1 00:00:21,793 --> 00:00:23,962 You… are Lady Whistledown. 2 00:00:24,045 --> 00:00:25,755 -Colin, I-- -Do not try to deny it. 3 00:00:25,839 --> 00:00:27,799 I heard you with the printer. 4 00:00:28,383 --> 00:00:32,011 To think I ran after you because I was worried about you, 5 00:00:32,095 --> 00:00:35,348 terrified that your carriage driver had abducted you to this part of town. 6 00:00:35,431 --> 00:00:36,349 When, in truth, 7 00:00:36,933 --> 00:00:40,353 you knew exactly what you were doing because it was you who printed tonight. 8 00:00:40,436 --> 00:00:42,981 -I did not print tonight's edition. -But every other one? 9 00:00:44,315 --> 00:00:48,486 Is it not you who has been Lady Whistledown all along? 10 00:00:53,825 --> 00:00:56,828 All of the lies… you have told me. 11 00:00:57,412 --> 00:01:00,665 All of the things you have written about me and my family. 12 00:01:00,748 --> 00:01:02,959 -Colin, please. -I knew something was wrong. 13 00:01:03,793 --> 00:01:06,171 Stupidly, I blamed myself as if… 14 00:01:06,754 --> 00:01:09,382 as if I was undeserving of your love. 15 00:01:09,465 --> 00:01:11,509 But you are the one that is at fault. 16 00:01:13,344 --> 00:01:14,846 I will never forgive you. 17 00:01:32,155 --> 00:01:35,241 Get your Whistledown! Whistledown! 18 00:01:37,410 --> 00:01:38,620 -Oh! -Here you are, sir. 19 00:01:40,455 --> 00:01:41,789 Whistledown! 20 00:01:41,873 --> 00:01:43,166 At last! 21 00:01:47,587 --> 00:01:50,131 Dearest Gentle Reader, 22 00:01:50,215 --> 00:01:54,302 if you thought that revealing my true identity would stifle me, 23 00:01:54,886 --> 00:01:56,179 guess again. 24 00:01:56,262 --> 00:01:57,639 Well, I never! 25 00:02:00,266 --> 00:02:03,269 I fear no reproach, as now you know I write to you 26 00:02:03,353 --> 00:02:06,689 from one of the most reputable houses in Mayfair. 27 00:02:08,733 --> 00:02:11,069 Certainly, no house is perfect. 28 00:02:11,694 --> 00:02:14,280 Though, there are some that purport to be. 29 00:02:16,991 --> 00:02:21,454 Take, for example, Bridgerton House, with its shining reputation. 30 00:02:21,537 --> 00:02:26,501 This author must question what really goes on behind closed doors. 31 00:02:26,584 --> 00:02:28,044 Can we read it? 32 00:02:28,628 --> 00:02:29,462 No. 33 00:02:30,088 --> 00:02:33,174 It is known that Lady Violet Bridgerton 34 00:02:33,258 --> 00:02:35,635 praises love matches above all else. 35 00:02:36,135 --> 00:02:37,929 But does love excuse 36 00:02:38,012 --> 00:02:41,808 why several of her children have had rather rushed engagements? 37 00:02:42,392 --> 00:02:46,145 Perhaps the family confuses love with lust. 38 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:51,567 And then there is the fact that there are so many Bridgerton children. 39 00:02:52,068 --> 00:02:54,195 Has one ever wondered why so many? 40 00:02:54,279 --> 00:02:56,823 This author certainly has. 41 00:02:56,906 --> 00:03:00,785 Perhaps because a few of them may be of dubious parentage. 42 00:03:00,868 --> 00:03:02,412 The lies she writes! 43 00:03:03,538 --> 00:03:04,914 Whistledown is here. 44 00:03:04,998 --> 00:03:06,958 I fear we already have it, Mrs. Wilson. 45 00:03:07,041 --> 00:03:08,751 Another Whistledown. 46 00:03:09,627 --> 00:03:11,004 Oh, Gregory, let me see it! 47 00:03:11,838 --> 00:03:12,755 Very well. 48 00:03:16,926 --> 00:03:18,136 Oh, thank goodness. 49 00:03:18,845 --> 00:03:21,389 Dearest Gentle Reader… 50 00:03:23,516 --> 00:03:27,729 it seems someone has been impersonating me, 51 00:03:28,813 --> 00:03:31,816 and so I can no longer sit idly by. 52 00:03:34,694 --> 00:03:39,949 This author is not interested in judging what one does out of desperation. 53 00:03:40,992 --> 00:03:45,830 But gossip as I might, I always tell the truth, 54 00:03:45,913 --> 00:03:48,624 and I cannot tolerate a lie. 55 00:03:52,378 --> 00:03:55,882 Cressida Cowper, this author is not. 56 00:03:56,799 --> 00:04:00,094 If she were me, surely she would have reported 57 00:04:00,178 --> 00:04:03,264 on the great debt Lord Blackburn refused to repay 58 00:04:03,348 --> 00:04:05,099 to Lord Samson this week. 59 00:04:06,559 --> 00:04:08,853 Or the fact that Mrs. Newham 60 00:04:08,936 --> 00:04:12,273 unceremoniously dismissed her maid yesterday 61 00:04:12,357 --> 00:04:15,360 for the simple act of asking for a day off. 62 00:04:17,070 --> 00:04:20,198 And I will not even mention the small cruelties 63 00:04:20,281 --> 00:04:23,409 Mr. Davidson's wife endures daily. 64 00:04:23,951 --> 00:04:26,996 Except, I suppose, I just did. 65 00:04:27,580 --> 00:04:30,750 I say this all to remind you that this author, 66 00:04:30,833 --> 00:04:35,213 the true Lady Whistledown, is always paying attention. 67 00:04:36,214 --> 00:04:39,217 Something that I believe Miss Cowper 68 00:04:39,300 --> 00:04:40,885 should try to do a little more. 69 00:04:42,887 --> 00:04:46,808 You will stay in here until Aunt Joanna arrives to collect you. 70 00:04:46,891 --> 00:04:50,603 Until then, you are not to leave this room. 71 00:05:04,534 --> 00:05:08,746 Yours Truly, Lady Whistledown. 72 00:05:48,703 --> 00:05:52,373 It is a good thing Miss Cowper's Whistledown spectacle has been settled, 73 00:05:52,457 --> 00:05:56,335 so now everyone can be focused on our upcoming nuptials. 74 00:05:56,419 --> 00:05:59,422 I want every eye in the ton focused on you. 75 00:06:02,216 --> 00:06:05,636 How many eyes exactly do you think there are in the ton? 76 00:06:06,471 --> 00:06:08,764 Double the amount of people, I would imagine. 77 00:06:11,851 --> 00:06:15,938 Do you know, since Penelope got engaged, Prudence has not called me a blinkard 78 00:06:16,022 --> 00:06:19,150 or a dunderhead or an anserine fool once. 79 00:06:19,233 --> 00:06:21,235 I am starting to think I am clever. 80 00:06:21,319 --> 00:06:23,279 -You are, my love. -No. I'm-- 81 00:06:23,362 --> 00:06:26,032 I am saying there is something wrong with her. 82 00:06:26,574 --> 00:06:27,575 It is true. 83 00:06:28,326 --> 00:06:30,411 Whenever I try to grasp her hand these days, 84 00:06:30,495 --> 00:06:33,289 she does not swat it away with nearly the same gusto. 85 00:06:33,372 --> 00:06:36,918 The most elaborate wedding breakfast Mayfair has yet to see. 86 00:06:37,001 --> 00:06:39,045 It will be our triumph, Penelope. 87 00:06:40,379 --> 00:06:42,924 -Are you not excited? -Excuse me, Mama. 88 00:06:47,678 --> 00:06:50,056 Are you a devotee of Whistledown again? 89 00:06:50,932 --> 00:06:52,517 It is a particularly good issue. 90 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:55,061 Perhaps I should read it, then. I could use a distraction. 91 00:06:55,144 --> 00:06:57,271 - Good day. - Good day, Penelope. 92 00:06:58,648 --> 00:07:00,816 Ah. Uh, I will be 93 00:07:00,900 --> 00:07:03,861 reading this… over there. 94 00:07:03,945 --> 00:07:05,029 Over there. 95 00:07:06,030 --> 00:07:09,325 Pen, you have done it. Cressida is entirely discredited. 96 00:07:09,408 --> 00:07:12,370 I never thought I would say this, but I'm so glad to see you printing again. 97 00:07:12,453 --> 00:07:13,371 Eloise, he knows. 98 00:07:15,081 --> 00:07:16,791 Colin. He followed me last night. 99 00:07:17,833 --> 00:07:19,168 How is his condition? 100 00:07:19,252 --> 00:07:20,545 He is furious. 101 00:07:22,004 --> 00:07:24,173 We're to be married this week if he will still have me, 102 00:07:24,257 --> 00:07:26,050 but I doubt he will even speak to me. 103 00:07:28,219 --> 00:07:29,762 Eloise, I do not know what to do. 104 00:07:31,889 --> 00:07:33,558 I cannot help you with this, Pen. 105 00:07:33,641 --> 00:07:36,102 I am so grateful for everything you have done for me, 106 00:07:36,185 --> 00:07:38,938 but already, I feel in the middle between you and Colin. 107 00:07:39,021 --> 00:07:41,107 -Perhaps I always have been. -That is not true. 108 00:07:41,983 --> 00:07:44,860 -You did meet Colin first. -That was a silly infatuation. 109 00:07:44,944 --> 00:07:48,030 Which… turned into a real friendship over time, but… 110 00:07:50,366 --> 00:07:52,785 you were the truest friend I have ever known, El. 111 00:07:53,744 --> 00:07:56,080 It was torture not being by your side this season. 112 00:07:58,165 --> 00:08:00,293 I could not bear the thought of losing you completely. 113 00:08:01,252 --> 00:08:02,128 Either of you. 114 00:08:08,884 --> 00:08:09,802 I understand. 115 00:08:10,970 --> 00:08:13,097 It's my mess with Colin, not yours. Forgive me. 116 00:08:15,182 --> 00:08:16,183 I wish you luck. 117 00:08:27,653 --> 00:08:28,738 Hm. 118 00:08:28,821 --> 00:08:32,908 You are rather lucky Lady Whistledown decided to publish when she did. 119 00:08:32,992 --> 00:08:36,662 Thank you. The… gall of that Cowper chit. 120 00:08:36,746 --> 00:08:38,873 Crisis averted, no doubt. 121 00:08:38,956 --> 00:08:41,542 Though, now I must avert the next one. 122 00:08:42,168 --> 00:08:45,546 Do you think it possible for me to acquire an audience with the queen this week? 123 00:08:45,630 --> 00:08:46,505 Mm. 124 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:50,760 -I fear her spirits are low. -Mm. 125 00:08:50,843 --> 00:08:53,137 I cannot recommend that you speak with Her Majesty 126 00:08:53,220 --> 00:08:56,057 about Francesca and Lord Kilmartin just now. 127 00:08:56,641 --> 00:09:00,394 She is not pleased that Whistledown has eluded her once more. 128 00:09:00,478 --> 00:09:01,854 Perhaps Francesca was right. 129 00:09:01,937 --> 00:09:04,940 I should've approached her at the ball when we had the chance. 130 00:09:06,651 --> 00:09:08,986 You have done nothing wrong. 131 00:09:09,862 --> 00:09:13,574 We are always trying with all our might, 132 00:09:13,658 --> 00:09:17,870 but the weight of the world cannot always be upon our shoulders. 133 00:09:17,953 --> 00:09:20,623 You do not sound like yourself. 134 00:09:25,544 --> 00:09:26,504 Forgive me. 135 00:09:27,296 --> 00:09:30,049 Uh, perhaps I can convince Her Majesty some-- 136 00:09:30,132 --> 00:09:31,717 That is not necessary. 137 00:09:33,386 --> 00:09:36,639 You know, something you and your brother have in common 138 00:09:36,722 --> 00:09:40,059 is a very kind urge to constantly help others. 139 00:09:40,142 --> 00:09:41,352 Hm. 140 00:09:42,895 --> 00:09:46,524 But I hope you know that my care for you is not contingent on your aid. 141 00:09:47,900 --> 00:09:50,653 I am here for you, Agatha. 142 00:09:50,736 --> 00:09:51,862 Always. 143 00:09:52,738 --> 00:09:55,199 Even when there are no unmarried children left to help. 144 00:09:57,660 --> 00:09:58,744 Thank you, Violet. 145 00:09:59,829 --> 00:10:01,455 That means a great deal to me. 146 00:10:01,956 --> 00:10:02,873 Hmm. 147 00:10:15,010 --> 00:10:16,220 How long have you known? 148 00:10:19,265 --> 00:10:23,102 I saw you leaving a private room with Penelope last night 149 00:10:23,185 --> 00:10:25,020 shortly before I found her. 150 00:10:25,604 --> 00:10:28,566 -I had been trying to make her tell you. -You should've told me yourself. 151 00:10:28,649 --> 00:10:30,901 You should've told me you were in love with my best friend 152 00:10:30,985 --> 00:10:33,529 before you tripped into the drawing room engaged! 153 00:10:34,822 --> 00:10:37,825 I did not know… until last year. 154 00:10:39,201 --> 00:10:42,037 And I was too brokenhearted to speak of it. 155 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:46,125 I have been trying to make her tell you. 156 00:10:46,667 --> 00:10:48,002 And then I thought, w… 157 00:10:50,379 --> 00:10:52,089 why break your heart as well? 158 00:10:54,383 --> 00:10:56,260 Her sheet has been fair this year. 159 00:10:56,886 --> 00:10:58,846 Certainly sharp and biting, 160 00:10:58,929 --> 00:11:01,766 but she has not written anything withering about anyone. 161 00:11:01,849 --> 00:11:03,392 Of if she has, they have deserved it. 162 00:11:03,476 --> 00:11:06,145 Are you forgetting what she wrote about me at the start of the season? 163 00:11:08,105 --> 00:11:09,732 Of course, that was not so good. 164 00:11:11,942 --> 00:11:13,736 Have you already forgiven her? 165 00:11:13,819 --> 00:11:14,779 I want to. 166 00:11:17,364 --> 00:11:18,532 Do you think you can? 167 00:11:22,787 --> 00:11:24,663 I think you should consider yourself 168 00:11:25,164 --> 00:11:28,709 uncommonly lucky… you have never been in love. 169 00:11:47,937 --> 00:11:48,979 Here we are. 170 00:11:50,606 --> 00:11:51,482 Uh… 171 00:11:51,565 --> 00:11:54,610 In here for the wedding breakfast? 172 00:11:56,028 --> 00:11:57,363 Do you think it too small? 173 00:11:57,446 --> 00:11:59,323 How many people are we inviting? 174 00:11:59,406 --> 00:12:02,034 Well, let me show you how we'll lay it out. 175 00:12:02,952 --> 00:12:03,911 Mm. Oh… 176 00:12:03,994 --> 00:12:07,540 Well, I was thinking, this really is my very, very favorite… 177 00:12:07,623 --> 00:12:08,457 Colin… 178 00:12:10,084 --> 00:12:11,460 will you at least look at me? 179 00:12:12,002 --> 00:12:15,673 My mother was curious about our not seeing each other recently, 180 00:12:15,756 --> 00:12:18,300 and I did not want to arouse suspicions. 181 00:12:18,384 --> 00:12:20,261 Are you going to call off the wedding? 182 00:12:21,512 --> 00:12:22,721 I am a man of honor. 183 00:12:24,598 --> 00:12:28,018 And we were… intimate. 184 00:12:29,562 --> 00:12:32,147 Perhaps that was another part of your planned entrapment. 185 00:12:32,898 --> 00:12:35,359 I did not mean to entrap you, Colin. I love you. 186 00:12:38,112 --> 00:12:39,989 What will this marriage be? 187 00:12:40,072 --> 00:12:40,906 That depends. 188 00:12:41,448 --> 00:12:43,742 I noticed there was no Whistledown this morning. 189 00:12:45,870 --> 00:12:47,538 Are you going to stop publishing? 190 00:12:48,831 --> 00:12:49,665 I… 191 00:12:51,333 --> 00:12:52,459 I do not know. 192 00:12:59,592 --> 00:13:01,010 Let us get through this wedding, 193 00:13:01,093 --> 00:13:03,387 and then we will decide what this marriage will be. 194 00:13:06,807 --> 00:13:10,644 And we shall have a quartet over here, or perhaps even a quintet. 195 00:13:15,941 --> 00:13:18,027 Um… I-- I shall see if our young people 196 00:13:18,110 --> 00:13:21,405 require refreshments for this… rather long tour. 197 00:13:26,493 --> 00:13:27,995 Mm. 198 00:13:29,580 --> 00:13:32,499 It is good to see Mr. Bridgerton here today. 199 00:13:32,583 --> 00:13:33,459 Yes. 200 00:13:35,836 --> 00:13:37,171 An engaged couple should want 201 00:13:37,254 --> 00:13:39,673 to spend time together before their wedding, should they not? 202 00:13:39,757 --> 00:13:42,426 I assure you, Lady Bridgerton, I do not know the reason. 203 00:13:42,509 --> 00:13:43,594 I do not either. 204 00:13:52,436 --> 00:13:53,270 Sir. 205 00:13:53,854 --> 00:13:55,773 You had a caller while you were out. 206 00:13:56,273 --> 00:13:57,316 She left a note. 207 00:13:57,399 --> 00:13:58,233 Thank you. 208 00:14:01,278 --> 00:14:04,281 "Please, let me explain. Tilley." 209 00:14:12,915 --> 00:14:14,416 I had meant to… 210 00:14:15,459 --> 00:14:18,963 speak to you about my situation with Paul first privately. 211 00:14:19,630 --> 00:14:22,341 But then we were caught, as it were. 212 00:14:23,884 --> 00:14:26,053 And what is the situation, exactly? 213 00:14:28,013 --> 00:14:32,559 Mr. Suarez and I have a relationship not unlike the one I share with you. 214 00:14:33,310 --> 00:14:34,728 Friendly, casual, 215 00:14:35,688 --> 00:14:37,022 occasionally intimate. 216 00:14:39,483 --> 00:14:42,736 And Mr. Suarez also likes to be intimate with men. 217 00:14:46,782 --> 00:14:49,827 He thought perhaps the two of you shared a… 218 00:14:51,245 --> 00:14:52,204 moment. 219 00:14:54,456 --> 00:14:56,583 I have known men like Mr. Suarez, 220 00:14:56,667 --> 00:15:02,006 but I myself have never felt tempted… before. 221 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:04,883 Are you tempted by every woman you meet? 222 00:15:04,967 --> 00:15:06,010 I am not. 223 00:15:07,386 --> 00:15:10,180 This world of ours, as far as we know it, 224 00:15:10,264 --> 00:15:14,685 spans thousands of miles… encompassing however many millions of people, 225 00:15:14,768 --> 00:15:16,562 and yet we are all bred to believe 226 00:15:17,062 --> 00:15:20,024 that the only persons worth conversing with are the thousand or so 227 00:15:20,107 --> 00:15:22,735 who inhabit a few square miles around Grosvenor Square. 228 00:15:24,778 --> 00:15:27,197 You know, we preen, and we promenade. 229 00:15:27,990 --> 00:15:30,200 We leave calling cards, and we marry. 230 00:15:31,910 --> 00:15:33,287 We play by all the rules. 231 00:15:34,455 --> 00:15:37,541 And rarely do we question the meaning of any of it for a moment. 232 00:15:41,754 --> 00:15:44,590 There is so much in society that is unnatural. 233 00:15:46,133 --> 00:15:47,885 But a feeling between two people, 234 00:15:49,094 --> 00:15:53,515 whatever their sex… is the most natural thing in the world. 235 00:15:56,477 --> 00:15:58,812 If you did not feel anything with Mr. Suarez, 236 00:15:59,354 --> 00:16:02,816 then let us, you and I, continue on our own. 237 00:16:07,863 --> 00:16:09,156 But you should know… 238 00:16:11,033 --> 00:16:13,368 my staff are very discreet. 239 00:16:25,506 --> 00:16:26,340 Yes. 240 00:16:32,179 --> 00:16:33,514 -Ma'am. -Mm? 241 00:16:34,223 --> 00:16:36,391 Lord Anderson has come to call. 242 00:16:38,852 --> 00:16:40,145 Oh. Um… 243 00:16:50,239 --> 00:16:51,198 Very well. 244 00:16:56,954 --> 00:16:58,497 Ah. 245 00:17:00,749 --> 00:17:03,502 Lady Bridgerton, it is good to see you. 246 00:17:03,585 --> 00:17:05,087 You as well, Lord Anderson. 247 00:17:07,422 --> 00:17:08,924 It has been some time. 248 00:17:09,007 --> 00:17:10,717 Too much time. 249 00:17:11,718 --> 00:17:14,096 Uh, would you like some cake? Tea? 250 00:17:14,721 --> 00:17:16,390 Oh, I would be delighted. 251 00:17:19,518 --> 00:17:20,477 -Uh… -Ah. 252 00:17:35,284 --> 00:17:37,536 -How are you? -Oh, I-- I am, uh… 253 00:17:38,036 --> 00:17:42,374 Well… Francesca is keeping her distance from me at the moment. 254 00:17:42,457 --> 00:17:45,794 Did I tell you that she and Lord Kilmartin have been secretly engaged? 255 00:17:45,878 --> 00:17:47,212 I did not hear. 256 00:17:47,296 --> 00:17:49,006 -Congratulations. -Thank you. 257 00:17:49,089 --> 00:17:52,176 Though, we are waiting on the blessing of the queen before announcing it. 258 00:17:52,259 --> 00:17:55,929 It is a wait that may be rather lengthy, unfortunately. 259 00:17:56,013 --> 00:17:58,098 You know, Aristotle says, 260 00:17:58,182 --> 00:18:01,560 "Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet." 261 00:18:04,688 --> 00:18:05,981 Mm. 262 00:18:10,027 --> 00:18:11,153 Lady Bridgerton, 263 00:18:12,321 --> 00:18:15,949 once Francesca and Lord Kilmartin's affairs are in order, 264 00:18:16,783 --> 00:18:18,702 do you think perhaps the two of us 265 00:18:18,785 --> 00:18:22,080 could explore something together? 266 00:18:28,253 --> 00:18:30,631 I am not uninterested in exploration. 267 00:18:32,549 --> 00:18:34,551 But I will not know if I am ready for that 268 00:18:34,635 --> 00:18:38,055 until after the affairs are… in order. 269 00:18:40,224 --> 00:18:43,894 Especially because I am not the only one whose affairs need ordering. 270 00:18:47,439 --> 00:18:48,315 Hm. 271 00:18:58,575 --> 00:19:00,953 We received a letter back from Aunt Joanna. 272 00:19:01,036 --> 00:19:03,372 She will have left today to come and fetch you. 273 00:19:03,455 --> 00:19:05,666 I imagine she will be here in a week or two. 274 00:19:05,749 --> 00:19:07,042 Mama, please. 275 00:19:08,001 --> 00:19:09,670 You must put an end to this. 276 00:19:10,754 --> 00:19:12,297 There is nothing I can do. 277 00:19:13,298 --> 00:19:17,886 Your father has threatened to send me to the countryside as well if I intervene. 278 00:19:17,970 --> 00:19:22,182 If I too am banished, there is no hope of ever bringing you back to society. 279 00:19:22,266 --> 00:19:24,184 But we did this together. 280 00:19:24,268 --> 00:19:27,771 I did tell you to avoid that Bridgerton girl. 281 00:19:28,313 --> 00:19:31,441 Had you listened, I doubt any of this would have occurred. 282 00:19:31,525 --> 00:19:35,028 Why did we have to write such cruel things about the Bridgertons, Mama? 283 00:19:35,737 --> 00:19:37,739 Could we not have picked another family? 284 00:19:38,448 --> 00:19:41,159 The Bridgertons so often feature in Whistledown 285 00:19:41,243 --> 00:19:44,162 that it would've been strange not to mention them. 286 00:19:45,497 --> 00:19:49,334 And certainly, it didn't hurt bringing them down a peg. 287 00:19:51,086 --> 00:19:52,838 Why is that your concern now? 288 00:19:53,839 --> 00:19:56,174 Perhaps I was wrong to turn on Eloise. 289 00:20:02,431 --> 00:20:05,600 She is the one person who has ever shown me true friendship. 290 00:20:06,268 --> 00:20:09,771 And where is she to comfort you now? 291 00:20:11,398 --> 00:20:14,192 Have I not raised you to know that, 292 00:20:14,276 --> 00:20:18,322 in this world, it is every person for themselves? 293 00:20:19,072 --> 00:20:21,533 Especially amongst women. 294 00:20:23,201 --> 00:20:25,245 Yes, you have. 295 00:20:27,205 --> 00:20:29,666 You would be wise not to forget it. 296 00:20:43,722 --> 00:20:45,432 I realize it is tradition to drink, 297 00:20:45,515 --> 00:20:48,268 but if the stag gets too drunk the night before its wedding, 298 00:20:48,352 --> 00:20:50,228 it runs the risk of being shot. 299 00:20:50,312 --> 00:20:53,315 Then keep up with me, so there might be other, slower targets. 300 00:20:53,398 --> 00:20:56,234 I do not think any of us can keep up with you tonight. 301 00:20:56,318 --> 00:20:57,527 Mm. 302 00:20:59,780 --> 00:21:02,866 -I thought you were not much of a drinker. -No, I am not. 303 00:21:03,742 --> 00:21:06,244 But in my defense, your mother does not like me. 304 00:21:06,328 --> 00:21:08,997 -No, our mother does not not like you. -What? I shall handle this. 305 00:21:09,081 --> 00:21:12,959 Lord Kilmartin, our mother adores… you. 306 00:21:14,586 --> 00:21:18,673 But… our mother also has an obsession with great love stories. 307 00:21:18,757 --> 00:21:21,885 What should he do? Give the man some practical advice. 308 00:21:21,968 --> 00:21:24,596 Frankly, you might consider doing something foolish. 309 00:21:24,679 --> 00:21:27,766 - Something bold. Declare yourself. - Mm. Mm-hmm. 310 00:21:27,849 --> 00:21:31,186 Throw rocks? Throw rocks at Francesca's window tonight. 311 00:21:31,269 --> 00:21:32,145 No. 312 00:21:32,229 --> 00:21:35,107 Your problem is you are trying much too hard to be respectful. 313 00:21:35,607 --> 00:21:37,067 Bold? 314 00:21:41,988 --> 00:21:45,450 Well, if I am to be bold… I shall need some time to think about it. 315 00:21:47,035 --> 00:21:49,621 Oh. 316 00:21:49,704 --> 00:21:51,873 I think perhaps I shall go home as well. 317 00:21:51,957 --> 00:21:53,917 It is strange to be drinking in another man's club. 318 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:55,001 No. Stay. 319 00:21:55,085 --> 00:21:57,546 Mrs. Mondrich and I have had our social calendar full this week. 320 00:21:57,629 --> 00:22:01,258 I am… spent. I shall see you tomorrow, bright and early. 321 00:22:01,341 --> 00:22:02,634 Mm. Mm. 322 00:22:02,717 --> 00:22:03,552 Come. 323 00:22:04,886 --> 00:22:06,555 Perhaps that is our cue. 324 00:22:07,806 --> 00:22:10,142 You go. I could use a moment on my own. 325 00:22:12,727 --> 00:22:14,146 Is everything well? 326 00:22:14,896 --> 00:22:16,314 Is everything well with you? 327 00:22:17,357 --> 00:22:18,608 Mm? 328 00:22:39,379 --> 00:22:43,341 I had hoped you might come by the night before your wedding. 329 00:22:44,801 --> 00:22:46,219 Genevieve, Colin found out. 330 00:22:47,220 --> 00:22:48,096 Oh, dear. 331 00:22:53,810 --> 00:22:55,770 He does not know about your involvement. 332 00:22:57,522 --> 00:22:58,773 Well, that is good. 333 00:23:00,192 --> 00:23:01,234 But how are you? 334 00:23:02,694 --> 00:23:05,071 I'm relieved… in a way. 335 00:23:06,198 --> 00:23:08,950 It has been painful carrying this secret. 336 00:23:09,534 --> 00:23:10,911 But he hates me for it. 337 00:23:11,995 --> 00:23:13,330 And he has every right to. 338 00:23:15,707 --> 00:23:18,627 I am about to be married to the man I love, and… 339 00:23:20,045 --> 00:23:21,755 I do not know that I am worthy of him. 340 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:27,135 You have made some ill-considered choices in your time. 341 00:23:28,345 --> 00:23:32,432 You were a girl who did not know her own power. 342 00:23:33,808 --> 00:23:35,769 -But does that justify it? -No. 343 00:23:37,187 --> 00:23:39,022 There is no going back to the past. 344 00:23:40,607 --> 00:23:44,110 All one can do is be true to one's choices 345 00:23:44,611 --> 00:23:45,987 and look forward. 346 00:23:51,243 --> 00:23:52,619 Will you keep publishing? 347 00:23:54,996 --> 00:23:57,916 I have held back this week, for Colin's sake. 348 00:23:58,917 --> 00:24:00,835 But I tried giving it up 349 00:24:00,919 --> 00:24:05,715 before he found out, and… I felt like I was losing a part of myself. 350 00:24:06,758 --> 00:24:09,094 There is no such thing as true love 351 00:24:10,345 --> 00:24:13,932 without first embracing your true self. 352 00:24:16,726 --> 00:24:18,520 Happy wedding eve. 353 00:24:23,149 --> 00:24:24,484 Mm! 354 00:25:10,322 --> 00:25:11,615 What are you doing out here? 355 00:25:11,698 --> 00:25:13,867 -I was-- -No. In fact, do not answer that. 356 00:25:13,950 --> 00:25:18,038 It is clear I found you in the midst of some… secret dealings. 357 00:25:18,622 --> 00:25:19,956 I do not wish to know. 358 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:22,792 And what "secret dealings" have I found you in the midst of, 359 00:25:22,876 --> 00:25:25,003 all alone the night before our wedding? 360 00:25:26,129 --> 00:25:28,298 What right do you have to ask me that? 361 00:25:28,381 --> 00:25:31,968 After all the secrets you have kept, all of the things you have written 362 00:25:32,052 --> 00:25:34,471 over the years, all of the damage you have done. 363 00:25:35,930 --> 00:25:36,931 You are right. 364 00:25:38,308 --> 00:25:42,103 I realize how much damage I have done, and I am so, so sorry for it. 365 00:25:42,187 --> 00:25:45,774 What were you thinking… when you wrote about Eloise? 366 00:25:45,857 --> 00:25:49,194 I was trying to protect her. I realize now how misguided I was. 367 00:25:49,277 --> 00:25:51,071 And when you wrote about Miss Thompson? 368 00:25:51,154 --> 00:25:54,699 -Exposing her as you did. Ruining her. -I thought I was protecting you. 369 00:25:54,783 --> 00:25:57,619 -Then you should've told me to my face. -I know. 370 00:25:57,702 --> 00:25:59,663 Or do you not respect me enough? 371 00:25:59,746 --> 00:26:00,997 It is clear you do not, 372 00:26:01,081 --> 00:26:03,291 after what you've written about me this year, 373 00:26:03,875 --> 00:26:05,877 that I hardly know myself. 374 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:07,295 What were you thinking then? 375 00:26:07,379 --> 00:26:08,213 I was thinking 376 00:26:09,422 --> 00:26:11,758 that I simply wanted the Colin I know back. 377 00:26:12,467 --> 00:26:14,594 Not this stoic man you returned as, 378 00:26:14,678 --> 00:26:17,138 acting as if you care for no one and need nothing. 379 00:26:19,307 --> 00:26:20,308 It's you. 380 00:26:21,309 --> 00:26:25,730 Kind and feeling, occasionally excitable, good-hearted man who I love. 381 00:26:26,231 --> 00:26:29,943 I should have told you myself. There are so many things I should've done myself. 382 00:26:30,026 --> 00:26:31,361 And now, with the confidence 383 00:26:31,444 --> 00:26:34,239 you've helped me find this year, I am finally able to. 384 00:26:35,990 --> 00:26:38,159 So, then, you do not need Whistledown anymore. 385 00:26:40,078 --> 00:26:42,330 I do not need to hide behind Whistledown anymore, 386 00:26:42,414 --> 00:26:44,833 but I am not saying there is not any value in it. 387 00:26:47,127 --> 00:26:48,962 Do you know what is most humiliating? 388 00:26:49,838 --> 00:26:54,884 I let you talk so much about my journal as if I were to be this… great writer. 389 00:26:55,468 --> 00:26:56,761 When all this time, 390 00:26:56,845 --> 00:27:00,724 you have been a published writer renowned across Mayfair. 391 00:27:00,807 --> 00:27:03,184 Colin, I meant everything I said about your writing. 392 00:27:03,268 --> 00:27:05,687 You are putting yourself in danger being out here tonight. 393 00:27:05,770 --> 00:27:08,648 You've been putting yourself in danger living this double life all along. 394 00:27:08,732 --> 00:27:10,734 -I have been careful. -You have been foolish. 395 00:27:10,817 --> 00:27:13,695 -Colin, I can take of myself. -Then what good am I to you? 396 00:27:13,778 --> 00:27:14,863 Colin, I love you! 397 00:27:18,533 --> 00:27:19,409 I love you. 398 00:27:44,100 --> 00:27:44,934 Stay still. 399 00:28:06,247 --> 00:28:07,499 I shall see you tomorrow. 400 00:28:11,377 --> 00:28:12,378 Oi! 401 00:28:37,612 --> 00:28:39,781 - I know. I said so. - Yes. 402 00:28:43,785 --> 00:28:46,329 Ah, there you are. We were debating going to bed. 403 00:28:46,412 --> 00:28:47,831 It is very late, Colin. 404 00:28:47,914 --> 00:28:49,374 Kate! Ha! 405 00:28:49,958 --> 00:28:52,669 Where've you been? 406 00:28:52,752 --> 00:28:54,712 What am I, chopped liver? 407 00:28:57,549 --> 00:29:00,718 What are you both doing here? I didn't think I'd see you until tomorrow. 408 00:29:00,802 --> 00:29:02,512 Your mother called us in early. 409 00:29:03,221 --> 00:29:04,973 Thought you'd want marital advice. 410 00:29:06,057 --> 00:29:07,600 She really does know everything. 411 00:29:18,987 --> 00:29:20,864 What is going on with you and Penelope? 412 00:29:21,447 --> 00:29:22,532 All is well between us. 413 00:29:22,615 --> 00:29:26,536 The smell of fermented fruit emanating from your person would indicate otherwise. 414 00:29:27,036 --> 00:29:27,912 It was celebratory. 415 00:29:27,996 --> 00:29:31,374 Two glasses is celebratory. One whole bottle is a cry for help. 416 00:29:32,166 --> 00:29:35,837 I do not wish to unburden myself to you two, with your perfect marriage. 417 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:37,881 Oh. You think our marriage is perfect? 418 00:29:37,964 --> 00:29:39,132 Is it not? 419 00:29:40,300 --> 00:29:44,178 We are more than happy now, but it took us time to get here. 420 00:29:44,262 --> 00:29:46,222 Time to get down the aisle, certainly. 421 00:29:47,140 --> 00:29:49,684 You and Penelope have been close for years. 422 00:29:50,184 --> 00:29:54,606 Well, yes, but… I am no longer sure I truly know her. 423 00:29:57,609 --> 00:29:59,027 What happened? 424 00:30:02,113 --> 00:30:03,990 It is not our business what happened. 425 00:30:04,532 --> 00:30:05,909 Every one of us has secrets 426 00:30:05,992 --> 00:30:08,411 or have made mistakes once or twice in our lives. 427 00:30:09,078 --> 00:30:10,997 Surely, there is a reason 428 00:30:11,080 --> 00:30:13,791 Penelope has been so dear to you for so long. 429 00:30:15,293 --> 00:30:19,130 Does whatever new information you have learned truly negate all that? 430 00:30:21,758 --> 00:30:25,303 Then you cannot let one mistake define your entire relationship. 431 00:30:25,386 --> 00:30:28,014 Marriage takes hard work. 432 00:30:28,932 --> 00:30:30,433 But it is work that is worth it. 433 00:30:30,516 --> 00:30:32,060 Our marriage is not hard work. 434 00:30:32,143 --> 00:30:33,561 You are wearisome tonight. 435 00:30:36,940 --> 00:30:38,733 Or perhaps it is the hour. 436 00:30:42,445 --> 00:30:44,530 I will see you at the church tomorrow. 437 00:30:47,033 --> 00:30:47,867 Good night. 438 00:30:57,126 --> 00:31:00,129 I drank a whole bottle before my wedding, the second wedding, 439 00:31:01,422 --> 00:31:02,799 and it was deeply celebratory. 440 00:31:08,638 --> 00:31:10,181 Three raw eggs in the morning. 441 00:31:34,622 --> 00:31:36,874 It is not your footman's fault. 442 00:31:37,834 --> 00:31:38,751 I slipped in. 443 00:31:40,878 --> 00:31:45,258 The night you escaped… nearly escaped, 444 00:31:45,967 --> 00:31:48,302 I had no concept of what you were running from. 445 00:31:48,886 --> 00:31:50,263 I was ten years old. 446 00:31:50,930 --> 00:31:53,224 All I knew of the world outside our home 447 00:31:53,307 --> 00:31:55,476 was that it was dangerous for a young lady. 448 00:31:56,102 --> 00:31:59,355 And I thought, if I could get you to stay a little longer, 449 00:31:59,856 --> 00:32:02,734 perhaps I could give myself time to prove myself to you. 450 00:32:02,817 --> 00:32:04,652 To our father, you mean. 451 00:32:04,736 --> 00:32:05,987 I mean to you. 452 00:32:07,321 --> 00:32:10,616 I've heard you make comments disparaging the girl you once were. 453 00:32:11,159 --> 00:32:13,369 But you were resolute, even then. 454 00:32:13,453 --> 00:32:16,581 I mean, the simple act of dreaming to run away? 455 00:32:16,664 --> 00:32:18,332 You had something in you all along, 456 00:32:18,416 --> 00:32:21,210 a kind of courage I never dreamed of having. 457 00:32:22,253 --> 00:32:25,923 I have wished so many times that I had stood up to him. 458 00:32:27,008 --> 00:32:29,552 For you. For myself. 459 00:32:30,803 --> 00:32:32,513 You are not the only one 460 00:32:33,222 --> 00:32:36,476 that was made to feel that they had been found wanting. 461 00:32:41,689 --> 00:32:43,316 Why did you never tell me 462 00:32:43,399 --> 00:32:46,360 any of that before? 463 00:32:48,905 --> 00:32:51,532 Because I was not only in awe of you, 464 00:32:52,617 --> 00:32:53,826 I was afraid of you. 465 00:32:54,494 --> 00:32:56,913 The fearsome creature I created. 466 00:32:58,956 --> 00:33:02,043 Perhaps I have subconsciously taken notes from our father. 467 00:33:02,126 --> 00:33:03,920 You are nothing like him. 468 00:33:05,963 --> 00:33:07,006 Except the cane. 469 00:33:07,799 --> 00:33:09,509 Though yours is far more stylish. 470 00:33:09,592 --> 00:33:11,719 Do not come for my cane. 471 00:33:12,887 --> 00:33:15,473 I suppose you got all the good joints in the family. 472 00:33:19,685 --> 00:33:22,647 I have been hard on you. 473 00:33:24,524 --> 00:33:26,526 At last, my life is full of joy. 474 00:33:28,778 --> 00:33:31,364 And I've been afraid you would take it away from me. 475 00:33:32,907 --> 00:33:34,617 Any joy I am after, 476 00:33:35,910 --> 00:33:38,621 I deeply hope you are a large part of. 477 00:33:41,916 --> 00:33:43,668 Hm. 478 00:33:43,751 --> 00:33:47,380 I do need to speak to the footmen. They need to mind the visitors. 479 00:33:49,715 --> 00:33:50,716 Hm. 480 00:33:52,385 --> 00:33:55,513 Come. We have a wedding to attend. 481 00:34:10,319 --> 00:34:12,238 Are you ready for your dress? 482 00:34:13,239 --> 00:34:14,073 Yes, Varley. 483 00:34:15,199 --> 00:34:17,493 You're going to be the most beautiful bride. 484 00:34:17,577 --> 00:34:18,411 Mm. 485 00:34:35,303 --> 00:34:36,762 What has happened here? 486 00:34:36,846 --> 00:34:40,683 Your Majesty, I turned my ankle chasing after a delivery boy. 487 00:34:40,766 --> 00:34:43,728 I see. And what did you discover? 488 00:34:43,811 --> 00:34:44,896 He told me… 489 00:34:45,646 --> 00:34:47,565 Well, he does not know who Whistledown is, 490 00:34:47,648 --> 00:34:50,943 but he says most of his buyers live in Mayfair. 491 00:34:51,027 --> 00:34:55,781 So he thinks… well, Lady Whistledown must live there as well. 492 00:34:58,201 --> 00:34:59,285 Thank you. 493 00:34:59,368 --> 00:35:00,620 We will look into it. 494 00:35:04,373 --> 00:35:05,625 Your Majesty. 495 00:35:06,584 --> 00:35:09,086 I have thought long and hard 496 00:35:09,670 --> 00:35:12,340 on the conundrum of finding your author 497 00:35:12,423 --> 00:35:15,301 and have drawn the conclusion 498 00:35:15,843 --> 00:35:19,430 that perhaps Lady Whistledown 499 00:35:19,513 --> 00:35:21,641 is not a lady at all. 500 00:35:22,391 --> 00:35:24,268 You see, Your Majesty, 501 00:35:24,352 --> 00:35:27,271 Lady Whistledown is a nom de plume, 502 00:35:28,481 --> 00:35:32,944 which leads me to believe that she might be a man… 503 00:36:01,555 --> 00:36:06,519 Oh, that is Lady Barragan, whose luncheon, do not forget, we failed to attend. 504 00:36:06,602 --> 00:36:09,563 And now she will want us to attend her next one… even more. 505 00:36:09,647 --> 00:36:10,523 Mm-hmm. 506 00:36:34,338 --> 00:36:35,464 I love weddings. 507 00:36:35,548 --> 00:36:36,382 Hm. 508 00:36:36,924 --> 00:36:38,175 Ours was perfect. 509 00:36:52,189 --> 00:36:53,357 Here we go. 510 00:37:02,158 --> 00:37:02,992 Are you ready? 511 00:38:25,866 --> 00:38:27,535 Dearly beloved, 512 00:38:28,369 --> 00:38:31,664 we are gathered here in the sight of God and this congregation 513 00:38:32,373 --> 00:38:34,500 to join together this man 514 00:38:34,583 --> 00:38:37,711 and this woman in holy matrimony. 515 00:38:39,171 --> 00:38:43,050 Wilt thou have this woman to be thy wedded wife, 516 00:38:43,634 --> 00:38:47,263 to live together in the holy estate of matrimony? 517 00:38:48,013 --> 00:38:52,184 Wilt thou forsake all others, keeping thee only unto her, 518 00:38:52,852 --> 00:38:54,812 so long as ye both shall live? 519 00:38:56,105 --> 00:38:58,774 I, Colin Bridgerton… 520 00:38:58,858 --> 00:39:02,069 …take thee, Penelope Featherington, 521 00:39:03,571 --> 00:39:04,822 to be my wedded wife, 522 00:39:05,406 --> 00:39:07,741 to have and to hold. 523 00:39:08,367 --> 00:39:10,911 I, Penelope Featherington, 524 00:39:11,954 --> 00:39:14,707 take thee, Colin Bridgerton, 525 00:39:15,708 --> 00:39:17,126 to be my wedded husband, 526 00:39:17,918 --> 00:39:20,671 to have and to hold. 527 00:39:20,754 --> 00:39:23,007 With this ring, I thee wed. 528 00:39:23,966 --> 00:39:26,760 With my body, I thee worship. 529 00:39:26,844 --> 00:39:29,763 And by the joining of hands, I now pronounce 530 00:39:29,847 --> 00:39:32,183 that they be man and wife together, 531 00:39:32,266 --> 00:39:36,645 in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. 532 00:39:36,729 --> 00:39:37,605 Amen. 533 00:40:06,967 --> 00:40:09,220 Mama, you have outdone yourself. 534 00:40:09,303 --> 00:40:10,638 Mm. Do you like it? 535 00:40:10,721 --> 00:40:14,058 It is truly… magnificent. 536 00:40:14,975 --> 00:40:17,269 Congratulations, Penelope. 537 00:40:18,145 --> 00:40:22,441 You do make… an exceptionally fine bride. 538 00:40:25,611 --> 00:40:26,987 Oh. 539 00:40:29,281 --> 00:40:31,575 Would you like to say how you really feel now? 540 00:40:32,409 --> 00:40:34,078 That is how I really feel. 541 00:40:37,665 --> 00:40:38,582 Thank you. 542 00:40:52,304 --> 00:40:54,348 It was the most beautiful wedding. 543 00:40:54,431 --> 00:40:55,516 Thank you, Hyacinth. 544 00:40:55,599 --> 00:40:58,852 And Penelope looked stunning. Why do you look so vacant? 545 00:40:58,936 --> 00:41:01,146 -This is, uh-- -Quite a wedding breakfast. 546 00:41:01,230 --> 00:41:03,941 Marcus and I entered together but were quickly separated 547 00:41:04,024 --> 00:41:06,235 by the sheer volume of guests. 548 00:41:09,321 --> 00:41:10,948 Are you feeling in better spirits? 549 00:41:11,949 --> 00:41:12,783 I am. 550 00:41:13,784 --> 00:41:15,536 Making peace is a relief. 551 00:41:19,748 --> 00:41:21,542 Perhaps you should try it. 552 00:41:22,167 --> 00:41:23,419 That is my intention. 553 00:41:24,420 --> 00:41:25,379 Hm. 554 00:41:31,885 --> 00:41:33,220 Is all well with you? 555 00:41:35,514 --> 00:41:37,474 I saw you crying at the ceremony. 556 00:41:39,018 --> 00:41:41,562 Simply tears at losing another friend to marriage. 557 00:41:42,396 --> 00:41:43,522 Or maybe it was dust. 558 00:41:47,109 --> 00:41:49,612 Which brother or sister do you like the best? 559 00:41:49,695 --> 00:41:50,863 Gregory, clearly. 560 00:41:51,447 --> 00:41:52,948 Oh. Well, fair enough. 561 00:41:54,325 --> 00:41:58,996 But I know there is room enough in your heart for the rest of us. 562 00:42:00,039 --> 00:42:03,208 Love is not finite, Eloise. 563 00:42:05,586 --> 00:42:08,839 The friendship you have with Penelope is a lucky thing. 564 00:42:09,548 --> 00:42:11,467 As is the one you have with Colin. 565 00:42:15,471 --> 00:42:16,805 A lot of dust in here too. 566 00:42:23,437 --> 00:42:25,856 Excuse me. I am going to find some champagne. 567 00:43:00,641 --> 00:43:03,352 -Your tea, miss. -I need your help. 568 00:43:13,529 --> 00:43:17,783 -We'd love very much to see you. -We shall certainly try to be there. 569 00:43:17,866 --> 00:43:20,369 -Yes, of course. Enjoy the party. -Wonderful. 570 00:43:20,452 --> 00:43:21,620 -Thank you. -Thank you. 571 00:43:24,373 --> 00:43:25,999 Mr. and Mrs. Mondrich? 572 00:43:26,667 --> 00:43:27,501 Yes. 573 00:43:33,382 --> 00:43:36,635 -When was your last letter from Edwina? -There was one waiting when we returned. 574 00:43:36,719 --> 00:43:40,180 She writes that her new husband 575 00:43:40,264 --> 00:43:43,600 is not only a reader but has cultivated in her 576 00:43:43,684 --> 00:43:45,394 a love for the outdoors. 577 00:43:45,477 --> 00:43:47,312 -Your sister? -Shocking, I know. 578 00:43:47,396 --> 00:43:49,106 She has even been riding with him. 579 00:43:50,232 --> 00:43:51,692 I am so envious. 580 00:43:52,359 --> 00:43:55,487 You cannot imagine how charming our town in India is. 581 00:43:56,447 --> 00:43:58,949 It has been so long since I have ridden there. 582 00:43:59,032 --> 00:44:00,576 Well, I should like to see it. 583 00:44:05,706 --> 00:44:07,541 In fact, I should like to see it soon. 584 00:44:08,167 --> 00:44:09,334 Before our child comes. 585 00:44:09,418 --> 00:44:10,544 -Now? -Mm. 586 00:44:11,211 --> 00:44:13,922 Of course I want to go over with you, one day. 587 00:44:14,882 --> 00:44:17,217 -But the journey takes months. -Yeah, and if we go now, 588 00:44:17,301 --> 00:44:20,137 we will have time to prepare for the birth there. 589 00:44:21,847 --> 00:44:24,892 Look, I know how much you love our life here. 590 00:44:24,975 --> 00:44:28,520 You have made yourself completely a part of our family. 591 00:44:29,021 --> 00:44:31,648 But I cannot help but feel that something is missing. 592 00:44:32,399 --> 00:44:33,776 What about your mother? 593 00:44:34,693 --> 00:44:37,112 She would be missing the birth of her grandchild. 594 00:44:37,196 --> 00:44:42,242 Our child… will always be a Bridgerton. 595 00:44:43,660 --> 00:44:46,622 But I should like them to know that they are a Sharma as well, 596 00:44:47,122 --> 00:44:48,248 know their history. 597 00:44:49,416 --> 00:44:52,127 And it is important for me to know it so we can share that history 598 00:44:52,211 --> 00:44:54,171 with our child, together. 599 00:44:55,255 --> 00:44:57,007 Mother will understand that. 600 00:44:57,591 --> 00:44:58,884 And we will return. 601 00:45:01,220 --> 00:45:03,430 Please do not make me love you more. 602 00:45:03,514 --> 00:45:05,098 I do not think I can bear it. 603 00:45:06,683 --> 00:45:09,144 -Absolutely lovely. All good wishes. -Thank you. 604 00:45:19,279 --> 00:45:21,990 Penelope, are you enjoying yourself? 605 00:45:22,533 --> 00:45:23,784 Very much. 606 00:45:23,867 --> 00:45:26,245 Though it is all a little overwhelming. I… 607 00:45:26,328 --> 00:45:29,248 Well, weddings are never for the bride and groom, 608 00:45:29,957 --> 00:45:32,459 even when things are well between the couple. 609 00:45:34,378 --> 00:45:35,254 Thank you. 610 00:45:37,005 --> 00:45:39,174 For allowing me to work it out for myself. 611 00:45:39,758 --> 00:45:43,345 Well, this wedding couldn't plan itself. I have not had time to meddle. 612 00:45:47,266 --> 00:45:48,308 Whatever it is, 613 00:45:49,768 --> 00:45:51,395 I know you will resolve it. 614 00:45:52,312 --> 00:45:55,023 The important part is that you are married now. 615 00:46:10,247 --> 00:46:11,373 -Could we-- -I-- 616 00:46:15,711 --> 00:46:17,170 Could we get away from here? 617 00:46:17,754 --> 00:46:20,340 I have spent so long clinging to walls like this. I… 618 00:46:22,342 --> 00:46:25,596 -I do not wish to do that any longer. -Where do you propose we go? 619 00:46:26,179 --> 00:46:27,139 Perhaps… 620 00:46:29,057 --> 00:46:30,309 to the center. 621 00:46:33,103 --> 00:46:36,148 I do not think I have it in me to greet any more guests. 622 00:46:36,732 --> 00:46:38,358 Then perhaps we could dance. 623 00:46:39,151 --> 00:46:40,777 It is a wedding breakfast. 624 00:46:40,861 --> 00:46:43,113 -The sun is still out. -I realize that. 625 00:46:43,614 --> 00:46:47,367 But I should like to dance with my husband in the light of day. 626 00:46:48,493 --> 00:46:50,621 If we can dance in a church, why not here? 627 00:46:54,124 --> 00:46:55,083 Very well. 628 00:47:57,396 --> 00:47:59,523 Would you like to dance? 629 00:47:59,606 --> 00:48:01,149 Lord Kilmartin. 630 00:48:01,650 --> 00:48:02,859 You do not mean it. 631 00:48:03,860 --> 00:48:04,861 Why not? 632 00:48:05,529 --> 00:48:07,614 I did not think you a dancer. 633 00:48:08,156 --> 00:48:09,449 Perhaps not. 634 00:48:10,033 --> 00:48:14,287 But perhaps we should both be more bold in declaring ourselves. 635 00:48:38,186 --> 00:48:39,438 Lady Bridgerton. 636 00:48:41,273 --> 00:48:42,733 Thank you so much for having me. 637 00:48:42,816 --> 00:48:46,361 Oh, Lord Anderson, I am glad you have joined us. 638 00:48:47,863 --> 00:48:49,322 And, uh, with your sister. 639 00:48:49,406 --> 00:48:50,490 Ah. Yes. 640 00:48:51,199 --> 00:48:52,617 All our affairs in order. 641 00:48:53,785 --> 00:48:54,619 And you? 642 00:48:57,414 --> 00:49:00,917 I do believe my affairs are very nearly coming together as well. 643 00:49:07,924 --> 00:49:10,343 -He oversteps. -I think they move quite beautifully. 644 00:49:10,427 --> 00:49:11,303 No. Not them. 645 00:49:13,680 --> 00:49:17,517 Our family is happy and together. 646 00:49:18,226 --> 00:49:19,770 Do not take that for granted. 647 00:49:49,841 --> 00:49:51,551 Her Majesty the Queen. 648 00:50:04,356 --> 00:50:05,690 Lady Featherington. 649 00:50:06,900 --> 00:50:07,859 Your Majesty. 650 00:50:10,737 --> 00:50:13,782 Everyone who is not a Bridgerton may go. 651 00:50:19,454 --> 00:50:20,288 Now. 652 00:50:32,134 --> 00:50:33,218 Penelope. 653 00:50:34,386 --> 00:50:35,720 You are a Bridgerton now. 654 00:50:43,770 --> 00:50:46,356 Someone in this room has something to hide. 655 00:50:48,233 --> 00:50:51,736 And I shall not leave until they come forward 656 00:50:51,820 --> 00:50:53,196 and reveal themselves. 657 00:50:59,452 --> 00:51:03,373 The longer you delay, the greater my irritation. 658 00:51:04,833 --> 00:51:06,042 Step forward. 659 00:51:07,169 --> 00:51:08,420 Confess. 660 00:51:16,303 --> 00:51:17,262 It is I. 661 00:51:18,305 --> 00:51:19,681 I bear the secret. 662 00:51:21,641 --> 00:51:22,475 You? 663 00:51:22,559 --> 00:51:23,393 Yes. 664 00:51:24,269 --> 00:51:26,062 I am engaged to Lord Kilmartin. 665 00:51:27,480 --> 00:51:30,609 I have been humbled by Your Majesty's interest in my prospects, 666 00:51:30,692 --> 00:51:33,445 perhaps so much so that I have not been bold enough in declaring myself. 667 00:51:33,528 --> 00:51:35,697 But I love Lord Kilmartin. 668 00:51:37,908 --> 00:51:39,534 And I plan to marry him. 669 00:51:41,578 --> 00:51:44,206 With… Your Majesty's blessing, 670 00:51:44,289 --> 00:51:45,332 of course. 671 00:51:48,043 --> 00:51:50,587 That is no great mystery, Miss Francesca. 672 00:51:50,670 --> 00:51:54,841 Your romantic sensibilities have been obvious for some time. 673 00:51:55,967 --> 00:51:57,802 You do not need my blessing to marry. 674 00:51:59,804 --> 00:52:03,225 But that… is not why I am here. 675 00:52:04,392 --> 00:52:06,728 I speak of Whistledown. 676 00:52:07,354 --> 00:52:09,814 I know she is in this room. 677 00:52:11,483 --> 00:52:13,568 I was close last year. 678 00:52:13,652 --> 00:52:15,028 Tantalizingly so. 679 00:52:15,862 --> 00:52:21,660 And now, only when the Cowper girl publishes lies about this very family, 680 00:52:22,244 --> 00:52:24,496 suddenly Whistledown rushes to print. 681 00:52:25,121 --> 00:52:28,792 Surely, she suspected what Miss Cowper intended to publish. 682 00:52:28,875 --> 00:52:32,337 That is what roused her from her hiding place. And why? 683 00:52:33,588 --> 00:52:35,674 Clearly, because she is one of you. 684 00:52:36,508 --> 00:52:37,676 Your Majesty. 685 00:52:41,638 --> 00:52:44,224 I assure you if such a thing were happening in my home, 686 00:52:44,307 --> 00:52:45,225 I would know of it, 687 00:52:45,308 --> 00:52:47,769 and I would have put a stop to it a long time ago. 688 00:52:58,905 --> 00:52:59,781 Very well. 689 00:53:02,033 --> 00:53:04,244 Hold your tongue another night. 690 00:53:06,204 --> 00:53:08,665 I shall loosen it soon enough. 691 00:53:28,518 --> 00:53:31,062 I did not know if it'd help or hurt your family if I were to speak. 692 00:53:31,146 --> 00:53:32,355 I am glad you stayed silent. 693 00:53:32,439 --> 00:53:35,233 But surely, this is a signal of the right path forward. 694 00:53:36,443 --> 00:53:39,946 That it is time for you to give up your column. Yes? 695 00:53:40,030 --> 00:53:42,657 -Colin, I-- -She will find you, eventually. 696 00:53:43,158 --> 00:53:47,203 And as long as you are Whistledown, forever this lie will hang over all of us. 697 00:53:49,414 --> 00:53:51,166 Do you know what it is like 698 00:53:51,249 --> 00:53:53,835 to have nowhere in the world you can truly be yourself? 699 00:53:54,836 --> 00:53:57,464 You cannot possibly know because you are not a woman. 700 00:53:58,590 --> 00:54:01,176 You have the choice to be any kind of person you wish to be, 701 00:54:01,259 --> 00:54:02,677 while the only choice women have 702 00:54:02,761 --> 00:54:05,597 is to conceal the parts of ourselves the world will not accept. 703 00:54:07,349 --> 00:54:08,767 I am Whistledown. 704 00:54:10,226 --> 00:54:11,603 I will not change that. 705 00:54:13,938 --> 00:54:15,899 I cannot accept that. 706 00:54:17,400 --> 00:54:19,235 Colin, it is our wedding night. 707 00:54:23,656 --> 00:54:25,241 I shall sleep on the sofa tonight. 708 00:54:28,161 --> 00:54:29,746 I will find our carriage. 709 00:54:43,259 --> 00:54:45,553 It will be all right. 710 00:54:45,637 --> 00:54:46,471 It will. 711 00:55:06,825 --> 00:55:07,867 Mr. Bridgerton. 712 00:55:09,744 --> 00:55:10,662 Benedict. 713 00:55:15,458 --> 00:55:17,043 It is pleasant to see you again. 714 00:55:17,127 --> 00:55:18,503 And to see both of you. 715 00:55:20,630 --> 00:55:22,549 I have been thinking about your offer. 716 00:55:23,299 --> 00:55:24,134 And? 717 00:55:25,260 --> 00:55:26,177 Well… 718 00:56:40,793 --> 00:56:41,711 Evening, ma'am. 719 00:56:43,630 --> 00:56:45,340 Are you in need of directions? 720 00:56:45,423 --> 00:56:47,175 No. I am here for my payment. 721 00:56:47,759 --> 00:56:50,094 For the Whistledown that was printed here last week? 722 00:56:50,178 --> 00:56:52,472 The one dropped off from the Cowper House? 723 00:56:52,555 --> 00:56:54,557 No Whistledowns were printed here last week. 724 00:56:54,641 --> 00:56:56,518 -Or the weeks before that. -Fine. 725 00:56:57,393 --> 00:57:00,980 I've already tried three other printers. Surely, there cannot be so many more. 726 00:57:02,440 --> 00:57:04,776 You're not her, though, are you? 727 00:57:05,360 --> 00:57:07,278 I… I-- I've always wanted to meet her. 728 00:57:07,362 --> 00:57:10,031 My boss at the last place that I worked used to print for her. 729 00:57:10,949 --> 00:57:13,076 Said that she was a redhead, though. 730 00:57:14,202 --> 00:57:15,078 Oh? 731 00:57:15,787 --> 00:57:17,121 What else did he tell you?