1 00:00:54,804 --> 00:00:56,097 It could be better, 2 00:00:57,348 --> 00:00:58,808 but it could be worse. 3 00:01:01,186 --> 00:01:03,480 What is wrong with the mask you already made? 4 00:01:03,563 --> 00:01:05,148 Absolutely nothing. 5 00:01:05,231 --> 00:01:07,400 It took me three weeks to embroider. 6 00:01:07,484 --> 00:01:10,028 Imported French embroidery thread on duchess satin. 7 00:01:10,111 --> 00:01:14,491 It was perfect. I specifically laid it out in the girls' dressing room this morning, 8 00:01:14,574 --> 00:01:18,286 and it has mysteriously disappeared, ten minutes before the ball, of course. 9 00:01:18,369 --> 00:01:21,581 - Where are the scissors? - Ugh. I left them in the room upstairs. 10 00:01:21,664 --> 00:01:23,875 - Alfie, run and get them. - There is no time. 11 00:01:38,264 --> 00:01:40,141 - It's her. - It is not finished. 12 00:01:40,225 --> 00:01:42,102 You go. I will finish. 13 00:01:43,144 --> 00:01:45,063 I know how to sew. 14 00:01:45,814 --> 00:01:48,650 Pray for me that I do not commit murder this evening. 15 00:02:06,417 --> 00:02:10,130 My lady, the carriage is ready out front, your reticules are by the door, 16 00:02:10,213 --> 00:02:13,174 and Miss Rosamund's new mask should be finished momentarily. 17 00:02:14,926 --> 00:02:16,761 We have found Rosamund's mask. 18 00:02:17,846 --> 00:02:18,721 Oh. 19 00:02:19,264 --> 00:02:22,809 - That is excellent, Miss Rosamund. - It was underneath my dressing table. 20 00:02:23,852 --> 00:02:25,812 Most unusual location for you to place it for me. 21 00:02:25,895 --> 00:02:27,772 I do not think Sophie put it there intentionally. 22 00:02:27,856 --> 00:02:28,815 Hush, Posy. 23 00:02:28,898 --> 00:02:31,067 Perhaps you knocked it off your table and did not notice. 24 00:02:31,151 --> 00:02:32,360 Posy! 25 00:02:34,988 --> 00:02:36,739 Mother, perhaps we should pity Sophie. 26 00:02:36,823 --> 00:02:39,284 People become quite senseless when they are envious. 27 00:02:39,367 --> 00:02:42,162 She was clearly attempting to spoil my debut. Am I not right? 28 00:02:42,245 --> 00:02:44,164 - That is not tru-- - Sophie. 29 00:02:44,998 --> 00:02:47,417 One is not meant to make excuses. 30 00:02:48,334 --> 00:02:49,919 When one makes an error, 31 00:02:50,420 --> 00:02:52,297 one is meant to apologize. 32 00:02:55,216 --> 00:02:57,093 - Forgive me. - I could not hear you. 33 00:02:57,177 --> 00:02:58,178 Forgive me. 34 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:00,555 Please accept my deepest apologies. 35 00:03:05,268 --> 00:03:06,102 Girls. 36 00:03:18,489 --> 00:03:20,617 Oh. I have just finished. 37 00:03:20,700 --> 00:03:24,037 They are already in the carriage. Miss Li found her mask. 38 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:25,371 Oh? 39 00:03:25,455 --> 00:03:28,833 - Well, that's good, I suppose. - Well, at least they are gone. 40 00:03:29,417 --> 00:03:31,419 Miss Li called me envious. 41 00:03:31,502 --> 00:03:33,713 Envious of what? Her rudeness? 42 00:03:33,796 --> 00:03:36,007 And do you know what? She is right. 43 00:03:36,090 --> 00:03:38,718 I am envious. 44 00:03:38,801 --> 00:03:40,386 I am angry. 45 00:03:40,470 --> 00:03:44,224 Because they will attend the ball tonight, and they will not appreciate any of it. 46 00:03:44,307 --> 00:03:46,309 They will come home complaining of something, 47 00:03:46,392 --> 00:03:50,146 of the decoration being disappointing or the gowns being far inferior to theirs. 48 00:03:50,230 --> 00:03:51,189 Not Miss Posy. 49 00:03:51,272 --> 00:03:53,149 No, not poor Posy. 50 00:03:53,233 --> 00:03:55,777 But Lady Penwood, she will criticize everything. 51 00:03:56,861 --> 00:03:59,781 Can you imagine how beautiful a ball would be? 52 00:03:59,864 --> 00:04:01,866 I would give anything to go to a ball. 53 00:04:01,950 --> 00:04:04,535 Dancing in a beautiful room instead of cleaning it. 54 00:04:04,619 --> 00:04:08,665 Being looked at as if you belong instead of as if you were a part of the furniture. 55 00:04:09,249 --> 00:04:10,250 Just once. 56 00:04:10,750 --> 00:04:14,128 Just to have that feeling for one glorious night. 57 00:04:16,256 --> 00:04:17,465 What? 58 00:04:19,425 --> 00:04:22,262 - You could go tonight. - What? I cannot go. 59 00:04:24,555 --> 00:04:26,432 But can you imagine? Oh… 60 00:04:26,516 --> 00:04:29,519 Lady Penwood would have me drawn and quartered. 61 00:04:31,771 --> 00:04:33,648 Though it is a masquerade ball. 62 00:04:34,357 --> 00:04:36,442 I'd be in costume. No one would know it was me. 63 00:04:36,526 --> 00:04:39,404 It would feel good to pull the wool over Lady Penwood's eyes. 64 00:04:39,487 --> 00:04:42,365 Exactly. The way she has treated you all these years. 65 00:04:43,700 --> 00:04:45,034 It is only one night. 66 00:04:47,954 --> 00:04:50,498 - Oh, but I could not do it. - But you could. 67 00:04:51,541 --> 00:04:54,043 It is only one night. A glorious night. 68 00:04:54,127 --> 00:04:55,378 All to yourself. 69 00:04:55,962 --> 00:04:57,463 Serving no one. 70 00:04:57,547 --> 00:04:58,923 Being a lady. 71 00:05:04,679 --> 00:05:06,723 We would need to find me a good costume. 72 00:05:06,806 --> 00:05:11,978 - I would need to be well disguised. - Oh. We do have this… beautiful mask. 73 00:05:17,025 --> 00:05:18,943 The nightwear must be pressed and laid out. 74 00:05:19,027 --> 00:05:21,070 The hairbrushes all cleaned. The beds turned-- 75 00:05:21,154 --> 00:05:22,697 I know how to turn down a bed. 76 00:05:23,197 --> 00:05:26,701 Not to worry. Everything will be done exactly as you like. 77 00:05:26,784 --> 00:05:27,952 Oh! 78 00:05:28,911 --> 00:05:32,540 Not only can I sew, I have seen a woman in her shift before. 79 00:05:33,124 --> 00:05:35,335 I contain many great surprises. 80 00:05:35,418 --> 00:05:38,212 The stable boys have the spare carriage ready out front. 81 00:05:44,552 --> 00:05:46,637 Where did you find that? 82 00:05:46,721 --> 00:05:49,057 I sent him to the attic. No one ever looks there. 83 00:05:49,140 --> 00:05:52,685 There's a trunk of old gowns that belonged to the sister of Lord Penwood. 84 00:05:52,769 --> 00:05:54,187 Slightly out of fashion, 85 00:05:54,270 --> 00:05:56,689 but that is no matter at a masquerade. 86 00:05:59,901 --> 00:06:00,943 And I found gloves. 87 00:06:01,027 --> 00:06:02,195 It is beautiful. 88 00:06:06,574 --> 00:06:07,658 And… 89 00:06:09,702 --> 00:06:11,704 silver shoes to match. 90 00:06:14,207 --> 00:06:15,041 Alfie, 91 00:06:16,292 --> 00:06:18,002 those belong to Lady Penwood. 92 00:06:18,086 --> 00:06:20,546 She certainly cannot wear any of her dingy work shoes. 93 00:06:20,630 --> 00:06:22,423 Would you have her go out barefooted? 94 00:06:22,507 --> 00:06:25,009 Lady Penwood would have a proper fit if she knew. 95 00:06:25,593 --> 00:06:27,887 What if she notices the shoes on Sophie? 96 00:06:31,808 --> 00:06:34,519 Lady Penwood has more shoes than I can count. 97 00:06:34,602 --> 00:06:36,604 I doubt she will even notice. 98 00:06:38,064 --> 00:06:39,315 Am I right? 99 00:06:41,234 --> 00:06:42,068 Right. 100 00:06:46,864 --> 00:06:48,241 Very well. 101 00:06:49,075 --> 00:06:50,701 You deserve to go tonight. 102 00:06:51,202 --> 00:06:52,787 You deserve to belong. 103 00:06:53,287 --> 00:06:56,999 It is your birthright, just as much as Miss Li and Miss Posy. 104 00:07:01,921 --> 00:07:04,298 I can do this. 105 00:07:14,225 --> 00:07:16,811 {\an8}Dearest Gentle Reader, 106 00:07:17,812 --> 00:07:18,980 {\an8}the chase, 107 00:07:19,522 --> 00:07:21,858 {\an8}the hunt, the thrill. 108 00:07:21,941 --> 00:07:26,446 {\an8}It is a fact that all the world is searching for something. 109 00:07:26,529 --> 00:07:30,491 {\an8}And our dear ton is no exception. 110 00:07:30,575 --> 00:07:33,494 The idea that I am not on the shelf is plainly fanciful. 111 00:07:33,578 --> 00:07:34,662 The season is wasted… 112 00:07:34,745 --> 00:07:37,415 Some are searching for meaning, 113 00:07:37,498 --> 00:07:40,334 others for their better halves, 114 00:07:40,418 --> 00:07:43,921 while others are searching for tranquility, 115 00:07:45,298 --> 00:07:47,758 much like Lord and Lady Kilmartin, 116 00:07:47,842 --> 00:07:52,305 who have decided to seek respite in their London abode this season. 117 00:07:52,388 --> 00:07:55,266 Your husband has a natural way with children, does he not? 118 00:07:58,311 --> 00:08:01,898 If you wish to invest in the collieries, they require a deposit at once. 119 00:08:01,981 --> 00:08:03,816 I believe the viscount was quite keen… 120 00:08:03,900 --> 00:08:06,944 And for the season's most notorious gentleman, 121 00:08:07,028 --> 00:08:09,238 Mr. Benedict Bridgerton, 122 00:08:09,322 --> 00:08:14,702 he was last seen arriving fashionably late to Lady Bridgerton's masquerade. 123 00:08:14,785 --> 00:08:20,708 Even the most determined rakes must bow to that most powerful of forces, 124 00:08:20,791 --> 00:08:21,792 mothers. 125 00:08:22,293 --> 00:08:27,256 This author cannot help but wonder what he is searching for. 126 00:08:27,340 --> 00:08:31,594 But be cautious of searching too hard, dear reader, 127 00:08:31,677 --> 00:08:34,597 for you might not always like what you find. 128 00:08:34,680 --> 00:08:36,849 Sophie Baek! 129 00:08:38,976 --> 00:08:40,811 Where is that infernal girl? 130 00:08:41,312 --> 00:08:42,271 Right here, my lady. 131 00:08:42,355 --> 00:08:45,066 A pair of my shoes are marked, and I have not even worn them. 132 00:08:45,149 --> 00:08:47,610 They are marked. 133 00:08:48,194 --> 00:08:49,904 I will make good with them. 134 00:08:49,987 --> 00:08:52,990 You are meant to notice such things so I do not have to. 135 00:08:53,533 --> 00:08:55,493 You had better make them perfect. 136 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:58,287 In fact, while you are at it, 137 00:08:58,371 --> 00:09:00,998 I should like all my shoes polished and restitched. 138 00:09:01,082 --> 00:09:02,416 And Rosamund's collection. 139 00:09:02,500 --> 00:09:05,670 We shall want her looking her best for Benedict Bridgerton. 140 00:09:06,170 --> 00:09:08,297 Uh, Ma'am, that is over 100 pairs. 141 00:09:08,381 --> 00:09:10,675 With my other duties, that could take months. 142 00:09:10,758 --> 00:09:13,636 Wonderful. By then, you'll have become an expert. 143 00:09:20,351 --> 00:09:22,103 I do hope she arrives soon. 144 00:09:22,186 --> 00:09:23,229 Patience, Sophie. 145 00:09:23,312 --> 00:09:26,190 I know, but I cannot wait to meet her. 146 00:09:26,274 --> 00:09:29,652 I will finally have a mother. I have always wanted one. 147 00:09:29,735 --> 00:09:31,529 And I will have sisters to play with. 148 00:09:31,612 --> 00:09:34,865 And my new mother must be lovely and kind if she is marrying Father. 149 00:09:37,702 --> 00:09:39,704 Sophie, this is very important. 150 00:09:40,288 --> 00:09:44,125 You must not call Lord Penwood Father in front of the new Lady Penwood. 151 00:09:44,208 --> 00:09:46,294 - Why? - You simply must not. 152 00:09:46,377 --> 00:09:47,336 Hup! 153 00:09:55,595 --> 00:09:57,471 My new wife. Oh! 154 00:09:57,555 --> 00:09:58,723 My love. 155 00:09:59,890 --> 00:10:02,101 I am so pleased that you are finally here. 156 00:10:03,060 --> 00:10:04,687 I did not like being apart. 157 00:10:04,770 --> 00:10:06,731 Here are the children. 158 00:10:07,231 --> 00:10:09,025 This is Rosamund. 159 00:10:09,108 --> 00:10:10,234 And Posy. 160 00:10:10,943 --> 00:10:12,278 Hello, girls. 161 00:10:14,196 --> 00:10:16,115 Let me introduce you to the servants. 162 00:10:17,074 --> 00:10:19,076 This is our butler, Rumsey. 163 00:10:20,202 --> 00:10:21,704 Irma runs the kitchen. 164 00:10:25,916 --> 00:10:28,377 And this is Miss Timmons, our governess. 165 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:32,465 And who is this darling girl? 166 00:10:32,548 --> 00:10:34,175 This is Sophie Baek, 167 00:10:35,468 --> 00:10:36,510 my ward. 168 00:10:40,097 --> 00:10:41,515 It is delightful to meet you. 169 00:10:43,434 --> 00:10:46,020 I know you will care for her as your own. 170 00:10:49,273 --> 00:10:50,650 Of course I shall. 171 00:10:51,567 --> 00:10:54,195 She is the picture of grace and charm, my lord. 172 00:10:54,278 --> 00:10:55,780 That is pleasing to hear. 173 00:11:18,302 --> 00:11:22,014 Is Her Ladyship really having you clean every one of her shoes? 174 00:11:22,098 --> 00:11:23,599 And Miss Rosamund's. 175 00:11:23,683 --> 00:11:28,312 While she harps on about how Miss Rosamund is going to ensnare Benedict Bridgerton. 176 00:11:28,396 --> 00:11:30,398 Poor Mr. Bridgerton. If those two want him, 177 00:11:30,481 --> 00:11:33,567 not even the Queen's Guard will be able to protect him. 178 00:11:33,651 --> 00:11:37,029 "We shall want her looking her best for Mr. Bridgerton." 179 00:11:38,656 --> 00:11:41,075 Do I detect jealousy, Miss Baek? 180 00:11:41,158 --> 00:11:42,368 Of Rosamund? 181 00:11:42,451 --> 00:11:43,703 You are not serious. 182 00:11:43,786 --> 00:11:47,456 - You've got your back up about something. - I am cleaning a thousand shoes. 183 00:11:47,540 --> 00:11:50,000 My fingers are cramped. Of course my back is up. 184 00:11:50,084 --> 00:11:54,088 No. If it was about the shoes, you would be witty, spiteful Sophie. 185 00:11:54,171 --> 00:11:57,133 This is sad, sulky Sophie. 186 00:11:57,883 --> 00:11:59,385 Ever since the ball, you… 187 00:12:01,178 --> 00:12:02,847 This is about the ball. 188 00:12:03,514 --> 00:12:04,598 It is. 189 00:12:04,682 --> 00:12:06,767 What are you hiding? 190 00:12:08,060 --> 00:12:09,228 Oh my. 191 00:12:10,187 --> 00:12:11,522 You met a gentleman. 192 00:12:14,608 --> 00:12:15,818 I met a gentleman. 193 00:12:15,901 --> 00:12:17,069 Dare I ask his name? 194 00:12:17,570 --> 00:12:18,654 No. 195 00:12:21,031 --> 00:12:22,324 Benedict Bridgerton. 196 00:12:22,408 --> 00:12:24,660 - There it is. - It is nothing. 197 00:12:24,744 --> 00:12:26,746 It was a moment, and it is over. 198 00:12:26,829 --> 00:12:28,956 I will never see him again. 199 00:12:29,540 --> 00:12:32,710 I do not even want to see him again. When would I ever see him again? 200 00:12:34,044 --> 00:12:36,839 We are forgetting I ever met him. Is that clear? 201 00:13:01,947 --> 00:13:05,701 Should we perhaps discuss what occurred at the masquerade ball? 202 00:13:05,785 --> 00:13:06,911 Yes. 203 00:13:06,994 --> 00:13:09,955 Lady Bridgerton's ball was quite the spectacle, was it not? 204 00:13:10,873 --> 00:13:13,334 Any displays worth revisiting? 205 00:13:13,417 --> 00:13:14,251 Indeed. 206 00:13:14,335 --> 00:13:16,837 Can you believe that Benedict Bridgerton disappeared 207 00:13:16,921 --> 00:13:18,506 for the better half of the ball? 208 00:13:19,548 --> 00:13:23,302 We shall need to keep a watchful eye on him when you host your ball. 209 00:13:23,385 --> 00:13:24,845 When I host… 210 00:13:25,971 --> 00:13:27,264 Your Majesty. 211 00:13:28,265 --> 00:13:30,142 Have you forgotten my request? 212 00:13:30,226 --> 00:13:34,814 You will host a ball, will you not? Have you thought of a theme? 213 00:13:35,773 --> 00:13:40,069 Apologies for the intrusion, Your Majesty. Lady Baird requests an audience. 214 00:13:47,910 --> 00:13:48,744 Well? 215 00:13:48,828 --> 00:13:52,289 Your Majesty, it appears Lady Baird is in a delicate state. 216 00:13:52,373 --> 00:13:55,125 With your permission, she wishes to be relieved of her duties 217 00:13:55,209 --> 00:13:57,837 for her confinement, and to return after the birth. 218 00:13:59,880 --> 00:14:01,340 You may take your leave, 219 00:14:02,174 --> 00:14:04,677 but know it will be permanent. 220 00:14:06,220 --> 00:14:07,555 You may withdraw. 221 00:14:10,683 --> 00:14:11,684 The audacity. 222 00:14:12,184 --> 00:14:16,063 No regard for reason or responsibility, let alone the bother to me. 223 00:14:16,981 --> 00:14:21,277 Does one not take one's queen into consideration when making such decisions? 224 00:14:22,194 --> 00:14:25,406 How fortunate for Lady Baird that she has a queen generous enough 225 00:14:25,489 --> 00:14:28,701 to relieve her of her duties without hesitation. 226 00:14:28,784 --> 00:14:33,372 I am known to be exceedingly generous when it is deserved. 227 00:14:41,213 --> 00:14:42,631 Thank you for the game. 228 00:14:43,507 --> 00:14:46,510 It has been quite illuminating. 229 00:14:47,219 --> 00:14:50,723 My sympathies for the loss of Lady Baird. 230 00:15:04,361 --> 00:15:05,362 - You see? - Hmm? 231 00:15:05,863 --> 00:15:08,574 They do not even look my way. No one is interested in me. 232 00:15:08,657 --> 00:15:11,118 Because you built a reputation of being unapproachable. 233 00:15:11,201 --> 00:15:13,203 That is… hardly true. I am most amiable. 234 00:15:13,287 --> 00:15:16,373 - Then try smiling at one of them. - What? No. 235 00:15:16,457 --> 00:15:17,499 Please, no. 236 00:15:17,583 --> 00:15:20,794 If you are so sure they're not interested, then what is the harm? 237 00:15:33,807 --> 00:15:34,975 Oh, no. 238 00:15:41,315 --> 00:15:43,484 Mother. Eloise. 239 00:15:44,401 --> 00:15:45,277 My! 240 00:15:46,195 --> 00:15:48,238 You look so handsome. 241 00:15:48,322 --> 00:15:49,490 You sound surprised. 242 00:15:49,573 --> 00:15:52,660 What she means to say is she is surprised to see you out of bed before noon. 243 00:15:53,827 --> 00:15:56,997 In fact, I have come to act as chaperone for my dear sister, 244 00:15:57,081 --> 00:16:01,001 who, as I hear it, is in need of one as she is decidedly not on the shelf. 245 00:16:02,294 --> 00:16:04,046 Um… 246 00:16:05,255 --> 00:16:06,715 Benedict. Uh… 247 00:16:06,799 --> 00:16:09,176 Yes. Please? Um… 248 00:16:09,259 --> 00:16:11,595 I would… start with Baron Henderson. 249 00:16:11,679 --> 00:16:12,721 Mm-hmm. 250 00:16:14,181 --> 00:16:17,226 You do not mean it, whatever this ruse is. 251 00:16:17,810 --> 00:16:20,688 - Of course not. - Then what a fine morning. 252 00:16:20,771 --> 00:16:21,772 How lovely to see you. 253 00:16:21,855 --> 00:16:25,109 - I won't make you talk to anyone. - Mm. But you require a favor in return. 254 00:16:25,192 --> 00:16:26,819 I do need your help. 255 00:16:27,361 --> 00:16:29,196 We must find the owner of this glove. 256 00:16:29,279 --> 00:16:33,200 - Why ever do you have a lady's glove? - Because a lady lost it. 257 00:16:33,283 --> 00:16:36,787 I would like to return it to her. Do not mention it to Mother, by the way. 258 00:16:36,870 --> 00:16:39,873 You know very well you should not toy with the affections of debutantes, 259 00:16:39,957 --> 00:16:42,876 which you are certainly trying to do if you do not wish for Mama to know. 260 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:44,503 I am doing no such thing. 261 00:16:45,004 --> 00:16:48,007 I simply would like to thank this particular young woman 262 00:16:48,090 --> 00:16:50,009 for a genial conversation. 263 00:16:50,759 --> 00:16:55,806 In return, I shall protect you from Mother and her matchmaking reign of terror. 264 00:16:57,433 --> 00:16:59,226 You are often my favorite brother. 265 00:16:59,852 --> 00:17:01,729 - Hmm. - How do you wish to begin? 266 00:17:05,399 --> 00:17:08,027 Thank goodness, as family, we do not have to wait in line 267 00:17:08,110 --> 00:17:09,153 with all those gossips. 268 00:17:09,236 --> 00:17:10,946 They do not come here to gossip, 269 00:17:11,030 --> 00:17:13,282 merely to bring gifts and then, conveniently, 270 00:17:13,365 --> 00:17:15,451 each happens to remember a little gossip. 271 00:17:15,534 --> 00:17:17,494 - Clever. - Oh, trust me, it is not. 272 00:17:17,578 --> 00:17:19,830 I am afraid Colin is out for his monthly engagement 273 00:17:19,913 --> 00:17:22,708 with Mr. Finch and Mr. Dankworth where they eat all of London. 274 00:17:22,791 --> 00:17:24,877 - Well, in fact, I am here to see you. - Oh. 275 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:28,338 - Benedict has met a young lady. - Ah. I am merely trying to return a glove. 276 00:17:28,422 --> 00:17:31,216 A glove of a lady dressed in silver with whom you disappeared? 277 00:17:32,051 --> 00:17:34,344 Lady Whistledown sees everything, Benedict. 278 00:17:34,428 --> 00:17:36,638 Although I will confess I did not recognize her. 279 00:17:36,722 --> 00:17:37,556 Who is she? 280 00:17:37,639 --> 00:17:38,891 I do not know. 281 00:17:38,974 --> 00:17:40,517 All I have is this glove. 282 00:17:41,769 --> 00:17:45,272 I thought, since you do see everything… 283 00:17:45,981 --> 00:17:47,983 - What do you know about her? - Mm. 284 00:17:48,692 --> 00:17:49,526 Um… 285 00:17:49,610 --> 00:17:52,071 Please tell us you asked about her interests, brother. 286 00:17:52,154 --> 00:17:54,490 You did not bore her to death with talk of yourself. 287 00:17:54,573 --> 00:17:57,785 I asked her many questions, but her answers were few. She… 288 00:17:59,536 --> 00:18:01,205 …grew up in England. 289 00:18:01,288 --> 00:18:02,539 She… 290 00:18:03,248 --> 00:18:04,750 prefers deep water? 291 00:18:04,833 --> 00:18:08,045 She, uh, uh… does not know how to dance, which was puzzling-- 292 00:18:08,128 --> 00:18:09,671 Oh, and she reads Whistledown. 293 00:18:09,755 --> 00:18:13,509 Well, she has excellent taste, but that does not give us much. 294 00:18:15,135 --> 00:18:15,969 Well, 295 00:18:16,553 --> 00:18:17,638 I thought… 296 00:18:19,515 --> 00:18:20,641 I wonder 297 00:18:21,183 --> 00:18:24,144 if you might send a message in Whistledown 298 00:18:24,812 --> 00:18:26,396 to help me return her glove. 299 00:18:26,939 --> 00:18:27,815 Well… 300 00:18:28,774 --> 00:18:30,484 I will not be able to mention her. 301 00:18:30,567 --> 00:18:32,402 - Or her costume in any way. - Why not? 302 00:18:32,486 --> 00:18:35,697 I cannot have been the only one at the ball to notice the two of you. 303 00:18:35,781 --> 00:18:37,616 She was alone on a terrace with a man. 304 00:18:37,699 --> 00:18:38,867 - That is bad enough. - Mm. 305 00:18:38,951 --> 00:18:40,786 What is worse is that that man is a… 306 00:18:40,869 --> 00:18:41,912 A notorious rake. 307 00:18:41,995 --> 00:18:43,205 How dare you? 308 00:18:43,288 --> 00:18:46,125 I am a lover of pleasure, a… a… a free spirit, 309 00:18:46,208 --> 00:18:48,210 untrammeled by mere convention-- 310 00:18:48,293 --> 00:18:49,878 - You're a rake. - Mm-hmm. 311 00:18:49,962 --> 00:18:52,506 Yes. She will never come forward. 312 00:18:52,589 --> 00:18:54,883 If she did, her reputation will be tarnished. 313 00:18:54,967 --> 00:18:56,635 Then… 314 00:18:57,261 --> 00:18:58,387 Mention me. 315 00:19:00,180 --> 00:19:03,392 But say that I am looking for someone. 316 00:19:04,935 --> 00:19:09,273 Perhaps that will assure her I am… more serious. 317 00:19:09,356 --> 00:19:12,025 One hint that you might be interested in courtship, 318 00:19:12,109 --> 00:19:14,027 and you will be besieged by mothers. 319 00:19:14,111 --> 00:19:17,531 El is right. Once the floodgates are open, you cannot close them. 320 00:19:17,614 --> 00:19:19,116 I can manage a few mamas. 321 00:19:21,869 --> 00:19:25,247 - Her Majesty is going to relish this. - I can manage Her Majesty. 322 00:19:26,415 --> 00:19:28,083 I think. Possibly? 323 00:19:29,042 --> 00:19:30,669 Well, not really, but do it anyway. 324 00:19:38,093 --> 00:19:40,470 Dearest Gentle Reader, 325 00:19:40,554 --> 00:19:44,308 this season the ton may have a new prize to seek, 326 00:19:44,391 --> 00:19:48,020 the heart of a certain second son. 327 00:19:48,103 --> 00:19:51,481 It seems this free-spirited reveler 328 00:19:51,565 --> 00:19:55,319 has been seen regularly strolling Rotten Row, 329 00:19:55,402 --> 00:19:58,864 intent on leaving the bachelor life behind 330 00:19:58,947 --> 00:20:01,742 and attending many more balls. 331 00:20:27,684 --> 00:20:30,520 - The latest Whistledown, ma'am. - Thank you. 332 00:20:32,606 --> 00:20:36,610 Has this handsome gentleman come out of the cold 333 00:20:36,693 --> 00:20:39,238 to join the warmth of society? 334 00:20:39,988 --> 00:20:44,534 Could it be that this rake has reformed? 335 00:20:45,035 --> 00:20:47,788 Is there a marriage-minded mama 336 00:20:47,871 --> 00:20:51,750 or a young lady who would not rejoice at this news? 337 00:20:51,833 --> 00:20:53,126 Rosamund! 338 00:20:55,963 --> 00:20:59,883 Perhaps there is a particular lady whose company he seeks. 339 00:21:00,509 --> 00:21:03,887 This author can only speculate. 340 00:21:04,471 --> 00:21:06,390 She's describing Benedict Bridgerton. 341 00:21:07,641 --> 00:21:11,812 Sophie, I have read every issue of Whistledown. 342 00:21:11,895 --> 00:21:14,773 This is clearly about him. 343 00:21:16,191 --> 00:21:17,693 What if he is looking for you? 344 00:21:22,656 --> 00:21:26,535 Do not be foolish. He must meet a different young woman at every ball. 345 00:21:26,618 --> 00:21:29,204 - This could be about anyone. - Sophie! 346 00:21:30,789 --> 00:21:31,957 Sophie. 347 00:21:32,541 --> 00:21:34,543 Ready Rosamund for Rotten Row. 348 00:21:34,626 --> 00:21:36,712 Perhaps in blue. 349 00:21:37,462 --> 00:21:39,464 You will look exquisite, my dear. 350 00:21:55,022 --> 00:21:56,106 I do not want to. 351 00:21:56,189 --> 00:21:57,733 Did we not make an agreement? 352 00:21:57,816 --> 00:22:00,610 Yes, but the agreement entails you protecting me from suitors, 353 00:22:00,694 --> 00:22:02,404 not thrusting me into the lion's den. 354 00:22:02,487 --> 00:22:03,780 They might have information. 355 00:22:03,864 --> 00:22:07,492 If Mother does not see you speaking to suitors at least once, she will intervene. 356 00:22:07,576 --> 00:22:09,077 Is that logic or coercion? 357 00:22:09,161 --> 00:22:11,705 Lord Tuss! Lord Pike! 358 00:22:12,497 --> 00:22:15,167 What a lovely day for a promenade, is it not? 359 00:22:15,250 --> 00:22:18,503 And what a charming relation you have brought on this promenade. 360 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:27,429 I shall leave you to get better acquainted. 361 00:22:35,187 --> 00:22:36,730 Lord Tuss. 362 00:22:36,813 --> 00:22:38,523 I understand you have a sister. 363 00:22:38,607 --> 00:22:41,651 Does she perhaps… not know how to dance? 364 00:22:44,196 --> 00:22:45,781 Where is he going? 365 00:22:47,574 --> 00:22:48,408 Oh… 366 00:22:49,743 --> 00:22:51,370 - Mr. Bridgerton. - Mm. 367 00:22:51,453 --> 00:22:52,996 A beautiful day, is it not? 368 00:22:53,580 --> 00:22:54,498 Indeed. 369 00:22:59,461 --> 00:23:02,214 A perfect day for taking the waters, ladies. 370 00:23:02,297 --> 00:23:03,548 Do you not think? 371 00:23:03,632 --> 00:23:07,969 I suppose so. Though I much prefer to stay on dry land. 372 00:23:09,930 --> 00:23:11,973 - Ah. - Mr. Bridgerton. 373 00:23:12,057 --> 00:23:15,644 - I've been admiring your attire. - …taking a walk on a sunny day. 374 00:23:15,727 --> 00:23:17,938 - Mr. Bridgerton. - Oh, Mr. Bridgerton. 375 00:23:22,651 --> 00:23:24,653 I certainly enjoy a swim. 376 00:23:25,362 --> 00:23:26,279 Do you? 377 00:23:27,239 --> 00:23:30,659 I do not believe we have met, Miss… 378 00:23:30,742 --> 00:23:31,785 Rosamund Li. 379 00:23:33,161 --> 00:23:35,288 - Oh… - Why the sudden shift? 380 00:23:35,872 --> 00:23:38,208 - I confess I do not know. - Hmm. 381 00:23:38,291 --> 00:23:40,877 And I am not inquiring for fear of him changing his mind. 382 00:23:40,961 --> 00:23:41,795 Hm! 383 00:23:41,878 --> 00:23:45,132 Is it not foolish for so many ladies to flock to just one gentleman? 384 00:23:45,215 --> 00:23:48,218 It is like a gaggle of geese vying for the same piece of bread. 385 00:23:48,301 --> 00:23:50,011 They will all leave hungry. 386 00:23:50,095 --> 00:23:52,681 Many of these young ladies look as if they could use a piece-- 387 00:23:52,764 --> 00:23:53,765 Shh. 388 00:23:56,476 --> 00:23:58,395 - What happened? - It was going so well. 389 00:23:58,478 --> 00:24:00,730 He seemed charmed. Talked about my costume. 390 00:24:00,814 --> 00:24:02,732 - Then he turned away. - Men are fickle. 391 00:24:03,442 --> 00:24:05,777 Keep your spirits up. We shall solve this yet. 392 00:24:09,114 --> 00:24:11,324 What were your costumes at the masquerade? 393 00:24:11,408 --> 00:24:12,242 I was a swan. 394 00:24:12,325 --> 00:24:14,369 - I dressed as Queen Anne. - A wood nymph. 395 00:24:14,453 --> 00:24:15,579 Interesting. 396 00:24:17,706 --> 00:24:18,582 Ah… 397 00:24:18,665 --> 00:24:20,459 - Miss… - Oh my… 398 00:24:20,542 --> 00:24:22,085 Miss Bridgerton. 399 00:24:22,169 --> 00:24:23,044 Help. 400 00:24:47,152 --> 00:24:48,862 Yeah. 401 00:25:17,390 --> 00:25:20,268 We have been to six balls 402 00:25:21,144 --> 00:25:23,396 and seven soirees. 403 00:25:24,064 --> 00:25:27,734 We have promenaded so much my feet have swollen up. 404 00:25:28,818 --> 00:25:30,946 And no sign of this glove lady. 405 00:25:32,322 --> 00:25:33,949 Please, may we give up now? 406 00:25:34,449 --> 00:25:36,826 Go back to shunning the world? 407 00:25:39,371 --> 00:25:40,956 You may shun at will. 408 00:25:41,998 --> 00:25:44,751 Consider yourself released from this favor. 409 00:25:44,834 --> 00:25:47,045 Dearest Gentle Reader, 410 00:25:47,128 --> 00:25:52,008 while this author had hopes of a certain second son settling down, 411 00:25:52,092 --> 00:25:55,804 it seems the well of hope may have run dry. 412 00:25:55,887 --> 00:25:59,432 Parched indeed are the young ladies of the ton, 413 00:25:59,516 --> 00:26:02,227 though it seems the suitor for whom they thirst 414 00:26:02,310 --> 00:26:06,606 has eyes only for a woman who has yet to appear. 415 00:26:06,690 --> 00:26:08,858 Mother, what mistake have I made? 416 00:26:08,942 --> 00:26:11,486 He is the catch of the season. He deserves to be with me. 417 00:26:16,658 --> 00:26:18,785 Does the distress of my daughter amuse you? 418 00:26:18,868 --> 00:26:20,036 Of course not, my lady. 419 00:26:20,662 --> 00:26:21,663 Good. 420 00:26:32,465 --> 00:26:37,762 This author must wonder if the search is soon to come to a close. 421 00:26:39,347 --> 00:26:43,852 For a gentleman can only wander the desert so long without a drink. 422 00:26:44,352 --> 00:26:47,188 Shall I read Whistledown to you, Your Majesty? 423 00:26:50,442 --> 00:26:51,443 No. 424 00:26:52,861 --> 00:26:55,071 Um… Lady Bridgerton is here to see you, ma'am. 425 00:26:55,155 --> 00:26:57,073 Oh! What a delight. 426 00:26:57,157 --> 00:26:59,576 Penelope, what do you know about my son's search for a wife? 427 00:26:59,659 --> 00:27:01,786 Forgive me, but Lady Whistledown cannot reveal-- 428 00:27:01,870 --> 00:27:03,538 - Penelope Bridgerton! - Yes, ma'am. 429 00:27:30,440 --> 00:27:31,274 Mother. 430 00:27:31,358 --> 00:27:32,609 You are working. 431 00:27:34,778 --> 00:27:36,363 May I sit? 432 00:27:36,446 --> 00:27:37,405 Of course. 433 00:27:43,787 --> 00:27:47,499 - Was there something you wish to discuss? - Me? Oh no, not me. You, maybe? 434 00:27:47,582 --> 00:27:49,167 Me? No, not me. 435 00:27:49,250 --> 00:27:53,713 You'd be interested to know I had a most fascinating conversation with Penelope. 436 00:27:55,757 --> 00:27:56,591 Oh. 437 00:27:56,675 --> 00:28:00,053 She claims that this bachelor that she writes about in Whistledown, 438 00:28:00,136 --> 00:28:03,014 the one ready to seek a wife in earnest, 439 00:28:03,098 --> 00:28:05,850 that he asked her to write about him. 440 00:28:05,934 --> 00:28:06,810 He did? 441 00:28:07,811 --> 00:28:08,812 Well, that seems odd. 442 00:28:08,895 --> 00:28:10,063 - I agree. - Mm. 443 00:28:10,146 --> 00:28:13,400 And she says it was because he met someone at my masquerade ball. 444 00:28:13,900 --> 00:28:16,403 - She said that? - When I bullied it out of her, yes. 445 00:28:17,153 --> 00:28:21,616 But a gentleman would never do such a thing to his poor mother. 446 00:28:22,325 --> 00:28:24,119 Going behind her back, 447 00:28:24,202 --> 00:28:27,997 hiding the fact that perhaps her one great wish for her son 448 00:28:28,081 --> 00:28:29,249 was about to come true, 449 00:28:29,332 --> 00:28:33,169 that he had met a young lady, that he was ready to marry. 450 00:28:33,962 --> 00:28:36,214 No son would be so cruel. 451 00:28:38,341 --> 00:28:39,342 Would he? 452 00:28:44,973 --> 00:28:45,932 Very well. 453 00:28:46,683 --> 00:28:47,726 I… 454 00:28:48,309 --> 00:28:50,770 Oh dear. You have her glove? 455 00:28:50,854 --> 00:28:53,106 Benedict, if you have spoiled this young lady… 456 00:28:53,189 --> 00:28:54,733 Nothing untoward happened. 457 00:28:55,275 --> 00:28:58,111 She left before the unmasking. I did not even get her name. 458 00:28:58,194 --> 00:29:00,155 She dropped this in her haste to leave me. 459 00:29:00,905 --> 00:29:03,158 It matters not. I barely know what she looked like 460 00:29:03,241 --> 00:29:05,410 and no longer remember the sound of her voice. 461 00:29:05,493 --> 00:29:07,495 Searching for her has been fruitless. 462 00:29:07,579 --> 00:29:10,165 Which is why you should confide in your mother. 463 00:29:10,248 --> 00:29:13,752 If you had, I would have told you to start with Penwood House. 464 00:29:14,669 --> 00:29:16,421 This glove is an heirloom. 465 00:29:17,172 --> 00:29:20,049 The old Lady Penwood, this young lady's grandmother, likely. 466 00:29:20,133 --> 00:29:22,260 It was her fashion to have the family crest 467 00:29:22,343 --> 00:29:23,762 on the inside of her gloves. 468 00:29:23,845 --> 00:29:25,638 Our family used to know hers. 469 00:29:26,765 --> 00:29:30,226 No, I met Miss Li. She is not the lady I met at your ball. 470 00:29:30,310 --> 00:29:31,770 Oh. Well… 471 00:29:31,853 --> 00:29:32,896 Yes, good. 472 00:29:33,688 --> 00:29:35,523 But… But it is possible 473 00:29:35,607 --> 00:29:38,651 that there are other young ladies staying with the family. 474 00:30:06,846 --> 00:30:09,933 Sophie, are you not supposed to be in dance lessons? 475 00:30:10,016 --> 00:30:13,603 Lady Penwood thought it best I not continue with Rosamund and Posy. 476 00:30:14,103 --> 00:30:15,605 I see. Hmm. 477 00:30:16,272 --> 00:30:19,359 Well, I am sure we will resolve this. 478 00:30:26,074 --> 00:30:27,158 Sir? 479 00:30:28,493 --> 00:30:31,621 Could I ask you about my mother? 480 00:30:40,630 --> 00:30:42,006 What do you wish to know? 481 00:30:42,590 --> 00:30:44,050 I have no memories of her. 482 00:30:44,759 --> 00:30:46,386 You have your necklace. 483 00:30:46,469 --> 00:30:48,012 How did she die? 484 00:30:58,398 --> 00:30:59,649 You miss your mother. 485 00:31:00,149 --> 00:31:01,359 That is natural. 486 00:31:01,442 --> 00:31:02,986 But I am here now. 487 00:31:03,736 --> 00:31:06,948 And I will always make sure you are taken care of. 488 00:31:07,532 --> 00:31:08,783 I promise. 489 00:31:29,679 --> 00:31:30,597 Sophie, 490 00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:32,807 there is a gentleman caller. 491 00:31:32,891 --> 00:31:33,725 For me. 492 00:31:34,225 --> 00:31:36,019 I'm being called on. 493 00:31:36,102 --> 00:31:37,437 I have a suitor! 494 00:31:37,520 --> 00:31:38,813 That is marvelous. 495 00:31:38,897 --> 00:31:41,774 Let us tidy your hair so he can see how beautiful you are. 496 00:31:41,858 --> 00:31:42,942 Okay. 497 00:31:53,286 --> 00:31:54,120 Breathe. 498 00:32:05,006 --> 00:32:06,090 How do you do? 499 00:32:07,050 --> 00:32:08,801 It is a pleasure to meet you. 500 00:32:35,995 --> 00:32:38,623 And then all of a sudden my hands became feet, 501 00:32:38,706 --> 00:32:41,960 and I was forced to walk across the stage with my feet hands. 502 00:32:42,043 --> 00:32:44,337 - Hm. - Everyone in the audience laughed. 503 00:32:44,420 --> 00:32:47,924 Certainly you would do the same if you saw someone with hands for feet. 504 00:32:48,007 --> 00:32:49,425 I mean, feet for hands. 505 00:32:50,218 --> 00:32:54,055 Anyway, that is why I can no longer attend the theater. 506 00:32:54,138 --> 00:32:57,809 That is enough, Posy. Mr. Bridgerton is not interested in your dreams. 507 00:32:57,892 --> 00:32:59,185 I am interested. 508 00:32:59,769 --> 00:33:03,398 Your dreams are surely more inventive than any play I have seen. 509 00:33:22,875 --> 00:33:24,043 He is looking for you. 510 00:33:24,627 --> 00:33:26,004 He asked for Posy. 511 00:33:30,258 --> 00:33:32,343 Look how kind he is to her. 512 00:33:46,399 --> 00:33:47,608 He is there, 513 00:33:48,901 --> 00:33:50,903 right there in the drawing room. 514 00:33:51,863 --> 00:33:53,239 You should go in. 515 00:33:54,741 --> 00:33:57,410 - Perhaps he will recognize you. - He will not. 516 00:33:57,910 --> 00:34:01,873 It was one night, a moment. He does not even know what I look like. 517 00:34:01,956 --> 00:34:03,875 - Then tell him. - What? 518 00:34:03,958 --> 00:34:06,753 Go in there and tell him who you are. 519 00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:11,257 This is your chance, Sophie. 520 00:34:14,802 --> 00:34:15,845 Lady Penwood. 521 00:34:15,928 --> 00:34:19,515 Once he sees you, once you tell him, Lady Penwood will not signify. 522 00:34:37,909 --> 00:34:40,453 He could be here for any reason, not for me. 523 00:34:41,579 --> 00:34:44,832 He is clearly looking for you. 524 00:34:47,585 --> 00:34:48,586 Go in there. 525 00:35:04,644 --> 00:35:06,354 He does not want to find me. 526 00:35:09,816 --> 00:35:12,485 He wants to find the lady in the silver gown. 527 00:35:14,612 --> 00:35:15,988 And she is not real. 528 00:35:18,116 --> 00:35:20,743 Yes, absolutely. Tell me more. 529 00:35:24,080 --> 00:35:25,164 I have work to do. 530 00:36:04,829 --> 00:36:07,957 Does that imagination come out in other ways? 531 00:36:08,541 --> 00:36:09,584 In, uh… 532 00:36:10,376 --> 00:36:12,920 Well… dressing up, perhaps? 533 00:36:13,004 --> 00:36:15,631 I love dressing up. One time when I was a child-- 534 00:36:15,715 --> 00:36:18,551 Before we hear more about that, I would love to hear about 535 00:36:18,634 --> 00:36:20,595 the costume you wore for the masquerade. 536 00:36:20,678 --> 00:36:22,180 She was a mermaid. 537 00:36:23,556 --> 00:36:24,557 Ah. 538 00:36:25,474 --> 00:36:27,143 So you were not wearing silver? 539 00:36:27,727 --> 00:36:31,272 No, but I wanted to. Silver and purple for the scales. 540 00:36:31,355 --> 00:36:33,441 - But I was told no tail. - Hm. 541 00:36:33,524 --> 00:36:37,153 Did someone in silver catch your eye at the masquerade? 542 00:36:37,236 --> 00:36:39,488 Oh… I talked to so many people that night. 543 00:36:39,572 --> 00:36:41,866 I am simply trying to recall who is who. 544 00:36:41,949 --> 00:36:43,409 Of course. 545 00:36:45,244 --> 00:36:47,872 So, you two are sisters…? 546 00:36:48,456 --> 00:36:49,332 Mm-hm. 547 00:36:50,374 --> 00:36:55,087 Do you have any cousins or friends of the family who have been staying here? 548 00:36:55,171 --> 00:37:00,426 - It is always so nice to have company. - It is only us, and that is all we need. 549 00:37:00,509 --> 00:37:01,594 Of course. 550 00:37:15,733 --> 00:37:18,861 What was his intention in coming here if not to court you? 551 00:37:20,279 --> 00:37:22,198 Is that a lady's glove? 552 00:37:22,281 --> 00:37:23,950 What is he looking at? 553 00:37:57,191 --> 00:37:59,568 - Brimsley! - Her Majesty is taking her royal nap. 554 00:37:59,652 --> 00:38:01,112 I do not have long. 555 00:38:01,195 --> 00:38:02,363 What is wrong? 556 00:38:02,446 --> 00:38:05,157 - Is it His Majesty the king? - You must come back. 557 00:38:05,241 --> 00:38:07,827 Request an audience with Her Majesty. Apologize. 558 00:38:08,828 --> 00:38:10,371 I shall do no such thing. 559 00:38:10,454 --> 00:38:12,707 I have nothing to apologize for. 560 00:38:12,790 --> 00:38:14,208 She is gossiping at me. 561 00:38:14,792 --> 00:38:16,711 But I fail to gossip back in the right way. 562 00:38:16,794 --> 00:38:18,838 She wishes to speak about Benedict Bridgerton. 563 00:38:18,921 --> 00:38:20,756 But my replies are never the right ones. 564 00:38:20,840 --> 00:38:22,883 She will not allow me to clear her chessboard. 565 00:38:22,967 --> 00:38:25,344 She refuses to finish the game. 566 00:38:25,428 --> 00:38:27,013 She is Her Majesty. 567 00:38:27,096 --> 00:38:30,641 She is always at her best, of course. She is glorious. 568 00:38:31,309 --> 00:38:34,395 But perhaps one might imagine it is possible she might be… 569 00:38:35,104 --> 00:38:36,230 desponding. 570 00:38:37,189 --> 00:38:40,151 You know you do not need to have something to apologize for. 571 00:38:40,234 --> 00:38:43,654 If Her Majesty needs an apology, one apologizes for nothing. 572 00:38:43,738 --> 00:38:45,531 She is our queen. 573 00:38:55,249 --> 00:38:58,502 I do not much feel like apologizing. 574 00:38:59,045 --> 00:39:01,505 And I am certainly not interested in playing chess 575 00:39:01,589 --> 00:39:03,674 or gossiping with Her Majesty at present. 576 00:39:03,758 --> 00:39:07,094 Let her be entertained by her ladies-in-waiting. 577 00:39:08,095 --> 00:39:09,347 Lady Danbury, 578 00:39:10,181 --> 00:39:12,683 there was a time when you were her lady-in-waiting. 579 00:39:13,351 --> 00:39:15,936 It was different. She was different. 580 00:39:17,813 --> 00:39:19,565 You have been witness to… 581 00:39:21,067 --> 00:39:22,151 His Majesty is… 582 00:39:23,652 --> 00:39:24,987 You were there then. 583 00:39:26,072 --> 00:39:27,990 She will not be close to these ladies now, 584 00:39:28,074 --> 00:39:30,201 and she will not even try to replace Lady Baird. 585 00:39:30,284 --> 00:39:33,079 You know that, and you know why. 586 00:39:34,205 --> 00:39:37,333 The chess match must not remain unfinished. 587 00:39:39,085 --> 00:39:40,544 She is struggling 588 00:39:41,670 --> 00:39:42,838 in your absence, 589 00:39:44,215 --> 00:39:45,966 in the absence of her friend, 590 00:39:47,385 --> 00:39:49,053 her only friend. 591 00:39:49,637 --> 00:39:52,098 The whole world is getting smaller. 592 00:39:54,266 --> 00:39:55,643 I must return. 593 00:39:56,143 --> 00:39:57,812 Please, Lady Danbury. 594 00:40:19,125 --> 00:40:21,001 Lady Penwood, may I help you? 595 00:40:24,964 --> 00:40:31,011 I realized I never expressed my gratitude for all your hard work with my shoes. 596 00:40:35,182 --> 00:40:36,600 I should like to reward you. 597 00:40:38,352 --> 00:40:39,937 Would you try these on? 598 00:40:40,020 --> 00:40:43,524 I know how much you love the little luxuries of society. 599 00:40:44,400 --> 00:40:45,776 No, thank you, my lady. 600 00:40:45,860 --> 00:40:48,779 - It was not a suggestion. - I have other duties to attend to. 601 00:40:48,863 --> 00:40:52,575 You are relieved from other duties until you honor this request. 602 00:40:52,658 --> 00:40:53,826 Put them on. 603 00:40:53,909 --> 00:40:54,743 Now. 604 00:41:16,390 --> 00:41:17,892 A perfect fit. 605 00:41:17,975 --> 00:41:19,810 I am as surprised as you. 606 00:41:20,895 --> 00:41:24,482 Imagine my surprise when I discovered you know how to dress yourself respectably. 607 00:41:26,025 --> 00:41:27,902 In fact, the shoes did not clash at all 608 00:41:27,985 --> 00:41:30,654 with the silver dress I found under your mattress. 609 00:41:32,031 --> 00:41:32,948 It was you. 610 00:41:33,824 --> 00:41:37,411 You marked my silver shoes. You slipped into the masquerade ball. 611 00:41:37,495 --> 00:41:39,330 Do not insult me by denying it. 612 00:41:42,333 --> 00:41:43,209 Then 613 00:41:44,293 --> 00:41:46,003 get it over with and punish me. 614 00:41:46,754 --> 00:41:49,089 If you want all the silver polished, I shall do it. 615 00:41:49,173 --> 00:41:52,384 If you want me on my hands and knees scrubbing floors, very well. 616 00:41:52,468 --> 00:41:55,262 There is no punishment that fits the crime of going to a ball 617 00:41:55,346 --> 00:41:57,014 and impersonating nobility, 618 00:41:57,681 --> 00:42:01,727 of stealing my shoes, those gloves, and that dress from my home. 619 00:42:02,478 --> 00:42:03,812 It is my home as well. 620 00:42:03,896 --> 00:42:06,357 How dare you! This was never your home! 621 00:42:07,274 --> 00:42:09,902 I have suffered having you under my roof all these years. 622 00:42:09,985 --> 00:42:13,030 - And you repay me with this duplicity. - How have you suffered? 623 00:42:13,739 --> 00:42:15,866 I have served your every whim all these years, 624 00:42:15,950 --> 00:42:17,660 without wages, without complaint. 625 00:42:17,743 --> 00:42:21,455 I have provided you with protection, far more than you'd've found on your own, 626 00:42:21,539 --> 00:42:23,582 and clearly far more than you ever deserved. 627 00:42:23,666 --> 00:42:24,500 Then why? 628 00:42:25,251 --> 00:42:27,753 Out of the goodness of the heart you do not possess? 629 00:42:27,836 --> 00:42:30,881 It is clear you despised me from the beginning. So tell me. 630 00:42:30,965 --> 00:42:34,301 Why have you kept me here if I have been such a burden to you? Why? 631 00:42:43,185 --> 00:42:45,437 You could've put me on the street as soon as Father died. 632 00:42:45,521 --> 00:42:46,689 Do not call him… 633 00:42:49,650 --> 00:42:50,776 You were his error. 634 00:42:51,360 --> 00:42:54,321 But my mistake was attempting to help someone beyond hope. 635 00:42:58,867 --> 00:43:00,369 So perhaps you are right. 636 00:43:02,746 --> 00:43:04,665 I should have put you out on the street. 637 00:43:09,461 --> 00:43:10,629 You are dismissed. 638 00:43:11,338 --> 00:43:13,424 And you will never work again in Mayfair. 639 00:43:14,341 --> 00:43:15,759 I will make sure of it. 640 00:43:18,846 --> 00:43:19,930 Araminta… 641 00:43:23,434 --> 00:43:25,019 You forget yourself 642 00:43:25,853 --> 00:43:27,396 and your place. 643 00:44:10,898 --> 00:44:13,108 - Irma. - It is our fault. 644 00:44:14,109 --> 00:44:16,195 We never should have sent you to that ball. 645 00:44:16,278 --> 00:44:17,905 You did not send me. 646 00:44:17,988 --> 00:44:19,198 I sent myself. 647 00:44:20,491 --> 00:44:23,452 All you and Alfie did was help make my dream come true. 648 00:44:23,535 --> 00:44:24,828 We made a collection. 649 00:44:25,621 --> 00:44:27,081 It is not much. 650 00:44:27,164 --> 00:44:30,042 But it shall at least get you a week at a boarding house. 651 00:44:37,716 --> 00:44:39,301 Do not say anything. 652 00:44:40,302 --> 00:44:42,137 I want to stay angry. 653 00:44:47,768 --> 00:44:49,103 Do not open it now. 654 00:44:49,186 --> 00:44:51,355 It is not much, but perhaps you could sell it. 655 00:44:51,438 --> 00:44:53,649 - Goodbye, Sophie-- - Do not… 656 00:44:54,149 --> 00:44:55,651 forget yourself. 657 00:44:56,902 --> 00:44:59,488 Such a shame that you could not perform your duties. 658 00:45:00,447 --> 00:45:01,448 Good luck. 659 00:45:41,739 --> 00:45:43,657 The shoe clips. 660 00:45:44,241 --> 00:45:45,325 Posy. 661 00:46:33,624 --> 00:46:36,710 I have come to apologize, Your Majesty. 662 00:46:40,756 --> 00:46:42,216 My apologies. 663 00:46:44,426 --> 00:46:45,469 You may go. 664 00:46:58,023 --> 00:46:59,233 Your move. 665 00:47:07,950 --> 00:47:09,701 Why do you wish to leave me? 666 00:47:09,785 --> 00:47:13,914 As I said, I desire a return to my homeland, and I-- 667 00:47:13,997 --> 00:47:14,998 No. 668 00:47:15,082 --> 00:47:17,167 Why do you wish to leave me? 669 00:47:17,668 --> 00:47:20,087 - Your Majesty. - You cannot go. 670 00:47:20,170 --> 00:47:21,296 I will not allow it. 671 00:47:21,380 --> 00:47:23,882 - I know this may be difficult for you. - You cannot. 672 00:47:23,966 --> 00:47:24,842 You will not. 673 00:47:24,925 --> 00:47:26,552 - Let us be reasonable. - No. 674 00:47:27,553 --> 00:47:28,804 You will not go. 675 00:47:29,471 --> 00:47:30,305 I forbid it. 676 00:47:30,389 --> 00:47:32,683 - You cannot forbid me. - I can. 677 00:47:32,766 --> 00:47:34,184 - You cannot. - I can. 678 00:47:34,268 --> 00:47:35,310 You cannot, 679 00:47:35,936 --> 00:47:37,563 not if we are friends. 680 00:47:37,646 --> 00:47:40,274 I am your queen. 681 00:47:40,357 --> 00:47:43,902 So I am merely your subject. 682 00:47:43,986 --> 00:47:45,737 You are my subject. 683 00:47:50,576 --> 00:47:51,827 I understand. 684 00:47:59,501 --> 00:48:03,380 My deepest apologies for forgetting my position. 685 00:48:11,346 --> 00:48:12,347 I shall go. 686 00:48:20,147 --> 00:48:21,440 I am sorry. 687 00:48:26,737 --> 00:48:28,030 I did not mean it. 688 00:48:28,530 --> 00:48:29,573 I am sorry. 689 00:48:31,617 --> 00:48:33,160 My apologies. 690 00:48:37,706 --> 00:48:38,957 All is well. 691 00:48:40,250 --> 00:48:42,753 Your Majesty, all is well. 692 00:48:44,254 --> 00:48:45,130 Agatha, 693 00:48:45,839 --> 00:48:48,133 you cannot leave me here all alone. 694 00:48:50,469 --> 00:48:52,346 What happens when he dies? 695 00:48:59,770 --> 00:49:01,021 I am here. 696 00:49:03,398 --> 00:49:05,108 You need not worry. 697 00:49:05,192 --> 00:49:06,610 I am here. 698 00:49:22,501 --> 00:49:23,877 How many do you want? 699 00:49:25,837 --> 00:49:28,215 Hollow. Diamonds are weighty. 700 00:49:28,298 --> 00:49:30,050 These are paste. 701 00:49:30,133 --> 00:49:32,386 - They're counterfeit. - Are you certain? 702 00:49:32,469 --> 00:49:34,513 I need enough money to get out of London. 703 00:49:34,596 --> 00:49:36,848 I'll take your necklace for a pretty sum though. 704 00:49:39,810 --> 00:49:41,436 It is not for sale. 705 00:49:41,520 --> 00:49:43,438 Well, that's all I can offer you, then. 706 00:49:44,856 --> 00:49:47,192 It might be enough to get you on a mail coach. 707 00:49:49,444 --> 00:49:50,445 Thank you. 708 00:50:15,679 --> 00:50:17,055 Care for company? 709 00:50:20,308 --> 00:50:22,352 Have you been displeased with me? 710 00:50:26,732 --> 00:50:28,358 I have not seen much of you lately. 711 00:50:28,442 --> 00:50:30,444 - It took you long enough to notice. - Eloise. 712 00:50:30,527 --> 00:50:32,612 You realize you were cast out of the clubhouse? 713 00:50:33,405 --> 00:50:35,365 - Was I in a club? - We were. 714 00:50:37,409 --> 00:50:41,413 I thought we would be unyielding together, with regard to marriage, but… 715 00:50:42,122 --> 00:50:44,166 you have crossed over to the other side. 716 00:50:44,249 --> 00:50:47,002 Well, I am not getting married any time soon. 717 00:50:47,085 --> 00:50:48,211 But you wanted to. 718 00:50:49,087 --> 00:50:50,338 To the glove lady. 719 00:50:52,591 --> 00:50:54,760 I thought it could be possible. 720 00:50:54,843 --> 00:50:55,761 But… 721 00:50:56,845 --> 00:50:58,430 …she clearly did not agree. 722 00:50:59,931 --> 00:51:01,016 Why would she? 723 00:51:03,018 --> 00:51:03,977 Why would she not? 724 00:51:04,061 --> 00:51:05,854 Ah, you and I both know 725 00:51:05,937 --> 00:51:09,191 I am not the Bridgerton anyone should give their heart to. 726 00:51:09,274 --> 00:51:11,651 The unserious one. 727 00:51:11,735 --> 00:51:13,653 The… the rake. 728 00:51:13,737 --> 00:51:15,405 The free spirit. 729 00:51:20,535 --> 00:51:23,121 You may need to let me back into our clubhouse. 730 00:51:23,205 --> 00:51:24,372 Oh, Brother… 731 00:51:24,956 --> 00:51:25,957 Do not fret. 732 00:51:26,583 --> 00:51:27,834 I am only, um… 733 00:51:29,503 --> 00:51:32,297 I think I need to clear my head. I think I shall go out. 734 00:51:32,380 --> 00:51:34,341 Oh, I sense a drinking bout. 735 00:51:34,424 --> 00:51:35,592 Please! 736 00:51:36,635 --> 00:51:38,929 Do not leave me in Mama's hands. 737 00:51:41,056 --> 00:51:42,682 Our mother might surprise you. 738 00:52:56,173 --> 00:52:57,424 Excuse me, sir. 739 00:52:57,507 --> 00:52:59,467 Ooh, she's too fast for you, Hendricks. 740 00:52:59,551 --> 00:53:02,053 I shall get her by the end of the night. 741 00:53:11,479 --> 00:53:12,564 Bridgerton. 742 00:53:13,315 --> 00:53:16,902 Cavender finally dragged us both out to one of his parties. 743 00:53:16,985 --> 00:53:19,446 It seems that way. Where are we? 744 00:53:19,529 --> 00:53:21,615 Lord and Lady Cavender's country estate. 745 00:53:21,698 --> 00:53:23,783 They are in London for the weekend. 746 00:53:24,284 --> 00:53:25,285 Phil is on a spree. 747 00:53:25,869 --> 00:53:28,205 Ah. I've not seen you in our circle lately. 748 00:53:29,164 --> 00:53:29,998 No. 749 00:53:30,498 --> 00:53:31,333 I… 750 00:53:31,917 --> 00:53:33,418 Do you remember Virginia? 751 00:53:34,419 --> 00:53:35,420 The actress? 752 00:53:36,087 --> 00:53:37,464 Mm. I believe so. 753 00:53:38,715 --> 00:53:40,300 We have fallen in love. 754 00:53:41,509 --> 00:53:43,220 She has agreed to be my mistress. 755 00:53:44,512 --> 00:53:46,514 Because one woman was not enough for you? 756 00:53:47,682 --> 00:53:50,143 Well, there must be someone out there for you. 757 00:53:50,727 --> 00:53:51,978 Hiscox! 758 00:53:52,062 --> 00:53:53,313 Bridgerton! 759 00:53:53,396 --> 00:53:55,649 If you do not place a bet this round, 760 00:53:55,732 --> 00:53:59,110 we will be forced to wager which one of you can be pushed into the lake 761 00:53:59,194 --> 00:54:00,570 with your trousers down. 762 00:54:19,214 --> 00:54:20,131 No. 763 00:54:21,424 --> 00:54:22,884 Unbend a little. 764 00:54:22,968 --> 00:54:25,136 You're far too solemn for such a pretty thing. 765 00:54:25,220 --> 00:54:29,349 - I do not indulge, my lord. - Surely your kitchen duties can wait. 766 00:54:29,432 --> 00:54:30,392 Oh… 767 00:54:30,475 --> 00:54:32,811 Run. Lock yourself in your room. 768 00:54:32,894 --> 00:54:35,021 - You bitch! - I shall scream if you touch me. 769 00:54:35,105 --> 00:54:37,065 Oh, we do like it when they scream. 770 00:54:41,569 --> 00:54:44,197 What's wrong, Cavender? Don't want to play any longer? 771 00:54:53,832 --> 00:54:55,125 Enough! 772 00:54:55,208 --> 00:54:57,377 Enough! She's only a maid! 773 00:54:58,128 --> 00:54:59,671 Apologize to her! 774 00:55:02,007 --> 00:55:02,841 I… 775 00:55:04,301 --> 00:55:06,469 I apologize. I apologize. 776 00:55:06,970 --> 00:55:09,889 Treat a woman in such a manner ever again, 777 00:55:09,973 --> 00:55:12,851 and I will personally ensure you never return to society. 778 00:55:13,852 --> 00:55:14,978 Do you understand? 779 00:55:18,648 --> 00:55:19,649 Yes. 780 00:55:24,821 --> 00:55:26,406 That goes for you as well. 781 00:55:27,782 --> 00:55:29,367 We shall never touch her. 782 00:55:30,452 --> 00:55:32,287 Because she no longer works here. 783 00:55:46,801 --> 00:55:47,927 Mr. Bridgerton. 784 00:55:52,349 --> 00:55:55,226 Forgive me, but… do we know one another? 785 00:56:00,398 --> 00:56:02,901 Did you work for a household I visited or…? 786 00:56:07,489 --> 00:56:09,366 No, we do not know each other. 787 00:56:10,200 --> 00:56:13,244 - Then how do you know my name? - I… heard it. 788 00:56:15,205 --> 00:56:17,040 Earlier, someone said it. 789 00:56:17,832 --> 00:56:18,833 Excuse me, sir. 790 00:56:32,472 --> 00:56:34,224 I cannot believe he is gone. 791 00:56:37,477 --> 00:56:39,687 It will not be the same without him, 792 00:56:42,732 --> 00:56:44,275 especially for you. 793 00:56:50,532 --> 00:56:52,117 I am so sorry, Sophie. 794 00:56:53,743 --> 00:56:56,162 I only heard from the solicitor this morning. 795 00:56:58,456 --> 00:57:01,501 The late Lord Penwood did not include you in his will. 796 00:57:03,128 --> 00:57:05,004 He would not do that. He… 797 00:57:06,798 --> 00:57:09,259 He promised he would always care for me. 798 00:57:09,342 --> 00:57:10,510 Yes. 799 00:57:10,593 --> 00:57:13,513 Because he was a kind man who could not stand being cruel. 800 00:57:13,596 --> 00:57:16,266 But the truth is that his love rests in his legacy, 801 00:57:16,349 --> 00:57:18,643 and there is no mention of you in the will. 802 00:57:21,187 --> 00:57:22,397 No. 803 00:57:23,064 --> 00:57:24,899 No, my father loved me. 804 00:57:27,235 --> 00:57:29,863 Yes. I can understand why you believe that. 805 00:57:32,157 --> 00:57:34,325 Your mother allowed herself to believe the same. 806 00:57:37,162 --> 00:57:39,080 Lord Penwood never told you the truth? 807 00:57:41,666 --> 00:57:44,544 I see he left both of us in the dark about certain things. 808 00:57:46,629 --> 00:57:47,839 Your mother was a maid, 809 00:57:49,132 --> 00:57:51,426 a maid who let herself become a mistress. 810 00:57:53,511 --> 00:57:55,555 She died when you were very small, 811 00:57:56,181 --> 00:57:58,933 with no title, no money, no dignity, 812 00:57:59,017 --> 00:58:00,351 and no husband. 813 00:58:03,521 --> 00:58:06,149 She was not a part of Lord Penwood's legacy either. 814 00:58:12,572 --> 00:58:13,865 Do not worry. 815 00:58:15,366 --> 00:58:17,076 I will take care of you now. 816 00:58:19,037 --> 00:58:23,458 I will feed you, clothe you, and keep a roof over your head. 817 00:58:25,460 --> 00:58:27,003 You will work as a maid. 818 00:58:31,299 --> 00:58:33,426 But I am the daughter of a nobleman. 819 00:58:34,093 --> 00:58:36,012 You are illegitimate. 820 00:58:36,513 --> 00:58:39,307 Being a maid is the best you can hope for. 821 00:58:40,433 --> 00:58:42,101 It will make you invisible. 822 00:58:43,019 --> 00:58:44,270 Trust me. 823 00:58:45,271 --> 00:58:47,148 You will be protected this way. 824 00:58:50,401 --> 00:58:53,821 As long as you do not allow yourself to dream of more than your station, 825 00:58:56,157 --> 00:58:57,158 as your mother did. 826 00:59:19,764 --> 00:59:20,848 Are you all right? 827 00:59:22,183 --> 00:59:23,643 Where are you going? 828 00:59:23,726 --> 00:59:25,478 Away, sir. I must find other work. 829 00:59:25,562 --> 00:59:28,189 It is the middle of the night in the middle of the country. 830 00:59:28,273 --> 00:59:31,568 Yes, sir. The nearest town where I might find employment is several hours away. 831 00:59:31,651 --> 00:59:34,654 - So I must start walking. - But… let me take you. 832 00:59:34,737 --> 00:59:37,115 I am not going anywhere with you, Mr. Bridgerton. 833 00:59:37,198 --> 00:59:39,826 You lost me my position, the very thing I need to survive. 834 00:59:39,909 --> 00:59:42,078 You are clearly better off without that position. 835 00:59:42,161 --> 00:59:44,205 Mr. Cavender's parents return in the morning. 836 00:59:44,289 --> 00:59:45,915 I only had to make it through the night. 837 00:59:45,999 --> 00:59:47,875 What about when his parents went away again? 838 00:59:47,959 --> 00:59:49,961 Did you mean always to be on your guard? 839 00:59:50,461 --> 00:59:51,588 That is no way to live. 840 00:59:51,671 --> 00:59:53,965 And do you believe I am afforded that choice? 841 00:59:54,924 --> 00:59:55,800 Good night, sir. 842 00:59:57,260 --> 00:59:59,679 I will find another position for you in London. 843 01:00:00,847 --> 01:00:03,182 - Somewhere safe. - I have already tried that. 844 01:00:03,266 --> 01:00:04,309 Mm… 845 01:00:04,392 --> 01:00:05,518 I have my ways. 846 01:00:06,978 --> 01:00:08,021 I promise. 847 01:00:10,398 --> 01:00:12,150 Please. You cannot walk in the dark. 848 01:00:12,233 --> 01:00:13,443 It is unsafe. 849 01:00:17,822 --> 01:00:20,199 I assure you I will not lay a hand on you. 850 01:00:21,951 --> 01:00:24,704 Unlike Cavender, I was raised to respect maids. 851 01:00:24,787 --> 01:00:27,081 I shall not even look at you. 852 01:00:39,510 --> 01:00:41,596 Dearest Gentle Reader, 853 01:00:41,679 --> 01:00:44,891 it seems this column's favorite second son 854 01:00:44,974 --> 01:00:47,810 was whisked to the countryside this week, 855 01:00:47,894 --> 01:00:51,731 seemingly concluding the search for his mystery lady. 856 01:00:54,442 --> 01:00:56,110 Are you certain we have not met? 857 01:01:00,865 --> 01:01:02,283 How could we have, sir? 858 01:01:03,910 --> 01:01:05,328 I am only a maid. 859 01:01:17,674 --> 01:01:22,345 Hearts across Mayfair are surely shattered indeed. 860 01:01:22,428 --> 01:01:25,807 This author hopes that in his retreat, 861 01:01:25,890 --> 01:01:30,395 our reveler will find whatever it is he truly seeks. 862 01:01:30,478 --> 01:01:33,773 Only time will tell.