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00:00:21You. A lady whistler.
00:00:23Colin, I...
00:00:24Do not try to deny it. I heard you. With the printer.
00:00:28To think I ran after you because I was worried about you.
00:00:32Terrified that your carriage driver had abducted you to this part of town.
00:00:35When in truth, you knew exactly what you were doing.
00:00:38Because it was you who printed tonight.
00:00:40I did not print tonight's edition.
00:00:41Oh, but every other one.
00:00:44Is it not you who has been Lady Whistledown all along?
00:00:53All of the lies you have told me.
00:00:57All of the things you have written about me and my family.
00:01:01I knew something was wrong.
00:01:03Stupidly, I blamed myself.
00:01:05As if I was undeserving of your love.
00:01:09But you are the one that is at fault.
00:01:13I will never forgive you.
00:01:14I will never forgive you.
00:01:18I will never forgive you.
00:01:21I will never forgive you.
00:01:26I will never forgive you.
00:01:31Make me sick.
00:01:37Ma'am...
00:01:47dearest gentle reader if you thought that revealing my true identity would
00:01:53stifle me guess again I fear no reproach as now you know I write to you from one
00:02:03of the most reputable houses in Mayfair certainly no house is perfect though
00:02:12there are some that purport to be take for example Bridgerton house with its
00:02:19shining reputation this author must question what really goes on behind
00:02:24closed doors can we read it no it is known that Lady Violet Bridgerton praises
00:02:33love matches above all else but does love excuse why several of her children
00:02:39have had rather rushed engagements perhaps the family confuses love with
00:02:45lust and then there is a fact that there are so very many Bridgerton children has
00:02:52one ever wondered why so many this author certainly has perhaps because a few of
00:02:58them may be of dubious parentage the lies she writes whistledown is here see we
00:03:05already have it mrs. Wilson another whistledown Gregory let me see it very well
00:03:16oh thank goodness dearest gentle reader it seems someone has been impersonating me and so I can no longer
00:03:30sit idly by this author is not interested in judging what one does out of desperation
00:03:39but gossip as I might I always tell the truth and I cannot tolerate a lie
00:03:52Cressida Cowper this author is not if she were me surely she would have reported on the great debt
00:04:01Lord Blackburn refused to repay to Lord Samson this week or and the fact that Mrs. Newham unceremoniously
00:04:10dismissed her maid yesterday for the simple act of asking for a day off and I will not even mention
00:04:18the small
00:04:19cruelties mr. Davidson's wife endures daily except I suppose I just did I say this all to remind you that
00:04:29this author the true lady whistledown is always paying attention something that I believe Miss Cowper
00:04:38should try to do a little more you'll stay in here until aunt Joanna arrives to collect you until then
00:04:47you
00:04:47are not to leave this room
00:05:03yours truly lady whistledown
00:05:48it's a good thing Miss Cowper's whistle-down spectacle has been settled so now everyone can be focused on our
00:05:54upcoming nuptials
00:05:56and when every eye in the town focused on you
00:06:01how many eyes exactly do you think there are in the town
00:06:06double the amount of people I would imagine
00:06:11do you know since Penelope got engaged Prudence has not called me a blinkered or a dunderhead or an answer
00:06:17and fool once
00:06:18I'm starting to think I'm clever
00:06:20you are my love
00:06:22I am saying there's something wrong with her
00:06:26it is true
00:06:28whenever I try to grasp her hand these days she does not swat it away with no the same gusto
00:06:33the most elaborate wedding breakfast Mayfair has yet to see
00:06:36it will be our triumph Penelope
00:06:40are you not excited?
00:06:41excuse me Lord
00:06:47are you a devotee of whistle-down again?
00:06:50it is a particularly good issue
00:06:52if that's not true to read it then
00:06:53I could use a distraction
00:06:54good day
00:06:55good day Penelope
00:06:58ah
00:06:58I will be reading this
00:07:02over there
00:07:03over there
00:07:05pen you have done it
00:07:07Cressida is entirely discredited
00:07:09I never thought I would say this but
00:07:10I'm so glad to see you fringing again
00:07:12Eloise he knows
00:07:15Paul and he followed me last night
00:07:17how is his condition?
00:07:19he's furious
00:07:22I'm going to be married this week if he will still have me
00:07:24but I doubt he'll leave and speak to me
00:07:28Eloise I do not know what to do
00:07:31I cannot help you with this Pen
00:07:33I am so grateful for everything you have done for me
00:07:36but already I feel in the middle between you and Colin
00:07:38perhaps I always have been
00:07:40that is not true
00:07:41did meet Colin first
00:07:43well that was a silly infatuation then
00:07:44which
00:07:46turned into a real friendship her time
00:07:47but
00:07:50you were the truest friend I have ever known El
00:07:53it was torture not being by your side this season
00:07:57I cannot bear the thought of losing you completely
00:08:01neither of you
00:08:08I understand
00:08:10does my mess with Colin not yours forgive me
00:08:14I wish you luck
00:08:28you are rather lucky Lady Whistledown decided to publish when she did
00:08:34the gall of that cowper chit
00:08:36crisis averted no doubt
00:08:38though
00:08:39now
00:08:39now
00:08:39I must avert the next one
00:08:41do you think it possible for me to acquire an audience with the Queen this week?
00:08:45hmm
00:08:47I fear her spirits are low
00:08:50I cannot recommend that you speak with Her Majesty about Francesca and Lord Kilmartin just now
00:08:56she is not pleased that Whistledown has eluded her once more
00:09:00perhaps Francesca was right
00:09:01I should have approached her at the ball when we had the chance
00:09:06you have done nothing wrong
00:09:10we are always trying with all our might
00:09:13but the weight of the world cannot always be upon our shoulders
00:09:18you do not sound like yourself
00:09:25forgive me
00:09:27perhaps I can convince Her Majesty somehow
00:09:30that is not necessary
00:09:33you know
00:09:34something you and your brother have in common is
00:09:37a very kind urge to constantly help others
00:09:42but I hope you know that my care for you is not contingent on your aid
00:09:47I am here for you Agatha
00:09:50always
00:09:52even when there are no unmarried children left to help
00:09:55hmm
00:09:57thank you Violet
00:09:59that means a great deal to me
00:10:01hmm
00:10:14how long have you known?
00:10:19I saw you
00:10:20leaving a private room with Penelope
00:10:22last night, shortly before I found her
00:10:25I had been trying to make her tell you
00:10:27you should have told me yourself
00:10:28and you should have told me you were in love with my best friend
00:10:30before you tripped into the drawing room engaged
00:10:34I did not know
00:10:36until last year
00:10:39and I was too broken hearted to speak of it
00:10:42I have been trying
00:10:44to make her tell you
00:10:46and then I thought
00:10:50why break your heart as well
00:10:54her sheet has been fair this year
00:10:56certainly sharp
00:10:57and biting
00:10:58but she has not written anything withering
00:11:00about anyone
00:11:01or if she has they have deserved it
00:11:03are you forgetting what she wrote about me
00:11:04at the start of the season?
00:11:08of course that was not so good
00:11:11have you already forgiven her?
00:11:13I want to
00:11:17do you think you can?
00:11:22do you think
00:11:23I think you should consider yourself
00:11:25uncommonly lucky
00:11:27you have never been in love
00:11:28of course
00:11:35you do that
00:11:43wanted nothing
00:11:47and here we are in here for the wedding breakfast do you think it too small how many people are
00:11:58you
00:11:58inviting well let me show you how we'll lay it out
00:12:09Colin will you at least look at me my mother was curious about our not seeing each other recently
00:12:15and I did not want to arouse suspicions are you going to call off the wedding
00:12:21I am a man of honour and we were intimate perhaps that was another part of your planned entrapment
00:12:32I do not mean to entrap you Colin I love you
00:12:37what will this marriage be that depends I noticed there was no whistle down this morning
00:12:45are you going to stop publishing
00:12:50do you not know
00:12:59let us get through this wedding
00:13:00and then we will decide what this marriage will be
00:13:06and we shall have a quartet over here or perhaps even a quintet
00:13:16I shall see if our young people require refreshments for this rather long tour
00:13:29it is good to see mr. Bridgerton here today
00:13:32yes
00:13:35an engaged couple should want to spend time together before their wedding should they not
00:13:39I assure you lady Bridgerton I do not know the reason
00:13:52sir you had a caller while you were out she left a note thank you
00:14:01please let me explain Tilly
00:14:12I had meant to speak to you about my situation with Paul first privately but then we were caught
00:14:23what is the situation exactly mr. Suarez and I have a relationship
00:14:30not unlike the one I share with you friendly casual occasionally intimate and mr. Suarez
00:14:45he thought perhaps the two of you shared a moment I have known men like mr. Suarez but I myself
00:14:58have never felt tempted before
00:15:02are you tempted by every woman you meet
00:15:05I am not
00:15:08this world of ours as far as we know it spans thousands of miles
00:15:12encompassing however many millions of people and yet we are all bred to believe
00:15:16that the only persons worth conversing with are the thousand or so who inhabit a few square miles around Grosvenor
00:15:22Square
00:15:24you know we preen and we promenade we leave calling cards and we marry
00:15:31we play by all the rules and rarely do we question the meaning of any of it for a moment
00:15:41there is so much in society that is unnatural
00:15:45but a feeling between two people
00:15:48whatever their sex
00:15:51is the most natural thing in the world
00:15:56if you did not feel anything with mr. Suarez
00:15:59let us you and I continue on our own
00:16:07but you should know
00:16:10my staff are very discreet
00:16:24yes
00:16:32mom
00:16:34lord anderson has come to call
00:16:38oh
00:16:39uh
00:16:52uh
00:17:00lady bridgerton
00:17:02it is good to see you
00:17:03you as well lord anderson
00:17:07it has been some time
00:17:08oh too much time
00:17:11uh would you like some cake tea
00:17:14oh i would be delighted
00:17:19uh
00:17:35how are you well i i am um well um
00:17:39francesca is keeping her distance from me at the moment
00:17:42did i tell you that she and lord kilmartin have been secretly engaged
00:17:45i did not hear
00:17:47congratulations
00:17:47thank you
00:17:49though we are waiting on the blessing of the queen before announcing it
00:17:53wait that may be rather lengthy unfortunately
00:17:56you know aristotle says patience is bitter but its fruit is sweet
00:18:09i am not uninterested in exploration
00:18:10lady bridgerton
00:18:11once francesca and lord kilmartin's affairs are in order
00:18:16do you think perhaps the two of us could explore something together
00:18:28i am not uninterested in exploration
00:18:32but i will not know if i'm ready for that until after the affairs are in order
00:18:40especially because i am not the only one whose affairs need ordering
00:18:58we received a letter back from aunt joanna she will have left today to come and fetch you
00:19:02i imagine she'll be here in a week or two
00:19:05mama please
00:19:07you must put an end to this
00:19:10there is nothing i can do
00:19:13your father has threatened to send me to the countryside as well if i intervene
00:19:17if i too am banished there is no hope of ever bringing you back to society
00:19:22but we did this together
00:19:24i did tell you to avoid that bridgerton girl
00:19:28had you listened i doubt any of this would have occurred
00:19:31why did we have to write such cruel things about the bridgerton's mama
00:19:35could we not have picked another family
00:19:38the bridgerton's so often feature in whistledown that it would have been strange not to mention them
00:19:45certainly didn't hurt bringing them down a peg
00:19:50why is that your concern now
00:19:53perhaps i was wrong to turn on eloise
00:20:02she is the one person who's ever shown me true friendship
00:20:06and where is she to comfort you now
00:20:11have i not raised you
00:20:13to know that in this world it is every person for themselves
00:20:18especially amongst women
00:20:22yes you have
00:20:26you would be wise not to forget it
00:20:43i realize it is tradition to drink but i believe if the stag gets too drunk the night before its
00:20:48wedding
00:20:48it runs the risk of being shut
00:20:50then keep up with me so there might be other slower targets
00:20:53i do not think any of us can keep up with you tonight
00:20:59i thought you were not much of a drinker lord kilmartin
00:21:01no i am not
00:21:03but in my defense your mother does not like me
00:21:06our mother does not not like you
00:21:08i shall handle this lord kilmartin our mother adores
00:21:12you
00:21:14but our mother also has an obsession with great love stories
00:21:18what should he do give the man some practical advice
00:21:21frankly you might consider doing something foolish
00:21:24so something bold declare yourself throw rocks throw rocks at francesca's window tonight
00:21:32your problem is that you're trying much too hard to be respectful
00:21:36bold
00:21:41well if i am to be bold i shall need some time to think about it
00:21:45i think perhaps i shall go home as well it is strange to be drinking in another man's club
00:21:54no
00:21:54mrs mondic and i have had a social calendar full this week i am spent
00:21:59i shall see you tomorrow bright and early
00:22:05perhaps that is our cue
00:22:07here you go
00:22:08i could use a moment on my own
00:22:12is everything well is everything well with you
00:22:38i had hoped you might come by the night before your wedding
00:22:44genevieve colin found out
00:22:46oh dear
00:22:53he does not know about your involvement
00:22:57well that is good
00:22:59but how are you
00:23:02i'm relieved
00:23:04in a way
00:23:06it's been painful carrying this secret
00:23:08good
00:23:09but he hates me for it
00:23:11and he has every right to
00:23:15i'm about to be married to the man i love and
00:23:20i do not know that i am worthy of him
00:23:23you have made some ill-considered choices in your time
00:23:28you're a girl who did not know her own power
00:23:33but does that justify it
00:23:35no
00:23:36there's no going back to the past
00:23:40all one can do is be true to one's choices and look forward
00:23:51will you keep publishing
00:23:54i have held back this week
00:23:56for colin's sake
00:23:58but i tried giving it up before we found out and
00:24:03i felt like i was losing a part of myself
00:24:06there's no such thing as true love
00:24:08without first embracing your true self
00:24:16happy weather eve
00:24:22oh
00:24:41oh
00:24:46oh
00:24:50oh
00:24:51oh
00:24:52oh
00:24:52oh
00:24:52oh
00:25:10what are you doing out here no in fact did not answer that it is clear i found you in
00:25:15the midst
00:25:15of some secret dealings i do not wish to know and what secret dealings have i found you in the
00:25:22midst
00:25:22of all alone the night before our wedding what right do you have to ask me that after all the
00:25:28secrets you have kept all of the things you have written over the years all of the damage you have
00:25:33done you're right i realize how much damage i have done and i am so so sorry for it what
00:25:42were you
00:25:42thinking when you wrote about eloise i was trying to protect her i realize now how misguided i was
00:25:49when you wrote about miss thompson exposing her as you did ruining her i thought i was protecting
00:25:54you then you should have told me to my face i know or do you not respect me enough it
00:26:00is clear you do
00:26:00not after what you have written about me this year but i hardly know myself what were you thinking then
00:26:07i was thinking that i simply wanted the colon i know back not this stoic man you returned as acting
00:26:14as if
00:26:15you care for no one and need nothing it's you kind and feeling occasionally excitable good-hearted man
00:26:24who i love i should have told you myself there are so many things i should have done myself and
00:26:30now
00:26:30with the confidence you've helped me find this year i'm finally able to
00:26:35so then you do not need whistledown anymore i do not need to hide behind whistledown anymore but i am
00:26:42not saying there is not any value in it do you know what is most humiliating i let you talk
00:26:50so much
00:26:51about my journal as if i were to be this great writer when all this time you have been a
00:26:58published
00:26:58writer renowned across mayfair colin i meant everything i said about your writing you're
00:27:03putting yourself in danger being out here tonight and you've been putting yourself in danger living
00:27:07this double life all along i have been careful you have been foolish colin i can take care of myself
00:27:12then what good am i to you colin i love you i love you
00:27:29i love you
00:27:43stay still
00:28:06I shall see you tomorrow.
00:28:43Oh, there you are! We were debating going to bed.
00:28:46It's just very late, Colin.
00:28:48Late?
00:28:49Where have you been?
00:28:53What am I? Chopped liver?
00:28:57What are you both doing here?
00:28:59I did not think I would see you until tomorrow.
00:29:00Your mother called us in early.
00:29:03I thought you might want some marital advice.
00:29:06She really does know everything.
00:29:18What is going on with you and Penelope?
00:29:21All is well between us.
00:29:22The smell of fermented fruit emanating from your person would indicate otherwise.
00:29:26It was celebratory.
00:29:28Two glasses is celebratory, one whole bottle is a cry for health.
00:29:32I do not wish to unburden myself to you two with your perfect marriage.
00:29:36You think our marriage is perfect?
00:29:38Is it not?
00:29:40We are more than happy now.
00:29:42But it took us time to get here.
00:29:44Time to get down the aisle, certainly.
00:29:47You and Penelope have been close for years.
00:29:50Well, yes, but I'm no longer sure I truly know her.
00:29:57What happened?
00:30:01It is not our business what happened.
00:30:04Every one of us has secrets or have made mistakes once or twice in our lives.
00:30:09Surely there is a reason Penelope has been so dear to you for so long.
00:30:15Does whatever new information you have learned truly negate all that?
00:30:21And you cannot let one mistake define your entire relationship.
00:30:26Marriage takes hard work.
00:30:28But it is work that is worth it.
00:30:30Our marriage is not hard work.
00:30:31You are wearisome tonight.
00:30:36Well, perhaps it is the hour.
00:30:42I will see you at the church tomorrow.
00:30:45No.
00:30:47Good night.
00:30:56I drank a whole bottle before my wedding, the second wedding.
00:31:01And it was deeply celebrated.
00:31:08Three raw eggs in the morning.
00:31:34It is not your footman's fault.
00:31:37I slipped in.
00:31:40The night you escaped, nearly escaped, I had no concept of what you were running from.
00:31:48I was ten years old.
00:31:50All I knew of the world outside our home was that it was dangerous for a young lady.
00:31:55And I thought if I could get you to stay a little longer,
00:31:59perhaps I could give myself time to prove myself to you.
00:32:02To our father, you mean?
00:32:04I mean to you.
00:32:07I've heard you make comments disparaging the girl you once were.
00:32:10But you were resolute even then.
00:32:13The simple act of dreaming to run away?
00:32:16You had something in you all along, a kind of courage I never dreamed of having.
00:32:21I have wished so many times that I had stood up to him.
00:32:26For you.
00:32:28For myself.
00:32:30You are not the only one who was made to feel that they had been found wanting.
00:32:41Why did you never tell me any of that before?
00:32:48Because I was not only in awe of you, I was afraid of you.
00:32:54The fearsome creature I created.
00:32:59Perhaps I have subconsciously taken notes from our father.
00:33:02You are nothing like him.
00:33:05Except the cane.
00:33:07Though yours is far more stylish.
00:33:09Do not come for my cane.
00:33:12I suppose you got all the good joints in the family.
00:33:19I have been hard on you.
00:33:24At last my life is full of joy.
00:33:28And I've been afraid you would take it away from me.
00:33:32Any joy I am after.
00:33:35I deeply hope you are a large part of.
00:33:41Hm.
00:33:43I do need to speak to the footmen.
00:33:45They need to mind the visitors.
00:33:52Come.
00:33:53We have a wedding to attend.
00:34:10Are you ready for your dress?
00:34:13Yes, Father.
00:34:15You are going to be the most beautiful bride.
00:34:34What has happened here?
00:34:36Your Majesty.
00:34:37I turned my ankle chasing after a delivery boy.
00:34:40I see.
00:34:41And what did you discover?
00:34:43He told me...
00:34:45Well, he does not know who Whistledown is.
00:34:47But he says most of his buyers live in Mayfair.
00:34:50So he thinks...
00:34:52Well, Lady Whistledown must live there as well.
00:34:59We will look into it.
00:35:03Your Majesty.
00:35:06I have thought long and hard on the conundrum of finding your author.
00:35:11And have drawn the conclusion that perhaps Lady Whistledown is not a lady at all.
00:35:22You see, Your Majesty, Lady Whistledown is a nom de plume.
00:35:28Which leads me to believe that she might be a man.
00:35:44.
00:36:01Oh, that is Lady Barragan, whose luncheon, do not forget, we failed to attend.
00:36:06And now she'll want us to attend her next one even more.
00:36:33I love weddings.
00:36:36Ours was perfect.
00:36:51Here we go.
00:37:01Are you ready?
00:37:03Yes.
00:37:05Yes.
00:37:05Yes.
00:37:07Yes.
00:37:10Yes.
00:37:14Yes.
00:37:19Yes.
00:37:21Yes.
00:37:21Yes.
00:37:22Yes.
00:37:31PIANO PLAYS
00:38:04PIANO PLAYS
00:38:26Dearly beloved, we are gathered here in the sight of God and this congregation to join together this man and
00:38:35this woman in holy matrimony.
00:38:38Wilt thou have this woman to be thy wedded wife, to live together in the holy estate of matrimony?
00:38:47Wilt thou forsake all others, keeping thee only unto her, so long as ye both shall be?
00:38:55I, Colin Bridgerton, take thee, Penelope Featherington, to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold.
00:39:07I, Penelope Featherington, take thee, Colin Bridgerton, to be my wedded husband, to have and to hold.
00:39:20With this ring, I thee wed.
00:39:23With my body, I thee worship.
00:39:26And by the joining of hands, I now pronounce that they be man and wife together.
00:39:32In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
00:39:36Amen.
00:39:38Amen.
00:39:38And by the Lord, and of the Son, and of the Son, and of the Son.
00:40:09Do you like it?
00:40:10It's truly magnificent.
00:40:15Congratulations, Penelope.
00:40:17You do make an exceptionally fine bride.
00:40:25Oh.
00:40:29Would you like to say how you really feel now?
00:40:31That is how I really feel.
00:40:52It was the most beautiful wedding.
00:40:55I said.
00:40:55And Penelope looked stunning.
00:40:57Why do you have so many?
00:40:58This is quite a wedding breakfast.
00:41:01Marcus and I entered together, but were quickly separated by the sheer volume of guests.
00:41:08Are you feeling in better spirits?
00:41:11I am.
00:41:13Making peace is a relief.
00:41:19Perhaps you should try it.
00:41:21That is my intention.
00:41:31Is it all well with you?
00:41:35I saw you crying at the ceremony.
00:41:38Simply tears at losing another friend to marriage.
00:41:42Maybe it was dust.
00:41:46I saw you crying at the ceremony.
00:41:47Which brother or sister do you like the best?
00:41:49Gregory, clearly.
00:41:51Oh, well, fair enough.
00:41:54But I know there is room enough in your heart for the rest of us.
00:41:59Love is not finite, Eloise.
00:42:05The friendship you have with Penelope is a lucky thing,
00:42:09as is the one you have with Colin.
00:42:15There's a lot of dust in here, too.
00:42:23Excuse me. I'm going to find some champagne.
00:42:33Here we go.
00:43:00Your tea, Miss.
00:43:02I need your help.
00:43:15We shall certainly try to be there.
00:43:17Yes, of course. Enjoy the party.
00:43:24Mr and Mrs Mondridge?
00:43:26Yes.
00:43:33When was your last letter from Marina?
00:43:35There was one waiting when we returned.
00:43:36She writes that her new husband is not only a reader,
00:43:41but has cultivated in her a love for the outdoors.
00:43:45Your sister?
00:43:46Shocking, I know.
00:43:47She's even been riding with him.
00:43:49I'm so envious.
00:43:52You cannot imagine how charming our town in India is.
00:43:56It has been so long since I have ridden there.
00:43:59I should like to see it.
00:44:05In fact, I should like to see it soon.
00:44:08Before our child come.
00:44:09Now, of course I want to go over with you one day.
00:44:14But the journey takes months.
00:44:16Yeah, and if we go now, we will have time to prepare for the birthday.
00:44:19Yeah.
00:44:22Look, I know how much you love our life, dear.
00:44:25You have made yourself completely a part of our family.
00:44:29But I cannot help but feel that something is missing.
00:44:32What about your mother?
00:44:34She would be missing the birth of her grandchild.
00:44:37Our child will always be a Bridgerton.
00:44:43But I should like them to know that they are a Sharma as well.
00:44:46I know their history.
00:44:49And it is important for me to know it so that we can share that history with our child together.
00:44:55Mother will understand that.
00:44:57And we will return.
00:45:02Please do not make me love you more.
00:45:03I do not think I can bear it.
00:45:18Oh, Penelope.
00:45:20You enjoy yourself?
00:45:22Very much.
00:45:23Though it is all a little overwhelming.
00:45:26Well, weddings are never for the bride and groom.
00:45:29Even when things are well between the couple.
00:45:36For allowing me to work it out for myself.
00:45:39Well, this wedding couldn't plan itself.
00:45:41I've not had time to meddle.
00:45:46I know.
00:45:47Whatever it is.
00:45:49I know you won't resolve it.
00:45:51The important part is that you're married now.
00:46:10Could we...
00:46:15Could we get away from here?
00:46:17I have spent so long clinging to walls like this.
00:46:20I...
00:46:22I do not wish to do that any longer.
00:46:24When do you propose we go?
00:46:26Perhaps...
00:46:28To the centre.
00:46:32I do not think I have it in me to greet any more guests.
00:46:36Then perhaps we could dance.
00:46:38It is a wedding breakfast.
00:46:40The sun is still out.
00:46:42I realise that.
00:46:43But I should like to dance with my husband.
00:46:46In the light of day.
00:46:48We can dance in a church.
00:46:49We're not here.
00:46:53Very well.
00:46:55There we go.
00:46:56There.
00:47:08There we go.
00:47:10There you go.
00:47:12There we go.
00:47:26ORGAN PLAYS
00:47:57Would you like to dance?
00:47:59Lord Gilmartin, I do not mean it.
00:48:03Why not?
00:48:05I did not think you were a dancer.
00:48:08Perhaps not.
00:48:09But perhaps we should both be more bold in declaring ourselves.
00:48:19ORGAN PLAYS
00:48:20MUSIC
00:48:38Lady Bridgerton.
00:48:41Thank you so much for having me.
00:48:42Oh, Lord Anderson, I am glad you have joined us.
00:48:47And with your sister.
00:48:49Ah, yes. All our affairs in order.
00:48:53And you?
00:48:57I do believe my affairs are very nearly coming together as well.
00:49:07He oversteps.
00:49:08Oh, I think they move quite beautifully.
00:49:10No, not them.
00:49:13Our family is happy and together.
00:49:17Do not take that for granted.
00:49:49Her Majesty the Queen.
00:49:51Oh!
00:50:04Lady Featherington.
00:50:06Your Majesty.
00:50:10Everyone who is not a Bridgerton may go.
00:50:19Now!
00:50:31Penelope.
00:50:33You are a Bridgerton now.
00:50:43Someone in this room has something to hide.
00:50:48And I shall not leave until they come forward and reveal themselves.
00:50:58The longer you delay, the greater my irritation.
00:51:03Step forward.
00:51:07Confess.
00:51:07Confess.
00:51:16It is I.
00:51:17I bear the secret.
00:51:21You?
00:51:22Yes.
00:51:24I am engaged to Lord Kilmartin.
00:51:27I am engaged to Lord Kilmartin.
00:51:27I have been humbled by your Majesty's interest in my prospects.
00:51:30Perhaps so much so that I have not been bold enough in declaring myself, but I love Lord Kilmartin.
00:51:37And I plan to marry him.
00:51:41With your Majesty's blessing, of course.
00:51:47That is no great mystery, Miss Francesca.
00:51:50Your romantic sensibilities have been obvious for some time.
00:51:55You do not need my blessing to marry.
00:51:59But that is not why I am here.
00:52:03I speak of Whistledown.
00:52:06I know she is in this room.
00:52:11I was close last year.
00:52:13Tantalizingly so.
00:52:15And now, only when the Kalpa girl publishes lies about this very family,
00:52:22suddenly Whistledown rushes to print.
00:52:25Surely she suspected what Miss Kalpa intended to publish.
00:52:28That is what roused her from her hiding place.
00:52:31And why?
00:52:33Clearly because she is one of you.
00:52:36Your Majesty.
00:52:41I assure you, if such a thing were happening in my home, I would know of it.
00:52:45And I would have put a stop to it a long time ago.
00:52:58Very well.
00:53:02Hold your tongue another night.
00:53:05I shall loosen it soon enough.
00:53:28I did not know if it would help or hurt your family if I were to speak.
00:53:31I am glad you stayed silent.
00:53:32But surely this is a signal of the right path forward.
00:53:36That it is time for you to give up your Colin.
00:53:39Yes?
00:53:40Colin, I...
00:53:40She will find you, eventually.
00:53:43And as long as you are Whistledown, forever this lie will hang over all of us.
00:53:49Do you know what it is like to have nowhere in the world you can truly be yourself?
00:53:54You cannot possibly know because you are not a woman.
00:53:58You have the choice to be any kind of person you wish to be,
00:54:01while the only choice women have is to conceal the parts of ourselves the world will not accept.
00:54:06I am Whistledown.
00:54:09I will not change that.
00:54:13I cannot accept that.
00:54:17Colin, it is our wedding night.
00:54:23I shall sleep on the sofa tonight.
00:54:27I will find our carriage.
00:54:43It will be alright.
00:54:44It will.
00:55:06Mr. Bridgerton.
00:55:09Benedict.
00:55:15It is pleasant to see you again.
00:55:17And to see both of you.
00:55:20I have been thinking about your offer.
00:55:23And?
00:55:27Well...
00:55:41I may...
00:55:43I may...
00:55:43Well...
00:55:44I may...
00:55:55People...
00:56:01Let's go.
00:56:40Evening, Mum.
00:56:43Are you in need of directions?
00:56:45No, I'm here for my payment.
00:56:47Put a whistle down that was printed here last week.
00:56:50The one dropped off from the Cowper House.
00:56:52No whistle downs were printed here last week.
00:56:54All the weeks before that.
00:56:55Fine.
00:56:57I've already tried three other printers.
00:56:59Surely there cannot be so many more.
00:57:02You're not her, though, are you?
00:57:05I've always wanted to meet her.
00:57:07My boss at the last place that I worked used to print for her.
00:57:10Said that she was a redhead, though.
00:57:14Oh?
00:57:15What else did he tell you?
00:57:17What else did he tell you?
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