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[tense music builds slowly]

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Good morning.

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How did you sleep?

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Fitfully.

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I am off to Bridgerton House
for breakfast.

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[Penelope] But my mother is coming.

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I will give you and your mother
some privacy.

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-No, you do not have to leave.
-I wish to.

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-[knocking at door]
-[door opens]

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Ma'am, you have a visitor
in the drawing room.

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[Penelope] Um… Serve her tea.

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I am not yet ready.

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[light music playing]

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Good morning, Mama.

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-[music fades]
-Cressida.

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Good morning.
I trust you had a happy wedding night?

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What are you doing here?

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I am simply paying a visit…
to the esteemed Lady Whistledown.

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[music turns ominous]

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I know your secret.

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Whatever you think you know,
you are incorrect.

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Now I wish you to leave.

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You know, thinking back on everything,
it makes perfect sense.

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No one would ever suspect you
as you are so very forgettable.

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[chuckles lightly] That look is enjoyable.

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Shame I cannot stay long to savor it,
seeing as I am under lock and key

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until my aunt arrives
to steal me to the countryside.

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-You are leaving town?
-Yes. But not to my Aunt Joanna's house.

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You see, you are going to pay me
double the queen's reward

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so that I might set up my life abroad,

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or I will tell everyone
of your true identity.

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No one will believe you, Cressida.

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Your reputation
could not be any lower at present.

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[door opens]

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Miss Cowper.

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Lady Featherington.

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Penelope and I were just discussing
whether or not I am to be believed.

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Let us find out.

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[tense music builds]

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Think of your daughter's love
of the written word.

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And think of how
she is so easily overlooked,

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allowing her to disappear
for great periods of time.

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And think of how
all those she views as enemies

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end up humiliated in print.

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And then ask yourself

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how it took you this long to realize

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she is the true Lady Whistledown.

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You will pay me my sum,

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or I will reveal the truth
to the entire ton.

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Do enjoy your morning, ladies.

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Penelope.

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[gasps softly]

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[tense music peaks and fades]

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Tell me it is not true.

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For once, Cressida does not lie.

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[sighs] At every ball,

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always there is an hour
at which you disappear.

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I thought it was because
your social manners run dry at a point,

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but now I realize…
what a fool I have been.

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Mama--

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All the terrible things
you have written about your sisters,

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about me, about yourself.

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I have fought
with every tool at my disposal

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to claw us out of ruin
time and time again,

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and yet, under my own roof,

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my own blood has been sowing
the seeds of our ruin all along.

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How could you, Penelope?

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[tense music plays]

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Does your husband know?

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Oh…

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Well, he cannot know
about this latest scandal.

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For a gentleman
such as Mr. Bridgerton to know

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that your actions have led to blackmail,

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he'd have grounds for an annulment even
the most sanctimonious bishop would grant.

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Mama, I do not wish to lie anymore.

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I must tell Colin.

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Well, I would forbid it.

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But clearly, my word
is not one you choose to follow.

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I must get dressed.

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-[music fades]
-[door closes]

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[Charlotte] You play carelessly today,
Lady Danbury.

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The game will not last long.

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Her Majesty has been quite forthcoming
with accusations of late.

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I was wondering
how we would come around to that.

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The Bridgertons
are such favorites of yours.

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But no, it was no accusation.

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It is the truth.

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I am closer to finding Lady Whistledown
than ever before.

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And what will you do
once you have uncovered her?

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I will have won, of course.

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And then?

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Will you command her to stop writing?

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Lock her in a dungeon?

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What are you trying to say, Lady Danbury?

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When Whistledown first started writing,

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I assumed she was someone
with power in the ton.

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But in her latest editions,
it has become evident

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that there is a vulnerability there,
a certain… grasping to find herself.

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Do you, in fact, know who Whistledown is?

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Is that why you are trying
to protect the Bridgertons?

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I am on to something, aren't I?

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[Lady Danbury] I am simply saying

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that perhaps Lady Whistledown is not

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trying to beat you at your own game.

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Perhaps she is merely trying
to stay in the game.

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As a vulnerable player.

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A feeling perhaps you can relate to?

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Perhaps a long time ago.

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You could have had me
in checkmate, Lady Danbury.

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[Lady Danbury] I realize that.

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But then the game would be over early.

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And what fun is there in that?

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[light music plays]

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Oh, we should ready our autumnal wardrobe.

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[gasps] Ah, is that why
you no longer sneeze, Alby?

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The warm weather we've been having?

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It is not seasonal.

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It is a nervous sneeze
quelled by our happy marital bliss.

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[both chuckling]

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I contend with the chill already.
Must I contend, too, with your displays?

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Do you wish to retreat home, my love?

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[sighs] Certainly no one would notice.

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Now that Penelope
has married her Bridgerton,

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we are yesterday's news.

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As our bellies grow, so too will
the ton's appreciation of our efforts.

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Have you ever seen
a lady with child at a ball, Philippa?

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Well… no.

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That is because once women start showing,
they are expected to retreat from society.

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I, for one,
do not wish to go out on a whimper.

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I would do anything
to help you avoid that fate, my sweet.

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Good.

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Because Philippa and I
are going to host a ball.

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-[gasps] Ah!
-Centered on the color purple.

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And orange!

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There will be… crystal, and gold,

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and hundreds of flowers.

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And we can have bugs!

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And, uh… should we discuss a budget?

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Of course. It should be very, very large.

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[Philippa chuckling]

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[music fades out]

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[indistinct chattering]

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Are you sure we should be in public?

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The queen knows about your engagement.
There is no use hiding it any longer.

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She thinks one of us is Whistledown.

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And I know well enough as the matriarch
of our household that no one is.

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The best thing that we can do right now
is be out in the world

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so that the ton does not start to think
that we have something to hide.

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Perhaps our nonchalance
will convince the queen

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that her accusations are incorrect.
God help us.

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Now, go ahead, eat. Mm?

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See?

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We are out, like any other family,

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having ice cream and planning the wedding.

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[Violet chuckles]

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There is still going to be a wedding?

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[John] Of course.

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It is only that John and I
are going to apply for a special license

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so that we can have a simple,
small ceremony at home,

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after which we shall retreat
to John's family estate.

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To avoid any further bluster
from the queen.

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Yes, I… I suppose that is wise.

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And I assume your Oxfordshire estate
cannot be more than a day's ride away?

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In fact… we should like
to take residence at John's

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primary estate.

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In Scotland?

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Uh, where is that, exactly?

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It's close to the border?

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[John] No. The Highlands.

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But it's not too far from Glasgow.

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That must be at least
a fortnight's ride away.

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Oh, it is why I so enjoy staying there.

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The distance creates
a true sense of peace.

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I cannot wait for the quiet.

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Oh.

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[Eloise clears throat]

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How are you?

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Trying not to think about yesterday.

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I think Mama was just thrilled
the queen graced your wedding breakfast.

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[Colin] Mm.

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You know the family will be fine.

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-Do you believe that?
-[chuckles]

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Her Majesty accused me of being
Whistledown once, and I survived it.

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[Colin] Mm.

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Though not without some scars.

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Do not let your marriage be the scar.

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-No.
-You know you will resolve things with--

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Penelope. What are you doing here?

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I, um… I was not expecting
to see you till later this afternoon.

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She knows, Colin.
You do not have to hide your ire.

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Certainly we should not be having this
discussion in front of Miss Bridgerton.

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-[Penelope] She knows everything as well.
-Wonderful.

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Glad to see the whole of Mayfair
seemed to know before your mother.

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And why do we all
suddenly know that we know?

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Because Cressida discovered my secret.

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And she demands £10,000 to keep it.

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-You cannot be serious.
-How did she discover you?

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-[Penelope] I am not sure.
-It does not matter how.

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If she knows,
we must prevent her from revealing it.

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I'm not asking for your help.
I merely wanted to be honest with you.

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It is not up to you what we do.

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If Miss Cowper spreads this gossip,

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it will besmirch our Bridgerton name.
The entire family.

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And I will not stand
for anyone blackmailing my wife.

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-Well, that is certainly a relief to hear.
-No, that is kind, Colin, but…

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I can pay her.

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[pensive music plays]

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You have made that high a sum?

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Slightly more, if we are being honest.

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All this time?

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You are not paying Miss Cowper
a single penny.

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-But Colin, it is my--
-Perhaps you will pay her, Mr. Bridgerton?

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-No, he cannot.
-No one is paying her.

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-Then what do you propose we do?
-Please, if you just let me--

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I will not cower to Miss Cowper.
I will call upon her tomorrow.

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Bring her to see this course of action
is ruinous for everyone involved.

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It is the only way forward.

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[pensive music fades out]

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[enticing music plays]

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-[kissing]
-[panting]

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[music intensifies]

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[music fades out]

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[overlapping chatter]

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[Lady Cowper] Mr. Bridgerton.

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Lady Cowper.

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I was hoping to have
a moment alone with your daughter.

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Despite what the ton might say,

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you insult me if you think
this is not still a respectable household.

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[Cressida] Mother, leave us.

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It does not matter any longer.

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Please go.

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[clears throat]

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I will give you five minutes.

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I take it your mother does not know
about your blackmailing my wife?

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I no longer trust anyone but myself.

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That must feel terribly lonely.

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I have known
what it is like to be truly alone,

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when I am off on my travels.

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[Cressida] Poor Mr. Bridgerton.

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Traveling the continent,
seeing the great sights of the world,

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as only a man can do.

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Hmm. You sound like Eloise.

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Hm.

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[Colin] You are right.
It is a privilege to travel.

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But this last year,

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I found myself yearning
to hear word from home.

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From Penelope, in fact.

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But I did not hear back from her.

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Or anyone else, for that matter.

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It felt as if everyone
was busy with their lives,

251
00:14:13,874 --> 00:14:15,709
without the need for me in them.

252
00:14:16,293 --> 00:14:19,088
So I attempted to pardon myself

253
00:14:20,172 --> 00:14:23,050
into a man… with no needs of his own.

254
00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:27,388
It is not a path I would recommend.

255
00:14:27,471 --> 00:14:30,349
Mr. Bridgerton, I am confused.

256
00:14:30,432 --> 00:14:33,560
It seems you have come for me
to pay you sympathy,

257
00:14:33,644 --> 00:14:36,230
but I am the one who is meant to be paid.

258
00:14:36,313 --> 00:14:38,023
I have not come for your sympathy.

259
00:14:38,857 --> 00:14:41,068
I have come for your mercy.

260
00:14:42,069 --> 00:14:43,487
Penelope is no villain.

261
00:14:45,990 --> 00:14:47,116
Trust me,

262
00:14:47,199 --> 00:14:50,285
I can understand
why you might hate Whistledown.

263
00:14:50,369 --> 00:14:53,247
Her words are cutting and sharp,

264
00:14:53,330 --> 00:14:58,085
and still, her readers are willing to pay
to read about themselves week after week.

265
00:14:58,168 --> 00:15:01,005
You do not sound
as if you hate Whistledown.

266
00:15:01,088 --> 00:15:03,090
You sound as if you are jealous of her.

267
00:15:03,924 --> 00:15:04,758
No, I am not.

268
00:15:05,259 --> 00:15:06,552
[solemn music builds]

269
00:15:06,635 --> 00:15:11,015
My point is, there is Whistledown
and then there is Penelope,

270
00:15:11,682 --> 00:15:15,310
who has experienced a kind of loneliness
surely neither of us can fathom.

271
00:15:16,603 --> 00:15:21,150
Imagine being so ignored,
you feel… invisible.

272
00:15:22,818 --> 00:15:25,362
It does not excuse what she has done,

273
00:15:25,446 --> 00:15:28,032
but perhaps
it is understandable that, at times,

274
00:15:28,115 --> 00:15:31,035
her column has reflected
the cruelty around her.

275
00:15:31,118 --> 00:15:33,620
A cruelty, I imagine, you have felt too.

276
00:15:35,330 --> 00:15:38,125
For her hand in your troubles,
I know Penelope feels remorse.

277
00:15:38,834 --> 00:15:41,712
And she did not savage you
in her latest column.

278
00:15:41,795 --> 00:15:45,049
If even Penelope can find grace for you,

279
00:15:45,132 --> 00:15:47,718
do you not see
that the ton, too, will forgive you?

280
00:15:48,802 --> 00:15:52,973
And surely, your father will welcome you
back to London when all this passes.

281
00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:55,392
A family's love is enduring.

282
00:16:00,105 --> 00:16:02,107
That is the difference between you and me.

283
00:16:04,401 --> 00:16:08,238
You take for granted that you will
always have your family's support.

284
00:16:09,990 --> 00:16:11,909
We are not the same, Mr. Bridgerton,

285
00:16:12,868 --> 00:16:14,036
and we never will be.

286
00:16:14,119 --> 00:16:15,287
Miss Cowper.

287
00:16:16,038 --> 00:16:16,997
Miss Cowper.

288
00:16:17,081 --> 00:16:19,083
[music turns tense]

289
00:16:19,166 --> 00:16:20,250
Miss Cowper!

290
00:16:20,334 --> 00:16:22,628
You will not be believed
if we say you are lying.

291
00:16:22,711 --> 00:16:23,629
You have no proof.

292
00:16:23,712 --> 00:16:27,007
I have a printer's apprentice
who is willing to corroborate the truth,

293
00:16:27,091 --> 00:16:29,718
all for the pleasure
of meeting the real Lady Whistledown.

294
00:16:31,011 --> 00:16:33,472
You have until
the Dankworth-Finch ball to pay me,

295
00:16:34,056 --> 00:16:36,600
or the following morning,
I will tell everyone.

296
00:16:37,267 --> 00:16:41,188
In fact, reflecting upon the lack
of support I shall have in the future,

297
00:16:41,271 --> 00:16:43,482
perhaps I am not asking
for enough from you.

298
00:16:43,565 --> 00:16:45,567
[music fades out slowly]

299
00:16:46,610 --> 00:16:50,072
Just a little extra funds
to throw the ball of the season.

300
00:16:50,155 --> 00:16:52,866
Think small creatures with many legs.

301
00:16:52,950 --> 00:16:56,745
Surely we are owed, as you spent much more
on Penelope's wedding than on ours.

302
00:16:56,829 --> 00:16:59,581
Because you both married untitled misters,

303
00:16:59,665 --> 00:17:02,292
while Penelope married
a very wealthy Bridgerton.

304
00:17:02,376 --> 00:17:05,504
Who is sure
to take care of you in your old age.

305
00:17:05,587 --> 00:17:07,631
What need could you have
to hold on to your money now?

306
00:17:07,714 --> 00:17:08,966
Let us in.

307
00:17:09,049 --> 00:17:12,469
Now is not a good time.
I am expecting a visitor.

308
00:17:12,553 --> 00:17:13,804
Who?

309
00:17:13,887 --> 00:17:15,097
[Lady Featherington] Mm.

310
00:17:15,722 --> 00:17:17,516
Have no fear, ladies.

311
00:17:18,016 --> 00:17:19,560
Of all the house staff in London,

312
00:17:19,643 --> 00:17:22,771
I must be the most experienced
at doing more with less.

313
00:17:23,313 --> 00:17:24,356
[exhales sharply]

314
00:17:30,195 --> 00:17:33,574
At least my sisters will be content
when my actions lead to destruction.

315
00:17:33,657 --> 00:17:36,994
Perhaps we might aim a little higher
with our positive thinking?

316
00:17:37,578 --> 00:17:39,705
Colin can be compelling
when he wants to be.

317
00:17:39,788 --> 00:17:41,331
It is not him I am worried about.

318
00:17:41,415 --> 00:17:45,002
Cressida has her reasonable moments.
Let us hope today is one.

319
00:17:47,629 --> 00:17:48,922
Did you truly like her?

320
00:17:49,673 --> 00:17:51,633
Or did you befriend her
simply to punish me?

321
00:17:51,717 --> 00:17:53,844
[chuckles softly] I am not so petty.

322
00:17:54,428 --> 00:17:56,638
I genuinely enjoyed her at the start.

323
00:17:58,765 --> 00:18:01,810
Though… perhaps
the very initial befriending

324
00:18:01,894 --> 00:18:04,479
was tinged with just
the tiniest bit of pettiness.

325
00:18:04,563 --> 00:18:05,814
[both chuckle]

326
00:18:07,941 --> 00:18:09,318
Tell me what you are reading.

327
00:18:13,030 --> 00:18:14,114
[Colin clears throat]

328
00:18:14,198 --> 00:18:16,200
[tense music builds]

329
00:18:16,283 --> 00:18:17,951
I am afraid I have failed.

330
00:18:18,577 --> 00:18:21,705
And… she wants double now.

331
00:18:22,289 --> 00:18:23,457
£20,000.

332
00:18:23,540 --> 00:18:25,584
-She's lost her mind.
-I do not have that sum.

333
00:18:25,667 --> 00:18:28,378
There is more.
She requires you use your column

334
00:18:28,462 --> 00:18:30,047
to restore her reputation.

335
00:18:32,633 --> 00:18:33,884
I must apologize. I…

336
00:18:35,093 --> 00:18:37,512
It seems I have made everything worse.

337
00:18:37,596 --> 00:18:38,931
This is my fault entirely.

338
00:18:39,014 --> 00:18:40,474
What do we do now?

339
00:18:40,557 --> 00:18:43,518
Perhaps Penelope was right.
It'd have been better to just pay her.

340
00:18:44,394 --> 00:18:45,437
I have the funds.

341
00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:49,566
I will have to ask Benedict
to sign off on such a large expenditure.

342
00:18:49,650 --> 00:18:51,735
You'd tell your brother
about Penelope's identity?

343
00:18:51,818 --> 00:18:55,447
No. I will have to invent
some kind of a lie.

344
00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:58,033
We will keep her identity shielded.

345
00:18:59,576 --> 00:19:00,410
Well,

346
00:19:01,703 --> 00:19:04,289
I am certain the Cowper girl
only wants you to write

347
00:19:04,373 --> 00:19:07,834
a few glowing words
on her appearance and charm.

348
00:19:07,918 --> 00:19:09,503
It is not a happy outcome.

349
00:19:10,337 --> 00:19:13,048
I suppose I should not have expected
any more from Cressida.

350
00:19:14,007 --> 00:19:15,384
I'm so very grateful

351
00:19:16,301 --> 00:19:17,427
for all your counsel.

352
00:19:20,013 --> 00:19:22,015
[music fades out]

353
00:19:22,975 --> 00:19:24,977
[enticing music playing]

354
00:19:52,879 --> 00:19:54,047
[music fades out]

355
00:19:55,799 --> 00:19:59,761
Does, uh, Her Majesty seem as though
she will relent on this quest of hers?

356
00:20:00,262 --> 00:20:03,140
I am hopeful that she will soon
find another distraction.

357
00:20:03,223 --> 00:20:04,599
Oh, speaking of which…

358
00:20:04,683 --> 00:20:05,684
[both chuckle]

359
00:20:05,767 --> 00:20:07,352
-[Violet] Mm-hm.
-Mmm.

360
00:20:07,853 --> 00:20:10,230
-Mm.
-[Violet coughing]

361
00:20:11,898 --> 00:20:13,734
It is rather strong. [hiccups]

362
00:20:13,817 --> 00:20:16,153
Only the Scottish
could dream up such a drink.

363
00:20:16,778 --> 00:20:19,823
It is needed to fight
the bitter cold up there.

364
00:20:19,906 --> 00:20:23,118
Oh, do not frighten me
more than I already am, Agatha.

365
00:20:23,618 --> 00:20:25,245
I would not worry.

366
00:20:25,746 --> 00:20:28,999
Francesca seems
to have found an inner courage.

367
00:20:29,082 --> 00:20:31,126
Yes, she has.

368
00:20:31,626 --> 00:20:35,130
And now she is using it to get
as far away from her mother as possible.

369
00:20:35,630 --> 00:20:39,843
I purchased this
on a trip to Scotland many years ago.

370
00:20:40,510 --> 00:20:43,930
At first,
it was quite harsh on the palate.

371
00:20:44,556 --> 00:20:47,559
But with time… it grows on one.

372
00:20:47,642 --> 00:20:49,770
-It's still harsh.
-[Lady Danbury chuckles]

373
00:20:52,522 --> 00:20:55,442
You will have my support
in Francesca's absence.

374
00:20:57,402 --> 00:20:59,029
And also my brother's,

375
00:21:00,238 --> 00:21:01,198
if you wish it.

376
00:21:01,281 --> 00:21:03,700
Uh, we do not have to discuss that.

377
00:21:03,784 --> 00:21:05,369
But perhaps we should?

378
00:21:05,452 --> 00:21:07,454
[solemn music plays softly]

379
00:21:09,081 --> 00:21:12,042
Lord Anderson has been
an exemplary gentleman.

380
00:21:13,710 --> 00:21:17,130
And, uh, if you were
to… give your blessing--

381
00:21:17,214 --> 00:21:20,759
It is certainly not my place to give
or withhold a blessing on the matter.

382
00:21:21,259 --> 00:21:22,552
You are both adults.

383
00:21:23,428 --> 00:21:24,846
You may do as you wish.

384
00:21:30,268 --> 00:21:34,940
After all, it is not as though
I asked your permission.

385
00:21:40,278 --> 00:21:42,364
It's suddenly going down rather smoothly.

386
00:21:45,617 --> 00:21:47,452
You know.

387
00:21:49,871 --> 00:21:50,705
Yes?

388
00:21:52,124 --> 00:21:54,126
I know my father was a good man.

389
00:21:55,585 --> 00:21:57,754
And that you have been a very good friend.

390
00:21:59,881 --> 00:22:01,716
And that is all I need to know.

391
00:22:02,426 --> 00:22:03,468
[inhales shakily]

392
00:22:07,973 --> 00:22:09,683
And my brother is a good man.

393
00:22:11,268 --> 00:22:12,853
And you are a good friend.

394
00:22:14,396 --> 00:22:16,523
And that is all I need to know as well.

395
00:22:19,067 --> 00:22:21,153
But if he sours things
between the two of you,

396
00:22:21,236 --> 00:22:23,071
I will pick you over him.

397
00:22:23,155 --> 00:22:25,282
I shall not lose you for his folly.

398
00:22:25,365 --> 00:22:27,951
There is nary a man alive with such power.

399
00:22:28,034 --> 00:22:30,036
[both chuckling lightly]

400
00:22:34,291 --> 00:22:37,544
[all laughing]

401
00:22:37,627 --> 00:22:39,546
Can you imagine the three of us at a ball?

402
00:22:40,046 --> 00:22:43,675
How would we explain ourselves
to, say, The Dowager Lady Cheltenham?

403
00:22:44,342 --> 00:22:46,470
We'd certainly have
to get our story straight.

404
00:22:46,553 --> 00:22:48,430
As if you be caught dead at a ball.

405
00:22:48,513 --> 00:22:49,347
[Paul] True.

406
00:22:50,515 --> 00:22:51,850
[chuckles]

407
00:22:53,435 --> 00:22:55,437
[light music builds slowly]

408
00:22:57,105 --> 00:22:59,191
How do you stand society events?

409
00:23:01,401 --> 00:23:02,444
[Benedict] Mmm…

410
00:23:03,445 --> 00:23:05,906
I suppose I feel
I have love to give in abundance.

411
00:23:06,823 --> 00:23:08,617
Love for a bit of chitchat.

412
00:23:08,700 --> 00:23:09,576
[chuckles]

413
00:23:10,827 --> 00:23:12,412
And love for a good party.

414
00:23:14,706 --> 00:23:19,711
Especially… a party of three.

415
00:23:20,295 --> 00:23:22,297
[enticing music plays]

416
00:23:38,355 --> 00:23:40,357
[music fades out slowly]

417
00:24:00,210 --> 00:24:01,169
Good night, sir.

418
00:24:03,129 --> 00:24:04,881
[door opens and shuts]

419
00:24:08,927 --> 00:24:10,929
[gentle music builds slowly]

420
00:24:28,154 --> 00:24:30,365
I only need a blanket for the settee.

421
00:24:32,742 --> 00:24:33,577
Of course.

422
00:24:45,463 --> 00:24:47,465
[light music playing]

423
00:24:54,723 --> 00:24:56,057
[music fades out]

424
00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:03,231
I'm going to have tea with my mother
before your sister's wedding.

425
00:25:03,815 --> 00:25:06,192
I thought I would spare you
the confines of a shared carriage.

426
00:25:12,365 --> 00:25:13,950
[door squeaks shut]

427
00:26:08,505 --> 00:26:09,589
Ma'am.

428
00:26:09,673 --> 00:26:10,965
Oh, is Penelope here?

429
00:26:11,049 --> 00:26:13,134
I cannot put him off any longer, ma'am.

430
00:26:13,718 --> 00:26:16,513
That solicitor. He is here.

431
00:26:16,596 --> 00:26:17,931
[Lady Featherington gasps]

432
00:26:22,977 --> 00:26:25,355
Show him in, I suppose.

433
00:26:27,399 --> 00:26:28,483
Oh. [sighs]

434
00:26:33,363 --> 00:26:36,950
-Lady Featherington. Walter D--
-Walter Dundas, Esquire. I do remember.

435
00:26:37,784 --> 00:26:41,037
I take it you are here to congratulate us
on my daughter's marriage

436
00:26:41,121 --> 00:26:43,081
into one of the most esteemed

437
00:26:43,164 --> 00:26:45,625
and respected families of the ton?

438
00:26:45,709 --> 00:26:49,295
Regrettably, no,
I have not come on happy business.

439
00:26:49,379 --> 00:26:52,674
Though, some have told me
they do find release from deception

440
00:26:52,757 --> 00:26:54,134
a comforting feeling.

441
00:26:54,843 --> 00:26:56,720
I pray you have sufficient evidence

442
00:26:56,803 --> 00:26:59,764
for all the accusations
you seem poised to make.

443
00:26:59,848 --> 00:27:03,893
Not the evidence I sought, no,
but all the evidence I shall need.

444
00:27:03,977 --> 00:27:05,228
Hm. Ah!

445
00:27:06,354 --> 00:27:10,150
The money you inherited
from your Aunt Petunia.

446
00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:13,987
I thought it quite curious
you came into such a fortune

447
00:27:14,070 --> 00:27:17,073
just as Jack Featherington
ran away with yours.

448
00:27:17,657 --> 00:27:22,162
And, in fact, Aunt Petunia's neighbors
in Cornwall seem to agree with me.

449
00:27:22,245 --> 00:27:25,623
From what I hear,
she was in a perpetual state of poverty.

450
00:27:26,374 --> 00:27:29,127
Who is to say she was not a great saver,

451
00:27:29,919 --> 00:27:33,631
living frugally
so that others might one day benefit?

452
00:27:33,715 --> 00:27:34,966
Her creditors.

453
00:27:36,009 --> 00:27:37,427
Oh, Lady Featherington.

454
00:27:38,845 --> 00:27:39,971
I know your funds

455
00:27:40,054 --> 00:27:43,057
came from Jack Featherington's
fraudulent activities.

456
00:27:44,267 --> 00:27:46,686
And I believe the Crown will agree

457
00:27:46,770 --> 00:27:50,315
that the Featherington title
should be transferred to a more

458
00:27:50,398 --> 00:27:52,025
scrupulous family.

459
00:27:53,067 --> 00:27:56,488
I shall be submitting my discoveries
to the royal authorities this week.

460
00:27:56,571 --> 00:27:58,198
[tense music rises slowly]

461
00:27:58,281 --> 00:27:59,115
Good day.

462
00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:01,201
Ah.

463
00:28:04,496 --> 00:28:05,830
[music fades out]

464
00:28:05,914 --> 00:28:07,123
Penelope.

465
00:28:08,166 --> 00:28:09,167
Is it true?

466
00:28:10,710 --> 00:28:14,214
Is your money the money
Cousin Jack took from the ton?

467
00:28:14,297 --> 00:28:17,217
It's not as if any of them
needed that money the way we did.

468
00:28:17,300 --> 00:28:18,510
You stole from them!

469
00:28:18,593 --> 00:28:20,804
And you humiliated them.

470
00:28:20,887 --> 00:28:23,431
-You stole their dignity.
-No--

471
00:28:23,515 --> 00:28:25,767
What you and I have done is not different.

472
00:28:25,850 --> 00:28:27,685
What you have done is a crime!

473
00:28:27,769 --> 00:28:31,272
I did what I had to do
to protect this family.

474
00:28:31,356 --> 00:28:33,441
Who were you protecting with your column?

475
00:28:33,525 --> 00:28:35,401
-Myself!
-Oh. From whom?

476
00:28:40,532 --> 00:28:41,366
I see.

477
00:28:44,661 --> 00:28:45,787
[sighs]

478
00:28:49,123 --> 00:28:50,625
You know, it's… [sighs]

479
00:28:51,334 --> 00:28:53,837
…no easy thing being a parent.

480
00:28:54,504 --> 00:28:57,257
How was I to raise daughters
when, all my life,

481
00:28:57,340 --> 00:29:00,760
I was taught that
all power comes from a man?

482
00:29:00,844 --> 00:29:02,262
[solemn music plays]

483
00:29:02,345 --> 00:29:06,224
What you have done,
you have done… entirely on your own.

484
00:29:08,434 --> 00:29:12,605
Even if I do not like
what you have written over the years,

485
00:29:13,439 --> 00:29:16,901
it is a great regret of mine
that I have overlooked you for so long.

486
00:29:18,862 --> 00:29:22,407
You and I both,
we have done the best we can

487
00:29:22,907 --> 00:29:27,245
with the opportunities
that society has afforded us.

488
00:29:31,207 --> 00:29:33,167
Fine. [huffs]

489
00:29:33,751 --> 00:29:37,755
Perhaps there were other ways.
But at the time, I… I could not see them.

490
00:29:41,467 --> 00:29:43,428
What would Lady Whistledown write

491
00:29:43,511 --> 00:29:47,348
about our disgrace when I am exposed?

492
00:29:57,275 --> 00:30:00,320
She will write whatever I like her to.

493
00:30:03,865 --> 00:30:05,158
That is a great power.

494
00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:09,537
What a thing you have made for yourself.

495
00:30:11,581 --> 00:30:12,498
Thank you.

496
00:30:14,876 --> 00:30:17,587
Perhaps we are more alike
than I care to admit.

497
00:30:20,882 --> 00:30:22,467
If we survive this round…

498
00:30:25,678 --> 00:30:26,971
we must do better.

499
00:30:30,350 --> 00:30:32,685
[solemn music fades out]

500
00:30:32,769 --> 00:30:34,771
[birds chirping]

501
00:30:43,529 --> 00:30:45,573
[Violet] Oh, my dear.

502
00:30:46,366 --> 00:30:48,368
-Mama.
-[Violet chuckles]

503
00:30:48,451 --> 00:30:53,081
You are going to bring
so much brightness to Scotland. [chuckles]

504
00:30:54,123 --> 00:30:56,960
-Are you upset about me leaving?
-No, of course not.

505
00:30:57,043 --> 00:31:00,546
I-- I only… Well, I did not expect you
to settle quite so far away.

506
00:31:01,464 --> 00:31:03,883
-Anthony and Kate are headed for India.
-Yes.

507
00:31:04,550 --> 00:31:06,928
But you have spent
so much time away from us already,

508
00:31:07,011 --> 00:31:08,763
in Bath with your aunt

509
00:31:08,846 --> 00:31:11,641
or on your own when you are home.

510
00:31:12,517 --> 00:31:14,686
And now I fear
I may be losing you for good.

511
00:31:15,645 --> 00:31:18,481
Mama, it is the opposite.

512
00:31:21,776 --> 00:31:24,362
It is difficult sometimes

513
00:31:24,445 --> 00:31:27,407
to hear my own voice
amidst the noise of this house.

514
00:31:28,074 --> 00:31:29,200
Whereas, with John,

515
00:31:30,034 --> 00:31:32,412
I hear myself more and more.

516
00:31:32,495 --> 00:31:33,663
[Violet chuckles]

517
00:31:34,205 --> 00:31:38,710
It is my great hope
that the silence and beauty of Scotland

518
00:31:38,793 --> 00:31:40,628
will allow me to know myself better

519
00:31:40,712 --> 00:31:43,006
so that you can all
know me better as well.

520
00:31:43,089 --> 00:31:45,425
Because I want
nothing more than to be close.

521
00:31:45,508 --> 00:31:48,636
And you could not have found
silence and beauty on Oxfordshire?

522
00:31:48,720 --> 00:31:51,848
[chuckles] I would've been too tempted
to come home regularly.

523
00:31:51,931 --> 00:31:53,182
But you will come back?

524
00:31:53,266 --> 00:31:54,726
-Of course.
-[both chuckle]

525
00:31:58,104 --> 00:31:59,981
My brave, clever girl.

526
00:32:00,481 --> 00:32:01,858
[solemn music plays]

527
00:32:02,442 --> 00:32:05,069
You know, when I first met your father…

528
00:32:06,904 --> 00:32:09,741
I could barely speak my own name.
I was so taken by him.

529
00:32:09,824 --> 00:32:12,410
-I stumbled over words most familiar--
-Mama, I…

530
00:32:12,493 --> 00:32:14,537
I thought we had moved past this. John…

531
00:32:14,620 --> 00:32:18,416
…is a fine man… and a good choice.

532
00:32:20,835 --> 00:32:23,880
What I was going to say is that,
for the longest time,

533
00:32:24,547 --> 00:32:28,593
I thought that that is
what love must be like for everyone.

534
00:32:29,260 --> 00:32:32,055
Surprising, forceful, quick.

535
00:32:32,638 --> 00:32:33,765
[chuckles lightly]

536
00:32:33,848 --> 00:32:36,059
But you have shown me
that there is another way.

537
00:32:36,142 --> 00:32:40,146
There is… beauty in the slow approach.

538
00:32:42,148 --> 00:32:45,359
You are already so wise beyond your years.

539
00:32:49,489 --> 00:32:52,200
I think you will do very well in Scotland.

540
00:32:55,495 --> 00:32:56,496
[Violet chuckles]

541
00:32:57,580 --> 00:32:58,623
[chuckles]

542
00:33:04,128 --> 00:33:05,463
[solemn music fades out]

543
00:33:05,546 --> 00:33:07,048
[bright music playing]

544
00:33:07,131 --> 00:33:10,093
I take thee to be my lawful wedded wife,

545
00:33:10,176 --> 00:33:13,304
to have and to hold from this day forward,

546
00:33:13,387 --> 00:33:16,933
for richer and for poorer,
in sickness and in health,

547
00:33:17,934 --> 00:33:19,393
till death do us part.

548
00:33:24,816 --> 00:33:27,568
I take thee to be my lawful husband,

549
00:33:27,652 --> 00:33:30,321
to have and to hold from this day forward,

550
00:33:30,404 --> 00:33:33,866
for richer and for poorer,
in sickness and in health,

551
00:33:34,575 --> 00:33:35,952
till death do us part.

552
00:33:38,079 --> 00:33:42,708
May you now live together
in holy matrimony until your dying breath.

553
00:33:42,792 --> 00:33:43,626
Amen.

554
00:33:52,760 --> 00:33:53,928
[music rises]

555
00:33:59,684 --> 00:34:01,686
[guests clapping]

556
00:34:01,769 --> 00:34:03,229
[quiet cheering]

557
00:34:03,312 --> 00:34:05,106
Oh, my dear.

558
00:34:05,189 --> 00:34:06,315
Congratulations.

559
00:34:06,399 --> 00:34:08,401
[pleasant classical music playing]

560
00:34:08,484 --> 00:34:10,486
[indistinct chattering]

561
00:34:10,570 --> 00:34:13,072
-[woman] I cannot wait for my wedding.
-[man] Did you enjoy that?

562
00:34:14,448 --> 00:34:17,285
Have I been overly influenced
by the minister's treacle speech,

563
00:34:17,368 --> 00:34:19,871
or does Lord Anderson seem
rather taken by Mother?

564
00:34:20,371 --> 00:34:23,541
[Benedict] She looks happy.
If that is the case, who are we to judge?

565
00:34:23,624 --> 00:34:24,917
He looks like a fine fellow

566
00:34:25,001 --> 00:34:27,587
who is very lucky
that Anthony has already left town.

567
00:34:27,670 --> 00:34:29,797
[Francesca] You should be
grateful to Lord Anderson.

568
00:34:29,881 --> 00:34:33,676
Now that I am wed,
Mother's attention may turn to you again

569
00:34:33,759 --> 00:34:35,511
unless she is distracted.

570
00:34:35,595 --> 00:34:36,804
[chuckling]

571
00:34:36,888 --> 00:34:40,725
Excuse me.
I feel I should greet Mrs. Mondrich.

572
00:34:40,808 --> 00:34:41,809
[both chuckling]

573
00:34:42,935 --> 00:34:44,187
Hello.

574
00:34:44,270 --> 00:34:45,688
It was a beautiful ceremony.

575
00:34:45,771 --> 00:34:47,106
-I thought so.
-Mm-hm.

576
00:34:47,648 --> 00:34:49,901
Second only to the beauty of its hostess.

577
00:34:49,984 --> 00:34:51,569
[laughs] You flatter me.

578
00:34:51,652 --> 00:34:53,029
I am sincere.

579
00:34:54,864 --> 00:34:59,327
And sincere in wondering
if you would be so kind as to…

580
00:35:01,078 --> 00:35:04,040
save a dance for me at the next ball?

581
00:35:05,082 --> 00:35:08,753
Uh, wha-- The, uh… Dankworth-Finch ball?

582
00:35:09,879 --> 00:35:12,006
I… Uh, well…

583
00:35:12,089 --> 00:35:13,591
[chuckles] Yes.

584
00:35:13,674 --> 00:35:14,967
-[chuckles]
-That…

585
00:35:15,051 --> 00:35:16,928
That would be most adequate.

586
00:35:17,553 --> 00:35:18,387
Good.

587
00:35:19,430 --> 00:35:20,932
Very good. [chuckles]

588
00:35:21,015 --> 00:35:22,683
[glass clinking]

589
00:35:24,143 --> 00:35:26,312
A toast, if I may.

590
00:35:28,856 --> 00:35:30,274
To my beautiful wife,

591
00:35:30,775 --> 00:35:33,611
I have not the words
to express my adoration.

592
00:35:34,111 --> 00:35:36,405
A fact for which
I am sure you must be grateful,

593
00:35:36,489 --> 00:35:40,117
as I know you are loath to be made
the center of attention for too long.

594
00:35:40,201 --> 00:35:44,330
So, instead, I shall offer
a few humble words to your family.

595
00:35:44,956 --> 00:35:46,457
Especially your mother.

596
00:35:47,124 --> 00:35:51,921
Lady Bridgerton,
I see your openness reflected in Benedict,

597
00:35:52,004 --> 00:35:53,339
your charm in Colin,

598
00:35:54,090 --> 00:35:56,133
your wisdom in Eloise,

599
00:35:56,717 --> 00:35:59,679
and a brightness you have instilled
in both Gregory and Hyacinth.

600
00:35:59,762 --> 00:36:00,763
[chuckling]

601
00:36:00,846 --> 00:36:03,975
In this moment when I feel
so much gratitude for my new wife,

602
00:36:04,058 --> 00:36:08,312
I feel it in equal measure
for the remarkable woman who raised her.

603
00:36:09,105 --> 00:36:09,981
[Francesca] Mama.

604
00:36:10,064 --> 00:36:11,274
[John] I thank you,

605
00:36:12,149 --> 00:36:14,735
all of you, from the bottom of my heart.

606
00:36:16,279 --> 00:36:18,030
-[Marcus] Ah.
-[Violet] Oh, dear.

607
00:36:18,114 --> 00:36:19,657
-[chuckling]
-[Marcus] Cheers.

608
00:36:19,740 --> 00:36:22,743
Ah, forgive me. Tears were
the last thing I meant to evoke.

609
00:36:22,827 --> 00:36:25,579
-[laughter]
-Hyacinth's been crying this entire time.

610
00:36:25,663 --> 00:36:27,415
One day, you too will have a heart.

611
00:36:27,498 --> 00:36:28,916
[scattered laughter]

612
00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:31,002
Mama, will you play a duet with me?

613
00:36:31,085 --> 00:36:34,630
[chuckling] Have a duet. Now?
I… Well, I am dreadfully out of practice.

614
00:36:34,714 --> 00:36:38,134
I believe the last time I nearly moved you
to tears was when I first started playing.

615
00:36:38,217 --> 00:36:41,554
She's not the only one. I wept in my room
from the hideous chord combinations.

616
00:36:41,637 --> 00:36:42,471
Ha ha.

617
00:36:43,055 --> 00:36:45,891
Thankfully, Mama did not abandon me.

618
00:36:45,975 --> 00:36:47,727
And I shall not abandon you now.

619
00:36:47,810 --> 00:36:49,228
Is that a threat?

620
00:36:50,521 --> 00:36:52,315
[Violet and Marcus chuckle]

621
00:36:52,982 --> 00:36:54,650
-Good luck.
-Thank you. [chuckles]

622
00:36:55,568 --> 00:36:57,236
-Thank you, John.
-Thank you.

623
00:36:58,654 --> 00:37:00,573
-Um…
-[light chuckling]

624
00:37:01,324 --> 00:37:03,326
[light piano tune]

625
00:37:09,290 --> 00:37:11,292
-[chords clashing]
-[both chuckling]

626
00:37:16,589 --> 00:37:17,757
[chuckles]

627
00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:19,842
[all laughing]

628
00:37:21,427 --> 00:37:23,429
[scales ascending]

629
00:37:24,472 --> 00:37:26,390
[piano tune continues]

630
00:37:40,196 --> 00:37:41,655
-Bravo!
-[clapping]

631
00:37:41,739 --> 00:37:43,616
[Benedict] Bravo. Encore!

632
00:37:43,699 --> 00:37:45,368
-Encore!
-[clapping continues]

633
00:37:47,286 --> 00:37:48,371
May I speak with you?

634
00:37:49,997 --> 00:37:51,791
[Marcus] That was a splendid presentation.

635
00:37:51,874 --> 00:37:53,876
[indistinct chattering continues]

636
00:37:58,798 --> 00:38:01,008
If you are concerned
about Miss Cowper's funds,

637
00:38:01,092 --> 00:38:03,177
I plan to speak with Benedict tonight.

638
00:38:03,260 --> 00:38:05,304
I only wanted to wait
until after the wedding.

639
00:38:05,388 --> 00:38:06,222
Good.

640
00:38:07,014 --> 00:38:08,849
I do not wish for you to speak to him.

641
00:38:08,933 --> 00:38:10,601
But we are running out of time.

642
00:38:10,684 --> 00:38:12,853
I cannot ask you
to lie to your brother on my behalf.

643
00:38:12,937 --> 00:38:17,525
Your family… the one you have so kindly
shared with me, they are too good.

644
00:38:18,984 --> 00:38:21,654
Too warm and wonderful
to deceive or cheat in any way.

645
00:38:22,947 --> 00:38:25,533
I will not let my lies spread
any further than they already have.

646
00:38:25,616 --> 00:38:27,284
Then how am I meant to help you?

647
00:38:27,368 --> 00:38:28,452
By loving me.

648
00:38:28,536 --> 00:38:29,870
[gentle music plays]

649
00:38:29,954 --> 00:38:31,997
You've given me so much already.

650
00:38:33,249 --> 00:38:34,792
You've taught me to hold my own.

651
00:38:34,875 --> 00:38:37,711
You have shown me I am capable
of pleasure beyond imagination.

652
00:38:37,795 --> 00:38:41,924
But… it is not what you do for me
that makes me love you.

653
00:38:43,467 --> 00:38:44,885
It is your kindness.

654
00:38:45,845 --> 00:38:46,929
Your empathy.

655
00:38:48,013 --> 00:38:49,557
How much you care.

656
00:38:51,851 --> 00:38:54,895
Just being you is enough, Colin.

657
00:38:56,647 --> 00:39:00,192
I do not need you to save me.
I just need you to stand by me.

658
00:39:01,652 --> 00:39:02,736
To hold me.

659
00:39:04,488 --> 00:39:05,448
To kiss me.

660
00:39:07,116 --> 00:39:09,577
I want very much to do those things.

661
00:39:09,660 --> 00:39:11,495
And what is it that restrains you?

662
00:39:12,621 --> 00:39:13,581
I do not know.

663
00:39:15,541 --> 00:39:19,420
But I do know this.
Miss Cowper still hangs over us.

664
00:39:19,503 --> 00:39:23,090
And as long as you live with this secret…

665
00:39:25,259 --> 00:39:27,094
there will always be something between us.

666
00:39:27,178 --> 00:39:28,012
I know.

667
00:39:29,722 --> 00:39:31,223
Perhaps that is the key.

668
00:39:31,307 --> 00:39:32,475
What are you saying?

669
00:39:38,147 --> 00:39:40,483
[energetic music playing]

670
00:39:50,826 --> 00:39:52,536
[Brimsley] A letter for you, Your Majesty.

671
00:40:08,552 --> 00:40:09,553
Colin.

672
00:40:12,181 --> 00:40:14,808
I have received a letter from your wife.

673
00:40:15,809 --> 00:40:17,144
We had better sit.

674
00:40:18,604 --> 00:40:19,980
[music intensifies]

675
00:40:56,642 --> 00:40:58,644
[music peaks and fades out]

676
00:41:00,563 --> 00:41:03,023
It is no wonder
she has turned out the way she has.

677
00:41:03,107 --> 00:41:04,441
The house is far too warm.

678
00:41:04,525 --> 00:41:07,236
You are right, Sister.
It is my wife's doing.

679
00:41:07,820 --> 00:41:09,822
[pensive music plays]

680
00:41:10,364 --> 00:41:13,158
[quietly] I forgot
what a truly terrible woman she is.

681
00:41:13,242 --> 00:41:15,244
I am not going anywhere with her.

682
00:41:15,327 --> 00:41:16,829
You have no choice, Cressida.

683
00:41:16,912 --> 00:41:19,331
You would truly allow me
to succumb to such a fate?

684
00:41:20,583 --> 00:41:21,417
[exhales]

685
00:41:22,751 --> 00:41:25,212
Come, girl. Present yourself,

686
00:41:25,296 --> 00:41:28,132
so that I may see
what I have to work upon.

687
00:41:28,215 --> 00:41:29,592
Certainly, Aunt Joanna.

688
00:41:30,801 --> 00:41:32,720
After tonight, it will matter no more.

689
00:41:39,602 --> 00:41:40,853
[music fades out]

690
00:41:50,112 --> 00:41:51,780
Your maid sent me right up.

691
00:41:54,283 --> 00:41:56,452
I'm beginning to enjoy
such privileged entry.

692
00:41:56,952 --> 00:41:58,537
You look handsome, as always.

693
00:41:59,997 --> 00:42:02,291
[breathing deeply]

694
00:42:06,045 --> 00:42:08,380
Mm. Is, uh, Paul meeting us?

695
00:42:09,757 --> 00:42:12,009
I believe he is with someone else tonight.

696
00:42:12,676 --> 00:42:14,219
-[Benedict] Of course.
-Hmm.

697
00:42:14,303 --> 00:42:16,680
Should we invite someone else
to join us, then?

698
00:42:16,764 --> 00:42:18,223
-Ah…
-Hmm?

699
00:42:19,016 --> 00:42:20,893
-I must be honest with you.
-Mm-hm.

700
00:42:20,976 --> 00:42:23,395
As much as I have enjoyed
the three of us together,

701
00:42:23,479 --> 00:42:26,065
I was hoping it could just be
the two of us tonight.

702
00:42:26,148 --> 00:42:27,149
Oh.

703
00:42:28,901 --> 00:42:31,028
Have you not enjoyed having Paul with us?

704
00:42:31,111 --> 00:42:32,363
[chuckles softly]

705
00:42:32,446 --> 00:42:33,447
I have.

706
00:42:34,281 --> 00:42:36,992
Very much.
But my relationship with Paul is friendly,

707
00:42:37,076 --> 00:42:39,286
and I am finding that…

708
00:42:41,455 --> 00:42:43,666
I am beginning to care for you, Benedict.

709
00:42:45,292 --> 00:42:46,418
As more than friends.

710
00:42:48,545 --> 00:42:50,714
Your openness,

711
00:42:51,298 --> 00:42:52,716
your abundance of love…

712
00:42:53,592 --> 00:42:56,553
I have never met someone so similar to me.

713
00:42:56,637 --> 00:42:59,014
And I am beginning to wonder,

714
00:42:59,098 --> 00:43:02,184
what if we did allow things
to grow more serious between us?

715
00:43:02,267 --> 00:43:05,854
Tilley… you are extraordinary.

716
00:43:09,983 --> 00:43:10,859
But…

717
00:43:13,404 --> 00:43:15,989
I am not certain
that serious is what I want.

718
00:43:16,073 --> 00:43:17,866
[solemn music playing]

719
00:43:18,951 --> 00:43:19,868
[gasps softly]

720
00:43:24,206 --> 00:43:27,000
-Is it… because of Paul?
-[sighing]

721
00:43:27,084 --> 00:43:31,755
No. Paul could be Patricia,
or Polly, or Peter, or all three at once.

722
00:43:33,841 --> 00:43:35,843
What happened between the three of us,

723
00:43:35,926 --> 00:43:37,928
what has happened ever since I met you,

724
00:43:39,138 --> 00:43:42,015
has made me realize
how good it feels to be free.

725
00:43:45,853 --> 00:43:47,229
You have opened my world.

726
00:43:50,065 --> 00:43:53,527
And I am not ready
to close it again just now.

727
00:43:58,824 --> 00:44:00,659
I thought you wanted the same thing.

728
00:44:00,743 --> 00:44:02,119
[both chuckle lightly]

729
00:44:02,202 --> 00:44:03,036
I did.

730
00:44:05,414 --> 00:44:07,708
Until I saw
what it felt like to share you.

731
00:44:09,334 --> 00:44:11,211
I am as surprised as you are.

732
00:44:17,801 --> 00:44:19,261
I support your wishes.

733
00:44:21,138 --> 00:44:24,016
But I must say,
even merriment can grow tiring.

734
00:44:26,935 --> 00:44:31,106
It felt good, for once,
to want to commit to someone.

735
00:44:34,067 --> 00:44:36,653
Thank you for reminding me
that is possible.

736
00:44:46,538 --> 00:44:48,832
[door opens and shuts]

737
00:44:48,916 --> 00:44:50,501
[music fades out]

738
00:44:51,168 --> 00:44:53,295
Well, fancy finding you here.

739
00:44:57,549 --> 00:45:01,053
I think it rather ordinary, in fact,
that I find myself, yet again,

740
00:45:01,136 --> 00:45:04,056
swinging to and fro,
not moving in any particular direction.

741
00:45:04,139 --> 00:45:06,058
Where is it you wish you were going?

742
00:45:07,309 --> 00:45:09,311
For now,
I should like to be with the family,

743
00:45:09,394 --> 00:45:11,688
until this Whistledown business
with the queen blows over.

744
00:45:11,772 --> 00:45:12,731
And it will.

745
00:45:13,732 --> 00:45:14,650
And then?

746
00:45:15,192 --> 00:45:16,401
[exhales deeply]

747
00:45:16,485 --> 00:45:17,694
Anywhere, really.

748
00:45:18,946 --> 00:45:22,950
I've spent nearly all of my life
in either Mayfair or at Aubrey Hall.

749
00:45:24,117 --> 00:45:26,370
If I am going to attempt
to make change in the world,

750
00:45:26,453 --> 00:45:28,330
certainly, I shall need
to see some of it first.

751
00:45:28,413 --> 00:45:31,291
Meet people who are not my family
or debutantes on the marriage mart.

752
00:45:31,375 --> 00:45:33,502
You wish to change the world again?

753
00:45:34,086 --> 00:45:36,797
I thought you were more interested
in fitting in this year.

754
00:45:36,880 --> 00:45:38,632
I think I am properly done
with all of that.

755
00:45:39,299 --> 00:45:40,467
There she is.

756
00:45:40,551 --> 00:45:42,553
[both chuckle lightly]

757
00:45:49,768 --> 00:45:51,895
Does your silence betray
you know something I do not?

758
00:45:51,979 --> 00:45:52,980
[chuckling] No.

759
00:45:53,480 --> 00:45:54,523
Certainly not.

760
00:45:55,107 --> 00:45:59,361
Believe me… the more I learn,
the more I realize how little I know.

761
00:46:00,112 --> 00:46:01,071
[Benedict sighs]

762
00:46:02,781 --> 00:46:03,866
It feels…

763
00:46:06,326 --> 00:46:08,954
It feels right now
that the next thing I might learn

764
00:46:09,037 --> 00:46:10,581
may change me entirely.

765
00:46:10,664 --> 00:46:12,666
[solemn music plays]

766
00:46:13,625 --> 00:46:15,460
I agree profoundly
with everything you've said,

767
00:46:15,544 --> 00:46:17,713
as I have absolutely no idea
what you are talking about.

768
00:46:17,796 --> 00:46:19,172
-Mm.
-[both chuckle]

769
00:46:20,257 --> 00:46:22,092
-There is one thing I do know.
-Ah.

770
00:46:22,175 --> 00:46:23,135
[sighs]

771
00:46:23,677 --> 00:46:26,930
We should not let so long
pass again between us

772
00:46:27,014 --> 00:46:31,351
before we meet on these swings
to be entirely confused together.

773
00:46:41,445 --> 00:46:42,696
[Philippa] You look lovely.

774
00:46:42,779 --> 00:46:44,615
My efforts will be wasted,

775
00:46:44,698 --> 00:46:47,451
knowing the disappointment
that awaits behind those doors.

776
00:46:47,534 --> 00:46:49,953
I am certain Varley has done her utmost.

777
00:46:53,832 --> 00:46:55,834
[both gasping]

778
00:46:57,461 --> 00:46:59,463
[spirited music playing]

779
00:47:05,552 --> 00:47:08,013
[gasps] She got the ostrich feathers!

780
00:47:08,096 --> 00:47:09,806
[Philippa] And the purple orchids!

781
00:47:09,890 --> 00:47:10,724
[laughs]

782
00:47:10,807 --> 00:47:13,644
[Prudence] Philippa, there is a…
one, two, three, four.

783
00:47:13,727 --> 00:47:15,562
Eight-piece ensemble!

784
00:47:17,397 --> 00:47:18,440
Did we get them?

785
00:47:19,024 --> 00:47:19,900
We got them.

786
00:47:19,983 --> 00:47:21,360
[squeals, laughs]

787
00:47:21,443 --> 00:47:25,864
Philippa, you caterwaul like a child
receiving their first bite of cake.

788
00:47:25,948 --> 00:47:28,992
Mama… thank you!

789
00:47:29,076 --> 00:47:31,036
What is the meaning of this?

790
00:47:31,119 --> 00:47:33,997
Well, it must've been you
who paid for all of this.

791
00:47:37,417 --> 00:47:40,712
Mama told me she wished for you to have
the greatest ball Mayfair has ever seen.

792
00:47:42,631 --> 00:47:44,716
Hmm. You are welcome.

793
00:47:46,176 --> 00:47:47,094
Thank you.

794
00:47:50,931 --> 00:47:51,848
[sighs]

795
00:47:52,391 --> 00:47:53,558
It is beautiful.

796
00:47:54,810 --> 00:47:56,478
I am proud of you.

797
00:48:02,401 --> 00:48:04,403
[spirited music peaks and fades]

798
00:48:04,903 --> 00:48:08,240
["Lights (Stripped Down)"
by Archer Marsh playing]

799
00:48:25,632 --> 00:48:28,010
[inaudible conversation]

800
00:48:55,370 --> 00:48:56,580
[chuckling lightly]

801
00:49:00,917 --> 00:49:02,878
-[light chuckling]
-[inaudible dialogue]

802
00:49:06,715 --> 00:49:07,674
Oh!

803
00:49:07,758 --> 00:49:09,426
["Lights (Stripped Down)" ends]

804
00:49:11,178 --> 00:49:12,888
Have a lovely time.

805
00:49:12,971 --> 00:49:14,973
[up-tempo classical music playing]

806
00:49:18,852 --> 00:49:20,687
The purple was my idea.

807
00:49:27,527 --> 00:49:29,529
If this is our last night in society,

808
00:49:30,197 --> 00:49:33,450
at least Prudence and Philippa
are having the time of their life.

809
00:49:33,533 --> 00:49:34,785
[gasps, sighs]

810
00:49:36,078 --> 00:49:37,537
[gasps] Your Majesty!

811
00:49:39,122 --> 00:49:40,290
Forgive us, Your Majesty.

812
00:49:40,373 --> 00:49:41,792
We do not have a perch for you

813
00:49:41,875 --> 00:49:44,711
because we did not think
you would accept our invitation.

814
00:49:45,754 --> 00:49:48,423
It is not your invitation
that brings me here.

815
00:49:49,424 --> 00:49:50,383
Cease playing.

816
00:49:57,432 --> 00:49:59,976
As a result of my tireless search

817
00:50:00,060 --> 00:50:03,438
placing her in an impossible situation,

818
00:50:04,064 --> 00:50:07,400
I received a letter… earlier this week

819
00:50:08,610 --> 00:50:10,403
from Lady Whistledown.

820
00:50:10,487 --> 00:50:13,115
-[tense music builds]
-[indistinct hushed murmuring]

821
00:50:18,161 --> 00:50:20,163
[murmuring ceases]

822
00:50:20,247 --> 00:50:21,957
She calls upon my mercy,

823
00:50:23,166 --> 00:50:26,211
asking to address you all herself.

824
00:50:27,129 --> 00:50:31,842
To plead her case publicly
before I pass my judgment.

825
00:50:33,718 --> 00:50:36,096
So I turn the floor over now…

826
00:50:37,681 --> 00:50:39,641
to the scribe herself.

827
00:50:39,724 --> 00:50:41,726
[hushed murmuring resumes]

828
00:50:46,982 --> 00:50:48,191
[loud sneeze]

829
00:50:50,026 --> 00:50:51,111
Not him.

830
00:50:51,611 --> 00:50:52,654
My apologies.

831
00:50:53,989 --> 00:50:55,198
Her.

832
00:50:55,282 --> 00:50:57,284
-[music rises]
-[guests exclaiming]

833
00:50:59,536 --> 00:51:00,704
[music peaks and ends]

834
00:51:00,787 --> 00:51:02,289
-[gasping]
-[hushed chattering]

835
00:51:03,707 --> 00:51:04,749
[sighs]

836
00:51:13,300 --> 00:51:15,010
[breathing shakily]

837
00:51:15,093 --> 00:51:16,595
[chattering dwindles]

838
00:51:20,807 --> 00:51:22,517
Hello, all.

839
00:51:24,519 --> 00:51:28,106
Or should I say, "Dearest Gentle Readers"?

840
00:51:34,279 --> 00:51:36,865
I know it is no laughing matter

841
00:51:37,782 --> 00:51:38,783
what I have done.

842
00:51:38,867 --> 00:51:40,076
[solemn music plays]

843
00:51:40,160 --> 00:51:41,578
In the beginning,

844
00:51:41,661 --> 00:51:44,414
I never thought anyone
would take my writing seriously.

845
00:51:46,291 --> 00:51:47,584
Why should they?

846
00:51:48,293 --> 00:51:50,921
No one has ever taken
any part of me seriously.

847
00:51:51,963 --> 00:51:54,799
I only realize now
how common that feeling must be.

848
00:51:56,176 --> 00:51:58,511
To be a young lady to whom no one listens.

849
00:52:00,388 --> 00:52:03,350
I wrote about all of you
because I was captivated by you,

850
00:52:04,559 --> 00:52:06,728
living your lives so out in the open.

851
00:52:08,188 --> 00:52:11,566
And in writing about all of you,
I suddenly felt as if I had a life.

852
00:52:12,484 --> 00:52:13,443
I had power.

853
00:52:15,403 --> 00:52:18,573
And for anyone in this room
who has ever had a taste of that,

854
00:52:19,574 --> 00:52:21,534
they should know it can be intoxicating.

855
00:52:23,286 --> 00:52:25,664
But I was careless with that power.

856
00:52:26,331 --> 00:52:30,043
It was easy to cast aspersions from
the shadows where I could not be found.

857
00:52:31,711 --> 00:52:35,507
But I see now how much courage it takes
to live a life out in the open.

858
00:52:36,633 --> 00:52:38,635
To honor one's weaknesses publicly

859
00:52:39,427 --> 00:52:40,553
for all to see.

860
00:52:41,346 --> 00:52:42,222
And to know,

861
00:52:43,265 --> 00:52:47,102
regardless of the outcome…
one always has worth.

862
00:52:51,898 --> 00:52:53,191
All of us talk.

863
00:52:54,067 --> 00:52:55,026
We gossip.

864
00:52:56,695 --> 00:52:58,363
Gossip is information.

865
00:52:59,406 --> 00:53:00,865
It forges bonds.

866
00:53:02,200 --> 00:53:04,786
Especially for those of us
who are told so little.

867
00:53:06,121 --> 00:53:09,416
But I can no longer conceal
the biggest piece of information I have.

868
00:53:11,293 --> 00:53:12,335
My identity.

869
00:53:14,421 --> 00:53:17,215
That is why
I am so very grateful to our queen

870
00:53:18,091 --> 00:53:21,261
for forcing me out of the shadows
with her most cunning scheme.

871
00:53:22,762 --> 00:53:24,889
If she affords me the chance to continue,

872
00:53:26,182 --> 00:53:28,184
I mean to aim my quill more responsibly.

873
00:53:29,394 --> 00:53:30,854
That is my repentance

874
00:53:32,397 --> 00:53:33,356
and my plea.

875
00:53:33,440 --> 00:53:35,442
[solemn music rises]

876
00:53:43,616 --> 00:53:45,160
She seems humbled.

877
00:53:46,244 --> 00:53:49,039
But we will be watching
that she remains so.

878
00:53:49,539 --> 00:53:51,416
[light music plays]

879
00:53:57,088 --> 00:53:59,758
What is life without a little gossip?

880
00:54:00,550 --> 00:54:01,843
[Penelope gasps softly]

881
00:54:01,926 --> 00:54:03,970
[music turns solemn and fades out]

882
00:54:11,478 --> 00:54:13,229
[indistinct chattering rises]

883
00:54:22,906 --> 00:54:23,740
Really?

884
00:54:25,784 --> 00:54:28,036
Now, Varley! The bugs!

885
00:54:31,831 --> 00:54:33,833
[uplifting classical music plays]

886
00:54:33,917 --> 00:54:35,919
[guests exclaiming]

887
00:54:38,630 --> 00:54:40,215
[chuckling]

888
00:54:41,674 --> 00:54:43,676
[guests applauding]

889
00:55:05,407 --> 00:55:08,284
[gasps] I did not know
there were going to be butterflies.

890
00:55:08,368 --> 00:55:10,078
Like I said, bugs.

891
00:55:10,161 --> 00:55:13,415
You… are a genius.

892
00:55:13,957 --> 00:55:15,458
-I know.
-[both chuckle]

893
00:55:16,459 --> 00:55:17,460
Shall we dance?

894
00:55:30,682 --> 00:55:32,684
-[music fades]
-[sighs, inhales deeply]

895
00:55:32,767 --> 00:55:33,643
[exhales]

896
00:55:33,726 --> 00:55:35,728
[up-tempo classical tune playing]

897
00:55:52,454 --> 00:55:55,039
You "cannot tolerate a lie"?

898
00:55:55,123 --> 00:55:56,124
Lady Danbury.

899
00:55:56,207 --> 00:55:57,417
Your last column.

900
00:55:58,293 --> 00:56:00,712
Her Majesty was close when she assumed

901
00:56:00,795 --> 00:56:03,798
Whistledown was a Bridgerton
protecting their own.

902
00:56:03,882 --> 00:56:08,052
But I know the family well enough
to know it was not one of them.

903
00:56:09,220 --> 00:56:13,600
There is only one person
who loves the Bridgertons more than I.

904
00:56:15,143 --> 00:56:16,519
You knew it was me.

905
00:56:16,603 --> 00:56:17,854
Hm… I suspected.

906
00:56:18,521 --> 00:56:21,483
You are not the only lady of the ton
who can keep a secret.

907
00:56:23,026 --> 00:56:25,987
I look forward to your next edition.

908
00:56:26,070 --> 00:56:27,405
Mm? [chuckles]

909
00:56:35,914 --> 00:56:36,998
You are a wonder.

910
00:56:37,499 --> 00:56:39,292
Could not have done that
without your support.

911
00:56:39,375 --> 00:56:40,460
And the queen's.

912
00:56:40,543 --> 00:56:42,795
Yes. And with her acceptance,

913
00:56:42,879 --> 00:56:45,423
we can tell that solicitor
your money came from my writing.

914
00:56:45,507 --> 00:56:47,383
-[sighs]
-He will have no recourse.

915
00:56:48,885 --> 00:56:50,261
Time for us to do better.

916
00:56:55,767 --> 00:56:56,601
My girl.

917
00:57:12,408 --> 00:57:13,535
[music ends]

918
00:57:16,538 --> 00:57:17,539
Good evening.

919
00:57:18,623 --> 00:57:19,499
Good evening.

920
00:57:21,876 --> 00:57:23,253
Thank you for your letter.

921
00:57:24,087 --> 00:57:27,048
I do not believe I have seen my mother
so quickly shocked.

922
00:57:28,633 --> 00:57:31,844
And also… so quickly impressed.

923
00:57:33,846 --> 00:57:35,348
I believe she is proud of you.

924
00:57:35,890 --> 00:57:38,059
There's something
I left out of that letter.

925
00:57:39,769 --> 00:57:42,647
That I would not object
to an annulment if you requested one.

926
00:57:43,231 --> 00:57:45,441
I do not wish for any harm to come to you

927
00:57:45,525 --> 00:57:47,694
or your family as a result of today.

928
00:57:48,820 --> 00:57:50,863
The queen herself has accepted you.

929
00:57:51,447 --> 00:57:52,448
For now.

930
00:57:53,074 --> 00:57:54,867
As must everyone else publicly.

931
00:57:54,951 --> 00:57:58,329
But Whistledown has upset many
who will not soon forget.

932
00:57:59,289 --> 00:58:01,416
The future may not hold such happy days.

933
00:58:01,499 --> 00:58:05,211
Pen, ever since I found out
you are Whistledown,

934
00:58:05,795 --> 00:58:08,923
I have done everything I can
to try to separate you from her.

935
00:58:09,424 --> 00:58:13,261
But the other day, I went back and read
all of the letters you have sent me.

936
00:58:14,679 --> 00:58:17,557
Your letters have always been
the ones I am most eager to read.

937
00:58:17,640 --> 00:58:18,808
And I realized…

938
00:58:20,184 --> 00:58:21,227
you are her.

939
00:58:22,395 --> 00:58:25,023
You have always had one voice.

940
00:58:25,106 --> 00:58:27,650
There is no separating you
from Whistledown.

941
00:58:27,734 --> 00:58:29,444
[gentle music playing]

942
00:58:29,527 --> 00:58:31,404
And after seeing you speak today, I…

943
00:58:32,822 --> 00:58:34,407
Well, I would not want to.

944
00:58:35,241 --> 00:58:38,328
Because forgive me,
but that was bloody brilliant.

945
00:58:43,082 --> 00:58:44,626
I think, in truth, I…

946
00:58:47,128 --> 00:58:48,796
I have been envious of you.

947
00:58:49,922 --> 00:58:51,215
Of your success.

948
00:58:52,216 --> 00:58:53,384
Of your bravery.

949
00:58:54,427 --> 00:58:56,262
And now I simply cannot believe

950
00:58:56,346 --> 00:58:59,349
that a woman with such bravery loves me.

951
00:59:01,726 --> 00:59:04,395
How lucky I am to stand by your side

952
00:59:05,313 --> 00:59:07,523
and soak up
even a little bit of your light.

953
00:59:13,863 --> 00:59:18,743
If my only purpose in life
is to love a woman as great as you…

954
00:59:20,953 --> 00:59:23,247
then I will be
a very fulfilled man, indeed.

955
00:59:24,916 --> 00:59:25,875
I love you.

956
00:59:27,627 --> 00:59:29,712
You are a very good man, Mr. Bridgerton.

957
00:59:31,130 --> 00:59:32,090
I love you.

958
00:59:36,928 --> 00:59:37,762
Now,

959
00:59:38,721 --> 00:59:40,556
will you please do me the honor

960
00:59:40,640 --> 00:59:43,685
of joining me
on the dance floor, Mrs. Bridgerton?

961
00:59:49,065 --> 00:59:51,818
[bright classical music plays]

962
01:00:53,880 --> 01:00:55,256
[Eloise chuckles]

963
01:00:55,339 --> 01:00:56,549
They all seem happy.

964
01:00:57,175 --> 01:00:58,217
That they do.

965
01:00:59,802 --> 01:01:00,720
And you?

966
01:01:01,971 --> 01:01:04,599
I am positively elated…
because I have come up with

967
01:01:04,682 --> 01:01:05,892
a rather brilliant idea.

968
01:01:05,975 --> 01:01:07,852
Or a request, rather.

969
01:01:07,935 --> 01:01:09,187
And what request is that?

970
01:01:09,270 --> 01:01:10,813
Let me accompany you to Scotland?

971
01:01:10,897 --> 01:01:13,232
Mama will love the idea
of me keeping an eye on you.

972
01:01:13,316 --> 01:01:16,152
But in truth,
I simply wish to live for a little while

973
01:01:16,235 --> 01:01:17,862
outside our tiny bubble.

974
01:01:18,446 --> 01:01:19,947
Have some adventures.

975
01:01:20,031 --> 01:01:22,784
I cannot change the world
without seeing more of it.

976
01:01:23,367 --> 01:01:25,328
I promise you, I will give you your space.

977
01:01:26,078 --> 01:01:27,330
What do you think?

978
01:01:28,456 --> 01:01:30,583
As long as you stay
in your wing of the castle.

979
01:01:31,167 --> 01:01:33,377
We will be living in a proper castle? Ha!

980
01:01:33,461 --> 01:01:34,712
-[John] "We"?
-Oh.

981
01:01:35,713 --> 01:01:37,715
Eloise has asked to accompany us.

982
01:01:37,799 --> 01:01:39,884
Um, if that does not burden you, my lord.

983
01:01:39,967 --> 01:01:41,177
Not at all.

984
01:01:41,260 --> 01:01:43,012
That is wonderful news.

985
01:01:43,095 --> 01:01:46,933
And thankfully, my cousin has arrived
to complete our travel party.

986
01:01:47,016 --> 01:01:49,519
It gives me great pleasure to introduce…

987
01:01:50,186 --> 01:01:51,521
Michaela Stirling.

988
01:01:52,021 --> 01:01:56,150
I caution you, every sordid detail
John has spoken about me is a lie.

989
01:01:56,234 --> 01:01:57,318
[laughing]

990
01:01:57,401 --> 01:01:59,529
-The truth is far worse.
-[Eloise chuckles]

991
01:02:00,196 --> 01:02:01,364
And you must be…

992
01:02:05,284 --> 01:02:06,536
Uh, I am…

993
01:02:07,245 --> 01:02:08,246
Well, I'm…

994
01:02:08,913 --> 01:02:11,249
Francesca Bridgerton. Kilmartin.

995
01:02:11,332 --> 01:02:13,751
-Kilmartin is my name now.
-[music fades out]

996
01:02:13,835 --> 01:02:15,711
A pleasure to make your acquaintance.

997
01:02:16,295 --> 01:02:19,215
[Lady Whistledown] Dearest Gentle Reader,

998
01:02:19,298 --> 01:02:23,386
I find myself suddenly
at a loss for words.

999
01:02:24,470 --> 01:02:26,347
[light classical music playing]

1000
01:02:26,430 --> 01:02:30,142
My reticence is not due to a desire

1001
01:02:30,226 --> 01:02:33,521
to protect any risqué couplings.

1002
01:02:34,063 --> 01:02:35,147
[breathing deeply]

1003
01:02:35,231 --> 01:02:38,818
[Lady Whistledown]
Though I have heard whispers of a few.

1004
01:02:40,361 --> 01:02:44,740
My restraint comes from a place of joy.

1005
01:02:48,286 --> 01:02:50,079
To all those who feel

1006
01:02:50,162 --> 01:02:53,374
they have been wronged
by this humble writer,

1007
01:02:53,457 --> 01:02:55,668
my sincere apologies.

1008
01:02:58,754 --> 01:03:01,299
I wish you only the best.

1009
01:03:04,635 --> 01:03:06,053
[music picks up]

1010
01:03:10,141 --> 01:03:11,183
[music fades out]

1011
01:03:11,267 --> 01:03:12,351
[chuckles]

1012
01:03:13,060 --> 01:03:14,395
[sighs] I will miss you.

1013
01:03:14,478 --> 01:03:16,188
[chuckling]

1014
01:03:16,689 --> 01:03:18,566
-Only until next year.
-Mm.

1015
01:03:18,649 --> 01:03:21,736
Do you think Mama would ever
let me miss her Masquerade Ball?

1016
01:03:21,819 --> 01:03:22,737
Mm. I suppose not.

1017
01:03:23,321 --> 01:03:26,240
I will be there, hiding out behind a mask,

1018
01:03:26,324 --> 01:03:28,743
avoiding eligible ladies like the plague.

1019
01:03:28,826 --> 01:03:30,995
I shall join you
in your hiding place, then.

1020
01:03:31,078 --> 01:03:32,330
-Hm.
-[chuckles]

1021
01:03:32,413 --> 01:03:34,415
[solemn music builds slowly]

1022
01:03:36,876 --> 01:03:37,960
[Benedict chuckles]

1023
01:03:42,465 --> 01:03:45,968
[Lady Whistledown] It is time now
to look toward the future,

1024
01:03:46,052 --> 01:03:47,637
whatever it may bring.

1025
01:03:53,309 --> 01:03:56,729
This author knows better
than to make any predictions

1026
01:03:56,812 --> 01:03:59,565
about what the future may hold.

1027
01:04:00,942 --> 01:04:02,944
[indistinct chattering]

1028
01:04:08,532 --> 01:04:11,661
[Lady Whistledown] But with
every closing chapter, the story is sure

1029
01:04:11,744 --> 01:04:14,956
to grow richer and deeper.

1030
01:04:28,552 --> 01:04:31,055
[uplifting music plays]

1031
01:04:41,440 --> 01:04:44,986
[Lady Whistledown] It has been
quite a journey we have taken together.

1032
01:04:45,778 --> 01:04:48,656
And so it is with the heaviest heart

1033
01:04:48,739 --> 01:04:53,327
that I write this final,
unbelievably short sentence

1034
01:04:53,411 --> 01:04:55,997
as Lady Whistledown.

1035
01:04:58,165 --> 01:04:59,166
Goodbye.

1036
01:05:03,004 --> 01:05:04,880
[music rises and fades out]

1037
01:05:04,964 --> 01:05:05,923
[light music plays]

1038
01:05:06,007 --> 01:05:08,217
-Who is the most handsome of them all?
-Yes.

1039
01:05:08,300 --> 01:05:09,135
-You are.
-Yes.

1040
01:05:09,218 --> 01:05:10,886
-Cooee.
-You are so handsome.

1041
01:05:10,970 --> 01:05:13,389
Yes, you are. Yes. Come up.

1042
01:05:13,472 --> 01:05:15,474
-[babies cooing]
-[all chuckling softly]

1043
01:05:16,517 --> 01:05:19,520
I still cannot fully believe
you had a boy.

1044
01:05:19,603 --> 01:05:21,439
And the heir, no less.

1045
01:05:22,523 --> 01:05:25,151
The new Lord Featherington
is quite handsome.

1046
01:05:25,818 --> 01:05:27,695
-Gets that from his father.
-[chuckling]

1047
01:05:27,778 --> 01:05:31,615
Your father is always trying to distract
with a clever word and a beguiling smile.

1048
01:05:31,699 --> 01:05:33,534
You think my smile is beguiling?

1049
01:05:33,617 --> 01:05:34,952
[Penelope laughs]

1050
01:05:35,036 --> 01:05:36,954
I am glad we had daughters.

1051
01:05:37,038 --> 01:05:39,623
I am certain
they will both marry very well.

1052
01:05:40,249 --> 01:05:43,210
I think little Philomena
will one day become a great writer

1053
01:05:43,294 --> 01:05:44,962
without any need of a husband.

1054
01:05:45,046 --> 01:05:47,173
Well, it certainly runs in the family.

1055
01:05:47,757 --> 01:05:49,216
I could not have written my book

1056
01:05:49,300 --> 01:05:51,635
without the help
of Philomena's Auntie Penelope.

1057
01:05:51,719 --> 01:05:53,512
-[chuckling]
-[chattering lightly]

1058
01:05:55,181 --> 01:05:56,724
It Is better than I expected.

1059
01:05:58,017 --> 01:05:59,685
Are you old enough to read that?

1060
01:06:00,227 --> 01:06:02,104
-Yes.
-It is here!

1061
01:06:02,188 --> 01:06:03,898
I got almost enough for everyone.

1062
01:06:03,981 --> 01:06:06,567
-Oh. Thank you.
-Here, let me hold the baby.

1063
01:06:06,650 --> 01:06:10,946
[Lady Whistledown] And with
the retirement of my literary persona,

1064
01:06:11,030 --> 01:06:13,949
I should like
to formally introduce myself.

1065
01:06:17,703 --> 01:06:19,955
Previous wallflower,

1066
01:06:20,956 --> 01:06:22,666
current columnist,

1067
01:06:23,584 --> 01:06:24,502
observer,

1068
01:06:25,336 --> 01:06:27,129
wielder of a quill.

1069
01:06:28,297 --> 01:06:32,510
Nobody unique, and yet, I have my moments.

1070
01:06:34,678 --> 01:06:36,680
[Penelope] And hopefully, dear reader,

1071
01:06:36,764 --> 01:06:38,933
you will stay on to enjoy them with me

1072
01:06:39,433 --> 01:06:41,936
as we begin this next part of our journey.

1073
01:06:44,605 --> 01:06:45,731
Yours Truly,

1074
01:06:47,149 --> 01:06:49,068
Penelope Bridgerton.

1075
01:06:50,194 --> 01:06:52,196
[gentle music rises]

1076
01:06:58,410 --> 01:06:59,745
[music fades out]

1077
01:07:02,998 --> 01:07:05,918
[classical rendition of ballad plays]

1078
01:08:30,586 --> 01:08:31,503
[music ends]