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[stirring instrumental music builds]
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[echoing breathy gasp]
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[stirring music intensifies]
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[music fades]
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It could be better,
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but it could be worse.
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What is wrong
with the mask you already made?
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Absolutely nothing.
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It took me three weeks to embroider.
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Imported French embroidery thread
on duchess satin.
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It was perfect. I specifically laid it out
in the girls' dressing room this morning,
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and it has mysteriously disappeared,
ten minutes before the ball, of course.
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- Where are the scissors?
- Ugh. I left them in the room upstairs.
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- Alfie, run and get them.
- There is no time.
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[inquisitive music plays]
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[bell jingling]
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- It's her.
- It is not finished.
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You go. I will finish.
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I know how to sew.
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Pray for me that I do not commit
murder this evening.
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[musical pace quickens]
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[music fades]
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My lady, the carriage is ready out front,
your reticules are by the door,
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and Miss Rosamund's new mask
should be finished momentarily.
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We have found Rosamund's mask.
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Oh.
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- That is excellent, Miss Rosamund.
- It was underneath my dressing table.
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Most unusual location
for you to place it for me.
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I do not think Sophie
put it there intentionally.
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Hush, Posy.
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Perhaps you knocked it off
your table and did not notice.
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Posy!
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[sighs]
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Mother, perhaps we should pity Sophie.
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People become quite senseless
when they are envious.
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She was clearly attempting
to spoil my debut. Am I not right?
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- That is not tru--
- [Lady Penwood] Sophie.
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One is not meant to make excuses.
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When one makes an error,
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one is meant to apologize.
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[sullen music plays]
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- Forgive me.
- I could not hear you.
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Forgive me.
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Please accept my deepest apologies.
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Girls.
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- [Alfie sighs]
- [music fades]
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Oh. I have just finished.
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They are already in the carriage.
Miss Li found her mask.
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Oh?
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- Well, that's good, I suppose.
- Well, at least they are gone.
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Miss Li called me envious.
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Envious of what? Her rudeness?
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And do you know what? She is right.
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[terse laugh] I am envious.
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I am angry.
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Because they will attend the ball tonight,
and they will not appreciate any of it.
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They will come home
complaining of something,
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of the decoration being disappointing
or the gowns being far inferior to theirs.
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Not Miss Posy.
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No, not poor Posy.
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But Lady Penwood,
she will criticize everything.
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Can you imagine
how beautiful a ball would be?
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I would give anything to go to a ball.
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Dancing in a beautiful room
instead of cleaning it.
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Being looked at as if you belong instead
of as if you were a part of the furniture.
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Just once.
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Just to have that feeling
for one glorious night.
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What?
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- You could go tonight.
- What? I cannot go.
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But can you imagine? Oh…
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[inhales deeply] Lady Penwood
would have me drawn and quartered.
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[sighing]
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Though it is a masquerade ball.
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I'd be in costume.
No one would know it was me.
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It would feel good
to pull the wool over Lady Penwood's eyes.
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Exactly. The way she has treated you
all these years.
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It is only one night.
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[low strings rise]
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- Oh, but I could not do it.
- But you could.
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It is only one night. A glorious night.
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All to yourself.
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Serving no one.
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Being a lady.
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[quick, light strings pick up]
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We would need to find me a good costume.
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- I would need to be well disguised.
- Oh. We do have this… beautiful mask.
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[exciting music builds]
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The nightwear must be pressed
and laid out.
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The hairbrushes all cleaned.
The beds turned--
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I know how to turn down a bed.
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Not to worry. Everything will be done
exactly as you like.
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[both shout] Oh!
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Not only can I sew,
I have seen a woman in her shift before.
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I contain many great surprises.
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The stable boys have
the spare carriage ready out front.
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Where did you find that?
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I sent him to the attic.
No one ever looks there.
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There's a trunk of old gowns that belonged
to the sister of Lord Penwood.
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Slightly out of fashion,
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but that is no matter at a masquerade.
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[all laughing]
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And I found gloves.
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It is beautiful.
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[Alfie] And…
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silver shoes to match.
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Alfie,
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those belong to Lady Penwood.
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She certainly cannot wear
any of her dingy work shoes.
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Would you have her go out barefooted?
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Lady Penwood would have
a proper fit if she knew.
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What if she notices the shoes on Sophie?
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Lady Penwood has more shoes
than I can count.
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I doubt she will even notice.
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Am I right?
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Right.
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Very well.
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You deserve to go tonight.
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You deserve to belong.
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It is your birthright,
just as much as Miss Li and Miss Posy.
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I can do this.
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[music peaks and fades]
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[bright music playing]
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{\an8}[Lady Whistledown] Dearest Gentle Reader,
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{\an8}the chase,
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{\an8}the hunt, the thrill.
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{\an8}It is a fact that all the world
is searching for something.
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{\an8}And our dear ton is no exception.
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The idea that I am not
on the shelf is plainly fanciful.
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The season is wasted…
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Some are searching for meaning,
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others for their better halves,
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while others are searching
for tranquility,
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much like Lord and Lady Kilmartin,
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who have decided to seek respite
in their London abode this season.
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Your husband has
a natural way with children, does he not?
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[Jonathan laughing]
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[baby laughing]
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If you wish to invest in the collieries,
they require a deposit at once.
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I believe the viscount was quite keen…
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And for the season's most
notorious gentleman,
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Mr. Benedict Bridgerton,
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he was last seen arriving fashionably late
to Lady Bridgerton's masquerade.
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Even the most determined rakes
must bow to that most powerful of forces,
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mothers.
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This author cannot help but wonder
what he is searching for.
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But be cautious of searching too hard,
dear reader,
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for you might not always like
what you find.
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- [Lady Penwood] Sophie Baek!
- [music halts]
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Where is that infernal girl?
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Right here, my lady.
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A pair of my shoes are marked,
and I have not even worn them.
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They are marked.
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I will make good with them.
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You are meant to notice such things
so I do not have to.
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You had better make them perfect.
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In fact, while you are at it,
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I should like all my shoes
polished and restitched.
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And Rosamund's collection.
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We shall want her looking her best
for Benedict Bridgerton.
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Uh, Ma'am, that is over 100 pairs.
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With my other duties,
that could take months.
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Wonderful. By then,
you'll have become an expert.
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[sullen music plays]
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I do hope she arrives soon.
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Patience, Sophie.
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I know, but I cannot wait to meet her.
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I will finally have a mother.
I have always wanted one.
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And I will have sisters to play with.
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And my new mother must be lovely and kind
if she is marrying Father.
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[horse carriage approaching]
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Sophie, this is very important.
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You must not call Lord Penwood Father
in front of the new Lady Penwood.
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- Why?
- You simply must not.
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[driver] Hup!
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[light music plays]
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[Lord Penwood] My new wife. Oh!
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[Lady Penwood] My love.
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I am so pleased that you are finally here.
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I did not like being apart.
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- [baby crying]
- Here are the children.
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This is Rosamund.
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And Posy.
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[Lord Penwood] Hello, girls.
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Let me introduce you to the servants.
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This is our butler, Rumsey.
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Irma runs the kitchen.
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- [chuckles]
- [music fades]
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And this is Miss Timmons, our governess.
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And who is this darling girl?
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[Lord Penwood] This is Sophie Baek,
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my ward.
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[soft music plays]
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It is delightful to meet you.
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I know you will care for her as your own.
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Of course I shall.
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She is the picture
of grace and charm, my lord.
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That is pleasing to hear.
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[music fades]
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[Irma] Is Her Ladyship really having
you clean every one of her shoes?
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And Miss Rosamund's.
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While she harps on about how Miss Rosamund
is going to ensnare Benedict Bridgerton.
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Poor Mr. Bridgerton.
If those two want him,
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not even the Queen's Guard
will be able to protect him.
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"We shall want her
looking her best for Mr. Bridgerton."
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Do I detect jealousy, Miss Baek?
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Of Rosamund?
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You are not serious.
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- You've got your back up about something.
- I am cleaning a thousand shoes.
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My fingers are cramped.
Of course my back is up.
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No. If it was about the shoes,
you would be witty, spiteful Sophie.
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This is sad, sulky Sophie.
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Ever since the ball, you…
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This is about the ball.
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It is.
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What are you hiding?
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[Irma] Oh my.
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You met a gentleman.
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I met a gentleman.
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Dare I ask his name?
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[Sophie] No.
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[intriguing music plays]
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Benedict Bridgerton.
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- There it is.
- [Sophie] It is nothing.
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It was a moment, and it is over.
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I will never see him again.
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I do not even want to see him again.
When would I ever see him again?
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[music picks up]
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We are forgetting I ever met him.
Is that clear?
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[music fades]
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Should we perhaps discuss
what occurred at the masquerade ball?
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[Charlotte] Yes.
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Lady Bridgerton's ball was
quite the spectacle, was it not?
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Any displays worth revisiting?
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Indeed.
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Can you believe
that Benedict Bridgerton disappeared
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for the better half of the ball?
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We shall need to keep a watchful eye
on him when you host your ball.
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[scoffing laugh] When I host…
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Your Majesty.
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Have you forgotten my request?
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You will host a ball, will you not?
Have you thought of a theme?
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Apologies for the intrusion, Your Majesty.
Lady Baird requests an audience.
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[light music playing]
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Well?
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Your Majesty, it appears Lady Baird
is in a delicate state.
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With your permission,
she wishes to be relieved of her duties
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for her confinement,
and to return after the birth.
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You may take your leave,
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but know it will be permanent.
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You may withdraw.
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The audacity.
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No regard for reason or responsibility,
let alone the bother to me.
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Does one not take one's queen into
consideration when making such decisions?
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How fortunate for Lady Baird
that she has a queen generous enough
255
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to relieve her of her duties
without hesitation.
256
00:14:28,784 --> 00:14:33,372
I am known to be
exceedingly generous when it is deserved.
257
00:14:41,213 --> 00:14:42,631
Thank you for the game.
258
00:14:43,507 --> 00:14:46,510
It has been quite illuminating.
259
00:14:47,219 --> 00:14:50,723
My sympathies for the loss of Lady Baird.
260
00:14:55,311 --> 00:14:57,313
[pleasant music playing]
261
00:15:04,361 --> 00:15:05,362
- You see?
- Hmm?
262
00:15:05,863 --> 00:15:08,574
They do not even look my way.
No one is interested in me.
263
00:15:08,657 --> 00:15:11,118
[Violet] Because you built a reputation
of being unapproachable.
264
00:15:11,201 --> 00:15:13,203
[Eloise] That is… hardly true.
I am most amiable.
265
00:15:13,287 --> 00:15:16,373
- [Violet] Then try smiling at one of them.
- [laughing] What? No.
266
00:15:16,457 --> 00:15:17,499
Please, no.
267
00:15:17,583 --> 00:15:20,794
If you are so sure they're not interested,
then what is the harm?
268
00:15:23,380 --> 00:15:24,465
[clears throat]
269
00:15:29,929 --> 00:15:31,221
[Violet chuckles]
270
00:15:33,807 --> 00:15:34,975
Oh, no.
271
00:15:35,059 --> 00:15:36,685
[laughing, gasps]
272
00:15:41,315 --> 00:15:43,484
Mother. Eloise.
273
00:15:44,401 --> 00:15:45,277
My!
274
00:15:46,195 --> 00:15:48,238
You look so handsome.
275
00:15:48,322 --> 00:15:49,490
You sound surprised.
276
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.
277
00:15:52,743 --> 00:15:53,744
[dry laughter]
278
00:15:53,827 --> 00:15:56,997
In fact, I have come
to act as chaperone for my dear sister,
279
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.
280
00:16:01,085 --> 00:16:02,211
[scoffs, halts]
281
00:16:02,294 --> 00:16:04,046
- [indistinct chatter]
- [Violet] Um…
282
00:16:05,255 --> 00:16:06,715
Benedict. Uh…
283
00:16:06,799 --> 00:16:09,176
Yes. Please? Um…
284
00:16:09,259 --> 00:16:11,595
I would… start with Baron Henderson.
285
00:16:11,679 --> 00:16:12,721
[Benedict] Mm-hmm.
286
00:16:12,805 --> 00:16:14,098
[music stops]
287
00:16:14,181 --> 00:16:17,226
You do not mean it, whatever this ruse is.
288
00:16:17,810 --> 00:16:20,688
- [whispers] Of course not.
- [chuckles] Then what a fine morning.
289
00:16:20,771 --> 00:16:21,772
How lovely to see you.
290
00:16:21,855 --> 00:16:25,109
- I won't make you talk to anyone.
- Mm. But you require a favor in return.
291
00:16:25,192 --> 00:16:26,819
- I do need your help.
- [chuckles]
292
00:16:27,361 --> 00:16:29,196
We must find the owner of this glove.
293
00:16:29,279 --> 00:16:33,200
- Why ever do you have a lady's glove?
- Because a lady lost it.
294
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.
295
00:16:36,870 --> 00:16:39,873
You know very well you should not toy with
the affections of debutantes,
296
00:16:39,957 --> 00:16:42,876
which you are certainly trying to do
if you do not wish for Mama to know.
297
00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:44,503
I am doing no such thing.
298
00:16:45,004 --> 00:16:48,007
I simply would like to thank
this particular young woman
299
00:16:48,090 --> 00:16:50,009
for a genial conversation.
300
00:16:50,759 --> 00:16:55,806
In return, I shall protect you from Mother
and her matchmaking reign of terror.
301
00:16:57,433 --> 00:16:59,226
You are often my favorite brother.
302
00:16:59,852 --> 00:17:01,729
- Hmm.
- How do you wish to begin?
303
00:17:01,812 --> 00:17:04,231
[light music plays and fades gradually]
304
00:17:05,399 --> 00:17:08,027
[Eloise] Thank goodness, as family,
we do not have to wait in line
305
00:17:08,110 --> 00:17:09,153
with all those gossips.
306
00:17:09,236 --> 00:17:10,946
They do not come here to gossip,
307
00:17:11,030 --> 00:17:13,282
merely to bring gifts
and then, conveniently,
308
00:17:13,365 --> 00:17:15,451
each happens to remember a little gossip.
309
00:17:15,534 --> 00:17:17,494
- Clever.
- Oh, trust me, it is not.
310
00:17:17,578 --> 00:17:19,830
I am afraid Colin is out
for his monthly engagement
311
00:17:19,913 --> 00:17:22,708
with Mr. Finch and Mr. Dankworth
where they eat all of London.
312
00:17:22,791 --> 00:17:24,877
- Well, in fact, I am here to see you.
- Oh.
313
00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:28,338
- Benedict has met a young lady.
- Ah. I am merely trying to return a glove.
314
00:17:28,422 --> 00:17:31,216
A glove of a lady dressed in silver
with whom you disappeared?
315
00:17:32,051 --> 00:17:34,344
Lady Whistledown sees everything,
Benedict.
316
00:17:34,428 --> 00:17:36,638
Although I will confess
I did not recognize her.
317
00:17:36,722 --> 00:17:37,556
Who is she?
318
00:17:37,639 --> 00:17:38,891
I do not know.
319
00:17:38,974 --> 00:17:40,517
All I have is this glove.
320
00:17:41,769 --> 00:17:45,272
I thought, since you do see everything…
321
00:17:45,981 --> 00:17:47,983
- What do you know about her?
- [Benedict] Mm.
322
00:17:48,692 --> 00:17:49,526
Um…
323
00:17:49,610 --> 00:17:52,071
Please tell us you asked
about her interests, brother.
324
00:17:52,154 --> 00:17:54,490
You did not bore her to death
with talk of yourself.
325
00:17:54,573 --> 00:17:57,785
I asked her many questions,
but her answers were few. She…
326
00:17:58,535 --> 00:17:59,453
[sighs]
327
00:17:59,536 --> 00:18:01,205
…grew up in England.
328
00:18:01,288 --> 00:18:02,539
She…
329
00:18:03,248 --> 00:18:04,750
prefers deep water?
330
00:18:04,833 --> 00:18:08,045
She, uh, uh… does not know
how to dance, which was puzzling--
331
00:18:08,128 --> 00:18:09,671
Oh, and she reads Whistledown.
332
00:18:09,755 --> 00:18:13,509
[Penelope] Well, she has excellent taste,
but that does not give us much.
333
00:18:15,135 --> 00:18:15,969
Well,
334
00:18:16,553 --> 00:18:17,638
I thought…
335
00:18:19,515 --> 00:18:20,641
I wonder
336
00:18:21,183 --> 00:18:24,144
if you might send a message in Whistledown
337
00:18:24,812 --> 00:18:26,396
to help me return her glove.
338
00:18:26,939 --> 00:18:27,815
Well…
339
00:18:28,774 --> 00:18:30,484
I will not be able to mention her.
340
00:18:30,567 --> 00:18:32,402
- Or her costume in any way.
- Why not?
341
00:18:32,486 --> 00:18:35,697
I cannot have been the only one
at the ball to notice the two of you.
342
00:18:35,781 --> 00:18:37,616
She was alone on a terrace with a man.
343
00:18:37,699 --> 00:18:38,867
- That is bad enough.
- Mm.
344
00:18:38,951 --> 00:18:40,786
What is worse is that that man is a…
345
00:18:40,869 --> 00:18:41,912
A notorious rake.
346
00:18:41,995 --> 00:18:43,205
How dare you?
347
00:18:43,288 --> 00:18:46,125
I am a lover of pleasure,
a… a… a free spirit,
348
00:18:46,208 --> 00:18:48,210
untrammeled by mere convention--
349
00:18:48,293 --> 00:18:49,878
- [both] You're a rake.
- Mm-hmm.
350
00:18:49,962 --> 00:18:52,506
[Penelope] Yes.
She will never come forward.
351
00:18:52,589 --> 00:18:54,883
If she did,
her reputation will be tarnished.
352
00:18:54,967 --> 00:18:56,635
[Benedict sighs] Then…
353
00:18:57,261 --> 00:18:58,387
Mention me.
354
00:18:58,470 --> 00:19:00,097
[slow pensive music plays]
355
00:19:00,180 --> 00:19:03,392
But say that I am looking for someone.
356
00:19:04,935 --> 00:19:09,273
Perhaps that will assure her
I am… more serious.
357
00:19:09,356 --> 00:19:12,025
One hint that you might be interested
in courtship,
358
00:19:12,109 --> 00:19:14,027
and you will be besieged by mothers.
359
00:19:14,111 --> 00:19:17,531
El is right. Once the floodgates are open,
you cannot close them.
360
00:19:17,614 --> 00:19:19,116
I can manage a few mamas.
361
00:19:19,700 --> 00:19:20,909
[laughing scoff]
362
00:19:21,869 --> 00:19:25,247
- Her Majesty is going to relish this.
- [Benedict] I can manage Her Majesty.
363
00:19:25,330 --> 00:19:26,331
[exhales slowly]
364
00:19:26,415 --> 00:19:28,083
I think. Possibly?
365
00:19:29,042 --> 00:19:30,669
Well, not really, but do it anyway.
366
00:19:30,752 --> 00:19:32,296
[laughing quietly]
367
00:19:32,379 --> 00:19:34,006
[music fades out]
368
00:19:38,093 --> 00:19:40,470
[Lady Whistledown] Dearest Gentle Reader,
369
00:19:40,554 --> 00:19:44,308
this season the ton
may have a new prize to seek,
370
00:19:44,391 --> 00:19:48,020
the heart of a certain second son.
371
00:19:48,103 --> 00:19:51,481
It seems this free-spirited reveler
372
00:19:51,565 --> 00:19:55,319
has been seen
regularly strolling Rotten Row,
373
00:19:55,402 --> 00:19:58,864
intent on leaving the bachelor life behind
374
00:19:58,947 --> 00:20:01,742
and attending many more balls.
375
00:20:03,243 --> 00:20:04,369
[exhales deeply]
376
00:20:05,954 --> 00:20:07,956
[bright upbeat music playing]
377
00:20:27,684 --> 00:20:30,520
- The latest Whistledown, ma'am.
- Thank you.
378
00:20:32,606 --> 00:20:36,610
[Lady Whistledown] Has this
handsome gentleman come out of the cold
379
00:20:36,693 --> 00:20:39,238
to join the warmth of society?
380
00:20:39,988 --> 00:20:44,534
Could it be that this rake has reformed?
381
00:20:45,035 --> 00:20:47,788
Is there a marriage-minded mama
382
00:20:47,871 --> 00:20:51,750
or a young lady
who would not rejoice at this news?
383
00:20:51,833 --> 00:20:53,126
Rosamund!
384
00:20:55,963 --> 00:20:59,883
Perhaps there is a particular lady
whose company he seeks.
385
00:21:00,509 --> 00:21:03,887
This author can only speculate.
386
00:21:04,471 --> 00:21:06,390
She's describing Benedict Bridgerton.
387
00:21:06,473 --> 00:21:07,557
[music fades]
388
00:21:07,641 --> 00:21:11,812
Sophie, I have read
every issue of Whistledown.
389
00:21:11,895 --> 00:21:14,773
This is clearly about him.
390
00:21:16,191 --> 00:21:17,693
What if he is looking for you?
391
00:21:22,656 --> 00:21:26,535
[sighs] Do not be foolish. He must meet
a different young woman at every ball.
392
00:21:26,618 --> 00:21:29,204
- This could be about anyone.
- [Lady Penwood] Sophie!
393
00:21:30,789 --> 00:21:31,957
Sophie.
394
00:21:32,541 --> 00:21:34,543
Ready Rosamund for Rotten Row.
395
00:21:34,626 --> 00:21:36,712
Perhaps in blue.
396
00:21:37,462 --> 00:21:39,464
You will look exquisite, my dear.
397
00:21:42,050 --> 00:21:44,052
[lilting instrumental music plays]
398
00:21:55,022 --> 00:21:56,106
I do not want to.
399
00:21:56,189 --> 00:21:57,733
Did we not make an agreement?
400
00:21:57,816 --> 00:22:00,610
Yes, but the agreement entails
you protecting me from suitors,
401
00:22:00,694 --> 00:22:02,404
not thrusting me into the lion's den.
402
00:22:02,487 --> 00:22:03,780
They might have information.
403
00:22:03,864 --> 00:22:07,492
If Mother does not see you speaking to
suitors at least once, she will intervene.
404
00:22:07,576 --> 00:22:09,077
Is that logic or coercion?
405
00:22:09,161 --> 00:22:11,705
Lord Tuss! Lord Pike!
406
00:22:12,497 --> 00:22:15,167
What a lovely day
for a promenade, is it not?
407
00:22:15,250 --> 00:22:18,503
And what a charming relation
you have brought on this promenade.
408
00:22:18,587 --> 00:22:19,504
[both chuckle]
409
00:22:19,588 --> 00:22:22,007
[chuckling turns loathsome]
410
00:22:22,674 --> 00:22:24,676
[chuckles politely]
411
00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:27,429
I shall leave you
to get better acquainted.
412
00:22:35,187 --> 00:22:36,730
Lord Tuss. [chuckles]
413
00:22:36,813 --> 00:22:38,523
I understand you have a sister.
414
00:22:38,607 --> 00:22:41,651
Does she perhaps… not know how to dance?
415
00:22:44,196 --> 00:22:45,781
Where is he going?
416
00:22:47,574 --> 00:22:48,408
Oh…
417
00:22:49,743 --> 00:22:51,370
- Mr. Bridgerton.
- [Benedict] Mm.
418
00:22:51,453 --> 00:22:52,996
A beautiful day, is it not?
419
00:22:53,580 --> 00:22:54,498
Indeed.
420
00:22:59,461 --> 00:23:02,214
A perfect day
for taking the waters, ladies.
421
00:23:02,297 --> 00:23:03,548
Do you not think? [laughs]
422
00:23:03,632 --> 00:23:07,969
I suppose so.
Though I much prefer to stay on dry land.
423
00:23:09,930 --> 00:23:11,973
- Ah.
- [overlapping ladies] Mr. Bridgerton.
424
00:23:12,057 --> 00:23:15,644
- [lady 1] I've been admiring your attire.
- [lady 2] …taking a walk on a sunny day.
425
00:23:15,727 --> 00:23:17,938
- [lady 3] Mr. Bridgerton.
- [lady 4] Oh, Mr. Bridgerton.
426
00:23:18,021 --> 00:23:20,232
[overlapping ladies speaking]
427
00:23:22,651 --> 00:23:24,653
I certainly enjoy a swim.
428
00:23:25,362 --> 00:23:26,279
Do you?
429
00:23:27,239 --> 00:23:30,659
I do not believe we have met, Miss…
430
00:23:30,742 --> 00:23:31,785
Rosamund Li.
431
00:23:33,161 --> 00:23:35,288
- Oh…
- Why the sudden shift?
432
00:23:35,872 --> 00:23:38,208
- I confess I do not know.
- Hmm.
433
00:23:38,291 --> 00:23:40,877
And I am not inquiring for fear
of him changing his mind.
434
00:23:40,961 --> 00:23:41,795
Hm!
435
00:23:41,878 --> 00:23:45,132
Is it not foolish for so many ladies
to flock to just one gentleman?
436
00:23:45,215 --> 00:23:48,218
It is like a gaggle of geese
vying for the same piece of bread.
437
00:23:48,301 --> 00:23:50,011
They will all leave hungry.
438
00:23:50,095 --> 00:23:52,681
Many of these young ladies
look as if they could use a piece--
439
00:23:52,764 --> 00:23:53,765
Shh.
440
00:23:56,476 --> 00:23:58,395
- What happened?
- It was going so well.
441
00:23:58,478 --> 00:24:00,730
He seemed charmed.
Talked about my costume.
442
00:24:00,814 --> 00:24:02,732
- Then he turned away.
- Men are fickle.
443
00:24:03,442 --> 00:24:05,777
Keep your spirits up.
We shall solve this yet.
444
00:24:09,114 --> 00:24:11,324
What were your costumes at the masquerade?
445
00:24:11,408 --> 00:24:12,242
I was a swan.
446
00:24:12,325 --> 00:24:14,369
- I dressed as Queen Anne.
- A wood nymph.
447
00:24:14,453 --> 00:24:15,579
Interesting.
448
00:24:17,706 --> 00:24:18,582
[Tuss] Ah…
449
00:24:18,665 --> 00:24:20,459
- [lords] Miss…
- [Eloise] Oh my…
450
00:24:20,542 --> 00:24:22,085
Miss Bridgerton.
451
00:24:22,169 --> 00:24:23,044
[mouthing] Help.
452
00:24:25,464 --> 00:24:27,466
[hopeful music plays]
453
00:24:47,152 --> 00:24:48,862
- Yeah.
- [ladies laughing]
454
00:25:03,710 --> 00:25:05,712
[music slows]
455
00:25:13,512 --> 00:25:15,514
- [sighs heavily]
- [music fades out]
456
00:25:17,390 --> 00:25:20,268
[Eloise] We have been to six balls
457
00:25:21,144 --> 00:25:23,396
and seven soirees.
458
00:25:24,064 --> 00:25:27,734
We have promenaded so much
my feet have swollen up.
459
00:25:28,818 --> 00:25:30,946
And no sign of this glove lady.
460
00:25:32,322 --> 00:25:33,949
Please, may we give up now?
461
00:25:34,449 --> 00:25:36,826
Go back to shunning the world?
462
00:25:39,371 --> 00:25:40,956
You may shun at will.
463
00:25:41,998 --> 00:25:44,751
Consider yourself released
from this favor.
464
00:25:44,834 --> 00:25:47,045
[Lady Whistledown] Dearest Gentle Reader,
465
00:25:47,128 --> 00:25:52,008
while this author had hopes
of a certain second son settling down,
466
00:25:52,092 --> 00:25:55,804
it seems the well of hope
may have run dry.
467
00:25:55,887 --> 00:25:59,432
Parched indeed are
the young ladies of the ton,
468
00:25:59,516 --> 00:26:02,227
though it seems the suitor
for whom they thirst
469
00:26:02,310 --> 00:26:06,606
has eyes only for a woman
who has yet to appear.
470
00:26:06,690 --> 00:26:08,858
Mother, what mistake have I made?
471
00:26:08,942 --> 00:26:11,486
He is the catch of the season.
He deserves to be with me.
472
00:26:16,658 --> 00:26:18,785
Does the distress
of my daughter amuse you?
473
00:26:18,868 --> 00:26:20,036
Of course not, my lady.
474
00:26:20,662 --> 00:26:21,663
Good.
475
00:26:30,046 --> 00:26:31,881
[intriguing music playing]
476
00:26:32,465 --> 00:26:37,762
[Lady Whistledown] This author must wonder
if the search is soon to come to a close.
477
00:26:39,347 --> 00:26:43,852
For a gentleman can only wander
the desert so long without a drink.
478
00:26:44,352 --> 00:26:47,188
[Brimsley] Shall I read
Whistledown to you, Your Majesty?
479
00:26:50,442 --> 00:26:51,443
No.
480
00:26:52,861 --> 00:26:55,071
Um… Lady Bridgerton
is here to see you, ma'am.
481
00:26:55,155 --> 00:26:57,073
Oh! What a delight.
482
00:26:57,157 --> 00:26:59,576
Penelope, what do you know
about my son's search for a wife?
483
00:26:59,659 --> 00:27:01,786
Forgive me,
but Lady Whistledown cannot reveal--
484
00:27:01,870 --> 00:27:03,538
- Penelope Bridgerton!
- Yes, ma'am.
485
00:27:03,622 --> 00:27:05,165
[music stops]
486
00:27:05,248 --> 00:27:07,250
[pensive music builds slowly]
487
00:27:30,440 --> 00:27:31,274
Mother.
488
00:27:31,358 --> 00:27:32,609
You are working.
489
00:27:32,692 --> 00:27:34,069
[music fades]
490
00:27:34,778 --> 00:27:36,363
May I sit?
491
00:27:36,446 --> 00:27:37,405
Of course.
492
00:27:39,574 --> 00:27:40,450
[clears throat]
493
00:27:43,787 --> 00:27:47,499
- Was there something you wish to discuss?
- Me? Oh no, not me. You, maybe?
494
00:27:47,582 --> 00:27:49,167
Me? No, not me.
495
00:27:49,250 --> 00:27:53,713
You'd be interested to know I had a most
fascinating conversation with Penelope.
496
00:27:55,757 --> 00:27:56,591
Oh.
497
00:27:56,675 --> 00:28:00,053
She claims that this bachelor
that she writes about in Whistledown,
498
00:28:00,136 --> 00:28:03,014
the one ready to seek a wife in earnest,
499
00:28:03,098 --> 00:28:05,850
that he asked her to write about him.
500
00:28:05,934 --> 00:28:06,810
He did?
501
00:28:07,811 --> 00:28:08,812
Well, that seems odd.
502
00:28:08,895 --> 00:28:10,063
- I agree.
- Mm.
503
00:28:10,146 --> 00:28:13,400
And she says it was because
he met someone at my masquerade ball.
504
00:28:13,900 --> 00:28:16,403
- She said that?
- When I bullied it out of her, yes.
505
00:28:17,153 --> 00:28:21,616
But a gentleman would never do
such a thing to his poor mother.
506
00:28:22,325 --> 00:28:24,119
Going behind her back,
507
00:28:24,202 --> 00:28:27,997
hiding the fact that perhaps
her one great wish for her son
508
00:28:28,081 --> 00:28:29,249
was about to come true,
509
00:28:29,332 --> 00:28:33,169
that he had met a young lady,
that he was ready to marry.
510
00:28:33,962 --> 00:28:36,214
No son would be so cruel.
511
00:28:38,341 --> 00:28:39,342
Would he?
512
00:28:44,973 --> 00:28:45,932
Very well.
513
00:28:46,683 --> 00:28:47,726
I…
514
00:28:48,309 --> 00:28:50,770
Oh dear. You have her glove?
515
00:28:50,854 --> 00:28:53,106
Benedict, if you have spoiled
this young lady…
516
00:28:53,189 --> 00:28:54,733
Nothing untoward happened.
517
00:28:55,275 --> 00:28:58,111
She left before the unmasking.
I did not even get her name.
518
00:28:58,194 --> 00:29:00,155
She dropped this in her haste to leave me.
519
00:29:00,905 --> 00:29:03,158
It matters not.
I barely know what she looked like
520
00:29:03,241 --> 00:29:05,410
and no longer remember
the sound of her voice.
521
00:29:05,493 --> 00:29:07,495
Searching for her has been fruitless.
522
00:29:07,579 --> 00:29:10,165
Which is why
you should confide in your mother.
523
00:29:10,248 --> 00:29:13,752
If you had, I would have told you
to start with Penwood House.
524
00:29:14,669 --> 00:29:16,421
This glove is an heirloom.
525
00:29:17,172 --> 00:29:20,049
The old Lady Penwood,
this young lady's grandmother, likely.
526
00:29:20,133 --> 00:29:22,260
It was her fashion
to have the family crest
527
00:29:22,343 --> 00:29:23,762
on the inside of her gloves.
528
00:29:23,845 --> 00:29:25,638
Our family used to know hers.
529
00:29:26,765 --> 00:29:30,226
No, I met Miss Li.
She is not the lady I met at your ball.
530
00:29:30,310 --> 00:29:31,770
Oh. Well… [chuckles]
531
00:29:31,853 --> 00:29:32,896
Yes, good.
532
00:29:33,688 --> 00:29:35,523
But… But it is possible
533
00:29:35,607 --> 00:29:38,651
that there are other young ladies
staying with the family.
534
00:29:39,778 --> 00:29:40,695
[chuckles lightly]
535
00:29:41,196 --> 00:29:42,655
[sighs sharply]
536
00:30:06,846 --> 00:30:09,933
Sophie, are you not supposed to be
in dance lessons?
537
00:30:10,016 --> 00:30:13,603
Lady Penwood thought it best
I not continue with Rosamund and Posy.
538
00:30:14,103 --> 00:30:15,605
I see. Hmm.
539
00:30:16,272 --> 00:30:19,359
Well, I am sure we will resolve this.
540
00:30:26,074 --> 00:30:27,158
Sir?
541
00:30:28,493 --> 00:30:31,621
Could I ask you about my mother?
542
00:30:40,630 --> 00:30:42,006
What do you wish to know?
543
00:30:42,590 --> 00:30:44,050
I have no memories of her.
544
00:30:44,759 --> 00:30:46,386
You have your necklace.
545
00:30:46,469 --> 00:30:48,012
How did she die?
546
00:30:48,513 --> 00:30:50,515
[gentle music plays]
547
00:30:58,398 --> 00:30:59,649
You miss your mother.
548
00:31:00,149 --> 00:31:01,359
That is natural.
549
00:31:01,442 --> 00:31:02,986
But I am here now.
550
00:31:03,736 --> 00:31:06,948
And I will always make sure
you are taken care of.
551
00:31:07,532 --> 00:31:08,783
I promise.
552
00:31:28,219 --> 00:31:29,596
[music fades out]
553
00:31:29,679 --> 00:31:30,597
Sophie,
554
00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:32,807
there is a gentleman caller.
555
00:31:32,891 --> 00:31:33,725
For me.
556
00:31:34,225 --> 00:31:36,019
[laughing] I'm being called on.
557
00:31:36,102 --> 00:31:37,437
I have a suitor!
558
00:31:37,520 --> 00:31:38,813
That is marvelous.
559
00:31:38,897 --> 00:31:41,774
Let us tidy your hair
so he can see how beautiful you are.
560
00:31:41,858 --> 00:31:42,942
Okay.
561
00:31:53,286 --> 00:31:54,120
Breathe.
562
00:31:58,958 --> 00:32:00,293
[strains giddily]
563
00:32:05,006 --> 00:32:06,090
[Posy] How do you do?
564
00:32:07,050 --> 00:32:08,801
It is a pleasure to meet you.
565
00:32:08,885 --> 00:32:12,764
- [heart beating softly]
- [gentle piano tune plays]
566
00:32:16,100 --> 00:32:17,685
[heartbeat fades]
567
00:32:34,327 --> 00:32:35,912
[piano tune fades]
568
00:32:35,995 --> 00:32:38,623
And then all of a sudden
my hands became feet,
569
00:32:38,706 --> 00:32:41,960
and I was forced to walk
across the stage with my feet hands.
570
00:32:42,043 --> 00:32:44,337
- Hm.
- Everyone in the audience laughed.
571
00:32:44,420 --> 00:32:47,924
Certainly you would do the same
if you saw someone with hands for feet.
572
00:32:48,007 --> 00:32:49,425
I mean, feet for hands.
573
00:32:50,218 --> 00:32:54,055
Anyway, that is why
I can no longer attend the theater.
574
00:32:54,138 --> 00:32:57,809
That is enough, Posy. Mr. Bridgerton
is not interested in your dreams.
575
00:32:57,892 --> 00:32:59,185
I am interested.
576
00:32:59,769 --> 00:33:03,398
Your dreams are surely more inventive
than any play I have seen.
577
00:33:05,316 --> 00:33:10,530
["Enchanted (Taylor Swift cover)"
by Joseph William Morgan plays]
578
00:33:22,875 --> 00:33:24,043
He is looking for you.
579
00:33:24,627 --> 00:33:26,004
He asked for Posy.
580
00:33:30,258 --> 00:33:32,343
Look how kind he is to her.
581
00:33:46,399 --> 00:33:47,608
He is there,
582
00:33:48,901 --> 00:33:50,903
right there in the drawing room.
583
00:33:51,863 --> 00:33:53,239
You should go in.
584
00:33:54,741 --> 00:33:57,410
- Perhaps he will recognize you.
- He will not.
585
00:33:57,910 --> 00:34:01,873
It was one night, a moment.
He does not even know what I look like.
586
00:34:01,956 --> 00:34:03,875
- Then tell him.
- What?
587
00:34:03,958 --> 00:34:06,753
Go in there and tell him who you are.
588
00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:11,257
This is your chance, Sophie.
589
00:34:14,802 --> 00:34:15,845
Lady Penwood.
590
00:34:15,928 --> 00:34:19,515
Once he sees you, once you tell him,
Lady Penwood will not signify.
591
00:34:37,909 --> 00:34:40,453
He could be here for any reason,
not for me.
592
00:34:41,579 --> 00:34:44,832
He is clearly looking for you.
593
00:34:47,585 --> 00:34:48,586
Go in there.
594
00:35:02,934 --> 00:35:04,560
[music recedes]
595
00:35:04,644 --> 00:35:06,354
He does not want to find me.
596
00:35:07,146 --> 00:35:08,940
[music resumes softly]
597
00:35:09,816 --> 00:35:12,485
He wants to find the lady
in the silver gown.
598
00:35:14,612 --> 00:35:15,988
And she is not real.
599
00:35:18,116 --> 00:35:20,743
Yes, absolutely. Tell me more.
600
00:35:24,080 --> 00:35:25,164
I have work to do.
601
00:35:26,707 --> 00:35:28,543
[song fades out]
602
00:35:34,048 --> 00:35:36,050
[sullen music plays]
603
00:35:38,594 --> 00:35:40,972
[breathing heavily]
604
00:35:41,055 --> 00:35:42,890
[stifling scream]
605
00:35:45,351 --> 00:35:46,435
[exhales sharply]
606
00:36:03,744 --> 00:36:04,745
[music fades]
607
00:36:04,829 --> 00:36:07,957
Does that imagination
come out in other ways?
608
00:36:08,541 --> 00:36:09,584
In, uh…
609
00:36:10,376 --> 00:36:12,920
Well… dressing up, perhaps?
610
00:36:13,004 --> 00:36:15,631
I love dressing up.
One time when I was a child--
611
00:36:15,715 --> 00:36:18,551
Before we hear more about that,
I would love to hear about
612
00:36:18,634 --> 00:36:20,595
the costume you wore for the masquerade.
613
00:36:20,678 --> 00:36:22,180
She was a mermaid.
614
00:36:23,556 --> 00:36:24,557
Ah.
615
00:36:25,474 --> 00:36:27,143
So you were not wearing silver?
616
00:36:27,727 --> 00:36:31,272
[Posy] No, but I wanted to.
Silver and purple for the scales.
617
00:36:31,355 --> 00:36:33,441
- But I was told no tail.
- [Benedict] Hm.
618
00:36:33,524 --> 00:36:37,153
Did someone in silver
catch your eye at the masquerade?
619
00:36:37,236 --> 00:36:39,488
Oh… I talked to so many people that night.
620
00:36:39,572 --> 00:36:41,866
I am simply trying to recall who is who.
621
00:36:41,949 --> 00:36:43,409
Of course.
622
00:36:43,492 --> 00:36:44,577
[Benedict chuckles]
623
00:36:45,244 --> 00:36:47,872
So, you two are sisters…?
624
00:36:48,456 --> 00:36:49,332
Mm-hm.
625
00:36:50,374 --> 00:36:55,087
Do you have any cousins or friends
of the family who have been staying here?
626
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.
627
00:37:00,509 --> 00:37:01,594
Of course.
628
00:37:08,726 --> 00:37:09,810
[teacup clinks]
629
00:37:15,733 --> 00:37:18,861
What was his intention in coming here
if not to court you?
630
00:37:20,279 --> 00:37:22,198
[Rosamund] Is that a lady's glove?
631
00:37:22,281 --> 00:37:23,950
What is he looking at?
632
00:37:24,033 --> 00:37:25,451
- [thuds]
- [Posy grunts]
633
00:37:28,579 --> 00:37:30,873
[tense, pensive notes rising]
634
00:37:55,773 --> 00:37:57,108
[music fades]
635
00:37:57,191 --> 00:37:59,568
- Brimsley!
- Her Majesty is taking her royal nap.
636
00:37:59,652 --> 00:38:01,112
I do not have long.
637
00:38:01,195 --> 00:38:02,363
What is wrong?
638
00:38:02,446 --> 00:38:05,157
- Is it His Majesty the king?
- You must come back.
639
00:38:05,241 --> 00:38:07,827
Request an audience with Her Majesty.
Apologize.
640
00:38:08,828 --> 00:38:10,371
I shall do no such thing.
641
00:38:10,454 --> 00:38:12,707
I have nothing to apologize for.
642
00:38:12,790 --> 00:38:14,208
She is gossiping at me.
643
00:38:14,792 --> 00:38:16,711
But I fail to gossip back
in the right way.
644
00:38:16,794 --> 00:38:18,838
She wishes to speak
about Benedict Bridgerton.
645
00:38:18,921 --> 00:38:20,756
But my replies are never the right ones.
646
00:38:20,840 --> 00:38:22,883
She will not allow me
to clear her chessboard.
647
00:38:22,967 --> 00:38:25,344
- She refuses to finish the game.
- [scoffs]
648
00:38:25,428 --> 00:38:27,013
She is Her Majesty.
649
00:38:27,096 --> 00:38:30,641
She is always at her best, of course.
She is glorious.
650
00:38:31,309 --> 00:38:34,395
But perhaps one might imagine
it is possible she might be…
651
00:38:35,104 --> 00:38:36,230
desponding.
652
00:38:37,189 --> 00:38:40,151
You know you do not need
to have something to apologize for.
653
00:38:40,234 --> 00:38:43,654
If Her Majesty needs an apology,
one apologizes for nothing.
654
00:38:43,738 --> 00:38:45,531
She is our queen.
655
00:38:55,249 --> 00:38:58,502
I do not much feel like apologizing.
656
00:38:59,045 --> 00:39:01,505
And I am certainly
not interested in playing chess
657
00:39:01,589 --> 00:39:03,674
or gossiping with Her Majesty at present.
658
00:39:03,758 --> 00:39:07,094
Let her be entertained
by her ladies-in-waiting.
659
00:39:08,095 --> 00:39:09,347
Lady Danbury,
660
00:39:10,181 --> 00:39:12,683
there was a time
when you were her lady-in-waiting.
661
00:39:13,351 --> 00:39:15,936
It was different. She was different.
662
00:39:17,813 --> 00:39:19,565
You have been witness to…
663
00:39:21,067 --> 00:39:22,151
His Majesty is…
664
00:39:23,652 --> 00:39:24,987
You were there then.
665
00:39:26,072 --> 00:39:27,990
She will not be close to these ladies now,
666
00:39:28,074 --> 00:39:30,201
and she will not even try
to replace Lady Baird.
667
00:39:30,284 --> 00:39:33,079
You know that, and you know why.
668
00:39:34,205 --> 00:39:37,333
The chess match
must not remain unfinished.
669
00:39:39,085 --> 00:39:40,544
She is struggling
670
00:39:41,670 --> 00:39:42,838
in your absence,
671
00:39:44,215 --> 00:39:45,966
in the absence of her friend,
672
00:39:47,385 --> 00:39:49,053
her only friend.
673
00:39:49,637 --> 00:39:52,098
The whole world is getting smaller.
674
00:39:52,181 --> 00:39:54,183
[solemn music playing]
675
00:39:54,266 --> 00:39:55,643
I must return.
676
00:39:56,143 --> 00:39:57,812
Please, Lady Danbury.
677
00:40:15,913 --> 00:40:17,915
[music fades out]
678
00:40:19,125 --> 00:40:21,001
Lady Penwood, may I help you?
679
00:40:24,964 --> 00:40:31,011
I realized I never expressed my gratitude
for all your hard work with my shoes.
680
00:40:35,182 --> 00:40:36,600
I should like to reward you.
681
00:40:38,352 --> 00:40:39,937
Would you try these on?
682
00:40:40,020 --> 00:40:43,524
I know how much you love
the little luxuries of society.
683
00:40:44,400 --> 00:40:45,776
No, thank you, my lady.
684
00:40:45,860 --> 00:40:48,779
- It was not a suggestion.
- I have other duties to attend to.
685
00:40:48,863 --> 00:40:52,575
You are relieved from other duties
until you honor this request.
686
00:40:52,658 --> 00:40:53,826
Put them on.
687
00:40:53,909 --> 00:40:54,743
Now.
688
00:41:05,296 --> 00:41:07,131
[light music plays]
689
00:41:16,390 --> 00:41:17,892
A perfect fit.
690
00:41:17,975 --> 00:41:19,810
I am as surprised as you.
691
00:41:20,895 --> 00:41:24,482
Imagine my surprise when I discovered you
know how to dress yourself respectably.
692
00:41:26,025 --> 00:41:27,902
In fact, the shoes did not clash at all
693
00:41:27,985 --> 00:41:30,654
with the silver dress
I found under your mattress.
694
00:41:32,031 --> 00:41:32,948
It was you.
695
00:41:33,824 --> 00:41:37,411
You marked my silver shoes.
You slipped into the masquerade ball.
696
00:41:37,495 --> 00:41:39,330
Do not insult me by denying it.
697
00:41:42,333 --> 00:41:43,209
Then
698
00:41:44,293 --> 00:41:46,003
get it over with and punish me.
699
00:41:46,754 --> 00:41:49,089
If you want all the silver polished,
I shall do it.
700
00:41:49,173 --> 00:41:52,384
If you want me on my hands and knees
scrubbing floors, very well.
701
00:41:52,468 --> 00:41:55,262
There is no punishment
that fits the crime of going to a ball
702
00:41:55,346 --> 00:41:57,014
and impersonating nobility,
703
00:41:57,681 --> 00:42:01,727
of stealing my shoes, those gloves,
and that dress from my home.
704
00:42:02,478 --> 00:42:03,812
It is my home as well.
705
00:42:03,896 --> 00:42:06,357
How dare you! This was never your home!
706
00:42:07,274 --> 00:42:09,902
I have suffered having you
under my roof all these years.
707
00:42:09,985 --> 00:42:13,030
- And you repay me with this duplicity.
- How have you suffered?
708
00:42:13,739 --> 00:42:15,866
I have served your every whim
all these years,
709
00:42:15,950 --> 00:42:17,660
without wages, without complaint.
710
00:42:17,743 --> 00:42:21,455
I have provided you with protection,
far more than you'd've found on your own,
711
00:42:21,539 --> 00:42:23,582
and clearly far more
than you ever deserved.
712
00:42:23,666 --> 00:42:24,500
Then why?
713
00:42:25,251 --> 00:42:27,753
Out of the goodness of the heart
you do not possess?
714
00:42:27,836 --> 00:42:30,881
It is clear you despised me
from the beginning. So tell me.
715
00:42:30,965 --> 00:42:34,301
Why have you kept me here
if I have been such a burden to you? Why?
716
00:42:43,185 --> 00:42:45,437
You could've put me on the street
as soon as Father died.
717
00:42:45,521 --> 00:42:46,689
Do not call him…
718
00:42:49,650 --> 00:42:50,776
You were his error.
719
00:42:51,360 --> 00:42:54,321
But my mistake was attempting
to help someone beyond hope.
720
00:42:58,867 --> 00:43:00,369
So perhaps you are right.
721
00:43:02,746 --> 00:43:04,665
I should have put you out on the street.
722
00:43:09,461 --> 00:43:10,629
You are dismissed.
723
00:43:11,338 --> 00:43:13,424
And you will never work again in Mayfair.
724
00:43:14,341 --> 00:43:15,759
I will make sure of it.
725
00:43:18,846 --> 00:43:19,930
Araminta…
726
00:43:23,434 --> 00:43:25,019
You forget yourself
727
00:43:25,853 --> 00:43:27,396
and your place.
728
00:43:34,987 --> 00:43:36,697
[rousing instrumental music plays]
729
00:44:06,602 --> 00:44:08,437
[music fades]
730
00:44:10,898 --> 00:44:13,108
- Irma.
- It is our fault.
731
00:44:14,109 --> 00:44:16,195
We never should have sent you
to that ball.
732
00:44:16,278 --> 00:44:17,905
You did not send me.
733
00:44:17,988 --> 00:44:19,198
I sent myself.
734
00:44:20,491 --> 00:44:23,452
All you and Alfie did was help
make my dream come true.
735
00:44:23,535 --> 00:44:24,828
We made a collection.
736
00:44:25,621 --> 00:44:27,081
It is not much.
737
00:44:27,164 --> 00:44:30,042
But it shall at least get you
a week at a boarding house.
738
00:44:37,716 --> 00:44:39,301
[Alfie] Do not say anything.
739
00:44:40,302 --> 00:44:42,137
I want to stay angry.
740
00:44:47,768 --> 00:44:49,103
Do not open it now.
741
00:44:49,186 --> 00:44:51,355
It is not much,
but perhaps you could sell it.
742
00:44:51,438 --> 00:44:53,649
- Goodbye, Sophie--
- [Rosamund] Do not…
743
00:44:54,149 --> 00:44:55,651
forget yourself.
744
00:44:56,902 --> 00:44:59,488
Such a shame
that you could not perform your duties.
745
00:45:00,447 --> 00:45:01,448
Good luck.
746
00:45:01,949 --> 00:45:03,951
[sullen music rises]
747
00:45:12,751 --> 00:45:13,919
[door opens]
748
00:45:14,002 --> 00:45:15,254
[door shuts]
749
00:45:15,337 --> 00:45:19,007
[pensive atmospheric music plays]
750
00:45:41,739 --> 00:45:43,657
[Sophie sighs] The shoe clips.
751
00:45:44,241 --> 00:45:45,325
Posy.
752
00:46:12,144 --> 00:46:13,729
[music fades slowly]
753
00:46:33,624 --> 00:46:36,710
I have come to apologize, Your Majesty.
754
00:46:40,756 --> 00:46:42,216
My apologies.
755
00:46:44,426 --> 00:46:45,469
You may go.
756
00:46:58,023 --> 00:46:59,233
Your move.
757
00:47:07,950 --> 00:47:09,701
Why do you wish to leave me?
758
00:47:09,785 --> 00:47:13,914
As I said,
I desire a return to my homeland, and I--
759
00:47:13,997 --> 00:47:14,998
No.
760
00:47:15,082 --> 00:47:17,167
Why do you wish to leave me?
761
00:47:17,668 --> 00:47:20,087
- Your Majesty.
- You cannot go.
762
00:47:20,170 --> 00:47:21,296
I will not allow it.
763
00:47:21,380 --> 00:47:23,882
- I know this may be difficult for you.
- You cannot.
764
00:47:23,966 --> 00:47:24,842
You will not.
765
00:47:24,925 --> 00:47:26,552
- Let us be reasonable.
- No.
766
00:47:27,553 --> 00:47:28,804
You will not go.
767
00:47:29,471 --> 00:47:30,305
I forbid it.
768
00:47:30,389 --> 00:47:32,683
- You cannot forbid me.
- I can.
769
00:47:32,766 --> 00:47:34,184
- You cannot.
- I can.
770
00:47:34,268 --> 00:47:35,310
You cannot,
771
00:47:35,936 --> 00:47:37,563
not if we are friends.
772
00:47:37,646 --> 00:47:40,274
I am your queen.
773
00:47:40,357 --> 00:47:43,902
So I am merely your subject.
774
00:47:43,986 --> 00:47:45,737
You are my subject.
775
00:47:50,576 --> 00:47:51,827
I understand.
776
00:47:59,501 --> 00:48:03,380
My deepest apologies
for forgetting my position.
777
00:48:11,346 --> 00:48:12,347
I shall go.
778
00:48:20,147 --> 00:48:21,440
[Charlotte] I am sorry.
779
00:48:26,737 --> 00:48:28,030
I did not mean it.
780
00:48:28,530 --> 00:48:29,573
I am sorry.
781
00:48:31,617 --> 00:48:33,160
My apologies.
782
00:48:37,706 --> 00:48:38,957
All is well.
783
00:48:40,250 --> 00:48:42,753
Your Majesty, all is well.
784
00:48:44,254 --> 00:48:45,130
Agatha,
785
00:48:45,839 --> 00:48:48,133
you cannot leave me here all alone.
786
00:48:50,469 --> 00:48:52,346
What happens when he dies?
787
00:48:56,850 --> 00:48:58,894
[Charlotte sobs softly]
788
00:48:59,770 --> 00:49:01,021
I am here.
789
00:49:01,104 --> 00:49:03,315
[continues sobbing]
790
00:49:03,398 --> 00:49:05,108
[Lady Danbury] You need not worry.
791
00:49:05,192 --> 00:49:06,610
I am here.
792
00:49:13,450 --> 00:49:15,118
[indistinct chattering]
793
00:49:22,501 --> 00:49:23,877
[man] How many do you want?
794
00:49:25,837 --> 00:49:28,215
Hollow. Diamonds are weighty.
795
00:49:28,298 --> 00:49:30,050
These are paste.
796
00:49:30,133 --> 00:49:32,386
- They're counterfeit.
- Are you certain?
797
00:49:32,469 --> 00:49:34,513
I need enough money to get out of London.
798
00:49:34,596 --> 00:49:36,848
I'll take your necklace
for a pretty sum though.
799
00:49:39,810 --> 00:49:41,436
It is not for sale.
800
00:49:41,520 --> 00:49:43,438
Well, that's all I can offer you, then.
801
00:49:44,856 --> 00:49:47,192
It might be enough
to get you on a mail coach.
802
00:49:47,275 --> 00:49:49,361
[light music playing]
803
00:49:49,444 --> 00:49:50,445
Thank you.
804
00:50:10,882 --> 00:50:12,884
[music fades out]
805
00:50:15,679 --> 00:50:17,055
Care for company?
806
00:50:20,308 --> 00:50:22,352
Have you been displeased with me?
807
00:50:26,732 --> 00:50:28,358
I have not seen much of you lately.
808
00:50:28,442 --> 00:50:30,444
- It took you long enough to notice.
- Eloise.
809
00:50:30,527 --> 00:50:32,612
You realize you were cast out
of the clubhouse?
810
00:50:33,405 --> 00:50:35,365
- Was I in a club?
- We were.
811
00:50:37,409 --> 00:50:41,413
I thought we would be unyielding together,
with regard to marriage, but…
812
00:50:42,122 --> 00:50:44,166
you have crossed over to the other side.
813
00:50:44,249 --> 00:50:47,002
[laughing] Well, I am not
getting married any time soon.
814
00:50:47,085 --> 00:50:48,211
But you wanted to.
815
00:50:49,087 --> 00:50:50,338
To the glove lady.
816
00:50:52,591 --> 00:50:54,760
I thought it could be possible.
817
00:50:54,843 --> 00:50:55,761
But…
818
00:50:55,844 --> 00:50:56,762
[chuckles]
819
00:50:56,845 --> 00:50:58,430
…she clearly did not agree.
820
00:50:59,931 --> 00:51:01,016
Why would she?
821
00:51:03,018 --> 00:51:03,977
Why would she not?
822
00:51:04,061 --> 00:51:05,854
Ah, you and I both know
823
00:51:05,937 --> 00:51:09,191
I am not the Bridgerton
anyone should give their heart to.
824
00:51:09,274 --> 00:51:11,651
The unserious one.
825
00:51:11,735 --> 00:51:13,653
The… the rake.
826
00:51:13,737 --> 00:51:15,405
The free spirit.
827
00:51:17,115 --> 00:51:18,158
[sighs heavily]
828
00:51:20,535 --> 00:51:23,121
You may need
to let me back into our clubhouse.
829
00:51:23,205 --> 00:51:24,372
Oh, Brother…
830
00:51:24,956 --> 00:51:25,957
Do not fret.
831
00:51:26,583 --> 00:51:27,834
I am only, um…
832
00:51:29,503 --> 00:51:32,297
I think I need to clear my head.
I think I shall go out.
833
00:51:32,380 --> 00:51:34,341
Oh, I sense a drinking bout.
834
00:51:34,424 --> 00:51:35,592
Please!
835
00:51:36,635 --> 00:51:38,929
Do not leave me in Mama's hands.
836
00:51:41,056 --> 00:51:42,682
Our mother might surprise you.
837
00:51:50,774 --> 00:51:53,026
[distorted laughter and chatter]
838
00:51:53,110 --> 00:51:56,363
[atmospheric music builds tempo steadily]
839
00:52:17,217 --> 00:52:19,219
[music peaks and recedes slowly]
840
00:52:26,226 --> 00:52:29,062
[tinny distorted soundscape reverberates]
841
00:52:31,731 --> 00:52:33,608
[muffled laughter and chatter]
842
00:52:39,656 --> 00:52:41,449
[warbling tones swirling]
843
00:52:41,533 --> 00:52:42,993
[balanced soundscape returns]
844
00:52:43,076 --> 00:52:45,453
- [chattering]
- ["Piano in the Parlor" playing]
845
00:52:49,708 --> 00:52:52,085
[men chattering]
846
00:52:53,837 --> 00:52:55,046
[man snarls breathily]
847
00:52:56,173 --> 00:52:57,424
Excuse me, sir.
848
00:52:57,507 --> 00:52:59,467
Ooh, she's too fast for you, Hendricks.
849
00:52:59,551 --> 00:53:02,053
I shall get her
by the end of the night. [chuckles]
850
00:53:11,479 --> 00:53:12,564
[man 1] Bridgerton.
851
00:53:13,315 --> 00:53:16,902
Cavender finally dragged us both out
to one of his parties.
852
00:53:16,985 --> 00:53:19,446
It seems that way. Where are we?
853
00:53:19,529 --> 00:53:21,615
Lord and Lady Cavender's country estate.
854
00:53:21,698 --> 00:53:23,783
They are in London for the weekend.
855
00:53:24,284 --> 00:53:25,285
Phil is on a spree.
856
00:53:25,869 --> 00:53:28,205
Ah. I've not seen you
in our circle lately.
857
00:53:29,164 --> 00:53:29,998
No.
858
00:53:30,498 --> 00:53:31,333
I…
859
00:53:31,917 --> 00:53:33,418
Do you remember Virginia?
860
00:53:34,419 --> 00:53:35,420
The actress?
861
00:53:36,087 --> 00:53:37,464
Mm. I believe so.
862
00:53:38,715 --> 00:53:40,300
We have fallen in love.
863
00:53:41,509 --> 00:53:43,220
She has agreed to be my mistress.
864
00:53:44,512 --> 00:53:46,514
Because one woman was not enough for you?
865
00:53:46,598 --> 00:53:47,599
[both chuckle]
866
00:53:47,682 --> 00:53:50,143
Well, there must be
someone out there for you.
867
00:53:50,727 --> 00:53:51,978
[man 2] Hiscox!
868
00:53:52,062 --> 00:53:53,313
Bridgerton!
869
00:53:53,396 --> 00:53:55,649
If you do not place a bet this round,
870
00:53:55,732 --> 00:53:59,110
we will be forced to wager which one
of you can be pushed into the lake
871
00:53:59,194 --> 00:54:00,570
with your trousers down.
872
00:54:00,654 --> 00:54:02,697
[distant boisterous laughter]
873
00:54:16,169 --> 00:54:18,171
[indistinct chatter and laughter]
874
00:54:19,214 --> 00:54:20,131
[woman] No.
875
00:54:21,424 --> 00:54:22,884
[man] Unbend a little.
876
00:54:22,968 --> 00:54:25,136
You're far too solemn
for such a pretty thing.
877
00:54:25,220 --> 00:54:29,349
- I do not indulge, my lord.
- Surely your kitchen duties can wait.
878
00:54:29,432 --> 00:54:30,392
- [maid gasps]
- [men] Oh…
879
00:54:30,475 --> 00:54:32,811
[maid 2] Run. Lock yourself in your room.
880
00:54:32,894 --> 00:54:35,021
- You bitch!
- I shall scream if you touch me.
881
00:54:35,105 --> 00:54:37,065
Oh, we do like it when they scream.
882
00:54:37,148 --> 00:54:38,566
[grunting]
883
00:54:38,650 --> 00:54:40,568
[tense music playing]
884
00:54:40,652 --> 00:54:41,486
[gasps]
885
00:54:41,569 --> 00:54:44,197
What's wrong, Cavender?
Don't want to play any longer?
886
00:54:45,240 --> 00:54:46,700
[shouts]
887
00:54:48,326 --> 00:54:49,911
- [shatters]
- [grunts]
888
00:54:50,412 --> 00:54:51,413
[straining]
889
00:54:53,832 --> 00:54:55,125
Enough!
890
00:54:55,208 --> 00:54:57,377
Enough! She's only a maid!
891
00:54:58,128 --> 00:54:59,671
Apologize to her!
892
00:55:02,007 --> 00:55:02,841
I…
893
00:55:04,301 --> 00:55:06,469
I apologize. I apologize.
894
00:55:06,970 --> 00:55:09,889
Treat a woman in such a manner ever again,
895
00:55:09,973 --> 00:55:12,851
and I will personally ensure
you never return to society.
896
00:55:13,852 --> 00:55:14,978
Do you understand?
897
00:55:18,648 --> 00:55:19,649
Yes.
898
00:55:22,777 --> 00:55:24,738
[music fades]
899
00:55:24,821 --> 00:55:26,406
That goes for you as well.
900
00:55:27,782 --> 00:55:29,367
We shall never touch her.
901
00:55:30,452 --> 00:55:32,287
Because she no longer works here.
902
00:55:43,506 --> 00:55:45,508
[soft music plays]
903
00:55:46,801 --> 00:55:47,927
Mr. Bridgerton.
904
00:55:52,349 --> 00:55:55,226
Forgive me, but… do we know one another?
905
00:55:56,269 --> 00:55:58,271
[music grows unsettled]
906
00:56:00,398 --> 00:56:02,901
Did you work
for a household I visited or…?
907
00:56:07,489 --> 00:56:09,366
No, we do not know each other.
908
00:56:10,200 --> 00:56:13,244
- Then how do you know my name?
- I… heard it.
909
00:56:15,205 --> 00:56:17,040
Earlier, someone said it.
910
00:56:17,832 --> 00:56:18,833
Excuse me, sir.
911
00:56:18,917 --> 00:56:20,919
[brisk music rises]
912
00:56:24,923 --> 00:56:26,925
[music turns somber and fades out]
913
00:56:32,472 --> 00:56:34,224
I cannot believe he is gone.
914
00:56:37,477 --> 00:56:39,687
It will not be the same without him,
915
00:56:42,732 --> 00:56:44,275
especially for you.
916
00:56:50,532 --> 00:56:52,117
I am so sorry, Sophie.
917
00:56:53,743 --> 00:56:56,162
I only heard from
the solicitor this morning.
918
00:56:58,456 --> 00:57:01,501
The late Lord Penwood
did not include you in his will.
919
00:57:03,128 --> 00:57:05,004
He would not do that. He…
920
00:57:06,798 --> 00:57:09,259
He promised he would always care for me.
921
00:57:09,342 --> 00:57:10,510
Yes.
922
00:57:10,593 --> 00:57:13,513
Because he was a kind man
who could not stand being cruel.
923
00:57:13,596 --> 00:57:16,266
But the truth is
that his love rests in his legacy,
924
00:57:16,349 --> 00:57:18,643
and there is no mention
of you in the will.
925
00:57:21,187 --> 00:57:22,397
[incredulously] No.
926
00:57:23,064 --> 00:57:24,899
No, my father loved me.
927
00:57:27,235 --> 00:57:29,863
Yes. I can understand
why you believe that.
928
00:57:32,157 --> 00:57:34,325
Your mother allowed herself
to believe the same.
929
00:57:37,162 --> 00:57:39,080
Lord Penwood never told you the truth?
930
00:57:39,164 --> 00:57:41,583
[sullen music plays softly]
931
00:57:41,666 --> 00:57:44,544
I see he left both of us
in the dark about certain things.
932
00:57:46,629 --> 00:57:47,839
Your mother was a maid,
933
00:57:49,132 --> 00:57:51,426
a maid who let herself become a mistress.
934
00:57:53,511 --> 00:57:55,555
She died when you were very small,
935
00:57:56,181 --> 00:57:58,933
with no title, no money, no dignity,
936
00:57:59,017 --> 00:58:00,351
and no husband.
937
00:58:03,521 --> 00:58:06,149
She was not a part
of Lord Penwood's legacy either.
938
00:58:12,572 --> 00:58:13,865
Do not worry.
939
00:58:15,366 --> 00:58:17,076
I will take care of you now.
940
00:58:19,037 --> 00:58:23,458
I will feed you, clothe you,
and keep a roof over your head.
941
00:58:25,460 --> 00:58:27,003
You will work as a maid.
942
00:58:31,299 --> 00:58:33,426
But I am the daughter of a nobleman.
943
00:58:34,093 --> 00:58:36,012
You are illegitimate.
944
00:58:36,513 --> 00:58:39,307
Being a maid is the best you can hope for.
945
00:58:40,433 --> 00:58:42,101
It will make you invisible.
946
00:58:43,019 --> 00:58:44,270
Trust me.
947
00:58:45,271 --> 00:58:47,148
You will be protected this way.
948
00:58:50,401 --> 00:58:53,821
As long as you do not allow yourself
to dream of more than your station,
949
00:58:56,157 --> 00:58:57,158
as your mother did.
950
00:59:00,245 --> 00:59:01,621
[sobbing]
951
00:59:18,221 --> 00:59:19,681
[music fades]
952
00:59:19,764 --> 00:59:20,848
Are you all right?
953
00:59:22,183 --> 00:59:23,643
Where are you going?
954
00:59:23,726 --> 00:59:25,478
Away, sir. I must find other work.
955
00:59:25,562 --> 00:59:28,189
It is the middle of the night
in the middle of the country.
956
00:59:28,273 --> 00:59:31,568
Yes, sir. The nearest town where I might
find employment is several hours away.
957
00:59:31,651 --> 00:59:34,654
- So I must start walking.
- But… let me take you.
958
00:59:34,737 --> 00:59:37,115
I am not going anywhere with you,
Mr. Bridgerton.
959
00:59:37,198 --> 00:59:39,826
You lost me my position,
the very thing I need to survive.
960
00:59:39,909 --> 00:59:42,078
You are clearly better off
without that position.
961
00:59:42,161 --> 00:59:44,205
Mr. Cavender's parents
return in the morning.
962
00:59:44,289 --> 00:59:45,915
I only had to make it through the night.
963
00:59:45,999 --> 00:59:47,875
What about when his parents
went away again?
964
00:59:47,959 --> 00:59:49,961
Did you mean always to be on your guard?
965
00:59:50,461 --> 00:59:51,588
That is no way to live.
966
00:59:51,671 --> 00:59:53,965
And do you believe
I am afforded that choice?
967
00:59:54,924 --> 00:59:55,800
Good night, sir.
968
00:59:57,260 --> 00:59:59,679
I will find another position
for you in London.
969
01:00:00,847 --> 01:00:03,182
- Somewhere safe.
- I have already tried that.
970
01:00:03,266 --> 01:00:04,309
[Benedict] Mm…
971
01:00:04,392 --> 01:00:05,518
I have my ways.
972
01:00:06,978 --> 01:00:08,021
I promise.
973
01:00:10,398 --> 01:00:12,150
Please. You cannot walk in the dark.
974
01:00:12,233 --> 01:00:13,443
It is unsafe.
975
01:00:17,822 --> 01:00:20,199
I assure you I will not lay a hand on you.
976
01:00:21,951 --> 01:00:24,704
Unlike Cavender,
I was raised to respect maids.
977
01:00:24,787 --> 01:00:27,081
I shall not even look at you.
978
01:00:27,165 --> 01:00:29,167
[intriguing music builds slowly]
979
01:00:30,460 --> 01:00:33,463
[clamoring rises in distance]
980
01:00:39,510 --> 01:00:41,596
[Lady Whistledown] Dearest Gentle Reader,
981
01:00:41,679 --> 01:00:44,891
it seems this column's favorite second son
982
01:00:44,974 --> 01:00:47,810
was whisked to the countryside this week,
983
01:00:47,894 --> 01:00:51,731
seemingly concluding the search
for his mystery lady.
984
01:00:54,442 --> 01:00:56,110
Are you certain we have not met?
985
01:01:00,865 --> 01:01:02,283
How could we have, sir?
986
01:01:03,910 --> 01:01:05,328
I am only a maid.
987
01:01:16,506 --> 01:01:17,590
[groans softly]
988
01:01:17,674 --> 01:01:22,345
[Lady Whistledown] Hearts across Mayfair
are surely shattered indeed.
989
01:01:22,428 --> 01:01:25,807
This author hopes that in his retreat,
990
01:01:25,890 --> 01:01:30,395
our reveler will find
whatever it is he truly seeks.
991
01:01:30,478 --> 01:01:33,773
Only time will tell.
992
01:01:35,274 --> 01:01:37,276
[music fades out]
993
01:01:43,282 --> 01:01:46,202
[closing theme music playing]
994
01:03:10,369 --> 01:03:12,288
[music fades out]