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00:08To be continued...
00:34Let's go.
01:09I don't know.
01:38I don't know.
02:00I don't know.
02:04Should I really deliver the message, your grace?
02:07You cannot believe I shall welcome you back into my bed after your lies and deception.
02:12Rest assured, marital relations are the least of my concern after your recent efforts.
02:16Then for what other purpose could you possibly wish to detain me?
02:19Because you are my wife.
02:24it is customary for a wife to reside in her own bedchamber once the honeymoon is over
02:30a time that is well and truly past would you not agree i will be kept informed as to the
02:36success
02:36of your conjugal endeavors i would never dream of concealing the truth of such important matters
02:42your grace whistle down has just arrived well you should is something wrong we must pack
02:50straight away yes your grace what has happened my brother seems to have been embroiled in scandal
02:57i must return to see my family immediately they will need me i will accompany you this is a family
03:02matter separate bedrooms may be tolerated separate households will not be suffered
03:07i shall not let you out of my sight until we know whether you are with child
03:13please request that his grace prepare his largest carriage i shall require my space
03:35miss marina thompson's recent fall from grace continues to echo through every drawing room
03:41in town days after it was revealed her engagement to colin bridgerton was nothing more than a sham
03:57of course a lady's disgrace does not merely tarnish her own name like the tars of the thames it also
04:05leaves a horrid smear on anyone nearby hold still my chérie
04:13this scandal could very well tarnish my debut mama perhaps we should delay my coming out altogether a few years
04:19oh hush child all will be well just keep smiling can a smile be enough to save the featheringtons
04:24penelope and her sisters did nothing wrong but their reputation is destroyed you should be worrying about your own
04:29family's fortunes at present we are in just as perilous position lovely day is it not lady richmond
04:37is this whistle down i certainly never want to cross the woman a word as good as gospel yes
04:45but perhaps if she can destroy her reputation she can restore one too
04:52oh
04:55what a debut don't you will be
04:59while there is no parasol in the world strong enough to shelter a ruined woman
05:04the fallen miss thompson can only hope she shall find a refuge somewhere i'm sorry my lady but we
05:11are full this is an emergency the young lady's child will have nowhere else to go must make exceptions
05:17on occasion they should be able to procure room if one were to make a sizable donation but this is
05:23supposed to be a charitable organization even charity requires funds of which you must have considerable
05:29amounts i presume
05:49we've arrived
05:56there is no need to act the jailer i shall not discover i'm with child within the next hour shall
06:02i
06:06miss thompson must be in agonies over this lies why can i not visit her colin listen to me brother
06:11that the ton devours every bit of whistle downs on d is the only thing keeping this family from shame
06:15because of her column no one believes you are the father of miss thompson's child
06:18but if you were to go near her then they will presume you're responsible for her ruin and all
06:22your sisters will pay the price for your notoriety is this what you desire well of course not but
06:27evening everyone do it what are you doing here dav should you not be frolicking in newlywed bliss i
06:32came as swiftly as our courage would allow when i heard the news in the middle of your honeymoon
06:36these things must surely be cursing the bridgetown name for this where is he anyhow he went to set
06:41up pastings house we have all things in order sister we do not require your assistance oh well
06:46that is simply not true anthony and you know it daphne may be the answer to all of our problems
06:50oh once the ton say that we still have the favor of the duke and the duchess then
06:53the whispers may very well cease and we shall go about our daily lives as if nothing has happened
06:58as if nothing is awry no one will be the wiser
07:03oh pretending that nothing is amiss is the perfect way to lure the ignorant into submission
07:08is it not mama now what grand event will the ton be descending upon this week surely there is
07:17something the um the queen is hosting a luncheon i am certain the duke and i can secure an invitation
07:25if we are lucky our return to london will give everyone so much to talk about they simply have
07:31no breath left to discuss other matters i'm so very glad this has all been settled on my behalf
07:49you really wanted to marry her i did well then perhaps we should count you lucky to not have married
07:57a stranger she was not a stranger she was brother whistledown knew her better than you and whistledown
08:02knows everyone's secrets and you are lucky to have learnt miss thompson's now instead of after your wedding day
08:13i know you must think me a fool but my heart pays no heed to mere logic when i think
08:19of her
08:19her i only want to be near her to be with her despite all reason otherwise
08:27i know that madness well but you cannot visit her
08:38leander swam abydos to sestos every single night in complete darkness just to see his love leander also
08:45lost his way and drowned
08:49so the story goes
08:53did something happen sister back at cliveden
09:01if you really must speak with miss thompson perhaps i can arrange a rendezvous chaperoned obviously
09:07i would appreciate that you will see my passions are not in vain
09:21i always were a fast learner friend but i should probably conserve my energies for my exhibitions
09:26instead of spending them on your troubles are you about to feed to me surely that will not help
09:31with your exhibitions i've not seen you this incense since you handed the keys to your duty
09:36i will not speak on my duty fair enough i presume you won't speak of what happened in your honeymoon
09:43either nothing happened on my honeymoon i cannot imagine your wife feeling particularly excited about
09:50that i suggest you'd not try to imagine anything to do with my wife's feelings
09:54or action for that matter
09:58it follows no reason or sense does it what marriage
10:03there is not a bloody thing you can do about it i took a vow
10:08see what i mean fast learner indeed
10:41it's not a bloody thing
10:42the way? I've already seen you. The queen is holding a luncheon this week. We will need to
10:56attend with my brother to signal our support. Where have you been all night? I did not think
11:04you concerned about my whereabouts. Is this truly what our marriage will be for the future?
11:10You are all night doing God knows what with God knows whom. With whom? You ruined me not three
11:17weeks since we were wed. It already imagined me disloyal. Is it such a wild imagining? We
11:22both know your reputation, your grace. It is clear that you find there is nothing left
11:26in our marriage? Nothing left. Is this what I said? Is it what you believe?
11:39Yes. I would eat. Oh no. Let's go. I want to eat. Let's go. Let's go. It's
12:09good. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. I'm in here. It's like a
12:36Oh, my God.
12:39Oh, shall we go into the bedroom?
12:44Finish what we started?
12:51No.
12:59What is to become of us?
13:01Simon!
13:02If you are a child, then I shall stay and do my duty to support you both.
13:05And if I am not?
13:06Then we shall remain married in Maimon.
13:10You'll be provided for, of course, in a manner befitting the Duchess.
13:14But I shall not darken your doorstep again.
13:16Our lives will be entirely separate.
13:19This...
13:20This cannot happen.
13:22This will not happen.
13:23Do you understand me?
13:25That we no longer trust each other?
13:28Yes, Your Grace.
13:29I understand that quite well.
13:31Go for it.
13:32No.
13:33No.
14:00No.
14:01Miss Thompson, thank you for joining us.
14:04I did not realise I had a choice.
14:06My brother wished for an audience.
14:08And I wished to avoid any further scandal attached to my family's name.
14:14I will remain here as a chaperone.
14:19Marina, you must tell me that this Whistledown woman is mistaken.
14:23What she wrote, it cannot be true.
14:25But it is.
14:28You what? With child?
14:31I do not understand. We were to be wed.
14:34You said you loved me.
14:36Colin, I hold you in the greatest esteem.
14:39Esteem? You are a cruel woman indeed, to stand here and talk of friendly affection
14:44as if you have not just committed a grave sin against me.
14:47Speak not of sin, Mr Bridgerton.
14:50I did not come here to be shamed by you, nor anyone else.
15:01I did not know better.
15:03You may think me a villain, but I did what I thought I must.
15:07No one ever truly helped me, or guided me in a different direction.
15:11I had no choice.
15:13I needed to wed, and you, you were the only man who offered me even a glimpse of happiness.
15:18So I should feel flattered then?
15:21Consider myself lucky that you chose me, lied to me, tried to trick me into a fraud of a marriage.
15:35I shall take my leave of you for the last time, Miss Thompson.
15:51You wish to know the cruelest part of your deception.
15:55If you had simply come to me and told me of your situation,
15:59I would have married you without a second thought.
16:02That is how, in love, I believe myself to be.
16:09But I see now that was all a lie.
16:21I believe I would like to return home now.
16:25After all, we don't want another scandal attached to your family name.
16:35The carriage is waiting, ma'am.
16:36We must prepare for the Queen's luncheon.
16:38Of course.
17:01Oh, is this not lovely?
17:04All of us together again.
17:06Lovely indeed.
17:07We should tempt scandal more often.
17:12Duchess, may I say how well you look.
17:15Oh, you are too kind.
17:16Is it not marvellous to be wed?
17:18It is both a joy and a wonder indeed.
17:21Make way!
17:22Miss you all act like sheep flocking to the trough.
17:27I have a hundred guineas wagered on there being a Hastings heir within the year.
17:31Are you yet with child?
17:32We have certainly been devoting our energies to the endeavor, Your Majesty.
17:36We should hope to see our Queen soon satisfied.
17:39See to it that you do.
17:45Your duplicity comes so naturally.
17:47I seem to have learnt from the best.
17:52I've missed you at the studio of late.
17:54You must join me for another drawing lesson.
17:55As I said, improvement is all a matter of practice.
17:59At least that is the excuse he gives for coming home with paint in all kinds of peculiar places.
18:08Ah, were you able to meet my friend Weatherby at my party?
18:12Come.
18:13I shall introduce you.
18:14No.
18:16I see my mother requires my presence.
18:18Good day.
18:23Your Majesty requires an audience.
18:25With, with me now?
18:42Who is she?
18:43Your Majesty.
18:45Whistledown, I've tasked you with unmasking the scandal monger.
18:48Believe me, I am intent on locating her,
18:50and I'm angry at myself for having not yet uncovered her identity.
18:54But I was thinking...
18:54Clearly not fast enough.
18:56My patience has limits.
18:58Get me an answer.
19:00Your Queen commands it.
19:02Of course.
19:03Your Majesty.
19:07So, you have returned.
19:11Excellent timing, what with all the tittle-tattle concerning your brother.
19:15A mere coincidence, Lady Danbury, I am sure.
19:19Your plan is working.
19:21I have heard nary a peep about Mr Bridgerton's unfortunate entanglement
19:25with the Thompson girl.
19:26Oh, I almost forgot.
19:28I am hosting a party I would very much like you to attend.
19:32We love a good party.
19:34I'm not sure when we will be accepting invitations.
19:37It is an invitation for one.
19:40Only you, Your Grace.
19:42A special soiree with the married ladies of the Tong,
19:46of which you are the newest member.
20:07The audacity.
20:10Don't they try to entrap poor Mr Bridgerton into marriage with a woman with child?
20:15Oh, my God.
20:19Ben.
20:23How are you faring?
20:24Has it been terrible at the house?
20:26I've not had a caller in three days.
20:28My mother swears we are ruined.
20:31But what have you called him?
20:33Is he in pieces from the news?
20:34His pride has wounded, but he will be quite well.
20:37The gentlemen always are in these matters, but...
20:39Ben, you have not heard what people are saying.
20:41Lady Whistledown has gone too far this time.
20:43And I thought you were her greatest admirer.
20:45Not when she has smeared the name of my greatest friend.
20:48When we uncover Whistledown's identity,
20:50we will convince her to publish a retraction and restore your family's reputation.
20:54All will be well again.
20:55I promise you.
20:58My dear Lady Bridgerton,
21:00is this not a dreadful circumstance
21:01for us both to have been so duked by that scheming hussy?
21:06To think that Miss Thompson would take advantage of my kindness
21:09after I opened my home to her.
21:12You must believe.
21:13I had no idea of...
21:21Lady Featherington, I must ask you to leave.
21:24But I have an invitation.
21:26Not anymore.
21:27I'm sure you wish to avoid any further unpleasantness.
21:30I'm clear.
21:31I'm clear.
21:37I'm clear.
21:45That should teach them.
21:47Teach them what, Miss Calga?
21:50Judging not,
21:52lest we too be judged.
22:15Something troubles you.
22:20I know you are a grown woman now,
22:22but I am still your mother,
22:23and you can come to me when you need advice.
22:26Marriage has its joys,
22:28but it also brings with it its special trials.
22:31In that, you are correct.
22:34My marriage is far from perfect.
22:37Within...
22:38Share your thoughts.
22:39Perhaps I can offer my wisdom.
22:40Well, perhaps you will send me off
22:42with more vague metaphors and trite remarks.
22:46Darling, I am merely trying to be of help.
22:50Do you know what might have truly helped matters?
22:52If your motherly advice had actually prepared me to wed.
22:57Whatever do you mean?
22:58I mean, Mama,
22:59that you sent me out into the world
23:01no better than a fool.
23:03You taught me how to play pretend,
23:05but nothing.
23:07It was the realities of married life.
23:10Of marital relations.
23:15If you had informed me
23:16about the things that were truly important,
23:18if I'd have known the truth,
23:20then perhaps I...
23:26Daphne.
23:32It is the heat
23:35the Duchess has quite overcome.
23:46We were ridiculed by all today.
23:49Treated as though we were worth it
23:50and it's all your fault.
23:51How could I have been at fault?
23:53I was not even there.
23:54Well, if it were not for your habit,
23:56we would have been able to rid ourselves
23:58of Miss Thompson
23:58the moment we learned of her condition.
24:01None of this would have happened.
24:03M'lady.
24:05The Duchess of Hastings.
24:06She is here.
24:19I'm so glad you thought you'd visit us,
24:20Your Grace.
24:21I fear your mother was rather
24:22heated at the luncheon,
24:24but of course,
24:24if you've come to
24:25offer an explanation...
24:28I require a word
24:29with Miss Thompson.
24:31Hello.
24:38For what it is worth,
24:39I am sorry.
24:40Your brother is a sweet boy.
24:41You do not need to.
24:44I came here to apologise to you.
24:47To me?
24:47I misjudged you
24:49and I wanted to tell you
24:50that what you felt you had to do,
24:53I understand.
24:55I wish it had not happened this way.
24:57No, you are certainly
24:58not the only one.
25:02George was a soldier,
25:05but he was also gentle and kind.
25:08He was perfect.
25:12I fancied myself in love.
25:16The next thing I knew,
25:18my courses stopped
25:19and I found myself with child
25:21and alone.
25:30What is Sir George's surname?
25:33Or do you know
25:34where he is stationed?
25:35His regiment?
25:37Whatever for,
25:38Your Grace?
25:38I hear General Langham
25:39and his wife are in London.
25:42Perhaps I could speak to him
25:44or her
25:44and have
25:45have Sir George found.
25:48What use would that be?
25:49George does not want
25:50to be with me.
25:51No, but do you really
25:52want to be alone?
25:54No rank,
25:55no protection,
25:56no support for you
25:57or your child.
25:59Surely anything
25:59is better than that.
26:01Why should he
26:02be the one
26:03to choose your future
26:04when he clearly
26:05cares not for the outcome?
26:07He's at fault here.
26:11Perhaps I can make him
26:12come back
26:13and take responsibility
26:15and take responsibility
26:15for you
26:16and his child.
26:19Why should you be left
26:20all alone
26:21to bear the punishment
26:21for his crime?
26:24You truly think
26:25you can do this?
26:27I assure you,
26:28Miss Thompson,
26:29I'm quite capable
26:31of doing more
26:31than you think.
26:51I have defeated the best
26:53and I'm confident
26:54I shall continue to do so.
26:55There is an appetite
26:57for my exhibitions
26:58but
26:58they are expensive
27:00which is why
27:01I'm not here to invest.
27:03I have a more lucrative
27:04proposition in mind.
27:06Say,
27:06for you and I
27:07to come to some arrangement
27:09as to the outcome
27:10of your next fight?
27:13I'm sorry to have
27:14taken your time,
27:16my lord,
27:17but I think you would
27:17be wise to leave.
27:19And you'd be wise
27:20to listen.
27:21Would you rather
27:22stake your fortunes
27:23on the outcome
27:23of a business scheme
27:24which may very well fail
27:26or back the sure thing?
27:28You agree to throw
27:29your next match
27:31and I'll make such a wager
27:32on your opponent
27:33that even half
27:34my winnings
27:35will set you
27:36and your family
27:36up for life.
27:37My honor
27:38is not for sale.
27:54There's a reason
27:55your back is a dwindling,
27:56Mr. Mondridge.
27:58You're a performer,
28:00a mere entertainment.
28:01We are happy
28:02to trade wages
28:03on the outcome
28:04of your fists
28:05but no gentleman
28:06will ever see you
28:08as a respectable
28:09man of business.
28:11I know.
28:12You have a fighting spirit.
28:15Passed down
28:15by your father,
28:16no doubt.
28:17He was a soldier,
28:18yeah?
28:19Managed to flee
28:20the colonies
28:21after serving
28:22in Dunmore's regiment.
28:25Do you think
28:25he sought his freedom
28:27or for his future son
28:29to become
28:29some exhausted fighter
28:30stumbling into the ring
28:32to put food
28:32on the table
28:33for his family?
28:36Do not dare
28:37speak of my family.
28:39Of course.
28:40I...
28:41I apologize.
28:45I only mean to say
28:46I'm doing this
28:47for my family, too.
28:49Look,
28:50one simple arrangement
28:52and both our problems
28:53will be solved.
28:58I merely ask
28:59that you have a think
29:00on it.
29:01At the very least.
29:20the tonne has been
29:21desperate for you
29:21since you returned.
29:22We've been drowning
29:23in calling cards.
29:24Lady Danbury requires
29:25your attendance
29:25at her party
29:26on Thursday.
29:27a collection
29:28of married ladies.
29:30I can only imagine
29:31the questions
29:31they will have for me.
29:32I shall inform her
29:33footmen that you are
29:33not feeling well
29:34from the trouble.
29:35Your Grace.
29:36Your Grace.
29:40Do you suppose
29:41the general's wife
29:42will be in attendance
29:43at Lady Danbury's
29:44soiree?
29:45Mrs. Langham?
29:46I heard she enjoys
29:47society.
29:48Then send word back.
29:49I would love to attend.
30:24I would love to attend.
30:27Your Grace.
30:29Welcome to my
30:30den of iniquity.
30:42I believe you already
30:43know Lady Trowbridge,
30:45Your Grace,
30:45but have you met
30:46Lucy Granville?
30:47And this is Kitty Langham.
30:50The general's wife,
30:52yes.
30:53Lovely to meet you all.
30:56Well,
30:57do not just stare.
30:58Keep the Duchess in.
31:01We shall teach you
31:02the rules.
31:02First a woman
31:03takes her wedding vows,
31:05then we gamblers
31:06take her virtue.
31:07If her husband
31:08has left any
31:09to be taken.
31:11Have no fear.
31:13Each turn,
31:14all you have to do
31:15is set your token
31:16on the card.
31:17You believe
31:18the deal will turn over.
31:20Now, ladies,
31:22place your bets.
31:24It takes away
31:25the sting of losing,
31:26I rather think.
31:29The Duchess
31:30is a quick study.
31:31I'm sure she will
31:32have the measure
31:32of things in no time.
31:34All it takes
31:35is a little practice
31:37and perseverance.
31:52Evening,
31:53Your Grace.
31:55It's funny meeting you here.
31:56I am utterly comical.
31:59You've been avoiding me?
32:00Oh, no,
32:00you were being the jester.
32:01If you're not avoiding
32:02my company,
32:03then you won't mind
32:03if I join you for a drink?
32:39I should need
32:40a large glass.
32:40Yes.
32:49The Earl would have my head
32:51if he knew
32:51how much money I've lost.
32:52The Earl has been
32:53two years old.
32:54Hmm.
32:55Well, then I'm in luck,
32:57am I not?
32:57Hmm.
32:58Hmm.
33:00Hmm.
33:00Hmm.
33:00Hmm.
33:00Hmm.
33:01Hmm.
33:05Seems I have been blessed
33:06with some beginner's luck.
33:08The game is not over yet,
33:09Your Grace.
33:11I wonder,
33:13Mrs. Langer...
33:13Kitty, please.
33:15You have won so much
33:16of my money,
33:17it is only right.
33:18Kitty, then.
33:20There is a soldier
33:21in service I'm hoping
33:22to find for a friend.
33:23Do you think your husband
33:25might be able
33:25to assist me?
33:26You will have to ask
33:27that of him yourself.
33:28He is so ready at her.
33:30I'm so sorry.
33:31Whatever for.
33:33It is quite the ideal situation
33:34to live a separate life
33:36to one's husband.
33:36I am afforded
33:37all the freedoms of marriage
33:38while bearing none
33:39of the burden
33:40of his company.
33:42And what of your children?
33:43Do they not miss
33:44their father?
33:45It's difficult to miss
33:46someone you've never known.
33:48You forget.
33:49The Duchess
33:50is still in the first
33:52bloom of marriage.
33:54Yes.
33:55The famous love match.
33:58Pay me no heed.
34:00The Duchess company,
34:00I am sure,
34:02is anything
34:02but a burden to you.
34:04I can't tell you
34:05where to write.
34:06My husband.
34:08Perhaps the general
34:08will grant you
34:09a response.
34:10It is not as if
34:11you are his wife.
34:15Duchess,
34:15you win again.
34:18Just seeing how
34:19you entertain yourself,
34:20I'd rather think
34:21you the victor,
34:22Lady Dundrie.
34:23I'd rather think
34:24so too.
34:25Again.
34:26Again.
34:29It's a fine colour.
34:31And the bubbles?
34:35Just right.
34:37Don't get me wrong,
34:38I love a good brandy.
34:39But sometimes
34:40nothing will do
34:41but a beer.
34:41Would you just
34:42get to the point?
34:44I'm afraid I don't
34:44know what you're
34:45talking about.
34:45Yes, you do.
34:47You're correct, I do.
34:49Just like I know
34:49that you've obviously
34:50made a considerable
34:51error with my sister.
34:52How may I ask
34:53could you infer
34:53that I was the one
34:54to make the error?
34:55Well, I know
34:56my sister quite well.
34:58And while she is
34:59an unusually capable woman,
35:01she's not capable
35:02of fucking up
35:02this severely.
35:05Do you lot ever
35:06get tired of
35:07pretending to be
35:07so perfect?
35:09It's exhausting
35:09just watching you.
35:10We may not be perfect
35:11but at least
35:11we keep our promises.
35:12You know nothing
35:13of my commitments.
35:14I am trying
35:14to be a man
35:15of my word.
35:15I am trying
35:16to keep...
35:19I would not
35:20expect you to understand.
35:21What do you mean by that?
35:22I mean that you
35:23leave a litany
35:24of broken promises
35:24behind you
35:25everywhere you go.
35:26Your duty to
35:26protect Daphne
35:27from Nigel Burbrook?
35:28Or what about
35:29your own reckless affairs?
35:30Are you still seeing
35:30that opera thing
35:31you believe no one
35:31knows about?
35:32You judge me,
35:33yet you cannot
35:33possibly understand
35:34the responsibility
35:35of having a family
35:35because you've never
35:36had one.
35:37Ah, but Daphne
35:37is my family now
35:38and there is
35:39no changing that.
35:40Though it is
35:40most unfortunate
35:41that I shall
35:42never quite reach
35:43the lofty ideal
35:43you have demonstrated.
35:44What is most unfortunate
35:45is the fact
35:46that your father
35:47was so absent
35:47he never gave you
35:49a proper example
35:49of how to lead
35:50a household.
36:01Well, you certainly
36:02make it look difficult.
36:06I beg your pardon.
36:07With your constant struggles.
36:08You cannot manage it,
36:10can you?
36:10Hayes.
36:10Your responsibility.
36:12You, fulfilling the promise
36:13that every firstborn son
36:15makes to his father
36:16before he dies.
36:18Do you think he is
36:19looking down on you now?
36:21Ashamed?
36:23Mortified at what you
36:24have done?
36:25I wonder what would
36:26the former Viscount say?
36:30I wonder what he has done.
36:33I wonder what he has done.
36:38I wonder what he has done.
36:39I wonder what he has done.
36:41I wonder what he has done.
36:43I wonder what he has done.
36:43I wonder what he has done.
36:43I wonder what he has done.
36:44I wonder what he has done.
36:45I wonder what he has done.
36:46I wonder what he has done.
36:48I wonder what he has done.
36:51I wonder what he has done.
37:21It seems I became a little too rough
37:23training with Will.
37:34Shall I call for Jeffreys?
37:35No.
37:42Let me, with four brothers, you cannot imagine the nasty cuts I've tended to over the years.
37:53I'm sorry.
37:55I'm sorry.
38:10I'm sorry.
38:43Why won't you not afford yourself to me?
38:46Vanille.
38:51A child would be a blessing.
39:02Tell me why you are so adamant.
39:04Because I swore a long time ago that I would never sire a child.
39:08I do not understand.
39:11My father cared more about the continuation of the Hastings line
39:18than anything in the world.
39:23More than my mother.
39:27More than me.
39:29And so I made a vow that his efforts would be in vain.
39:35That the lion would die with me.
39:45So this is all.
39:48Because of a vow.
39:52You made a vow to me too.
39:54Or has our wedding day slipped your mind?
39:56I told you.
39:57You told me that you could not have children.
40:01You did not tell me it was some token of revenge
40:05against a man who no longer walks this earth.
40:08I swore to him on his deathbed.
40:10And you betrayed me in our marriage bed.
40:20Let me be certain I understand.
40:23And you will neither have children.
40:25Nor the happiness we could have together
40:28because you promised your father you would not.
40:32I...
40:33Say it.
40:36Say it.
40:37It cannot be undone.
40:42Then I thank you for your elucidation, Your Grace.
40:46If your hatred for your father outweighs any
40:50affection that you might bear towards me
40:53then you are right.
40:56It cannot be undone.
40:59My courses are due within the next few days.
41:02You will know then which vow you have broken
41:04and how we are to spend the rest of our lives.
41:07Miserable, together.
41:10Perfectly happy apart.
41:19Dearest reader, a question.
41:22Is anything more exhilarating than taking a gamble?
41:27For it is often the highest risk
41:29that carries the greatest reward.
41:39Yet, wager wrongly
41:41and you might find yourself
41:43left with nothing but regret.
41:47Ensure it is delivered to this address.
41:50Yes, Your Grace.
41:50Of course, one can never know for sure
41:54whether a wager will make a fortune
41:56or ruin it
41:57unless one chooses
41:59a more secure pursuit.
42:04but as the season continues
42:06the biggest gamblers
42:09have yet to truly show their hand
42:11which leaves gossip
42:13in short supply in recent days.
42:15In fact, this author
42:18can think of no other event
42:20that merits a mention.
42:22No other event
42:24but my luncheon.
42:26At least she did not say anything odious.
42:29It is far worse.
42:32She wrote nothing.
42:41It is worthy of note, however,
42:45that the Duke and Duchess of Hastings
42:48have yet to entertain callers together.
42:55Our newlyweds are no doubt
42:57still secluded in nuptial bliss.
43:04Who could fault them
43:05and who could be surprised
43:07if their diligent efforts
43:09are rewarded with a new arrival
43:12within the year?
43:26In the past,
43:27every whistled-out revelation
43:29appeared to be plucked
43:30from a public event
43:31where any number of our town
43:32could have borne witness.
43:33But the column that singled up Marina
43:34was different.
43:35It was personal.
43:36Your mama did not just help Marina
43:37hide her condition all on her own.
43:38Well, of course not.
43:39Every servant in our household knew.
43:41Servant is unlikely.
43:44Though perhaps a tradesperson?
43:46Someone who visited
43:48your household regularly
43:49might have seen
43:49or overheard something?
43:51It is a possibility.
43:52In that case,
43:52we must reconsider
43:53our methods of inquiry
43:54to this end.
43:55Oh, this is wonderful, Ben.
43:56I must tell the queen
43:57of our new theory.
43:59Then tell her
44:00at tonight's concert.
44:03I know you are not yet out,
44:05but I'm sure your mama
44:05would still allow you to attend.
44:07Once we unmask,
44:08whistle down.
44:09Yes, yes,
44:09the Featherington honour
44:10will be restored.
44:12I must return home.
44:14I'll just take the backstage
44:14so no one will see me.
44:16And Elle,
44:18thank you.
44:24I wrote to General Langham
44:26and I have told him
44:27all about Sir George.
44:29If he is a man of honour...
44:31You wrote to the general?
44:32Yes.
44:33And did the Duke
44:34sign his name as well
44:35on this letter?
44:38Well,
44:40no,
44:43but...
44:44Marina, what is it?
44:45The general will not
44:47concern himself
44:48to write back to you,
44:49Your Grace.
44:50You do not know that.
44:53They will pay attention
44:54to the words of a duchess.
44:56You must.
44:57Are you so unworldly?
44:59I...
44:59I'm sorry.
45:01I...
45:02Your help is greatly appreciated,
45:03but there is nothing
45:04more you can do.
45:05Marina...
45:06It is over.
45:07I have already accepted
45:09the fact.
45:10I thank you
45:11for your efforts.
45:23Missing the concert?
45:24Indeed.
45:26Not exactly in the mood
45:27for music and fine night
45:28this evening.
45:33I want to apologise.
45:38Are there locusts
45:39in the streets?
45:40Blood in the Thames?
45:41Are the end of days
45:42upon us already?
45:42I may have been
45:43a trifle harsh with you.
45:46And I'm sorry.
45:48You merely wish
45:49to protect me
45:49from my more
45:51foolish impulses?
45:52So you admit it now,
45:53you are acting a fool.
45:54As apologies go,
45:55this is certainly novel.
45:56Hush, you.
46:00You may hurt now,
46:01but the pain will pass.
46:03You have the love
46:04of all your family
46:05and the honour
46:06of your actions.
46:08Soon you will forget
46:09Miss Thompson's name
46:10and it will be as if
46:14you never loved her
46:15at all.
46:16And how have these
46:17precepts served you?
46:19Aside from being
46:20the most dismal,
46:22most troubling ones
46:22I've heard
46:23in quite some time.
46:24It's a work in progress
46:25to be sure.
46:29I suppose I was surprised
46:30to hear you wish
46:31to join us this evening.
46:32And I suppose
46:32I must be grateful
46:33for your restraint
46:34not using any feathers.
46:36You look lovely.
46:40Eloise,
46:44taking your place
46:45in society
46:46should be an exciting
46:47time in a young
46:48woman's life.
46:50If you are not
46:51truly ready,
46:52I shall not ask you
46:53to play pretend.
46:55Perhaps I have
46:56been rushing you.
46:58We need not hasten
46:59your coming out
47:00before you feel prepared.
47:08The Queen will be
47:09in attendance
47:09at tonight's concert,
47:10will she not?
47:11I believe she will.
47:13Then I am looking
47:14forward to it.
47:15An exciting time
47:16indeed, Mama.
47:39Are you ready?
47:41I am.
48:16Sir Granville, Bridgerton, I would simply like to understand your situation, I'd just
48:33like to understand, it is simple, I'm in love with Lord Weatherby, you're married, and our
48:40marriage affords my wife her freedoms and protections, it is a happier union than most
48:44of the people in this room have, I assure you. And what is the advantage for the young ladies
48:49Lord Weatherby is courting, or do they also share this understanding? What about honour,
48:54romance? What would you know of either? We live on a constant threat of danger, Bridgerton,
48:59I risk my life every day for love. You have no idea what it is like to be in a
49:08room with
49:08someone you cannot live without, and yet still feel as though you are oceans apart, stealing
49:15your glances, disguising your touches, we cannot so much as smile at each other, without first
49:21ensuring no one else is watching. It takes courage to live outside the traditional expectations
49:31of society. You talk of doing the same, but perhaps it is merely just that. We'll talk.
49:53And so you see, Your Majesty, it is clear as day, Lady Whistledown is someone who works
49:58closely with the members of the town, yet she is not a member herself, she is a tradesperson.
50:04Is that all? I beg your pardon? I'm no longer in need of your services. But my theory... It
50:13is not necessary. I've hired a team of Bow Street runners to do a proper investigation. They
50:19will unmask Whistledown, and she shall be made to pay for her impertinence. That noxious
50:25gossip rag, who finally ceased to exist. You want to silence her? There is still good she
50:34must do. Child, go.
50:45How long is this concert? Three hours. Four. Though, er, I certainly have already heard enough.
50:52You are my most favourite brother. Do you know that?
50:56No.
50:57No.
51:01No.
51:01No.
51:03No.
51:06No.
51:14No.
51:16No.
51:17No.
51:18No.
51:21No.
51:21No.
51:21No.
51:21No.
51:21No.
51:21No.
51:31I would like to make a stop and pick up a friend.
51:34A friend?
51:36Should I not have a friend?
51:39Not bound by the rules of society.
51:43Please do not tell mother.
51:54Why are we at the motifs?
52:04Mademoiselle Bridgerton.
52:06This is my sister Louise and we will be dropping her at home.
52:29How was your night, my chéri?
52:31It was everything I expected.
52:35Horrible and terribly boring.
52:39So this is why you do not wish to lower your hands?
52:43The entire ton were there and I did not have a single worthwhile exchange.
52:47The entire ton? You mean everyone except for the Featheringtons?
52:52Yes, everyone except.
52:55Sir.
52:58Your mama did not just help me in a high-tech condition all on her own.
53:01Well of course not, every servant in our household knew.
53:03They were perhaps a tradesperson.
53:05I certainly never want to cross the world a word as good as gospel.
53:16Is everything well, Heloise?
53:21Jeff!
53:24Marks!
53:27Go, go, go!
53:31Oh, God!
57:06You
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