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00:05Miss Gladys!
00:11Miss Gladys!
00:18Miss Gladys!
00:19Miss Gladys?
00:23Miss Gladys!
00:29She's not in the ballroom or any of the rooms on that floor!
00:32She's nowhere to be found, Mr. Church!
00:34Who will tell the mistress?
00:41Mother?
00:46Mother, wake up!
00:48What is it?
00:49Gladys is missing.
00:50Her maid went to her room this morning.
00:51The bed hasn't been slept in.
00:52They've checked the whole house.
00:54You don't think she's eloped?
00:55Oh, my God.
00:57Did she say anything to you?
00:58No.
00:59But if she has run away, it's because you left her no choice.
01:01You're blaming me?
01:03How will that help find your sister?
01:04Should we contact the police?
01:05Of course not!
01:06Madame?
01:08This just arrived for you?
01:15I need to get dressed.
01:16What does it say?
01:17It says where your sister has been all night.
01:27Where are you going?
01:29The servant's entrance.
01:31No, we have been asked to come here.
01:32We are going through the front door.
01:33Arthur, please, let's not make a fuss.
01:35We need to see our door.
01:36Don't you go down those stairs.
01:43Oh, Dr. Kirkland.
01:44Mrs. Scott.
01:45You are very punctual.
01:48Thank you for coming.
01:50Of course.
01:50Shall we go in?
01:52Yes.
01:55Mrs. Van Rye is expecting you.
01:57Welcome, Mr. and Mrs. Scott.
01:58Yes.
01:59I do wish this were under happier circumstances.
02:02Thank you for sending force.
02:03And of course, this is good of you, Dr. Kirkland.
02:06We're so grateful.
02:07You have Mr. Scott to thank.
02:09I have a mixture here.
02:11Mrs. Van Rye wrote that Peggy had a cough.
02:14It's muriate of morphia, powdered acacia, and sub-nitrate abysmal.
02:19It will help.
02:20I'd also like some hot water for her feet.
02:22I'll ask the footman to take up a bath and our maid will bring the hot water.
02:26Marion, show Dr. Kirkland the way to Mrs. Scott's room.
02:28Of course.
02:29Will you come this way, Doc?
02:30Please.
02:31We can wait in here.
02:41There were two colored men in the hall.
02:43The doctor and Mrs. Scott's father.
02:46Well, I've seen it all now.
02:48Mrs. Scott saved your job out of Christian kindness.
02:51And you have nothing in your heart but prejudice.
02:54The world I have lived in since I was born has been turned on its head.
02:57Can you blame me if I'm shocked?
02:58Yes, Mrs. Armstrong, I can.
03:01I'm only saying what everyone is thinking.
03:04I wasn't thinking that.
03:05No one is thinking that.
03:06But surely...
03:06That's enough.
03:08I don't want to hear another word out of your mouth unless it's something nice,
03:11which it never is.
03:12So I trust you'll keep it shut.
03:14Are you going to let her speak to me in such a manner?
03:17Hmm?
03:18Yes, I believe I am.
03:21We're so grateful Dr. Kirkland was able to treat her.
03:25Yes, and I'm deeply ashamed that our doctor refused.
03:29He's taken care of my family for years, so I was rather stunned.
03:33Why would you be stunned?
03:35Rather.
03:36You're a wise woman.
03:38You know how the world works.
03:40I suppose so, but it still saddens me.
03:42It is not how we were raised.
03:44Our father was a patron of the Institute for Colored Youth in Philadelphia where Miss Scott studied.
03:49Yes, she told us.
03:51Any word on Peggy?
03:53Not yet.
03:53I'm just going down to ask for more hot water.
03:58He's a good doctor, and I know he is.
04:05That's her now.
04:07This is not how I meant for our engagement to be.
04:09My mother left us.
04:10No choice.
04:11What if she thinks I kidnapped you in the night?
04:12I'll tell her it was all my doing.
04:14She has to grasp that I mean to stand up to her, but we both will.
04:20Please.
04:21Billy, we must be strong and united.
04:24Gladys?
04:24I do love you.
04:25Your mother's here.
04:28Mother?
04:29Mrs. Russell, we took good care of Gladys.
04:32It was two when she arrived.
04:33They had to wake me up.
04:35It seemed too late to send her back.
04:36Of course.
04:37I made sure my footman took the message first thing this morning.
04:39It was kind of you to look after her.
04:41I want to stay here until Father...
04:42Wait for me in the carriage.
04:44But I...
04:44Now, Gladys.
04:56They were never alone.
04:58I made sure of that.
04:59You have nothing to fear.
05:00I woke to find my daughter gone.
05:02A nightmare for any parent.
05:03She was at the breaking point when she came.
05:05I nearly sent for a doctor.
05:06But not for her mother?
05:08I suggested that.
05:09But you can imagine her reaction.
05:12It's a family matter, Mrs. Carlton.
05:13Mrs. Russell.
05:15Won't you sit down?
05:16Can't we start again?
05:18Meaning what, exactly?
05:24I know Billy got off on the wrong foot.
05:26But the children seem well suited.
05:29Not to me.
05:30I hesitate to pull rank.
05:32But my great grandfather signed the Declaration of Independence.
05:35What were your ancestors doing then, I wonder?
05:38I thought you understood that Gladys is about to be engaged.
05:41It isn't what Gladys said.
05:43Well, according to you, she was out of her mind.
05:47What if they can't be stopped?
05:49But they can.
05:50And they will be.
05:52Good day, Mrs. Carlton.
05:57Oh, cheers.
06:14Doctor...
06:14How is she?
06:15We must act fast, or it may turn into pneumonia.
06:18up. She should be kept warm. I've asked Miss Brooke for more blankets and she needs to keep
06:23drinking. Our cup can make some broth. I'd like to check back in a few hours and look in again
06:28tomorrow. We prefer to take her home and you can visit her there. I don't advise moving her not
06:33into the cold for a long ride. She'd be better off staying here. We'd feel more comfortable to
06:37have her back in Brooklyn. With Mrs. Van Ryn's permission, she will stay here until you say
06:42otherwise. I'll see you later on if that's all right. It's more than all right. Thank you for
06:47everything, will you? We are certainly in your debt. We weren't expecting you to return
07:00so soon, sir. I have some business that needs my attention. I'm going up to change. J.P.
07:06Morgan will be here later for meeting. Very good, sir. Where's Mrs. Russell? She had an urgent matter
07:12to see two concerning Miss Gladys. What do you mean? Mrs. Russell will explain, sir.
07:21A panic's coming. It's only a matter of time. Stocks are plummeting. There's a new firm going
07:29under every day. Grant and Ward just collapsed. Metropolitan isn't alone. I couldn't let it fail.
07:38I was saying he was innocent. And as you just said, run on a bank can be contagious. I'd have
07:44lost more than I care to admit. Well, if I have you in my debt, then I have grounds to
07:50ask a favor.
07:51My trip out west wasn't about buying copper mines. I said that because... Because you wanted me to
07:55believe it. What really you were after was a land that went with the mine. I have a vision.
08:02A railroad that will transform this country and perhaps the world. An illusory vision. I want to
08:09connect all the major cities of America to create a continuous line from New York to Chicago and then
08:15from Chicago to California without 10 stops along the way. It can be done perhaps. But you say it too
08:23easily.
08:23This will be a feat to rival Moses parting the Red Sea. You think you have a problem getting around
08:31Marenzi. Well, till you start trying to rearrange Chicago. It's ambitious, yes. But neither of us
08:41would be who we are today without ambition. This line will be built. It must be. The only mystery is
08:50who will do it.
08:51Your scheme will cost more money than I know you have and your timing couldn't be worse.
08:58It's true. I can't do this alone. The risks are enormous. But if we succeed, the rewards will be enormous
09:09too.
09:12All right. I'll do what I can. But if you fail, you're on your own.
09:22I'll do what I can.
09:22Was she trying to win us over with talk of her father in the institute?
09:25I don't know. Maybe she wants you to think well of her.
09:32Since when have they cared about any of us except when it comes to our ability to cater to their
09:36every
09:37need? We don't know Mrs. Van Rye. And apart from our daughter, we are likely the only colored people
09:44she has had in her home. Even so, Peggy wouldn't have gotten this sick if she was under our roof
09:51and we
09:51were looking after her. But this is where she has chosen to be. And Mrs. Van Rye is kind to
09:56her.
09:58I feel safer knowing our daughter is living in that house if she's not with us. And we can't blame
10:04her
10:04for the ills of society. And at least she invited us through her front door.
10:09Which you didn't want to go in.
10:10But we did.
10:12Now, can we leave it at that?
10:16In a gym, just for today.
10:35Good morning. Father, you're home.
10:37Well, you left me no choice. You don't listen to me. George, when did you get back?
10:42This morning. I'm sorry. I should have sent a telegram.
10:45Was that Mr. Morgan outside?
10:47It was. We had some business, but it's taken care of. And now I'm home.
10:52I'm glad.
10:53Have you seen this?
10:54I can't control what they write. I assure you, the last thing I want is for our lives to be
10:58gossip
10:59column father. Besides, Hector has a right to a modicum of privacy. And I have a right not to be
11:03sold
11:04at auction to the highest bidder.
11:05What is this about?
11:05She's being hysterical.
11:06You say that because you've been caught out. Don't think just because it's in print, it's a fait
11:10accompli. He's your duke. And you can entertain him on your own.
11:12Gladys has a right.
11:14And I, as her mother, I have...
11:15Isn't this a lovely welcome home?
11:16Father, I prayed you'd come back early and rescue me.
11:19Rescue you from what?
11:20Mother's plotting. Look, the paper says we're engaged, but I don't even know him. Not really.
11:29How did they get the story?
11:31People gossip and they print it. The story we should be worried about is your daughter's midnight escape.
11:36What?
11:37She ran off to Billy Carlton's and frightened us to death.
11:39I had to. There was no other way. You weren't here to protect me.
11:43From your own mother?
11:44Yes. Stop being theatrical.
11:46I only want to live my own life.
11:47It's not that much.
11:48Enough. I have been traveling all night and in meetings all morning.
11:53Let us calm down and reconvene in a more civil atmosphere.
12:04You look tired. I hope the trip was a success.
12:09I have piqued Mr. Morgan's interest.
12:11Good. And I need your help. If her antics leak to the papers, she'll ruin everything.
12:18You've put her in this position.
12:19A position that will make her the envy of every woman living.
12:23And to make her life a misery. Is that what you want?
12:26When there are children, they will be among the highest ranking people on earth.
12:30Do you really want that wrecked by Billy Carlton?
12:33I said she could marry for love.
12:36George, I'm building her future. A golden life.
12:40Isn't that worth more than a hasty promise?
12:51It was. But not for me.
12:58Well, if you don't want to say...
13:00Oh, forgive me, Mr. Church. I don't mean to be elliptical.
13:03My wife is dead.
13:06I'm very sorry to hear it.
13:08Well, we were separated for years. Many years.
13:12Have you told Mrs. Bruce?
13:15I'm just waiting for the right moment.
13:24Hello, Wilson. Just come to pick up something.
13:28Oh, you've come home.
13:30Only to get some clothes.
13:31I wrote to you at the club.
13:33I know.
13:34Then why didn't you answer?
13:36We are hosting the Young Women's Christian Association benefit this Friday.
13:40I've been making excuses for your absence for weeks.
13:43It's getting rather tiresome.
13:44Oh, I'm sure it's tiresome.
13:45But I've told you what I want.
13:47What if you won't answer my letters?
13:48The truth is, Aurora, you will not convince me to change my mind.
13:52Our marriage is over.
13:54You do understand that I will be finished when the news gets out?
13:57I should have sent Robeson for the clothes. I will next time.
14:00You'd prefer to send your valet rather than risk being in my presence?
14:04Please don't make me say things I'll regret. I want a divorce. I need you to accept that.
14:09I'm to accept the end of my world with the sky crashing to earth in flames.
14:17Don't you care at all?
14:24Break the rosary in a pearly rain and gather what we let fall.
14:28We'll see.
14:29What is this? Do I sense a rebellion in our midst?
14:32I've asked to see the staff.
14:35May still be part of a mutiny.
14:37What is it about, Andeda?
14:40You are not giving the president's annual message. Just talk.
14:46Good afternoon.
14:47Good afternoon. You will all see my signature here on this pledge for temperance, which is
14:54a cause I support in memory of the late Reverend Forte.
14:57We have sickness in our house. Is this really the time to bother them with this poppycock?
15:03Miss Scott remains in my prayers, and she supported my meeting.
15:07Did you give her any choice?
15:11I am asking all members of this household to join me in taking the pledge.
15:17I'm sure I need not explain the merits of temperance to you all.
15:21Ada, now you have gone too far.
15:24Agnes, what do you think our temperance meeting was about? Mrs. Graves told us-
15:29I stopped listening to that woman the moment she opened her mouth. You cannot force my staff.
15:33Our staff. My staff. Actually. And I'm not forcing anyone. It is up to them to make their own choice.
15:41As long as it is.
15:43As I was saying, the pledge hereby reads, we agree that we will not buy, sell, or drink
15:54intoxicating liquors, and we will use our best endeavors to prevent the sale and use of the same by others.
16:05Take charge of it, Bannister. Thank you.
16:12While His Grace the Duke is in New York, he will be entertained by Mr. and Mrs. George Russell.
16:17But will he soon be more than a guest?
16:20Do you think that's what drove Miss Gladys to run away?
16:22It's not our place to comment. Her wedding would affect us all.
16:26If she moves to England, who will go with her? She'll need a maid.
16:29I wonder if they'll hold the reception here.
16:31What do you think, Mr. Church?
16:33The mistress will have a plan prepared. She usually does.
16:35Well, I feel sorry for Miss Gladys.
16:37Really. She'll be famous around the world.
16:40Her picture will appear in every paper.
16:42Her clothes will be copied and her jewels.
16:45But she won't have chosen the man she married.
16:47Plenty of people who have a free choice live to regret it.
16:57What are you doing?
16:59I'm going back over the details.
17:00Why? You know it works.
17:02Not quite. I'm sure it will work. There's a difference.
17:06But Mr. Larry wrote to me today. He wants me at the meetings.
17:10Of course you must be there. He was foolish not to see it before now.
17:14You thought you'd put your foot in it, but you were right to ask.
17:17I want to go so bad, but now that he wants me there, I feel nervous.
17:21I have to give Miss Ada an answer on the temperance pledge.
17:24And not Mrs. Van Ryn?
17:26Mrs. Fortep is outrageous these days,
17:28and that must mean something.
17:30So, what will you do?
17:31Let them fight it out together?
17:33This can't go on.
17:35Would you rather I went up and had it out with them?
17:37No.
17:38Well, someone has to. And anyway, I have a beer most evenings. Is that unreasonable?
17:45We work all the hours God sends, and now we can't relax on our time off.
17:50I don't see how I can refuse Mrs. Forte when she's been so kind about the clock.
17:54Mrs. Van Ryn will never give up her wine, so it may never come to it. Eh, Miss Armstrong?
18:00Don't include me. I've signed it.
18:05Does this mean everywhere or just in the house?
18:07When you sign the pledge, you sign the pledge.
18:14You look better than you did yesterday.
18:16Oh, yesterday's rabbit blur.
18:19That's due to the fever.
18:20I do remember my parents were here.
18:22They sent for me.
18:24Do you work with my father?
18:26In the way of things.
18:29My father used to get treatment for arthritis at your father's pharmacy.
18:33Often I'd go with him and watch Mr. Scott mix up his potions.
18:37When I found out he owned the store and heard him advise patrons about which medicine to take,
18:45my world was cracked open.
18:48I don't recall seeing you around the store.
18:52I went to school in Philadelphia, so I wasn't there much.
18:58Good.
18:59Now I can listen to your lungs.
19:03Breathe normally.
19:09Sounds better.
19:12But you still have that cough.
19:14How is she today?
19:16Much improved.
19:17Her pulse is stronger and her fever's broken.
19:19But she'll need to rest for a few days.
19:22We don't want to relapse.
19:23No, that is quite forbidden.
19:27Look what I brought.
19:29Oh, much after.
19:31Just delivered.
19:32We'll celebrate when you're feeling better.
19:34Your parents mentioned you're a writer.
19:36Is it an installment from a novel?
19:38Yes, but I'm very behind on my work.
19:44May I?
19:45Oh.
19:47Yes.
19:50Sure.
20:09Your mother was very worried.
20:11Only because I'd ruin her plan.
20:15Please don't scold me.
20:16I don't agree with your methods.
20:19Nor your mother's.
20:21But I understand her intention.
20:23And that is to give you an astonishing opportunity.
20:25But an opportunity for what?
20:27To be one of the most influential women
20:29of your generation.
20:31I don't want to be influential.
20:33And I refuse to be mother's project.
20:35Let me be my own person.
20:37Marriage is the one way you can do that.
20:39And this marriage would give you the power to change lives.
20:43You promised I could marry for love.
20:44And I'm in love with Billy Carlton.
20:46If you and Billy think the best way to pursue this
20:47is by running away, then neither of you is ready to marry.
20:51What if he were to ask you now?
20:53He'll be at Mrs. Vane's party.
20:56Very well.
20:57I'll hear his arguments.
21:04I only want what's best for you.
21:06But you think that's the Duke?
21:08I think you should consider all of your options.
21:11Including Hector.
21:16And how was Miss Scott faring today?
21:18Much better.
21:19It is such a relief.
21:21I'm so pleased.
21:22Our prayers have been answered.
21:23He will send us your bill.
21:24Mr. Scott has taken care of that.
21:27Oh, good.
21:28Well, Doctor, we remain in your debt.
21:33Aurora, I can't help wondering, does Charles drink?
21:38It could explain his behavior.
21:40Not in that way.
21:42But it might seem better if he did.
21:44It would be less of an outright rejection.
21:46Oh, don't talk like that.
21:47Charles is the fool here.
21:49Bannister, is there any news on the pledge?
21:52Will the servant sign?
21:54Well, Bannister, please ignore Mrs. Forte.
21:57And let the matter drop.
21:59I will not let it drop.
22:01This is my staff.
22:02I believe I have a right to ask for their support.
22:05Oh, Mrs. Forte, ma'am.
22:06And do you have the right to tell them what to eat for luncheon,
22:08or where to worship on Sunday?
22:10Well, I think it's perfectly simple.
22:12Mrs. Van Ryn.
22:14Mrs. Forte.
22:15What is it, Bannister?
22:17I'm very sorry, but we must know downstairs
22:20who is in charge of the house now.
22:24Well, why must things change?
22:26For a very good reason.
22:28That is, I, uh...
22:32You are quite right, Bannister.
22:34Things have changed.
22:36Mrs. Forte is the head of the household now.
22:39Well, in a way, I suppose Mrs. Forte
22:42will give the orders from now on.
22:48Thank you, Mrs. Vane.
22:49I will tell them they will be relieved.
22:52Thank you, Bannister.
22:58It's good to have a decision.
23:01But can we live with it?
23:03I need a decision, too.
23:05I can't cancel the benefit this late.
23:07But what excuse will I make for Charles' absence in our own home?
23:11Say he is ill.
23:12Lack of moral judgment is a sort of illness.
23:15I swore till death us do part, and I meant it.
23:19Well, it would be easier for you if he were dead.
23:23I'm not sure how helpful that is, Agnes.
23:27But just know we are very much looking forward to your party.
23:32Are you?
23:32I'm not sure where I am.
23:36The plans are terrific.
23:38I'm glad to hear it.
23:39You've done so much work here, but I still need your help with some specifics.
23:43The key is the importance of the escapement.
23:46I'll do the talking, but you must check that I don't miss any details.
23:50Miss Brooke, can I get you anything?
23:52No, thank you.
23:53I didn't know you were stopping by.
23:55I came through the servant's entrance to see Jack.
23:57We're preparing for a meeting, Miss Marion.
23:59I'm sorry to do that here.
24:00I don't mind.
24:01We all believe in John's clock, but shouldn't he be the one to explain how it works?
24:06Oh, no.
24:08Mr. Larry knows how to talk to businessmen.
24:10Jack, the coffee.
24:13I better get this upstairs.
24:14I'll see you again before the meeting.
24:16Just let me know when.
24:19We're nearly there.
24:20We've got all the sketches.
24:22What else do you need?
24:23Oh, uh, Jack, we should go over the presentation until we know if I wrote.
24:27I can anticipate their questions.
24:28Thinking about their questions makes me nervous.
24:31Just look at you.
24:32You're turning into a proper businessman before our eyes.
24:36Speaking of which, you do have a suit, don't you?
24:39I do, but it doesn't fit me anymore.
24:41I'll take you to my tailor.
24:43I couldn't let you do that.
24:44Consider it part of my investment.
24:47Jack, the coffee?
24:52May I steal you away for a moment?
25:08How is Gladys getting on?
25:10The war continues.
25:11My mother is a formidable opponent.
25:13What about Billy Carlton?
25:15Forbidden.
25:16She won't accept defeat easily.
25:18No.
25:19In fact, I'm quite impressed at the strength of her resistance.
25:22But she sees this as an existential battle.
25:24Her survival is at stake.
25:29Mr. Russell, where are you taking me?
25:33I need to have a coat.
25:35I should get back to Ms. Scott.
25:36No coat needed.
25:40I was overlooking for a little privacy.
25:47This is not appropriate.
25:50I wanted to kiss you the moment I saw you.
25:52So it's more appropriate than kissing you in front of your cook on your foot.
25:58You do know that I'm in love with you, Ms. Brooke.
26:04Where can I take you, sir?
26:06Oh, uh, right here.
26:08We're getting out.
26:14Bye.
26:23I hope you didn't mind our little scene with Bannister.
26:26Well, I can't see why Aurora felt she had to get involved.
26:29But she was right.
26:31It must be very puzzling for the service.
26:33Oh, please.
26:33They have food, lodging, and pay.
26:35What more do they want?
26:36And very difficult for you.
26:37Now that I have the money and you don't.
26:39I thought you didn't like talking about money.
26:42Aurora!
26:42Hello, my dear.
26:44Thank you for coming.
26:45Well, of course.
26:46Hello, Abness.
26:48Ada.
26:48Nina.
26:49Mrs. Fane, what a pretty dress.
26:50Will Mr. Fane be joining us today?
26:54Charles sends his apologies.
26:55He's got rather a chill.
26:57Oh, well, these freezing winds we had could have killed us all.
27:01He wouldn't let me cancel the benefit.
27:03How good of him.
27:05And you.
27:06Ladies.
27:10Kelly.
27:17Please manage your sister.
27:23Charlie.
27:25Have you met Miss Gladys Russell?
27:27How do you do, Miss Russell?
27:28Hello.
27:29Mother wants us to mix a bit more.
27:31She can be so tedious sometimes.
27:33She just wants you to stop talking to Mr. Borough.
27:36Is your husband here?
27:38Don't be ridiculous.
27:40That's the kind of talk she wants to avoid.
27:44Congratulations.
27:45You've assembled quite a crowd.
27:47I believe you've Mrs. Russell to thank.
27:49I do.
27:50They say the Duke of Buckingham's back in New York to see Mrs. Russell again.
27:55They all hoped you'd bring him with you today.
27:57We are expecting him tomorrow.
27:59Oh, he's staying with you?
28:00Yes, he is.
28:01Oh.
28:02Oh.
28:03Well done, Mrs. Russell.
28:05Excuse us.
28:06May I speak with you, Rory?
28:07Yeah.
28:08Is he?
28:12I thought that was just gossip.
28:13We'll talk about it later, George.
28:19That's smart.
28:21Should the waist be a bit tighter?
28:22No.
28:23Give him a little more room.
28:25And can you narrow these lapels?
28:27I like them.
28:28They're too showy.
28:30The gentleman never looks as if he's trying to be smart.
28:33He simply is smart without making any effort to be so.
28:37Do you wear a handkerchief in the top pocket?
28:38Not often.
28:40And if I do, you won't see much of it.
28:44Again, no signals.
28:46We're after understated elegance.
28:49It's complicated, isn't it?
28:51Not really, unless you're a show-off.
28:54Are you a show-off, Jack?
28:56I don't think so.
28:59I never had much to show off until now.
29:02Well, that'll change if things go well for us.
29:04Thank you, Mr. Beard.
29:05Of course, sir.
29:08Oscar.
29:09How are you?
29:12Awful.
29:12You don't look awful.
29:14If that is true, it's all I have in my favor.
29:16Is it the Metropolitan National Bank that concerns you?
29:19Because it's up and running now, and I'm told it's thanks to Mr. Russell.
29:23I have no money in any bank.
29:28I have no clients because I can't be trusted.
29:32And I live with my mother and my aunt, who's joined the Temperance League.
29:37In short, I am in the innermost circle of hell.
29:44You find my pain amusing.
29:47Don't pout.
29:52Why haven't you come to see me before now?
29:55Why?
29:56To inflict my misery on you.
29:58Because I love and believe in you.
30:01If I could only take that to the market.
30:03You can.
30:04I'll write a check for you to invest, and when I talk about it, others will follow.
30:09Would you do that for me?
30:11I'd do anything for you.
30:14I, uh, I don't know what to say.
30:18Say that you'll double my money.
30:22I mean it, and I will.
30:32Mrs. Russell.
30:35I'm glad to see you.
30:37After what happened the other day, I wonder, can we just wipe the slate clean?
30:43I do hope so, and I assure you, Billy will speak to your husband properly this time.
30:47He won't make the same mistake again.
30:49I do not know how many times I have to tell you this, Mrs. Carlton, but Gladys will not marry
30:53your son.
30:54Isn't it out of our hands?
30:55Let me speak clearly.
30:57If you keep this up, Mr. Russell will see that Billy never gets another job, and we will disinherit Gladys.
31:04You'd do that to your own child?
31:06What sort of a person are you?
31:08As a rule, I'm the sort of person who gets what she wants.
31:26I'm so glad to see you here.
31:28I couldn't hide away forever.
31:31Oh.
31:32Well, you must be pleased that everyone's come, that Mr. Fane has made such a recovery.
31:39What?
31:41Your husband just came in with the bell party.
31:46Is that Mrs. Lipton?
31:49I thought he was upstairs.
31:51He's been staying at the club, so I wouldn't catch his cold.
31:55That seems rather drastic.
31:58He wanted to be prudent.
32:00Do I gather with all of this that you'll be spending more time in Newport?
32:07Are you all right, Aurora?
32:08I think so.
32:10Mrs. Fane, I hope you don't catch your husband's chill.
32:15And with that, I will take my leave.
32:21That was sudden.
32:23Charles has driven her away, together with his mistress.
32:26My dear, don't let him get the better of you.
32:28He already has.
32:36I'm so glad you've come.
32:37I hope it means you're feeling better.
32:39Excuse us.
32:42How could you have brought her here?
32:43We go everywhere together.
32:45Take her out of my house.
32:46It's my house, too.
32:48And she didn't want to come.
32:49I made her.
32:50And she was right, and you are cruel.
32:51Get used to it.
32:52We'll be seen all over town, wherever you go.
32:55Come away, Aurora.
32:56Can't you persuade her, Aunt Agnes?
32:57I am not your Aunt Agnes anymore.
33:05I shot a peacock once on a hunting expedition.
33:08Did you have it stuffed?
33:09As I remember, our chef stuffed it with figs and brandy.
33:12It was delicious.
33:13But of course, I was the butt of a good many jokes.
33:15Mrs. Russell, have you met Mr. Merrick?
33:18Oh, you should.
33:18He's so interested in the new opera house,
33:20and such an admirer of yours.
33:22I've seen him at the Met, but I never had the nerve to speak.
33:25I love your ideas, because they so exactly mirror my own.
33:29High praise from a man.
33:30More than merited.
33:32May I ask, is it true your daughter's going to marry the Duke of Buckingham?
33:36If it were, I suppose you'd disapprove.
33:38Why, I'd say it would give her a position from which she can achieve great things.
33:41I read in the paper that it's official now.
33:44That article was silly guesswork.
33:45If she does marry him, what will your title be?
33:48Why would I have one?
33:49Well, there must be something you call the mother of a duchess.
33:52One lucky woman.
33:56I've heard many things about the English,
33:58but they can't hold a candle when it comes to your pockets.
34:02Mr. Merrick.
34:08It's happening.
34:10Billy is asking my father.
34:14You're very confident on the face of the run on the bank.
34:17Well, banks are like women.
34:19Panic at the unimportant and ignore the essential.
34:23Mr. Carlton, can we help you?
34:38That was peculiar.
34:43Mr. Carlton, you know my wife?
34:44Hmm.
34:44I don't mean to interrupt.
34:46I came to say hello to Billy Carlton, but he seems to have gone.
34:49He's changed his mind.
34:50You don't know that.
34:53Billy.
35:00Billy, what happened?
35:02I couldn't do it.
35:03What?
35:04I couldn't do it.
35:06Good.
35:07Forget about Miss Russell.
35:08They're new money people she was using you.
35:10That's what they do.
35:12That doesn't make sense.
35:13You'll find another girl who won't cost you your future.
35:16I regard it as a lucky escape.
35:19What a ghastly gathering.
35:31It's true that he's coming to New York.
35:33It's true that I've arranged some parties for him.
35:36What else can I tell you?
35:38Did you think I would just stay in Arizona until everything was arranged?
35:41George, life goes on even when you're away on business.
35:44The fact remains, Billy Carlton has not had an opportunity to present his argument.
35:48She says she loves him.
35:50Shouldn't we listen to her?
35:51George, she's 18.
35:53She still has her dolls in her room.
35:55She ran away like a petulant child.
35:57Should we let her choose failure over triumph?
36:00She's not choosing failure.
36:01That's where you're wrong.
36:03The whole of New York society has decided he's coming back here to propose.
36:06Who thinks that?
36:08Mrs. Fish, Mrs. Astor, Mrs. Drexel, Mrs. Van Ransselaer, all of them.
36:12Because you leaked it to the newspapers yourself.
36:15The point is, if we don't announce an engagement, they'll assume she's failed.
36:18And forever after, she'll be the girl who didn't land her duke.
36:21We can say she turned him down.
36:23They'll never believe us.
36:26Even so, rushing her into it does not seem right.
36:30George, I don't expect you to understand this because you're not a woman,
36:33but I am trying to empower her.
36:36You think you're helping by caving in, but she's young.
36:39She doesn't know anything about love or the world or anything else.
36:45I'm trying to protect her future.
36:47Won't you help me?
36:50Bertha, you cannot expect her to marry a man she doesn't like.
36:54She doesn't know him.
36:56If she gives him a chance, she'll like him well enough.
36:59I just want to know when I get a say in our daughter's life.
37:04The day I'm in your boardroom giving you my ideas on the railroads and the steel mills.
37:11Until that day, I won't question your business if you don't question mine.
37:17Have you told me everything?
37:19Of course.
37:28You look so nice.
37:30Is there a special occasion for the dinner?
37:33I think it's really to welcome the Duke back to America.
37:37You've been spending quite a bit of time with the Russells.
37:41Yes.
37:42And young Mr. Russell seems very taken with you.
37:47He thinks he's in love with me.
37:49Oh, why?
37:52And how do you feel?
37:55Cautious.
37:56Because you don't share his feelings?
37:57Because I want to wait until things in his family are calmer and I need to be sure.
38:02But look at Cousin Aurora.
38:04Perhaps it's foolish to look for certainty in love.
38:08Your Uncle Luke would say there's very little we could be certain of except God.
38:14So pray and the right path will become clear.
38:20Which reminds me, you've been hearing me speak about the pledge.
38:26Yes.
38:27I just wondered if you'd given it any thought.
38:31I have.
38:33But I'm afraid I struggle to see what's wrong with having a glass of wine at dinner or Jack wanting
38:39some beer on his day off.
38:41I thought you might say that.
38:43I'm sorry if that makes you unhappy.
38:47The Scots are upstairs visiting their daughter.
38:50Oh, I'm glad to hear it.
38:52I should get changed.
38:57Varian.
38:59Do you think Miss Scott might sign the pledge when she gets better?
39:03Maybe.
39:04I should get to the Russells.
39:05I don't want to be late.
39:06Are you going to harass their Duke into signing the pledge as well?
39:10He might be interested.
39:12Please, he's English.
39:14His loyalty is to the Queen and to the bottle.
39:16Not necessarily in that order.
39:21It's Cousin Athena's women's group in Newport.
39:25I think you'd enjoy it, and I know they'd enjoy you.
39:28I suppose I always think of myself as a writer, not a speaker.
39:32Athena says that your Tuskegee article, as well as the excerpt from your novel, has caused a lot of chatter
39:39up there.
39:40They want to celebrate your work, and she'd like for us to stay with her.
39:44Us?
39:45Well, I thought it'd be a nice respite for us both.
39:50Ocean air will do you good.
39:52Dr. Kirkland said so.
39:54I guess it wouldn't hurt, and I'd like to see the ocean.
39:57Will you come?
39:59If I can get away.
40:01And they want me to speak next month?
40:02Oh, well, it's an open invitation.
40:04We can get out of New York, we can eat some food, visit family.
40:09If you're not working for the Globe anymore, huh?
40:12Well, I'd have to ask Mrs. Van Ryan first.
40:15You're right.
40:16When shall we leave?
40:34How is she?
40:37Oh, it's much better, thank you.
40:40Oh, good.
40:41Please, come and sit.
40:46Are you all on your own?
40:48Oh, my sister is upstairs changing, and my niece is across the road dining with our neighbors.
40:55May I ask you something?
40:58We have an invitation from a cousin in Newport to take Peggy there for a while, and I will...
41:03Oh, of course, you must go and stay until she is ready to come back.
41:07How very gracious.
41:11Mrs. Van Ryan, forgive me for saying this, but your attitude is not what we are used to,
41:18especially on Fifth Avenue.
41:19I'm sorry to hear that.
41:21But you know it to be true.
41:23Maybe, but it is not how we were raised.
41:26We were brought up to be well-mannered towards everyone, and that is what I believe in.
41:32Simple good manners.
41:33I agree.
41:35I'm not convinced good manners will prove an effective cure for two and a half centuries of slavery.
41:43No, I suppose not.
41:45And good manners did not oblige your doctor to treat our daughter when she was dangerously ill.
41:50I know, and I'm very sorry about that, but I thought...
41:54You thought he would set aside his prejudice because he was frightened.
41:58I don't know, maybe, but I... I believed he would act when he saw the urgency.
42:04When did you see the urgency?
42:10Well, I know we were slow to grasp just how ill Miss Scott was, but after I'd seen her,
42:16I did everything I could.
42:18I'm sure you did.
42:20I know what it's like when your child is sick.
42:24I shall never forget when Oscar was diagnosed with typhoid.
42:28He was only ten.
42:31And Mr. Wernrein was away, and I was here alone with just the servants and a doctor who
42:37tried his best, but of course could do nothing.
42:41Well, how terrible for you.
42:43Was there really no treatment to be had?
42:46No, just some medicines with mercury, but nothing.
42:51No, nothing really.
42:54All we could do was nurse him and, uh, and pray.
43:01We spent a whole day thinking that I'd lost him.
43:07I shall never forget it.
43:13I'd say that we've both had our scares over the years,
43:18but I think that children were mainly sent to frighten you.
43:23Isn't that the truth?
43:26We should be, uh, going.
43:37Thank you for your care of Peggy.
43:40I should have known that as a mother you would understand.
43:47Goodbye, Mrs. Wernrein.
43:50Goodbye, Mr. and Mrs. Scott.
44:10I'm delighted you could join us, Miss Brooke.
44:12Larry was kind to invite me.
44:14Will you see what's giving your sister?
44:27There's someone here to see you and Miss Gladys.
44:31He's waiting at the servant's entrance.
44:35Thank you, church.
44:40He'll be right outside.
44:42I'll wait for you.
44:49You don't have much time.
44:59I was hoping you'd write, but this is much better.
45:03Billy, will you come in and speak to my father now?
45:07No.
45:09Why not?
45:10Because I don't have the strength to fight anymore.
45:17What did my mother say?
45:19It's not what she said so much as what my own mother told me.
45:23What does that have to do with our engagement?
45:25Gladys, I'm a tiny cog in the wheel of industry.
45:28I cannot afford to challenge the people driving it.
45:32I see your parents talking with the biggest decision makers on Wall Street and
45:37I know I'm not in that league and never will be.
45:40You shouldn't be afraid of my father.
45:42When I'm trying to thwart his plans for his daughter?
45:46I've been a fool.
45:49The newspapers practically say you're engaged.
45:51It was the main topic of conversation at the party.
45:53But I'm not engaged.
45:55And my father promised me I could marry for love.
45:57So you see, I have edged rights.
45:58Things are different now and our love is no longer practical.
46:06The plain truth is, Gladys.
46:08I'm not the man you need me to be.
46:19I'm sorry to make you cry.
46:22Please try not to hate me.
46:29How can I hate you when I still love you?
46:39How can I help you?
46:42I'm scared.
46:42Well, let's go.
46:42No.
47:14There you are.
47:18His Grace, the Duke of Buckingham.
47:20Mr. and Mrs. Russell, how nice to see you.
47:23Doctor.
47:24I'm sorry I'm so late.
47:25You're right on time.
47:26I hope you had an easy journey.
47:28It was long, and then we were delayed.
47:31We?
47:32Yes, I brought along my attorney, Mr. Dobbs.
47:35You brought a lawyer?
47:36Well, I suppose we still have some things to talk about.
47:39And of course, you remember Gladys.
47:42Gladys, we have much to look forward to.
47:50May I present Miss Marianne Brooke?
47:52Oh, Miss Brooke, how do you do?
47:55Why has he brought a lawyer from England?
47:57What did you promise him?
47:58Nothing.
47:58What did you say?
47:59I only suggested you may have some things to discuss.
48:02You shouldn't have suggested anything at all.
48:04I asked if you had told me everything.
48:06Well, now I have.
48:09Dittery, sir.
48:13Shall we go in?
48:25Father, what does this mean?
48:27I'm as surprised as you are.
48:29But I'll take care of it.
48:34I'll take care of it.
48:35I'll take care of it.
48:35I'll take care of it.
48:37I'll take care of it.
48:37I'll take care of it.
48:37I'll take care of it.
48:37I'll take care of it.
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