1 00:00:30,009 --> 00:00:33,096 Move more slowly! I must not rush as I am with child. 2 00:00:33,179 --> 00:00:36,474 -Pfft. You do not know that for certain. -Uh, I threw up all night. 3 00:00:36,558 --> 00:00:39,310 Is pregnancy sickness not associated with the morning? 4 00:00:39,394 --> 00:00:42,313 What is it? My housekeeper said that Varley said it was urgent. 5 00:00:42,397 --> 00:00:43,481 -I was sleeping. -Shh. 6 00:00:43,565 --> 00:00:45,900 Look. Your sister has a caller. 7 00:00:48,194 --> 00:00:49,779 I have brought you a plant 8 00:00:50,363 --> 00:00:53,449 so that you might continue to enjoy nature from your windowsill. 9 00:00:53,533 --> 00:00:55,535 Thank you. 10 00:00:56,828 --> 00:00:58,413 -What is it? -Um… 11 00:00:59,789 --> 00:01:01,040 Why her? 12 00:01:01,124 --> 00:01:02,750 She must have blackmailed him. 13 00:01:02,834 --> 00:01:04,961 Or trapped him in a closet. 14 00:01:05,044 --> 00:01:07,297 Think she used a potion like the one Varley gave us? 15 00:01:07,380 --> 00:01:09,924 We know what she did. She used Colin Bridgerton's help. 16 00:01:10,008 --> 00:01:12,760 Many people would do much worse to be connected to the Bridgertons. 17 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:18,099 I shall have to pick up Mr. Bridgerton's mantle of assistance. 18 00:01:20,935 --> 00:01:21,978 Lord Debling. 19 00:01:22,896 --> 00:01:25,398 My other daughters just happened to drop by, 20 00:01:25,481 --> 00:01:27,317 and they wish to say good day. 21 00:01:28,026 --> 00:01:28,860 Good day. 22 00:01:30,987 --> 00:01:31,988 Good day. 23 00:01:33,239 --> 00:01:34,532 We are so pleased to have you. 24 00:01:34,616 --> 00:01:39,078 So often, my Penelope is sat at that window, reading. 25 00:01:39,162 --> 00:01:42,874 And now, here she is, in the room. And we have you to thank for that. 26 00:01:43,499 --> 00:01:46,878 Is that so? Is there a reason you like that window so much? 27 00:01:47,378 --> 00:01:49,964 Is the settee particularly comfortable? 28 00:01:50,048 --> 00:01:53,426 Not particularly. I suppose I mostly just enjoy the view. 29 00:01:55,220 --> 00:01:57,472 But I have grown rather tired of it. 30 00:01:58,389 --> 00:02:00,350 And I am very glad to be here with you. 31 00:02:18,034 --> 00:02:19,994 Oh, I thought I might find you in here. 32 00:02:20,078 --> 00:02:21,704 I am found. 33 00:02:22,288 --> 00:02:26,626 We are expecting the Marquess Samadani to call on Francesca this morning. 34 00:02:26,709 --> 00:02:28,336 Can I count on your presence? 35 00:02:28,419 --> 00:02:31,297 I think it may be best if I absent myself from this round. 36 00:02:32,548 --> 00:02:35,426 Well, if I am there, I will surely eat all of the biscuits 37 00:02:35,510 --> 00:02:37,303 and leave none for the marquess. 38 00:02:39,222 --> 00:02:42,267 Dear… at last night's ball, 39 00:02:42,850 --> 00:02:47,272 when you were asking about friendship and whether it can blossom into love, 40 00:02:47,355 --> 00:02:50,358 is there something you wished to discuss with me? 41 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:54,153 That is kind of you, Mother, 42 00:02:54,237 --> 00:02:57,740 but it was purely a speculative question. 43 00:02:58,366 --> 00:03:00,618 I simply want the best for Francesca. 44 00:03:02,912 --> 00:03:04,330 I shall come down later. 45 00:03:07,250 --> 00:03:08,084 Very well. 46 00:03:22,849 --> 00:03:27,061 Dearest Gentle Reader. A question. 47 00:03:27,145 --> 00:03:31,482 What is the primary force that guides us along our paths? 48 00:03:32,233 --> 00:03:33,401 You are my solicitor. 49 00:03:33,484 --> 00:03:36,321 Although, whether you remain so depends on what you say next. 50 00:03:36,404 --> 00:03:38,406 I shall return with things in order. 51 00:03:44,912 --> 00:03:48,166 -Are you here to overcharge me as well? -I am not. 52 00:03:48,249 --> 00:03:50,585 I have come to call on you. 53 00:03:50,668 --> 00:03:52,128 Mr. Bridgerton. 54 00:03:53,338 --> 00:03:55,423 I do not wish to be called on. 55 00:03:56,632 --> 00:03:58,217 Is it our minds… 56 00:04:00,511 --> 00:04:01,929 or our hearts? 57 00:04:03,306 --> 00:04:06,476 The poor cousin says, "Well, I ought not dispute it, 58 00:04:06,559 --> 00:04:09,187 for I have heard you claim so these past ten years." 59 00:04:15,943 --> 00:04:16,778 Splendid. 60 00:04:17,362 --> 00:04:20,239 But before you consume all the mirth in the room, 61 00:04:20,323 --> 00:04:25,286 you must tell us, to what do we owe the pleasure of your return to London? 62 00:04:25,370 --> 00:04:28,331 You must forgive me for performing for the room. 63 00:04:28,414 --> 00:04:29,374 Mmm. 64 00:04:29,457 --> 00:04:31,000 I am accustomed to the staff 65 00:04:31,084 --> 00:04:33,503 at my country estate being my only company. 66 00:04:33,586 --> 00:04:37,006 It is that very lack of society that has brought me back. 67 00:04:37,090 --> 00:04:38,925 Not to mention a lack of ladies. 68 00:04:39,008 --> 00:04:41,844 Well, then, all shall work out perfectly. 69 00:04:41,928 --> 00:04:43,679 I am occupied a good while. 70 00:04:43,763 --> 00:04:47,058 And thus, you are free to meet with 71 00:04:47,141 --> 00:04:50,478 as many ladies… as you might like. 72 00:04:51,646 --> 00:04:55,024 When heart and head are in conflict, 73 00:04:55,108 --> 00:04:58,611 every choice may feel like agony. 74 00:04:59,278 --> 00:05:02,949 One person in whom thought and feeling are united 75 00:05:03,032 --> 00:05:05,576 is Her Majesty Queen Charlotte. 76 00:05:05,660 --> 00:05:10,581 After their meeting at the Hawkins ball, it seems the queen's sparkler, 77 00:05:10,665 --> 00:05:12,500 Miss Francesca Bridgerton, 78 00:05:12,583 --> 00:05:17,255 may indeed be poised to become the new Marquess Samadani. 79 00:05:17,338 --> 00:05:19,882 She lavishes you with praise, Your Majesty. 80 00:05:20,675 --> 00:05:22,552 You can read from all the way back there? 81 00:05:22,635 --> 00:05:25,430 With much practice, anything is possible. 82 00:05:25,513 --> 00:05:30,268 Then I am pleased we are so well-practiced in hosting the most exquisite gatherings. 83 00:05:30,351 --> 00:05:32,228 We shall arrange one promptly. 84 00:05:33,479 --> 00:05:35,606 A celebration of our good standing. 85 00:05:35,690 --> 00:05:39,652 And a chance, perhaps, to secure our match for Miss Francesca? 86 00:05:44,198 --> 00:05:45,950 Step another pace backwards. 87 00:05:46,576 --> 00:05:48,035 You read me too well. 88 00:05:50,705 --> 00:05:54,500 Of course, whatever maketh our collective hearts swell 89 00:05:54,584 --> 00:05:56,794 may yet make them break. 90 00:05:57,503 --> 00:06:02,049 The season is still early and oft has a mind of its own. 91 00:06:02,133 --> 00:06:03,176 That is the cake? 92 00:06:03,259 --> 00:06:05,803 -I believe it is called mille-feuille. -Oh. 93 00:06:05,887 --> 00:06:08,473 Our cook has spoken with Lord Samadani's kitchen. 94 00:06:08,556 --> 00:06:11,225 This should be exactly to his standard. 95 00:06:11,309 --> 00:06:14,479 I hope we have not put our cook to too much trouble for nothing. 96 00:06:14,562 --> 00:06:16,856 Lord Samadani may not choose to call upon me. 97 00:06:16,939 --> 00:06:17,899 Shh… 98 00:06:18,941 --> 00:06:22,320 -There is a caller here. -Yes! Bring him in. 99 00:06:35,875 --> 00:06:37,793 Lord Samadani, welcome. 100 00:06:37,877 --> 00:06:40,922 Our cook has prepared some mille-feuille in anticipation of your arrival. 101 00:06:41,005 --> 00:06:42,840 Hyacinth, this is not Lord Samadani. 102 00:06:42,924 --> 00:06:45,343 -Oh. -Please forgive us for the error. 103 00:06:45,426 --> 00:06:47,428 Oh, the error is mine, I am certain. 104 00:06:48,137 --> 00:06:51,182 I am here to call upon one of your daughters, if I may. 105 00:06:54,435 --> 00:06:55,353 Um… 106 00:06:55,937 --> 00:06:57,563 My daughter Francesca? 107 00:06:58,439 --> 00:06:59,690 Miss Francesca. 108 00:07:00,525 --> 00:07:03,319 John Stirling, Earl of Kilmartin. 109 00:07:03,819 --> 00:07:06,447 -It is a pleasure to meet you. -The pleasure is mine. 110 00:07:08,908 --> 00:07:11,911 Lord Kilmartin and I met briefly at the Hawkins ball 111 00:07:11,994 --> 00:07:15,540 but have not had the opportunity for a formal introduction. 112 00:07:16,415 --> 00:07:17,458 I see. 113 00:07:17,542 --> 00:07:19,085 May I join you a moment? 114 00:07:19,835 --> 00:07:20,962 I should like that. 115 00:07:52,368 --> 00:07:53,869 She does not speak to him. 116 00:07:54,745 --> 00:07:55,705 I am in awe. 117 00:07:56,289 --> 00:07:59,166 I thought one had to use wit or banter to dissuade a suitor. 118 00:07:59,250 --> 00:08:01,877 But simple silence is radically more effective. 119 00:08:01,961 --> 00:08:03,546 Perhaps they are enjoying themselves. 120 00:08:03,629 --> 00:08:06,299 But how will they know each other if they do not speak? 121 00:08:06,382 --> 00:08:07,675 And he comes to call 122 00:08:07,758 --> 00:08:10,344 without having had a formal introduction first? 123 00:08:11,721 --> 00:08:13,931 Uh, there is another caller here, my lady. 124 00:08:15,141 --> 00:08:17,560 Lord Samadani, for Miss Francesca. 125 00:08:17,643 --> 00:08:19,520 Lady Bridgerton, good day. 126 00:08:19,604 --> 00:08:22,315 Good day, Lord Samadani. I shall fetch you a pastry. 127 00:08:23,691 --> 00:08:25,610 Mr. Bridgerton. Miss Bridgerton. 128 00:08:25,693 --> 00:08:28,779 And you must be Miss Hyacinth, I presume? 129 00:08:28,863 --> 00:08:30,114 How dashing! 130 00:08:30,615 --> 00:08:34,076 Miss Francesca. It is a pleasure to see you. 131 00:08:35,411 --> 00:08:37,038 Good day, Lord Samadani. 132 00:08:39,206 --> 00:08:41,500 I do not believe we are known to each other, Lord… 133 00:08:41,584 --> 00:08:44,128 Kilmartin. But I was just leaving. 134 00:08:44,211 --> 00:08:45,755 I do not wish to interfere. 135 00:08:46,839 --> 00:08:47,798 Good day. 136 00:08:50,551 --> 00:08:52,386 Oh! 137 00:08:58,434 --> 00:08:59,310 Mmm! 138 00:09:03,731 --> 00:09:06,567 And he is the third lord to suggest you must give up the club? 139 00:09:06,651 --> 00:09:10,488 It seems that every member of the ton has had something to say on the matter, 140 00:09:10,571 --> 00:09:13,199 all out of… alleged concern. 141 00:09:13,282 --> 00:09:15,284 Their concern is insincere at best. 142 00:09:15,368 --> 00:09:19,622 But once it is done, they will surely find something else on which to fixate. 143 00:09:21,582 --> 00:09:24,126 You believe I should do as they would wish? 144 00:09:25,169 --> 00:09:27,004 Give up all that we have built? 145 00:09:27,088 --> 00:09:30,549 Was it not you who proclaimed that we should embrace all that we have now? 146 00:09:30,633 --> 00:09:34,804 Why burden yourself with a business that will only cause further confusion? 147 00:09:35,304 --> 00:09:37,306 I am not the one who is confused. 148 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:40,851 I am keeping my club. 149 00:09:56,492 --> 00:10:00,121 I have been building my collection since 1790 150 00:10:00,204 --> 00:10:04,667 and thought it only fitting to share it after all these years. 151 00:10:35,823 --> 00:10:37,450 Mama, we are in a library. 152 00:10:37,533 --> 00:10:39,452 For once, you must allow me to look at a book. 153 00:10:39,535 --> 00:10:41,495 I cannot have you growing distracted. 154 00:10:42,037 --> 00:10:44,790 You must think only of Lord Debling today. 155 00:10:45,499 --> 00:10:49,211 This book is on voyages to the North, where Lord Debling intends to travel. 156 00:10:49,295 --> 00:10:52,923 Well, let him tell you about it. Men love to explain the world to us. 157 00:10:53,007 --> 00:10:55,843 If we have already explained it to ourselves through reading, 158 00:10:55,926 --> 00:10:59,013 then they will feel superfluous and unmanned. 159 00:11:00,723 --> 00:11:02,016 Good afternoon, ladies. 160 00:11:05,603 --> 00:11:08,939 Miss Featherington, are you reading about the fabled Northwest Passage? 161 00:11:09,023 --> 00:11:11,525 -I was. I find it so-- -Terribly confusing. 162 00:11:11,609 --> 00:11:14,987 We cannot make head nor tail of it. 163 00:11:15,070 --> 00:11:17,156 Would you be so kind as to explain? 164 00:11:28,292 --> 00:11:29,960 I find books so captivating. 165 00:11:30,503 --> 00:11:32,797 I have a collection of over 1,000 myself. 166 00:11:33,380 --> 00:11:35,716 Nothing a book loves more than to be collected. 167 00:11:36,425 --> 00:11:37,343 Yes, quite. 168 00:11:45,351 --> 00:11:47,353 I do not know that anyone in this library 169 00:11:47,436 --> 00:11:49,980 has in fact read a book through to the end. 170 00:11:50,064 --> 00:11:52,441 Perhaps mine will be in the collection soon. 171 00:11:52,525 --> 00:11:55,820 The tragedy of a spinster whose father is now promising 172 00:11:55,903 --> 00:11:58,113 to marry her to one of his aged friends. 173 00:11:58,197 --> 00:12:00,199 Sounds like German literature. 174 00:12:03,994 --> 00:12:05,788 I aided you with that balloon, 175 00:12:05,871 --> 00:12:09,375 and yet all the fan-fluttering seems to be markedly in your direction. 176 00:12:10,084 --> 00:12:12,878 Perhaps you might grace us tomorrow night with your presence 177 00:12:12,962 --> 00:12:15,047 if you are not busy fending off admirers? 178 00:12:15,798 --> 00:12:17,967 We are in pursuit of some revelry. 179 00:12:22,471 --> 00:12:24,139 I think I shall accompany you. 180 00:12:24,223 --> 00:12:26,392 I could use a little revelry myself. 181 00:12:32,815 --> 00:12:35,150 Are you looking for someone, Miss Featherington? 182 00:12:35,234 --> 00:12:36,694 No. Only… 183 00:12:38,153 --> 00:12:39,572 taking in all the books. 184 00:12:40,322 --> 00:12:41,824 What is it you prefer to read? 185 00:12:42,616 --> 00:12:45,202 I do not mind a stirring tale or a book of fact. 186 00:12:45,286 --> 00:12:48,914 But in truth, I find myself drawn back 187 00:12:48,998 --> 00:12:52,668 time and time again to stories of… love. 188 00:12:53,168 --> 00:12:56,297 And what is it about those stories that interests you? 189 00:12:57,673 --> 00:12:59,341 They are histories of connection, 190 00:13:00,426 --> 00:13:01,969 of hope for a better life. 191 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:05,514 Does that make me sound terribly vapid? 192 00:13:05,598 --> 00:13:08,267 Miss Featherington, I am happy to learn you have a passion. 193 00:13:09,018 --> 00:13:11,729 One that brings you such joy as my research brings me. 194 00:13:11,812 --> 00:13:13,355 We are alike in that way. 195 00:13:16,233 --> 00:13:17,568 Are there any novels 196 00:13:17,651 --> 00:13:20,571 in which the man goes traveling for a very long time, 197 00:13:20,654 --> 00:13:23,490 and his wife is happy to stay behind, tending the estate? 198 00:13:24,658 --> 00:13:27,494 I suppose that would not be a book with much sentiment, would it? 199 00:13:28,913 --> 00:13:29,997 Not necessarily. 200 00:13:31,916 --> 00:13:35,836 But if the wife did have her own interests in life, then 201 00:13:36,962 --> 00:13:38,714 perhaps they could both be very happy. 202 00:13:38,797 --> 00:13:41,675 A practical match… but a happy one? 203 00:13:42,176 --> 00:13:44,136 I like the sound of that. 204 00:13:45,804 --> 00:13:50,142 And how, dare I ask, might this fictional gentleman 205 00:13:50,935 --> 00:13:52,561 ask for the young lady's hand? 206 00:13:53,646 --> 00:13:55,439 Especially if she had no male relative. 207 00:13:56,523 --> 00:13:58,776 If… If you were writing the book, that is. 208 00:13:59,276 --> 00:14:01,987 Well, I suppose he would have to ask her mother. 209 00:14:02,071 --> 00:14:02,947 I see. 210 00:14:03,656 --> 00:14:05,532 And if her mother gave her blessing, 211 00:14:06,450 --> 00:14:08,035 do you think she would say yes? 212 00:14:14,750 --> 00:14:16,627 I think you would have to read the book. 213 00:14:54,748 --> 00:14:56,417 Are you quite well? You appear-- 214 00:14:56,500 --> 00:15:00,129 I am afraid my enthusiasm is elsewhere this evening. 215 00:15:00,212 --> 00:15:02,214 So you would prefer to watch? 216 00:15:02,923 --> 00:15:04,299 You have already paid. 217 00:15:07,344 --> 00:15:08,262 Fine. 218 00:15:38,375 --> 00:15:40,169 Good day. 219 00:15:41,420 --> 00:15:44,798 If the marquess asks you to dance a second time at the queen's ball, 220 00:15:44,882 --> 00:15:46,884 it is a clear declaration of interest. 221 00:15:46,967 --> 00:15:50,137 We shall see if he even asks me for a first dance this time. 222 00:15:50,220 --> 00:15:51,889 Oh, something tells me he will. 223 00:15:52,931 --> 00:15:55,267 But if that interest is not shared, and… 224 00:15:57,186 --> 00:15:58,771 There is Lord Kilmartin. 225 00:15:58,854 --> 00:16:01,106 -Uh… do you know his family? -Oh, not well. 226 00:16:01,190 --> 00:16:04,193 They're a rather reserved bunch, known to keep to themselves. 227 00:16:04,693 --> 00:16:06,070 Are you interested in him? 228 00:16:07,362 --> 00:16:08,989 Good day, Lord Kilmartin. 229 00:16:09,073 --> 00:16:11,575 Miss Francesca. Lady Bridgerton. 230 00:16:12,284 --> 00:16:14,995 You left quite abruptly the other morning. 231 00:16:15,704 --> 00:16:17,748 Well… you had another caller. 232 00:16:20,459 --> 00:16:23,879 I hoped I might see you at the opening of Lord Fuller's collection yesterday. 233 00:16:23,962 --> 00:16:26,590 No. I do not often attend society events 234 00:16:26,673 --> 00:16:29,426 unless I am required to by the rules of good manners. 235 00:16:30,094 --> 00:16:31,470 I see. 236 00:16:32,554 --> 00:16:35,349 And so, are you stopping to speak with us 237 00:16:35,432 --> 00:16:38,018 just to… be polite? 238 00:16:38,519 --> 00:16:42,147 I… believe you stopped me. 239 00:16:51,532 --> 00:16:53,742 Enjoyable music, yes? 240 00:16:54,493 --> 00:16:56,411 If I am being honest, no. 241 00:16:58,205 --> 00:16:59,665 The pace is too fickle. 242 00:17:00,249 --> 00:17:03,460 Just as you think you are starting to comprehend the melody, the song is over. 243 00:17:03,544 --> 00:17:07,256 A song like this would be sweeter if it were played in 3/4 so one could, in fact, 244 00:17:07,339 --> 00:17:09,716 feel… the music. 245 00:17:12,761 --> 00:17:14,012 That is helpful. 246 00:17:15,514 --> 00:17:16,932 Uh… If you'll excuse me. 247 00:17:26,066 --> 00:17:29,027 To answer your question, no, I am not interested in him. 248 00:17:29,111 --> 00:17:30,404 Oh. Uh… 249 00:17:48,589 --> 00:17:50,549 A visitor for Miss Cowper, my lady. 250 00:17:56,138 --> 00:17:57,014 Eloise. 251 00:17:57,097 --> 00:17:59,349 Cressida. Lady Cowper. 252 00:18:00,350 --> 00:18:01,977 What a welcoming home you have. 253 00:18:02,477 --> 00:18:06,440 It is like… a museum in here. 254 00:18:06,523 --> 00:18:08,358 It is calling hour, Miss Bridgerton. 255 00:18:08,442 --> 00:18:10,903 And I should like to call on Miss Cowper a moment 256 00:18:10,986 --> 00:18:12,154 if that is allowed. 257 00:18:22,122 --> 00:18:23,498 Is everything all right? 258 00:18:24,082 --> 00:18:27,211 I came to see that you are well. You did not seem yourself yesterday. 259 00:18:27,294 --> 00:18:28,420 Oh. 260 00:18:29,588 --> 00:18:32,925 I do not believe I have ever had a friend call to the house before. 261 00:18:33,008 --> 00:18:34,092 Truly? 262 00:18:34,176 --> 00:18:35,385 I cannot blame anyone. 263 00:18:36,303 --> 00:18:39,848 It is more like a… mausoleum in here. 264 00:18:39,932 --> 00:18:40,807 Isn't it? 265 00:18:45,062 --> 00:18:45,938 Are you all right? 266 00:18:46,021 --> 00:18:48,398 I did make it clear it was calling hour. 267 00:18:48,482 --> 00:18:50,859 Certainly, you were not clear enough. 268 00:18:51,735 --> 00:18:54,988 Miss Bridgerton, if I may speak to my daughter. 269 00:18:56,323 --> 00:18:57,157 Alone. 270 00:18:57,241 --> 00:18:58,116 Of course. 271 00:19:04,039 --> 00:19:09,044 You are not to be seen with that Bridgerton girl any longer. 272 00:19:09,127 --> 00:19:10,796 Do we have an understanding? 273 00:19:22,307 --> 00:19:25,143 Are you certain you cannot come with us to dinner tonight? 274 00:19:25,852 --> 00:19:28,522 Two-thirds of the lords have closed their accounts. 275 00:19:28,605 --> 00:19:32,818 I cannot afford to bring an outside bartender in until I solve this problem. 276 00:19:33,402 --> 00:19:37,489 Perhaps a new… decorator or a cook. 277 00:19:40,158 --> 00:19:42,119 I am sure the answers will come to you. 278 00:19:52,212 --> 00:19:55,882 On my Grand Tour, I encountered this Greek girl in the Balkans. 279 00:19:56,550 --> 00:20:00,929 My bear leader looked the other way while we became acquainted 280 00:20:01,013 --> 00:20:04,474 for six months straight, all over the peninsula. 281 00:20:05,100 --> 00:20:06,560 She sounds like the young woman 282 00:20:06,643 --> 00:20:10,063 who made my time in the French Quarter worth the length of the voyage. 283 00:20:10,147 --> 00:20:14,318 Much to offer upstairs, and I do not mean her mind. 284 00:20:18,196 --> 00:20:19,865 What about you, Bridgerton? 285 00:20:19,948 --> 00:20:21,616 You were gone for quite a while. 286 00:20:21,700 --> 00:20:25,245 I am sure the girls of summer made your trip quite fulfilling? 287 00:20:26,496 --> 00:20:29,333 I did tell you my story of the contessa, did I not? 288 00:20:29,416 --> 00:20:31,626 Yes, but you did not give details. 289 00:20:31,710 --> 00:20:34,463 Well, a gentleman must keep some things to himself. 290 00:20:34,546 --> 00:20:37,716 Oh, come now. I do not see a gentleman amongst us. 291 00:20:37,799 --> 00:20:39,801 And I concur with you there. 292 00:20:43,847 --> 00:20:44,848 Oh, forgive me. 293 00:20:45,891 --> 00:20:48,727 But it is tiring, is it not? 294 00:20:49,811 --> 00:20:52,939 The necessity imposed on us to remain cavalier 295 00:20:53,023 --> 00:20:55,776 about the one thing in life that holds genuine meaning. 296 00:20:55,859 --> 00:20:57,069 Do you not find it lonely? 297 00:21:40,570 --> 00:21:41,738 Miss Featherington. 298 00:21:53,834 --> 00:21:54,668 Mama? 299 00:21:58,255 --> 00:22:02,717 Lord Debling has requested my permission to propose. 300 00:22:02,801 --> 00:22:04,428 Did you give it? 301 00:22:04,511 --> 00:22:05,846 Of course I did. 302 00:22:07,806 --> 00:22:10,225 You have done very well. 303 00:22:10,767 --> 00:22:14,521 You know, I've heard that Lord Debling has one of the largest homes in Mayfair, 304 00:22:14,604 --> 00:22:16,940 24 staff, a fleet of curricles. 305 00:22:17,023 --> 00:22:18,775 And he tells me he travels often, 306 00:22:18,859 --> 00:22:22,487 which means it will be up to you to manage his estate. 307 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:25,824 Can you imagine the kind of influence that will give you? 308 00:22:25,907 --> 00:22:29,327 The kind of influence it will give… all of us? 309 00:22:32,497 --> 00:22:34,166 Mama, I have not said yes yet. 310 00:22:34,249 --> 00:22:35,417 But of course you will. 311 00:22:37,377 --> 00:22:39,254 His traveling does have its advantages. 312 00:22:39,337 --> 00:22:41,256 I do enjoy my privacy, but… 313 00:22:43,049 --> 00:22:43,925 But what? 314 00:22:45,844 --> 00:22:48,722 Penelope… you have spent your pin money 315 00:22:48,805 --> 00:22:52,767 changing your clothes, your hair, and it has had the desired effect. 316 00:22:53,393 --> 00:22:57,189 Lord Debling is a bird in the hand, and a very fine bird at that. 317 00:22:57,814 --> 00:23:00,692 Do not become greedy in your success. 318 00:23:00,775 --> 00:23:02,652 What more could you want? 319 00:23:09,493 --> 00:23:11,536 Oh, do not tell me you're holding out for love. 320 00:23:13,663 --> 00:23:14,831 Ugh! 321 00:23:14,915 --> 00:23:17,834 This is the very reason why I discouraged you from reading. 322 00:23:17,918 --> 00:23:21,254 Love is make-believe. It is only in your storybooks. 323 00:23:21,338 --> 00:23:23,715 Do you know what is romantic? 324 00:23:24,299 --> 00:23:25,383 Security. 325 00:23:26,384 --> 00:23:27,677 Be smart, Penelope. 326 00:23:28,345 --> 00:23:31,097 And if you will not be, then I will be for you. 327 00:23:59,292 --> 00:24:01,044 -Are you ready for me, miss? -Yes. 328 00:24:13,265 --> 00:24:15,308 -Your gloves, ma'am. -Thank you. Mrs. Wilson. 329 00:24:15,392 --> 00:24:17,978 Colin, everyone is in the carriage. Are you not dressed? 330 00:24:18,061 --> 00:24:20,981 No. I wanted to tell you I should like to stay home tonight. 331 00:24:28,071 --> 00:24:30,073 Oh, you do not look well. 332 00:24:30,156 --> 00:24:33,451 Was it you I heard lumbering in the hallway late last night? 333 00:24:33,535 --> 00:24:35,245 I am… well. 334 00:24:39,666 --> 00:24:40,542 You know… 335 00:24:42,544 --> 00:24:45,755 you have always been one of my most sensitive children. 336 00:24:45,839 --> 00:24:50,010 Always aware of what others need. Always trying to be helpful 337 00:24:50,093 --> 00:24:52,762 or offering a joke to lighten the mood. 338 00:24:52,846 --> 00:24:55,473 You so rarely put yourself first. 339 00:24:55,557 --> 00:24:57,642 I am proud of your sensitivity. 340 00:25:00,228 --> 00:25:01,896 But living to please others? 341 00:25:04,316 --> 00:25:06,192 I imagine it can be wearying at times. 342 00:25:06,901 --> 00:25:08,486 Painful, perhaps. 343 00:25:08,570 --> 00:25:11,990 So, I do not blame you for putting on armor lately. 344 00:25:12,949 --> 00:25:14,326 But you must be careful 345 00:25:15,493 --> 00:25:18,163 that the armor does not rust and set 346 00:25:18,246 --> 00:25:20,707 so that you might never be able to take it off. 347 00:25:23,793 --> 00:25:26,630 My head is bottle-weary. 348 00:25:27,756 --> 00:25:29,841 Forgive me for lashing out. 349 00:25:31,301 --> 00:25:33,511 I should simply like to rest this evening. 350 00:25:35,055 --> 00:25:35,930 Mm. 351 00:25:41,561 --> 00:25:42,979 It is only a shame… 352 00:25:44,314 --> 00:25:46,566 that you might miss the fruits of your labors. 353 00:25:46,650 --> 00:25:49,986 I hear Penelope may be getting a proposal tonight. 354 00:25:50,070 --> 00:25:53,239 Lady Featherington will not stop telling anyone who will listen. 355 00:25:53,948 --> 00:25:54,783 Tonight? 356 00:25:57,243 --> 00:25:58,203 That is rather quick. 357 00:25:58,286 --> 00:25:59,913 Likely because of your help. 358 00:26:01,665 --> 00:26:02,666 Hm. 359 00:26:03,291 --> 00:26:05,210 I do hope you feel better. 360 00:27:12,193 --> 00:27:14,904 Perhaps this little love play 361 00:27:14,988 --> 00:27:17,657 will inspire my lovers tonight. 362 00:28:29,729 --> 00:28:32,065 Miss Featherington. Lady Featherington. 363 00:28:32,816 --> 00:28:33,691 Good evening. 364 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:37,362 Have you come to steal away my daughter for a dance, Lord Debling? 365 00:28:37,445 --> 00:28:40,490 I do believe she has at least one spot left on her dance card. 366 00:28:40,573 --> 00:28:41,783 Many, in fact. 367 00:28:41,866 --> 00:28:44,869 In that case, may I have the honor of taking one of your spots? 368 00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:09,894 -Lady Bridgerton. -Lord Anderson. 369 00:29:09,978 --> 00:29:12,897 Oh, thank you, but I have no appetite. 370 00:29:13,857 --> 00:29:16,568 -Are you enjoying your evening? -Oh, very much. 371 00:29:17,068 --> 00:29:20,738 I have not spent much time in Mayfair since the early days of my marriage. 372 00:29:21,823 --> 00:29:23,491 In the countryside, one can walk 373 00:29:23,575 --> 00:29:26,244 and look at trees and lounge about one's house. 374 00:29:27,453 --> 00:29:30,248 Enlighten me. However does one pass the time here in the city? 375 00:29:30,331 --> 00:29:33,793 I am afraid most of us spend our time meddling in the lives of our young. 376 00:29:33,877 --> 00:29:36,296 At least, that is my and your sister's favorite pastime. 377 00:29:36,796 --> 00:29:40,592 -My sister likes to meddle? -Well, that word does not do her justice. 378 00:29:40,675 --> 00:29:44,220 She molds society to her will, and she is rather good at it. 379 00:29:44,304 --> 00:29:45,138 Hm. 380 00:29:45,221 --> 00:29:47,348 You do not know that about her? 381 00:29:47,432 --> 00:29:48,808 We are… 382 00:29:50,393 --> 00:29:51,728 becoming reacquainted. 383 00:29:52,478 --> 00:29:55,732 And who is the target of her molding at the moment? 384 00:29:55,815 --> 00:29:58,359 Ah. My daughter, Francesca. 385 00:29:59,235 --> 00:30:00,236 Ah… 386 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:03,489 Though, I am not certain she has yet found that spark. 387 00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:08,828 -Well, for what it is worth… -Mm. 388 00:30:08,912 --> 00:30:11,164 …sometimes a fire is slow to burn. 389 00:30:11,247 --> 00:30:12,081 Mm. 390 00:30:12,165 --> 00:30:13,958 My own marriage was not a love match, 391 00:30:14,042 --> 00:30:16,294 and admittedly not very passionate in the beginning. 392 00:30:17,921 --> 00:30:19,547 But I became very fond of her. 393 00:30:20,757 --> 00:30:22,800 We were happy until the day she died. 394 00:30:24,427 --> 00:30:26,554 I am so sorry for your loss. 395 00:30:29,432 --> 00:30:30,975 Maybe there is hope, then. 396 00:30:31,059 --> 00:30:31,935 Mm-hmm. 397 00:30:32,435 --> 00:30:34,812 I, myself, had a love match, 398 00:30:34,896 --> 00:30:37,065 so that is all I know. 399 00:30:41,986 --> 00:30:43,321 You have my deepest sympathies. 400 00:30:48,117 --> 00:30:49,535 But I am envious. 401 00:30:50,078 --> 00:30:52,538 You had the chance to experience a love match. 402 00:30:53,081 --> 00:30:54,499 That is something I, myself, 403 00:30:54,582 --> 00:30:57,543 have not given up on finding in my second act. 404 00:31:04,050 --> 00:31:07,845 It looks as if your sparkler is shining brightly for you. 405 00:31:08,596 --> 00:31:09,973 -Indeed, she is. -Hm. 406 00:31:10,473 --> 00:31:14,644 Even Lady Whistledown could not disagree with the brilliance of my match. 407 00:31:14,727 --> 00:31:15,728 Mm. 408 00:31:15,812 --> 00:31:17,855 Perhaps this has opened the door 409 00:31:17,939 --> 00:31:21,317 to a friendlier alliance between the gossiper and the Crown. 410 00:31:22,944 --> 00:31:25,363 -I daresay it very much has. -Mm. 411 00:31:27,991 --> 00:31:30,785 I am grateful to you for keeping me company. 412 00:31:31,703 --> 00:31:33,371 I did not want to miss another ball, 413 00:31:33,454 --> 00:31:36,290 but I also was not looking forward to coming here alone. 414 00:31:36,374 --> 00:31:39,502 Your husband should be here with you. 415 00:31:41,379 --> 00:31:44,340 Mr. Mondrich seems to be having a difficult time 416 00:31:44,424 --> 00:31:47,677 relinquishing our old life, no matter how hard I tug at him. 417 00:31:48,344 --> 00:31:50,179 He's quite attached to his bar. 418 00:31:51,389 --> 00:31:54,684 The queen will not smile favorably 419 00:31:54,767 --> 00:31:56,811 on a man of rank working in a club. 420 00:31:57,520 --> 00:32:00,982 You must show Mr. Mondrich 421 00:32:01,065 --> 00:32:04,485 that this new life is worth his sacrifice. 422 00:32:05,111 --> 00:32:06,320 Past lives 423 00:32:07,447 --> 00:32:10,074 are dangerous places to revisit. 424 00:32:15,204 --> 00:32:17,373 Did you enjoy the ballet, Mr. Bridgerton? 425 00:32:17,457 --> 00:32:20,501 Very much. So much so I wonder if I have missed my calling. 426 00:32:21,127 --> 00:32:22,295 -As a dancer. -Oh. 427 00:32:28,134 --> 00:32:30,636 Ah. Lady Arnold. You must join us. 428 00:32:32,638 --> 00:32:35,641 Lord Fuller. Lady Fuller. A pleasure seeing you both. 429 00:32:35,725 --> 00:32:37,268 Have you met Mr. Bridgerton? 430 00:32:37,351 --> 00:32:38,811 -Indeed. -Briefly. 431 00:32:39,353 --> 00:32:42,190 Quite so. It is a pleasure, though. 432 00:32:42,774 --> 00:32:44,942 We were just sharing our thoughts on the ballet. 433 00:32:45,026 --> 00:32:47,862 I must say, I do not know that the male dancer 434 00:32:47,945 --> 00:32:50,448 needed to be in such a state of undress. 435 00:32:50,531 --> 00:32:52,950 He certainly could have put on a shirt. 436 00:32:53,034 --> 00:32:54,160 Could not agree more. 437 00:32:54,744 --> 00:32:56,704 Nothing worse than a state of undress. 438 00:33:03,753 --> 00:33:07,465 Eloise, there you are. I've been searching for you all evening. 439 00:33:07,548 --> 00:33:09,675 Should you not be careful talking to me? 440 00:33:10,384 --> 00:33:12,386 I am "that Bridgerton girl," after all. 441 00:33:12,470 --> 00:33:13,721 You heard that. 442 00:33:15,723 --> 00:33:17,266 I apologize for my father. 443 00:33:18,226 --> 00:33:20,311 And I apologize that he is a bloody fool. 444 00:33:20,937 --> 00:33:21,813 Eloise! 445 00:33:26,484 --> 00:33:28,736 If you need to keep your distance from me a while… 446 00:33:30,113 --> 00:33:31,072 I understand. 447 00:33:33,282 --> 00:33:35,535 No. My father will have to endure it. 448 00:33:35,618 --> 00:33:38,704 Besides… he is a fool. 449 00:33:41,582 --> 00:33:43,668 You are unlike many people, Eloise. 450 00:33:44,252 --> 00:33:46,712 How is it you have the courage to be so different? 451 00:33:46,796 --> 00:33:47,964 It is not courage. 452 00:33:48,047 --> 00:33:51,217 I simply cannot understand why others do not see things the way I do. 453 00:33:51,300 --> 00:33:52,802 And how do you see things exactly? 454 00:33:53,386 --> 00:33:54,262 Well… 455 00:33:56,722 --> 00:33:58,266 since you have asked… 456 00:34:15,241 --> 00:34:16,784 -Damn! -Let me. 457 00:34:34,510 --> 00:34:36,721 Sister, where are you off to? 458 00:34:38,389 --> 00:34:40,224 I am retiring early. 459 00:34:40,308 --> 00:34:43,853 The ballet has been danced, the queen is satisfied by her sparkler, 460 00:34:43,936 --> 00:34:46,898 and I should like to take a little time for myself. 461 00:34:46,981 --> 00:34:49,108 If you've finished your meddling elsewhere, 462 00:34:49,192 --> 00:34:52,236 perhaps I can offer myself as your new target. 463 00:34:52,945 --> 00:34:55,531 I hear you are something of a molder of society. 464 00:34:55,615 --> 00:34:57,825 And I keep meeting the most intriguing woman. 465 00:34:57,909 --> 00:34:59,785 I do not know what you have heard, 466 00:34:59,869 --> 00:35:02,830 but I ask that you leave me out of your raking about town. 467 00:35:02,914 --> 00:35:05,124 I am not interested. 468 00:35:06,375 --> 00:35:10,004 I understand how my activities may appear rather rakish, 469 00:35:10,087 --> 00:35:12,798 but I assure you, they are pure of heart. 470 00:35:12,882 --> 00:35:15,551 And is your heart located in your breeches? 471 00:35:30,650 --> 00:35:31,984 Miss Francesca. 472 00:35:34,695 --> 00:35:35,738 Lord Kilmartin. 473 00:35:37,073 --> 00:35:39,992 I am afraid I am rather parched from dancing with Lord Samadani. 474 00:35:40,076 --> 00:35:42,203 So much so that I do not feel much like talking. 475 00:35:42,286 --> 00:35:45,706 Ah, is that not, in fact, our preferred form of communication? 476 00:35:50,920 --> 00:35:53,714 You must forgive me for rushing off abruptly last time we met. 477 00:35:53,798 --> 00:35:55,883 It is only that I wanted to get you this. 478 00:36:00,805 --> 00:36:02,765 I am not a man of many words. 479 00:36:02,848 --> 00:36:06,060 And the words I do have, I am afraid they are not very good. 480 00:36:06,143 --> 00:36:08,854 But I do believe in the power of a gesture. 481 00:36:11,607 --> 00:36:13,901 Miss Francesca, I've brought you some lemonade. 482 00:36:15,278 --> 00:36:16,904 Forgive me, Lord Samadani. 483 00:36:17,655 --> 00:36:19,532 Mama, I am keen to return home early, 484 00:36:19,615 --> 00:36:21,075 if that is all right? 485 00:36:21,158 --> 00:36:22,159 Well, I… 486 00:36:24,787 --> 00:36:27,123 Let us find your brother and your sister first. 487 00:36:27,623 --> 00:36:28,457 Of course. 488 00:36:29,875 --> 00:36:30,876 Lord Samadani. 489 00:36:32,586 --> 00:36:33,713 Lord Kilmartin. 490 00:36:38,551 --> 00:36:39,593 What is happening? 491 00:36:40,136 --> 00:36:43,180 I believe Lord Samadani was fetching Miss Francesca lemonade, 492 00:36:44,098 --> 00:36:45,016 and now she is-- 493 00:36:45,099 --> 00:36:47,226 Not drinking the lemonade. 494 00:36:47,727 --> 00:36:49,353 Precisely, Your Majesty. 495 00:36:49,437 --> 00:36:51,605 She is not drinking the lemonade. 496 00:36:57,153 --> 00:36:59,864 Perhaps it is for the best. 497 00:36:59,947 --> 00:37:02,450 Uh, children do take up so much time 498 00:37:02,533 --> 00:37:04,869 and drain one's beauty. 499 00:37:05,870 --> 00:37:08,039 Though, of course, we both have much to spare. 500 00:37:08,122 --> 00:37:09,874 Are you suggesting we give up? 501 00:37:09,957 --> 00:37:12,168 Ow! You are giving me a pain in my chest. 502 00:37:12,251 --> 00:37:13,336 Oh, no. 503 00:37:13,419 --> 00:37:15,171 Uh… For-- Forgive me. 504 00:37:15,254 --> 00:37:17,465 In fact, I have been tender all week. 505 00:37:18,299 --> 00:37:20,760 Are you mocking me? 506 00:37:20,843 --> 00:37:22,803 My chest has been sore nonstop. 507 00:37:22,887 --> 00:37:25,222 And that is not dropsy of the pancreas. 508 00:37:25,306 --> 00:37:27,516 Mama said it's a clear pregnancy sign. 509 00:37:28,351 --> 00:37:29,185 Mm… 510 00:37:29,685 --> 00:37:30,728 Is it? 511 00:37:43,741 --> 00:37:45,368 Good evening, Bridgerton. 512 00:37:45,451 --> 00:37:46,952 Hear, hear. 513 00:37:47,578 --> 00:37:49,455 Bridgerton. Fashionably late? 514 00:37:50,039 --> 00:37:53,000 In truth, it is not worth it. Come out with us. 515 00:37:53,084 --> 00:37:55,127 Though, this time, we are drinking at White's 516 00:37:55,211 --> 00:37:57,171 instead of that dreadful Mondrich bar. 517 00:37:57,254 --> 00:37:58,923 Excuse me. 518 00:38:05,971 --> 00:38:07,640 Is everything all right, Miss Featherington? 519 00:38:08,557 --> 00:38:09,683 Everything is wonderful. 520 00:38:09,767 --> 00:38:11,018 I am glad to hear it. 521 00:38:12,812 --> 00:38:14,480 May I ask you a question, my lord? 522 00:38:14,563 --> 00:38:15,398 Anything. 523 00:38:16,524 --> 00:38:18,025 Considering how often you travel, 524 00:38:18,109 --> 00:38:20,736 it makes sense to me that you seek a practical match. But… 525 00:38:22,655 --> 00:38:25,241 do you imagine that, with time… 526 00:38:27,201 --> 00:38:28,994 love may one day grow? 527 00:38:31,080 --> 00:38:31,997 I do not know. 528 00:38:32,706 --> 00:38:34,959 To be honest, my work has such a large portion of my heart, 529 00:38:35,042 --> 00:38:37,586 it may be difficult to make more space. 530 00:38:38,212 --> 00:38:40,881 But I am very glad 531 00:38:41,382 --> 00:38:44,135 that you are someone who seems to have such a full life. 532 00:38:48,848 --> 00:38:51,725 You look especially beautiful tonight, Miss Featherington. 533 00:38:53,769 --> 00:38:55,855 And can you imagine the spare time there'd be 534 00:38:55,938 --> 00:38:58,065 if we did not always have to think about marriage? 535 00:38:58,149 --> 00:39:00,693 The time we would have to read or exchange ideas 536 00:39:00,776 --> 00:39:03,988 or do anything that isn't entirely for the purpose of ensnaring a husband. 537 00:39:04,071 --> 00:39:05,990 -That is interesting. -Isn't it? 538 00:39:06,073 --> 00:39:09,577 No. I meant, your brother is walking right up to Penelope and Lord Debling. 539 00:39:09,660 --> 00:39:11,162 Do you mind if I interrupt? 540 00:39:11,245 --> 00:39:13,247 -Colin. -It should only take a moment. 541 00:39:16,667 --> 00:39:18,794 It appears you two have something to resolve. 542 00:39:19,587 --> 00:39:20,838 I shall leave you to it. 543 00:39:24,800 --> 00:39:27,428 We shall return to this conversation another time, yes? 544 00:39:27,511 --> 00:39:28,429 Uh… 545 00:39:32,224 --> 00:39:33,184 Lord Debling. 546 00:39:33,684 --> 00:39:36,312 You are much too handsome for social ruin. 547 00:39:36,854 --> 00:39:40,399 I'd be more than happy to finish your dance with you if you need a partner. 548 00:39:47,865 --> 00:39:50,075 Colin, you'll ruin things between me and Debling. 549 00:39:50,159 --> 00:39:52,119 -Perhaps that is for the best. -What do you mean? 550 00:39:52,912 --> 00:39:56,040 Pen… you cannot marry him. You hardly know him. 551 00:39:56,123 --> 00:39:57,291 I know him well enough. 552 00:39:57,374 --> 00:39:58,626 I hear he is leaving. 553 00:39:59,126 --> 00:40:00,085 For three years. 554 00:40:00,169 --> 00:40:01,629 I know that already, Colin. 555 00:40:01,712 --> 00:40:04,006 It takes a year alone to get where he is going. 556 00:40:08,511 --> 00:40:10,304 They do seem upset, do they not? 557 00:40:10,804 --> 00:40:12,932 Eros and Psyche battling it out. 558 00:40:13,766 --> 00:40:17,645 What you are trying to say, Miss Cowper? Are they not old friends? 559 00:40:18,687 --> 00:40:20,231 The oldest of friends, really. 560 00:40:20,940 --> 00:40:23,776 Ever since the Featheringtons moved in across the street. 561 00:40:26,070 --> 00:40:28,030 Across the street from the Bridgerton house? 562 00:40:28,113 --> 00:40:28,948 Directly. 563 00:40:30,074 --> 00:40:31,075 I see. 564 00:40:31,158 --> 00:40:34,036 I have made my peace with what Lord Debling has to offer. 565 00:40:34,995 --> 00:40:36,914 I am going to accept his proposal. 566 00:40:42,419 --> 00:40:44,296 Thank you for the dance, Miss Cowper. 567 00:40:49,176 --> 00:40:52,555 I said I'd help you find a husband, but I cannot watch you make a mistake. 568 00:40:53,889 --> 00:40:57,309 The only mistake was me ever asking for your help in the first place. 569 00:41:00,604 --> 00:41:01,564 Lord Debling! 570 00:41:02,648 --> 00:41:03,857 I'm sorry we were interrupted. 571 00:41:03,941 --> 00:41:07,319 I know the ball is ending, but… shall we return to our conversation? 572 00:41:07,403 --> 00:41:09,989 Why is it you sit at your drawing-room window so often? 573 00:41:10,072 --> 00:41:11,156 I… 574 00:41:11,240 --> 00:41:13,325 All week, I've watched you search for someone. 575 00:41:13,909 --> 00:41:17,037 I thought you might have had a falling out with Mr. Bridgerton. 576 00:41:17,871 --> 00:41:21,041 But now I suspect you may have been searching for him for a different reason. 577 00:41:21,125 --> 00:41:23,877 For the same reason you prefer your drawing-room window 578 00:41:23,961 --> 00:41:26,589 and the view it affords out towards the house across the square. 579 00:41:26,672 --> 00:41:28,132 I do not know of what you speak. 580 00:41:28,215 --> 00:41:30,301 I am speaking of Mr. Bridgerton… 581 00:41:31,760 --> 00:41:33,596 and the feelings between the two of you. 582 00:41:36,015 --> 00:41:37,057 I can assure you, 583 00:41:37,766 --> 00:41:41,353 Colin Bridgerton would never ever have feelings for me. 584 00:41:41,437 --> 00:41:44,565 It is laughable to think as much. We are friends, nothing more. 585 00:41:44,648 --> 00:41:46,025 Would you like it to be more? 586 00:41:47,109 --> 00:41:47,985 I do not… 587 00:41:49,445 --> 00:41:51,238 That is not even… 588 00:41:51,989 --> 00:41:53,198 That is not a possibility. 589 00:41:53,282 --> 00:41:56,201 I did not ask if it was a possibility. I asked if you'd like it to be. 590 00:42:02,875 --> 00:42:05,586 Miss Featherington, with the amount of time I will be gone, 591 00:42:06,211 --> 00:42:07,588 it is essential I make a match 592 00:42:07,671 --> 00:42:10,716 with someone whose affections are not already engaged elsewhere. 593 00:42:12,426 --> 00:42:14,345 Whatever it is you are searching for, 594 00:42:15,387 --> 00:42:16,639 I do hope you find it. 595 00:42:17,473 --> 00:42:18,390 Good evening. 596 00:42:23,646 --> 00:42:25,105 Where is he going? 597 00:42:25,189 --> 00:42:26,690 What have you done? 598 00:42:26,774 --> 00:42:28,067 That is your question? 599 00:42:29,234 --> 00:42:30,361 Not am I well? 600 00:42:32,237 --> 00:42:35,574 Do I only matter to you if I have a lord's engagement ring on my finger? 601 00:42:37,660 --> 00:42:39,119 Mama, I am pregnant. 602 00:42:39,203 --> 00:42:40,954 I think. 603 00:42:44,249 --> 00:42:46,168 Hello? Are you not excited? 604 00:42:56,261 --> 00:42:58,430 It is said that the heart 605 00:42:58,514 --> 00:43:01,350 is forever making the head its fool. 606 00:43:34,633 --> 00:43:35,843 Francesca. 607 00:43:37,136 --> 00:43:38,512 Lord Kilmartin, 608 00:43:39,012 --> 00:43:41,974 he had the music we heard earlier this week rearranged… 609 00:43:42,057 --> 00:43:43,726 exactly as I imagined it. 610 00:43:51,984 --> 00:43:55,154 And when one chooses the heart over the head, 611 00:43:56,280 --> 00:43:59,783 often, all reason goes out of the window. 612 00:44:01,410 --> 00:44:03,871 But the body has a way, indeed, 613 00:44:03,954 --> 00:44:06,874 of knowing most what it needs. 614 00:44:07,833 --> 00:44:10,335 And this author is not one to deny 615 00:44:10,419 --> 00:44:14,047 the age-old wisdom of a beating heart. 616 00:44:19,303 --> 00:44:20,137 Wait! 617 00:44:22,014 --> 00:44:23,474 Penelope. 618 00:44:25,601 --> 00:44:27,060 I do not wish to speak with you. 619 00:44:27,144 --> 00:44:28,103 Please! 620 00:44:31,565 --> 00:44:32,524 Let me in. 621 00:44:44,995 --> 00:44:47,080 We will stop at Bridgerton House first. 622 00:44:47,164 --> 00:44:48,123 Yes, miss. 623 00:44:50,918 --> 00:44:51,919 What do you want? 624 00:44:52,711 --> 00:44:54,213 Did Lord Debling propose? 625 00:44:55,339 --> 00:44:58,926 -What business is that of yours? -I need to know. Did he propose? 626 00:45:00,010 --> 00:45:01,011 It is odd. 627 00:45:02,346 --> 00:45:04,515 When I asked for your help in finding a husband, 628 00:45:04,598 --> 00:45:08,018 I did not realize that also meant you might try to deny me one as well. 629 00:45:08,101 --> 00:45:10,229 It is my business because I care about you. 630 00:45:10,771 --> 00:45:12,397 You cannot marry that man. 631 00:45:12,481 --> 00:45:16,360 He will leave you, and he is too particular. 632 00:45:16,443 --> 00:45:19,988 And he is… He is just not right for you, Pen. 633 00:45:20,072 --> 00:45:21,490 He did not propose. 634 00:45:23,367 --> 00:45:25,369 In fact, he rejected me because of you. 635 00:45:26,495 --> 00:45:29,498 The scene you caused led him to believe you have feelings for me. 636 00:45:29,581 --> 00:45:32,960 An idea so preposterous, I do not know what to do besides laugh. 637 00:45:33,752 --> 00:45:36,880 Now, will you please let us ride home in silence and leave me alone. 638 00:45:36,964 --> 00:45:38,590 -I cannot. -Please! 639 00:45:38,674 --> 00:45:39,716 I cannot. 640 00:45:41,051 --> 00:45:42,010 Because… 641 00:45:47,641 --> 00:45:49,309 What if I did have feelings for you? 642 00:45:50,644 --> 00:45:51,478 What? 643 00:45:55,858 --> 00:46:00,195 I have spent so long trying to feel less, 644 00:46:00,279 --> 00:46:03,866 trying to be the kind of man society expects me to be. 645 00:46:03,949 --> 00:46:06,535 And for a moment, I thought I had succeeded. 646 00:46:07,035 --> 00:46:11,373 But these past few weeks have been full of confounding feelings. 647 00:46:12,249 --> 00:46:15,669 Feelings like a total inability to stop thinking about you. 648 00:46:16,837 --> 00:46:17,713 About that kiss. 649 00:46:19,172 --> 00:46:21,425 Feelings like dreaming of you when I'm asleep. 650 00:46:21,508 --> 00:46:24,720 And in fact preferring sleep because that is where I might find you. 651 00:46:24,803 --> 00:46:27,431 A feeling that is like torture. 652 00:46:28,891 --> 00:46:30,434 But one which I cannot, 653 00:46:31,435 --> 00:46:35,105 will not, do not want to give up. 654 00:46:36,231 --> 00:46:37,065 Please. 655 00:46:38,483 --> 00:46:40,152 Do not say things you do not mean. 656 00:46:40,235 --> 00:46:41,236 But I do mean it. 657 00:46:43,697 --> 00:46:48,035 It is everything I have wanted to say to you… for weeks. 658 00:46:48,118 --> 00:46:51,371 But… Colin, we are friends. 659 00:46:53,373 --> 00:46:54,249 Yes, but we… 660 00:46:58,795 --> 00:46:59,713 Forgive me. Um… 661 00:47:00,923 --> 00:47:02,716 I do not know what I was thinking. 662 00:47:05,344 --> 00:47:07,679 But I'd very much like to be more than friends. 663 00:47:10,933 --> 00:47:12,017 So much more. 664 00:49:37,204 --> 00:49:38,830 Oh! 665 00:49:38,914 --> 00:49:40,665 -Colin! We are at your house. -What? 666 00:49:42,793 --> 00:49:43,627 Oh God. 667 00:49:44,836 --> 00:49:46,588 Could the carriage driver not keep on driving? 668 00:49:54,721 --> 00:49:56,139 Do you think anyone saw us? 669 00:49:57,057 --> 00:49:59,226 I was not paying much attention to anything. 670 00:50:23,125 --> 00:50:24,251 What are you doing? 671 00:50:36,888 --> 00:50:37,722 Colin? 672 00:50:44,563 --> 00:50:45,647 Are you coming with me? 673 00:50:46,523 --> 00:50:47,357 What? 674 00:50:48,066 --> 00:50:49,651 Your-- Your family will see me. 675 00:50:49,734 --> 00:50:53,488 For God's sake, Penelope Featherington. Are you going to marry me or not?