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Bridgerton S03 - Episode 8
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00:00:28You
00:00:33Good morning.
00:00:36How did you sleep?
00:00:42Fitfully.
00:00:47I am off to Bridgeton House for breakfast.
00:00:49But my mother is coming.
00:00:51I'll give you and your mother some privacy.
00:00:53You do not have to leave.
00:00:54I wish to.
00:01:05Mum.
00:01:06You have a visitor in the drawing room.
00:01:09Serve her tea.
00:01:10I'm not yet ready.
00:01:21Good morning, Mama.
00:01:25Cressida.
00:01:26Good morning.
00:01:27I trust you had a happy wedding night?
00:01:30What are you doing here?
00:01:31I'm simply paying a visit.
00:01:33To the esteemed Lady Whistledown.
00:01:36I know your secret.
00:01:40Whatever you think you know, you are incorrect.
00:01:42Now I wish for you to leave.
00:01:43You know, thinking back on everything,
00:01:45it makes perfect sense.
00:01:47No one would ever suspect you,
00:01:49as you are so very forgettable.
00:01:52That look is enjoyable.
00:01:53Shame I cannot stay long to savour it,
00:01:55seeing as I am under lock and key until my aunt arrives
00:01:58to steal me to the countryside.
00:02:01You are leaving town?
00:02:02Yes.
00:02:03But not to my Aunt Joanna's house.
00:02:05You see, you are going to pay me double the Queen's reward
00:02:09so that I might set up my life abroad.
00:02:12Or I will tell everyone of your true identity.
00:02:15No one will believe you, Cressida.
00:02:17Your reputation cannot be any lower at present.
00:02:22Miss Cowper?
00:02:23Lady Featherington.
00:02:25Penelope and I were just discussing
00:02:27whether or not I am to be believed.
00:02:31Let us find out.
00:02:35Think of your daughter's love of the written word.
00:02:38Think of how she is so easily overlooked,
00:02:40allowing her to disappear for great periods of time.
00:02:44Think of how all those she views as enemies
00:02:46end up humiliated in print.
00:02:50And then ask yourself,
00:02:52how it took you this long to realise
00:02:55she is the true Lady Whistledown?
00:02:59You will pay me my sum,
00:03:01or I will reveal the truth to the entire town.
00:03:08Do enjoy your morning, ladies.
00:03:15And then be.
00:03:26Tell me it's just not true.
00:03:28For once, Cressida does not lie.
00:03:36Oh, every ball.
00:03:37Always there is an hour at which you disappear.
00:03:40I thought it was because your social manners
00:03:42run dry at a certain point,
00:03:43but now I realise what a fool I have been.
00:03:47Mama.
00:03:48All the terrible things you've written about your sisters,
00:03:50about me, about yourself.
00:03:55I have fought with every tool at my disposal
00:03:57to claw us out of ruin time and time again,
00:03:59and yet, under my own roof,
00:04:01my own blood has been sowing the seeds of our ruin all along.
00:04:04How could you, Penelope?
00:04:09Does your husband know?
00:04:15Well, he cannot know about this latest scandal.
00:04:18For a gentleman such as Mr Bridgerton
00:04:20to know that your actions have led to blackmail.
00:04:23He would have grounds for an annulment
00:04:26even the most sanctimonious bishop would grant.
00:04:28Well, I do not wish to lie any more.
00:04:31I must tell, Colin.
00:04:33Well, I would forbid it.
00:04:36But clearly, my word is not one you choose to follow.
00:04:40I must get dressed.
00:04:55You played carelessly today, Lady Danbury.
00:04:58The game will not last long.
00:05:01Her Majesty has been quite forthcoming
00:05:04with accusations of late.
00:05:06I was wondering how we would come around to that.
00:05:09The Bridgertons are such favourites of yours.
00:05:12But no, it was no accusation.
00:05:15It is the truth.
00:05:17I am closer to finding Lady Whistledown than ever before.
00:05:28And what will you do once you have uncovered her?
00:05:33I will have won, of course.
00:05:35And then, will you command her to stop writing?
00:05:40Lock her in a dungeon?
00:05:42What are you trying to say, Lady Danbury?
00:05:45When Whistledown first started writing,
00:05:49I assumed she was someone with power in the ton.
00:05:52But in her latest editions, it has become evident
00:05:55that there is a vulnerability there,
00:05:56a certain grasping to find herself.
00:06:01Do you, in fact, know who Whistledown is?
00:06:04Is that why you are trying to protect the Bridgertons?
00:06:11I am onto something, aren't I?
00:06:13I am simply saying
00:06:15that perhaps Lady Whistledown is not
00:06:18trying to beat you at your own game.
00:06:20Perhaps she is merely trying to stay in the game.
00:06:26As a vulnerable player.
00:06:30A feeling, perhaps, you can relate to.
00:06:36Perhaps a long time ago?
00:06:47You could have had me in checkmate, Lady Danbury.
00:06:51I realise that.
00:06:53But then the game would be over early.
00:06:56And what fun is there in that?
00:07:06Is that why you no longer sneeze, Albie?
00:07:11The warm weather we've been having until now.
00:07:13It is not seasonal.
00:07:14It is our nervous sneeze quelled
00:07:16by our happy marital bliss.
00:07:20I contend with the chill already.
00:07:22Plus I contend, too, with your displays.
00:07:24Would you wish to retreat home, my love?
00:07:27Certainly no one would notice.
00:07:29Well, Penelope has married her Bridgerton.
00:07:31We are yesterday's news.
00:07:33As our bellies grow,
00:07:35so too will the Tom's appreciation of our efforts.
00:07:37Have you ever seen a lady with child at a ball, Philippa?
00:07:42But... no.
00:07:43That is because once women start showing,
00:07:45they are expected to retreat from society.
00:07:48I, for one, do not wish to go out on a whimper.
00:07:50I would do anything to help you avoid that fate, my sweet.
00:07:54Good.
00:07:56Because Philippa and I
00:07:57are going to host a ball...
00:07:59Oh!
00:08:00...centred on the colour purple.
00:08:02And orange!
00:08:03There will be crystal and gold and hundreds of flowers.
00:08:08And we can have bugs!
00:08:09And, uh, should we discuss a budget?
00:08:13Of course.
00:08:14It should be very, very large.
00:08:25Are you sure we should be in public?
00:08:26Well, the Queen knows about your engagement now.
00:08:28There is no use hiding it any longer.
00:08:30She thinks one of us is whistled down.
00:08:32And I know that enough as the matriarch of our household
00:08:34that no one is...
00:08:36The best thing that we can do right now
00:08:38is be out in the world
00:08:40so that the town does not start to think
00:08:41that we have something to hide.
00:08:45Perhaps our nonchalance will convince the Queen
00:08:47that her accusations are incorrect.
00:08:49God help us.
00:08:50Now go ahead, eat.
00:08:52Hm?
00:08:56Tea.
00:08:59We are out like any other family.
00:09:04Having ice cream and planning a wedding.
00:09:09There is still going to be a wedding.
00:09:11Of course.
00:09:13It is only that John and I are going to apply
00:09:15for a special licence
00:09:15so that we can have a simple, small ceremony at home,
00:09:19after which we shall retreat to John's family estate.
00:09:22To avoid any further bluster from the Queen.
00:09:25Yes, I...
00:09:26I suppose that is wise.
00:09:28And I assume your Oxfordshire estate
00:09:30cannot be more than a day's ride away?
00:09:35In fact,
00:09:37we should like to take residence
00:09:40at John's...
00:09:42primary estate.
00:09:43In Scotland.
00:09:46Oh, where is that exactly?
00:09:48It's close to the border?
00:09:50No. The Highlands.
00:09:52But it's not too far from Glasgow.
00:09:55That must be at least a fortnight's ride away.
00:09:58Oh, it is why I so enjoy staying there.
00:09:59The distance creates a true sense of peace.
00:10:04I cannot wait for the quiet.
00:10:07Oh.
00:10:25How are you?
00:10:27Trying not to think about yesterday.
00:10:32I think Mama was just thrilled the Queen graced your wedding breakfast.
00:10:36Hmm.
00:10:40You know the family will be fine.
00:10:45Do you believe that?
00:10:46Her Majesty accused me of being whistled down once and I survived it.
00:10:50Though not without some scars.
00:10:54Do not let your marriage be the scar.
00:10:57No.
00:10:58You know you will eventually resolve things with...
00:11:00Penelope!
00:11:01What are you doing here?
00:11:02I, um...
00:11:04I was not expecting to see you till later this afternoon.
00:11:06She knows, Colin, you do not have to hide your ire.
00:11:09Certainly we should not be having this discussion in front of Miss Bridgerton.
00:11:12She knows everything as well.
00:11:14Wonderful.
00:11:15So glad to see the whole of Mayfair seemed to know before your own mother.
00:11:18And why do we all suddenly know that we know?
00:11:19Because Cressida discovered my secret.
00:11:22She demands ten thousand pounds to keep it.
00:11:24You cannot be serious.
00:11:25How did she discover you?
00:11:26I am not sure.
00:11:27It does not matter how.
00:11:29If she knows, we must prevent her from revealing it.
00:11:31I'm not asking for your help.
00:11:33I merely wanted to be honest with you.
00:11:34It is not up to you what we do.
00:11:36If Miss Cowper spreads this gossip, it will besmirch our Bridgerton name.
00:11:40The entire family.
00:11:41And I will not stand for anyone blackmailing my wife.
00:11:44That is certainly a relief to hear.
00:11:45That is kind, Colin, but...
00:11:49I can pay her.
00:11:52You have made that higher sum?
00:11:54Slightly more, if we are being honest.
00:11:57All this time?
00:12:02You are not paying Miss Cowper a single penny.
00:12:04But Colin, it is my...
00:12:05Then perhaps you will pay her, Mr Bridgerton.
00:12:07No, he cannot.
00:12:08No one is paying her.
00:12:09Then what do you propose we do?
00:12:11Please, would you just let...
00:12:12I will not cower to Miss Cowper.
00:12:13I will call upon her tomorrow.
00:12:15Bring her to see this cause of action is ruinous for everyone involved.
00:12:18It is the only way forward.
00:12:47That makes us so sick.
00:12:54Mr. Bridgerton.
00:12:57Lady Cowper.
00:12:59I was hoping to have a moment alone with your daughter.
00:13:03Despite what the ton might say,
00:13:05you insult me if you think this is not still a respectable household.
00:13:10Mother, leave us.
00:13:12It does not matter any longer.
00:13:14Please go.
00:13:19I will give you five minutes.
00:13:27I take it your mother does not know about your blackmailing my wife?
00:13:30I no longer trust anyone but myself.
00:13:34I must feel terribly lonely.
00:13:37I have known what it's like to be truly alone
00:13:40when I'm off on my travels.
00:13:42Poor Mr. Bridgerton.
00:13:44Travelling the continent, seeing the great sights of the world,
00:13:47as only a man can do.
00:13:50You sound like Eloise.
00:13:52You are right.
00:13:53It is a privilege to travel.
00:13:56But this last year,
00:13:57I found myself yearning to hear word from home.
00:14:02From Penelope, in fact.
00:14:04But I did not hear back from her.
00:14:07Or anyone else, for that matter.
00:14:10It felt as if everyone was busy with their lives without a need for me in them.
00:14:16So I attempted to harden myself
00:14:20into a man with no needs of his own.
00:14:24It is not a path I would recommend.
00:14:27Mr. Bridgerton, I'm confused.
00:14:30It seems you've come for me to pay you sympathy.
00:14:33But I'm the one who is meant to be paid.
00:14:36I have not come for your sympathy.
00:14:38I have come for your mercy.
00:14:42Penelope is no villain.
00:14:46Penelope, I can understand why you might hate Whistledown.
00:14:50Her words are cutting and sharp.
00:14:53And still, her readers are willing to pay to read about themselves week after week.
00:14:58You do not sound as if you hate Whistledown.
00:15:00You sound as if you are jealous of her.
00:15:03No, I'm not.
00:15:06My point is, there is Whistledown.
00:15:09And then there is Penelope.
00:15:11Who has experienced a kind of loneliness
00:15:13surely neither of us can fathom.
00:15:16Imagine being so ignored.
00:15:18You feel invisible.
00:15:22It is not excuse what she has done.
00:15:25But perhaps it is understandable
00:15:26that at times her column has reflected the cruelty around her.
00:15:31A cruelty, I imagine, you have felt too.
00:15:35For her hand in your troubles, I know Penelope feels remorse.
00:15:38And she did not savage you in her latest column.
00:15:41If even Penelope can find grace for you,
00:15:45do you not see that the ton, too, will forgive you?
00:15:48And surely your father will welcome you back to London when all this passes.
00:15:53A family's love is enduring.
00:15:59That is the difference between you and me.
00:16:04You take for granted that you will always have your family's support.
00:16:09We are not the same, Mr. Bridgerton.
00:16:12And we never will be.
00:16:14Miss Carper.
00:16:15Miss Carper.
00:16:18Miss Carper.
00:16:20You will not be relieved if we say you were lying.
00:16:22You have no proof.
00:16:23I have a apprentice-apprentice who is willing to corroborate the truth.
00:16:27All for the pleasure of meeting the real Lady Whistledown.
00:16:31You have until the Dankworth Finchball to pay me.
00:16:33Well, the following morning, I will tell everyone.
00:16:37In fact, reflecting upon the lack of support I shall have in the future,
00:16:41perhaps I am not asking for enough from you.
00:16:46Just a little extra funds to throw the ball of the seats in.
00:16:50Think small creatures with many legs.
00:16:53Surely we are owed, as you spent much more on Penelope's wedding than on ours.
00:16:56Because you both married untitled misters,
00:16:59while Penelope married a very wealthy Bridgerton,
00:17:02who is sure to take care of you in your old age.
00:17:05What need could you have to hold on to your money now?
00:17:07Let us in.
00:17:09Now is not a good time.
00:17:11I am expecting a visitor.
00:17:12Who?
00:17:15Have no fear, ladies.
00:17:18Of all the house stuff in London,
00:17:19I must be the most experienced in doing more than less.
00:17:29At least my sisters will be content when my actions lead to destruction.
00:17:34Perhaps we might aim a little higher than our positive thinking.
00:17:37Colin can be remarkably compelling when he wants to be.
00:17:39It's not him I'm worried about.
00:17:41Cressida has her reasonable moments.
00:17:43Let us hope today is one.
00:17:47Did you truly like her?
00:17:49Or did you befriend her simply to punish me?
00:17:52I'm not so petty.
00:17:54I genuinely enjoyed her at the start.
00:17:59Though perhaps the very initial befriending was tinged with just the tiniest bit of peddington.
00:18:07Tell me what you were reading.
00:18:08Tell me what you were reading.
00:18:16I'm afraid I have failed.
00:18:19And she wants double now.
00:18:2220,000 pounds.
00:18:24She's lost her mind.
00:18:24Why do you not have that sum?
00:18:25There is more.
00:18:27She requires you use your column to restore her reputation.
00:18:32I must apologize, sir.
00:18:35It seems I have made everything worse.
00:18:37Well, it is my fault entirely.
00:18:39What do we do now?
00:18:40Perhaps Penelope was right.
00:18:41It would have been better to just pay her.
00:18:44I have the funds.
00:18:45I will have to ask Benedict to sign off on such a large expenditure.
00:18:49You would tell your brother about Penelope's identity?
00:18:52No.
00:18:52I will have to invent some kind of a lie.
00:18:56We will keep her identity shielded.
00:19:01Well, I am certain the Cabber girl only wants you to write a few glowing words on her appearance and
00:19:07charm.
00:19:08It is not a happy outcome.
00:19:10I suppose I should not have expected any more from Cressida.
00:19:14I am so very grateful for all your counsel.
00:19:55I suppose she will be a little while.
00:19:56Does Her Majesty seem as though she will relent on this quest of hers?
00:19:59I am hopeful that she will soon find another distraction.
00:20:03Well, speaking of which...
00:20:11it's rather strong only the Scottish could dream up such a drink it is needed to fight the bitter
00:20:18cold up there oh do not frighten me more than I already am I would not worry Francesca seems to
00:20:27have found an inner courage yes she has and now she is using it to get as far away from
00:20:34her mother
00:20:34as possible I purchased this on a trip to Scotland many years ago at first it was quite harsh on
00:20:43the
00:20:43palate but with time it grows on one still hard you will have my support in Francesca's absence
00:20:57and also my brothers if you wish it we do not have to discuss that but perhaps we should
00:21:08Lord Anderson has been an exemplary gentleman and if you were to give your blessing which is certainly
00:21:18not my place to give or withhold a blessing on the matter you are both adults you may do as
00:21:24you wish
00:21:30after all it is not as though I asked your permission
00:21:40suddenly going down rather smoothly
00:21:45you know
00:21:49yes
00:21:51I know my father was a good man
00:21:55and that you have been a very good friend
00:21:59and that is all I need to know
00:22:07and my brother is a good man
00:22:11and you are a good friend
00:22:14and that is all I need to know as well
00:22:19but if he sours things between the two of you I will pick you over him I shall not lose
00:22:24you for his folly
00:22:25there is nary a man alive with such power
00:22:37can you imagine the three of us at a ball
00:22:39how would we explain ourselves to say the dowager lady Cheltenham
00:22:44we would certainly have to get our stories straight
00:22:46as if you'd be caught dead at a ball
00:22:48true
00:22:57how do you stand society events
00:23:01hmm
00:23:03I suppose I feel I have love to give an abundance
00:23:06love for a bit of chit chat
00:23:10and love for a good party
00:23:15especially
00:23:16a party
00:23:18of three
00:23:19the
00:23:20as
00:23:20as
00:24:00Good night, sir.
00:24:28I only need a blanket for the city.
00:24:32Of course.
00:25:00I'm going to have tea with my mother
00:25:01before your sister's wedding, but I would
00:25:04spare you the confines of a shared carriage.
00:25:34I'm going to have tea with my mother.
00:25:55I'm going to have tea with my daughter.
00:26:05I'm going to have tea with my daughter.
00:26:08Ma'am.
00:26:09Oh, is Penelope here?
00:26:11I cannot put him off any longer, ma'am.
00:26:13That solicitor, he is here.
00:26:22Show him in, I suppose.
00:26:33Lady Featherington, Walter...
00:26:35Walter Dundas Square, I do remember.
00:26:37I take it you're here to congratulate us on my daughter's marriage
00:26:40into one of the most esteemed and respected families of the time.
00:26:46Regrettably, no, I have not come on happy business.
00:26:49Though some have told me they do find release from deception a comforting feeling.
00:26:54I pray you have sufficient evidence for all the accusations you seem poised to make.
00:26:59Not the evidence I sought, no, but all the evidence I shall need.
00:27:03Ah!
00:27:06The money you inherited from your Aunt Petunia.
00:27:10I thought it quite curious that you came into such a fortune just as Jack Featherington ran away with yours.
00:27:17And, in fact, Aunt Petunia's neighbours in Cornwall seem to agree with me.
00:27:22From what I hear, she was in a perpetual state of poverty.
00:27:26Who's to say she was not a great saver?
00:27:29Living frugally so that others might one day benefit?
00:27:33Our creditors.
00:27:35Oh, Lady Featherington.
00:27:38I know your funds came from Jack Featherington's fraudulent activities.
00:27:44And I believe the Crown will agree that the Featherington title should be transferred to a more scrupulous family.
00:27:51Good day.
00:27:53I shall be submitting my discoveries to the Royal Authorities this week.
00:27:57Good day.
00:28:00Ah.
00:28:08Is it true?
00:28:10Is your money the money Cousin Jack took from the taunt?
00:28:14It's not as if any of them needed that money the way we did.
00:28:17You stole from them!
00:28:18You humiliated them.
00:28:21You stole their dignity.
00:28:23What you and I have done is not different.
00:28:26What you have done is a crime.
00:28:28I did what I had to do to protect this family.
00:28:31Who were you protecting with your collar?
00:28:33Myself!
00:28:34Oh, and from whom?
00:28:40I see.
00:28:48You know, it's no easy thing being a parent.
00:28:54How was I to raise daughters when all my life I was taught that all power comes from a man?
00:29:02What you have done, you have done entirely on your own.
00:29:08And even if I do not like what you have written over the years,
00:29:13it is a great regret of mine that I have overlooked you for so long.
00:29:18You and I both, we have done the best we can with the opportunities that society has afforded us.
00:29:31If I...
00:29:33Perhaps there were other ways, but at the time I...
00:29:35I could not see them.
00:29:41What would Lady Whistledown write about our disgrace when I am...
00:29:46Exposed?
00:29:57She will write.
00:29:59Whatever I like, I do.
00:30:03That is a great power.
00:30:06What a thing you have made for yourself.
00:30:14Perhaps we are more alike than I care to admit.
00:30:20If we survive this round...
00:30:25We must do better.
00:30:26We must go.
00:30:43Oh, my dear.
00:30:46Mama.
00:30:47You are going to bring so much brightness to Scotland.
00:30:53Are you upset about me leaving?
00:30:55No, of course not.
00:30:57I only...
00:30:57Well, I did not expect you to settle quite so far away.
00:31:01Anthony and Kate are headed for India.
00:31:03Yes.
00:31:04But you have spent so much time away from us already.
00:31:07In Bath with your aunt.
00:31:09Or on your own when you are home.
00:31:12And now I fear I may be losing you for good.
00:31:15Mama, it is the opposite.
00:31:21It is difficult, sometimes, to hear my own voice amidst the noise of this house.
00:31:27Whereas with John, I hear myself.
00:31:31More and more.
00:31:34It is my great hope that...
00:31:36The silence and beauty of Scotland will allow me to know myself better.
00:31:40So that you can all know me better as well.
00:31:43Because I want nothing more than to be close.
00:31:45And you could not have found silence and beauty on Oxfordshire.
00:31:49I would have been too tempted to come home regularly.
00:31:52But you will come back.
00:31:53Of course.
00:31:58My brave, clever girl.
00:32:02You know, when I first met your father...
00:32:06I could barely speak my own name.
00:32:09I was so taken by him, I stumbled over words.
00:32:11Most familiar.
00:32:12Ma, I thought we had moved past this.
00:32:14John...
00:32:14It is a fine man.
00:32:16And a good choice.
00:32:20What I was going to say is that for the longest time,
00:32:24I thought that that is what love must be like for everyone.
00:32:29Surprising.
00:32:30Forcing.
00:32:30Forceful.
00:32:31Quick.
00:32:33But you have shown me that there is another way.
00:32:36That there is...
00:32:37Beauty in the slow approach.
00:32:41You are already so wise beyond your years.
00:32:49I think you'll do very well in Scotland.
00:33:06I take thee to be my lawful wedded wife.
00:33:09To have and to hold.
00:33:11From this day forward.
00:33:13For richer and for poorer.
00:33:15In sickness and in health.
00:33:17Till death do us part.
00:33:36May you now live together in holy matrimony until your dying breath.
00:33:42Amen.
00:33:43If the��ors are saved, they will try.
00:33:57Make me hear it.
00:34:00If you have no Kaufman pur fragrates...
00:34:01You can't matter fuck with your name.
00:34:01No.
00:34:01You are God....
00:34:03To be quiet.
00:34:04I recognize him.
00:34:08But comfortable with you at the chama,
00:34:08I cansell you all to cry.
00:34:14Have I been overly influenced by the minister's treacle speech, or does Lord Anderson seem rather taken to their mother?
00:34:20She looks happy. If that is the case, who are we to judge?
00:34:23He looks like a fine fellow, who is very lucky that Anthony has already left her.
00:34:27You should be grateful to Lord Anderson. Now that I am wed, Mother's attention may turn to you again, unless
00:34:34she is distracting.
00:34:36Excuse me. I feel I should greet Mrs. Mondrich.
00:34:44It was a beautiful ceremony.
00:34:45I thought so.
00:34:47Second only to the beauty of its hostess.
00:34:50You flatter me.
00:34:51I am sincere.
00:34:54And sincere in wondering if you would be so kind as to save a dance for me at the next
00:35:03ball?
00:35:04Uh, dear, uh, Doug with Finchball, I, uh, well, uh, yes.
00:35:14That, that would be most adequate.
00:35:17Good. Very good.
00:35:23A toast, if I may.
00:35:28To my beautiful wife, I have not the words to express my adoration.
00:35:34A fact for which I am sure you must be grateful, as I know you are loathe to be made
00:35:38the centre of attention for too long.
00:35:40So, instead, I shall offer a few humble words to your family, especially your mother.
00:35:46Lady Bridgerton, I see your openness reflected in Benedict, your charm in Colin, your wisdom in Eloise, and a brightness
00:35:57you have instilled in both Gregory and Hyacinth.
00:36:00In this moment, when I feel so much gratitude for my new wife, I feel it in equal measure for
00:36:06the remarkable woman who raised her.
00:36:09I thank you.
00:36:12All of you.
00:36:13From the bottom of my heart.
00:36:16Ugh.
00:36:19Cheers.
00:36:19Ah, forgive me.
00:36:21Tears were the last thing I meant to evoke.
00:36:23Hyacinth's been crying this entire time.
00:36:25One day you too will have a heart.
00:36:29Mama, will you play a duet with me?
00:36:31Oh, have a duet now?
00:36:33I'm dreadfully out of practice.
00:36:35I believe the last time I nearly moved you to tears was when I first started playing.
00:36:38She was not the only one.
00:36:39I wept in my room from the hideous chord combinations.
00:36:42Ah, ha.
00:36:43Thankfully, Mama did not abandon me.
00:36:46And I shall not abandon you now.
00:36:48Is that a threat?
00:36:58No.
00:36:59He he he he.
00:37:01Mmm.
00:37:17Oh.
00:37:18He he he.
00:37:18He he he.
00:37:21He he he.
00:37:47Let's speak with you.
00:37:58If you're concerned about Miss Cowper's funds, I plan to speak with Benedict tonight.
00:38:03I only wanted to wait until after the wedding.
00:38:05Good.
00:38:07I did not wish for you to speak to him.
00:38:09But we're running out of time.
00:38:10I cannot ask you to lie to your brother on my behalf.
00:38:13Your family is the one you've so kindly shared with me.
00:38:16They are too good.
00:38:19Too warm and wonderful to deceive or cheat in any way.
00:38:22I will not let my life spread any further than they already have.
00:38:25Then how am I meant to help you?
00:38:27By loving me.
00:38:29You've given me so much already.
00:38:33You've taught me to hold my own.
00:38:35You have shown me I'm capable of pleasure beyond imagination.
00:38:38But it is not what you do for me that makes me love you.
00:38:43It is your kindness.
00:38:45Your empathy.
00:38:48How much you care.
00:38:51Just being you is enough, Colin.
00:38:56I do not need you to save me.
00:38:58I just need you to stand by me.
00:39:01To hold me.
00:39:04To kiss me.
00:39:07I want very much to do those things.
00:39:09What is it that restrains you?
00:39:12I do not know.
00:39:15But I do know this.
00:39:16Miss Cowper still hangs over us.
00:39:19And as long as you live with this secret,
00:39:25there will always be something between us.
00:39:27I know.
00:39:29Perhaps that is the key.
00:39:31What are you saying?
00:39:48What are you saying?
00:40:08I have received a letter from your wife.
00:40:14If we had better sit.
00:41:00It is no wonder she's turned out the way she has.
00:41:03The house is far too warm.
00:41:04You're right, sister.
00:41:05It is my wife's doing.
00:41:10I forgot what a truly terrible woman she is.
00:41:13I'm not going anywhere with her.
00:41:14You have no choice, Cressida.
00:41:17You would truly allow me to succumb to such a fate.
00:41:22Come, girl.
00:41:23Present yourself.
00:41:25So that I may see what I have to work upon.
00:41:28Certainly, Aunt Joanna.
00:41:30After tonight, it will matter no more.
00:41:49Your maid set me right up.
00:41:54I'm beginning to enjoy such privileged entry.
00:41:56You look handsome as always.
00:42:06Is Paul meeting us?
00:42:09I believe he is with someone else tonight.
00:42:12Of course.
00:42:14Should we invite someone else to join us then?
00:42:17Oh.
00:42:18I must be honest with you.
00:42:20As much as I have enjoyed the three of us together,
00:42:23I was hoping it could just be the two of us tonight.
00:42:25Oh.
00:42:28Have you not enjoyed having Paul with us?
00:42:32I have.
00:42:34Very much.
00:42:35But my relationship with Paul is friendly.
00:42:37And I am finding that...
00:42:41I am beginning to care for you, Benedict.
00:42:45More than friends.
00:42:49Your openness.
00:42:51Your abundance of love.
00:42:53I have never met someone so similar to me.
00:42:57And I'm beginning to wonder
00:42:59what if we did allow things to grow more serious between us.
00:43:02Tilly, you are extraordinary.
00:43:10But...
00:43:13I am not certain that serious is what I want.
00:43:24Is it because of Paul?
00:43:27No.
00:43:27Paul could be in...
00:43:29Patricia or Polly or Peter all three at once.
00:43:33What happened between the three of us,
00:43:35what has happened ever since I met you,
00:43:39is made me realize how good it feels to be free.
00:43:45You've opened my world.
00:43:49And I'm not ready to close it again just now.
00:43:58Thought you wanted the same thing.
00:44:02I did.
00:44:05Till I saw what it felt like to share you.
00:44:09I am as surprised as you are.
00:44:17I am as surprised as you are.
00:44:18I support your wishes.
00:44:20But I must say, even merriment can grow tiring.
00:44:26It felt good for once to...
00:44:29want to commit to someone.
00:44:33Thank you for reminding me that is possible.
00:44:51I think it's rather ordinary, in fact, that I find myself, yet again, swinging to and fro, not moving in
00:45:02any particular direction.
00:45:03Hmm, where is it you wish you were going?
00:45:07For now, I should like to be with the family until this whistle-down business with the Queen bow is
00:45:11over.
00:45:11And it will.
00:45:13And then?
00:45:16Anywhere, really.
00:45:18I've spent nearly all of my life in either Mayfair or at Albury Hall.
00:45:24If I'm going to attempt to make change in the world, certainly I shall need to see some of it
00:45:27first.
00:45:28Meet people who are not my family or debutantes on the marriage mart.
00:45:31You wish to change the world again.
00:45:33I thought you were more interested in fitting in this year.
00:45:36I think I am properly done with all of that.
00:45:39There she is.
00:45:49Does your silence betray that you know something I do not?
00:45:52No.
00:45:53Certainly not.
00:45:55Believe me.
00:45:56The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
00:46:02It feels...
00:46:06It feels right now that the next thing I might learn may change me entirely.
00:46:13I agree profoundly with everything you have said, as I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.
00:46:18Hmm.
00:46:20There's one thing I do know.
00:46:23We should not let so long pass again between us before we meet on these swings to be entirely confused
00:46:31together.
00:46:41You look lovely.
00:46:42My efforts will be wasted, knowing the disappointment that awaits behind those doors.
00:46:47Uncertain Varley has done her utmost.
00:47:05She got the ostrich feathers.
00:47:08And the purple orchids.
00:47:10Philippa, there is a one-two-two-eight piece ensemble.
00:47:16Did we get them?
00:47:18We got them.
00:47:20Ah!
00:47:21Philippa!
00:47:22You kind of wore like a child, receiving the first bite of cane.
00:47:25Oh!
00:47:26Mama!
00:47:27Thank you!
00:47:29What is the meaning of this?
00:47:31Well, it must have been you.
00:47:32Who paid for all of it?
00:47:36Uh, Mama told me she wished for you to have the greatest bull Mayfer has ever seen.
00:47:43You're welcome.
00:47:51It is beautiful.
00:47:54I am proud of you.
00:48:09You're welcome.
00:49:27This is our last night in society.
00:49:30At least Prudence and Philip are having the time of their life.
00:49:36Your Majesty!
00:49:39Forgive us, Your Majesty.
00:49:40We do not have a perch for you because we did not think you would accept our invitation.
00:49:45It is not your invitation that brings me here.
00:49:49Cease playing.
00:49:57As a result of my tireless search, placing her in an impossible situation,
00:50:03I received a letter earlier this week from Lady Whistledown.
00:50:19She calls upon my mercy, asking to address you all herself,
00:50:26to plead her case publicly before I pass my judgment.
00:50:33So I turn the floor over now to the scribe herself.
00:50:46Yes!
00:50:49Not him.
00:50:51My apologies.
00:50:53Her.
00:51:19Hello.
00:51:21Hello.
00:51:21All.
00:51:24Or should I say, dearest gentle readers.
00:51:34I know it is no laughing matter what I have done.
00:51:40In the beginning, I never thought anyone would take my writing seriously.
00:51:46Why should they?
00:51:48No one has ever taken any part of me seriously.
00:51:51I only realise now how common that feeling must be.
00:51:56To be a young lady to whom no one listens.
00:52:00I wrote about all of you because I was captivated by you.
00:52:04Living your lives so out in the open.
00:52:08And in writing about all of you, I suddenly felt as if I had a life.
00:52:12I had power.
00:52:15And for anyone in this room who has ever had a taste of that,
00:52:19they should know it can be intoxicating.
00:52:23But I was careless with that power.
00:52:26It was easy to cast aspersions from the shadows where I could not be found.
00:52:31But I see now how much courage it takes to live a life out in the open.
00:52:36To honour one's weaknesses publicly.
00:52:38For all to see.
00:52:41And to know.
00:52:43Regardless of the outcome.
00:52:45One always has worth.
00:52:51All of us talk.
00:52:53We gossip.
00:52:56Gossip is information.
00:52:59It forges bonds.
00:53:02Especially for those of us who are told so little.
00:53:06But I can no longer conceal the biggest piece of information I have.
00:53:11My identity.
00:53:14That is why I am so very grateful to our Queen.
00:53:18For forcing me out of the shadows with her most cunning scheme.
00:53:22If she affords me the chance to continue,
00:53:25I mean to aim my quill more responsibly.
00:53:29That is my repentance.
00:53:32And my plea.
00:53:43She seems humbled.
00:53:45But we will be watching that she remains so.
00:53:56What is life without a little gossip?
00:54:25The box!
00:54:27Thanks.
00:55:05I didn't know there were going to be butterflies.
00:55:08Like I said, bugs.
00:55:10You are a genius.
00:55:13I know.
00:55:16Shall we dance?
00:55:52You cannot tolerate a lie.
00:55:55Lady Danbury.
00:55:55Your last column.
00:55:58Her Majesty was close when she assumed Whistledown was a Bridgerton protecting their own,
00:56:03but I know the family well enough to know it was not one of them.
00:56:09There is only one person who loves the Bridgertons more than I.
00:56:14You knew it was me?
00:56:16I suspect it.
00:56:18You are not the only lady of the town who can keep a secret.
00:56:22I look forward to your next edition.
00:56:26Hm?
00:56:26Heh.
00:56:36You're a wonder.
00:56:37Could not have done that without your support.
00:56:39And the Queen's.
00:56:40Yes.
00:56:41And with her acceptance, we can now tell that Solicitor your money came from my writing.
00:56:46You'll have no recourse.
00:56:48Time for us to do better.
00:56:55And go.
00:57:16Good evening.
00:57:18Good evening.
00:57:21Thank you for your letter.
00:57:23I do not believe I have seen my mother so quickly shocked.
00:57:28And also, so quickly impressed.
00:57:33I believe she is proud of you.
00:57:35There is something I left out of that letter.
00:57:39But I would not object to an annulment if you requested one.
00:57:43I do not wish for any harm to come to you or your family as a result of today.
00:57:48The Queen herself has accepted you.
00:57:51For now.
00:57:53As must everyone else publicly, but Whistledown has upset many who will not soon forget.
00:57:59The future may not hold such happy days.
00:58:01Pen.
00:58:02Ever since I found out you are Whistledown, I have done everything I can to try to separate you from
00:58:08her.
00:58:09But the other day, I went back and read all of the letters you have sent me.
00:58:14Your letters have always been the ones I am most eager to read.
00:58:17And I realized, you are her.
00:58:22You have always had one voice.
00:58:25There is no separating you from Whistledown.
00:58:29And after seeing you speak today, I...
00:58:32Well, I would not want to.
00:58:35Because forgive me, but that was bloody brilliant.
00:58:42I think in truth, I...
00:58:46I have been envious of you.
00:58:49Of your success.
00:58:52Of your bravery.
00:58:54And now I simply cannot believe that a woman with such bravery loves me.
00:59:01How lucky I am to stand by your side and soak up even a little bit of your light.
00:59:13My only purpose in life is to love a woman as great as you.
00:59:20And I will be a very fulfilled man indeed.
00:59:24I love you.
00:59:27You are a very good man, Mr. Bridgerton.
00:59:31I love you.
00:59:37Now, will you please do me the honor of joining me on the dance floor, Mrs. Bridgerton?
00:59:43And if I agree with them, please do me...
01:00:02You are a very good man.
01:00:06I love you.
01:00:12You are a very good man.
01:00:55They all seem happy.
01:00:57They do.
01:00:59And you?
01:01:01I'm positively elated.
01:01:03Because I've come up with a rather brilliant idea.
01:01:05Or a request, rather.
01:01:08And what request is that?
01:01:09Let me accompany you to Scotland.
01:01:11Mama will love the idea of me keeping an eye on you.
01:01:13But in truth, I simply wish to live for a little while outside our tiny bubble.
01:01:18Have some adventures.
01:01:19I cannot change the world without seeing more of it.
01:01:23I promise you I will give you your space.
01:01:26What do you think?
01:01:28As long as you stay in your wing of the castle.
01:01:31We will be living in a proper castle.
01:01:33Wing?
01:01:35Oh, Eloise has asked to accompany us.
01:01:38If that does not burden you, my lord.
01:01:40Not at all.
01:01:41That is wonderful news.
01:01:42And thankfully my cousin has finally arrived to complete our travel party.
01:01:46It gives me great pleasure to introduce...
01:01:50Michaela Sterling.
01:01:51I caution you.
01:01:53Every sordid detail John has spoken about me is a lie.
01:01:56Anyway, the truth is power.
01:02:00And you must be?
01:02:05I am...
01:02:07Well, I'm...
01:02:08Francesca Bridgerton Kilmottin.
01:02:11Kilmottin is my name now.
01:02:13A pleasure to make your acquaintance.
01:02:16Dearest gentle reader,
01:02:19I find myself suddenly at a loss for words.
01:02:26My reticence is not due to a desire to protect any risqué couplings.
01:02:34Though I have heard whispers of a few.
01:02:40My restraint comes from a place of joy.
01:02:47To all those who feel they have been wronged by this humble writer,
01:02:53my sincere apologies.
01:02:58I wish you only the best.
01:03:13I will miss you.
01:03:16Only until next year.
01:03:18Do you think my ma would ever let me miss her masquerade ball?
01:03:21I suppose not.
01:03:23I will be there.
01:03:24Hiding out behind a mask.
01:03:26Avoiding eligible ladies like the plague.
01:03:29I shall join you in your hiding place then.
01:03:42It is time now to look toward the future.
01:03:45Whatever it may bring.
01:03:52This author knows better than to make any predictions about what the future may hold.
01:04:08But with every closing chapter, the story is sure to grow richer and deeper.
01:04:41It has been quite a journey we have taken together.
01:04:44And so it is with the heaviest heart that I write this final, unbelievably short sentence as Lady Whistledown.
01:04:57Goodbye.
01:05:15I still cannot fully believe you had a boy.
01:05:19And the heir, no less.
01:05:22The new Lord Fetherington is quite handsome.
01:05:25Gets that from his father.
01:05:27Your father is always trying to distract us with a clever word and a beguiling smile.
01:05:31You think my smile is beguiling?
01:05:35I'm glad we had daughters.
01:05:37I'm certain they will both marry very well.
01:05:39I think little Philomena will one day become a great writer without any need of a husband.
01:05:45Well, it certainly runs in the family.
01:05:47I cannot have written my book without the help of Philomena's auntie Penelope.
01:05:55It is better than I expected.
01:05:57Are you old enough to read that?
01:06:00Yes.
01:06:01It is here.
01:06:02I got almost enough for everyone.
01:06:06And with the retirement of my literary persona, I should like to formally introduce myself.
01:06:17Previous wallflower.
01:06:20Current columnist.
01:06:23Observer.
01:06:25Wielder of a quill.
01:06:27Nobody unique.
01:06:29And yet, I have my moments.
01:06:34And hopefully, dear reader, you will stay on to enjoy them with me.
01:06:39As we begin this next part of our journey.
01:06:44Yours truly, Penelope Bridgerton.
01:06:48enjoyed us.
01:06:58The best part about God, Joy, is we.
01:07:06Because I know when you're in the beginning.
01:07:07So I'm going to stay on to enjoy them with everyone.
01:07:07That day he will be able to experience and feel shared with me.
01:07:07We are now here Johanna, this is to discuss yourіль degree when we're in the theater of this game.
01:07:07The sudah long chase over you are ayears' center.
01:07:08Which is not a lie.
01:07:09It should be a more powerful or real.
01:07:10That I have to be pensando here at houses.
01:07:10But as�� am I, I keep in theaintiff and I won myself.
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