00:07:26,467 It is fatiguing preparing to be lady of this house. 119 00:07:26,551 --> 00:07:29,220 Shall I take your fatigue as a good sign? 120 00:07:29,887 --> 00:07:33,766 That you have been engaging in the, uh, necessary activities? 121 00:07:33,849 --> 00:07:37,395 Albion and myself have frequented three different places of business this morning. 122 00:07:37,478 --> 00:07:39,897 Places of business? What kind of places? 123 00:07:39,981 --> 00:07:43,317 Uh, an upholsterer, a silk mercer, and-- 124 00:07:44,277 --> 00:07:47,905 Do not let Varley hear, but a meeting with a new housekeeper. 125 00:07:48,906 --> 00:07:51,701 I might change some things when I become the new Lady Featherington. 126 00:07:51,784 --> 00:07:53,578 But I want to keep Varley. 127 00:07:53,661 --> 00:07:56,330 Do you not think that you are both putting the, uh, 128 00:07:56,414 --> 00:07:58,708 cart somewhat before the horse? 129 00:08:01,544 --> 00:08:05,673 There is, I trust, every reason to hope both of you might, before long, 130 00:08:05,756 --> 00:08:07,675 be presenting the family with an heir. 131 00:08:07,758 --> 00:08:09,510 Mama! How rude. 132 00:08:11,262 --> 00:08:13,764 Albion and I are very passionate. 133 00:08:13,848 --> 00:08:15,683 -Of course. -Good. And you? 134 00:08:15,766 --> 00:08:16,684 Mm. 135 00:08:16,767 --> 00:08:18,436 This tea is… it's quite bitter. 136 00:08:18,519 --> 00:08:19,520 Never mind the tea. 137 00:08:20,563 --> 00:08:24,650 Yes, Mama. We have been familiar with each other. 138 00:08:24,734 --> 00:08:26,193 Well, I should hope you have. 139 00:08:27,194 --> 00:08:28,487 -How often? -Uh… 140 00:08:28,571 --> 00:08:29,614 Once. 141 00:08:30,656 --> 00:08:32,533 -On our wedding night. -Hmm… 142 00:08:33,701 --> 00:08:36,704 Do you think babies simply appear in your womb? 143 00:08:37,455 --> 00:08:40,750 You must be familiar with each other often to create one. 144 00:08:40,833 --> 00:08:44,170 But I want to be out with my husband, showing him off, not in bed. 145 00:08:44,253 --> 00:08:45,963 And it flattens my hair. 146 00:08:46,047 --> 00:08:48,507 If you want to beat your sister, you must try harder. 147 00:08:49,425 --> 00:08:50,801 A full moon is on the rise. 148 00:08:50,885 --> 00:08:52,553 A harbinger of fertility. 149 00:08:53,346 --> 00:08:55,389 I suggest you make good use of it. 150 00:09:18,412 --> 00:09:19,955 I am decidedly late. 151 00:09:25,795 --> 00:09:27,588 It has been wonderful, ladies. 152 00:09:35,012 --> 00:09:36,305 Same time tomorrow? 153 00:09:38,224 --> 00:09:39,058 Perhaps. 154 00:09:55,116 --> 00:09:57,660 Are you quite sure you wish to resume my lessons? 155 00:09:58,744 --> 00:10:01,330 I would not be angry if you found me to be a lost cause. 156 00:10:02,373 --> 00:10:04,417 The truth is, you do not need a lesson. 157 00:10:05,167 --> 00:10:06,794 You agree. I am unteachable. 158 00:10:10,172 --> 00:10:11,716 You are very teachable. 159 00:10:12,258 --> 00:10:15,594 You simply do not need to be taught. You already know how to do this. 160 00:10:15,678 --> 00:10:16,846 I assure you, I do not. 161 00:10:19,140 --> 00:10:20,766 Do you remember when we first met? 162 00:10:20,850 --> 00:10:23,144 I was riding my horse, minding my own business, 163 00:10:23,227 --> 00:10:24,687 when I was assaulted… 164 00:10:24,770 --> 00:10:27,189 …by a devilishly yellow head covering. 165 00:10:27,273 --> 00:10:29,233 It was not my fault. The wind blew it off my head. 166 00:10:29,316 --> 00:10:32,069 Wind or not, you certainly seemed pleased when I landed in the mud. 167 00:10:32,153 --> 00:10:33,946 I apologized. 168 00:10:34,029 --> 00:10:37,324 Yes. And you were so very charming about it. 169 00:10:37,408 --> 00:10:39,493 Teasing me. Mercilessly, in fact. 170 00:10:40,161 --> 00:10:41,537 And I think I know why. 171 00:10:45,374 --> 00:10:47,543 Because we were children. 172 00:10:48,127 --> 00:10:50,880 Before the self-consciousness of adulthood set in. 173 00:10:50,963 --> 00:10:53,507 Before we started caring what others think. 174 00:10:53,591 --> 00:10:56,719 Colin, it is impossible to be in society and not care what others think. 175 00:10:56,802 --> 00:10:59,764 Society is entirely composed of the judgment of others. 176 00:11:00,890 --> 00:11:03,309 Do you know what I discovered when I was abroad? 177 00:11:03,976 --> 00:11:05,436 No one knew me. 178 00:11:06,228 --> 00:11:07,938 No one knew who I was supposed to be. 179 00:11:08,022 --> 00:11:10,399 I was entirely freed of being the Colin Bridgerton 180 00:11:10,483 --> 00:11:11,859 the ton knows me to be. 181 00:11:12,610 --> 00:11:14,153 Which is how I became myself. 182 00:11:15,446 --> 00:11:18,115 Pen, living for the estimation of others is a trap. 183 00:11:18,783 --> 00:11:21,702 Once you break free, the world opens up. 184 00:11:21,786 --> 00:11:23,496 You make it sound so easy. 185 00:11:26,832 --> 00:11:27,917 Good day. 186 00:11:37,134 --> 00:11:38,803 Why is it you want a husband? 187 00:11:40,054 --> 00:11:41,555 So that I may have my freedom. 188 00:11:42,723 --> 00:11:44,934 So I may feel comfortable in the world. 189 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:46,435 I see. 190 00:11:47,186 --> 00:11:50,314 And it will be finding that comfort in yourself will get you there. 191 00:11:51,106 --> 00:11:54,568 What is the one thing in the world that makes you feel most comfortable now? 192 00:11:54,652 --> 00:11:55,903 Most at ease? 193 00:11:57,363 --> 00:11:59,615 It used to be Sunday teas at Bridgerton House. 194 00:12:00,449 --> 00:12:04,203 It was one of the few places I could go unchaperoned and truly be myself. But… 195 00:12:04,286 --> 00:12:05,830 that is no longer a possibility. 196 00:12:06,413 --> 00:12:09,625 I am sorry about whatever might be coming between you and Eloise. 197 00:12:09,708 --> 00:12:10,960 What exactly happened? 198 00:12:15,089 --> 00:12:16,215 I should get back. 199 00:12:18,384 --> 00:12:19,969 Before we are noticed. 200 00:12:52,543 --> 00:12:53,502 That's it! 201 00:13:02,094 --> 00:13:05,723 I have long marveled at your shop through the windows, Madame Delacroix, 202 00:13:05,806 --> 00:13:08,309 but it is another pleasure entirely to step inside. 203 00:13:08,392 --> 00:13:12,438 Of late, there must be many new pleasures, I imagine. 204 00:13:12,521 --> 00:13:16,525 Over 30 new gowns, all in desperate need of alteration. 205 00:13:18,193 --> 00:13:21,906 I practically begged the last Lady Kent to let me craft her 206 00:13:21,989 --> 00:13:24,533 something more contemporary, 207 00:13:24,617 --> 00:13:27,453 but she insisted on the old fashions. 208 00:13:28,829 --> 00:13:32,541 Perhaps you might like to spend some of that new fortune 209 00:13:32,625 --> 00:13:34,710 on something more grand? 210 00:13:35,878 --> 00:13:38,130 With such an unexpected new face amongst them, 211 00:13:38,213 --> 00:13:41,467 I believe it best to show the ton that not everything has changed. 212 00:13:41,550 --> 00:13:44,094 I understand your hesitation. 213 00:13:44,219 --> 00:13:47,473 But remember, the ton feeds on the nouveau, 214 00:13:47,556 --> 00:13:50,267 and it gets ill-tempered when it is hungry. 215 00:13:55,940 --> 00:13:56,941 Girls. 216 00:13:57,024 --> 00:14:01,111 Look at this lovely French-blue satin. 217 00:14:01,195 --> 00:14:03,697 Certainly this will catch the queen's eye. 218 00:14:06,700 --> 00:14:09,286 I am so grateful now that Mama has you to absorb her attention. 219 00:14:09,370 --> 00:14:11,497 I can delay dealing with suitors at least another year. 220 00:14:11,580 --> 00:14:13,415 Maybe longer if you hold out as well. 221 00:14:13,499 --> 00:14:16,752 I regret to disappoint you, but the prospect of marriage 222 00:14:16,835 --> 00:14:19,296 is the one aspect of the season that I welcome. 223 00:14:19,964 --> 00:14:22,257 I'm eager to find a suitable match and be done with it 224 00:14:22,341 --> 00:14:24,635 before Mother schemes to get the queen interested in me. 225 00:14:25,594 --> 00:14:27,888 I thought the queen was uninterested in the season's ladies. 226 00:14:27,972 --> 00:14:30,933 Lady Danbury says, "The queen only waits to be dazzled." 227 00:14:37,439 --> 00:14:40,025 Perhaps if there are others vying for the queen's favor, 228 00:14:40,109 --> 00:14:42,736 it will not matter what Mama is scheming. 229 00:14:42,820 --> 00:14:45,322 Miss Hartigan. Miss Malhotra. 230 00:14:45,906 --> 00:14:48,617 I have some information you might like to know. 231 00:14:54,790 --> 00:14:56,166 Hesitating, Hyacinth? 232 00:14:56,250 --> 00:14:57,167 I do not hesitate. 233 00:14:57,251 --> 00:14:58,711 And yet, here we are waiting. 234 00:14:58,794 --> 00:15:01,672 It is to your good fortune, as she fleeced you in the last hand. 235 00:15:01,755 --> 00:15:03,757 I play a long game. 236 00:15:04,675 --> 00:15:06,218 I am pleased with my hand. 237 00:15:08,303 --> 00:15:09,346 Now you hesitate. 238 00:15:09,430 --> 00:15:10,723 I should like to trade. 239 00:15:10,806 --> 00:15:11,640 -Mm? -Mm. 240 00:15:16,812 --> 00:15:18,397 I am out of this round. 241 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:19,898 -Coward. -He had a strategy. 242 00:15:19,982 --> 00:15:22,359 We may need more coins, the way Hyacinth is playing. 243 00:15:22,443 --> 00:15:25,029 Are you certain you're not cheating? 244 00:15:25,112 --> 00:15:26,989 -Do you think me a magician? -Mm. 245 00:15:27,072 --> 00:15:29,199 Well, if you are, please teach us some tricks. 246 00:15:29,783 --> 00:15:31,910 No, thank you. I am happy to wait here. 247 00:15:31,994 --> 00:15:32,870 Penelope. 248 00:15:33,787 --> 00:15:35,748 -I've been eagerly awaiting your visit. -As have I. 249 00:15:35,831 --> 00:15:38,709 But it'd be better to meet you at the market instead of coming here first. 250 00:15:38,792 --> 00:15:40,377 We are not going to the market this time. 251 00:15:40,461 --> 00:15:42,463 We are going to the Bridgerton drawing room. 252 00:15:42,546 --> 00:15:43,380 Uh, but why? 253 00:15:44,131 --> 00:15:45,215 Your next lesson, of course. 254 00:15:45,299 --> 00:15:47,259 Uh, but Colin, my maid is outside, and Eloise-- 255 00:15:47,342 --> 00:15:49,845 Is out at the modiste with Francesca and our mother. 256 00:15:49,928 --> 00:15:52,681 -And the rest of your family? -Playing cards in the garden. 257 00:15:53,515 --> 00:15:56,977 You've seen my family play pall-mall. You know how competitive we are. 258 00:15:57,061 --> 00:15:59,480 Hyacinth loves to win, Gregory hates to lose to her, 259 00:15:59,563 --> 00:16:01,982 while Benedict will refuse to miss the spectacle. 260 00:16:02,066 --> 00:16:05,819 Trust me, not one of them will be leaving that table in the immediate future. 261 00:16:09,740 --> 00:16:12,326 You mentioned you were comfortable at Bridgerton House, 262 00:16:12,409 --> 00:16:13,786 so we are going to practice here. 263 00:16:13,869 --> 00:16:16,705 Uh, I was comfortable at Bridgerton House. Previously. 264 00:16:16,789 --> 00:16:18,290 We needed a place to be alone. 265 00:16:18,373 --> 00:16:20,375 Here, your maid can wait outside, 266 00:16:20,459 --> 00:16:22,920 and we can pretend we are at a ball. 267 00:16:24,213 --> 00:16:25,422 Have you gone mad? 268 00:16:26,256 --> 00:16:27,382 Imagine it with me, Pen. 269 00:16:27,466 --> 00:16:32,304 The quartet is by the pianoforte, preparing for the Parisian quadrille. 270 00:16:33,097 --> 00:16:34,348 Here, on the sofa, 271 00:16:34,431 --> 00:16:38,393 some mamas are debating the merits of the decoration. 272 00:16:38,477 --> 00:16:39,686 Across the room, 273 00:16:39,770 --> 00:16:42,648 gentlemen are asking a young lady to dance. 274 00:16:43,816 --> 00:16:46,151 And here, we have the lemonade table, 275 00:16:46,235 --> 00:16:48,237 which is where we shall begin. 276 00:16:56,078 --> 00:16:56,912 Very well. 277 00:16:58,455 --> 00:17:01,708 Shall I pretend to flirt with the imaginary cellist? 278 00:17:01,792 --> 00:17:05,504 No. With the dashing suitor you just met by the refreshments. 279 00:17:07,172 --> 00:17:08,006 Me. 280 00:17:08,090 --> 00:17:09,216 You? 281 00:17:09,299 --> 00:17:11,552 I'm the perfect person to practice on. 282 00:17:11,635 --> 00:17:13,679 You don't have to be embarrassed. You know me. 283 00:17:13,762 --> 00:17:16,431 That is exactly why I will feel even more embarrassed. I know you. 284 00:17:19,268 --> 00:17:21,228 Forgive me. It is only… 285 00:17:24,314 --> 00:17:25,482 Deep inside, 286 00:17:26,608 --> 00:17:31,363 I know I can be clever and amusing, but 287 00:17:32,906 --> 00:17:36,118 somehow, my character gets lost between my heart and my mouth, 288 00:17:36,201 --> 00:17:40,164 and I find myself saying the wrong thing or, more likely, nothing at all. 289 00:17:40,956 --> 00:17:42,875 Forget what is wrong or right. 290 00:17:43,500 --> 00:17:46,503 Imagine what you would want to say to me if I were a suitor 291 00:17:47,337 --> 00:17:50,883 without concerning yourself with how I might receive it. 292 00:17:58,849 --> 00:17:59,766 Your eyes… 293 00:18:01,685 --> 00:18:03,645 are the most remarkable shade of blue. 294 00:18:05,147 --> 00:18:07,816 Yet, somehow, they shine even brighter when you are kind. 295 00:18:11,195 --> 00:18:14,239 I might say something like that if you were a suitor. 296 00:18:14,323 --> 00:18:15,240 Mm. 297 00:18:16,867 --> 00:18:18,702 Well, that was, uh, rather direct. 298 00:18:18,785 --> 00:18:20,037 -Um… -Um… 299 00:18:20,120 --> 00:18:21,955 I believe I did them a great service. 300 00:18:22,039 --> 00:18:24,708 Unless you care to tell Mama about your "great service." 301 00:18:24,791 --> 00:18:26,960 -Eloise is here. -You can hide in the study. 302 00:19:16,301 --> 00:19:18,136 "I can now declare with great certainty 303 00:19:18,220 --> 00:19:21,098 that Paris has some of the most beautiful women in the world." 304 00:19:22,975 --> 00:19:25,227 "How lucky I am to be surrounded by them, 305 00:19:25,310 --> 00:19:27,521 on the tree-lined streets of Le Marais, 306 00:19:27,604 --> 00:19:30,607 in the charming cafés along the Seine at times 307 00:19:31,441 --> 00:19:33,360 when the city is still, alone at night." 308 00:19:43,370 --> 00:19:46,915 "In those moments alone, as my fingers trace freckles 309 00:19:46,999 --> 00:19:48,458 from cheek to collarbone, 310 00:19:48,542 --> 00:19:51,586 or as I watch the way starlight dances across skin, 311 00:19:52,254 --> 00:19:55,173 I marvel at how one can feel such intimacy, 312 00:19:55,257 --> 00:19:57,592 but also such great distance." 313 00:19:58,468 --> 00:19:59,761 Pen. 314 00:20:00,637 --> 00:20:02,806 -Were you reading that? -No. I did not mean to. 315 00:20:02,889 --> 00:20:06,351 -Mean to pick up my journal and read it? -No. I did, but I should not have. 316 00:20:06,435 --> 00:20:09,479 No, you should not. Whatever you read was not meant for another's eye. 317 00:20:14,526 --> 00:20:16,153 -Damn! -Colin, your hand! 318 00:20:16,236 --> 00:20:18,572 -It is nothing. -It is not nothing. Stay there. 319 00:20:22,409 --> 00:20:23,410 Please. 320 00:20:24,536 --> 00:20:25,370 Let me. 321 00:20:57,361 --> 00:20:58,403 Your writing… 322 00:21:00,864 --> 00:21:01,948 it is very good. 323 00:21:06,036 --> 00:21:07,996 Perhaps we should pause for the day. 324 00:21:12,209 --> 00:21:13,710 -Will I see you tonight? -Uh… 325 00:21:14,211 --> 00:21:17,172 Indeed. Thank you for the, um… lesson. 326 00:21:57,504 --> 00:21:58,839 Any adornments, ma'am? 327 00:21:59,506 --> 00:22:01,258 Perhaps simplicity is better? 328 00:22:02,551 --> 00:22:04,344 Would you not like to at least see? 329 00:22:17,274 --> 00:22:19,818 We may have had different taste in garments… 330 00:22:23,947 --> 00:22:27,451 but Lady Kent certainly had an eye for jewels. 331 00:22:41,423 --> 00:22:42,716 Is something troubling you? 332 00:22:44,092 --> 00:22:45,844 Penelope was at our house today. 333 00:22:49,055 --> 00:22:50,265 I am sorry for that. 334 00:22:50,348 --> 00:22:55,020 But it is difficult to know how to act when, still, I do not know what happened. 335 00:22:55,103 --> 00:22:56,188 We simply grew apart. 336 00:22:56,271 --> 00:22:58,690 Yes, you have said that. 337 00:22:59,608 --> 00:23:01,610 -Do you wish for me to cast her out? -No. 338 00:23:02,903 --> 00:23:06,531 I do not wish for her to be friendless, and you might be all she has now. 339 00:23:08,074 --> 00:23:09,659 Perhaps just not at the house? 340 00:23:11,703 --> 00:23:12,537 Of course. 341 00:23:18,168 --> 00:23:19,085 How is she? 342 00:23:20,921 --> 00:23:24,257 -Penelope? -I mean… I do not need to know details. 343 00:23:24,341 --> 00:23:28,428 But I only want to make sure she is not suffering or… despondent. 344 00:23:28,512 --> 00:23:30,430 She is neither suffering nor despondent. 345 00:23:32,974 --> 00:23:35,685 In fact, she seeks to take a husband this season. 346 00:23:35,769 --> 00:23:37,896 A husband? Penelope? 347 00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:41,399 -Mm-hmm. -That is… so unlike her. 348 00:23:41,483 --> 00:23:43,026 Perhaps she has changed. 349 00:23:43,109 --> 00:23:46,905 -She is not seeking a husband in you? -No. I'm only helping her find one. 350 00:23:48,657 --> 00:23:52,118 Is that wise? What if anyone were to find out about your helping her? 351 00:23:52,202 --> 00:23:55,455 Well, who should help her? She does not have any male relatives. 352 00:23:55,539 --> 00:23:57,666 Yes, but you are an eligible suitor. 353 00:23:57,749 --> 00:23:59,876 Perhaps the most eligible right now, strangely. 354 00:23:59,960 --> 00:24:02,087 -It would not look right. -No, it would not. 355 00:24:02,170 --> 00:24:04,422 And that is why we are not telling anyone. 356 00:24:28,530 --> 00:24:30,991 Finally, they seem to be putting in some work. 357 00:24:31,074 --> 00:24:32,409 Yes, Your Majesty. 358 00:24:35,078 --> 00:24:36,371 Perhaps a little too much. 359 00:24:38,206 --> 00:24:41,793 If only your curtsy had been low enough in your first season out. 360 00:24:49,467 --> 00:24:52,596 My dear… you should know it is not my intention 361 00:24:52,679 --> 00:24:54,639 to push suitors on you this season. 362 00:24:54,723 --> 00:24:58,727 But perhaps you might become acquainted with a few other young ladies 363 00:24:58,810 --> 00:25:02,105 so that your circle is wider than simply Miss Cowper? 364 00:25:03,356 --> 00:25:04,441 I plan to. 365 00:25:04,524 --> 00:25:05,817 Do you mean it? 366 00:25:05,900 --> 00:25:09,112 Miss Bridgerton. Would you like to take a turn about the room with us? 367 00:25:09,821 --> 00:25:11,573 I do enjoy a good turn. 368 00:25:16,953 --> 00:25:18,788 Well… 369 00:25:18,872 --> 00:25:21,416 And then there were two. Shall we greet the queen? 370 00:25:21,958 --> 00:25:23,376 Perhaps that could wait? 371 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:27,380 At tea, Lady Danbury mentioned a musically inclined suitor? 372 00:25:27,464 --> 00:25:28,632 Several, I believe. 373 00:25:29,132 --> 00:25:31,968 Let us start with one and see where the evening leads us. 374 00:25:34,804 --> 00:25:37,932 Good evening, Mr. Bridgerton, Mr. Bridgerton. 375 00:25:38,516 --> 00:25:41,895 Ladies! And more ladies! 376 00:25:45,065 --> 00:25:46,900 They've taken to hunting in packs. 377 00:25:46,983 --> 00:25:50,028 Mr. Bridgerton, I have yet to see you on the dance floor. 378 00:25:50,695 --> 00:25:52,072 What say you, brother? 379 00:25:52,781 --> 00:25:53,948 Time for you to dance? 380 00:25:54,741 --> 00:25:55,617 Yes. 381 00:25:56,493 --> 00:25:59,454 Miss Stowell, may I have the next dance? 382 00:26:00,205 --> 00:26:01,206 Hm. 383 00:26:10,423 --> 00:26:12,592 Mr. Dankworth, Mr. Finch. 384 00:26:12,676 --> 00:26:14,260 Where are your ladies? 385 00:26:14,344 --> 00:26:18,098 I have lost mine somewhere in this splendid celestial display. 386 00:26:18,181 --> 00:26:20,475 I sent mine to look for pastries. 387 00:26:21,059 --> 00:26:22,686 Your wife is a pastry, Mr. Finch. 388 00:26:22,769 --> 00:26:26,147 Perhaps if you savored her as much as you do food, 389 00:26:26,231 --> 00:26:28,149 she would be with child by now. 390 00:26:28,233 --> 00:26:30,276 I think of Prudence as a bonbon. 391 00:26:30,360 --> 00:26:33,321 Delicate and, oh, so agreeable. 392 00:26:33,405 --> 00:26:37,992 Mr. Dankworth, you are so… pretty. 393 00:26:38,076 --> 00:26:40,036 -Oh. -I shall find them for you. 394 00:26:41,538 --> 00:26:45,250 Has anyone told you that your mother is rather terrifying? 395 00:26:56,052 --> 00:26:56,886 Good evening. 396 00:26:59,639 --> 00:27:00,890 How is your hand? 397 00:27:01,558 --> 00:27:03,810 Much better, thanks to you. 398 00:27:03,893 --> 00:27:07,689 I'm sorry again for reading your writing. But you truly write so well. 399 00:27:07,772 --> 00:27:10,859 You make it seem effortless, which is so difficult to do. 400 00:27:12,402 --> 00:27:15,196 I'd very much like to read more one day if you would let me. 401 00:27:17,490 --> 00:27:18,950 Should we make an agreement? 402 00:27:19,451 --> 00:27:23,496 I will consider it if you speak to at least one lord tonight. 403 00:27:24,122 --> 00:27:24,956 Very well. 404 00:27:25,915 --> 00:27:26,958 Whom do you suggest? 405 00:27:27,041 --> 00:27:28,001 Mm. 406 00:27:30,295 --> 00:27:32,505 Him. Lord Basilio. 407 00:27:33,214 --> 00:27:34,591 Lord Basilio is a viscount. 408 00:27:34,674 --> 00:27:37,051 And you are Penelope Featherington. Do not forget that. 409 00:27:39,554 --> 00:27:40,472 He's all yours. 410 00:27:47,645 --> 00:27:49,314 Good evening, Miss Featherington. 411 00:27:49,397 --> 00:27:51,775 Oh. Lord Basilio, I did not see you there. 412 00:27:51,858 --> 00:27:55,028 No matter. I cultivate reserve these days anyway. 413 00:27:55,111 --> 00:27:57,489 Life is too short for that, is it not? 414 00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:05,079 Lord Basilio, are you quite well? 415 00:28:08,500 --> 00:28:11,211 He went quite quickly. Sorry. Excuse me. 416 00:28:14,005 --> 00:28:15,840 Um… what happened? 417 00:28:15,924 --> 00:28:17,425 His horse recently died. 418 00:28:18,343 --> 00:28:19,886 -You are joking. -I am not. 419 00:28:19,969 --> 00:28:21,304 Colin! 420 00:28:21,387 --> 00:28:23,223 Forgive me. Um, I did not know. 421 00:28:23,765 --> 00:28:26,100 Surely someone here is not in mourning. 422 00:28:27,769 --> 00:28:29,854 -We shall gallop along. -Colin! 423 00:28:36,694 --> 00:28:39,989 You know, whenever I have a disagreement with an acquaintance, 424 00:28:40,073 --> 00:28:43,368 I find the best course of action is simply to pretend they are dead. 425 00:28:44,786 --> 00:28:47,288 I do not think that will be possible with Penelope. 426 00:28:47,831 --> 00:28:51,000 Unless I pretend she is a ghost. She was at my house today. 427 00:28:51,084 --> 00:28:52,335 Whatever for? 428 00:28:53,628 --> 00:28:56,673 It seems Colin is helping her look for a husband. 429 00:28:57,423 --> 00:28:59,342 We used to say we'd be spinsters together. 430 00:28:59,425 --> 00:29:01,469 That is rather scandalous of your brother. 431 00:29:02,220 --> 00:29:04,222 And even more so for Penelope. 432 00:29:07,058 --> 00:29:09,394 Well, she may not think you dead, 433 00:29:09,477 --> 00:29:12,105 but her feelings toward you are clearly altered. 434 00:29:12,188 --> 00:29:14,232 Perhaps you ought to alter yours as well? 435 00:29:15,108 --> 00:29:16,860 Yes. You are right. 436 00:29:16,943 --> 00:29:21,155 Eloise, do you have any special talents with which you hope to impress the queen? 437 00:29:21,239 --> 00:29:22,282 Talents? No. 438 00:29:22,365 --> 00:29:26,035 Unless you consider a knack for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. 439 00:29:26,119 --> 00:29:28,454 Like the time I tried to tell the French tutor he was nice, 440 00:29:28,538 --> 00:29:30,039 instead, called him "une chouette." 441 00:29:30,123 --> 00:29:32,250 An owl! Oh no. 442 00:29:32,333 --> 00:29:35,628 Mr. Beaufort? He is rather furry. 443 00:29:35,712 --> 00:29:37,964 Unfortunately, owls have feathers, not fur, 444 00:29:38,047 --> 00:29:40,341 so even if I had wanted to insult the poor fellow, 445 00:29:40,425 --> 00:29:42,051 I'd have failed at that as well. 446 00:29:42,635 --> 00:29:45,305 Yes. Well, in truth, I cannot blame my teachers for my lack of talent. 447 00:29:45,388 --> 00:29:47,432 It is not their fault I am such a troublesome student. 448 00:29:48,057 --> 00:29:49,934 I think we have found your talent. 449 00:29:50,018 --> 00:29:52,520 Indeed. You are a most entertaining speaker. 450 00:29:52,604 --> 00:29:53,479 Do not stop. 451 00:30:05,825 --> 00:30:08,494 Mr. Bridgerton, you are an excellent dancer. 452 00:30:08,578 --> 00:30:10,246 The pleasure was mine, Miss Stowell. 453 00:30:11,748 --> 00:30:13,791 Ah. Um, if you might excuse me. 454 00:30:16,169 --> 00:30:18,421 Now I see why no one came to the bar for so long. 455 00:30:19,297 --> 00:30:23,301 Mr. and Mrs. Mondrich… welcome to the ton. 456 00:30:24,594 --> 00:30:27,430 I've been up against men in the ring who could have killed me, 457 00:30:27,513 --> 00:30:29,724 and yet I somehow find myself more nervous 458 00:30:29,807 --> 00:30:33,061 about tonight's program of dancing and socializing. 459 00:30:33,144 --> 00:30:36,022 Well, at least you have your arms. I can barely move in this. 460 00:30:36,105 --> 00:30:38,942 You both look superb. And do not be intimidated. 461 00:30:39,525 --> 00:30:42,070 This can all be rather enjoyable 462 00:30:42,153 --> 00:30:43,780 if you do not resist. 463 00:30:45,281 --> 00:30:47,784 You looked to be enjoying your time with the young lady. 464 00:30:47,867 --> 00:30:48,993 Are you courting? 465 00:30:49,077 --> 00:30:49,911 No. 466 00:30:49,994 --> 00:30:51,996 No, no. Miss Stowell is lovely, 467 00:30:52,497 --> 00:30:54,749 but that was me doing the not-resisting bit. 468 00:30:54,832 --> 00:30:58,920 I am not certain Miss Stowell is taking your experiment so casually. 469 00:30:59,003 --> 00:31:00,088 Hm? 470 00:31:04,050 --> 00:31:04,926 Mm. 471 00:31:05,635 --> 00:31:07,595 Excuse me. I must find some ratafia. 472 00:31:07,679 --> 00:31:10,181 Your situation is making me all the more nervous. 473 00:31:12,225 --> 00:31:15,311 One dance, and suddenly, you have signaled you are available. 474 00:31:16,270 --> 00:31:19,732 How are we expected to understand all these society rules 475 00:31:19,816 --> 00:31:23,111 when even someone born into this world cannot grasp them? 476 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:30,827 Do you see those two? 477 00:31:30,910 --> 00:31:32,578 Lord and Lady De Leon. 478 00:31:33,287 --> 00:31:36,958 It is considered impolite to dance as often as they do with the same partner, 479 00:31:37,041 --> 00:31:39,711 but they cannot keep themselves off the floor. 480 00:31:40,336 --> 00:31:42,547 And Lord and Lady Singer. 481 00:31:42,630 --> 00:31:47,051 The rule is you are not supposed to have more than one or two drinks 482 00:31:47,135 --> 00:31:50,888 at these events, and yet they are like that every time. 483 00:31:50,972 --> 00:31:53,516 Drunk as fiddlers. 484 00:31:54,308 --> 00:31:57,895 And happy. Do you know what both of these couples have in common? 485 00:31:58,896 --> 00:32:00,565 They are married, like yourself. 486 00:32:01,566 --> 00:32:04,444 All these rules are to keep the marriage mart churning. 487 00:32:04,944 --> 00:32:06,988 But once you have performed your function 488 00:32:07,572 --> 00:32:10,575 and… found your match, 489 00:32:11,743 --> 00:32:12,910 you are free. 490 00:32:15,872 --> 00:32:18,041 Francesca, dearest? 491 00:32:18,124 --> 00:32:20,585 Lord Petri is quite the music devotee 492 00:32:20,668 --> 00:32:24,255 and, I hear, accomplished on the cello as well. 493 00:32:24,338 --> 00:32:26,174 The dowager viscountess flatters me. 494 00:32:26,257 --> 00:32:29,343 My love for the instrument surpasses my ability, to be sure. 495 00:32:29,427 --> 00:32:31,554 The cello is such a beautiful instrument. 496 00:32:32,138 --> 00:32:32,972 Indeed. 497 00:32:34,057 --> 00:32:35,600 What music do you most love? 498 00:32:36,225 --> 00:32:39,896 Lately, I have been enjoying Ries. His Piano Trios are quite beautiful. 499 00:32:39,979 --> 00:32:43,900 And Beethoven's Appassionata. I could listen to it forever. 500 00:32:43,983 --> 00:32:47,361 That is quite… expressive music. 501 00:32:49,155 --> 00:32:51,657 I once heard a rumor the Trios were written 502 00:32:51,741 --> 00:32:54,160 to convey his feelings for Mademoiselle Ludwigs. 503 00:32:54,702 --> 00:32:56,412 Do you not think you feel it in the music? 504 00:32:56,496 --> 00:32:57,747 Follow me, my dear. 505 00:32:58,539 --> 00:33:01,751 I mostly enjoy the chord progressions. 506 00:33:05,004 --> 00:33:08,049 A mother in her natural sphere, 507 00:33:08,132 --> 00:33:10,676 always watching from the sidelines. 508 00:33:10,760 --> 00:33:12,053 Lady Danbury. 509 00:33:12,637 --> 00:33:14,430 After Eloise's fumbles last season, 510 00:33:14,514 --> 00:33:17,350 I am fearful of pushing another daughter too hard, 511 00:33:17,433 --> 00:33:19,268 but also fearful that, without a push, 512 00:33:19,352 --> 00:33:22,355 Francesca will marry the first "good enough" match. 513 00:33:22,438 --> 00:33:25,316 And never set foot out of her natural sphere. 514 00:33:25,399 --> 00:33:26,400 Mm. 515 00:33:26,484 --> 00:33:29,237 A conundrum, to be sure. 516 00:33:31,697 --> 00:33:33,991 Perhaps the best thing you can do 517 00:33:34,075 --> 00:33:37,495 is to let her be in her natural sphere, then. 518 00:33:37,578 --> 00:33:38,579 Come. 519 00:33:43,459 --> 00:33:44,335 Come with me. 520 00:33:47,672 --> 00:33:51,425 I may be with child already. I must eat for two. 521 00:33:51,509 --> 00:33:54,137 Your arrogance does not count as two people. 522 00:33:54,220 --> 00:33:56,055 That is enough. 523 00:33:57,557 --> 00:34:01,310 Why do you not stand with your husbands, whom I took pains to secure for you? 524 00:34:01,394 --> 00:34:03,229 You could be setting the mood for later. 525 00:34:03,312 --> 00:34:05,523 Alby and I lay together before we arrived. 526 00:34:05,606 --> 00:34:08,401 Just lower your voice! Not here. 527 00:34:15,449 --> 00:34:16,534 And what about you? 528 00:34:17,743 --> 00:34:18,911 Did you two… 529 00:34:21,038 --> 00:34:22,081 We began. 530 00:34:23,457 --> 00:34:24,458 I simply-- 531 00:34:25,960 --> 00:34:27,336 I do not enjoy it. 532 00:34:31,424 --> 00:34:35,803 A woman's pleasure is somewhat more subtle than a man's. 533 00:34:35,887 --> 00:34:37,263 You see, when he… 534 00:34:39,182 --> 00:34:40,558 inserts himself… 535 00:34:40,641 --> 00:34:42,018 Inserts himself? 536 00:34:43,144 --> 00:34:44,520 Inserts himself where? 537 00:34:47,732 --> 00:34:50,151 What on earth do you and Mr. Finch do? 538 00:34:50,234 --> 00:34:51,652 We kiss, 539 00:34:51,736 --> 00:34:53,654 and then he makes an odd sound, 540 00:34:53,738 --> 00:34:55,531 and he goes to change his breeches. 541 00:34:56,532 --> 00:34:58,534 His breeches remain on? 542 00:34:59,243 --> 00:35:02,163 -Of course. -Why must I be punished over and over? 543 00:35:11,589 --> 00:35:15,509 I am tired of these chits tripping over themselves the moment they see me. 544 00:35:15,593 --> 00:35:18,429 I have seen enough. It is time for me to retire. 545 00:35:18,512 --> 00:35:19,972 Before you go. 546 00:35:20,056 --> 00:35:23,059 Have you seen the Gérard painting in the back room? 547 00:35:23,643 --> 00:35:26,145 I think you might find it, well, 548 00:35:27,146 --> 00:35:28,689 rather brilliant. 549 00:35:31,776 --> 00:35:34,570 She is leaving. She has barely spoken to any of us. 550 00:35:34,654 --> 00:35:36,781 Finally. Now I can stuff my mouth with chocolates 551 00:35:36,864 --> 00:35:38,908 without fear of appearing impolite. Excuse me. 552 00:35:38,991 --> 00:35:41,452 But we've not nearly had enough time to show off our gifts. 553 00:35:41,535 --> 00:35:43,746 Does anyone at least have any good gossip? 554 00:35:47,083 --> 00:35:49,543 I cannot think of anything at the moment. 555 00:36:01,681 --> 00:36:03,015 Good evening, Lord Remington. 556 00:36:03,099 --> 00:36:06,143 Miss Featherington. It is a fine evening, is it not? 557 00:36:06,936 --> 00:36:07,937 I suppose so. 558 00:36:08,521 --> 00:36:10,898 I heard Her Majesty has yet to choose a diamond, 559 00:36:10,982 --> 00:36:14,777 and it has caused some consternation with your fellow young ladies. 560 00:36:14,860 --> 00:36:17,029 I do not much care for idle gossip. 561 00:36:17,113 --> 00:36:19,365 Truly, you are a more resolute person than I. 562 00:36:19,448 --> 00:36:21,242 I love a bit of gossip. 563 00:36:21,742 --> 00:36:24,662 I should not be so eager, but on days Whistledown is delivered, 564 00:36:24,745 --> 00:36:27,915 I sit by the door and read it as soon as it arrives. 565 00:36:27,999 --> 00:36:31,419 Do you? I must admit, I do quite enjoy Whistledown. 566 00:36:31,502 --> 00:36:34,088 Did you read the passage about Lady Carter's housekeeper? 567 00:36:34,171 --> 00:36:36,382 That Lady Houghton stole her, 568 00:36:36,465 --> 00:36:38,926 and that is why Lady Carter fell off tonight's guest list? 569 00:36:44,390 --> 00:36:46,350 -Good evening, Lord Remington. -Yes, my lord. 570 00:36:53,232 --> 00:36:56,610 Colin… Lord Remington has asked to call on me tomorrow. 571 00:36:56,694 --> 00:36:57,945 Well, that is excellent. 572 00:36:58,029 --> 00:36:59,655 Do you like him? 573 00:37:01,240 --> 00:37:04,035 I did enjoy myself. Very much. 574 00:37:05,202 --> 00:37:06,662 I am certain he did as well. 575 00:37:07,955 --> 00:37:11,000 It is rather unseemly that Miss Featherington took his help. 576 00:37:11,083 --> 00:37:13,044 Pitiable, I think. 577 00:37:13,127 --> 00:37:16,422 It is kind of him, but perhaps overly so. 578 00:37:16,964 --> 00:37:18,257 I wouldn't believe… 579 00:37:19,884 --> 00:37:20,885 She's done for. 580 00:37:20,968 --> 00:37:22,887 Pardon me, what are you whispering about? 581 00:37:23,471 --> 00:37:27,850 Mr. Bridgerton, we were wondering why an eligible gentleman such as yourself 582 00:37:27,933 --> 00:37:30,394 would help a spinster find a husband. 583 00:37:30,478 --> 00:37:33,731 Especially someone who is so beyond hope of success. 584 00:37:35,274 --> 00:37:37,526 Mmm… It's actually all rather sad. 585 00:37:43,449 --> 00:37:44,450 Pen, wait! 586 00:37:47,536 --> 00:37:50,581 I cannot wait to know what Lady Whistledown'll write about this. 587 00:37:50,664 --> 00:37:54,377 It will surely be the main interest of her next edition. 588 00:37:58,381 --> 00:38:01,384 Eloise! Did you tell anyone of my helping Penelope? 589 00:38:01,467 --> 00:38:03,552 No. I did-- I did not mean to-- 590 00:38:03,636 --> 00:38:05,012 Which means you did? 591 00:38:05,096 --> 00:38:07,765 -I confided in Cressida. -Because you thought you could trust her? 592 00:38:07,848 --> 00:38:10,142 Why you are friends with Cressida in place of Penelope, 593 00:38:10,226 --> 00:38:11,560 I will never understand. 594 00:38:11,644 --> 00:38:14,730 What could Penelope possibly have done to warrant such maltreatment? 595 00:38:53,644 --> 00:38:55,312 That was splendid. 596 00:38:55,396 --> 00:38:58,399 Forgive me, Your Majesty. I was taking a small pause from the ball. 597 00:38:58,482 --> 00:39:00,443 Because you delight in your endeavors. 598 00:39:00,526 --> 00:39:02,736 Someone who performs not for me 599 00:39:03,446 --> 00:39:04,947 but for themselves. 600 00:39:06,532 --> 00:39:07,366 Brava. 601 00:39:11,328 --> 00:39:13,873 "Sparkling," one might say. 602 00:39:34,435 --> 00:39:36,228 My lady. 603 00:39:36,770 --> 00:39:38,939 Will, what are you doing? 604 00:39:39,023 --> 00:39:41,275 Should you not be sleeping in your own bedchamber? 605 00:39:41,358 --> 00:39:42,902 I do not wish to sleep. 606 00:39:43,903 --> 00:39:45,196 At least, not yet. 607 00:39:45,279 --> 00:39:47,323 And when I do, I will sleep here 608 00:39:47,948 --> 00:39:50,201 with my beautiful wife. 609 00:39:50,284 --> 00:39:52,411 Not in a cold, lonely room by myself. 610 00:39:52,495 --> 00:39:55,039 You heard Mrs. Khanna. That is not how it is done. 611 00:39:55,122 --> 00:39:56,874 -We cannot-- -Yes, we can. 612 00:39:56,957 --> 00:40:00,628 We can do whatever we want, Alice. This is our life now. 613 00:40:00,711 --> 00:40:03,297 We are a married, noble couple. 614 00:40:03,380 --> 00:40:04,882 Our son is noble. 615 00:40:04,965 --> 00:40:06,759 Our family is noble. 616 00:40:09,678 --> 00:40:10,846 I think 617 00:40:12,181 --> 00:40:15,601 I am somehow afraid I will do something wrong, 618 00:40:15,684 --> 00:40:17,561 and they will take it all away. 619 00:40:17,645 --> 00:40:19,313 We've made use of our advantages, 620 00:40:19,396 --> 00:40:21,774 but everything up until now, we have worked for. 621 00:40:21,857 --> 00:40:25,236 And… I cannot stop thinking… 622 00:40:26,487 --> 00:40:28,781 -What have we done to earn this? -Nothing. 623 00:40:28,864 --> 00:40:32,451 The same as every viscount and earl and baron out there. 624 00:40:32,535 --> 00:40:35,162 Absolutely nothing. 625 00:40:35,246 --> 00:40:38,666 But it is ours, so let us enjoy it. 626 00:40:38,749 --> 00:40:42,336 No more tiptoeing around. No more sleeping in separate bedrooms. 627 00:40:42,419 --> 00:40:44,630 No more old Lady Kent clothes. 628 00:40:44,713 --> 00:40:46,674 Away with Lady Kent's clothes. 629 00:40:48,384 --> 00:40:50,469 Away with clothes. 630 00:40:54,932 --> 00:40:58,811 But… I am keeping all the jewelry. 631 00:40:58,894 --> 00:41:00,104 There you go. 632 00:41:20,666 --> 00:41:22,835 By the light of the moon, 633 00:41:22,918 --> 00:41:26,672 it is easy for one to mistake the night as a place of safety. 634 00:41:29,592 --> 00:41:33,345 Which is why, perhaps, both Featherington sisters 635 00:41:33,429 --> 00:41:36,932 snuck away early last night with their husbands. 636 00:41:38,892 --> 00:41:42,896 But one must never forget that, despite the cover of night, 637 00:41:42,980 --> 00:41:46,525 there are still eyes upon us all at all times. 638 00:41:46,609 --> 00:41:49,194 Good evening, Lady Danbury. A letter for you, ma'am. 639 00:41:50,863 --> 00:41:51,697 Mm. 640 00:41:52,698 --> 00:41:53,616 Thank you. 641 00:41:57,745 --> 00:41:59,538 Apologies for the disturbance. 642 00:42:01,206 --> 00:42:03,042 Please alert Mrs. Walsh. 643 00:42:03,125 --> 00:42:05,294 We shall be having a visitor. 644 00:42:05,961 --> 00:42:06,837 Hm. 645 00:42:09,173 --> 00:42:10,341 Hmm. 646 00:42:11,800 --> 00:42:16,430 We know there is one young lady who most certainly wishes 647 00:42:16,513 --> 00:42:19,058 her plans had remained in the dark. 648 00:42:19,141 --> 00:42:20,559 Penelope Featherington, 649 00:42:20,643 --> 00:42:24,063 who was so certain that she would not find a husband on her own, 650 00:42:24,146 --> 00:42:27,691 that she had to enlist the help of Mr. Colin Bridgerton. 651 00:42:29,068 --> 00:42:31,403 And while we knew Miss Featherington's 652 00:42:31,487 --> 00:42:34,365 marital prospects were slim at best, 653 00:42:34,990 --> 00:42:36,992 this recent scandal 654 00:42:37,076 --> 00:42:40,788 will certainly make any further hopes disappear. 655 00:42:42,122 --> 00:42:44,083 Eloise. There you are. 656 00:42:46,168 --> 00:42:47,753 Is this what you wanted to happen? 657 00:42:49,088 --> 00:42:50,714 I do not know of what you're speaking. 658 00:42:50,798 --> 00:42:54,468 When you spread gossip about someone, it will inevitably end up in Whistledown. 659 00:42:54,551 --> 00:42:55,427 You must know that. 660 00:42:55,511 --> 00:42:57,012 But perhaps that was your goal 661 00:42:57,096 --> 00:42:59,890 in communicating the secret I told you in confidence. 662 00:42:59,973 --> 00:43:02,184 Or can you really just not help being cruel? 663 00:43:03,435 --> 00:43:05,312 I did not communicate your secret. 664 00:43:05,896 --> 00:43:07,272 But I did notice Miss Livingston 665 00:43:07,356 --> 00:43:09,483 whispering around the room after hovering nearby. 666 00:43:09,566 --> 00:43:12,528 You were rather indiscreet when you told me about Penelope. 667 00:43:13,445 --> 00:43:15,906 Perhaps if you were more decided about your former friendship, 668 00:43:15,989 --> 00:43:17,741 you would not have felt the need to gossip. 669 00:43:20,077 --> 00:43:22,413 I do appreciate your concern about cruelty, 670 00:43:22,996 --> 00:43:25,541 but perhaps you should like to find a looking glass… 671 00:43:26,417 --> 00:43:28,210 rather than looking at me. 672 00:43:39,847 --> 00:43:40,973 Have you seen this? 673 00:43:42,808 --> 00:43:44,184 Tell me it is not true. 674 00:43:44,268 --> 00:43:45,436 I cannot. 675 00:43:45,519 --> 00:43:47,354 Oh, Penelope. 676 00:43:48,355 --> 00:43:50,357 How could you be so reckless? 677 00:43:50,441 --> 00:43:53,819 This family has already endured so much public scrutiny, 678 00:43:53,902 --> 00:43:55,237 and now this? 679 00:43:57,072 --> 00:43:58,282 It was foolish to ask-- 680 00:43:58,365 --> 00:44:01,535 No, what is foolish is being unreasonable 681 00:44:01,618 --> 00:44:03,954 about what you can achieve. 682 00:44:04,037 --> 00:44:07,916 I thought when you bought those dresses, it was only for your amusement, 683 00:44:08,000 --> 00:44:10,043 not that you earnestly believed 684 00:44:10,127 --> 00:44:13,297 you might find a husband in your third year out. 685 00:44:25,350 --> 00:44:27,936 A life unmarried is not all bad. 686 00:44:28,020 --> 00:44:32,024 Trust me, men can often cause much more trouble than they are worth. 687 00:44:55,464 --> 00:44:59,176 This author would not be surprised if Miss Featherington 688 00:44:59,259 --> 00:45:02,262 should wish to return to her familiar shadows 689 00:45:02,346 --> 00:45:03,889 once and for all. 690 00:45:08,811 --> 00:45:09,686 Miss. 691 00:45:10,896 --> 00:45:12,022 You have a visitor. 692 00:45:24,993 --> 00:45:26,245 What are you doing here? 693 00:45:32,501 --> 00:45:34,419 I bribed her to give us a moment alone. 694 00:45:36,046 --> 00:45:37,422 I had to see how you were. 695 00:45:38,841 --> 00:45:41,343 -You read Whistledown. -She is beastly to write such things. 696 00:45:41,426 --> 00:45:43,554 It's her job to report what everyone is talking about. 697 00:45:43,637 --> 00:45:45,681 It would have been suspicious if she had not. 698 00:45:46,765 --> 00:45:48,475 In truth, I brought this on myself. 699 00:45:49,601 --> 00:45:53,105 A sad, stupid girl who believed she might possibly have a chance of love. 700 00:45:53,188 --> 00:45:55,482 You must not say such things. 701 00:45:55,566 --> 00:45:58,902 Perhaps a return to the shadows is for the best. 702 00:45:58,986 --> 00:46:00,863 After all, a small taste of the light 703 00:46:00,946 --> 00:46:03,866 can lead to that most dangerous of emotions. 704 00:46:03,949 --> 00:46:04,783 Hope. 705 00:46:05,534 --> 00:46:10,414 And once hope is lost, a lady may become reckless. 706 00:46:12,124 --> 00:46:12,958 Colin… 707 00:46:15,002 --> 00:46:16,253 could I ask you something? 708 00:46:17,462 --> 00:46:18,297 Of course. 709 00:46:21,049 --> 00:46:21,925 Would… 710 00:46:24,678 --> 00:46:25,804 Would you kiss me? 711 00:46:29,224 --> 00:46:31,184 -Penelope-- -It would not have to mean anything. 712 00:46:31,268 --> 00:46:33,729 And I would never expect anything from you because of it, 713 00:46:33,812 --> 00:46:35,731 but I'm nearly on the shelf and never been kissed, 714 00:46:35,814 --> 00:46:37,566 and I am not certain I ever will be. 715 00:46:37,649 --> 00:46:39,234 I could die tomorrow-- 716 00:46:39,318 --> 00:46:42,529 -You are not going to die tomorrow. -But I could, and it would kill me. 717 00:46:42,613 --> 00:46:43,614 But you'd already be dead. 718 00:46:43,697 --> 00:46:46,325 I do not wish to die without ever having been kissed. 719 00:46:49,745 --> 00:46:50,579 Please. 720 00:46:53,999 --> 00:46:55,000 Colin. 721 00:47:50,013 --> 00:47:51,014 Thank you.