1 00:00:33,847 --> 00:00:34,806 Good morning. 2 00:00:36,724 --> 00:00:37,809 How did you sleep? 3 00:00:42,230 --> 00:00:43,064 Fitfully. 4 00:00:47,610 --> 00:00:49,404 I am off to Bridgerton House for breakfast. 5 00:00:49,487 --> 00:00:50,989 But my mother is coming. 6 00:00:51,072 --> 00:00:53,032 I will give you and your mother some privacy. 7 00:00:53,116 --> 00:00:55,451 -No, you do not have to leave. -I wish to. 8 00:01:06,129 --> 00:01:08,715 Ma'am, you have a visitor in the drawing room. 9 00:01:08,798 --> 00:01:10,675 Um… Serve her tea. 10 00:01:10,758 --> 00:01:11,718 I am not yet ready. 11 00:01:21,603 --> 00:01:22,896 Good morning, Mama. 12 00:01:24,606 --> 00:01:26,274 Cressida. 13 00:01:26,357 --> 00:01:29,360 Good morning. I trust you had a happy wedding night? 14 00:01:30,153 --> 00:01:31,362 What are you doing here? 15 00:01:31,446 --> 00:01:35,074 I am simply paying a visit… to the esteemed Lady Whistledown. 16 00:01:36,492 --> 00:01:38,369 I know your secret. 17 00:01:40,163 --> 00:01:42,248 Whatever you think you know, you are incorrect. 18 00:01:42,332 --> 00:01:43,333 Now I wish you to leave. 19 00:01:43,416 --> 00:01:47,170 You know, thinking back on everything, it makes perfect sense. 20 00:01:47,754 --> 00:01:51,466 No one would ever suspect you as you are so very forgettable. 21 00:01:51,549 --> 00:01:53,509 That look is enjoyable. 22 00:01:53,593 --> 00:01:57,013 Shame I cannot stay long to savor it, seeing as I am under lock and key 23 00:01:57,096 --> 00:01:59,766 until my aunt arrives to steal me to the countryside. 24 00:02:01,476 --> 00:02:05,104 -You are leaving town? -Yes. But not to my Aunt Joanna's house. 25 00:02:05,939 --> 00:02:09,859 You see, you are going to pay me double the queen's reward 26 00:02:09,943 --> 00:02:12,111 so that I might set up my life abroad, 27 00:02:12,195 --> 00:02:15,031 or I will tell everyone of your true identity. 28 00:02:15,823 --> 00:02:17,659 No one will believe you, Cressida. 29 00:02:18,201 --> 00:02:20,662 Your reputation could not be any lower at present. 30 00:02:22,538 --> 00:02:23,665 Miss Cowper. 31 00:02:23,748 --> 00:02:24,999 Lady Featherington. 32 00:02:25,541 --> 00:02:29,295 Penelope and I were just discussing whether or not I am to be believed. 33 00:02:31,297 --> 00:02:32,382 Let us find out. 34 00:02:35,260 --> 00:02:37,595 Think of your daughter's love of the written word. 35 00:02:38,388 --> 00:02:40,765 And think of how she is so easily overlooked, 36 00:02:40,848 --> 00:02:43,768 allowing her to disappear for great periods of time. 37 00:02:44,435 --> 00:02:46,562 And think of how all those she views as enemies 38 00:02:46,646 --> 00:02:48,815 end up humiliated in print. 39 00:02:50,275 --> 00:02:51,734 And then ask yourself 40 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:55,154 how it took you this long to realize 41 00:02:55,238 --> 00:02:58,574 she is the true Lady Whistledown. 42 00:02:59,909 --> 00:03:01,452 You will pay me my sum, 43 00:03:01,536 --> 00:03:04,330 or I will reveal the truth to the entire ton. 44 00:03:08,835 --> 00:03:10,420 Do enjoy your morning, ladies. 45 00:03:15,550 --> 00:03:16,551 Penelope. 46 00:03:26,185 --> 00:03:27,979 Tell me it is not true. 47 00:03:28,855 --> 00:03:31,065 For once, Cressida does not lie. 48 00:03:35,570 --> 00:03:37,572 At every ball, 49 00:03:37,655 --> 00:03:40,408 always there is an hour at which you disappear. 50 00:03:40,491 --> 00:03:43,661 I thought it was because your social manners run dry at a point, 51 00:03:43,745 --> 00:03:47,206 but now I realize… what a fool I have been. 52 00:03:47,290 --> 00:03:48,124 Mama-- 53 00:03:48,207 --> 00:03:50,960 All the terrible things you have written about your sisters, 54 00:03:51,044 --> 00:03:53,838 about me, about yourself. 55 00:03:55,048 --> 00:03:57,008 I have fought with every tool at my disposal 56 00:03:57,091 --> 00:03:59,260 to claw us out of ruin time and time again, 57 00:03:59,344 --> 00:04:01,095 and yet, under my own roof, 58 00:04:01,179 --> 00:04:04,182 my own blood has been sowing the seeds of our ruin all along. 59 00:04:04,265 --> 00:04:06,184 How could you, Penelope? 60 00:04:09,479 --> 00:04:10,772 Does your husband know? 61 00:04:12,523 --> 00:04:13,524 Oh… 62 00:04:15,109 --> 00:04:18,404 Well, he cannot know about this latest scandal. 63 00:04:18,488 --> 00:04:20,865 For a gentleman such as Mr. Bridgerton to know 64 00:04:20,948 --> 00:04:22,992 that your actions have led to blackmail, 65 00:04:23,993 --> 00:04:27,872 he'd have grounds for an annulment even the most sanctimonious bishop would grant. 66 00:04:27,955 --> 00:04:29,707 Mama, I do not wish to lie anymore. 67 00:04:31,376 --> 00:04:32,543 I must tell Colin. 68 00:04:33,961 --> 00:04:35,421 Well, I would forbid it. 69 00:04:36,672 --> 00:04:39,342 But clearly, my word is not one you choose to follow. 70 00:04:40,968 --> 00:04:42,053 I must get dressed. 71 00:04:55,525 --> 00:04:58,277 You play carelessly today, Lady Danbury. 72 00:04:58,945 --> 00:05:00,988 The game will not last long. 73 00:05:02,156 --> 00:05:06,661 Her Majesty has been quite forthcoming with accusations of late. 74 00:05:06,744 --> 00:05:09,372 I was wondering how we would come around to that. 75 00:05:09,455 --> 00:05:11,833 The Bridgertons are such favorites of yours. 76 00:05:12,917 --> 00:05:15,670 But no, it was no accusation. 77 00:05:15,753 --> 00:05:16,921 It is the truth. 78 00:05:17,547 --> 00:05:20,675 I am closer to finding Lady Whistledown than ever before. 79 00:05:28,349 --> 00:05:31,978 And what will you do once you have uncovered her? 80 00:05:33,604 --> 00:05:35,440 I will have won, of course. 81 00:05:35,523 --> 00:05:36,649 And then? 82 00:05:37,692 --> 00:05:40,153 Will you command her to stop writing? 83 00:05:40,820 --> 00:05:42,697 Lock her in a dungeon? 84 00:05:42,780 --> 00:05:45,074 What are you trying to say, Lady Danbury? 85 00:05:45,700 --> 00:05:48,077 When Whistledown first started writing, 86 00:05:49,203 --> 00:05:52,331 I assumed she was someone with power in the ton. 87 00:05:52,415 --> 00:05:54,917 But in her latest editions, it has become evident 88 00:05:55,001 --> 00:06:00,673 that there is a vulnerability there, a certain… grasping to find herself. 89 00:06:01,466 --> 00:06:03,718 Do you, in fact, know who Whistledown is? 90 00:06:05,011 --> 00:06:08,306 Is that why you are trying to protect the Bridgertons? 91 00:06:11,476 --> 00:06:13,144 I am on to something, aren't I? 92 00:06:13,895 --> 00:06:15,730 I am simply saying 93 00:06:15,813 --> 00:06:18,608 that perhaps Lady Whistledown is not 94 00:06:18,691 --> 00:06:21,027 trying to beat you at your own game. 95 00:06:21,110 --> 00:06:25,698 Perhaps she is merely trying to stay in the game. 96 00:06:26,949 --> 00:06:28,659 As a vulnerable player. 97 00:06:30,703 --> 00:06:34,749 A feeling perhaps you can relate to? 98 00:06:36,792 --> 00:06:38,127 Perhaps a long time ago. 99 00:06:47,929 --> 00:06:50,765 You could have had me in checkmate, Lady Danbury. 100 00:06:51,390 --> 00:06:52,934 I realize that. 101 00:06:53,017 --> 00:06:56,312 But then the game would be over early. 102 00:06:56,938 --> 00:06:59,524 And what fun is there in that? 103 00:07:06,447 --> 00:07:08,658 Oh, we should ready our autumnal wardrobe. 104 00:07:08,741 --> 00:07:11,410 Ah, is that why you no longer sneeze, Alby? 105 00:07:11,494 --> 00:07:13,246 The warm weather we've been having? 106 00:07:13,329 --> 00:07:14,705 It is not seasonal. 107 00:07:14,789 --> 00:07:19,043 It is a nervous sneeze quelled by our happy marital bliss. 108 00:07:20,044 --> 00:07:24,549 I contend with the chill already. Must I contend, too, with your displays? 109 00:07:24,632 --> 00:07:26,509 Do you wish to retreat home, my love? 110 00:07:26,592 --> 00:07:28,761 Certainly no one would notice. 111 00:07:28,844 --> 00:07:31,472 Now that Penelope has married her Bridgerton, 112 00:07:31,556 --> 00:07:33,432 we are yesterday's news. 113 00:07:33,516 --> 00:07:37,562 As our bellies grow, so too will the ton's appreciation of our efforts. 114 00:07:37,645 --> 00:07:41,274 Have you ever seen a lady with child at a ball, Philippa? 115 00:07:41,357 --> 00:07:43,234 Well… no. 116 00:07:43,317 --> 00:07:47,530 That is because once women start showing, they are expected to retreat from society. 117 00:07:48,239 --> 00:07:50,616 I, for one, do not wish to go out on a whimper. 118 00:07:50,700 --> 00:07:53,661 I would do anything to help you avoid that fate, my sweet. 119 00:07:54,870 --> 00:07:55,705 Good. 120 00:07:56,247 --> 00:07:59,333 Because Philippa and I are going to host a ball. 121 00:07:59,417 --> 00:08:02,461 - Ah! - Centered on the color purple. 122 00:08:02,545 --> 00:08:03,671 And orange! 123 00:08:03,754 --> 00:08:06,674 There will be… crystal, and gold, 124 00:08:06,757 --> 00:08:08,009 and hundreds of flowers. 125 00:08:08,092 --> 00:08:09,760 And we can have bugs! 126 00:08:09,844 --> 00:08:13,180 And, uh… should we discuss a budget? 127 00:08:13,264 --> 00:08:16,058 Of course. It should be very, very large. 128 00:08:25,067 --> 00:08:26,777 Are you sure we should be in public? 129 00:08:26,861 --> 00:08:30,072 The queen knows about your engagement. There is no use hiding it any longer. 130 00:08:30,156 --> 00:08:32,408 She thinks one of us is Whistledown. 131 00:08:32,491 --> 00:08:36,495 And I know well enough as the matriarch of our household that no one is. 132 00:08:36,579 --> 00:08:39,707 The best thing that we can do right now is be out in the world 133 00:08:39,790 --> 00:08:43,127 so that the ton does not start to think that we have something to hide. 134 00:08:45,296 --> 00:08:47,840 Perhaps our nonchalance will convince the queen 135 00:08:47,923 --> 00:08:50,426 that her accusations are incorrect. God help us. 136 00:08:50,509 --> 00:08:52,720 Now, go ahead, eat. Mm? 137 00:08:56,515 --> 00:08:57,475 See? 138 00:08:59,226 --> 00:09:03,189 We are out, like any other family, 139 00:09:04,482 --> 00:09:07,652 having ice cream and planning the wedding. 140 00:09:09,779 --> 00:09:11,530 There is still going to be a wedding? 141 00:09:11,614 --> 00:09:12,615 Of course. 142 00:09:12,698 --> 00:09:15,868 It is only that John and I are going to apply for a special license 143 00:09:15,951 --> 00:09:18,996 so that we can have a simple, small ceremony at home, 144 00:09:19,538 --> 00:09:22,291 after which we shall retreat to John's family estate. 145 00:09:22,375 --> 00:09:25,086 To avoid any further bluster from the queen. 146 00:09:25,169 --> 00:09:27,880 Yes, I… I suppose that is wise. 147 00:09:28,506 --> 00:09:33,135 And I assume your Oxfordshire estate cannot be more than a day's ride away? 148 00:09:35,846 --> 00:09:41,018 In fact… we should like to take residence at John's 149 00:09:42,019 --> 00:09:43,562 primary estate. 150 00:09:43,646 --> 00:09:44,647 In Scotland? 151 00:09:46,232 --> 00:09:48,526 Uh, where is that, exactly? 152 00:09:48,609 --> 00:09:49,944 It's close to the border? 153 00:09:50,027 --> 00:09:51,737 No. The Highlands. 154 00:09:52,446 --> 00:09:55,533 But it's not too far from Glasgow. 155 00:09:55,616 --> 00:09:57,952 That must be at least a fortnight's ride away. 156 00:09:58,035 --> 00:09:59,995 Oh, it is why I so enjoy staying there. 157 00:10:00,579 --> 00:10:03,666 The distance creates a true sense of peace. 158 00:10:04,208 --> 00:10:05,918 I cannot wait for the quiet. 159 00:10:07,503 --> 00:10:08,504 Oh. 160 00:10:25,479 --> 00:10:26,313 How are you? 161 00:10:27,940 --> 00:10:29,775 Trying not to think about yesterday. 162 00:10:32,445 --> 00:10:35,948 I think Mama was just thrilled the queen graced your wedding breakfast. 163 00:10:36,824 --> 00:10:37,825 Mm. 164 00:10:40,077 --> 00:10:42,037 You know the family will be fine. 165 00:10:45,166 --> 00:10:46,834 Do you believe that? 166 00:10:46,917 --> 00:10:49,837 Her Majesty accused me of being Whistledown once, and I survived it. 167 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:50,921 Mm. 168 00:10:51,005 --> 00:10:52,381 Though not without some scars. 169 00:10:54,717 --> 00:10:57,011 Do not let your marriage be the scar. 170 00:10:57,094 --> 00:10:59,972 -No. -You know you will resolve things with-- 171 00:11:00,055 --> 00:11:02,224 Penelope. What are you doing here? 172 00:11:02,308 --> 00:11:06,103 I, um… I was not expecting to see you till later this afternoon. 173 00:11:06,187 --> 00:11:08,522 She knows, Colin. You do not have to hide your ire. 174 00:11:08,606 --> 00:11:12,318 Certainly we should not be having this discussion in front of Miss Bridgerton. 175 00:11:12,401 --> 00:11:14,987 - She knows everything as well. - Wonderful. 176 00:11:15,070 --> 00:11:18,073 Glad to see the whole of Mayfair seemed to know before your mother. 177 00:11:18,157 --> 00:11:20,034 And why do we all suddenly know that we know? 178 00:11:20,117 --> 00:11:21,952 Because Cressida discovered my secret. 179 00:11:22,036 --> 00:11:23,913 And she demands £10,000 to keep it. 180 00:11:23,996 --> 00:11:26,540 -You cannot be serious. -How did she discover you? 181 00:11:26,624 --> 00:11:29,293 - I am not sure. - It does not matter how. 182 00:11:29,376 --> 00:11:31,670 If she knows, we must prevent her from revealing it. 183 00:11:31,754 --> 00:11:34,465 I'm not asking for your help. I merely wanted to be honest with you. 184 00:11:34,548 --> 00:11:36,008 It is not up to you what we do. 185 00:11:36,091 --> 00:11:38,594 If Miss Cowper spreads this gossip, 186 00:11:38,677 --> 00:11:41,222 it will besmirch our Bridgerton name. The entire family. 187 00:11:41,305 --> 00:11:43,641 And I will not stand for anyone blackmailing my wife. 188 00:11:43,724 --> 00:11:47,186 -Well, that is certainly a relief to hear. -No, that is kind, Colin, but… 189 00:11:49,104 --> 00:11:50,105 I can pay her. 190 00:11:52,191 --> 00:11:53,901 You have made that high a sum? 191 00:11:53,984 --> 00:11:55,861 Slightly more, if we are being honest. 192 00:11:57,738 --> 00:11:58,697 All this time? 193 00:12:02,201 --> 00:12:04,328 You are not paying Miss Cowper a single penny. 194 00:12:04,411 --> 00:12:07,456 -But Colin, it is my-- -Perhaps you will pay her, Mr. Bridgerton? 195 00:12:07,540 --> 00:12:09,124 -No, he cannot. -No one is paying her. 196 00:12:09,208 --> 00:12:11,752 -Then what do you propose we do? -Please, if you just let me-- 197 00:12:11,836 --> 00:12:15,381 I will not cower to Miss Cowper. I will call upon her tomorrow. 198 00:12:15,464 --> 00:12:18,717 Bring her to see this course of action is ruinous for everyone involved. 199 00:12:18,801 --> 00:12:20,261 It is the only way forward. 200 00:12:54,837 --> 00:12:56,130 Mr. Bridgerton. 201 00:12:57,673 --> 00:12:58,799 Lady Cowper. 202 00:12:59,884 --> 00:13:01,969 I was hoping to have a moment alone with your daughter. 203 00:13:03,637 --> 00:13:05,681 Despite what the ton might say, 204 00:13:05,764 --> 00:13:09,852 you insult me if you think this is not still a respectable household. 205 00:13:09,935 --> 00:13:11,562 Mother, leave us. 206 00:13:12,062 --> 00:13:13,898 It does not matter any longer. 207 00:13:14,607 --> 00:13:15,524 Please go. 208 00:13:19,904 --> 00:13:21,614 I will give you five minutes. 209 00:13:27,494 --> 00:13:30,789 I take it your mother does not know about your blackmailing my wife? 210 00:13:30,873 --> 00:13:33,584 I no longer trust anyone but myself. 211 00:13:34,543 --> 00:13:36,045 That must feel terribly lonely. 212 00:13:37,379 --> 00:13:40,341 I have known what it is like to be truly alone, 213 00:13:41,050 --> 00:13:42,468 when I am off on my travels. 214 00:13:42,551 --> 00:13:43,886 Poor Mr. Bridgerton. 215 00:13:44,511 --> 00:13:47,932 Traveling the continent, seeing the great sights of the world, 216 00:13:48,015 --> 00:13:49,433 as only a man can do. 217 00:13:49,516 --> 00:13:51,727 Hmm. You sound like Eloise. 218 00:13:51,810 --> 00:13:52,645 Hm. 219 00:13:52,728 --> 00:13:55,356 You are right. It is a privilege to travel. 220 00:13:56,523 --> 00:13:58,067 But this last year, 221 00:13:58,150 --> 00:14:01,153 I found myself yearning to hear word from home. 222 00:14:02,237 --> 00:14:03,989 From Penelope, in fact. 223 00:14:04,490 --> 00:14:06,158 But I did not hear back from her. 224 00:14:07,284 --> 00:14:09,578 Or anyone else, for that matter. 225 00:14:10,955 --> 00:14:13,791 It felt as if everyone was busy with their lives, 226 00:14:13,874 --> 00:14:15,709 without the need for me in them. 227 00:14:16,293 --> 00:14:19,088 So I attempted to pardon myself 228 00:14:20,172 --> 00:14:23,050 into a man… with no needs of his own. 229 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:27,388 It is not a path I would recommend. 230 00:14:27,471 --> 00:14:30,349 Mr. Bridgerton, I am confused. 231 00:14:30,432 --> 00:14:33,560 It seems you have come for me to pay you sympathy, 232 00:14:33,644 --> 00:14:36,230 but I am the one who is meant to be paid. 233 00:14:36,313 --> 00:14:38,023 I have not come for your sympathy. 234 00:14:38,857 --> 00:14:41,068 I have come for your mercy. 235 00:14:42,069 --> 00:14:43,487 Penelope is no villain. 236 00:14:45,990 --> 00:14:47,116 Trust me, 237 00:14:47,199 --> 00:14:50,285 I can understand why you might hate Whistledown. 238 00:14:50,369 --> 00:14:53,247 Her words are cutting and sharp, 239 00:14:53,330 --> 00:14:58,085 and still, her readers are willing to pay to read about themselves week after week. 240 00:14:58,168 --> 00:15:01,005 You do not sound as if you hate Whistledown. 241 00:15:01,088 --> 00:15:03,090 You sound as if you are jealous of her. 242 00:15:03,924 --> 00:15:04,758 No, I am not. 243 00:15:06,635 --> 00:15:11,015 My point is, there is Whistledown and then there is Penelope, 244 00:15:11,682 --> 00:15:15,310 who has experienced a kind of loneliness surely neither of us can fathom. 245 00:15:16,603 --> 00:15:21,150 Imagine being so ignored, you feel… invisible. 246 00:15:22,818 --> 00:15:25,362 It does not excuse what she has done, 247 00:15:25,446 --> 00:15:28,032 but perhaps it is understandable that, at times, 248 00:15:28,115 --> 00:15:31,035 her column has reflected the cruelty around her. 249 00:15:31,118 --> 00:15:33,620 A cruelty, I imagine, you have felt too. 250 00:15:35,330 --> 00:15:38,125 For her hand in your troubles, I know Penelope feels remorse. 251 00:15:38,834 --> 00:15:41,712 And she did not savage you in her latest column. 252 00:15:41,795 --> 00:15:45,049 If even Penelope can find grace for you, 253 00:15:45,132 --> 00:15:47,718 do you not see that the ton, too, will forgive you? 254 00:15:48,802 --> 00:15:52,973 And surely, your father will welcome you back to London when all this passes. 255 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:55,392 A family's love is enduring. 256 00:16:00,105 --> 00:16:02,107 That is the difference between you and me. 257 00:16:04,401 --> 00:16:08,238 You take for granted that you will always have your family's support. 258 00:16:09,990 --> 00:16:11,909 We are not the same, Mr. Bridgerton, 259 00:16:12,868 --> 00:16:14,036 and we never will be. 260 00:16:14,119 --> 00:16:15,287 Miss Cowper. 261 00:16:16,038 --> 00:16:16,997 Miss Cowper. 262 00:16:19,166 --> 00:16:20,250 Miss Cowper! 263 00:16:20,334 --> 00:16:22,628 You will not be believed if we say you are lying. 264 00:16:22,711 --> 00:16:23,629 You have no proof. 265 00:16:23,712 --> 00:16:27,007 I have a printer's apprentice who is willing to corroborate the truth, 266 00:16:27,091 --> 00:16:29,718 all for the pleasure of meeting the real Lady Whistledown. 267 00:16:31,011 --> 00:16:33,472 You have until the Dankworth-Finch ball to pay me, 268 00:16:34,056 --> 00:16:36,600 or the following morning, I will tell everyone. 269 00:16:37,267 --> 00:16:41,188 In fact, reflecting upon the lack of support I shall have in the future, 270 00:16:41,271 --> 00:16:43,482 perhaps I am not asking for enough from you. 271 00:16:46,610 --> 00:16:50,072 Just a little extra funds to throw the ball of the season. 272 00:16:50,155 --> 00:16:52,866 Think small creatures with many legs. 273 00:16:52,950 --> 00:16:56,745 Surely we are owed, as you spent much more on Penelope's wedding than on ours. 274 00:16:56,829 --> 00:16:59,581 Because you both married untitled misters, 275 00:16:59,665 --> 00:17:02,292 while Penelope married a very wealthy Bridgerton. 276 00:17:02,376 --> 00:17:05,504 Who is sure to take care of you in your old age. 277 00:17:05,587 --> 00:17:07,631 What need could you have to hold on to your money now? 278 00:17:07,714 --> 00:17:08,966 Let us in. 279 00:17:09,049 --> 00:17:12,469 Now is not a good time. I am expecting a visitor. 280 00:17:12,553 --> 00:17:13,804 Who? 281 00:17:13,887 --> 00:17:15,097 Mm. 282 00:17:15,722 --> 00:17:17,516 Have no fear, ladies. 283 00:17:18,016 --> 00:17:19,560 Of all the house staff in London, 284 00:17:19,643 --> 00:17:22,771 I must be the most experienced at doing more with less. 285 00:17:30,195 --> 00:17:33,574 At least my sisters will be content when my actions lead to destruction. 286 00:17:33,657 --> 00:17:36,994 Perhaps we might aim a little higher with our positive thinking? 287 00:17:37,578 --> 00:17:39,705 Colin can be compelling when he wants to be. 288 00:17:39,788 --> 00:17:41,331 It is not him I am worried about. 289 00:17:41,415 --> 00:17:45,002 Cressida has her reasonable moments. Let us hope today is one. 290 00:17:47,629 --> 00:17:48,922 Did you truly like her? 291 00:17:49,673 --> 00:17:51,633 Or did you befriend her simply to punish me? 292 00:17:51,717 --> 00:17:53,844 I am not so petty. 293 00:17:54,428 --> 00:17:56,638 I genuinely enjoyed her at the start. 294 00:17:58,765 --> 00:18:01,810 Though… perhaps the very initial befriending 295 00:18:01,894 --> 00:18:04,479 was tinged with just the tiniest bit of pettiness. 296 00:18:07,941 --> 00:18:09,318 Tell me what you are reading. 297 00:18:16,283 --> 00:18:17,951 I am afraid I have failed. 298 00:18:18,577 --> 00:18:21,705 And… she wants double now. 299 00:18:22,289 --> 00:18:23,457 £20,000. 300 00:18:23,540 --> 00:18:25,584 -She's lost her mind. -I do not have that sum. 301 00:18:25,667 --> 00:18:28,378 There is more. She requires you use your column 302 00:18:28,462 --> 00:18:30,047 to restore her reputation. 303 00:18:32,633 --> 00:18:33,884 I must apologize. I… 304 00:18:35,093 --> 00:18:37,512 It seems I have made everything worse. 305 00:18:37,596 --> 00:18:38,931 This is my fault entirely. 306 00:18:39,014 --> 00:18:40,474 What do we do now? 307 00:18:40,557 --> 00:18:43,518 Perhaps Penelope was right. It'd have been better to just pay her. 308 00:18:44,394 --> 00:18:45,437 I have the funds. 309 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:49,566 I will have to ask Benedict to sign off on such a large expenditure. 310 00:18:49,650 --> 00:18:51,735 You'd tell your brother about Penelope's identity? 311 00:18:51,818 --> 00:18:55,447 No. I will have to invent some kind of a lie. 312 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:58,033 We will keep her identity shielded. 313 00:18:59,576 --> 00:19:00,410 Well, 314 00:19:01,703 --> 00:19:04,289 I am certain the Cowper girl only wants you to write 315 00:19:04,373 --> 00:19:07,834 a few glowing words on her appearance and charm. 316 00:19:07,918 --> 00:19:09,503 It is not a happy outcome. 317 00:19:10,337 --> 00:19:13,048 I suppose I should not have expected any more from Cressida. 318 00:19:14,007 --> 00:19:15,384 I'm so very grateful 319 00:19:16,301 --> 00:19:17,427 for all your counsel. 320 00:19:55,799 --> 00:19:59,761 Does, uh, Her Majesty seem as though she will relent on this quest of hers? 321 00:20:00,262 --> 00:20:03,140 I am hopeful that she will soon find another distraction. 322 00:20:03,223 --> 00:20:04,599 Oh, speaking of which… 323 00:20:05,767 --> 00:20:07,352 - Mm-hm. - Mmm. 324 00:20:07,853 --> 00:20:10,230 Mm. 325 00:20:11,898 --> 00:20:13,734 It is rather strong. 326 00:20:13,817 --> 00:20:16,153 Only the Scottish could dream up such a drink. 327 00:20:16,778 --> 00:20:19,823 It is needed to fight the bitter cold up there. 328 00:20:19,906 --> 00:20:23,118 Oh, do not frighten me more than I already am, Agatha. 329 00:20:23,618 --> 00:20:25,245 I would not worry. 330 00:20:25,746 --> 00:20:28,999 Francesca seems to have found an inner courage. 331 00:20:29,082 --> 00:20:31,126 Yes, she has. 332 00:20:31,626 --> 00:20:35,130 And now she is using it to get as far away from her mother as possible. 333 00:20:35,630 --> 00:20:39,843 I purchased this on a trip to Scotland many years ago. 334 00:20:40,510 --> 00:20:43,930 At first, it was quite harsh on the palate. 335 00:20:44,556 --> 00:20:47,559 But with time… it grows on one. 336 00:20:47,642 --> 00:20:49,770 It's still harsh. 337 00:20:52,522 --> 00:20:55,442 You will have my support in Francesca's absence. 338 00:20:57,402 --> 00:20:59,029 And also my brother's, 339 00:21:00,238 --> 00:21:01,198 if you wish it. 340 00:21:01,281 --> 00:21:03,700 Uh, we do not have to discuss that. 341 00:21:03,784 --> 00:21:05,369 But perhaps we should? 342 00:21:09,081 --> 00:21:12,042 Lord Anderson has been an exemplary gentleman. 343 00:21:13,710 --> 00:21:17,130 And, uh, if you were to… give your blessing-- 344 00:21:17,214 --> 00:21:20,759 It is certainly not my place to give or withhold a blessing on the matter. 345 00:21:21,259 --> 00:21:22,552 You are both adults. 346 00:21:23,428 --> 00:21:24,846 You may do as you wish. 347 00:21:30,268 --> 00:21:34,940 After all, it is not as though I asked your permission. 348 00:21:40,278 --> 00:21:42,364 It's suddenly going down rather smoothly. 349 00:21:45,617 --> 00:21:47,452 You know. 350 00:21:49,871 --> 00:21:50,705 Yes? 351 00:21:52,124 --> 00:21:54,126 I know my father was a good man. 352 00:21:55,585 --> 00:21:57,754 And that you have been a very good friend. 353 00:21:59,881 --> 00:22:01,716 And that is all I need to know. 354 00:22:07,973 --> 00:22:09,683 And my brother is a good man. 355 00:22:11,268 --> 00:22:12,853 And you are a good friend. 356 00:22:14,396 --> 00:22:16,523 And that is all I need to know as well. 357 00:22:19,067 --> 00:22:21,153 But if he sours things between the two of you, 358 00:22:21,236 --> 00:22:23,071 I will pick you over him. 359 00:22:23,155 --> 00:22:25,282 I shall not lose you for his folly. 360 00:22:25,365 --> 00:22:27,951 There is nary a man alive with such power. 361 00:22:37,627 --> 00:22:39,546 Can you imagine the three of us at a ball? 362 00:22:40,046 --> 00:22:43,675 How would we explain ourselves to, say, The Dowager Lady Cheltenham? 363 00:22:44,342 --> 00:22:46,470 We'd certainly have to get our story straight. 364 00:22:46,553 --> 00:22:48,430 As if you be caught dead at a ball. 365 00:22:48,513 --> 00:22:49,347 True. 366 00:22:57,105 --> 00:22:59,191 How do you stand society events? 367 00:23:01,401 --> 00:23:02,444 Mmm… 368 00:23:03,445 --> 00:23:05,906 I suppose I feel I have love to give in abundance. 369 00:23:06,823 --> 00:23:08,617 Love for a bit of chitchat. 370 00:23:10,827 --> 00:23:12,412 And love for a good party. 371 00:23:14,706 --> 00:23:19,711 Especially… a party of three. 372 00:24:00,210 --> 00:24:01,169 Good night, sir. 373 00:24:28,154 --> 00:24:30,365 I only need a blanket for the settee. 374 00:24:32,742 --> 00:24:33,577 Of course. 375 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:03,231 I'm going to have tea with my mother before your sister's wedding. 376 00:25:03,815 --> 00:25:06,192 I thought I would spare you the confines of a shared carriage. 377 00:26:08,505 --> 00:26:09,589 Ma'am. 378 00:26:09,673 --> 00:26:10,965 Oh, is Penelope here? 379 00:26:11,049 --> 00:26:13,134 I cannot put him off any longer, ma'am. 380 00:26:13,718 --> 00:26:16,513 That solicitor. He is here. 381 00:26:22,977 --> 00:26:25,355 Show him in, I suppose. 382 00:26:27,399 --> 00:26:28,483 Oh. 383 00:26:33,363 --> 00:26:36,950 -Lady Featherington. Walter D-- -Walter Dundas, Esquire. I do remember. 384 00:26:37,784 --> 00:26:41,037 I take it you are here to congratulate us on my daughter's marriage 385 00:26:41,121 --> 00:26:43,081 into one of the most esteemed 386 00:26:43,164 --> 00:26:45,625 and respected families of the ton? 387 00:26:45,709 --> 00:26:49,295 Regrettably, no, I have not come on happy business. 388 00:26:49,379 --> 00:26:52,674 Though, some have told me they do find release from deception 389 00:26:52,757 --> 00:26:54,134 a comforting feeling. 390 00:26:54,843 --> 00:26:56,720 I pray you have sufficient evidence 391 00:26:56,803 --> 00:26:59,764 for all the accusations you seem poised to make. 392 00:26:59,848 --> 00:27:03,893 Not the evidence I sought, no, but all the evidence I shall need. 393 00:27:03,977 --> 00:27:05,228 Hm. Ah! 394 00:27:06,354 --> 00:27:10,150 The money you inherited from your Aunt Petunia. 395 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:13,987 I thought it quite curious you came into such a fortune 396 00:27:14,070 --> 00:27:17,073 just as Jack Featherington ran away with yours. 397 00:27:17,657 --> 00:27:22,162 And, in fact, Aunt Petunia's neighbors in Cornwall seem to agree with me. 398 00:27:22,245 --> 00:27:25,623 From what I hear, she was in a perpetual state of poverty. 399 00:27:26,374 --> 00:27:29,127 Who is to say she was not a great saver, 400 00:27:29,919 --> 00:27:33,631 living frugally so that others might one day benefit? 401 00:27:33,715 --> 00:27:34,966 Her creditors. 402 00:27:36,009 --> 00:27:37,427 Oh, Lady Featherington. 403 00:27:38,845 --> 00:27:39,971 I know your funds 404 00:27:40,054 --> 00:27:43,057 came from Jack Featherington's fraudulent activities. 405 00:27:44,267 --> 00:27:46,686 And I believe the Crown will agree 406 00:27:46,770 --> 00:27:50,315 that the Featherington title should be transferred to a more 407 00:27:50,398 --> 00:27:52,025 scrupulous family. 408 00:27:53,067 --> 00:27:56,488 I shall be submitting my discoveries to the royal authorities this week. 409 00:27:58,281 --> 00:27:59,115 Good day. 410 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:01,201 Ah. 411 00:28:05,914 --> 00:28:07,123 Penelope. 412 00:28:08,166 --> 00:28:09,167 Is it true? 413 00:28:10,710 --> 00:28:14,214 Is your money the money Cousin Jack took from the ton? 414 00:28:14,297 --> 00:28:17,217 It's not as if any of them needed that money the way we did. 415 00:28:17,300 --> 00:28:18,510 You stole from them! 416 00:28:18,593 --> 00:28:20,804 And you humiliated them. 417 00:28:20,887 --> 00:28:23,431 -You stole their dignity. -No-- 418 00:28:23,515 --> 00:28:25,767 What you and I have done is not different. 419 00:28:25,850 --> 00:28:27,685 What you have done is a crime! 420 00:28:27,769 --> 00:28:31,272 I did what I had to do to protect this family. 421 00:28:31,356 --> 00:28:33,441 Who were you protecting with your column? 422 00:28:33,525 --> 00:28:35,401 -Myself! -Oh. From whom? 423 00:28:40,532 --> 00:28:41,366 I see. 424 00:28:49,123 --> 00:28:50,625 You know, it's… 425 00:28:51,334 --> 00:28:53,837 …no easy thing being a parent. 426 00:28:54,504 --> 00:28:57,257 How was I to raise daughters when, all my life, 427 00:28:57,340 --> 00:29:00,760 I was taught that all power comes from a man? 428 00:29:02,345 --> 00:29:06,224 What you have done, you have done… entirely on your own. 429 00:29:08,434 --> 00:29:12,605 Even if I do not like what you have written over the years, 430 00:29:13,439 --> 00:29:16,901 it is a great regret of mine that I have overlooked you for so long. 431 00:29:18,862 --> 00:29:22,407 You and I both, we have done the best we can 432 00:29:22,907 --> 00:29:27,245 with the opportunities that society has afforded us. 433 00:29:31,207 --> 00:29:33,167 Fine. 434 00:29:33,751 --> 00:29:37,755 Perhaps there were other ways. But at the time, I… I could not see them. 435 00:29:41,467 --> 00:29:43,428 What would Lady Whistledown write 436 00:29:43,511 --> 00:29:47,348 about our disgrace when I am exposed? 437 00:29:57,275 --> 00:30:00,320 She will write whatever I like her to. 438 00:30:03,865 --> 00:30:05,158 That is a great power. 439 00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:09,537 What a thing you have made for yourself. 440 00:30:11,581 --> 00:30:12,498 Thank you. 441 00:30:14,876 --> 00:30:17,587 Perhaps we are more alike than I care to admit. 442 00:30:20,882 --> 00:30:22,467 If we survive this round… 443 00:30:25,678 --> 00:30:26,971 we must do better. 444 00:30:43,529 --> 00:30:45,573 Oh, my dear. 445 00:30:46,366 --> 00:30:48,368 Mama. 446 00:30:48,451 --> 00:30:53,081 You are going to bring so much brightness to Scotland. 447 00:30:54,123 --> 00:30:56,960 -Are you upset about me leaving? -No, of course not. 448 00:30:57,043 --> 00:31:00,546 I-- I only… Well, I did not expect you to settle quite so far away. 449 00:31:01,464 --> 00:31:03,883 -Anthony and Kate are headed for India. -Yes. 450 00:31:04,550 --> 00:31:06,928 But you have spent so much time away from us already, 451 00:31:07,011 --> 00:31:08,763 in Bath with your aunt 452 00:31:08,846 --> 00:31:11,641 or on your own when you are home. 453 00:31:12,517 --> 00:31:14,686 And now I fear I may be losing you for good. 454 00:31:15,645 --> 00:31:18,481 Mama, it is the opposite. 455 00:31:21,776 --> 00:31:24,362 It is difficult sometimes 456 00:31:24,445 --> 00:31:27,407 to hear my own voice amidst the noise of this house. 457 00:31:28,074 --> 00:31:29,200 Whereas, with John, 458 00:31:30,034 --> 00:31:32,412 I hear myself more and more. 459 00:31:34,205 --> 00:31:38,710 It is my great hope that the silence and beauty of Scotland 460 00:31:38,793 --> 00:31:40,628 will allow me to know myself better 461 00:31:40,712 --> 00:31:43,006 so that you can all know me better as well. 462 00:31:43,089 --> 00:31:45,425 Because I want nothing more than to be close. 463 00:31:45,508 --> 00:31:48,636 And you could not have found silence and beauty on Oxfordshire? 464 00:31:48,720 --> 00:31:51,848 I would've been too tempted to come home regularly. 465 00:31:51,931 --> 00:31:53,182 But you will come back? 466 00:31:53,266 --> 00:31:54,726 Of course. 467 00:31:58,104 --> 00:31:59,981 My brave, clever girl. 468 00:32:02,442 --> 00:32:05,069 You know, when I first met your father… 469 00:32:06,904 --> 00:32:09,741 I could barely speak my own name. I was so taken by him. 470 00:32:09,824 --> 00:32:12,410 -I stumbled over words most familiar-- -Mama, I… 471 00:32:12,493 --> 00:32:14,537 I thought we had moved past this. John… 472 00:32:14,620 --> 00:32:18,416 …is a fine man… and a good choice. 473 00:32:20,835 --> 00:32:23,880 What I was going to say is that, for the longest time, 474 00:32:24,547 --> 00:32:28,593 I thought that that is what love must be like for everyone. 475 00:32:29,260 --> 00:32:32,055 Surprising, forceful, quick. 476 00:32:33,848 --> 00:32:36,059 But you have shown me that there is another way. 477 00:32:36,142 --> 00:32:40,146 There is… beauty in the slow approach. 478 00:32:42,148 --> 00:32:45,359 You are already so wise beyond your years. 479 00:32:49,489 --> 00:32:52,200 I think you will do very well in Scotland. 480 00:33:07,131 --> 00:33:10,093 I take thee to be my lawful wedded wife, 481 00:33:10,176 --> 00:33:13,304 to have and to hold from this day forward, 482 00:33:13,387 --> 00:33:16,933 for richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health, 483 00:33:17,934 --> 00:33:19,393 till death do us part. 484 00:33:24,816 --> 00:33:27,568 I take thee to be my lawful husband, 485 00:33:27,652 --> 00:33:30,321 to have and to hold from this day forward, 486 00:33:30,404 --> 00:33:33,866 for richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health, 487 00:33:34,575 --> 00:33:35,952 till death do us part. 488 00:33:38,079 --> 00:33:42,708 May you now live together in holy matrimony until your dying breath. 489 00:33:42,792 --> 00:33:43,626 Amen. 490 00:34:03,312 --> 00:34:05,106 Oh, my dear. 491 00:34:05,189 --> 00:34:06,315 Congratulations. 492 00:34:10,570 --> 00:34:13,072 - I cannot wait for my wedding. - Did you enjoy that? 493 00:34:14,448 --> 00:34:17,285 Have I been overly influenced by the minister's treacle speech, 494 00:34:17,368 --> 00:34:19,871 or does Lord Anderson seem rather taken by Mother? 495 00:34:20,371 --> 00:34:23,541 She looks happy. If that is the case, who are we to judge? 496 00:34:23,624 --> 00:34:24,917 He looks like a fine fellow 497 00:34:25,001 --> 00:34:27,587 who is very lucky that Anthony has already left town. 498 00:34:27,670 --> 00:34:29,797 You should be grateful to Lord Anderson. 499 00:34:29,881 --> 00:34:33,676 Now that I am wed, Mother's attention may turn to you again 500 00:34:33,759 --> 00:34:35,511 unless she is distracted. 501 00:34:36,888 --> 00:34:40,725 Excuse me. I feel I should greet Mrs. Mondrich. 502 00:34:42,935 --> 00:34:44,187 Hello. 503 00:34:44,270 --> 00:34:45,688 It was a beautiful ceremony. 504 00:34:45,771 --> 00:34:47,106 -I thought so. -Mm-hm. 505 00:34:47,648 --> 00:34:49,901 Second only to the beauty of its hostess. 506 00:34:49,984 --> 00:34:51,569 You flatter me. 507 00:34:51,652 --> 00:34:53,029 I am sincere. 508 00:34:54,864 --> 00:34:59,327 And sincere in wondering if you would be so kind as to… 509 00:35:01,078 --> 00:35:04,040 save a dance for me at the next ball? 510 00:35:05,082 --> 00:35:08,753 Uh, wha-- The, uh… Dankworth-Finch ball? 511 00:35:09,879 --> 00:35:12,006 I… Uh, well… 512 00:35:12,089 --> 00:35:13,591 Yes. 513 00:35:13,674 --> 00:35:14,967 That… 514 00:35:15,051 --> 00:35:16,928 That would be most adequate. 515 00:35:17,553 --> 00:35:18,387 Good. 516 00:35:19,430 --> 00:35:20,932 Very good. 517 00:35:24,143 --> 00:35:26,312 A toast, if I may. 518 00:35:28,856 --> 00:35:30,274 To my beautiful wife, 519 00:35:30,775 --> 00:35:33,611 I have not the words to express my adoration. 520 00:35:34,111 --> 00:35:36,405 A fact for which I am sure you must be grateful, 521 00:35:36,489 --> 00:35:40,117 as I know you are loath to be made the center of attention for too long. 522 00:35:40,201 --> 00:35:44,330 So, instead, I shall offer a few humble words to your family. 523 00:35:44,956 --> 00:35:46,457 Especially your mother. 524 00:35:47,124 --> 00:35:51,921 Lady Bridgerton, I see your openness reflected in Benedict, 525 00:35:52,004 --> 00:35:53,339 your charm in Colin, 526 00:35:54,090 --> 00:35:56,133 your wisdom in Eloise, 527 00:35:56,717 --> 00:35:59,679 and a brightness you have instilled in both Gregory and Hyacinth. 528 00:36:00,846 --> 00:36:03,975 In this moment when I feel so much gratitude for my new wife, 529 00:36:04,058 --> 00:36:08,312 I feel it in equal measure for the remarkable woman who raised her. 530 00:36:09,105 --> 00:36:09,981 Mama. 531 00:36:10,064 --> 00:36:11,274 I thank you, 532 00:36:12,149 --> 00:36:14,735 all of you, from the bottom of my heart. 533 00:36:16,279 --> 00:36:18,030 - Ah. - Oh, dear. 534 00:36:18,114 --> 00:36:19,657 Cheers. 535 00:36:19,740 --> 00:36:22,743 Ah, forgive me. Tears were the last thing I meant to evoke. 536 00:36:22,827 --> 00:36:25,579 Hyacinth's been crying this entire time. 537 00:36:25,663 --> 00:36:27,415 One day, you too will have a heart. 538 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:31,002 Mama, will you play a duet with me? 539 00:36:31,085 --> 00:36:34,630 Have a duet. Now? I… Well, I am dreadfully out of practice. 540 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. 541 00:36:38,217 --> 00:36:41,554 She's not the only one. I wept in my room from the hideous chord combinations. 542 00:36:41,637 --> 00:36:42,471 Ha ha. 543 00:36:43,055 --> 00:36:45,891 Thankfully, Mama did not abandon me. 544 00:36:45,975 --> 00:36:47,727 And I shall not abandon you now. 545 00:36:47,810 --> 00:36:49,228 Is that a threat? 546 00:36:52,982 --> 00:36:54,650 - Good luck. - Thank you. 547 00:36:55,568 --> 00:36:57,236 -Thank you, John. -Thank you. 548 00:36:58,654 --> 00:37:00,573 Um… 549 00:37:40,196 --> 00:37:41,655 Bravo! 550 00:37:41,739 --> 00:37:43,616 Bravo. Encore! 551 00:37:43,699 --> 00:37:45,368 Encore! 552 00:37:47,286 --> 00:37:48,371 May I speak with you? 553 00:37:49,997 --> 00:37:51,791 That was a splendid presentation. 554 00:37:58,798 --> 00:38:01,008 If you are concerned about Miss Cowper's funds, 555 00:38:01,092 --> 00:38:03,177 I plan to speak with Benedict tonight. 556 00:38:03,260 --> 00:38:05,304 I only wanted to wait until after the wedding. 557 00:38:05,388 --> 00:38:06,222 Good. 558 00:38:07,014 --> 00:38:08,849 I do not wish for you to speak to him. 559 00:38:08,933 --> 00:38:10,601 But we are running out of time. 560 00:38:10,684 --> 00:38:12,853 I cannot ask you to lie to your brother on my behalf. 561 00:38:12,937 --> 00:38:17,525 Your family… the one you have so kindly shared with me, they are too good. 562 00:38:18,984 --> 00:38:21,654 Too warm and wonderful to deceive or cheat in any way. 563 00:38:22,947 --> 00:38:25,533 I will not let my lies spread any further than they already have. 564 00:38:25,616 --> 00:38:27,284 Then how am I meant to help you? 565 00:38:27,368 --> 00:38:28,452 By loving me. 566 00:38:29,954 --> 00:38:31,997 You've given me so much already. 567 00:38:33,249 --> 00:38:34,792 You've taught me to hold my own. 568 00:38:34,875 --> 00:38:37,711 You have shown me I am capable of pleasure beyond imagination. 569 00:38:37,795 --> 00:38:41,924 But… it is not what you do for me that makes me love you. 570 00:38:43,467 --> 00:38:44,885 It is your kindness. 571 00:38:45,845 --> 00:38:46,929 Your empathy. 572 00:38:48,013 --> 00:38:49,557 How much you care. 573 00:38:51,851 --> 00:38:54,895 Just being you is enough, Colin. 574 00:38:56,647 --> 00:39:00,192 I do not need you to save me. I just need you to stand by me. 575 00:39:01,652 --> 00:39:02,736 To hold me. 576 00:39:04,488 --> 00:39:05,448 To kiss me. 577 00:39:07,116 --> 00:39:09,577 I want very much to do those things. 578 00:39:09,660 --> 00:39:11,495 And what is it that restrains you? 579 00:39:12,621 --> 00:39:13,581 I do not know. 580 00:39:15,541 --> 00:39:19,420 But I do know this. Miss Cowper still hangs over us. 581 00:39:19,503 --> 00:39:23,090 And as long as you live with this secret… 582 00:39:25,259 --> 00:39:27,094 there will always be something between us. 583 00:39:27,178 --> 00:39:28,012 I know. 584 00:39:29,722 --> 00:39:31,223 Perhaps that is the key. 585 00:39:31,307 --> 00:39:32,475 What are you saying? 586 00:39:50,826 --> 00:39:52,536 A letter for you, Your Majesty. 587 00:40:08,552 --> 00:40:09,553 Colin. 588 00:40:12,181 --> 00:40:14,808 I have received a letter from your wife. 589 00:40:15,809 --> 00:40:17,144 We had better sit. 590 00:41:00,563 --> 00:41:03,023 It is no wonder she has turned out the way she has. 591 00:41:03,107 --> 00:41:04,441 The house is far too warm. 592 00:41:04,525 --> 00:41:07,236 You are right, Sister. It is my wife's doing. 593 00:41:10,364 --> 00:41:13,158 I forgot what a truly terrible woman she is. 594 00:41:13,242 --> 00:41:15,244 I am not going anywhere with her. 595 00:41:15,327 --> 00:41:16,829 You have no choice, Cressida. 596 00:41:16,912 --> 00:41:19,331 You would truly allow me to succumb to such a fate? 597 00:41:22,751 --> 00:41:25,212 Come, girl. Present yourself, 598 00:41:25,296 --> 00:41:28,132 so that I may see what I have to work upon. 599 00:41:28,215 --> 00:41:29,592 Certainly, Aunt Joanna. 600 00:41:30,801 --> 00:41:32,720 After tonight, it will matter no more. 601 00:41:50,112 --> 00:41:51,780 Your maid sent me right up. 602 00:41:54,283 --> 00:41:56,452 I'm beginning to enjoy such privileged entry. 603 00:41:56,952 --> 00:41:58,537 You look handsome, as always. 604 00:42:06,045 --> 00:42:08,380 Mm. Is, uh, Paul meeting us? 605 00:42:09,757 --> 00:42:12,009 I believe he is with someone else tonight. 606 00:42:12,676 --> 00:42:14,219 - Of course. - Hmm. 607 00:42:14,303 --> 00:42:16,680 Should we invite someone else to join us, then? 608 00:42:16,764 --> 00:42:18,223 -Ah… -Hmm? 609 00:42:19,016 --> 00:42:20,893 -I must be honest with you. -Mm-hm. 610 00:42:20,976 --> 00:42:23,395 As much as I have enjoyed the three of us together, 611 00:42:23,479 --> 00:42:26,065 I was hoping it could just be the two of us tonight. 612 00:42:26,148 --> 00:42:27,149 Oh. 613 00:42:28,901 --> 00:42:31,028 Have you not enjoyed having Paul with us? 614 00:42:32,446 --> 00:42:33,447 I have. 615 00:42:34,281 --> 00:42:36,992 Very much. But my relationship with Paul is friendly, 616 00:42:37,076 --> 00:42:39,286 and I am finding that… 617 00:42:41,455 --> 00:42:43,666 I am beginning to care for you, Benedict. 618 00:42:45,292 --> 00:42:46,418 As more than friends. 619 00:42:48,545 --> 00:42:50,714 Your openness, 620 00:42:51,298 --> 00:42:52,716 your abundance of love… 621 00:42:53,592 --> 00:42:56,553 I have never met someone so similar to me. 622 00:42:56,637 --> 00:42:59,014 And I am beginning to wonder, 623 00:42:59,098 --> 00:43:02,184 what if we did allow things to grow more serious between us? 624 00:43:02,267 --> 00:43:05,854 Tilley… you are extraordinary. 625 00:43:09,983 --> 00:43:10,859 But… 626 00:43:13,404 --> 00:43:15,989 I am not certain that serious is what I want. 627 00:43:24,206 --> 00:43:27,000 Is it… because of Paul? 628 00:43:27,084 --> 00:43:31,755 No. Paul could be Patricia, or Polly, or Peter, or all three at once. 629 00:43:33,841 --> 00:43:35,843 What happened between the three of us, 630 00:43:35,926 --> 00:43:37,928 what has happened ever since I met you, 631 00:43:39,138 --> 00:43:42,015 has made me realize how good it feels to be free. 632 00:43:45,853 --> 00:43:47,229 You have opened my world. 633 00:43:50,065 --> 00:43:53,527 And I am not ready to close it again just now. 634 00:43:58,824 --> 00:44:00,659 I thought you wanted the same thing. 635 00:44:02,202 --> 00:44:03,036 I did. 636 00:44:05,414 --> 00:44:07,708 Until I saw what it felt like to share you. 637 00:44:09,334 --> 00:44:11,211 I am as surprised as you are. 638 00:44:17,801 --> 00:44:19,261 I support your wishes. 639 00:44:21,138 --> 00:44:24,016 But I must say, even merriment can grow tiring. 640 00:44:26,935 --> 00:44:31,106 It felt good, for once, to want to commit to someone. 641 00:44:34,067 --> 00:44:36,653 Thank you for reminding me that is possible. 642 00:44:51,168 --> 00:44:53,295 Well, fancy finding you here. 643 00:44:57,549 --> 00:45:01,053 I think it rather ordinary, in fact, that I find myself, yet again, 644 00:45:01,136 --> 00:45:04,056 swinging to and fro, not moving in any particular direction. 645 00:45:04,139 --> 00:45:06,058 Where is it you wish you were going? 646 00:45:07,309 --> 00:45:09,311 For now, I should like to be with the family, 647 00:45:09,394 --> 00:45:11,688 until this Whistledown business with the queen blows over. 648 00:45:11,772 --> 00:45:12,731 And it will. 649 00:45:13,732 --> 00:45:14,650 And then? 650 00:45:16,485 --> 00:45:17,694 Anywhere, really. 651 00:45:18,946 --> 00:45:22,950 I've spent nearly all of my life in either Mayfair or at Aubrey Hall. 652 00:45:24,117 --> 00:45:26,370 If I am going to attempt to make change in the world, 653 00:45:26,453 --> 00:45:28,330 certainly, I shall need to see some of it first. 654 00:45:28,413 --> 00:45:31,291 Meet people who are not my family or debutantes on the marriage mart. 655 00:45:31,375 --> 00:45:33,502 You wish to change the world again? 656 00:45:34,086 --> 00:45:36,797 I thought you were more interested in fitting in this year. 657 00:45:36,880 --> 00:45:38,632 I think I am properly done with all of that. 658 00:45:39,299 --> 00:45:40,467 There she is. 659 00:45:49,768 --> 00:45:51,895 Does your silence betray you know something I do not? 660 00:45:51,979 --> 00:45:52,980 No. 661 00:45:53,480 --> 00:45:54,523 Certainly not. 662 00:45:55,107 --> 00:45:59,361 Believe me… the more I learn, the more I realize how little I know. 663 00:46:02,781 --> 00:46:03,866 It feels… 664 00:46:06,326 --> 00:46:08,954 It feels right now that the next thing I might learn 665 00:46:09,037 --> 00:46:10,581 may change me entirely. 666 00:46:13,625 --> 00:46:15,460 I agree profoundly with everything you've said, 667 00:46:15,544 --> 00:46:17,713 as I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. 668 00:46:17,796 --> 00:46:19,172 Mm. 669 00:46:20,257 --> 00:46:22,092 -There is one thing I do know. -Ah. 670 00:46:23,677 --> 00:46:26,930 We should not let so long pass again between us 671 00:46:27,014 --> 00:46:31,351 before we meet on these swings to be entirely confused together. 672 00:46:41,445 --> 00:46:42,696 You look lovely. 673 00:46:42,779 --> 00:46:44,615 My efforts will be wasted, 674 00:46:44,698 --> 00:46:47,451 knowing the disappointment that awaits behind those doors. 675 00:46:47,534 --> 00:46:49,953 I am certain Varley has done her utmost. 676 00:47:05,552 --> 00:47:08,013 She got the ostrich feathers! 677 00:47:08,096 --> 00:47:09,806 And the purple orchids! 678 00:47:10,807 --> 00:47:13,644 Philippa, there is a… one, two, three, four. 679 00:47:13,727 --> 00:47:15,562 Eight-piece ensemble! 680 00:47:17,397 --> 00:47:18,440 Did we get them? 681 00:47:19,024 --> 00:47:19,900 We got them. 682 00:47:21,443 --> 00:47:25,864 Philippa, you caterwaul like a child receiving their first bite of cake. 683 00:47:25,948 --> 00:47:28,992 Mama… thank you! 684 00:47:29,076 --> 00:47:31,036 What is the meaning of this? 685 00:47:31,119 --> 00:47:33,997 Well, it must've been you who paid for all of this. 686 00:47:37,417 --> 00:47:40,712 Mama told me she wished for you to have the greatest ball Mayfair has ever seen. 687 00:47:42,631 --> 00:47:44,716 Hmm. You are welcome. 688 00:47:46,176 --> 00:47:47,094 Thank you. 689 00:47:52,391 --> 00:47:53,558 It is beautiful. 690 00:47:54,810 --> 00:47:56,478 I am proud of you. 691 00:49:06,715 --> 00:49:07,674 Oh! 692 00:49:11,178 --> 00:49:12,888 Have a lovely time. 693 00:49:18,852 --> 00:49:20,687 The purple was my idea. 694 00:49:27,527 --> 00:49:29,529 If this is our last night in society, 695 00:49:30,197 --> 00:49:33,450 at least Prudence and Philippa are having the time of their life. 696 00:49:36,078 --> 00:49:37,537 Your Majesty! 697 00:49:39,122 --> 00:49:40,290 Forgive us, Your Majesty. 698 00:49:40,373 --> 00:49:41,792 We do not have a perch for you 699 00:49:41,875 --> 00:49:44,711 because we did not think you would accept our invitation. 700 00:49:45,754 --> 00:49:48,423 It is not your invitation that brings me here. 701 00:49:49,424 --> 00:49:50,383 Cease playing. 702 00:49:57,432 --> 00:49:59,976 As a result of my tireless search 703 00:50:00,060 --> 00:50:03,438 placing her in an impossible situation, 704 00:50:04,064 --> 00:50:07,400 I received a letter… earlier this week 705 00:50:08,610 --> 00:50:10,403 from Lady Whistledown. 706 00:50:20,247 --> 00:50:21,957 She calls upon my mercy, 707 00:50:23,166 --> 00:50:26,211 asking to address you all herself. 708 00:50:27,129 --> 00:50:31,842 To plead her case publicly before I pass my judgment. 709 00:50:33,718 --> 00:50:36,096 So I turn the floor over now… 710 00:50:37,681 --> 00:50:39,641 to the scribe herself. 711 00:50:50,026 --> 00:50:51,111 Not him. 712 00:50:51,611 --> 00:50:52,654 My apologies. 713 00:50:53,989 --> 00:50:55,198 Her. 714 00:51:20,807 --> 00:51:22,517 Hello, all. 715 00:51:24,519 --> 00:51:28,106 Or should I say, "Dearest Gentle Readers"? 716 00:51:34,279 --> 00:51:36,865 I know it is no laughing matter 717 00:51:37,782 --> 00:51:38,783 what I have done. 718 00:51:40,160 --> 00:51:41,578 In the beginning, 719 00:51:41,661 --> 00:51:44,414 I never thought anyone would take my writing seriously. 720 00:51:46,291 --> 00:51:47,584 Why should they? 721 00:51:48,293 --> 00:51:50,921 No one has ever taken any part of me seriously. 722 00:51:51,963 --> 00:51:54,799 I only realize now how common that feeling must be. 723 00:51:56,176 --> 00:51:58,511 To be a young lady to whom no one listens. 724 00:52:00,388 --> 00:52:03,350 I wrote about all of you because I was captivated by you, 725 00:52:04,559 --> 00:52:06,728 living your lives so out in the open. 726 00:52:08,188 --> 00:52:11,566 And in writing about all of you, I suddenly felt as if I had a life. 727 00:52:12,484 --> 00:52:13,443 I had power. 728 00:52:15,403 --> 00:52:18,573 And for anyone in this room who has ever had a taste of that, 729 00:52:19,574 --> 00:52:21,534 they should know it can be intoxicating. 730 00:52:23,286 --> 00:52:25,664 But I was careless with that power. 731 00:52:26,331 --> 00:52:30,043 It was easy to cast aspersions from the shadows where I could not be found. 732 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. 733 00:52:36,633 --> 00:52:38,635 To honor one's weaknesses publicly 734 00:52:39,427 --> 00:52:40,553 for all to see. 735 00:52:41,346 --> 00:52:42,222 And to know, 736 00:52:43,265 --> 00:52:47,102 regardless of the outcome… one always has worth. 737 00:52:51,898 --> 00:52:53,191 All of us talk. 738 00:52:54,067 --> 00:52:55,026 We gossip. 739 00:52:56,695 --> 00:52:58,363 Gossip is information. 740 00:52:59,406 --> 00:53:00,865 It forges bonds. 741 00:53:02,200 --> 00:53:04,786 Especially for those of us who are told so little. 742 00:53:06,121 --> 00:53:09,416 But I can no longer conceal the biggest piece of information I have. 743 00:53:11,293 --> 00:53:12,335 My identity. 744 00:53:14,421 --> 00:53:17,215 That is why I am so very grateful to our queen 745 00:53:18,091 --> 00:53:21,261 for forcing me out of the shadows with her most cunning scheme. 746 00:53:22,762 --> 00:53:24,889 If she affords me the chance to continue, 747 00:53:26,182 --> 00:53:28,184 I mean to aim my quill more responsibly. 748 00:53:29,394 --> 00:53:30,854 That is my repentance 749 00:53:32,397 --> 00:53:33,356 and my plea. 750 00:53:43,616 --> 00:53:45,160 She seems humbled. 751 00:53:46,244 --> 00:53:49,039 But we will be watching that she remains so. 752 00:53:57,088 --> 00:53:59,758 What is life without a little gossip? 753 00:54:22,906 --> 00:54:23,740 Really? 754 00:54:25,784 --> 00:54:28,036 Now, Varley! The bugs! 755 00:55:05,407 --> 00:55:08,284 I did not know there were going to be butterflies. 756 00:55:08,368 --> 00:55:10,078 Like I said, bugs. 757 00:55:10,161 --> 00:55:13,415 You… are a genius. 758 00:55:13,957 --> 00:55:15,458 I know. 759 00:55:16,459 --> 00:55:17,460 Shall we dance? 760 00:55:52,454 --> 00:55:55,039 You "cannot tolerate a lie"? 761 00:55:55,123 --> 00:55:56,124 Lady Danbury. 762 00:55:56,207 --> 00:55:57,417 Your last column. 763 00:55:58,293 --> 00:56:00,712 Her Majesty was close when she assumed 764 00:56:00,795 --> 00:56:03,798 Whistledown was a Bridgerton protecting their own. 765 00:56:03,882 --> 00:56:08,052 But I know the family well enough to know it was not one of them. 766 00:56:09,220 --> 00:56:13,600 There is only one person who loves the Bridgertons more than I. 767 00:56:15,143 --> 00:56:16,519 You knew it was me. 768 00:56:16,603 --> 00:56:17,854 Hm… I suspected. 769 00:56:18,521 --> 00:56:21,483 You are not the only lady of the ton who can keep a secret. 770 00:56:23,026 --> 00:56:25,987 I look forward to your next edition. 771 00:56:26,070 --> 00:56:27,405 Mm? 772 00:56:35,914 --> 00:56:36,998 You are a wonder. 773 00:56:37,499 --> 00:56:39,292 Could not have done that without your support. 774 00:56:39,375 --> 00:56:40,460 And the queen's. 775 00:56:40,543 --> 00:56:42,795 Yes. And with her acceptance, 776 00:56:42,879 --> 00:56:45,423 we can tell that solicitor your money came from my writing. 777 00:56:45,507 --> 00:56:47,383 He will have no recourse. 778 00:56:48,885 --> 00:56:50,261 Time for us to do better. 779 00:56:55,767 --> 00:56:56,601 My girl. 780 00:57:16,538 --> 00:57:17,539 Good evening. 781 00:57:18,623 --> 00:57:19,499 Good evening. 782 00:57:21,876 --> 00:57:23,253 Thank you for your letter. 783 00:57:24,087 --> 00:57:27,048 I do not believe I have seen my mother so quickly shocked. 784 00:57:28,633 --> 00:57:31,844 And also… so quickly impressed. 785 00:57:33,846 --> 00:57:35,348 I believe she is proud of you. 786 00:57:35,890 --> 00:57:38,059 There's something I left out of that letter. 787 00:57:39,769 --> 00:57:42,647 That I would not object to an annulment if you requested one. 788 00:57:43,231 --> 00:57:45,441 I do not wish for any harm to come to you 789 00:57:45,525 --> 00:57:47,694 or your family as a result of today. 790 00:57:48,820 --> 00:57:50,863 The queen herself has accepted you. 791 00:57:51,447 --> 00:57:52,448 For now. 792 00:57:53,074 --> 00:57:54,867 As must everyone else publicly. 793 00:57:54,951 --> 00:57:58,329 But Whistledown has upset many who will not soon forget. 794 00:57:59,289 --> 00:58:01,416 The future may not hold such happy days. 795 00:58:01,499 --> 00:58:05,211 Pen, ever since I found out you are Whistledown, 796 00:58:05,795 --> 00:58:08,923 I have done everything I can to try to separate you from her. 797 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. 798 00:58:14,679 --> 00:58:17,557 Your letters have always been the ones I am most eager to read. 799 00:58:17,640 --> 00:58:18,808 And I realized… 800 00:58:20,184 --> 00:58:21,227 you are her. 801 00:58:22,395 --> 00:58:25,023 You have always had one voice. 802 00:58:25,106 --> 00:58:27,650 There is no separating you from Whistledown. 803 00:58:29,527 --> 00:58:31,404 And after seeing you speak today, I… 804 00:58:32,822 --> 00:58:34,407 Well, I would not want to. 805 00:58:35,241 --> 00:58:38,328 Because forgive me, but that was bloody brilliant. 806 00:58:43,082 --> 00:58:44,626 I think, in truth, I… 807 00:58:47,128 --> 00:58:48,796 I have been envious of you. 808 00:58:49,922 --> 00:58:51,215 Of your success. 809 00:58:52,216 --> 00:58:53,384 Of your bravery. 810 00:58:54,427 --> 00:58:56,262 And now I simply cannot believe 811 00:58:56,346 --> 00:58:59,349 that a woman with such bravery loves me. 812 00:59:01,726 --> 00:59:04,395 How lucky I am to stand by your side 813 00:59:05,313 --> 00:59:07,523 and soak up even a little bit of your light. 814 00:59:13,863 --> 00:59:18,743 If my only purpose in life is to love a woman as great as you… 815 00:59:20,953 --> 00:59:23,247 then I will be a very fulfilled man, indeed. 816 00:59:24,916 --> 00:59:25,875 I love you. 817 00:59:27,627 --> 00:59:29,712 You are a very good man, Mr. Bridgerton. 818 00:59:31,130 --> 00:59:32,090 I love you. 819 00:59:36,928 --> 00:59:37,762 Now, 820 00:59:38,721 --> 00:59:40,556 will you please do me the honor 821 00:59:40,640 --> 00:59:43,685 of joining me on the dance floor, Mrs. Bridgerton? 822 01:00:55,339 --> 01:00:56,549 They all seem happy. 823 01:00:57,175 --> 01:00:58,217 That they do. 824 01:00:59,802 --> 01:01:00,720 And you? 825 01:01:01,971 --> 01:01:04,599 I am positively elated… because I have come up with 826 01:01:04,682 --> 01:01:05,892 a rather brilliant idea. 827 01:01:05,975 --> 01:01:07,852 Or a request, rather. 828 01:01:07,935 --> 01:01:09,187 And what request is that? 829 01:01:09,270 --> 01:01:10,813 Let me accompany you to Scotland? 830 01:01:10,897 --> 01:01:13,232 Mama will love the idea of me keeping an eye on you. 831 01:01:13,316 --> 01:01:16,152 But in truth, I simply wish to live for a little while 832 01:01:16,235 --> 01:01:17,862 outside our tiny bubble. 833 01:01:18,446 --> 01:01:19,947 Have some adventures. 834 01:01:20,031 --> 01:01:22,784 I cannot change the world without seeing more of it. 835 01:01:23,367 --> 01:01:25,328 I promise you, I will give you your space. 836 01:01:26,078 --> 01:01:27,330 What do you think? 837 01:01:28,456 --> 01:01:30,583 As long as you stay in your wing of the castle. 838 01:01:31,167 --> 01:01:33,377 We will be living in a proper castle? Ha! 839 01:01:33,461 --> 01:01:34,712 - "We"? - Oh. 840 01:01:35,713 --> 01:01:37,715 Eloise has asked to accompany us. 841 01:01:37,799 --> 01:01:39,884 Um, if that does not burden you, my lord. 842 01:01:39,967 --> 01:01:41,177 Not at all. 843 01:01:41,260 --> 01:01:43,012 That is wonderful news. 844 01:01:43,095 --> 01:01:46,933 And thankfully, my cousin has arrived to complete our travel party. 845 01:01:47,016 --> 01:01:49,519 It gives me great pleasure to introduce… 846 01:01:50,186 --> 01:01:51,521 Michaela Stirling. 847 01:01:52,021 --> 01:01:56,150 I caution you, every sordid detail John has spoken about me is a lie. 848 01:01:57,401 --> 01:01:59,529 The truth is far worse. 849 01:02:00,196 --> 01:02:01,364 And you must be… 850 01:02:05,284 --> 01:02:06,536 Uh, I am… 851 01:02:07,245 --> 01:02:08,246 Well, I'm… 852 01:02:08,913 --> 01:02:11,249 Francesca Bridgerton. Kilmartin. 853 01:02:11,332 --> 01:02:13,751 Kilmartin is my name now. 854 01:02:13,835 --> 01:02:15,711 A pleasure to make your acquaintance. 855 01:02:16,295 --> 01:02:19,215 Dearest Gentle Reader, 856 01:02:19,298 --> 01:02:23,386 I find myself suddenly at a loss for words. 857 01:02:26,430 --> 01:02:30,142 My reticence is not due to a desire 858 01:02:30,226 --> 01:02:33,521 to protect any risqué couplings. 859 01:02:35,231 --> 01:02:38,818 Though I have heard whispers of a few. 860 01:02:40,361 --> 01:02:44,740 My restraint comes from a place of joy. 861 01:02:48,286 --> 01:02:50,079 To all those who feel 862 01:02:50,162 --> 01:02:53,374 they have been wronged by this humble writer, 863 01:02:53,457 --> 01:02:55,668 my sincere apologies. 864 01:02:58,754 --> 01:03:01,299 I wish you only the best. 865 01:03:13,060 --> 01:03:14,395 I will miss you. 866 01:03:16,689 --> 01:03:18,566 -Only until next year. -Mm. 867 01:03:18,649 --> 01:03:21,736 Do you think Mama would ever let me miss her Masquerade Ball? 868 01:03:21,819 --> 01:03:22,737 Mm. I suppose not. 869 01:03:23,321 --> 01:03:26,240 I will be there, hiding out behind a mask, 870 01:03:26,324 --> 01:03:28,743 avoiding eligible ladies like the plague. 871 01:03:28,826 --> 01:03:30,995 I shall join you in your hiding place, then. 872 01:03:31,078 --> 01:03:32,330 Hm. 873 01:03:42,465 --> 01:03:45,968 It is time now to look toward the future, 874 01:03:46,052 --> 01:03:47,637 whatever it may bring. 875 01:03:53,309 --> 01:03:56,729 This author knows better than to make any predictions 876 01:03:56,812 --> 01:03:59,565 about what the future may hold. 877 01:04:08,532 --> 01:04:11,661 But with every closing chapter, the story is sure 878 01:04:11,744 --> 01:04:14,956 to grow richer and deeper. 879 01:04:41,440 --> 01:04:44,986 It has been quite a journey we have taken together. 880 01:04:45,778 --> 01:04:48,656 And so it is with the heaviest heart 881 01:04:48,739 --> 01:04:53,327 that I write this final, unbelievably short sentence 882 01:04:53,411 --> 01:04:55,997 as Lady Whistledown. 883 01:04:58,165 --> 01:04:59,166 Goodbye. 884 01:05:06,007 --> 01:05:08,217 -Who is the most handsome of them all? -Yes. 885 01:05:08,300 --> 01:05:09,135 -You are. -Yes. 886 01:05:09,218 --> 01:05:10,886 -Cooee. -You are so handsome. 887 01:05:10,970 --> 01:05:13,389 Yes, you are. Yes. Come up. 888 01:05:16,517 --> 01:05:19,520 I still cannot fully believe you had a boy. 889 01:05:19,603 --> 01:05:21,439 And the heir, no less. 890 01:05:22,523 --> 01:05:25,151 The new Lord Featherington is quite handsome. 891 01:05:25,818 --> 01:05:27,695 Gets that from his father. 892 01:05:27,778 --> 01:05:31,615 Your father is always trying to distract with a clever word and a beguiling smile. 893 01:05:31,699 --> 01:05:33,534 You think my smile is beguiling? 894 01:05:35,036 --> 01:05:36,954 I am glad we had daughters. 895 01:05:37,038 --> 01:05:39,623 I am certain they will both marry very well. 896 01:05:40,249 --> 01:05:43,210 I think little Philomena will one day become a great writer 897 01:05:43,294 --> 01:05:44,962 without any need of a husband. 898 01:05:45,046 --> 01:05:47,173 Well, it certainly runs in the family. 899 01:05:47,757 --> 01:05:49,216 I could not have written my book 900 01:05:49,300 --> 01:05:51,635 without the help of Philomena's Auntie Penelope. 901 01:05:55,181 --> 01:05:56,724 It Is better than I expected. 902 01:05:58,017 --> 01:05:59,685 Are you old enough to read that? 903 01:06:00,227 --> 01:06:02,104 -Yes. -It is here! 904 01:06:02,188 --> 01:06:03,898 I got almost enough for everyone. 905 01:06:03,981 --> 01:06:06,567 -Oh. Thank you. -Here, let me hold the baby. 906 01:06:06,650 --> 01:06:10,946 And with the retirement of my literary persona, 907 01:06:11,030 --> 01:06:13,949 I should like to formally introduce myself. 908 01:06:17,703 --> 01:06:19,955 Previous wallflower, 909 01:06:20,956 --> 01:06:22,666 current columnist, 910 01:06:23,584 --> 01:06:24,502 observer, 911 01:06:25,336 --> 01:06:27,129 wielder of a quill. 912 01:06:28,297 --> 01:06:32,510 Nobody unique, and yet, I have my moments. 913 01:06:34,678 --> 01:06:36,680 And hopefully, dear reader, 914 01:06:36,764 --> 01:06:38,933 you will stay on to enjoy them with me 915 01:06:39,433 --> 01:06:41,936 as we begin this next part of our journey. 916 01:06:44,605 --> 01:06:45,731 Yours Truly, 917 01:06:47,149 --> 01:06:49,068 Penelope Bridgerton.