00:13All right-o, see you next week.
00:16All right, let's hit the next one, Peter!
00:20Shut up, we're going home.
00:21What? No, I'm never going home.
00:24Those chaps drank far too much.
00:27We should go home too.
00:29Yes.
00:31I haven't had this much to drink in ages.
00:33That really was such a fun night.
00:36It really was.
00:37So much has happened to our group.
00:40So I'm glad Joffrey invited us all to come out with him tonight.
00:44He's probably the one who invited Peter, isn't he?
00:47Yes, I think you're right.
00:58Oh, that reminds me, Lily.
01:01Are you free this weekend?
01:03Huh?
01:04Well, yes, I am technically, but I was going to go...
01:07Super, I'm going back to the Cotswolds, and I thought...
01:10You can come to mine.
01:12It'll be a date.
01:14Date?
01:15Uh, sure.
01:16I know.
01:17No!
01:18I don't know.
01:20I don't know.
01:21No!
01:23No!
01:28No!
01:30No!
01:32No!
01:32No!
01:33No!
01:35No!
02:06Lily! Dinner is ready!
02:14Great!
02:20Thank you for this lovely meal.
02:31So, so much food.
02:34Lily, you can eat as much as you like.
02:37Everything Mother cooks tastes amazing.
02:40Mm-hmm.
02:42Will we be able to eat at all?
02:43Yes, my dear.
02:44At your age, you can eat plenty and stay as thin as a rake.
02:48I have never seen such a banquet.
02:50How sweet.
02:51No one will go hungry, I assure you.
02:54Don't be polite, dear.
02:55There are plenty of trout in the river that runs past our house.
02:58I caught them all this morning.
02:59Did you, Sam?
03:00That's amazing.
03:03Well, thank you both.
03:07Mm-hmm.
03:14Delicious!
03:15It has flavor.
03:16It's so fresh, so succulent.
03:17That's right.
03:19Delectable.
03:21Are you glad you came?
03:23Mm-hmm.
03:24Eat to your heart's content.
03:26I will.
03:27It's delicious.
03:28Fresh trout's a staple here.
03:30And Mother's so clever with seasoning.
03:32She is a master chef.
03:33I thought the whole time I was in England, the only food I'd be eating was smelly fish
03:39and soggy potatoes.
03:40I am in heaven.
03:42I'm so glad we cleared up that misunderstanding.
03:45I say, Lily, I help prepare the meal as well.
03:48I cut all the vegetables.
03:50Helen and Susan, you're both so good for helping your mother.
03:54I love living in London, but coming home makes you realize what you miss.
03:58Nothing on earth beats Mommy's cooking to make you feel at home.
04:01I understand that feeling very well.
04:04I think it's got something to do with...
04:07Diana's terrible cooking.
04:15So tell me, Lily.
04:17Hmm?
04:18What is it, Susan?
04:19Lily, are you a samurai?
04:21Or a geisha?
04:22Or ninja?
04:23Which one?
04:25So which one?
04:27Which one?
04:27No, no.
04:28I'm none of those.
04:29You can walk a walk, though.
04:31Well, I guess she's stronger than samurai.
04:33Please, can you show us your throwing stars, Lily?
04:36No, no, I don't...
04:36Yeah, show her!
04:37I want to see them!
04:39Yeah, me too!
04:40Stop that!
04:41You are all being very rude.
04:42Let Lily finish her meal.
04:44And after dinner, then she'll show us.
04:46All right!
04:59Oh, my, it's so cute!
05:01It's just like him.
05:03You draw so well!
05:05That really is wonderful.
05:11Aw!
05:13There!
05:13It's finished.
05:15Here you are.
05:17Ah!
05:18Oh, pretty!
05:19It looks like her!
05:20I'm so jealous, Susan.
05:22Lily, draw me too, will you?
05:24And me!
05:24Children, let's not get carried away.
05:26Lily came here to have a break from drawing.
05:28Stop pestering her.
05:30What?
05:31But you don't draw us and Lily so good.
05:33Now, don't be so demanding, Kate.
05:35Chop, chop!
05:36It's already very late, so hurry off to your bedrooms.
05:38Or Mummy will be really cross.
05:41Fine.
05:42All right.
05:48Good night.
05:49Good night, then.
05:50Sleep well, everyone.
05:56I'm sorry they haven't given you a moment's peace.
06:00It's all right.
06:00They're just excited.
06:02I know.
06:03But the rascals are like that all the time.
06:09I'm jealous.
06:10You're very lucky.
06:11I wanted to have brothers and sisters, too.
06:18Dorothy, thanks for inviting me here.
06:21I'm so glad I got the chance to come here before going back to Japan.
06:26Lily.
06:29I say, Lily.
06:30Do you fancy a stroll?
06:32Stretch your legs?
06:33Oh.
06:34Oh.
06:43It's such a quiet, lovely night.
06:46It certainly is.
06:49They call this the river Cone.
06:54It runs right through the Cotswolds and flows into the Thames.
07:00And eventually, it ends up flowing out into the ocean.
07:06Everything is all connected.
07:12Lily, your time in England has gone by so quickly, hasn't it?
07:15I know.
07:20When I look back, so much has happened.
07:26It feels like it's all passed by like leaves on a river.
07:30A lot of things didn't go the way I planned, but I've still managed to gain confidence since I've been
07:35here.
07:36I was so shy this time last year.
07:53I'm still sad you have to leave.
07:56If only you could stay half a year longer, we could graduate together.
08:01I'd love that.
08:04Oh, speaking of which, what are you going to do after graduating?
08:08Oh, who, me?
08:10I'm engaged to be married.
08:12Huh?
08:12What?
08:15Wait.
08:16Didn't I tell you?
08:17I have a fiancé waiting for me here.
08:20But since when?
08:21Before I went to study at the academy, he asked my parents for my hand.
08:26So you're engaged?
08:27Yes.
08:28Originally, we were supposed to get married a few years ago.
08:30But I wasn't quite ready for settling down.
08:33And then I discovered my passion for art.
08:36It gave me so much confidence.
08:38And a real insight into who I am as a person.
08:43Obviously, I'm not on the same level as you and Kit.
08:47But I still like to think I could achieve something in art.
08:50Though I can see that my talents are unremarkable.
08:54But you're brilliant.
08:56Stop it.
08:56I'm not looking for compliments.
08:59I just came to realize something.
09:11When I was a girl growing up, I just didn't appreciate, well, just how beautiful this village is.
09:18I thought if I ended up here, I would have failed.
09:21But I'd be very happy if I wasn't an artist and just surrounded by little ones like Mother.
09:26It really wouldn't be so bad.
09:33Because everything I could ever really want to paint is just there right in front of my eyes.
09:40I thought that this place was dull and there was nothing to do.
09:43But I can't imagine living anywhere else.
09:49This place is not remotely dull.
09:52This village is...
09:55England's treasure.
10:02This is my fiancée, Mike.
10:05He's not exactly good-looking, but he's hard-working and kind.
10:09Not exactly good-looking?
10:11I think he's handsome.
10:12He's not my type at all.
10:14But still, I thought he'd make a great husband.
10:18I... I see.
10:21This is such a shock.
10:22To be honest, I was under the impression that you had a thing for Joffrey.
10:26I do.
10:27Huh?
10:28And I happen to know that Joffrey likes me, too.
10:31What?
10:32Then why aren't you marrying him?
10:34You really think someone like Joffrey could settle down in a place like this?
10:38Oh.
10:39I am crazy about him.
10:41How he looks, talks, and behaves towards me.
10:44And I know that he would probably make a simply sublime boyfriend.
10:49But I don't think that he would make the best husband.
10:53And I'm not the wife for him.
10:55It wouldn't make a slight bit of difference how much I love Joffrey.
10:59I would never be fully accepted by his aristocratic family.
11:02They're from another world.
11:09And living here is what's most important.
11:21Anyway, who cares about what happens to me?
11:24What about your situation?
11:26What situation?
11:28Kitten to you.
11:29I know you like him.
11:30Huh?
11:31How did you know?
11:34Actually, it's more of a surprise to me that you thought I hadn't noticed anything, Lily.
11:41So are you really content to leave without telling him how you truly feel?
11:49I don't know how to...
12:00Yes, it's true.
12:02It's true.
12:02I do like him.
12:05You'll never know, unless you tell him.
12:14I realized far too late.
12:18Lily.
12:22We're from completely different worlds.
12:25Even I can understand we're too far apart.
12:28It's just like you said.
12:30I don't think I could live as an aristocrat either, Dorothy.
12:35Oh, well.
12:36I understand that clearly now.
12:38So it's best we just forget about it.
12:52Let's take a trip out to Broadway tomorrow, Lily.
12:55It's a market town, so there's always a great deal of hustle and bustle there.
12:59That sounds lovely.
13:01And it's the Harvest Festival at the moment, so there'll be a whole variety of delicious food.
13:06Oh, yes.
13:06I'd love to go.
13:07There are still so many places that I want to show you here, Lily.
13:11I refuse to let you get bored in my boring village, you hear me?
13:14I can't wait.
13:15That sounds perfect.
13:17And then maybe one day, you could return the favor when I come to visit you in Japan.
13:22You can show me around your town.
13:30Dorothy!
13:32Yes!
13:32What is it?
13:34Thank you so much.
13:37You're so cute.
13:46It all went by too fast.
13:49If only we had some more time together.
13:51I know.
13:52But aren't you curious about the results of the critique session?
13:56No, I'm not interested.
13:57I already know it'll be the same as always.
14:00Although, with you and Kit out of the running, I am rather curious to know who will take first place.
14:07Chop-chop!
14:08I want to see.
14:26What is it?
14:29What?
14:30What?
14:30What?
14:42Oh, there's not usually this many people here.
14:46Oh, Lily!
14:49Hmm?
14:51Hmm?
14:54Oh, Lily, come here, quick!
15:14Huh?
15:15Lily got first place?
15:17But I didn't enter.
15:21Huh?
15:22Huh?
15:23Huh?
15:24Huh?
15:26Huh?
15:27Lily, this is your sketchbook, is it not?
15:31Yes, that is mine.
15:32But how?
15:45It's from when I was...
15:48Turn the pages, Dorothy.
15:50The sketchbook itself is a work of art.
15:53Lily's entire sketchbook?
15:59But they're just her usual drawings.
16:23Oh, Lily, it is like a mutoscope.
16:28A mutoscope?
16:30Lily, don't tell me you were able to draw this all in one day.
16:34Y-yes.
16:35And you clearly know John Barnes-Linnett's work.
16:38No.
16:40I've never heard of him.
16:42Is that bad, Peter?
16:44Oh, so you didn't have his work in mind, Lily?
16:49Lily, Linett invented the flipbook, which he called the kineograph.
16:54And the mutoscope is a device that flips through photographs in succession to create the illusion of motion.
17:02Now, Lily, your sketchbook can be seen as a work of art that bridges the gap between a kineograph and
17:08a mutoscope.
17:10The idea has been around for a long time, but no one thought to actually try it.
17:15It was thought to be too difficult, and to begin with, no one was sure if it could be called
17:20art.
17:22But this can undoubtedly be called art.
17:28Lily, this is the embodiment of what can truly be called free.
17:35Lily, your book deserves to win the first prize.
17:38Oh, Peter.
17:54I'm proud to know you, and to be your friend.
18:02Congratulations, Lily.
18:05Oh, thank you.
18:07Lily!
18:08Congratulations!
18:10Now you don't have to go back to Japan.
18:12We'll be able to graduate together.
18:15Well, maybe you're right, but, um, I never actually submitted my book, though.
18:20I'm not sure who did.
18:22Oh, don't worry about who submitted what.
18:24You got first place.
18:26That's true, but...
18:28Miss Ishi Jo-in.
18:34Please, would you accompany me to my office?
18:43You must be very surprised.
18:46Let me explain how this came to pass.
18:49Mr. Christopher Church gave your sketchbook to me.
18:53He brought it to me on the morning after our critique session.
18:57What?
18:58Kit did?
19:05Mr. Church, a rare visit indeed.
19:10Far too early in the morning for you.
19:14Did you need something from me?
19:30What is this that we have here?
19:34You'll have to look inside to find out.
19:37Hmm.
20:02Why, it's incredible.
20:06It's a flip book that's been drawn in the style of sketches.
20:10It surely must have taken an age to achieve an effect like this.
20:14Roughly half a day.
20:15Pardon?
20:17Lily drew them, Professor.
20:19She drew them, every single one of them.
20:22I was there with her and witnessed it.
20:24She did it the same day that you announced the assignment.
20:28Long before the submission deadline for the critique.
20:32Therefore, this work is eligible, Professor.
20:37On Lily's behalf, I submit this book for the critique session.
20:44I didn't know anything about it.
20:48That is just what I suspected.
20:52It was the first time I have ever seen Kit acting on someone else's behalf.
20:59That's probably a measure of how much your work touched Mr. Church's heart.
21:08I now understand the situation.
21:11Even so, Mr. Church, if what you are saying is indeed true, alas, however, you are too late.
21:17The deadline was yesterday before the end of the school day.
21:21Even if the work was drawn within that time, it has been submitted too late.
21:26And therefore, Mr. Church, it can't be considered for the critique session.
21:31These are the rules, unfortunately.
21:34All the other students have followed them.
21:37You and I both know that the other students won't submit anything half as good as this.
21:46The 100 drawings inside it are genuine in every way.
21:51Anyone who opens these pages will be stirred to their core,
21:54compelled to think differently about what art can and should be.
21:59It's not a work that should be bound by a minor rule.
22:02That's how I feel.
22:06Sir, I have...
22:09I have done everything, Professor, that you have ever asked me to do.
22:14I listened and agreed with you for all these years.
22:18But this book...
22:21It's what you've been teaching us.
22:31It said that about my work.
22:36I have to say, my opinion of the book is the same as Mr. Church's.
22:50I chose free as the topic.
22:53I meant for you all to break free from our preconceived thoughts and ideas.
22:58You carried out the assignment beautifully,
23:01whilst also demonstrating your skill and artistry.
23:16Every year, we uphold the tradition of presenting our graduates' work
23:21to the royal family's private collection displayed at Buckingham Palace.
23:25This year, the works of Kit Church and one other student.
23:32You, Lily Ishi Joi, well done.
23:38And furthermore, this also means you've earned a recommendation
23:42to the prestigious Royal Academy of Art.
23:48You will be there as a representative of this academy.
23:52The preparations will take place alongside the Royal Exhibition.
23:56And of course, you can continue here at St. Thomas'.
24:01You'll be quite busy, Miss Lily Ishi Joi.
24:08Professor Brands.
24:12I'll do my best.
24:14I really won't let you down.
24:15I am so grateful to you.
24:17I am so grateful to you and your...
24:19I am so grateful to you and your continued guidance and support
24:22throughout my time here.
24:23That's quite all right, Lily.
24:24You really should be very proud.
24:38Kit, where are you?
24:41I want to see you.
24:43I want to talk to you right now.
24:49Dear Henry,
24:52the seed you have sown, old friend,
24:54is finally beginning to grow.
24:56I can only hope and pray that when the flower blooms,
25:00you will be able to see it with your own eyes,
25:03whatever it takes.
25:06Hmm?
25:08Please come in.
25:14How can I help you?
25:19Mr. Anthony.
25:24I can't help you.
25:26I can't help you.
25:38I can't help you.
25:44I can't help you.
25:44I can't help you.
25:44I can't help you.
25:44I can't help you.
25:45I can't help you.
25:45I can help you.
25:45I can help you.
25:46I can help you.
25:47I can help you.
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