1 00:00:54,971 --> 00:00:56,014 Good morning. 2 00:00:57,223 --> 00:00:58,600 It must be nearly five. 3 00:00:58,683 --> 00:01:00,852 Mmm… Exactly. 4 00:01:00,935 --> 00:01:03,730 The perfect time for sleep. 5 00:01:03,813 --> 00:01:07,442 The perfect time to start work before anyone else is up. 6 00:01:09,486 --> 00:01:10,695 Sophie, 7 00:01:11,988 --> 00:01:13,156 last night… 8 00:01:14,991 --> 00:01:16,743 You do not need your position here 9 00:01:16,826 --> 00:01:19,370 or the other one you were planning on taking 10 00:01:19,454 --> 00:01:21,122 if you are to be with me. 11 00:01:21,206 --> 00:01:23,208 I have not agreed to be with you. 12 00:01:24,417 --> 00:01:25,251 I… 13 00:01:25,835 --> 00:01:28,421 -But we… -We were caught up in the moment. 14 00:01:28,505 --> 00:01:31,216 We made a mistake, which is no excuse, really. 15 00:01:31,299 --> 00:01:32,592 I know better than that. 16 00:01:32,675 --> 00:01:36,221 I promised myself I would never fall into bed with a gentleman. 17 00:01:36,304 --> 00:01:37,931 And I broke that promise. 18 00:01:38,014 --> 00:01:39,140 For you 19 00:01:39,641 --> 00:01:41,434 and your… stupid hair 20 00:01:41,518 --> 00:01:43,394 and your… stupid eyes 21 00:01:43,478 --> 00:01:45,980 and that stupid smile. 22 00:01:46,064 --> 00:01:47,649 Good thing I am no gentleman. 23 00:01:47,732 --> 00:01:49,192 It is not a joke, Benedict. 24 00:01:49,275 --> 00:01:50,276 I know. 25 00:01:51,277 --> 00:01:54,072 I took what happened last night with the utmost seriousness. 26 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:56,491 I was not "caught up." 27 00:01:57,492 --> 00:01:59,494 I love you, Sophie. 28 00:02:01,162 --> 00:02:03,248 You love me, but you could never be with me, 29 00:02:03,331 --> 00:02:04,749 not legitimately. 30 00:02:04,833 --> 00:02:06,209 And now I might be with child, 31 00:02:06,292 --> 00:02:09,003 in which case I will have no choice but to be your mistress. 32 00:02:09,087 --> 00:02:11,840 So forgive me if I am not convinced that love is enough. 33 00:02:12,423 --> 00:02:13,925 I will show you it is. 34 00:02:15,885 --> 00:02:17,512 No matter what happens. 35 00:02:19,305 --> 00:02:21,182 I must get back to my post while I still have it. 36 00:02:22,183 --> 00:02:27,230 And you must do whatever it is gentlemen do with their endless free time. 37 00:03:17,488 --> 00:03:18,656 Eight days. 38 00:03:33,963 --> 00:03:37,258 As it was apparent that my approach with the Queen was not well received, 39 00:03:37,342 --> 00:03:40,261 I thought perhaps you might know a better way to convince her. 40 00:03:40,345 --> 00:03:42,138 You are the Queen Whisperer, after all. 41 00:03:42,222 --> 00:03:45,516 Yes. I believe my whisper 42 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:48,937 can only be heard by Her Majesty's dogs these days. 43 00:03:49,854 --> 00:03:53,608 Forgive me, Penelope, I do not know that I can be of much help. 44 00:03:55,902 --> 00:03:59,280 Are you certain you wish to give up Whistledown? 45 00:03:59,364 --> 00:04:01,866 I am proud of all I have accomplished, but… 46 00:04:03,618 --> 00:04:05,828 I should like to begin a new chapter. 47 00:04:06,788 --> 00:04:08,623 I am afraid 48 00:04:09,374 --> 00:04:14,254 new chapters may not be ours to write 49 00:04:14,337 --> 00:04:17,882 unless she… guides the pen. 50 00:04:20,426 --> 00:04:23,805 Dearest Gentle Reader, 51 00:04:23,888 --> 00:04:28,977 there are moments in our lives when we arrive at a crossroads. 52 00:04:29,060 --> 00:04:31,271 We cannot run from it. 53 00:04:31,354 --> 00:04:33,523 We cannot go around. 54 00:04:34,107 --> 00:04:37,277 We must face it head-on. 55 00:04:38,278 --> 00:04:40,655 Unfortunately, Your Majesty, 56 00:04:40,738 --> 00:04:46,494 Mrs. Mondrich tells me that Miss Hollis is not Mr. Bridgerton's mystery lady. 57 00:04:46,577 --> 00:04:47,870 I see. 58 00:04:47,954 --> 00:04:49,872 Perhaps there is someone else. 59 00:04:51,541 --> 00:04:53,459 Do you think there is someone else? 60 00:04:53,543 --> 00:04:57,422 And in choosing which path to walk, 61 00:04:57,505 --> 00:05:01,801 a course is set that may determine one's very fate. 62 00:05:02,302 --> 00:05:03,386 No. 63 00:05:05,179 --> 00:05:07,098 No, I do not believe so. 64 00:05:10,351 --> 00:05:14,397 You may take your place again at the back of the line. 65 00:05:20,528 --> 00:05:25,241 Just this week, I hear the new Lord Penwood 66 00:05:25,325 --> 00:05:30,371 is fated to arrive at last in Mayfair with his bride. 67 00:05:32,749 --> 00:05:36,085 But their nuptials were so secretive, 68 00:05:36,169 --> 00:05:40,631 not even this author has found out the particulars. 69 00:05:46,095 --> 00:05:52,060 And they are not the only ones who have made a long-awaited return. 70 00:05:58,483 --> 00:06:00,318 He's awake. 71 00:06:00,401 --> 00:06:03,112 Right, come on, then. Straight to the pall mall pitch. 72 00:06:03,196 --> 00:06:06,032 What color mallet do you think he shall prefer? 73 00:06:06,115 --> 00:06:07,367 Hello. 74 00:06:07,450 --> 00:06:09,494 -Aww… -Oh, come here. 75 00:06:09,577 --> 00:06:11,662 -Yes. -Hey. 76 00:06:11,746 --> 00:06:15,541 Neither of us will be moving from this room for quite some time. 77 00:06:15,625 --> 00:06:16,626 Yes. 78 00:06:16,709 --> 00:06:19,253 The journey back from India was arduous enough. 79 00:06:19,337 --> 00:06:22,382 We are sorry for your sake that your travels are not yet over. 80 00:06:22,465 --> 00:06:24,258 Well, when Mother summons… 81 00:06:25,802 --> 00:06:27,887 -I wish you were coming with me. -Mm. 82 00:06:28,888 --> 00:06:30,598 But I know you both need your rest. 83 00:06:30,681 --> 00:06:33,101 We will join you very soon. 84 00:06:33,684 --> 00:06:35,561 Tell everyone hello from me in the meantime. 85 00:06:35,645 --> 00:06:36,646 I will. 86 00:06:38,147 --> 00:06:40,525 -I'll miss you. -I'll miss you too. 87 00:06:41,484 --> 00:06:43,403 And Edmund. 88 00:06:43,486 --> 00:06:45,279 Eh? 89 00:06:49,242 --> 00:06:51,035 -Oh… ah! -Hey! 90 00:06:52,412 --> 00:06:54,997 I keep imagining what my mother and your mother 91 00:06:55,081 --> 00:06:56,833 might be doing now in Scotland. 92 00:06:56,916 --> 00:07:00,128 In my mind, my mother is blowing her way through an overlong story 93 00:07:00,211 --> 00:07:03,214 about adventures she had with your father back when they were young. 94 00:07:03,297 --> 00:07:05,508 Swashbuckling through the Highlands. 95 00:07:05,591 --> 00:07:09,470 And Aunt Janet is probably sitting there, silent, pretending to listen. 96 00:07:11,806 --> 00:07:15,518 It seems, like my mother, I am blowing on now 97 00:07:15,601 --> 00:07:18,104 while you pretend to listen, just like your mother. 98 00:07:18,187 --> 00:07:19,814 No. No, forgive me, I… 99 00:07:20,898 --> 00:07:22,400 My mind is on last night. 100 00:07:23,025 --> 00:07:25,653 I know you and Francesca were having some difficulty. 101 00:07:25,736 --> 00:07:26,571 Oh… 102 00:07:26,654 --> 00:07:30,992 I went to bed before she and I could speak but I do not believe she meant any insult. 103 00:07:31,617 --> 00:07:35,413 Do you think there is hope of reconciliation between the two of you? 104 00:07:35,997 --> 00:07:37,165 Good day. 105 00:07:37,957 --> 00:07:39,375 Francesca. 106 00:07:40,209 --> 00:07:42,170 I am sorry I was late to bed last night. 107 00:07:42,253 --> 00:07:44,672 Michaela kept me up until midnight. 108 00:07:44,755 --> 00:07:48,718 -Your guest kept you up. -Lord Taylor would not leave. 109 00:07:48,801 --> 00:07:51,971 But you did not help things by encouraging his nonsense about barley. 110 00:07:52,054 --> 00:07:55,183 I stand by the fact I have invented a marvelous new drinking game. 111 00:07:55,266 --> 00:07:58,144 A sip… every time Lord Taylor mentions barley. 112 00:07:58,227 --> 00:08:02,106 We must invite him to every party so that we might get drunk as fish. 113 00:08:03,191 --> 00:08:05,818 Please do not make me laugh anymore. My head. 114 00:08:05,902 --> 00:08:08,988 Did you partake in this drinking game? 115 00:08:09,489 --> 00:08:12,492 I may have… given it a try. 116 00:08:12,575 --> 00:08:13,743 Mm. 117 00:08:13,826 --> 00:08:18,039 Forgive me, but… are you two friends now? 118 00:08:19,540 --> 00:08:21,417 -Of course we are. -Obviously. 119 00:08:21,501 --> 00:08:24,253 Hmm. 120 00:08:24,337 --> 00:08:27,548 I did not know there was so much to be said about barley. 121 00:08:29,926 --> 00:08:33,429 I do not wish to invest in the collieries. Coal seems a dirty business. 122 00:08:33,513 --> 00:08:35,598 Let us make an additional investment in copper. 123 00:08:35,681 --> 00:08:38,309 Tell Lord Power no. I do not wish to go hunting with him. 124 00:08:38,392 --> 00:08:40,811 He will talk so much he will scare away all the game. 125 00:08:40,895 --> 00:08:44,023 And write to Mr. Boyle and tell him we cannot send him any more funds 126 00:08:44,106 --> 00:08:46,651 to patch his fence unless he hires a competent builder, 127 00:08:46,734 --> 00:08:48,778 so it does not fall down in the first place. 128 00:08:48,861 --> 00:08:52,990 Mr. Bridgerton, you are, uh… inspired this morning. 129 00:08:53,616 --> 00:08:54,617 Mm. I am. 130 00:08:54,700 --> 00:08:57,453 Uh, would you perhaps like to visit Bridgerton House, then? 131 00:08:57,537 --> 00:08:59,413 Your mother sent word again this morning. 132 00:08:59,497 --> 00:09:02,208 I… There is simply too much to take care of at the moment. 133 00:09:02,291 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaking of which, I should also like you to write to the Crabtrees. 134 00:09:06,003 --> 00:09:09,549 I may wish to prepare My Cottage for full-time residence. 135 00:09:21,978 --> 00:09:24,564 Sophie, are you feeling all right after the other night? 136 00:09:25,398 --> 00:09:27,149 You were ill, remember? 137 00:09:28,568 --> 00:09:31,904 Yes, that is right. I am much better now, thank you. 138 00:09:31,988 --> 00:09:33,531 -Well, that is a relief. -Mm. 139 00:09:50,381 --> 00:09:53,217 I do not know how Benedict found out. 140 00:09:54,010 --> 00:09:58,139 His valet is rather prying. But I thought we were being so discreet. 141 00:09:58,723 --> 00:10:02,935 Violet, I am certain the younger children are none the wiser. 142 00:10:03,019 --> 00:10:04,687 And we have not done anything wrong. 143 00:10:04,770 --> 00:10:06,856 We are an unmarried pair, 144 00:10:06,939 --> 00:10:09,984 conducting an affair in my family home. 145 00:10:11,068 --> 00:10:14,822 And would you like to address the matter of our being unmarried? 146 00:10:14,905 --> 00:10:16,115 Uh, I… 147 00:10:16,616 --> 00:10:19,577 -Well, I… -I did not think so. 148 00:10:19,660 --> 00:10:22,330 Perhaps it would be a relief to both of us 149 00:10:22,413 --> 00:10:24,915 if the engagement question were beyond consideration. 150 00:10:24,999 --> 00:10:26,000 Oh. 151 00:10:26,083 --> 00:10:30,713 If I may ask, why is it that it would be a relief, exactly, for you? 152 00:10:30,796 --> 00:10:33,424 -We have been-- -Forgive my interruption, my lady. 153 00:10:33,507 --> 00:10:37,094 The dowager Lady Penwood and her daughters are here to call on you, 154 00:10:37,178 --> 00:10:39,430 for the third time this week. 155 00:10:39,513 --> 00:10:41,223 Shall I send them away again? 156 00:10:41,307 --> 00:10:43,017 Three times is rather many. 157 00:10:43,100 --> 00:10:45,895 Perhaps best to get it over with. I shall away. 158 00:10:51,108 --> 00:10:53,361 Yes. Yes, I shall see her. 159 00:10:54,153 --> 00:10:55,821 I could use the distraction. 160 00:11:12,088 --> 00:11:14,799 How are you finding Grosvenor Square, Lady Penwood? 161 00:11:15,716 --> 00:11:17,468 Our new home is adequate. 162 00:11:18,719 --> 00:11:21,472 -Are these your only two children at home? -They are. 163 00:11:22,932 --> 00:11:25,768 Your second son called upon my Rosamund not so long ago. 164 00:11:25,851 --> 00:11:27,645 Were you aware? 165 00:11:27,728 --> 00:11:30,690 Well, that is Benedict, always making new friends. 166 00:11:33,818 --> 00:11:37,321 My dance instructor is Miss Madden. Did you have Miss Madden? 167 00:11:37,405 --> 00:11:38,489 No. 168 00:11:39,115 --> 00:11:40,324 We had Miss Hoover. 169 00:11:45,371 --> 00:11:47,998 Mama will not like you eating a second biscuit. 170 00:11:48,082 --> 00:11:50,042 Mama is distracted, looking for-- 171 00:11:59,260 --> 00:12:01,429 Did you enjoy your recital? 172 00:12:09,145 --> 00:12:13,190 It is a relief the Maid Wars have calmed down now, is it not? 173 00:12:13,274 --> 00:12:15,234 How is your help? 174 00:12:16,444 --> 00:12:18,320 Oh. Well… 175 00:12:20,448 --> 00:12:22,199 We… 176 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:24,368 Posy! 177 00:12:25,661 --> 00:12:26,787 Apologies. 178 00:12:27,538 --> 00:12:30,541 I had a bite of biscuit, which is delicious, 179 00:12:30,624 --> 00:12:33,127 but my throat was so dry, the crumbs tickled it, 180 00:12:33,210 --> 00:12:35,296 and I… then I could not breathe. 181 00:12:35,838 --> 00:12:37,923 And yet, you still manage to talk. 182 00:12:39,425 --> 00:12:43,846 I once employed a maid who baked perfectly buttered biscuits. 183 00:12:43,929 --> 00:12:47,349 They were never dry. And yet, I had to dismiss her. 184 00:12:47,433 --> 00:12:49,477 She had aspirations above her station. 185 00:12:49,560 --> 00:12:51,312 And she stole from me. 186 00:12:51,812 --> 00:12:53,230 Diamond shoe clips. 187 00:12:53,314 --> 00:12:55,357 Well, that is most unpleasant. 188 00:12:56,358 --> 00:12:58,569 She was called Sophie Baek. 189 00:12:59,653 --> 00:13:00,863 Is that so? 190 00:13:00,946 --> 00:13:03,991 I should've turned her over to the justices of the peace. 191 00:13:10,039 --> 00:13:12,374 Lady Bridgerton, another visitor for you. 192 00:13:38,234 --> 00:13:41,612 Lady Bridgerton, I… I can come down to you if you need something. 193 00:13:42,696 --> 00:13:43,781 May I come in? 194 00:13:43,864 --> 00:13:45,533 Of course, my lady. 195 00:13:52,331 --> 00:13:57,670 I wanted to make sure you were quite well after seeing your former employer. 196 00:13:58,462 --> 00:14:01,090 Oh, the look on your face when you saw her. 197 00:14:01,173 --> 00:14:02,925 Lady Penwood was the employer 198 00:14:03,008 --> 00:14:05,636 you spoke about having a disagreement with, no doubt. 199 00:14:06,929 --> 00:14:08,013 She was. 200 00:14:08,973 --> 00:14:12,142 I have always found Lady Penwood unkind. 201 00:14:13,936 --> 00:14:17,147 I imagine her servants felt the brunt of her ill humor. 202 00:14:17,231 --> 00:14:21,402 She even went so far as to claim you stole diamond shoe clips from her. 203 00:14:24,822 --> 00:14:27,491 That is true, my lady. 204 00:14:27,575 --> 00:14:30,578 Well, I did not steal them exactly, but I took them. 205 00:14:31,370 --> 00:14:33,747 In seven years, she never once paid me a wage. 206 00:14:34,248 --> 00:14:36,166 I felt I had no choice when she kicked me out. 207 00:14:36,250 --> 00:14:39,044 For what it is worth, they turned out not to be diamonds but cheap paste. 208 00:14:39,128 --> 00:14:41,881 -But that was all I took. I promise. -I believe you, Sophie. 209 00:14:48,220 --> 00:14:49,513 A letter of introduction. 210 00:14:50,264 --> 00:14:52,433 And not because I believe Lady Penwood. 211 00:14:52,516 --> 00:14:54,643 Because, well, 212 00:14:55,603 --> 00:14:56,854 you asked for one. 213 00:14:56,937 --> 00:14:58,314 Oh, yes. 214 00:15:00,024 --> 00:15:01,191 Thank you. 215 00:15:01,275 --> 00:15:04,153 Is the position you wish to take still available? 216 00:15:04,236 --> 00:15:06,322 -I will have to confirm. -Mm-hmm. 217 00:15:06,405 --> 00:15:10,534 In fact, uh… might I have a week or so to conclude my work here? 218 00:15:12,828 --> 00:15:15,289 You know, I was hesitant to let you go at first. 219 00:15:15,372 --> 00:15:16,790 Well, I still am. 220 00:15:17,416 --> 00:15:21,503 But Lady Penwood is next door now and seems hell-bent on finding you, 221 00:15:21,587 --> 00:15:24,173 regardless of the worth of her vulgar shoe clips. 222 00:15:24,882 --> 00:15:27,760 You may take the time you need, of course. 223 00:15:28,427 --> 00:15:35,267 But as much as I hate to say it… and I do… I now believe that a position elsewhere 224 00:15:36,101 --> 00:15:38,145 may be in your best interest. 225 00:15:40,731 --> 00:15:42,566 Thank you, Lady Bridgerton. 226 00:16:17,184 --> 00:16:19,436 What was the voyage like? Tell us everything. 227 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:21,313 Long and terrible. 228 00:16:21,397 --> 00:16:23,148 -Anthony! -Mother. 229 00:16:23,232 --> 00:16:25,526 Can you imagine being stuck that long on a ship? 230 00:16:25,609 --> 00:16:28,862 Can I imagine what it is like to feel stuck? That is the question? 231 00:16:28,946 --> 00:16:30,614 You look well. 232 00:16:31,115 --> 00:16:33,742 -And Kate and the baby? -Everyone is healthy. 233 00:16:33,826 --> 00:16:35,494 A little tired, but healthy. 234 00:16:36,203 --> 00:16:39,248 -They'll be with us the end of the week. -Oh, good. 235 00:16:39,331 --> 00:16:42,292 Oh, you cannot imagine how glad I am that you are back. 236 00:16:42,376 --> 00:16:44,294 We received your letter at Aubrey Hall. 237 00:16:44,378 --> 00:16:47,464 -Is everything all right? -Everything is perfect. You are home. 238 00:16:47,548 --> 00:16:48,882 So… 239 00:16:48,966 --> 00:16:51,301 What is it? 240 00:16:52,052 --> 00:16:54,930 It is your brother. He will not listen to me. 241 00:17:01,478 --> 00:17:04,898 I know. He's got many on the go, it seems. 242 00:17:05,441 --> 00:17:06,942 He is a man in love. 243 00:17:07,026 --> 00:17:10,863 Or so he says. Someone who has only exchanged three words with the young lady. 244 00:17:10,946 --> 00:17:13,365 Love is not rational. Let Gregory have his fun. 245 00:17:13,449 --> 00:17:17,411 He has somehow convinced Hyacinth to ask Miss Rochelle for ice cream next week 246 00:17:17,494 --> 00:17:20,581 so that he can tag along and speak with her. 247 00:17:20,664 --> 00:17:24,501 Smart boy. He has clearly studied and bested us three bumbling idiots. 248 00:17:24,585 --> 00:17:27,921 Mm. Pardon me. I'm going to bumble to find more drinks. 249 00:17:28,005 --> 00:17:29,381 Slow service today. 250 00:17:32,885 --> 00:17:35,387 Since when are you the brother to finish his drink last? 251 00:17:35,471 --> 00:17:38,682 Ah. I'm trying to keep a clear head of late. 252 00:17:39,349 --> 00:17:41,685 And are you? Clearheaded? 253 00:17:41,769 --> 00:17:43,645 In fact, more than ever. 254 00:17:43,729 --> 00:17:47,316 Is that because of your fraternization with our younger sister's lady's maid? 255 00:17:47,399 --> 00:17:49,651 Hmm. 256 00:17:49,735 --> 00:17:52,946 -This has come from our mother, I imagine? -So it is true? 257 00:17:54,448 --> 00:17:57,284 I had hoped I had not been dragged from my wife and child 258 00:17:57,367 --> 00:17:59,286 for such an act of foolishness. 259 00:17:59,369 --> 00:18:00,746 A maid? Benedict! 260 00:18:00,829 --> 00:18:02,873 If you wish to compare apples to opera singers, 261 00:18:02,956 --> 00:18:04,124 we can certainly do that. 262 00:18:04,208 --> 00:18:05,334 It is not the same. 263 00:18:05,417 --> 00:18:10,047 And you know it. She is in our home. Around our family. 264 00:18:11,298 --> 00:18:13,926 Have the good sense to end it, as I did my dalliance. 265 00:18:14,009 --> 00:18:17,012 No, you are right. It is not the same. It is not a dalliance. 266 00:18:17,096 --> 00:18:18,555 Well, that is even worse. 267 00:18:18,639 --> 00:18:22,684 If you think I had not convinced myself that mine was also something more, 268 00:18:22,768 --> 00:18:23,894 you are mistaken. 269 00:18:23,977 --> 00:18:26,563 But I was wrong, as I am certain you are. 270 00:18:26,647 --> 00:18:28,857 Well, I know my own mind, Anthony. 271 00:18:29,566 --> 00:18:32,319 You're not being rational. Putting aside the damage this could do 272 00:18:32,402 --> 00:18:34,446 to our younger sisters if it were to come out, 273 00:18:34,530 --> 00:18:37,866 have you any idea of how difficult a life you are setting yourself up for? 274 00:18:38,492 --> 00:18:40,119 Not able to live your life in the open-- 275 00:18:40,202 --> 00:18:43,497 I do not know my own mind, and I am not capable of difficulty. 276 00:18:43,580 --> 00:18:46,625 Thank the devil you returned, and with the new heir, no less. 277 00:18:46,708 --> 00:18:48,836 Congratulations, by the way. Excuse me. 278 00:18:48,919 --> 00:18:52,005 I have my own work to do to take care of those I care for. 279 00:18:58,846 --> 00:19:00,013 What did I miss? 280 00:19:39,011 --> 00:19:41,388 The new Lady Penwood has been in London for a week, 281 00:19:41,471 --> 00:19:44,975 and Whistledown has yet to report on her identity. 282 00:19:45,559 --> 00:19:48,562 Your new housekeeper is hardly up to the mark when it comes to gossip. 283 00:19:48,645 --> 00:19:50,522 That is my work, Mama. 284 00:19:50,606 --> 00:19:53,275 No one has quite the knack for gossip that Varley had. 285 00:19:53,358 --> 00:19:56,486 I do not wish to speak of that woman. 286 00:19:58,572 --> 00:20:00,574 Have you seen her around town at all? 287 00:20:01,158 --> 00:20:03,535 You have a visitor, Mrs. Bridgerton. 288 00:20:03,619 --> 00:20:07,873 When you alert us to a visitor, Rae, 289 00:20:07,956 --> 00:20:10,959 you must give us all the necessary information. 290 00:20:11,043 --> 00:20:13,212 Such as who our visitor is. 291 00:20:14,671 --> 00:20:17,466 It is the new Lady Penwood, ma'am. 292 00:20:17,549 --> 00:20:18,675 Oh? 293 00:20:30,354 --> 00:20:33,315 Lady Featherington, Mrs. Bridgerton. 294 00:20:33,398 --> 00:20:34,524 Miss Cowper. 295 00:20:34,608 --> 00:20:36,443 It is Lady Penwood now. 296 00:20:37,236 --> 00:20:39,363 A most advantageous match, is it not? 297 00:20:39,446 --> 00:20:40,572 What is it you want? 298 00:20:40,656 --> 00:20:42,616 Penelope, look at us. 299 00:20:42,699 --> 00:20:45,827 Two unlikely heroines, now married, and married well. 300 00:20:45,911 --> 00:20:48,872 One can count us down, but never fully out. 301 00:20:48,956 --> 00:20:50,916 We've always been similar in that regard. 302 00:20:50,999 --> 00:20:52,376 You and I, similar? 303 00:20:53,210 --> 00:20:56,338 Well, I may have brought some of my fate upon myself, 304 00:20:56,421 --> 00:20:59,967 but my tale is a fascinating one, is it not? 305 00:21:00,050 --> 00:21:03,679 Full of ruin, repair, and eventually romance. 306 00:21:03,762 --> 00:21:05,847 Lord Penwood is an old friend of my Aunt Joanna's 307 00:21:05,931 --> 00:21:09,309 and became captivated by me upon visiting us in Wales. 308 00:21:09,393 --> 00:21:13,146 Do you not think your readers would be captivated themselves by such a tale? 309 00:21:13,230 --> 00:21:16,149 I have kept the details of my return a secret all this time, 310 00:21:16,233 --> 00:21:18,151 just so you might benefit. 311 00:21:18,902 --> 00:21:21,405 So that you might benefit 312 00:21:21,488 --> 00:21:24,324 from me easing your transition back into society. 313 00:21:28,870 --> 00:21:31,248 My marriage protects me in certain respects. 314 00:21:31,957 --> 00:21:35,127 But not from the Queen or anyone of higher rank. 315 00:21:36,420 --> 00:21:39,131 Between the two of us, you hold all the power now. 316 00:21:39,798 --> 00:21:42,509 You could make or break me with but a stroke of your pen, 317 00:21:42,592 --> 00:21:45,262 and it would not change a thing about your circumstances. 318 00:21:47,139 --> 00:21:52,019 If it matters at all, I would like to… apologize for last season. 319 00:21:53,312 --> 00:21:54,896 And the ones before that. 320 00:21:56,231 --> 00:21:58,233 And now I'd like to give you this, 321 00:21:58,900 --> 00:22:01,778 an invitation to my first ball as Lady Penwood. 322 00:22:02,446 --> 00:22:06,575 Yes, it will benefit me if you attend, but perhaps you might also enjoy yourself. 323 00:22:15,709 --> 00:22:18,378 Please, consider it. 324 00:22:26,219 --> 00:22:31,224 It will at least be a source of gossip and certainly a spectacle. 325 00:22:32,017 --> 00:22:34,478 See? 326 00:22:36,855 --> 00:22:38,106 That should do it. 327 00:22:41,485 --> 00:22:43,945 Are you ill again? 328 00:22:46,990 --> 00:22:49,451 Cook's pigeon stew. 329 00:22:49,534 --> 00:22:52,662 I am certain it is delicious, but the smell of it disagrees with me. 330 00:22:52,746 --> 00:22:55,290 The other night, when you said you were ill, 331 00:22:55,374 --> 00:22:59,211 I came to your room to see after you, but you were not there. 332 00:22:59,294 --> 00:23:00,295 Oh, I was… 333 00:23:01,004 --> 00:23:03,507 -Well, I was-- -Is it someone who works here? 334 00:23:05,092 --> 00:23:06,551 You are in love, are you not? 335 00:23:06,635 --> 00:23:09,638 You must have sneaked out to meet someone that night, surely? 336 00:23:09,721 --> 00:23:12,099 What? No, I was simply-- 337 00:23:12,182 --> 00:23:15,394 It could not be someone who works here. You are far too educated. 338 00:23:15,477 --> 00:23:17,354 You would have nothing to talk about. 339 00:23:17,437 --> 00:23:20,315 Perhaps a wealthy merchant in town, then? 340 00:23:20,399 --> 00:23:23,735 There is no one, Hazel. I have work to do. 341 00:23:23,819 --> 00:23:27,322 I suppose I should finish polishing the floors in the grand hall. 342 00:23:27,406 --> 00:23:30,659 I believe Footman John is on duty there today. 343 00:23:32,035 --> 00:23:36,498 What? We are not born simply to work and die. 344 00:23:51,263 --> 00:23:53,265 You have been pacing all week. 345 00:23:54,433 --> 00:23:56,143 I am tired of standing still. 346 00:23:56,226 --> 00:23:57,644 There is something else. 347 00:23:57,727 --> 00:24:00,063 This is not simply restless pacing. 348 00:24:01,773 --> 00:24:04,359 I… I know something. 349 00:24:05,485 --> 00:24:07,863 Something that I should not know. 350 00:24:07,946 --> 00:24:11,032 Something the Queen would like to know but that I very much should not tell her. 351 00:24:11,116 --> 00:24:12,159 What is it? 352 00:24:12,242 --> 00:24:14,578 I do not wish to tell you. Or her. 353 00:24:14,661 --> 00:24:16,580 I do not wish to always be waiting, 354 00:24:16,663 --> 00:24:20,292 to be told what to do, who to spy on, when to speak. 355 00:24:21,001 --> 00:24:23,170 That is not what Lady Danbury would do. 356 00:24:26,339 --> 00:24:27,507 What are you doing? 357 00:24:28,175 --> 00:24:30,177 -Show me your best punch. -Will. 358 00:24:30,677 --> 00:24:31,970 Show me. 359 00:24:34,931 --> 00:24:38,894 No, you cannot be the wife of a boxer with a punch like that. 360 00:24:44,232 --> 00:24:46,276 If you wish to get to the front of the queue, 361 00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:48,737 then you must take your moment when it is least expected. 362 00:24:48,820 --> 00:24:50,822 You must not wait to be allowed, 363 00:24:50,906 --> 00:24:52,699 or you will never catch your opp-- 364 00:24:56,036 --> 00:24:59,623 There she is. 365 00:25:01,082 --> 00:25:02,083 Thank you. 366 00:25:41,831 --> 00:25:42,999 What is this? 367 00:25:43,083 --> 00:25:45,710 A world. Just for us. 368 00:25:46,503 --> 00:25:48,380 Will you sit with me? 369 00:25:48,463 --> 00:25:49,881 I brought you a blanket. 370 00:25:53,301 --> 00:25:56,304 What is all this for? 371 00:25:56,846 --> 00:25:58,223 I told you. 372 00:25:58,306 --> 00:26:03,353 I am intent on showing you how serious I am about our future. 373 00:26:03,436 --> 00:26:05,522 Will we live in this conservatory? 374 00:26:05,605 --> 00:26:08,066 Hiding from your family every day until night falls. 375 00:26:08,149 --> 00:26:09,150 Mm. 376 00:26:21,288 --> 00:26:24,583 I sent word to the Crabtrees to prepare My Cottage 377 00:26:24,666 --> 00:26:27,419 so that we might live there. 378 00:26:28,628 --> 00:26:29,921 Permanently. 379 00:26:31,923 --> 00:26:33,925 Away from prying eyes. 380 00:26:36,928 --> 00:26:40,432 What about society? 381 00:26:40,515 --> 00:26:42,934 I know you pretend to hate all that is conventional, 382 00:26:43,018 --> 00:26:46,187 but you relish a party, and your family… 383 00:26:46,271 --> 00:26:48,315 I will travel back and forth, 384 00:26:48,398 --> 00:26:50,859 and when I am gone, the Crabtrees will be there. 385 00:26:50,942 --> 00:26:53,945 I know, it is not ideal, 386 00:26:54,988 --> 00:26:57,616 or proper, as you deserve. 387 00:26:59,284 --> 00:27:02,329 But is it not better than not being together at all? 388 00:27:05,290 --> 00:27:07,459 For us to make a life together… 389 00:27:07,542 --> 00:27:09,586 there is still so much we do not know of one another. 390 00:27:09,669 --> 00:27:10,795 Mm-hmm. 391 00:27:11,546 --> 00:27:14,466 I want to know every little thing about you. 392 00:27:16,301 --> 00:27:18,219 And for you to know me. 393 00:27:19,512 --> 00:27:23,016 You know, there is a reason why I bluster on about hating convention. 394 00:27:23,099 --> 00:27:26,394 Oh, yes, I know. You care for the little man. 395 00:27:26,478 --> 00:27:29,189 No. Well, yes, but… 396 00:27:31,066 --> 00:27:34,402 Society's rules make little men out of all of us. 397 00:27:34,486 --> 00:27:36,071 Or little women, as it were. 398 00:27:36,821 --> 00:27:39,115 Society should not be allowed 399 00:27:39,199 --> 00:27:42,869 to dictate the rules of how one lives life. 400 00:27:43,787 --> 00:27:45,288 Or who one loves. 401 00:27:50,543 --> 00:27:53,338 Well, I… I am capable of caring for you, 402 00:27:53,421 --> 00:27:56,549 just as I have cared for women I have known who are of the ton. 403 00:27:57,634 --> 00:28:01,262 Just as I have cared for some men 404 00:28:03,139 --> 00:28:05,100 whom I have known intimately. 405 00:28:08,228 --> 00:28:12,982 And I refuse to be at all ashamed about that. 406 00:28:21,408 --> 00:28:23,493 Love is always a thing to be proud of. 407 00:28:24,202 --> 00:28:27,205 The world needs more of it. 408 00:28:28,373 --> 00:28:31,251 Mm. Then let me love you. 409 00:28:32,961 --> 00:28:36,214 My love for you is greater than anything I have felt before. 410 00:28:37,215 --> 00:28:39,134 It will not be what you deserve. 411 00:28:40,093 --> 00:28:41,970 But I can offer you a better life. 412 00:28:42,053 --> 00:28:45,473 You will never again have to wake before dawn. 413 00:28:47,058 --> 00:28:48,184 Or clean. 414 00:28:48,268 --> 00:28:49,853 Or mend. 415 00:28:50,603 --> 00:28:53,064 And… we will be together. 416 00:28:56,276 --> 00:28:57,944 And what if you change your mind? 417 00:28:58,945 --> 00:29:01,573 Promises can be broken as easily as they are made. 418 00:29:01,656 --> 00:29:04,117 Sophie, I'm not so fickle as-- 419 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:05,952 You have said you would never marry, 420 00:29:06,035 --> 00:29:08,037 but what if a life in secret weighs on you? 421 00:29:08,121 --> 00:29:12,542 There may come a day when a more eligible young lady will capture your heart. 422 00:29:12,625 --> 00:29:14,711 I refuse to put myself or, God forbid, a child 423 00:29:14,794 --> 00:29:17,213 at risk of being abandoned, left begging for scraps! 424 00:29:17,297 --> 00:29:20,216 Do you truly believe I would do that to you? Or to a child? 425 00:29:20,300 --> 00:29:22,719 That I'm some heartless, mercurial rogue? 426 00:29:22,802 --> 00:29:25,889 -How could you possibly-- -Because I am illegitimate. 427 00:29:34,773 --> 00:29:36,274 My mother was a maid. 428 00:29:38,902 --> 00:29:40,528 -And my father… -Was… 429 00:29:41,863 --> 00:29:43,031 a nobleman. 430 00:29:45,950 --> 00:29:47,076 Just like me. 431 00:29:48,161 --> 00:29:51,247 My very existence in this world is a shameful secret. 432 00:29:52,999 --> 00:29:55,168 You cannot imagine how that feels. 433 00:29:58,713 --> 00:30:01,549 I may never be able to make you my wife. 434 00:30:03,593 --> 00:30:07,680 But I will be bound to you… in every way that counts. 435 00:30:09,891 --> 00:30:11,643 And should we have a child… 436 00:30:14,062 --> 00:30:16,981 that child will feel our love magnified. 437 00:30:18,399 --> 00:30:19,400 And… 438 00:30:20,735 --> 00:30:22,028 we'll be a family. 439 00:30:26,658 --> 00:30:28,284 And what of your family? 440 00:30:29,369 --> 00:30:30,370 We… 441 00:30:31,746 --> 00:30:32,747 I… 442 00:30:34,874 --> 00:30:36,709 I will find a solution to that. 443 00:30:39,128 --> 00:30:41,214 Please, just 444 00:30:42,465 --> 00:30:45,969 allow me the chance to show you that I will keep my promise. 445 00:31:31,306 --> 00:31:33,099 Oh! 446 00:31:37,520 --> 00:31:43,109 That girl has some audacity, thinking I would attend her ball. 447 00:31:43,693 --> 00:31:46,279 She has some nerve even arranging such a ball 448 00:31:46,362 --> 00:31:48,156 without coming to see me first. 449 00:31:48,239 --> 00:31:50,325 She did request to see you, Your Majesty. 450 00:31:50,408 --> 00:31:55,163 Her parading around as Lady Whistledown last season has not been forgotten. 451 00:31:56,497 --> 00:31:59,375 I should not like anyone attending her ball. 452 00:32:02,837 --> 00:32:05,840 Your Majesty, may I speak? 453 00:32:07,342 --> 00:32:08,801 What do you have to say? 454 00:32:14,307 --> 00:32:15,642 Perhaps, Your Majesty, 455 00:32:15,725 --> 00:32:19,103 instead of forbidding anyone from attending Lady Penwood's ball, 456 00:32:19,187 --> 00:32:23,024 you might tell her to host the ball in your honor. 457 00:32:23,107 --> 00:32:24,901 And why would I do that? 458 00:32:24,984 --> 00:32:28,655 Well, if you let her believe that you are planning to attend, 459 00:32:28,738 --> 00:32:31,699 Lady Penwood will surely boast about it to the entire ton. 460 00:32:31,783 --> 00:32:34,744 And then, perhaps, if you were to decide at the last minute 461 00:32:34,827 --> 00:32:38,373 not to attend… it would convey a message to the ton, 462 00:32:38,456 --> 00:32:41,501 and surely to Lady Penwood, about where exactly you stand. 463 00:32:41,584 --> 00:32:44,087 Without your having to do a thing. 464 00:32:52,136 --> 00:32:54,222 Wait to be called upon next time. 465 00:33:04,190 --> 00:33:06,067 We are so glad you recovered so well. 466 00:33:06,150 --> 00:33:08,486 Much better than Anthony, I must say. 467 00:33:08,569 --> 00:33:10,613 What have I missed, then? 468 00:33:10,697 --> 00:33:12,156 What is the latest gossip? 469 00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:14,367 That is the viscountess. 470 00:33:14,450 --> 00:33:17,620 Little? What about Cressida's return to society? 471 00:33:17,704 --> 00:33:19,372 She's married and is hosting a ball. 472 00:33:19,455 --> 00:33:21,207 We're not attending, are we? 473 00:33:21,290 --> 00:33:23,751 Oh, I wish I could go. I'm certain it will be grand. 474 00:33:23,835 --> 00:33:25,503 Have you seen the way she has her hair done? 475 00:33:25,586 --> 00:33:28,172 I do have trouble imagining us attending. 476 00:33:28,256 --> 00:33:30,466 Can we all stay home, then, as a sign of disapproval? 477 00:33:30,550 --> 00:33:33,636 -You would always prefer to stay home. -If I may. 478 00:33:33,720 --> 00:33:37,306 I know the new Lady Penwood was rather cruel in the past, 479 00:33:37,807 --> 00:33:40,685 but does every young woman not deserve a chance to reform? 480 00:33:40,768 --> 00:33:43,730 I should not like to imagine what might befall me 481 00:33:43,813 --> 00:33:47,066 if I were judged only on the mistakes I made in my early years. 482 00:33:47,150 --> 00:33:49,068 Oh, Kate, you are saintly. 483 00:33:49,152 --> 00:33:52,488 But you were not there to witness the way the woman handles a refreshment. 484 00:33:52,572 --> 00:33:54,032 Directly onto my dress. 485 00:33:54,115 --> 00:33:55,033 -No. -Yes. 486 00:33:55,116 --> 00:33:57,076 Well, that is fair enough. 487 00:33:57,160 --> 00:33:59,579 Perhaps I have gone soft since becoming a mother. 488 00:34:00,747 --> 00:34:02,874 Oh, Edmund! 489 00:34:02,957 --> 00:34:06,044 My grandson! 490 00:34:07,253 --> 00:34:09,338 Oh, hello, little one. 491 00:34:09,422 --> 00:34:11,215 -Hello. -Good day. 492 00:34:11,299 --> 00:34:12,967 Oh, we are all softened. 493 00:34:16,345 --> 00:34:17,764 You do look like Daddy. 494 00:34:18,890 --> 00:34:20,600 Benedict Bridgerton. 495 00:34:21,851 --> 00:34:24,729 Why are you loitering here? 496 00:34:24,812 --> 00:34:27,774 Lady Danbury. On your way in to meet the baby? 497 00:34:27,857 --> 00:34:31,027 Mm-hmm. And you? 498 00:34:31,110 --> 00:34:34,113 Yes, I was called in for that purpose as well. 499 00:34:34,197 --> 00:34:35,907 But I, uh… 500 00:34:36,908 --> 00:34:38,993 -I am avoiding my mother. -Ah. 501 00:34:39,077 --> 00:34:42,246 We had a rather thorny encounter last week. 502 00:34:43,081 --> 00:34:48,294 Hm. Are you certain it is not because you have always been the spare, 503 00:34:48,878 --> 00:34:50,171 but now, 504 00:34:50,254 --> 00:34:55,009 you have been put out to pasture by that small, wriggling child? 505 00:34:59,472 --> 00:35:01,224 It is a strange feeling. 506 00:35:01,891 --> 00:35:05,269 In fact, I have dreaded this moment most of my life. 507 00:35:06,979 --> 00:35:10,608 Meeting the infant who would make me purposeless. 508 00:35:11,818 --> 00:35:13,945 Well, more so than usual, anyway. 509 00:35:16,489 --> 00:35:19,784 But seeing him now, I am struck with a different feeling. 510 00:35:21,828 --> 00:35:22,829 Love? 511 00:35:24,622 --> 00:35:28,417 I cannot love him yet, Lady Danbury. I have not even met the man. 512 00:35:29,794 --> 00:35:31,504 Perhaps it is love. 513 00:35:33,005 --> 00:35:34,757 Perhaps it is envy, 514 00:35:34,841 --> 00:35:39,053 seeing the way such a small creature has brought so much joy 515 00:35:39,137 --> 00:35:42,682 to all of my family and brought them all together. 516 00:35:45,518 --> 00:35:47,770 There is no need for envy. 517 00:35:49,397 --> 00:35:51,816 One day, you will surely bring 518 00:35:51,899 --> 00:35:55,736 the very same joy to everyone in that room. 519 00:35:58,823 --> 00:36:01,993 Oh, yes. Oh, dear, don't worry. 520 00:36:02,076 --> 00:36:05,830 -Now we have a present for you. -Oh, what's this, Edmund? 521 00:36:05,913 --> 00:36:07,790 -What's this? -Do you hear that? 522 00:36:09,125 --> 00:36:10,585 He's very lovely. 523 00:36:13,296 --> 00:36:17,800 Forgive me, Lady Danbury, I have, um… I've left my gift for the baby at home. 524 00:36:27,143 --> 00:36:29,520 I cannot believe Cressida turned up on your doorstep. 525 00:36:29,604 --> 00:36:31,063 It was certainly a shock. 526 00:36:32,690 --> 00:36:34,400 Does all seem right with her? 527 00:36:34,901 --> 00:36:37,403 I did hear her husband is rather handsome, 528 00:36:37,486 --> 00:36:41,157 but… do you think she was forced into her marriage? 529 00:36:41,657 --> 00:36:43,701 You are kindhearted, Eloise Bridgerton. 530 00:36:44,660 --> 00:36:48,164 Have you forgotten how she tried to ruin you and your entire family last year? 531 00:36:49,457 --> 00:36:53,461 Surprisingly, I think about it much less than about her stealing the spotlight 532 00:36:53,544 --> 00:36:56,547 at your engagement party to announce herself as Whistledown. 533 00:36:58,549 --> 00:37:02,511 Can you imagine what she was thinking? I cannot. 534 00:37:02,595 --> 00:37:05,014 Perhaps I should have let her take the name, then. 535 00:37:05,097 --> 00:37:06,974 The Queen will never let me give it up. 536 00:37:08,142 --> 00:37:11,062 The Queen lives in a very gilded cage, 537 00:37:11,145 --> 00:37:14,148 and Whistledown may be her only way to travel to the outside world. 538 00:37:14,232 --> 00:37:16,484 Since when have you had sympathy for the Queen? 539 00:37:16,567 --> 00:37:18,778 Since everyone in my life took a husband. 540 00:37:20,947 --> 00:37:24,367 I am in my own gilded, unmarried Bridgerton cage. 541 00:37:24,992 --> 00:37:26,118 She must be lonely. 542 00:37:26,202 --> 00:37:27,828 -The Queen. -Hm. 543 00:37:27,912 --> 00:37:30,873 Perhaps it is time I appeal to her better angels. 544 00:37:30,957 --> 00:37:31,999 Worth a try. 545 00:38:02,363 --> 00:38:04,615 She is ready for you, Mrs. Bridgerton. 546 00:38:12,498 --> 00:38:17,128 I hope you return with something of value this time, Mrs. Bridgerton. 547 00:38:17,753 --> 00:38:18,671 I do. 548 00:38:19,338 --> 00:38:20,673 An apology. 549 00:38:20,756 --> 00:38:25,261 Last time I was here, I spoke at length about feeling trapped by Whistledown. 550 00:38:26,304 --> 00:38:29,682 But it was thoughtless of me to say that to you, of all people, Your Majesty. 551 00:38:29,765 --> 00:38:33,561 I do not need an apology, Mrs. Bridgerton. 552 00:38:33,644 --> 00:38:35,354 I want gossip. 553 00:38:36,022 --> 00:38:38,983 I want to know what is going on with Benedict Bridgerton. 554 00:38:39,066 --> 00:38:40,234 The truth is 555 00:38:41,110 --> 00:38:42,153 I do not know. 556 00:38:42,236 --> 00:38:45,573 Now that I am known publicly, I'm avoided like the plague 557 00:38:45,656 --> 00:38:47,491 by anyone with any real gossip. 558 00:38:48,993 --> 00:38:50,911 Because for everyone in the ton, 559 00:38:51,454 --> 00:38:54,540 Whistledown functions just as this palace does for you. 560 00:38:56,083 --> 00:38:59,712 It keeps them trapped, watched, scrutinized. 561 00:39:01,255 --> 00:39:02,256 I'm certain for you, 562 00:39:02,340 --> 00:39:05,843 Whistledown is one of your only ways of living in the outside world. 563 00:39:05,926 --> 00:39:08,929 But knowing what it feels like to be so confined, 564 00:39:09,764 --> 00:39:12,350 would it not be pleasant to give society a reprieve? 565 00:39:13,059 --> 00:39:16,687 To allow them to simply live their lives the way they wish, 566 00:39:17,271 --> 00:39:18,356 without fear. 567 00:40:01,023 --> 00:40:02,149 There you are. 568 00:40:02,233 --> 00:40:05,569 Good evening, Sophie. I may need your help with something. 569 00:40:05,653 --> 00:40:07,947 Sophie is helping me at the moment. 570 00:40:08,030 --> 00:40:09,490 I can see that. 571 00:40:09,573 --> 00:40:13,327 But what if she helped you get ready for Cressida's ball tonight instead? 572 00:40:15,704 --> 00:40:17,164 I'd get into too much trouble. 573 00:40:17,248 --> 00:40:19,792 Not if I were to sneak you in in some kind of a disguise. 574 00:40:19,875 --> 00:40:22,545 It would of course entail you having to speak to me again though. 575 00:40:22,628 --> 00:40:25,089 Are you quite serious? 576 00:40:25,714 --> 00:40:27,383 Sophie, can you do my hair up? 577 00:40:27,466 --> 00:40:30,594 In fact, I have an idea about how to make you nearly invisible. 578 00:40:30,678 --> 00:40:32,096 If your sister approves. 579 00:40:35,307 --> 00:40:37,351 -Does Mama know? -No, of course not. 580 00:40:37,435 --> 00:40:40,146 We will take the second carriage so she will not see us. 581 00:41:08,674 --> 00:41:10,134 Are you ready, my love? 582 00:41:57,139 --> 00:41:59,475 Did you hear? The ball is in the Queen's honor. 583 00:41:59,558 --> 00:42:01,477 Oh… And where is she? 584 00:42:15,074 --> 00:42:16,825 It is rather garish. 585 00:42:17,409 --> 00:42:19,954 It was much more beautiful when we lived here. 586 00:42:20,955 --> 00:42:22,581 I like the pink. 587 00:42:22,665 --> 00:42:24,833 There is no accounting for taste. 588 00:42:27,378 --> 00:42:31,006 Are you certain you wish to be here, and for all of us to be here as well? 589 00:42:31,090 --> 00:42:32,716 I am grateful you have come along. 590 00:42:32,800 --> 00:42:35,302 I promise. Tonight will be worth your while. 591 00:42:36,178 --> 00:42:37,596 Where is Eloise? 592 00:42:37,680 --> 00:42:40,516 She has been delayed. She should be here shortly. 593 00:43:06,875 --> 00:43:08,586 Is it everything you dreamed? 594 00:43:11,088 --> 00:43:12,089 It is more. 595 00:43:17,886 --> 00:43:19,179 Eloise. 596 00:43:19,763 --> 00:43:20,806 Good evening. 597 00:43:20,889 --> 00:43:23,809 I have a feeling the Queen is not going to attend at all. 598 00:43:23,892 --> 00:43:26,145 I think you might be right. 599 00:43:37,698 --> 00:43:39,742 She did not even look twice at me. 600 00:43:40,409 --> 00:43:42,119 I really am invisible as a maid. 601 00:43:42,202 --> 00:43:45,331 That, or invisible to someone who cares only about rank. 602 00:43:56,759 --> 00:43:57,760 Excuse me. 603 00:44:04,558 --> 00:44:07,394 -Lady Bridgerton. -Lord Anderson. 604 00:44:08,270 --> 00:44:10,648 You look exceptional tonight. 605 00:44:11,148 --> 00:44:12,441 That is most kind. 606 00:44:15,569 --> 00:44:17,112 When can I see you next? 607 00:44:18,530 --> 00:44:21,950 -We can meet at mine, as we discussed. -I… In fact… 608 00:44:23,202 --> 00:44:25,204 Could we meet for tea? 609 00:44:25,287 --> 00:44:27,039 Actual tea. 610 00:44:27,831 --> 00:44:31,085 I have been thinking about our discussion earlier in the week, 611 00:44:31,168 --> 00:44:33,003 and I should like to… 612 00:44:34,588 --> 00:44:35,923 conclude it. 613 00:44:37,508 --> 00:44:38,550 Of course. 614 00:44:42,971 --> 00:44:43,972 Forgive me. 615 00:44:50,938 --> 00:44:51,980 Mother. 616 00:44:53,148 --> 00:44:55,359 So you will avoid me for nearly a fortnight, 617 00:44:55,442 --> 00:44:57,611 but not Cressida Cowper's ball? 618 00:44:57,695 --> 00:45:02,449 I am here because I have failed in my duties to my family lately, 619 00:45:02,950 --> 00:45:04,326 and it has taken a toll. 620 00:45:04,410 --> 00:45:07,329 It will continue taking a toll if you carry on as you are. 621 00:45:08,706 --> 00:45:13,460 I hope you being here tonight means you have decided to let her be. 622 00:45:14,586 --> 00:45:15,963 For her sake. 623 00:45:52,207 --> 00:45:55,335 Cressida may have our heads if she catches us snooping in her gardens. 624 00:45:55,919 --> 00:45:59,047 John, surely we should get back to the ball as Penelope asked. 625 00:45:59,131 --> 00:46:00,299 Shh… 626 00:46:06,555 --> 00:46:09,349 -Ah… -Mm-hmm. 627 00:46:10,225 --> 00:46:11,935 -Shall we, then? -Mm. 628 00:46:23,447 --> 00:46:26,074 In fact, I do not think I can be silent. 629 00:46:26,158 --> 00:46:27,743 -No? -Forgive me. 630 00:46:27,826 --> 00:46:30,245 I am moved beyond silence 631 00:46:30,329 --> 00:46:32,664 to tell you what an exquisite woman you are. 632 00:46:32,748 --> 00:46:34,124 Hmm. 633 00:46:34,208 --> 00:46:35,250 The perfect wife, 634 00:46:35,334 --> 00:46:39,129 and I know you'll be the perfect mother when the time is right. 635 00:46:41,632 --> 00:46:43,801 I love you, Francesca. 636 00:46:44,635 --> 00:46:46,804 I love you, John Stirling. 637 00:46:48,055 --> 00:46:49,056 Always. 638 00:47:11,161 --> 00:47:15,916 If this evening were truly in her honor, would she not be here ready? 639 00:47:15,999 --> 00:47:19,294 How humiliating for the new Lady Penwood. 640 00:47:20,295 --> 00:47:22,172 The Queen will not be arriving. 641 00:47:23,799 --> 00:47:27,135 -She's not coming. -I've got my own pair of shoes now. 642 00:47:28,846 --> 00:47:30,472 The Queen is not coming. 643 00:47:31,974 --> 00:47:34,518 I shall have to make a speech to distract them. 644 00:47:42,359 --> 00:47:44,528 Ladies and gentlemen. 645 00:47:50,242 --> 00:47:51,326 What is this? 646 00:47:51,410 --> 00:47:53,078 Did you allow this? 647 00:47:53,787 --> 00:47:56,874 Dearest Gentle Reader, 648 00:47:57,374 --> 00:48:02,921 if there is anything that unites us all, it is our secrets. 649 00:48:03,422 --> 00:48:07,217 As the keeper of yours these past years, 650 00:48:07,301 --> 00:48:10,387 it is time at last for this author 651 00:48:10,470 --> 00:48:12,598 to tell you a few of her own. 652 00:48:16,310 --> 00:48:21,982 For one, I must tell you, Reader, that I have felt a fondness 653 00:48:22,065 --> 00:48:26,194 for each and every person I have ever written about. 654 00:48:26,278 --> 00:48:31,325 There is a comfort in knowing that we are all human, 655 00:48:31,408 --> 00:48:32,951 all fallible, 656 00:48:33,619 --> 00:48:37,956 and also all capable of great change. 657 00:48:38,040 --> 00:48:41,001 And I come with the secret tonight 658 00:48:41,084 --> 00:48:44,254 of great change, indeed. 659 00:48:45,297 --> 00:48:46,506 For tonight, 660 00:48:47,174 --> 00:48:50,177 I am resting my pen. 661 00:48:50,677 --> 00:48:53,680 The issue you hold in your hands 662 00:48:53,764 --> 00:48:55,807 will be my last. 663 00:48:58,894 --> 00:49:00,896 She will not write about tonight. 664 00:49:05,484 --> 00:49:07,277 Perhaps that is for the best. 665 00:49:07,361 --> 00:49:08,946 I thank you, 666 00:49:09,029 --> 00:49:11,698 each one of you, for your readership. 667 00:49:11,782 --> 00:49:17,996 Knowing you has been one of the great pleasures of my life. 668 00:49:22,793 --> 00:49:24,127 -Have you seen this? -What? 669 00:49:26,964 --> 00:49:27,965 It is done. 670 00:49:28,674 --> 00:49:30,008 I could not be more proud. 671 00:49:32,719 --> 00:49:33,887 It is nearly done. 672 00:49:34,596 --> 00:49:36,807 Who will be Lady Whistledown now? 673 00:49:36,890 --> 00:49:39,810 I expect the ton will have to get their gossip the old-fashioned way. 674 00:49:39,893 --> 00:49:42,980 Those tawdry scandal sheets Penelope once put out of business. 675 00:49:43,855 --> 00:49:45,732 But who will write of my debut? 676 00:49:46,900 --> 00:49:49,194 Who will write that I am the diamond of the season? 677 00:49:49,277 --> 00:49:51,446 I'm sure someone will take on that mantle. 678 00:49:53,657 --> 00:49:55,200 Please do not tell Mama. 679 00:49:56,785 --> 00:50:00,414 Your secret is safe as long as we leave immediately 680 00:50:00,497 --> 00:50:02,082 before Mother catches me too. 681 00:50:02,874 --> 00:50:05,669 Who is that maid Mr. Bridgerton is speaking with? 682 00:50:07,379 --> 00:50:08,714 Is it Sophie? 683 00:50:08,797 --> 00:50:10,465 Well, we know she doesn't work here. 684 00:50:13,760 --> 00:50:18,306 If she did, surely we would have heard about it from the old Penwood servants. 685 00:50:20,142 --> 00:50:21,184 Mm. 686 00:50:29,860 --> 00:50:31,153 Here, my Lord. 687 00:50:43,457 --> 00:50:46,918 Was that not the most magical evening of our entire lives? 688 00:50:49,504 --> 00:50:50,589 Benedict! 689 00:51:03,435 --> 00:51:07,856 You have been sitting at my desk, planning a life with her at My Cottage. 690 00:51:07,939 --> 00:51:10,817 No. At my cottage, brother. 691 00:51:11,693 --> 00:51:14,863 I see my valet does not know where his loyalty lies. 692 00:51:14,946 --> 00:51:17,282 He let me intimidate him, as should you, 693 00:51:17,365 --> 00:51:20,577 -If you'd thought it through for a moment. -I have thought it through. 694 00:51:20,660 --> 00:51:22,996 I have thought every inch of it through. 695 00:51:23,080 --> 00:51:25,540 You have been gone longer than you realize. 696 00:51:25,624 --> 00:51:27,250 You do not know me now. 697 00:51:27,334 --> 00:51:30,253 I know that you mean well, always. 698 00:51:30,337 --> 00:51:33,340 But if you're choosing a life with her, you cannot have thought it through. 699 00:51:33,423 --> 00:51:34,466 I will not-- 700 00:51:34,549 --> 00:51:36,635 Thought about how she'll feel when you marry? 701 00:51:36,718 --> 00:51:39,471 -I do not need to marry! -What about when you want a family? 702 00:51:40,639 --> 00:51:43,517 I know you'll want one, one day, and you cannot do that with her. 703 00:51:43,600 --> 00:51:44,726 -Can I not? -No. 704 00:51:45,477 --> 00:51:47,062 Not in the way that you would like. 705 00:51:47,979 --> 00:51:52,400 I understand you may've convinced yourself she is reason enough to risk everything, 706 00:51:52,484 --> 00:51:54,903 but think, if you ever have a family, 707 00:51:54,986 --> 00:51:57,864 what the reality of life would be like for those children. 708 00:51:58,532 --> 00:52:00,826 They'll never be able to join our family. 709 00:52:00,909 --> 00:52:03,537 Not truly. They'll be shunned by society. 710 00:52:03,620 --> 00:52:05,080 Cast out. 711 00:52:05,163 --> 00:52:08,125 Not even our mother is saintly enough to allow such a thing. 712 00:52:09,417 --> 00:52:11,253 I could not live with myself 713 00:52:11,753 --> 00:52:13,880 if I looked into Edmund's eyes 714 00:52:14,506 --> 00:52:18,385 knowing I had brought him into this world under those conditions. 715 00:52:19,886 --> 00:52:21,054 Could you? 716 00:52:22,430 --> 00:52:24,182 I have thought of that. 717 00:52:25,767 --> 00:52:26,768 All of it. 718 00:52:29,229 --> 00:52:31,148 But I cannot walk away from her. 719 00:52:40,699 --> 00:52:42,117 I should cut you off. 720 00:52:42,868 --> 00:52:45,078 Disown you. Protect the family. 721 00:52:49,875 --> 00:52:53,712 But I believe in you… to make the right decision in the end. 722 00:52:54,337 --> 00:52:55,672 So please, 723 00:52:56,631 --> 00:52:58,633 do not make me the fool. 724 00:53:45,180 --> 00:53:46,723 How did they react? 725 00:53:46,806 --> 00:53:49,601 The news certainly put the ball into disarray, Your Majesty. 726 00:53:49,684 --> 00:53:51,728 Just as I hoped. 727 00:53:51,811 --> 00:53:54,522 You have upstaged Lady Penwood. 728 00:53:55,607 --> 00:53:56,733 Very well. 729 00:53:58,360 --> 00:54:02,447 I look forward to seeing what you will write next, Mrs. Bridgerton. 730 00:54:03,448 --> 00:54:06,576 And you will bring me any gossip you might hear, 731 00:54:07,160 --> 00:54:08,453 from time to time? 732 00:54:08,536 --> 00:54:11,039 Of course, Your Majesty. 733 00:54:12,082 --> 00:54:15,377 I am most grateful for your blessing, thank you. Thank you. 734 00:54:18,964 --> 00:54:19,965 You may go. 735 00:54:25,262 --> 00:54:26,888 Lady Danbury. 736 00:54:34,729 --> 00:54:36,022 Your Majesty? 737 00:55:03,216 --> 00:55:04,342 Thank you. 738 00:55:39,294 --> 00:55:40,920 Another blue piece. 739 00:55:41,004 --> 00:55:42,714 That goes in the sky. 740 00:55:42,797 --> 00:55:45,008 That is an awful lot of sky. 741 00:55:45,091 --> 00:55:47,135 And you do not like an awful lot of anything. 742 00:55:47,218 --> 00:55:49,346 I like a moderate amount of sky. 743 00:55:49,429 --> 00:55:52,932 Some clouds and trees to pen it in is a much more comfortable view. 744 00:55:53,016 --> 00:55:55,352 I should like to see the whole sky at once. 745 00:55:56,311 --> 00:55:57,562 This is the last piece. 746 00:55:57,645 --> 00:56:01,900 As you've both been exceptionally helpful, I think one of you should do the honors. 747 00:56:01,983 --> 00:56:04,194 Well, I think it should be me. 748 00:56:04,277 --> 00:56:06,112 I put together so much of the ground. 749 00:56:06,196 --> 00:56:09,657 And I completed the sky. You cannot have one without the other. 750 00:56:09,741 --> 00:56:11,868 Shall we place it together? 751 00:56:17,040 --> 00:56:19,084 Ah. 752 00:56:19,167 --> 00:56:23,421 Well, with that I think I shall lie down for a nap. 753 00:56:23,505 --> 00:56:25,507 -Are you feeling well? -Only a small headache. 754 00:56:25,590 --> 00:56:28,843 Parliament again, surely. I shall be revived by dinnertime. 755 00:56:28,927 --> 00:56:31,721 -Will you wake me? -Of course. 756 00:56:35,517 --> 00:56:38,269 Hm. What number is this in your jigsaw collection? 757 00:56:38,353 --> 00:56:40,522 -Nineteen. -Shall we start the other one? 758 00:56:40,605 --> 00:56:43,942 I knew you would enjoy it. 759 00:56:50,240 --> 00:56:52,867 -Lord Anderson. -Thank you, Mrs. Wilson. 760 00:56:54,994 --> 00:56:56,538 Good day, Lady Bridgerton. 761 00:57:02,669 --> 00:57:04,546 Are you wishing to end this? 762 00:57:06,673 --> 00:57:10,009 Far from it. Is there a reason you ask? 763 00:57:10,093 --> 00:57:12,720 Well, our conversation the other day made it quite apparent 764 00:57:12,804 --> 00:57:15,014 that you do not wish to formalize anything. 765 00:57:15,598 --> 00:57:17,767 Uh, is there-- Why… Why is that? 766 00:57:18,476 --> 00:57:22,689 Violet, because you have been so distressed 767 00:57:22,772 --> 00:57:25,191 by what the children might or might not know, 768 00:57:25,275 --> 00:57:26,609 I felt distressed for you, 769 00:57:26,693 --> 00:57:29,112 And I thought it would put you at ease 770 00:57:29,195 --> 00:57:31,906 to know that there is no need to formalize anything. 771 00:57:31,990 --> 00:57:33,199 Oh, I see. 772 00:57:34,742 --> 00:57:37,996 Yes. Yes. That was very kind of you. 773 00:57:39,247 --> 00:57:43,501 But you should know, if you did wish to formalize our attachment, 774 00:57:44,210 --> 00:57:47,297 there is nothing in the world that would bring me greater joy. 775 00:57:50,300 --> 00:57:53,011 I know your children are your whole life, 776 00:57:53,094 --> 00:57:56,473 and I know I can never replace the late Lord Bridgerton in your heart, 777 00:57:56,556 --> 00:58:00,435 as I will always hold a special affection for Nessa. 778 00:58:00,518 --> 00:58:05,231 I would never wish to usurp your affection for your family, ever. 779 00:58:06,733 --> 00:58:11,196 But to join them, it would be a remarkable thing. 780 00:58:11,279 --> 00:58:14,491 It would be rather a relief not to have to sneak around anymore. 781 00:58:14,574 --> 00:58:16,868 You are a practical woman. 782 00:58:16,951 --> 00:58:18,995 I love that about you. 783 00:58:19,954 --> 00:58:21,831 I love you, in fact. 784 00:58:28,338 --> 00:58:29,464 Marcus… 785 00:58:37,096 --> 00:58:38,431 If you would have me, 786 00:58:40,016 --> 00:58:42,143 I would very much like to marry you. 787 00:58:43,561 --> 00:58:45,647 Yes. Yes, I will. 788 00:59:06,584 --> 00:59:07,835 Sophie. 789 00:59:09,045 --> 00:59:11,047 Ah. Thank you for coming. 790 00:59:13,550 --> 00:59:15,552 I have an interview tomorrow at Penwood House 791 00:59:15,635 --> 00:59:17,262 under the new lady of the house. 792 00:59:19,055 --> 00:59:22,058 You are taking the other position? 793 00:59:23,309 --> 00:59:24,978 If it is offered to me, yes. 794 00:59:26,312 --> 00:59:30,149 Tonight would be my last night here. I… wanted to say goodbye. 795 00:59:30,858 --> 00:59:35,238 -But… What about…? -I am not with child. I… 796 00:59:36,197 --> 00:59:39,492 I never was, apparently. My courses returned last night. 797 00:59:40,159 --> 00:59:41,160 I see. 798 00:59:42,745 --> 00:59:43,746 Uh… 799 00:59:44,998 --> 00:59:47,625 You still do not have to take a new position though. 800 00:59:49,210 --> 00:59:51,921 I promised I would take care of you. 801 00:59:52,005 --> 00:59:54,799 And that remains true whether or not you are with child. 802 00:59:54,882 --> 00:59:57,343 That is kind of you. Most gentlemanly. 803 00:59:57,427 --> 00:59:59,178 But you do not owe me anything. 804 01:00:00,680 --> 01:00:04,309 But this was never to do with owing you something, 805 01:00:05,393 --> 01:00:07,312 Sophie, and you know that. 806 01:00:11,858 --> 01:00:13,401 -It was about-- -Love? 807 01:00:16,279 --> 01:00:18,281 I thought it could be enough. I… 808 01:00:20,408 --> 01:00:23,870 I wanted it to be enough, but we both know it is not. 809 01:00:24,954 --> 01:00:29,500 What is love in the face of generations of established practice? 810 01:00:30,543 --> 01:00:33,504 In the face of society, of the strong lines drawn to divide us? 811 01:00:33,588 --> 01:00:36,716 I do not wish to fight against all of that any more than you do. 812 01:00:38,384 --> 01:00:40,136 More importantly… 813 01:00:42,597 --> 01:00:44,015 your family. 814 01:00:44,766 --> 01:00:47,894 I have never before seen such mutual love. 815 01:00:49,646 --> 01:00:52,523 I could not live with myself if I tore you away from them. 816 01:01:00,990 --> 01:01:02,867 I could still take care of you. 817 01:01:02,950 --> 01:01:05,787 I… I could get you an apartment in the city. 818 01:01:05,870 --> 01:01:09,332 Or you could stay on at Bridgerton House, if that is what you wish. 819 01:01:09,415 --> 01:01:12,669 The more closely we remain connected, the more tempted we will be. 820 01:01:13,753 --> 01:01:17,298 And eventually we will make the same mistake we already made once. 821 01:01:17,924 --> 01:01:20,760 Please do not call what happened between us a mistake. 822 01:01:21,719 --> 01:01:22,720 Please. 823 01:01:37,026 --> 01:01:38,236 I must go. 824 01:02:15,231 --> 01:02:18,526 John? Dinner is almost ready. You wanted me to wake you. 825 01:02:21,738 --> 01:02:23,531 That was enjoyable, was it not? 826 01:02:24,031 --> 01:02:26,492 The three of us completing that jigsaw together. 827 01:02:27,535 --> 01:02:30,163 I'm delighted we all shall be such great friends. 828 01:02:32,790 --> 01:02:33,791 John? 829 01:02:40,465 --> 01:02:41,799 John? 830 01:02:46,679 --> 01:02:47,805 John, wake up. 831 01:02:53,895 --> 01:02:54,896 John? 832 01:02:58,649 --> 01:03:01,652 No!