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BridgertonS02 - Episode 5
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00:28You
00:50Michelle
00:57Viscount Bridgerton
00:58We thought perhaps you would not be joining us
01:01Your majesty
01:01Nothing could keep me from my beautiful bride
01:11Now
01:13Tell me of your wedding plan
01:14There is no talk of a special license
01:17I would hope
01:18Of course not, your majesty
01:20I believe a modest family affair
01:22Would be most fitting
01:23Perhaps back in the country
01:25At Albury Hall
01:26In the country?
01:29No, that will not do
01:31You must have it here in town
01:33In fact
01:34I shall host the nuptials myself
01:40That is most generous, ma'am
01:41Most generous
01:42But not at all necessary
01:44Nonsense
01:45She is my diamond, after all
01:47It is only right
01:48That I give you both a wedding
01:50Worthy of that title
01:51Besides
01:52One could almost credit me myself
01:55With bringing about this most illustrious man
01:59I shall oversee every detail
02:02Let that gossip monger try to get the better of me now
02:11Can you believe it, Didi?
02:13It is like a fairy tale come true
02:15You deserve nothing less, Bon
02:17Nothing less
02:19For a true love match
02:22My apologies, your majesty
02:34The frenzy of competition
02:37The thrilling delight of hazarding your all
02:40I am referring not to the lure of London's luxurious gaming halls
02:45But to a gamble with far higher stakes
02:49Matrimony
02:51For once that particular wager is placed
02:55It cannot easily be undone
02:57A fact which, I am sure, is met with both regret
03:02And sheer relief
03:04Twelve horses and I shall sing between each one
03:06For goodness sake
03:08Anyone would think our siblings had beaten Napoleon himself on the battlefield
03:12Instead of simply finding someone with whom to dutifully march down an aisle
03:15Indeed
03:15Well, the hubbub about Prudence's engagement
03:17My mama has rather forgotten I exist
03:19She is quite happy Cousin Jack has ensured our family's future
03:22I must admit, so am I
03:31And the baker is still awaiting payment
03:35As is apparently the coalman
03:36The new Lord Featherington was supposed to restore our fortunes
03:40And yet, here I am, unable to scratch together sixpence yet again
03:45Our financial predicament is entirely your doing, Lady Featherington
03:48If you hadn't forced me into this ill-starred engagement
03:51We would soon be living comfortably on Miss Cowper's ample dowry
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
04:02Then I would not be considering dismissing the servants that I have just rehired
04:06All of that would be solved if you would simply call off the wedding
04:09And allow me to set my cap at Miss Cowper again
04:12And leave my poor Prudence jilted
04:13When 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'd better think fast
04:51You must be one of our new fellows
04:53Is it really so evident?
04:54Conserve that youthful vigour
04:56Soon, 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
05:27There is plenty of time to adjust it to your liking
05:29The wedding is not for another month
05:31There is 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
05:36And responsible for you all
05:37May the lord help her
05:38Which reminds me
05:39Our carriages must still be polished to a shine
05:41And the horse's manes braided
05:42And we should bring out the finest silver
05:43We might be hosting everything at the palace
05:45But we must still be ready to entertain here
05:47What of us, brother?
05:49Should 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
05:56What 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 would 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
06:12To welcome the charmers into the family
06:14And then the engagement ball next week
06:16I am sorry, Mama, but, uh
06:18I am attending a lecture this afternoon
06:20Flower and drink
06:22Penelope's Mama is forcing her to go
06:24And you've wanted me to find more ladylike pursuits
06:27For how long have you cared about flower, Rachel?
06:30I'm an open-minded woman
06:31I care about many things
06:35I do wonder about the trim
06:37Is it too much?
06:39Oh, nothing is too much
06:40Now 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, Dee Dee
07:10It 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
07:34You 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 has 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 truce, sir
07:54Has my maid yet delivered that dress?
07:56I need altering, Madame Delacroix
07:57Naturally, Miss Penelope
08:01I received your latest
08:02It's been a busy week, has it, no?
08:05Indeed
08:07The Torn are quite ravenous for news of the upcoming nuptials
08:10Perhaps Lady Whistledown will report that I have been entrusted with our diamonds wedding ensemble
08:16Tell me, are my musings not offering you sufficient business?
08:19Indeed
08:19But why should there be limits to a woman's ambitions?
08:23I would think you four people would understand
08:26There's always more to be achieved
08:35Thank you, Clara
08:36That will be all
08:51Lord Bridgerton
08:53Lord Bridgerton?
08:53Miss Sharman
08:54Lord Bridgerton and his guests are waiting
08:57I see that, thank you
08:58This is the jeweller
09:00We're here to have Miss Edwina's betrothal ring altered to fit
09:04My apologies
09:04But my sister and my mother have not yet returned home
09:07Of course
09:08Then we shall trouble you no further
09:09Is that cake?
09:11It is indeed
09:12Lemon?
09:13Pardon?
09:14I fancy a good lemon
09:21Might I offer you some refreshment, mister?
09:24Brooks
09:24Only if you insist
09:26I'd be churlish to refuse
09:28Tea, three spoons of sugar
09:30And perhaps some sandwiches too, thank you
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?
10:29Need I remind you, sir
10:30If 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
10:45Glad
10:46We've avoided such an unthinkable fate
10:49I say, Miss Sharma
10:50Do you and your sister
10:53Happened to share gloves?
10:55I
10:56Yes
10:57On occasion
10:58I knew it
10:59I can take the measure of a hand at twenty paces
11:02We may use your finger to size the ring
11:05Oh, I beg your pardon
11:06That shouldn't be necessary
11:07Nonsense
11:16Go
11:34It is a beautiful piece
11:43It is the ring my father gave to my mother before they were wed
11:55Lord Bridgerton
11:56They came to alter the ring
11:58Mr. Brooks insisted
12:02Just a moment
12:05It appears to be stuck
12:06Well, Edwina is here now
12:08Yes
12:10Kate?
12:11Are you?
12:11Yes, almost
12:18Just another
12:20There
12:22All yours
12:25Here you all are
12:27I have
12:29I have news
12:31Lord and Lady Sheffield sent word
12:33They are in London
12:35Our grandparents
12:36Indeed, it seems they read the engagement announcement
12:39And wished to make your acquaintance and
12:42That of your future husband, of course
12:45I should be delighted to meet them
12:46They are already in town
12:48They arrived
12:50Last night
12:52Something wrong?
12:53Not at all
12:55I shall invite them to the engagement dinner tomorrow
12:58I am sure it will be a most joyous reunion after all these years
13:04Yes, Lady Mary?
13:07Indeed
13:08I shall look forward to it
13:09Are you ready to promenade?
13:12I 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
13:52You will escort me
13:54To 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 Bridgertons were to learn of it
14:19They might feel
14:20As if you contrived a match for your own concealed ends
14:24And 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
14:43Your sister gave her giddy acceptance
14:45And in the eyes of society
14:47And might I add the Queen of England herself
14:49They are as good as wed
14:51Only a very great scandal
14:54Would prevent this marriage from proceeding now
14:56The kind of scandal that would send alarms through the entire town
15:01And be a stain from which the penniless Sharma family would never recover
15:06Only a fool would jeopardize the marriage now
15:10So I ask you
15:13Miss Sharma
15:15Are you that fool?
15:24No
15:30I did not think so
15:32Lady Danville
15:34Mr. Dorset
15:37What 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 are 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
16:04What 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
16:28At first
16:29But love moves swiftly
16:31Does 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 are too kind, your lady
16:41Why do I not take this goodbye, please?
16:54Is that not so?
16:56Anthony?
16:57Absolutely
17:03Good move!
17:05Look at me!
17:08Your sister seems happy
17:11That is one way of putting it
17:13New Lord Featherington seems an interesting fellow
17:16A man of commerce, is he not?
17:18Yes, he has ruby mines in America
17:20They 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
17:36Feeding the ducks
17:38Well I am 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 seen her out today
17:49She mentioned something about flour arranging
17:51With you today, in fact
17:54Indeed, I am meeting her later
18:02This is the place
18:04Doesn't look like a place for shopping to me
18:06I am collecting a unique gift for my brother's wedding
18:11Miss?
18:12Miss?
18:19I want to sit here
18:20This is our right to be treated not merely as chatter
18:23The talk of rights must draw on Locke's treatise
18:27You and your treatise
18:28If you have ever worked on the States Labor
18:30You know how little such ground troop serves a working man
18:33Now if I may be permitted to continue
18:36I 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 not her 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. It 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.
19:40I 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?
19:50Never mind. You may borrow mine.
19:51You may borrow yours.
19:53Hello.
19:54Continue.
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's 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.
20:38I had assumed you would remain in England now 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.
21:06And perhaps playing host to old friends.
21:08I have long thought to return to India myself since there is much to be learned from their medical practice.
21:17If your travels do lead you there, then I would be most happy to show you the places I know.
21:25I should be working at the club, Alice.
21:29Not taking a stroll.
21:31This is work.
21:32We need more gentlemen members and here they are.
21:35Mr. Mondridge.
21:37Word of your prowess crossed the Atlantic.
21:39You got the better of McKellen in just two rounds.
21:42Is that not so?
21:43That was a long time ago.
21:46I'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 will not be found disporting yourself in places of
22:13public resort.
22:15Nor will it be solved by running up yet more bills at the Mediste.
22:17I just saw the latest accounts.
22:20You are supposed to be finding a way out of this mess.
22:22Not drowning us even deeper in debt.
22:24Keep your voice down.
22:26Are 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 dorset.
23:00Allow me.
23:07Pardon me.
23:14Michelle.
23:15Lord Bridgerton.
23:37Oh my.
23:38Are you hurt?
23:40Not at all.
23:42The water is a rather welcoming refreshment.
23:45Is it not, Bridgerton?
23:46Oh my.
23:47Oh my.
23:49Refreshing indeed.
23:54Come now.
23:55It is not proper to stare.
24:25Oh my.
24:29Oh my.
24:31Oh my.
24:34Oh my.
24:41Oh my.
24:42Well.
24:43I cannot stall with you today.
24:45Well I shall see you tomorrow then.
24:47Of course.
24:56Erm.
24:56Pardon me.
24:57Miss.
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's he doing?
25:28Lord Featherington
25:30Mr. Brooks here is just taking a look at some jewelry for me
25:33It 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 he's here now
25:43And 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
26:09I 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
26:19Now is that not something?
26:24Thank you for your expert services Mr. Brooks
26:27I shall be in communication with you should I require anything further
26:31No cake then?
26:33Another time
26:37Need I remind you those stones was counterfeit as 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
27:29I declare that's rather good
27:31I am skilled at more than simply standing naked
27:35Mr. Bridgerton
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
27:54A genius
27:56Care to take a turn?
27:57It is harder than it looks
28:05Like so
28:11Use your own words
28:14You need help
28:14Like so
28:17If there's something
28:34You need help
28:35Faith
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 their 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 and my heart.
30:08Did you ever regret that choice?
30:15From the very first moment, your father and I were drawn together.
30:19It is a very powerful thing to meet someone and feel that you know them, in a way unlike any
30:27other.
30:32Still a rather high price to pay for love, I would think.
30:36Do not fret.
30:37Even my parents' presence cannot mar the happiness that is the occasion.
30:41I had always hoped that you and Edwina would be spared the choice between affluence and love, and now you
30:47shall.
30:48Edwina is to wed her heart's desire.
30:51And 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 is certainly a surprise.
31:20But it shall be pleasant 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, but I must admit I am finding it quite difficult to continue
31:45to stay silent.
31:46You've been anything but silent.
31:48This is your patrol, Anthony.
31:51Your marriage.
31:53To the woman that shall replace me as 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 your siblings, marrying a woman for whom you clearly hold no great tenderness
32:05or love.
32:09Why will you not accept that the love match between you and Father was the exception, not the rule?
32:15Because I wish for you two to know the joy of an exceptional marriage.
32:19You should be excited to wed Miss Edwina, but for all I have seen, you act as if you are
32:24approaching the gallows instead.
32:26If this is not what you want, you must say something now, Anthony, before...
32:31What I want is beside the point.
32:35I could never dishonor Miss Edwina by 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 with young ladies, swept up in the dizziness of receiving a proposal before the reality
32:51of marriage becomes clear.
32:54If Miss Edwina were to call off the engagement, no one would find fault with her.
32:58And you would not be dishonoring her in the slightest, releasing her from the obligation before any vows were exchanged.
33:08She does not wish to end the engagement.
33:11But does she know your true feelings on the matter?
33:15My feelings are of no concern.
33:17What matters is my responsibility, which has always been to wed.
33:22My darling.
33:26If you have doubts, do not simply set them aside.
33:31This is the most important choice you will ever make.
33:35And it would break my heart to see you spend the rest of your life in regret.
33:43I dare say it would break your father's heart, too.
34:01You seem distracted, Divi.
34:03Oh.
34:04It's, uh, just a headache.
34:06From, uh, from all the excitement these days.
34:09Yes.
34:13Is that all the Dales, you?
34:14I have seen how ill at ease you are with the Viscount.
34:17I was hoping we had put all that behind us now that Antony is to be my husband.
34:22He has asked you to call him by his given name.
34:25No, not yet.
34:27But it sounds fine, does it not?
34:30Do you think the Sheffields will like this dress?
34:33My stomach is in a knot.
34:34I'm so excited to meet them.
34:37Before you do.
34:39There is something I must tell you about your grandparents and how they have, in fact, influenced our trip to
34:46you.
34:46Our guests have arrived.
34:55You may spare me the instruction, Lady Danbury.
34:57I know I am to be on my best behavior.
35:10Your sister's betrothal may be the end of certain hopes you harbored regarding the Viscount.
35:16But access to the Sheffield fortune would certainly be a fine reward, would it not?
35:24A life of independence is no mere consolation.
35:30Indeed, many would think it the better prize.
35:33After passion calls and fate intervenes, who else is a woman left with but herself?
35:46Come along.
35:49Come along.
35:49Our guests are waiting.
36:02Ah, Lord and Lady Sheffield, it is being too long.
36:06May I present Miss Sharma and Miss Edwino Sharma.
36:10Oh, my dear, look at you.
36:13Isn't she quite as lovely as the report said?
36:16You are too kind.
36:18I am most happy to make your acquaintance.
36:21We have been waiting so many years to meet you.
36:25I wish to know everything about you.
36:27Do you enjoy dancing?
36:29Music?
36:29You must accompany us to the opera.
36:31We have a fine box which has been gathering dust.
36:35Indeed, it has been too long since we have seen you both in town, Lord and Lady Sheffield.
36:39Yes, indeed it has.
36:42Mother?
36:44Father?
36:46I do enjoy the opera.
36:48My sister Kate is the one who introduced me to it.
36:53Ah, shall we go through to dinner?
36:55Oh, yes, come with me, child.
37:06And, of course, you must be our guests at the Sheffield Manor.
37:09It is nothing compared to the estates at Aubrey Hall, to be sure, but I think it a most pretty
37:14part of Hertfordshire.
37:15Do you shoot?
37:16We have a fine stock of birds and you're always welcome.
37:20Thank you for the invitation.
37:21I do enjoy shooting.
37:23As does Kate.
37:24The two of them almost begged a stag on our trip to the country.
37:28How unusual do they teach young ladies to shoot in India?
37:33Only the fortunate ones.
37:39Lord and Lady Sheffield, how long do you plan to remain in town?
37:43Now we should stay for the wedding.
37:45Imagine, the Queen herself overseeing my granddaughter's options.
37:49Her Majesty is kind to be so forgiving after everything that has happened.
37:55No, no.
37:55We're all family here.
37:57Oh, yes, of course we are.
37:59Even after our daughter so callously rejected the match we had found for her.
38:03My dear, we agree.
38:05And on, no less.
38:05With 12,000 acres, any other young lady would have fallen to her knees in gratitude that her parents were
38:13showing such care.
38:13This sauce is delicious, Lady Danbury.
38:15You must have your cook give mine the recipe.
38:17It is the gooseberry, I believe.
38:19Lady Sheffield, you've got quite the sweet tooth, I do recall.
38:23And all for what?
38:24A mere clerk, was he?
38:26And with a child from previous marriage with God knows who.
38:30My mother has a name.
38:31Lady Sheffield.
38:31We could not show our faces in society for years.
38:37Not that she should care.
38:39She simply sailed away from all of us with that man, robbing us of our grandchild.
38:44Grandchildren.
38:46I have two daughters with whom you have had every opportunity to form a connection.
38:51But the choice to shun us was yours alone.
38:53I beg your...
38:54And do not think I took it lightly, being cast out by the only family I had ever known.
38:59I was heartbroken indeed, but in time I came to see that in your cruelty you did us all a
39:04great service.
39:05I hardly think this is a proper dinner conversation.
39:08I quite agree.
39:08Please, collect yourself.
39:10When you cast me out, what you did was set me free.
39:12Free to raise my daughters far from your constant judgment and craven demands that they should chase wealth and titles
39:20above all else.
39:22You are a fine one to talk.
39:24You speak of scorning riches and yet you have come crawling back to snatch at our fortunes.
39:29Lady D'Ambri is right.
39:30Believe me, I want nothing from you.
39:32Oh, you may not, but your daughter certainly does.
39:37Mama?
39:38The trust fund we have set up for her?
39:40The condition of which clearly states that she must marry a man of good English breeding to inherit.
39:47You did not think we would allow another generation to pollute the Sheffield name, did you?
39:53Didi?
39:54What are they talking about?
39:55What have you done, Anthony?
39:57Did you know about this?
39:58I shall explain everything.
40:00I see this one has inherited your penchant for avoiding the truth, or maybe that's something she inherited from her
40:05father.
40:05That is enough.
40:08I can only think that you have been exiled from good society because of your deficient manners rather than for
40:12any other sin.
40:13Since the moment you arrived, you have failed to show the proper respect for the Sharma family, and I will
40:17not stand for it.
40:18I declare...
40:18I will not stand for it.
40:21Lady Mary has done admirably in raising her daughters.
40:24They are intelligent, kind, loyal women, and a credit to both their parents.
40:31And since you clearly do not wish to jeopardize your social standing by associating with such company, I suggest you
40:38do not.
40:39You may leave at once.
40:40You cannot be serious.
40:41Please be so kind as to send for Lord and Lady Sheffield's carriage.
40:44They can wait outside.
40:46And do not trouble yourself waiting for an invitation for the wedding, for you shall not receive one.
40:51This is beyond the pale.
40:54And if you think you shall inherit a single sovereign now, you are sorely mistaken.
41:17Lord Bridgerton, Lady Bridgerton, I must apologize.
41:20You should also take our leave.
41:21Yes.
41:22Thank you for the evening, Lady Danbury.
41:26It was quite enlightening.
41:28My lord.
41:28Good evening.
41:31You lied to me.
41:32Please, Bon.
41:45Lord Bridgerton.
41:48Lord Bridgerton, I beg a word.
41:51We must be going.
41:52Please.
41:56Mother, I shall meet you at the house.
42:08You must know, Ridgerton is innocent in all of this.
42:10She had no idea.
42:11Coming to England, finding her match.
42:13I only wished for the best for her.
42:14You cannot be angry at her.
42:16No, I'm not.
42:17It is clear she was as much in the dark as I was about your schemes.
42:20I take it there is to be no dowry, now that the Sheffields have withdrawn their support.
42:24You care about a dowry.
42:25It is because of what you just did, that the Sheffields withdrew it.
42:29It's regrettable, to be sure.
42:31But clearly, both Miss Edwina and I have been misled.
42:33And it is best to call off this doomed engagement before it is the cause of any more strife.
42:38Of course, I would never besmirch her reputation.
42:40My mother and Lady Danbury will make a plan.
42:42There should be no plan.
42:44I do not understand.
42:45Why are you suggesting this?
42:48All along, you have been set on marrying my sister, despite my every objection, might I add.
42:53And now you intend to cast her aside.
42:55Why?
42:57And do not talk to me of dowry, sir.
42:59For we both know you have no need of it.
43:01So tell me, what has she done?
43:03She has done nothing.
43:04It is you.
43:05You have made this match impossible.
43:07But I am leaving for India.
43:08And it is not far enough.
43:12Do you think that there is a corner of this earth that you could travel to far away enough to
43:17free me from this torment?
43:19I am a gentleman.
43:21My father raised me to act with honor.
43:23But that honor is hanging by a thread that grows more precarious with every moment I spend in your presence.
43:30You are the bane of my existence.
43:38And the object of all my desires.
43:42Night and day, I dream of you.
43:46And what I...
43:50Do you even know all the ways a lady can be seduced?
43:55The things I could teach you?
44:00I did not ask for this.
44:05To be plagued by these feelings.
44:09Hiding from my sister.
44:12Being driven to distraction every time you entered the room.
44:16And you agree?
44:18It is insupportable.
44:21Impossible.
44:37If I were your sister, it will bind me and you together for eternity.
44:41And I will spend every day of my marriage haunting you, dreaming of you.
44:49Dreading the day when my last thread of honor finally snows.
44:54Is that the future that you want for us?
44:56For your sister?
45:04I must go.
45:29I must be sitting around like statues.
45:31I wish to be at a ball, showing off my new fiancée.
45:37Farley?
45:39Are you certain we have not received any invitations you may have overlooked for the evening?
45:44No, ma'am.
45:45There's been nothing.
45:46Perhaps the circumstances of Prudence's engagement has us on the outs yet again.
45:50So this is my fault?
45:51I did not say that.
45:52It is not as if you arranged to meet Cousin Jack and that orange redid you.
45:56We should merely be happy we still have a cook and a lady's maid each.
45:58Yes, ma'am?
46:10Not a single invitation since arriving back from the country.
46:13I shall alert the postal clerk.
46:15This is no joke.
46:17We are meant to be a distinguished family.
46:20But for years I have suffered the indignities of the tonne's disdain for one reason or another.
46:26Oh, they certainly liked us well enough when they thought you a plum catch.
46:28But now that you're spoken for, oh, we're outcasts again.
46:31All the more reason to end the sham of an engagement.
46:34It is not an option.
46:40Lord Cowper.
46:42What business did he have with you?
46:43He wishes to invest in the mines.
46:45Several of them do.
46:46Bored gentlemen with too much time and money on their hands.
46:48Take it.
46:49The mines are worthless.
46:51There are no rubies to be found.
46:52And how are they to know the difference?
46:53Are they to board a ship to the Americas?
46:58You're serious?
46:59The future of this family hangs in the balance, my lord.
47:03I've never been more serious in my life.
47:06Get them to invest.
47:07Take every pound that they offer.
47:10Our fortunes will be restored.
47:12Prudence shall indeed have a fine wedding.
47:14And I shall never have to suffer the disdain of the tonne again.
47:34Edwina?
47:50Ever since the Viscount has been courting me,
47:52I have sensed you were not being entirely truthful.
47:55But now I know I was right.
48:04This business with the Sheffields and their fortune.
48:07You did not trust me enough to tell me what was really going on.
48:11I am truly sorry, Bon, for keeping both you and Mama in the dark.
48:15After Appa died, I took it upon myself to manage our affairs.
48:19I wrote to the Sheffields and after learning of their stipulations,
48:23I saw an answer to all our troubles.
48:27I thought I was doing the right thing by keeping you free from this burden.
48:31But you must know, it has weighed on me every day.
48:38I am not a little girl anymore, Kate.
48:42I am a grown woman now, ready to be a wife.
48:47Yes.
48:49Yes, I know.
48:57If Lord Bridgerton does not wish to end our engagement,
49:01then the Sheffield fortune would not matter, would it?
49:05Once I am married to the Viscount,
49:07there will be ample funds to provide for all of us.
49:09He is as generous as he is wealthy.
49:12I am sure the Viscount will provide for you and Mama too.
49:19He might.
49:21But Edwina, this should not be your burden.
49:25What burden would it be to marry the person I love?
49:30You love him.
49:32Watching how nobly he defended us at dinner tonight,
49:36how could I not?
49:39I want nothing more than to be his wife,
49:44his Viscountess.
49:47But he will have to forgive us.
49:51Do you think he will?
49:53That I do not know.
50:14I shall not be long.
50:22Do you not tell me you have travelled at this ungodly hour
50:24to offer more corrections of my writing?
50:26It was the only time I could leave without being seen.
50:29And on the contrary,
50:30I have come to ask for your discernment.
50:32Is that so?
50:33Do not look so pleased.
50:35It is a rare occurrence that I doubt shall be repeated.
50:39I have questions about the writings in this pamphlet.
50:42Well, the ideas can tax a fragile mind.
50:45Or perhaps your means of communicating them
50:47leaves much to be desired.
50:49But perhaps you have not seen enough of the world
50:51to make sense of them yet.
50:52Ah.
50:57Duty.
50:58More than laws or faith.
50:59I have often thought it the bond
51:01that holds our fragile society together.
51:14Duty to rank and title.
51:17Fidelity to one's family name.
51:20It demands both utter obedience
51:23and total sacrifice.
51:29But what happens when such duty
51:32is in conflict with the heart's true desire?
51:37Why, then, there is the potential
51:39for a considerable scandal indeed.
51:44The only question is,
51:46will the parties in question
51:48heed my warning?
51:50Or is it already too late
51:52to turn back to duty
51:54and away from desire?
52:15Shama, I see you continue here
52:17with your morning rides.
52:19As do you, it seems.
52:25I could not sleep.
52:26Nor could I.
52:29Have you decided what you will do?
52:36Long have I wrestled with it,
52:37but I see no other option.
52:41I will talk with Miss Edwina today
52:46and see my way to ending things.
52:47It is the only way to ensure
52:49that the two of us can be rid
52:50of this impossible situation.
52:52Once the engagement is over,
52:54our paths need never cross again.
52:58It will be as if we had never met.
53:03You cannot.
53:04You cannot do that.
53:06You cannot break my sister's heart.
53:08She is all things good and true,
53:10a kinder soul you will never find.
53:12She has loved me as well as any sister could,
53:14and I could not live with myself
53:16if I robbed her of her happiness
53:17and the future she deserves.
53:19I don't understand.
53:20You have been against this union
53:23from the start.
53:23I was wrong!
53:24I will not be the cause
53:26of you losing your honour
53:27any more than I can stand
53:29to see Edwina in pain.
53:30You once saw her as your perfect match.
53:32You will find your way
53:33to believing it again.
53:35Please.
53:37Please, Lord Bridgerton.
53:39Antony,
53:40you must keep your word.
53:42You 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.
53:48It will become tenable.
53:49It will become bearable.
53:50And soon enough,
53:51it will be as if we never felt it at all.
53:53Mere passion.
53:54It must,
53:55because it has to.
54:09Very well.
54:17I shall see that the wedding
54:18shall take place
54:18as soon as possible.
54:51I shall see that
54:53I shall see.
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