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00:00:33Good morning.
00:00:36How did you sleep?
00:00:42Fitfully.
00:00:47I am off to Bridgeton House for breakfast.
00:00:49But my mother is coming.
00:00:51I'll give you and your mother some privacy.
00:00:53You do not have to leave.
00:00:54I wish to.
00:01:05Mum, you have a visitor in the drawing room.
00:01:09Serve her tea.
00:01:10I'm not yet ready.
00:01:21Good morning, Mama.
00:01:25Cressida.
00:01:26Good morning.
00:01:27I trust you had a happy wedding night?
00:01:30What are you doing here?
00:01:31I'm simply paying a visit.
00:01:33To the esteemed Lady Whistledown.
00:01:36I know your secret.
00:01:40Whatever you think you know, you are incorrect.
00:01:42Now I wish for you to leave.
00:01:43You know, thinking back on everything,
00:01:45it makes perfect sense.
00:01:47No one would ever suspect you,
00:01:49as you are so very forgettable.
00:01:52That look is enjoyable.
00:01:53Shame I cannot stay long to savour it,
00:01:55seeing as I am under lock and key until my aunt arrives
00:01:58to steal me to the countryside.
00:02:01You're leaving town?
00:02:02Yes.
00:02:03But not to my aunt Joanna's house.
00:02:05You see, you are going to pay me double the Queen's reward
00:02:09so that I might set up my life abroad.
00:02:12Or I will tell everyone of your true identity.
00:02:15No one will believe you,
00:02:17Cressida.
00:02:17Your reputation cannot be any lower at present.
00:02:22Miss Carver?
00:02:23Lady Featherington.
00:02:25Penelope and I were just discussing
00:02:27whether or not I am to be believed.
00:02:31Let us find out.
00:02:35Think of your daughter's love of the written word.
00:02:38Think of how she is so easily overlooked,
00:02:40allowing her to disappear for great periods of time.
00:02:44Think of how all those she views as enemies
00:02:46end up humiliated in print.
00:02:50And then ask yourself,
00:02:52how it took you this long to realise
00:02:55she is the true Lady Whistledown?
00:02:59You will pay me my sum
00:03:01or I will reveal the truth to the entire town.
00:03:08Do enjoy your morning, ladies.
00:03:15Penelope.
00:03:26Tell me it is not true.
00:03:28For once, Cressida does not lie.
00:03:35Oh, every ball.
00:03:37Always there is an hour at which you disappear.
00:03:40I thought it was because your social manners run dry at a certain point,
00:03:43but now I realise what a fool I have been.
00:03:47Mama.
00:03:48All the terrible things you have written about your sisters.
00:03:50About me.
00:03:52About yourself.
00:03:54I have fought with every tool at my disposal to claw us out of ruin time and time again.
00:03:59And yet, under my own roof, my own blood has been sowing the seeds of our ruin all along.
00:04:04How could you, Penelope?
00:04:09Does your husband know?
00:04:14Well, he cannot know about this latest scandal.
00:04:17For a gentleman such as Mr Bridgerton to know that your actions have led to blackmail.
00:04:23He would have grounds for an annulment even the most sanctimonious bishop would grant.
00:04:28I do not wish to lie anymore.
00:04:31I must tell, Colin.
00:04:33Well, I would forbid it.
00:04:36But clearly my word is not one you choose to follow.
00:04:40You must get dressed.
00:04:55You play carelessly today, Lady Danbury.
00:04:58The game will not last long.
00:05:01Her Majesty has been quite forthcoming with accusations of late.
00:05:06I was wondering how we would come around to that.
00:05:08The Bridgertons are such favourites of yours.
00:05:12But no, it was no accusation.
00:05:15It is the truth.
00:05:17I am closer to finding Lady Whistledown than ever before.
00:05:28And what will you do once you have uncovered her?
00:05:33I will have won, of course.
00:05:35And then?
00:05:37Will you command her to stop writing?
00:05:40Lock her in a dungeon?
00:05:42What are you trying to say, Lady Danbury?
00:05:45When Whistledown first started writing,
00:05:48I assumed she was someone with power in the tom.
00:05:52But in her latest editions, it has become evident that there is a vulnerability there.
00:05:56A certain grasping to find herself.
00:06:01Do you, in fact, know who Whistledown is?
00:06:04Is that why you are trying to protect the Bridgertons?
00:06:11I am onto something, aren't I?
00:06:13I am simply saying that perhaps Lady Whistledown is not trying to beat you at your own game.
00:06:20Perhaps she is merely trying to stay in the game.
00:06:26As a vulnerable player.
00:06:30A feeling, perhaps, you can relate to.
00:06:36Perhaps a long time ago.
00:06:37Perhaps a long time ago.
00:06:47You could have had me in checkmate, Lady Danbury.
00:06:51I realise that.
00:06:52But then the game would be over early.
00:06:56And what fun is there in that.
00:07:06We should ready our tunnel wardrobe.
00:07:09Is that why you no longer sneeze, Albie?
00:07:11The warm weather we've been having until now.
00:07:13It is not seasonal.
00:07:14It is our nervous knees quelled by our happy marital bliss.
00:07:19I contend with the chill already.
00:07:22Plus I contend, too, with your displays.
00:07:24Do you wish to retreat home, my love?
00:07:26Certainly no one would notice.
00:07:29Well, Penelope has married her Bridgerton.
00:07:31You are yesterday's news.
00:07:33As our bellies grow, so too will the Tom's appreciation of our efforts.
00:07:37Have you ever seen a lady with child at a ball, Philippa?
00:07:41But... no.
00:07:42That is because once women start showing, they are expected to retreat from society.
00:07:48I, for one, do not wish to go out on a whimper.
00:07:50I would do anything to help you avoid that fate, my sweet.
00:07:54Good.
00:07:56Because Philippa and I are going to host a ball...
00:08:00Centred on the colour purple.
00:08:02And orange.
00:08:03There will be crystal and gold and hundreds of flowers.
00:08:08And we can have bugs.
00:08:09And, uh, should we discuss a budget?
00:08:13Of course. It should be very, very large.
00:08:24Are you sure we should be in public?
00:08:26Well, the Queen knows about your engagement now.
00:08:28There is no use hiding it any longer.
00:08:30She thinks one of us is whistled down.
00:08:32And I know that enough as the matriarch of our household that no one is...
00:08:36The best thing that we can do right now is be out in the world so that the Tom does
00:08:40not start to think that we have something to hide.
00:08:45Perhaps our nonchalance will convince the Queen that her accusations are incorrect, God help us.
00:08:50Now, go ahead, eat.
00:08:52Hmm?
00:08:56See?
00:08:59We are out like any other family.
00:09:04Having ice cream and planning a wedding.
00:09:09There is still going to be a wedding.
00:09:11Of course.
00:09:12It is only that John and I are going to apply for a special license so that we can have
00:09:16a simple, small ceremony at home.
00:09:19After which we shall retreat to John's family estate.
00:09:22To avoid any further bluster from the Queen.
00:09:25Yes, I... I suppose that is wise.
00:09:28And I assume your Oxfordshire estate cannot be more than a day's ride away.
00:09:35In fact, we should like to take residence at John's primary estate.
00:09:43In Scotland.
00:09:45Oh, where is that exactly?
00:09:48Close to the border?
00:09:50No, the Highlands.
00:09:52But it's not too far from Glasgow.
00:09:55That must be at least a fortnight's ride away.
00:09:58Oh, it is why I so enjoy staying there.
00:09:59The distance creates a true sense of peace.
00:10:03I cannot wait for the quiet.
00:10:07Oh.
00:10:25How are you?
00:10:27Trying not to think about yesterday?
00:10:32I think Mama was just thrilled the Queen graced your wedding breakfast.
00:10:36Hmm.
00:10:40You know the family will be fine.
00:10:44Do you believe that?
00:10:46Her Majesty accused me of being whistled down once and I survived it.
00:10:50Hmm.
00:10:51Though not without some scars.
00:10:54Do not let your marriage be the scar.
00:10:57No.
00:10:57You know you will eventually resolve things with...
00:11:00Penelope!
00:11:01What are you doing here?
00:11:03I, um...
00:11:03I was not expecting to see you until later this afternoon.
00:11:06She knows, Colin, you do not have to hide your ire.
00:11:08Er, certainly we should not be having this discussion in front of Miss Bridgerton.
00:11:12She knows everything as well.
00:11:14Wonderful.
00:11:14So glad to see the whole of Mayfair seemed to know before your own mother.
00:11:17And why do we all suddenly know that we know?
00:11:19Because Cressida discovered my secret.
00:11:22She demands ten thousand pounds to keep it.
00:11:24You cannot be serious.
00:11:25How did she discover you?
00:11:26I am not sure.
00:11:27It does not matter how.
00:11:29If she knows, we must prevent her from revealing it.
00:11:31I'm not asking for your help.
00:11:33I merely wanted to be honest with you.
00:11:34It is not up to you what we do.
00:11:35If Miss Cowper spreads this gossip, it will besmirch our Bridgerton name.
00:11:40The entire family.
00:11:41And I will not stand for anyone blackmailing my wife.
00:11:44Well, that is certainly a relief to hear.
00:11:45No, no, that is kind, Colin, but...
00:11:48I can pay her.
00:11:52You have made that higher sum?
00:11:54Slightly more, if we're being honest.
00:11:57All this time?
00:12:02You are not paying Miss Cowper a single penny.
00:12:04Well, Colin, it is my...
00:12:05Then perhaps you will pay her, Mr Bridgerton.
00:12:07No, he cannot.
00:12:08No one is paying her.
00:12:09Then what do you propose we do?
00:12:11Please, would you just let...
00:12:11I will not cower to Miss Cowper.
00:12:13I will call upon her tomorrow.
00:12:15Bring her to see this cause of action is ruinous for everyone involved.
00:12:18It is the only way forward.
00:12:48It is the only way forward.
00:12:51It is the only way forward.
00:12:52It is the only way forward.
00:12:54Mr Bridgerton.
00:12:57Lady Cowper,
00:12:59I was hoping to have a moment alone with your daughter.
00:13:03Despite what the ton might say,
00:13:05you insult me if you think this is not still a respectable household.
00:13:10Mother, leave us.
00:13:12It does not matter any longer.
00:13:14Please go.
00:13:19I will give you five minutes.
00:13:27I take it your mother does not know about your blackmailing my wife?
00:13:30I no longer trust anyone but myself.
00:13:34You must feel terribly lonely.
00:13:37I have known what it's like to be truly alone when I'm off on my travels.
00:13:42Poor Mr Bridgerton.
00:13:44Travelling the continent, seeing the great sights of the world, as only a man can do.
00:13:50You sound like Eloise.
00:13:52You are right.
00:13:53It is a privilege to travel.
00:13:56But this last year, I found myself yearning to hear a word from home.
00:14:01From Penelope.
00:14:03In fact.
00:14:04But I did not hear back from her.
00:14:06Or anyone else.
00:14:08For that matter.
00:14:10It felt as if everyone was busy with their lives without a need for me in them.
00:14:16So I attempted to pardon myself.
00:14:19Into a man with no needs of his own.
00:14:24It is not a path I would recommend.
00:14:27Mr Bridgerton, I'm confused.
00:14:30It seems you have come for me to pay you sympathy.
00:14:33But I'm the one who is meant to be paid.
00:14:35I have not come for your sympathy.
00:14:38I have come for your mercy.
00:14:42Penelope is no villain.
00:14:45Trust me.
00:14:47I can understand why you might hate Whistledown.
00:14:50Her words are cutting and sharp.
00:14:53And still, her readers are willing to pay to read about themselves week after week.
00:14:58You do not sound as if you hate Whistledown.
00:15:00You sound as if you are jealous of her.
00:15:03No, I'm not.
00:15:06My point is, there is Whistledown.
00:15:09And then there is Penelope.
00:15:11Who has experienced a kind of loneliness surely neither of us can fathom.
00:15:16Imagine being so ignored.
00:15:18You feel invisible.
00:15:22It is not an excuse what she has done.
00:15:25But perhaps it is understandable that at times her column has reflected the cruelty around her.
00:15:31A cruelty I imagine you have felt too.
00:15:35For her hand in your troubles, I know Penelope feels remorse.
00:15:38And she did not savage you in her latest column.
00:15:41If even Penelope can find grace for you, do you not see that the Ton too will forgive you?
00:15:48And surely your father will welcome you back to London when all this passes.
00:15:53A family's love is enduring.
00:15:59That is the difference between you and me.
00:16:04You take for granted that you will always have your family's support.
00:16:09We are not the same, Mr. Bridgerton.
00:16:12And we never will be.
00:16:14Miss Carper.
00:16:15Miss Carper.
00:16:19Miss Carper.
00:16:20You will not be relieved if we say you were lying.
00:16:22You have no proof.
00:16:23I have apprentice apprentice who is willing to corroborate the truth.
00:16:27All for the pleasure of meeting the real Lady Whistledown.
00:16:30You have until the Dankworth Finchball to pay me.
00:16:33Or the following morning, I will tell everyone.
00:16:37In fact, reflecting upon the lack of support I shall have in the future,
00:16:41perhaps I am not asking for enough from you.
00:16:46Just a little extra funds to throw the ball of the season.
00:16:49Think small creatures with many legs.
00:16:53Surely we are owed, as you spent much more on Penelope's wedding than on ours.
00:16:56Because you both married untitled misters,
00:16:59while Penelope married a very wealthy Bridgerton,
00:17:02who is sure to take care of you in your old age.
00:17:05What need could you have to hold on to your money now?
00:17:07Let us in.
00:17:09Now is not a good time. I am expecting a visitor.
00:17:12Who?
00:17:15Have no fear, ladies.
00:17:17Of all the house stuff in London, I must be the most experienced in doing more with them.
00:17:30At least my sisters will be content when my actions lead to destruction.
00:17:34Perhaps we might aim a little higher with our positive thinking.
00:17:37Colin can be remarkably compelling when he wants to be.
00:17:39It's not him I'm worried about.
00:17:41Cressida has her reasonable moments.
00:17:43Let us hope today is one.
00:17:47Did you truly like her?
00:17:49Or did you befriend her simply to punish me?
00:17:52I'm not so petty.
00:17:54I genuinely enjoyed her at the start.
00:17:59Though perhaps the very initial befriending was tinged with just the tiniest bit of petting.
00:18:07Tell me what you are reading.
00:18:16I'm afraid I have failed.
00:18:18And?
00:18:20She wants double now.
00:18:22£20,000.
00:18:23She's lost her mind.
00:18:24I do not have that sum.
00:18:25There is more.
00:18:26She requires you use your column to restore her reputation.
00:18:32I must apologise, sir.
00:18:34It seems I have made everything worse.
00:18:37This is my fault entirely.
00:18:39What do we do now?
00:18:40Perhaps Penelope was right.
00:18:41It would have been better to just pay her.
00:18:44I have the funds.
00:18:45I will have to ask Benedict to sign off on such a large expenditure.
00:18:49You would tell your brother about Penelope's identity?
00:18:52No.
00:18:52I will have to invent some kind of a lie.
00:18:56We will keep her identity shielded.
00:18:59Well...
00:19:01I am certain the Cabber Girl only wants you to write a few glowing words on her appearance and charm.
00:19:07It is not a happy outcome.
00:19:10I suppose I should not have expected any more from Cressida.
00:19:14I am so very grateful.
00:19:16For all your counsel.
00:19:29If you need a trap, we will be wondering what you are or not.
00:19:37If you can move your toup in, what do you have to do before?
00:19:44Which했는데 our Offici if you need some good parts of Cressida?
00:19:56This is not my fault of all this, your lady.
00:19:59I am hopeful that she will soon find another distraction.
00:20:03Oh, speaking of which...
00:20:11It's rather strong.
00:20:13Only the Scottish could dream up such a drink.
00:20:16It is needed to fight the bitter cold up there.
00:20:20Oh, do not frighten me more than I already am.
00:20:23I would not worry.
00:20:26Francesca seems to have found an inner courage.
00:20:28Yes, she has.
00:20:31And now she is using it to get as far away from her mother as possible.
00:20:35I purchased this on a trip to Scotland many years ago.
00:20:40At first, it was quite harsh on the palate.
00:20:44But with time, it grows on one.
00:20:47It's still harsh.
00:20:52You will have my support in Francesca's absence.
00:20:57And also my brothers, if you wish it.
00:21:01We do not have to discuss that.
00:21:03But perhaps we should.
00:21:08Lord Anderson has been an exemplary gentleman.
00:21:13And if you were to give your blessing...
00:21:17It is certainly not my place to give or withhold a blessing on the matter.
00:21:20You are both adults.
00:21:23You may do as you wish.
00:21:30After all, it is not as though I asked your permission.
00:21:39It is suddenly going down rather smoothly.
00:21:45You know?
00:21:49Yes.
00:21:51I know my father was a good man.
00:21:55And that you have been a very good friend.
00:21:59And that is all I need to know.
00:22:07And my brother is a good man.
00:22:11And you are a good friend.
00:22:14And that is all I need to know as well.
00:22:19But if he sours things between the two of you, I will pick you over him.
00:22:23I shall not lose you for his folly.
00:22:25There is nary a man alive with such power.
00:22:37Can you imagine the three of us at a ball?
00:22:40How would we explain ourselves to, say, the Dowager Lady Cheltenham?
00:22:44We would certainly have to get our stories straight.
00:22:46As if you would be caught dead at a ball.
00:22:48True.
00:22:56How do you stand society events?
00:23:01Hmm.
00:23:03I suppose I feel I have love to give an abundance.
00:23:06Love for a bit of chit chat.
00:23:10And love for a good party.
00:23:14Especially...
00:23:15A party...
00:23:18Of...
00:23:19Three.
00:23:59Good night, sir.
00:24:02Good night, sir.
00:24:25Good night, sir.
00:24:28I only need a blanket for the city.
00:24:32Of course.
00:24:46Good night.
00:25:00I'm going to have tea with my mother before your sister's wedding.
00:25:03But I would spare you the confines of a shared carriage.
00:25:12Good night.
00:25:22Good night.
00:26:08Oh, it's Penelope here.
00:26:10I cannot put him off any longer, ma'am.
00:26:13That solicitor, he is here.
00:26:22Show him in, I suppose.
00:26:33Lady Featherington, Walter...
00:26:35Walter Dundas Esquire, I do remember.
00:26:37I take it you're here to congratulate us on my daughter's marriage
00:26:40into one of the most esteemed and respected families of the time.
00:26:46Regrettably, no, I have not come on happy business.
00:26:49Though some have told me they do find release from deception a comforting feeling.
00:26:54I pray you have sufficient evidence for all the accusations you seem poised to make.
00:26:59Not the evidence I sought, no, but all the evidence I shall need.
00:27:04Ah!
00:27:05The money you inherited from your Aunt Petunia.
00:27:11I thought it quite curious that you came into such a fortune
00:27:13just as Jack Featherington ran away with yours.
00:27:17And, in fact, Aunt Petunia's neighbours in Cornwall seem to agree with me.
00:27:22From what I hear, she was in a perpetual state of poverty.
00:27:26Who's to say she was not a great saver?
00:27:29Living frugally so that others might one day benefit?
00:27:33Her creditors.
00:27:34Oh, Lady Featherington.
00:27:38I know your funds came from Jack Featherington's fraudulent activities.
00:27:43And I believe the Crown will agree
00:27:46that the Featherington title should be transferred to a more scrupulous family.
00:27:52I shall be submitting my discoveries to the royal authorities this week.
00:27:57Good day.
00:27:59Ah!
00:28:08Is it true?
00:28:10Is your money the money Cousin Jack took from the ton?
00:28:14It's not as if any of them needed that money the way we did.
00:28:17You stole from them!
00:28:18Ah, you humiliated them.
00:28:21You stole their dignity.
00:28:23What you and I have done is not different.
00:28:26What you have done is a crime.
00:28:27I did what I had to do to protect this family.
00:28:31Who were you protecting with your collar?
00:28:33Myself!
00:28:34Oh, and from whom?
00:28:40I see.
00:28:45Ah...
00:28:48You know, it's no easy thing being a parent.
00:28:54How was I to raise daughters when all my life I was taught that all power comes from a man?
00:29:02What you have done, you have done entirely on your own.
00:29:08And even if I do not like what you have written over the years, it is a great regret of
00:29:14mine that I've overlooked you for so long.
00:29:18You and I both, we have done the best we can, with the opportunities that society has afforded us.
00:29:31But...
00:29:33Perhaps there were other ways, but at the time I...
00:29:36I could not see them.
00:29:41What would Lady Whistledown write about our disgrace when I am exposed?
00:29:57She will write, whatever I like her to do.
00:30:03That is a great power.
00:30:06What a thing you have made for yourself.
00:30:14Perhaps we are more alike than I care to admit.
00:30:20If we survive this round...
00:30:25...we must do better.
00:30:43Oh, my dear.
00:30:46Mama.
00:30:48You are going to bring so much brightness to Scotland.
00:30:53Are you upset about me leaving?
00:30:55No, of course not.
00:30:57I only... Well, I did not expect you to settle quite so far away.
00:31:01Anthony and Kate are headed for India.
00:31:03Yes.
00:31:04But you have spent so much time away from us already, in Bath with your aunt, or...
00:31:10...on your own when you are home.
00:31:12And now I fear I may be losing you for good.
00:31:15Mama, it...
00:31:16It is the opposite.
00:31:21It is difficult, sometimes, to hear my own voice amidst the noise of this house.
00:31:27Whereas with John...
00:31:29...I hear myself.
00:31:31More and more.
00:31:34It is my great hope that...
00:31:36...the silence and beauty of Scotland will allow me to know myself better.
00:31:40So that you can all know me better as well.
00:31:43Because I want nothing more than to be close.
00:31:45And you could not have found silence and beauty on Oxfordshire?
00:31:49I would have been too tempted to come home regularly.
00:31:52But you will come back.
00:31:53Of course!
00:31:58My brave, clever girl.
00:32:02You know, when I first met your father...
00:32:06...I could barely speak my own name. I was so taken by him, I stumbled over words most familiar.
00:32:12Ma, I thought we had moved past this. John...
00:32:14It is a fine man...
00:32:16...and a good choice.
00:32:20What I was going to say is that for the longest time...
00:32:24...I thought that that is what love must be like for everyone.
00:32:29Surprising.
00:32:30Forceful. Quick.
00:32:33But you have shown me that there is another way. That there is...
00:32:38...beauty in the slow approach.
00:32:41You are already so wise beyond your years.
00:32:49I think you will do very well in Scotland.
00:33:06I take thee to be my lawful wedded wife. To have and to hold...
00:33:11...in this day forward. For richer and for poorer. In sickness and in health. Till death do us part.
00:33:24I take thee to be my lawful husband. To have and to hold from this day forward. For richer and
00:33:31for poorer. In sickness and in health. Till death do us part.
00:33:37May you now live together in holy matrimony until your dying breath.
00:33:42Amen.
00:34:08I am a very proud part in my life...
00:34:12... algún've known.
00:34:12Go away.
00:34:13Go away.
00:34:13whether you were going on...
00:34:13A perfect day incame my life.ematize.
00:34:14Have I been overly influenced by the minister's treacle speech, or does Lord Anderson seem rather taken than our mother?
00:34:20She looks happy. If that is the case, who are we to judge?
00:34:23He looks like a fine fellow, who is very lucky that Antony has already left her.
00:34:27You should be grateful to Lord Anderson. Now that I am wed, Mother's attention may turn to you again, unless
00:34:34she is distracting.
00:34:36Excuse me. I feel I should greet Mrs. Mondrich.
00:34:43It was a beautiful ceremony.
00:34:45I thought so.
00:34:47Second only to the beauty of its hostess.
00:34:50You flatter me.
00:34:51I am sincere.
00:34:54And sincere in wondering if you would be so kind as to save a dance for me at the next
00:35:03ball?
00:35:03Uh, dear, uh, Danquith Finchball, I, uh, well, uh, yes. That, that would be most adequate.
00:35:17Good. Very good.
00:35:23A toast, if I may.
00:35:28To my beautiful wife, I have not the words to express my adoration.
00:35:33A fact for which I am sure you must be grateful, as I know you are loathe to be made
00:35:38the center of attention for too long, so instead I shall offer a few humble words to your family, especially
00:35:45your mother.
00:35:46Lady Bridgerton, I see your openness reflected in Benedict, your charm in Colin, your wisdom in Eloise, and a brightness
00:35:57you have instilled in both Gregory and Hyacinth.
00:36:00In this moment, when I feel so much gratitude for my new wife, I feel it in equal measure for
00:36:05the remarkable woman who raised her.
00:36:09I thank you.
00:36:11All of you.
00:36:13From the bottom of my heart.
00:36:16Ah, forgive me. Tears were the last thing I meant to evoke.
00:36:23Hyacinth has been crying this entire time.
00:36:25One day you too will have a heart.
00:36:28Mama, will you play a duet with me?
00:36:30Oh, have a duet now? I'm dreadfully out of practice.
00:36:34I believe the last time I nearly moved you to tears was when I first started playing.
00:36:38She was not the only one. I wept in my room from the hideous chord combinations.
00:36:42Ha ha. Thankfully, Mama did not abandon me. And I shall not abandon you now.
00:36:47Is that a threat?
00:36:57Um.
00:37:00Hehehehehe.
00:37:12Hehehehehe.
00:37:17Hehehehe.
00:37:46I'll speak with you.
00:37:58If you're concerned about Miss Cowper's funds, I plan to speak with Benedict tonight.
00:38:03I only wanted to wait until after the wedding.
00:38:05Good. I did not wish for you to speak to him.
00:38:09But we're running out of time.
00:38:10I cannot ask you to lie to your brother on my behalf.
00:38:13Your family is the one you have so kindly shared with me that you could.
00:38:18Too warm and wonderful to deceive or cheat in any way.
00:38:22I will not let my lies spread any further than they already have.
00:38:25Then how am I meant to help you?
00:38:27By loving me.
00:38:29You've given me so much already.
00:38:33You've taught me to hold my own.
00:38:34You have shown me I'm capable of pleasure beyond imagination.
00:38:37But it is not what you do for me that makes me love you.
00:38:42Does your kindness, your empathy, how much you care.
00:38:51Just being you is enough, Colin.
00:38:56I do not need you to save me.
00:38:58I just need you to stand by me.
00:39:01To hold me.
00:39:04To kiss me.
00:39:07I want very much to do those things.
00:39:09What is it that restrains you?
00:39:12I do not know.
00:39:15But I do know this.
00:39:16Miss Cowper still hangs over us.
00:39:19And as long as you live with this secret,
00:39:25there will always be something between us.
00:39:27I know.
00:39:29Perhaps that is the key.
00:39:31What are you saying?
00:39:50A letter for you, your majesty.
00:40:08Colin.
00:40:12I have received a letter from your wife.
00:40:15We had better sit.
00:40:32I have pitched a letter from his wife.
00:40:44This is my wife.
00:40:44He does not know the story half.
00:40:45to share eight minutes.
00:40:45And Waldoch, he does not know whom I am as handsome.
00:40:46The lovely way out of property.
00:40:46A lot of place were decided to be chosen.
00:40:46Let me do this to play by everybody.
00:40:54I had a beer RFlated.
00:41:00It is no wonder she's turned out the way she has.
00:41:02The house is far too warm.
00:41:04You're right, sister.
00:41:05It is my wife's doing.
00:41:10I forgot what a truly terrible woman she is.
00:41:13I'm not going anywhere with her.
00:41:14You have no choice, Cressida.
00:41:17You would truly allow me to succumb to such a fate.
00:41:22Come, girl.
00:41:23Present yourself so that I may see
00:41:26what I have to work upon.
00:41:28Certainly, Aunt Joanna.
00:41:30After tonight, it will matter no more.
00:41:49Your maid set me right up.
00:41:54I'm beginning to enjoy such privileged entry.
00:41:56You look handsome, as always.
00:42:06Is Paul meeting us?
00:42:09I believe he is with someone else tonight.
00:42:12Of course.
00:42:14Should we invite someone else to join us?
00:42:18I must be honest with you.
00:42:20As much as I have enjoyed the three of us together,
00:42:23I was hoping it could just be the two of us tonight.
00:42:26Oh.
00:42:28Have you not enjoyed having Paul with us?
00:42:32I have very much, but my relationship with Paul is friendly and I am finding that I am beginning
00:42:42to care for you, Benedict.
00:42:45More than friends.
00:42:49Your openness, your abundance of love.
00:42:53I have never met someone so similar to me, and I'm beginning to wonder what if we did allow things
00:43:00to grow more serious between us.
00:43:02Tilly, you are extraordinary.
00:43:12But I am not certain that Sirius is what I want.
00:43:23Is it because of Paul?
00:43:27No.
00:43:27Paul could be and Patricia or Polly or Peter all three at once.
00:43:33What happened between the three of us, what has happened ever since I met you,
00:43:39has made me realize how good it feels to be free.
00:43:45You've opened my world.
00:43:49And I'm not ready to close it again just now.
00:43:58I thought you wanted the same thing.
00:44:01I did.
00:44:05Till I saw what it felt like to share you.
00:44:09I am as surprised as you are.
00:44:17I support your wishes.
00:44:20But I must say, even merriment can grow tiring.
00:44:26It felt good for once, to want to commit to someone.
00:44:33Thank you for reminding me that is possible.
00:44:50Oh, fancy finding you here.
00:44:57I think it's rather ordinary, in fact, that I find myself yet again swinging to and fro, not moving in
00:45:02any particular direction.
00:45:03Hmm, where is it you wish you were going?
00:45:07For now, I should like to be with the family until this whistled-down business with the Queen bows over.
00:45:11And it will.
00:45:13And then?
00:45:16Anywhere, really.
00:45:18I've spent nearly all of my life in either Mayfair or at Albury Hall.
00:45:23If I'm going to attempt to make change in the world, certainly I shall need to see some of it
00:45:27first.
00:45:27Meet people who are not my family or debutantes on the marriage mart.
00:45:31You wish to change the world again.
00:45:33I thought you were more interested in fitting in this year.
00:45:36I think I am properly done with all of that.
00:45:39There she is.
00:45:49Does your silence betray that you know something I do not?
00:45:52No.
00:45:53Certainly not.
00:45:55Believe me.
00:45:56The more I learn, the more I realise how little I know.
00:46:02It feels...
00:46:06It feels...
00:46:06It feels right now that the next thing I might learn may change me entirely.
00:46:13I agree profoundly with everything you have said, as I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.
00:46:20There's one thing I do know.
00:46:23We should not let so long pass again between us before we meet on these swings to be entirely confused
00:46:31together.
00:46:41You look lovely.
00:46:42My efforts will be wasted, knowing the disappointment that awaits behind those doors.
00:46:47I'm certain Varley has done her utmost.
00:47:05She got the ostrich feathers and the purple orchids.
00:47:09Philippa, there is a one-two-two-eight-piece ensemble.
00:47:17Did we get them?
00:47:18We got them.
00:47:21Philippa!
00:47:22You cut them all like a child, receiving the first bite of cake.
00:47:26Mama!
00:47:27Thank you!
00:47:28Oh!
00:47:29What is the meaning of this?
00:47:31Well, it must have been you.
00:47:32Who paid for all of this?
00:47:37Mama told me she wished for you to have the greatest bull Mayfer has ever seen.
00:47:43You're welcome.
00:47:51It is beautiful.
00:47:54I am proud of you.
00:48:04It is beautiful.
00:48:06I am proud of you.
00:49:27This is our last night in society.
00:49:29At least Prudence and Philip are having the time of their life.
00:49:36Your Majesty!
00:49:39Forgive us, Your Majesty.
00:49:40We do not have a perch for you because we did not think you would accept our invitation.
00:49:45It is not your invitation that brings me here.
00:49:49Cease playing.
00:49:57As a result of my tireless search, placing her in an impossible situation,
00:50:03I received a letter earlier this week from Lady Whistledown.
00:50:19She calls upon my mercy, asking to address you all herself,
00:50:26to plead her case publicly before I pass my judgment.
00:50:33So I turn the floor over now
00:50:37to the scribe herself.
00:50:50Not him.
00:50:51My apologies.
00:50:52My apologies.
00:50:53Her.
00:51:19Hello, all.
00:51:24Or, should I say, dearest, gentle readers?
00:51:34I know it is no laughing matter what I have done.
00:51:39In the beginning, I never thought anyone would take my writing seriously.
00:51:45Why should they?
00:51:48No one has ever taken any part of me seriously.
00:51:51I only realise now how common that feeling must be.
00:51:55To be a young lady to whom no one listens.
00:52:00I wrote about all of you because I was captivated by you.
00:52:04Living your lives so out in the open.
00:52:08And in writing about all of you, I suddenly felt as if I had a life.
00:52:12I had power.
00:52:15And for anyone in this room who has ever had a taste of that, they should know it can be
00:52:20intoxicating.
00:52:23But I was careless with that power.
00:52:26It was easy to cast aspersions from the shadows where I could not be found.
00:52:31But I see now how much courage it takes to live a life out in the open.
00:52:36To honour one's weaknesses publicly.
00:52:39For all to see.
00:52:41And to know.
00:52:41Regardless of the outcome.
00:52:45One always has worth.
00:52:51All of us talk.
00:52:53We gossip.
00:52:56Gossip is information.
00:52:59It forges bonds.
00:53:02Especially for those of us who are told so little.
00:53:06But I can no longer conceal the biggest piece of information I have.
00:53:11My identity.
00:53:14That is why I am so very grateful to our queen.
00:53:18For forcing me out of the shadows with her most cunning scheme.
00:53:22If she affords me the chance to continue.
00:53:25I mean to aim my quill more responsibly.
00:53:29That is my repentance.
00:53:32And my plea.
00:53:43She seems humbled.
00:53:45But we will be watching that she remains so.
00:53:56What is life without a little gossip?
00:54:11Good.
00:54:15Guys...
00:54:25Now, Bonnie.
00:54:27The bugs!
00:54:32Oh!
00:54:33Oh!
00:54:35Oh!
00:54:36Oh!
00:54:37Oh!
00:54:38Oh!
00:55:06I didn't know there were going to be butterflies.
00:55:07Like I said, Bugs, you are a genius.
00:55:13I know.
00:55:15Shall we dance?
00:55:52You cannot tolerate a lie?
00:55:55Lady Danbury.
00:55:55Your last column. Her Majesty was close when she assumed Whistledown was a Bridgerton protecting their own, but I know
00:56:04the family well enough to know it was not one of them. There is only one person who loves the
00:56:12Bridgertons more than I.
00:56:14You knew it was me?
00:56:16I suspect it. You are not the only lady of the town who can keep a secret. I look forward
00:56:24to your next edition.
00:56:35You're a wonder.
00:56:37Could not have done that without your support.
00:56:39And the Queen's?
00:56:40Yes. And with her acceptance, we can now tell that Solicitor your money came from my writing. You will have
00:56:46no recourse. Time for us to do better.
00:56:54Let go.
00:57:15Good evening.
00:57:18Good evening.
00:57:21Thank you for your letter. I do not believe I have seen my mother so quickly shocked. And also, so
00:57:30quickly impressed. I believe she is proud of you.
00:57:35There is something I left out of that letter. But I would not object to an annulment if you requested
00:57:41one. I do not wish for any harm to come to you or your family as a result of today.
00:57:48The Queen herself has accepted you.
00:57:51For now. As must everyone else publicly. But Whistledown has upset many who will not soon forget. The future may
00:57:59not hold such happy days.
00:58:00Pen.
00:58:01Pen. Ever since I found out you are Whistledown, I have done everything I can to try to separate you
00:58:08from her. But the other day I went back and read all of the letters you have sent me. Your
00:58:15letters have always been the ones I am most eager to read. And I realized you are her. You have
00:58:23always had one voice. There is no separating you from Whistledown.
00:58:29And after seeing you speak today. And after seeing you speak today, I would not want to. Because forgive me,
00:58:36but that was bloody brilliant.
00:58:42I think in truth, I... I have been envious of you. Of your success. Of your bravery. And now I
00:58:54simply cannot believe that a woman with such bravery loves me.
00:59:01How lucky I am. To stand by your side. And soak up even a little bit of your light.
00:59:13My only purpose in life is to love a woman as great as you. And I will be a very
00:59:21fulfilled man indeed.
00:59:24I love you. You are a very good man, Mr. Bridgeton.
00:59:30I love you. Now, will you please do me the honor of joining me on the dance floor, Mrs. Bridgeton?
01:00:55They all seem happy.
01:00:57They do.
01:00:59And you?
01:01:01I'm positively elated.
01:01:03Because I've come up with a rather brilliant idea.
01:01:05Or a request, rather.
01:01:07And what request is that?
01:01:09Let me accompany you to Scotland.
01:01:11Mama will love the idea of me keeping an eye on you,
01:01:13but in truth, I simply wish to live for a little while
01:01:16outside our tiny bubble of some adventures.
01:01:19I cannot change the world without seeing more of it.
01:01:23I promise you I will give you your space.
01:01:25What do you think?
01:01:28As long as you stay in your wing of the castle.
01:01:31We will be living in a proper castle.
01:01:33Wing?
01:01:34Oh, Eloise has asked to accompany us.
01:01:38If that does not burden you, my lord.
01:01:40Not at all.
01:01:40That is wonderful news.
01:01:42And thankfully, my cousin has finally arrived
01:01:44to complete our travel party.
01:01:46It gives me great pleasure to introduce...
01:01:50Michaela Sterling.
01:01:51I caution you.
01:01:53Every sort of detail drawn or spoken about me is a lie.
01:01:55Anyway, the truth is far worse.
01:01:59And you must be?
01:02:05I am...
01:02:07Well, I'm...
01:02:08Francesca Bridgerton Kilmottin.
01:02:11Kilmottin is my name now.
01:02:13A pleasure to make your acquaintance.
01:02:16Dearest gentle reader,
01:02:18I find myself suddenly at a loss for words.
01:02:26My reticence is not due to a desire
01:02:30to protect any risqué couplings,
01:02:34though I have heard whispers of a few.
01:02:39My restraint comes from a place of joy.
01:02:47To all those who feel they have been wronged
01:02:51by this humble writer,
01:02:53my sincere apologies.
01:02:58I wish you only the best.
01:03:13I will miss you.
01:03:16Only until next year.
01:03:18Do you think my ma would ever let me miss her masquerade ball?
01:03:21I suppose not.
01:03:23I will be there.
01:03:24Hiding out behind a mask.
01:03:26Avoiding eligible ladies like the plague.
01:03:28I shall join you in your hiding place, then.
01:03:31Hmm.
01:03:42It is time now to look toward the future,
01:03:45whatever it may bring.
01:03:52This author knows better than to make any predictions
01:03:56about what the future may hold.
01:04:08But with every closing chapter,
01:04:10the story is sure to grow richer and deeper.
01:04:41It has been quite a journey we have taken together.
01:04:44And so it is with the heaviest heart
01:04:48that I write this final, unbelievably short sentence
01:04:53as Lady Whistledown.
01:04:57Goodbye.
01:05:15I still cannot fully believe you had a boy.
01:05:19And the heir, no less.
01:05:22The new lord, Featherington, is quite handsome.
01:05:25Gets that from his father.
01:05:27Your father is always trying to distract
01:05:29with a clever word and a beguiling smile.
01:05:31You think my smile is beguiling?
01:05:34I'm glad we had daughters.
01:05:37I'm certain they will both marry very well.
01:05:39I think little Philomena will one day become a great writer
01:05:43without any need of a husband.
01:05:45Well, it certainly runs in the family.
01:05:47I cannot have written my book
01:05:49without the help of Philomena's auntie Penelope.
01:05:54It is better than I expected.
01:05:57Are you old enough to read that?
01:06:00Yes.
01:06:01It is here!
01:06:01I got almost enough for everyone.
01:06:04Oh, thank you.
01:06:06And with the retirement of my literary persona,
01:06:10I should like to formally introduce myself.
01:06:17Previous wallflower,
01:06:20current columnist,
01:06:23observer,
01:06:25wielder of a quill.
01:06:27Nobody unique,
01:06:29and yet I have my moments.
01:06:34And hopefully, dear reader,
01:06:36you will stay on to enjoy them with me
01:06:38as we begin this next part of our journey.
01:06:44Yours truly,
01:06:47Penelope Bridgerton.
01:07:09in H pratik,
01:07:12we would have made a when we decided on the sea.
01:07:16Whew...
01:07:17Bye...
01:07:19Bye...
01:07:27Bye...
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