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BridgertonS02 - Episode 5
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01:30No, that will not do.
01:31You must have it here, in town.
01:34In fact, I shall host the nuptials myself.
01:37Oh, that is most generous, ma'am.
01:41Most generous?
01:43But not at all necessary.
01:44Nonsense.
01:45She is my diamond, after all.
01:47It is only right that I give you both a wedding worthy of that title.
01:52Besides, one could almost credit me myself with bringing about this most illustrious match.
01:59I shall oversee every detail.
02:02Let that gossip monger try to get the better of me now.
02:11Can you believe it, Tidi?
02:13It is like a fairy tale come true.
02:15You deserve nothing less, Bon.
02:18Nothing less for a true love match.
02:22My apologies, Your Majesty.
02:34The frenzy of competition, the thrilling delight of hazarding your all.
02:40I am referring not to the lure of London's luxurious gaming halls, but to a gamble with far higher stakes.
02:49Matrimony.
02:51For once that particular wager is placed, it cannot easily be undone.
02:58A fact which, I am sure, is met with both regret and sheer relief.
03:05World forces, and I shall sing between each one.
03:07For goodness sake.
03:08Anyone would think our siblings had beaten Napoleon himself on the battlefield instead of simply finding someone with whom to
03:13dutifully march down an aisle.
03:15Indeed.
03:16Well, the hubbub about Prudence's engagement, my mamma, has rather forgotten I exist.
03:19She is quite happy Cousin Jack has ensured our family's future.
03:23I must admit, so am I.
03:26Suit.
03:28Look at it.
03:32And the baker is still awaiting payment, as is apparently the coalman.
03:37The new Lord Featherington was supposed to restore our fortunes, and yet here I am, unable to scratch together sixpence
03:44yet again.
03:45Our financial predicament is entirely your doing, Lady Featherington.
03:48If you hadn't forced me into this ill-starred engagement, we would soon be living comfortably on Miss Cowper's ample
03:54dowry.
03:54Oh, go on.
03:55Blame me for taking you at your word when you spoke of your great fortune in rubies.
04:00Had you thought to confide your plans, then I would not be considering dismissing the servants that I have just
04:05rehired.
04:06All of that would be solved if you would simply call off the wedding and allow me to set my
04:10cap at Miss Cowper again.
04:12I leave my poor Prudence jilted, when her reputation has already been called into question.
04:16No, it is far too late for that, my Lord.
04:18No, you must continue in this engagement.
04:20I will think of something.
04:23Well, you better think fast.
04:51You must be one of our new fellows.
04:53Is it really so evident?
04:54Conserve that youthful vigor.
04:57Soon, you shall be just as jaded as the rest of us.
04:59After all, one form is much like another.
05:03Do you not think?
05:20It is not yet right.
05:21See how the cuffs are an inch too short?
05:23Very well, sir.
05:26There is plenty of time to adjust it to your liking.
05:29The wedding is not for another month.
05:31There's still much to do.
05:32Will Miss Edwina be coming to live with us?
05:34Indeed.
05:34After the wedding, she shall be the lady of the house and responsible for you all.
05:37May the Lord help her.
05:38Which reminds me, our carriages must still be polished to a shine and the horse's manes braided,
05:42and we should bring out the finest silver.
05:44The Queen might be hosting everything at the palace, but we must still be ready to entertain here.
05:47What of us, brother?
05:48Should we also be polished and braided for the big day?
05:51We will all be on display.
05:52Perhaps you might even scrub your hands for the occasion.
05:55I've been occupied at the academy.
05:57What about Miss Edwina's sister?
05:58What about her?
06:00Will she come to live with us too?
06:01Oh, I do hope so.
06:02It will be a boon to have another intelligent woman in the house.
06:05Another?
06:06Hmm, you're over-counting.
06:08Eloise, I still need your help today.
06:10There is the dinner to plan with Lady Danbury to welcome the charmers into the family,
06:14and then the engagement ball next week.
06:16I am sorry, Mama, but I am attending a lecture this afternoon.
06:20Flower Ranger.
06:22Penelope's Mama is forcing her to go, and you have wanted me to find more ladylike pursuits.
06:27For how long have you cared about Flower Ranger?
06:30I'm an open-minded woman.
06:31I care about many things.
06:36I do wonder about the trim.
06:38Is it too much?
06:39Nothing is too much now that the Queen is hosting.
06:42Let me show you the French to you, Lord.
06:51Did I tell you we will be married by the Archbishop himself?
06:56Several times.
06:59We must find you a dress too.
07:01Oh, I have plenty of dresses.
07:02This one must be special.
07:04After all, this wedding is as much your triumph as mine.
07:08Whatever you said to the Viscount at Aubrey Hall, B.B., it clearly swayed him to declare himself.
07:13I cannot claim credit.
07:15I shall bestow it all the same.
07:18It will be so exciting living in London.
07:20The Viscount said there might even be snow this winter.
07:23Won't that be exciting?
07:25You must enjoy it without me, Bon.
07:27Recall I am to set sail soon after you wed.
07:29But you will return to visit, of course.
07:31And when the Viscount and I are blessed with children, you shall be their favourite aunt.
07:36Think of us all together as a family.
07:42But do you not know why Miss Edwina's betrothal is so special?
07:45She's quite overshadowed my happy news.
07:47In fact, we may well be glad of.
07:49Put those silks down.
07:50Cotton will do for your true, sir.
07:54Has my maid yet delivered that dress?
07:55I need to alter it, Madame Delacroix.
07:58Naturalement, Miss Penelope.
08:01I received your latest.
08:03It's been a busy week, has it, no?
08:05Indeed.
08:07The taunt are quite ravenous for news of the upcoming nuptials.
08:10Perhaps Lady Whistledown will report that I have been entrusted with our Diamond's wedding ensemble.
08:16Tell me, are my musings not offering you sufficient business?
08:19Indeed.
08:20But why should there be limits to a woman's ambitions?
08:23I would think you, of all people, would understand.
08:26There's always more to be achieved.
08:35Thank you, Clara.
08:36That will be all.
08:50Thank you.
08:51Lord Bridgerton?
08:53Miss Sharman.
08:54Lord Bridgerton, now his guest of meeting.
08:57I see that.
08:58Thank you.
08:59This is the jeweller.
09:00We're here to have Miss Edwina's betrothal ring altered to fit.
09:03My apologies.
09:05But my sister and my mother have not yet returned home.
09:07Of course.
09:08Then we shall trouble you no further.
09:10Is that cake?
09:11It is indeed.
09:13Lemon?
09:13Pardon?
09:14I fancy a good lemon.
09:21Might I offer you some refreshment, mister?
09:24Brooks, only if you insist.
09:26I'd be churlish to refuse.
09:28Tea, three spoons of sugar, and perhaps some sandwiches too, thank you.
09:33Let's go.
09:34Let's go.
09:50Let's go.
09:59Let's go.
10:01It is fine weather we're having Miss Sharma, is it not?
10:05You wish to speak to me of the weather.
10:07Is there another topic of conversation that would be more appropriate?
10:11There is nothing appropriate about what you are doing proceeding with this engagement.
10:15On the contrary, I believe it is the most proper outcome for all.
10:17Oh, and what of everything that passed between us at Albury Hall?
10:22Nothing passed between us.
10:25I'm a gentleman.
10:27Is that so?
10:28Need I remind you, sir, if anyone other than your sister discovered us in the library that night,
10:34then we too would be obliged to wait.
10:37Nothing happened at that library.
10:39Though would the two of us being obliged to marry be the outcome you deserve?
10:42Of course not.
10:43Then let us both be glad we have avoided such an unthinkable fate.
10:49I say, Miss Sharma, do you and your sister happen to share gloves?
10:56I... yes, on occasion.
10:58I knew it.
10:59I can take the measure of a hand at 20 paces.
11:02We may use your finger to size the ring.
11:05Oh, I... I beg your pardon.
11:06That shan't be necessary.
11:07Nonsense.
11:16Go.
11:17Go.
11:19Go.
11:21Go.
11:25Go.
11:34It is a beautiful piece.
11:43It is the ring my father gave to my mother before they were wed.
11:55Lord Bridgerton, they came to alter the ring.
11:58Mr. Brooks insisted.
12:02Just a moment.
12:05It appears to be stuck.
12:07Well, Edwina is here now.
12:08Yes.
12:10Kate, are you...
12:11Yes, almost.
12:17Just, uh...
12:19Just another...
12:20There.
12:22All yours.
12:23Ah, here you all are.
12:28I have news.
12:31Lord and Lady Sheffield sent word.
12:34They are in London.
12:35Our grandparents.
12:37Indeed, it seems they read the engagement announcement and wished to make your acquaintance
12:41and, uh, that of your future husband, of course.
12:44I should be delighted to meet them.
12:46They are already in town.
12:47They arrived last night.
12:52Something wrong?
12:53Not at all.
12:55I shall invite them to the engagement dinner tomorrow.
12:58I'm sure it will be a most joyous reunion after all these years.
13:04Yes, Lady Mary?
13:06Indeed.
13:08I shall look forward to it.
13:09Yeah.
13:10Are you ready to promenade?
13:11I am, my lord.
13:14I suddenly feel a headache coming on.
13:16Oh.
13:17Lady Danbury, would you be so kind as to chaperone my daughter?
13:20Of course.
13:21Miss Sharma and I would be glad of the fresh air.
13:24Oh, I should really stay with Mama.
13:27You will escort me.
13:45Whoa!
13:49I wish you every happiness.
13:52How could you invite the Sheffields to dinner?
13:55When you know full well the pain my mother has suffered after their rejection of her.
13:59Indeed, which is why I shall not answer their impoliteness with my own.
14:04And besides, is this not the reconciliation you wished for?
14:08Edwina returned to the bosom of the Sheffield family to reclaim the fortune you so desperately need?
14:13Yes, but not until after the wedding.
14:15Edwina is still in the dark about the conditions of their favour.
14:17And if the Bridgetons were to learn of it, they might feel...
14:20As if you contrived a match for your own concealed ends and might call off the wedding?
14:27I have to wonder if you might not secretly rejoice were the Viscount to break the engagement.
14:33Why would you ever say such a thing?
14:38They are betrothed.
14:40The Viscount made a charming proposal, your sister gave her giddy acceptance, and in the eyes of society, and might
14:48I add the Queen of England herself, they are as good as wed.
14:50And only a very great scandal would prevent this marriage from proceeding now.
14:57The kind of scandal that would send alarms through the entire town and be a stain from which the penniless
15:04Sharma family would never recover.
15:05Only a fool would jeopardize the marriage now.
15:09So, I ask you, Miss Sharma, are you that fool?
15:24No.
15:29I did not think so.
15:32Lady Danbury.
15:34Mr. Dorset.
15:36What a pleasure to see you here today.
15:39Miss Sharma, perhaps you would be so kind as to accompany me on a turn around the lake.
15:43I'm rather tired.
15:44She would be delighted.
15:49You're still angry with me over that business at the races.
15:51I wish to apologize and throw myself at your mercy.
15:57Very well, my lord.
15:58A turn would be most pleasant.
16:08What a handsome couple they make.
16:13Pardon me?
16:15Mr. Dorset and my sister.
16:17I noticed that he was quite smidgen with her the last time they met.
16:21Perhaps he will convince her to stay in England after all.
16:24She barely knows the gentleman.
16:26Nor did I you, at first.
16:29But love moves swiftly, does it not?
16:32Miss Edwina, you must tell me your favorite colors
16:34so I may plan to incorporate them in the ornamentation for your engagement walk.
16:39You're too kind, you're too rich.
16:41Why do you not take this to be bad?
16:43No, please.
16:46I know, Mr. Arnold.
16:48I'm going to have a sound plan for that to be a speaker.
16:54Is that not so, Anthony?
16:57Absolutely.
17:04Good move!
17:05Look at me!
17:08Your sister seems happy.
17:11That is one way of putting it.
17:13The new Lord Featherington seems an interesting fellow.
17:16A man of commerce, is he not?
17:18Yes, he has ruby mines in America.
17:21They are flourishing, I hear.
17:22Well, perhaps I should introduce myself.
17:24After all, everyone else is finding some purpose to their lives.
17:28Anthony is to be married.
17:30Benedict has his artistic pursuits.
17:33And, well, here I am, feeding the ducks.
17:38Well, I'm sure the ducks are most grateful.
17:41And you have a good deal of time and plentiful opportunities to make your mark.
17:44As Eloise would no doubt remind me.
17:46Where is your sister?
17:47Not seeing her out today.
17:49She mentioned something about flour arranging.
17:52With you, today, in fact.
17:54Indeed, I am meeting her later.
17:57Miss Bridgeton?
18:02Ah, this is the place.
18:04Doesn't look like a place to shop in to me.
18:06I'm collecting a unique gift for my brother's wedding.
18:11Miss?
18:12Miss?
18:19This is our right to be treated, not merely as chatters.
18:24Talk of rights must draw on Locke's treatise.
18:27You and your treatise.
18:28If you would have ever worked on this day's labour,
18:30you know how little such grand trunk serves a working man.
18:33Now, if I may be permitted to continue,
18:37I should like to propose to this assembly the radical idea
18:40that it is not best for women to rely for their education
18:44on what falls to them by chance from their husbands and brothers.
18:51Is it not thrilling?
18:53You.
18:54Me.
18:55I told you I don't know anything about your whistle-down gossip.
18:58It's what hire I see today.
19:00The exchange of ideas with like-minded men and women
19:03on subjects beyond the trivial concerns of polite society,
19:06ideas that you yourself invited me to consider.
19:09So you're an admirer of my work?
19:11I will not go so far.
19:13It is serviceable, I suppose.
19:15And yet, you have come far.
19:18You're a long way from Mayfair for writings that are merely serviceable.
19:23Luckily for me, there is a thrilling invention called a carriage
19:26that may convey a lady from one place to another.
19:29It is a marvel, to be sure.
19:32What's your name?
19:35Eloise Bridgerton.
19:36Pleased to meet you, Miss Eloise.
19:38I'm Theo Sharp.
19:39I know.
19:41You know.
19:44As I know, there are several errors in your arguments
19:46that I must bring to your attention.
19:48Have you a pencil?
19:50Oh, my.
19:50You may borrow mine.
19:51You may borrow mine.
19:53Hello.
20:08It is most refreshing in the water.
20:10These days, it is hard to find even a moment of peace.
20:13One of the things I enjoyed most when I visited India,
20:16many think it a bustling, noisy place,
20:19but I found the country most tranquil in nature.
20:23There's a river just outside the home where I grew up.
20:26On hot days, I would sneak away to soak my feet.
20:29The turtles and I became quite good friends.
20:31Sounds idyllic.
20:32It is.
20:34Which is why I'm counting the days until I may return home.
20:37I had assumed you would remain in England
20:39now that your sister is to be Viscountess.
20:42My mother, Nedwina, will remain here.
20:44I shall journey back alone.
20:46An adventure, indeed.
20:48You have plans for your arrival.
20:50I shall teach.
20:52Become a governess, as you call it here.
21:00It will be most fulfilling.
21:02Enjoying an independent life running in my own household.
21:05And perhaps playing host to old friends.
21:08I have long thought to return to India myself
21:10since there is much to be learned from their medical practice.
21:17If your travels do lead you there,
21:19then I would be most happy to show you the places I know.
21:25I should be working at the club, Alice.
21:28Not taking a stroll.
21:31This is work.
21:32We need more gentlemen members, and here they are.
21:35Mr. Mondridge, word of your prowess across the Atlantic.
21:39You got the better of McKellen in just two rounds.
21:41Is that not so?
21:43That was a long time ago.
21:45I've been known to plant a few faces in the ring myself.
21:49But not up to your abilities, I'm sure.
21:54You must pay a visit to Will's club and talk more.
21:56You will find it enlivening.
21:58And as a warm welcome for all.
22:00That may be the most tempting invitation I've had in some time.
22:04Lord Featherington, a word.
22:07Excuse me.
22:08Need I remind you that the answer to our family's predicament
22:11will not be found disporting yourself in places of public resort.
22:15Nor will it be solved by running up yet more bills at the Mediste.
22:18I just saw the latest accounts.
22:19You are supposed to be finding a way out of this mess,
22:22not drowning us even deeper in debt.
22:24Keep your voice down.
22:25Are you trying to ruin us all?
22:27Not when you're already making such fine work of it yourself.
22:42I see you are smiling, Vivi.
22:45See the amusements London has to offer?
22:47There's what to do in India.
22:49My sister spares no opportunity to find reasons for me to stay.
22:53I may well join her in her endeavours.
22:55That knot will never hold.
22:56It is perfectly adequate.
22:58Then I must question your nautical skulls daughter.
23:00Allow me.
23:07Pardon me.
23:14Miss Sharma.
23:16Lord Bridgerton.
23:36Oh my, are you hurt?
23:40Not at all.
23:42The water is a rather welcoming refreshment.
23:45Is it not, Bridgerton?
23:46Woo!
23:49Refreshing indeed.
23:54Come now, it is not proper to stare.
24:21Elizabeth, what are you doing here?
24:23I thought we were to walk as we usually do.
24:25My apologies, I'd quite forgotten.
24:28Oh, well, you missed quite the sea in the lake yesterday.
24:31My brother's in property, so yes, I heard all about it.
24:33Where were you?
24:35Alas, I was forced to occupy my day with tedious wedding errands,
24:40which Mama has listed me for yet again.
24:42I am sorry, Ben, but I cannot struggle with you today.
24:45I shall see you tomorrow, then.
24:47Of course.
24:56Pardon me, Miss.
25:02Miss Eloise seems to have misplaced her reticule.
25:04When she was out yesterday, I would be happy to retrieve it.
25:06Where exactly did she visit?
25:09You'll not find it again, Miss.
25:10I warned her the streets of Bloomsbury aren't fit for a lady.
25:27What are you doing?
25:28Oh, Lord Featherington.
25:29Listen, Mr. Brooks here is just taking a look at some jewellery for me.
25:34It is a fine piece, is it not?
25:37Indeed.
25:38This is not a good time.
25:40He should return us another date.
25:41Nonsense.
25:42He's here now, and it is no trouble, is it?
25:58I was only planning to have the jewels cleaned,
26:00but tell me, what might a necklace such as that fetch?
26:04If it is of great value, I shall have to take more care.
26:08Well, I would require my proper tools for a definitive valuation,
26:13but I would say you should take very great care indeed.
26:16It is rare to see stones this fine.
26:20Now, is that not something?
26:24Thank you for your expert services, Mr. Brooks.
26:28I shall be in communication with you, should I require anything further.
26:32No cake, then?
26:32Another time.
26:37Need I remind you, though, stonesworth counterfeit is a two-pound note.
26:40Quality counterfeits.
26:41If they're good enough to fool that nibbling owl of a man,
26:44then we may well make it through the season yet.
26:48I do hope you know what you're playing at.
26:55Well, there is no need to dismiss any staff after all, Mrs. Varley.
26:59Let's just pray he's got a whole trunk of him, ma'am.
27:02One bauble does not a fortune make.
27:04Thank you.
27:08Thank you.
27:09Thank you.
27:09Thank you.
27:11Thank you.
27:11Thank you.
27:29I declare that's rather good.
27:31I am skilled at more than simply standing naked, Mr.
27:37Bridgerton.
27:37I do not doubt it.
27:39Then perhaps inform the Academy.
27:41Although two of the founding members are women,
27:43we are still not yet allowed to enter the classroom.
27:46At least not while we're clothed.
27:48So you work as a model as a way of learning from the lectures.
27:55A genius.
27:56Care to take a turn?
27:57It is harder than it looks.
28:05Lexa?
28:35How long must I stay like this?
28:37That depends.
28:39What I really need is a study of the male form.
28:43The naked form.
28:47What say you?
29:10It is a lovely spot, is it not?
29:13It reminds me of the courtyard, the palace where we used to live.
29:18So calming.
29:23Calming, yes.
29:33Nobody would blame you if you were to take sick, Mama, and send apologies for missing the dinner tonight.
29:39Lady Danbury has made it quite clear that it is necessary for all of us to attend.
29:49When was the last time you saw them?
29:53The night your dear father asked for my hand in marriage, I believe.
29:57Lord Sheffield made it clear in no uncertain terms that he did not support the match.
30:02So I had a choice to make.
30:04Between my family
30:07and my heart.
30:08Did you ever regret that choice?
30:15From the very first moment
30:17your father and I were drawn together.
30:20It is a very powerful thing
30:21to meet someone and feel that you know them
30:24in a way unlike any other.
30:32Still a rather high price to pay for love, I would think.
30:36Do not fret.
30:38Even my parents' presence cannot mar the happiness that is the occasion.
30:41I had always hoped
30:43that you and Edwina would be spared the choice
30:45between affluence and love
30:46and now you shall.
30:48Edwina is to wed her heart's desire
30:50and you have always wanted nothing more than your freedom.
30:59Of course, Mama.
31:01We shall all be perfectly happy.
31:15Lord and Lady Sheffield's return
31:17is certainly a surprise
31:20but it shall be
31:21pleasant to see the family reconciled.
31:24Will it not?
31:25I will be finished in a moment, Mother.
31:27We shall not be late.
31:35It is not that.
31:37I have been watching you all week.
31:40I told myself I would support your choice
31:42but I must admit
31:43I am finding it quite difficult
31:44to continue to stay silent.
31:46You've been anything but silent.
31:48This is your petrosal, Anthony.
31:51Your marriage
31:53to the woman that shall replace me
31:54as head of this household, might I add.
31:56You question Miss Edwina's suitability for the role?
31:58I question the example you are setting
32:00your siblings
32:01marrying a woman
32:02for whom you clearly hold
32:03no great tenderness or love.
32:09Why will you not accept
32:11that the love match between you and father
32:13was the exception, not the rule?
32:14Because I wish for you two
32:15to know the joy of an exceptional marriage.
32:19You should be excited
32:20to wed Miss Edwina
32:22but for all I have seen
32:23you act as if you are approaching
32:24the gallows instead.
32:26If this is not what you want
32:29you must say something now, Anthony.
32:31What I want is beside the point.
32:35I could never disown a Miss Edwina
32:37by begging off now.
32:39You are right.
32:41A gentleman cannot take back his word.
32:44But a woman may.
32:46It happens all the time
32:47with young ladies
32:48swept up in the dizziness
32:49of receiving a proposal
32:50before the reality of marriage
32:52becomes clear.
32:53If Miss Edwina were to call off
32:55the engagement
32:56no one would find fault with her.
32:58And you would not be dishonoring her
33:00in the slightest.
33:01Releasing her from the obligation
33:02before any vows were exchanged.
33:08She does not wish to end the engagement.
33:11But does she know your true feelings
33:13on the matter?
33:15My feelings are of no concern.
33:17What matters is my responsibility
33:18which has always been to wed.
33:21My darling.
33:26If you have doubts
33:28do not simply set them aside.
33:31This is the most important choice
33:33you will ever make.
33:34And it would break my heart
33:36to see you spend the rest of your life
33:38in regret.
33:42I dare say it would break
33:44your father's heart too.
34:01You seem distracted, Didi.
34:03Oh.
34:04It's just a headache
34:06from all the excitement
34:08these days.
34:13Is that all that ails you?
34:14I have seen how ill at ease
34:16you are with the Viscount.
34:17I was hoping we had put
34:18all that behind us
34:19now that Antony
34:20is to be my husband.
34:22He has asked you to call him
34:23by his given name.
34:25No.
34:25Not yet.
34:27But it sounds fine,
34:28does it not?
34:30Do you think the Sheffields
34:31will like this dress?
34:33My stomach is in a knot.
34:35I am so excited to meet them.
34:37Before you do,
34:39there is something
34:39I must tell you
34:41about your grandparents
34:42and how they have in fact
34:45influenced our trip.
34:45Our guests have arrived.
34:54You may spare me
34:55the instruction,
34:56Lady Danbury.
34:57I know I am to be
34:58on my best behavior.
35:00You think me
35:01an unfeeling harridan.
35:04But perhaps it would surprise
35:05you to learn
35:06that I am hosting this dinner
35:08for your sake.
35:10Your sister's betrothal
35:12may be the end
35:13of certain hopes
35:14you harbored
35:15regarding the Viscount.
35:16But access
35:17to the Sheffield fortune
35:19would certainly
35:20be a fine reward,
35:22would it not?
35:24A life
35:24of independence
35:27is no mere consolation.
35:30Indeed,
35:31many would think
35:31it the better prize.
35:33After passion calls
35:34and fate intervenes,
35:37who else
35:38is a woman
35:39left with
35:40but herself?
35:46Come along.
35:48Our guests
35:49are waiting.
36:02Ah, Lord and Lady
36:03Sheffield,
36:04it is being too long.
36:06May I present
36:07Miss Sharma
36:08and Miss Edwino Sharma.
36:10Oh, my dear,
36:12look at you.
36:13Isn't she quite as lovely
36:14as the report said?
36:16You are too kind.
36:18I am most happy
36:19to make your acquaintance.
36:21We have been waiting
36:22so many years
36:24to meet you.
36:25I wish to know
36:26everything about you.
36:27Do you enjoy dancing?
36:29Music?
36:29You must accompany us
36:30to the opera.
36:31We have a fine box
36:32which has been
36:33gathering dust.
36:35Indeed,
36:35it has been too long
36:36since we have seen you
36:37both in town,
36:37Lord and Lady Sheffield.
36:39Yes, indeed it has.
36:42Mother?
36:44Father?
36:46I do enjoy the opera.
36:47My sister Kate
36:48is the one
36:49who introduced me to it.
36:53Ah,
36:54shall we go through
36:55to dinner?
36:55Oh, yes.
36:56Come with me, chat.
37:06And of course
37:07you must be our guest
37:08at the Sheffield Manor.
37:09It is nothing
37:10compared to the estates
37:11at Aubrey Hall
37:11to be sure,
37:12but I think it a most
37:14pretty part of
37:15Padfordshire.
37:15Do you shoot?
37:16We have a fine stock
37:18of birds
37:18and you're always welcome.
37:20Thank you for the invitation.
37:21I do enjoy shooting.
37:23As does Kate.
37:25The two of them
37:25almost beg to stag
37:26on our trip to the country.
37:28How unusual
37:29do they teach young ladies
37:31to shoot in India?
37:33Only the fortunate ones.
37:38Lord and Lady Sheffield,
37:40how long do you plan
37:42to remain in town?
37:43No, we should stay
37:43for the wedding.
37:45Imagine,
37:45the Queen herself
37:47overseeing
37:48my granddaughter's
37:49luptures.
37:50Her Majesty
37:51is kind to be so forgiving
37:52after everything
37:53that has happened.
37:55No, no.
37:55We're all family here.
37:57Oh, yes,
37:57of course we are.
37:59Even after our daughter
38:00so callously rejected
38:01the match
38:02we had found for her.
38:03No, no less.
38:05With 12,000 acres
38:07any other young lady
38:09would have fallen
38:10to her knees
38:10in gratitude
38:12that her parents
38:12were showing such care.
38:13This sauce is delicious,
38:14Lady Danbury.
38:15You must have your cook
38:16give mine the recipe.
38:17It is the gooseberry,
38:18I believe.
38:19Lady Sheffield,
38:20you've got quite
38:21this sweet tooth,
38:21I do recall.
38:23And all for what?
38:24A mere clerk,
38:25was he?
38:26And with a child
38:27from previous marriage
38:28with God knows who.
38:29My mother has a name.
38:31Lady Sheffield.
38:31We could not
38:33show our faces
38:34in society for years.
38:37Not that she should care.
38:38She simply sailed away
38:40from all of us
38:41with that man
38:42robbing us
38:42of our grandchild.
38:43Grandchildren.
38:46I have two daughters
38:47with whom you have had
38:48every opportunity
38:49to form a connection.
38:51But the choice to shun us
38:52was yours alone.
38:53I beg your...
38:54And do not think
38:55I took it lightly
38:55being cast out
38:57by the only family
38:58I had ever known.
38:59I was heartbroken indeed.
39:00But in time
39:01I came to see
39:02that in your cruelty
39:03you did us all
39:04a great service.
39:05I hardly think
39:06this is a proper
39:06dinner conversation.
39:07I quite agree.
39:08Please,
39:09when you cast me out
39:10what you did
39:10was set me free.
39:12Free to raise
39:13my daughters
39:14far from your
39:15constant judgment
39:16and craven demands
39:17that they should
39:18chase wealth
39:19and titles
39:20above all else.
39:22You are a fine
39:23one to talk.
39:24You speak of
39:25scorning riches
39:26and yet you have
39:26come crawling back
39:27to snatch
39:28at our fortunes.
39:29Lady Dunbury is right.
39:30Believe me, I want
39:30nothing from you.
39:32Oh, you may not
39:33but your daughter
39:33certainly does.
39:36Mama?
39:37The trust fund
39:38we have set up
39:39for her
39:39the condition
39:40of which
39:41clearly states
39:42that she must
39:42marry a man
39:44of good
39:44English breeding
39:46to inherit.
39:47You did not think
39:48we would allow
39:49another generation
39:50to pollute
39:51the Sheffield name,
39:52did you?
39:53Didi?
39:54What are they
39:54talking about?
39:55What have you
39:56done, Anthony?
39:57Did you know
39:57about this?
39:58I shall explain
39:59everything.
40:00I see this one
40:00has inherited
40:01your penchant
40:02for avoiding
40:02the truth
40:03or maybe
40:03that's something
40:04she inherited
40:05from her father.
40:05That is enough.
40:08I can only think
40:09that you have been
40:10exiled from good
40:10society because
40:11of your deficient
40:11manners rather than
40:12for any other sin.
40:13Since the moment
40:14you arrived
40:14you have failed
40:15to show the proper
40:15respect for the
40:16Sharma family
40:17and I will not
40:17stand for it.
40:18I will not
40:20stand for it.
40:21Lady Mary has
40:22done admirably
40:23in raising
40:23her daughters.
40:24They are
40:24intelligent,
40:26kind,
40:27loyal women
40:28and a credit
40:29to both
40:29their parents.
40:31And since you
40:32clearly do not
40:33wish to jeopardize
40:34your social standing
40:36by associating
40:36with such company
40:37I suggest you do not.
40:38You may leave
40:39at once.
40:40You cannot be serious.
40:41Please be so kind
40:42as to send for Lord
40:43and Lady Sheffield's
40:43carriage.
40:44They can wait outside
40:45and do not
40:46trouble yourself
40:47waiting for an
40:47invitation for the
40:48wedding for you
40:48shall not receive one.
40:50This is beyond
40:52the pale.
40:54And if you think
40:55you shall inherit
40:57a single sovereign
40:58now you are
40:59sorely mistaken.
41:17Lord Bridgerton,
41:18Lady Bridgerton,
41:19I must apologize.
41:20We should also
41:20take our leave.
41:21Yes.
41:23Thank you for the
41:24evening, Lady Danbury.
41:25It was quite
41:26enlightening.
41:27My lord.
41:28Good evening.
41:31You lied to me.
41:32Please, Bon.
41:45Lord Bridgerton.
41:48Lord Bridgerton,
41:49I beg a word.
41:51We must be going.
41:52Please.
41:56Mother, I shall meet
41:57you at the house.
42:08You must know,
42:09Bridgerton is innocent
42:10in all of this.
42:10She had no idea.
42:11Coming to England,
42:12finding her match,
42:13I only wish for the
42:14best for her.
42:14You cannot be angry
42:15at her.
42:16No, I'm not.
42:17It is clear she was
42:17as much in the dark
42:18as I was about
42:19your schemes.
42:20I take it there
42:21is to be no dowry
42:21now that the Sheffields
42:22have withdrawn their
42:23support.
42:23You care about a dowry.
42:25It is because of
42:26what you just did
42:27that the Sheffields
42:28withdrew it.
42:29It's regrettable
42:30to be sure,
42:31but clearly both
42:32Miss Edwina and I
42:32have been misled
42:33and it is best to
42:34call off this doomed
42:35engagement before it
42:36is the cause of
42:37any more strife.
42:38Of course,
42:39I would never
42:39besmirch her reputation.
42:40My mother and
42:41Lady Danbury
42:41will make a plan.
42:42There should be
42:43no plan.
42:44I do not understand.
42:45Why are you
42:46suggesting this?
42:48All along
42:48you have been
42:49set on marrying
42:50my sister
42:50despite my
42:51every objection
42:52might I add
42:53and now you
42:53intend to cast
42:54her aside.
42:55Why?
42:56And do not
42:57talk to me
42:58of dowry,
42:59sir,
42:59for we both
43:00know you
43:00have no need
43:01of it.
43:01So tell me,
43:02what has she done?
43:03She has done
43:03nothing,
43:04it is you.
43:05You have made
43:06this match impossible.
43:07But I am
43:07leaving for India.
43:08And it is not
43:08far enough.
43:12Do you think
43:12that there is
43:13a corner of
43:13this earth
43:14that you could
43:15travel to
43:15far away enough
43:16to free me
43:17from this torment?
43:19I am a gentleman.
43:21My father raised
43:22me to act with
43:23honor,
43:23but that honor
43:24is hanging by
43:24a thread that
43:25grows more
43:25precarious with
43:26every moment
43:26I spend
43:27in your presence.
43:30You are the
43:31bane of my
43:32existence.
43:38and the object
43:39of all my
43:40desires.
43:42Night and day
43:43I dream of you
43:46and what I
43:47do you even know
43:51all the ways
43:51a lady can be
43:53seduced?
43:55The things I
43:56could teach you.
44:00I did not.
44:02ask for this.
44:04To be plagued
44:06by these feelings.
44:09Fighting from
44:10my sister.
44:12Being driven
44:13to distraction
44:13every time
44:14you entered
44:14the room.
44:16And you agree?
44:18It is
44:19insupportable.
44:21Impossible.
44:37If I were your
44:38sister,
44:39it will bind
44:39me and you
44:40together
44:40for eternity.
44:42And I will
44:42spend every day
44:43of my marriage
44:44haunting you,
44:47dreaming of you,
44:49dreading the day
44:50when my last
44:51thread of honor
44:52finally snaps.
44:54Is that the future
44:55that you want
44:55for us?
44:56For your sister?
45:02I must go.
45:06I must go.
45:07I must go.
45:29Oh, I must be
45:30sit around like
45:30statues.
45:31I wish to be at a
45:32ball, showing off
45:34my new fiancée.
45:37Farley?
45:39Are you certain
45:39we have not received
45:40any invitations
45:41you may have
45:42overlooked for the
45:43evening?
45:43No, ma'am.
45:45There's been
45:45nothing.
45:46Perhaps the
45:47circumstances of
45:47Prudence's engagement
45:48has us on the
45:49outs yet again.
45:50So this is my
45:50fault?
45:51I did not say
45:51that.
45:52It is not as if
45:53you arranged to
45:54meet Cousin Jack
45:54and that orange
45:55redid you.
45:56We should merely
45:56be happy we still
45:57have a cook and
45:57a ladies'
45:58mate each.
45:58Yes, ma'am?
46:10Not a single
46:11invitation since
46:12arriving back from
46:13the country.
46:13I shall alert
46:14the postal clerk.
46:15This is no joke.
46:17We are meant to
46:18be a distinguished
46:19family.
46:20But for years I
46:22have suffered the
46:22indignities of the
46:23ton's disdain for
46:24one reason or
46:25another.
46:26Oh, they certainly
46:26liked us well
46:27enough when they
46:27thought you a
46:27plum catch.
46:28But now that
46:29you're spoken for,
46:30oh, we're outcast
46:30again.
46:31All the more
46:31reason to end
46:32this sham of an
46:33engagement.
46:33It is not an
46:34option.
46:40Lord Cowper, what
46:42business did he
46:43have with you?
46:43He wishes to
46:44invest in the
46:44mines, as several
46:45of them do, poor
46:46gentlemen with too
46:47much time and money
46:48on their hands.
46:48Take it.
46:49The mines are
46:49worthless.
46:50There are no rubies
46:51to be found.
46:52And how are they to
46:52know the difference?
46:53Are they to board a
46:53ship to the Americas?
46:58Are you serious?
46:59The future of this
47:01family hangs in the
47:02balance, my lord.
47:03I've never been more
47:04serious in my life.
47:06Get them to invest.
47:07Take every pound that
47:09they offer.
47:09Our fortunes will be
47:11restored.
47:12Prudence shall indeed
47:13have a fine wedding,
47:14and I shall never have
47:15to suffer the disdain of
47:16the ton again.
47:33Edwina?
47:35Edwina?
47:49Ever since the
47:50Viscount has been
47:51courting me, I have
47:52sensed you were not
47:53being entirely truthful.
47:55And now I know I was
47:56right.
48:04This business with the
48:06Sheffields and their
48:07fortune, you did not
48:08trust me enough to tell
48:09me what was really
48:10going on.
48:11I am truly sorry, Bon,
48:12for keeping both you
48:13and Mama in the dark.
48:15After Appa died, I took
48:17it upon myself to manage
48:19our affairs.
48:19I wrote to the Sheffields
48:21and after learning of
48:22their stipulations, I saw
48:24an answer to all our
48:26troubles.
48:27I thought I was doing
48:28the right thing by
48:29keeping you free from
48:30this burden.
48:31But you must know, it has
48:34weighed on me every day.
48:38I am not a little girl
48:40anymore, Kate.
48:42I am a grown woman now,
48:44ready to be a wife.
48:47Yes.
48:49Yes, I know.
48:57If Lord Bridgerton does not
48:58wish to end our
48:59engagement, then the
49:02Sheffield fortune would
49:03not matter, would it?
49:05Once I am married to the
49:06Viscount, there will be
49:07ample funds to provide for
49:08all of us.
49:09He is as generous as he is
49:11wealthy.
49:12I am sure the Viscount will
49:14provide for you and Mama
49:15too.
49:19He might, but Edwina, this
49:23should not be your burden.
49:25What burden would it be to
49:27marry the person I love?
49:30You love him.
49:32Watching how nobly he defended
49:35us at dinner tonight, how could
49:36I not?
49:39I want nothing more than to be
49:42his wife, his Viscountess.
49:47But he will have to forgive us.
49:50Do you think he will?
49:53That I do not know.
50:14I shall not be long.
50:22Do you not tell me you have
50:23travelled at this ungodly hour
50:24to offer more corrections of
50:25my writing?
50:26It was the only time I could
50:27leave without being seen.
50:29And on the contrary, I have
50:30come to ask for your
50:31discernment.
50:32Is that so?
50:33Do not look so pleased.
50:35It is a rare occurrence that I
50:36doubt shall be repeated.
50:39I have questions about the
50:41writings in this pamphlet.
50:42Well, the ideas can tax a
50:44fragile mind.
50:45Perhaps your means of
50:46communicating them leaves much
50:47to be desired.
50:49Perhaps you have not seen
50:51enough of the world to make
50:51sense of them.
50:52Ah.
50:57Duty, more than laws or faith.
50:59I have often thought it the
51:00bond that holds our fragile
51:02society together.
51:14Duty to rank and title, fidelity to
51:18one's family name, it demands both
51:21utter obedience and total sacrifice.
51:29But what happens when such duty is
51:32is in conflict with the heart's true desire.
51:37Why, then, there is the potential for a
51:40considerable scandal indeed.
51:44The only question is, will the parties in
51:47question heed my warning?
51:50Or is it already too late to turn back to
51:54duty and away from desire?
52:15Shama, I see you continue here with your
52:17morning rides.
52:19As do you, it seems.
52:24I could not sleep.
52:26Nor could I.
52:29Have you decided what you will do?
52:36Long have I wrestled with it, but I see no
52:38other option.
52:41I will talk with Miss Edwina today and see
52:46my way to ending things.
52:47It is the only way to ensure that the two
52:49of us can be rid of this impossible
52:50situation.
52:52Once the engagement is over, our paths
52:54need never cross again.
52:58It will be as if we had never met.
53:03You cannot.
53:04You cannot do that.
53:05You cannot break my sister's heart.
53:08She is all things good and true, a kinder
53:10soul you will never find.
53:12She has loved me as well as any sister
53:14could, and I could not live with myself if I
53:16robbed her of her happiness and the future
53:18she deserves.
53:19I do not understand.
53:21You have been against this union from the
53:23start.
53:23I was wrong!
53:24I will not be the cause of you losing your
53:27honour any more than I can stand to see
53:29Edwina in pain.
53:30You once saw her as your perfect match.
53:32You will find your way to believing it
53:33again.
53:35Please.
53:37Please, Lord Bridgerton.
53:40Antony, you must keep your word.
53:41You must marry my sister.
53:43You must marry her as soon as you can,
53:44because this feeling that plagues us so,
53:46it will pass.
53:47It will become tenable.
53:49It will become bearable.
53:50And soon enough, it will be as if we never
53:52felt it at all.
53:53Mere passion.
53:54It must, because it has to.
54:09Very well.
54:17I shall see that the wedding shall take place as soon as possible.
54:39I shall see that the wedding shall take place as soon as possible.
54:47No.
55:10No.
55:40No.
56:10No.
56:40No.
56:42No.
57:10No.
57:40No.
58:10No.
58:40No.
58:40No.
58:42No.
58:45No.
58:46No.
58:47No.
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