1 00:00:22,313 --> 00:00:24,649 may very well be the longest walk 2 00:00:24,733 --> 00:00:26,484 any young lady ever takes. 3 00:00:27,861 --> 00:00:30,905 It does not simply cover the length of the church, 4 00:00:30,989 --> 00:00:35,118 but rather, countless floors for dancing, 5 00:00:35,201 --> 00:00:39,748 and meandering paths for every afternoon promenade too. 6 00:00:41,332 --> 00:00:44,919 It is a wonder, then, that feet do not tire 7 00:00:45,003 --> 00:00:47,547 or, heaven forbid, trip 8 00:00:47,630 --> 00:00:51,718 under the scrutiny of all those attentive eyes 9 00:00:51,801 --> 00:00:54,596 keeping close watch, indeed. 10 00:01:00,185 --> 00:01:01,269 Does it fly? 11 00:01:01,352 --> 00:01:03,396 Uh, some, Your Majesty. 12 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:04,981 What kind of answer is "some"? 13 00:01:05,065 --> 00:01:07,233 Well, it does not soar, but if you like, 14 00:01:07,317 --> 00:01:10,820 I can place it on a high perch and allow it to glide down. 15 00:01:10,904 --> 00:01:12,572 Only if you follow its path. 16 00:01:18,495 --> 00:01:20,246 The fireworks are ready, Your Majesty. 17 00:01:20,330 --> 00:01:24,042 Timed perfectly to discharge directly after the bride and groom utter, "I do." 18 00:01:24,125 --> 00:01:26,628 Whatever you have planned is not good enough, Brimsley. 19 00:01:26,711 --> 00:01:29,589 Make them bigger, longer, brighter. 20 00:01:29,672 --> 00:01:32,550 Our guests must be captivated. 21 00:01:35,887 --> 00:01:40,016 I believe I asked for His Majesty's wing to be closed off today. 22 00:01:40,100 --> 00:01:43,978 I do not wish for anyone to lose their way and end up somewhere… 23 00:01:46,356 --> 00:01:47,273 curious. 24 00:01:47,357 --> 00:01:49,400 Of course, ma'am. Though, you may rest assured 25 00:01:49,484 --> 00:01:52,112 His Majesty appeared in rather good spirits this morning. 26 00:01:53,696 --> 00:01:55,740 And what of our other grand plan? 27 00:01:55,824 --> 00:01:57,283 -Is everything in place? -Indeed. 28 00:01:57,367 --> 00:02:00,411 Every young lady that remains under suspicion of being Lady Whistledown 29 00:02:00,495 --> 00:02:03,164 will have a footman assigned to her, watching her every move. 30 00:02:03,248 --> 00:02:04,999 Simply watching will not be enough. 31 00:02:05,083 --> 00:02:06,751 We must entrap the scribbler. 32 00:02:06,835 --> 00:02:10,380 Perhaps you might put forth false rumors 33 00:02:10,463 --> 00:02:15,135 so that when Whistledown prints them, we will be able to trace the origins. 34 00:02:15,218 --> 00:02:18,763 -An ingenious idea, ma'am. -Yes, that is why I thought of it. 35 00:02:19,305 --> 00:02:21,641 The author thinks she has bested us all 36 00:02:21,724 --> 00:02:24,060 with her illicit spying and reporting. 37 00:02:24,144 --> 00:02:28,857 Well, no one has sharper eyes on the ton than I do. 38 00:02:54,257 --> 00:02:56,509 You must calm yourself, Bon. Keep still. 39 00:02:56,593 --> 00:02:58,887 It is all so strange. 40 00:02:58,970 --> 00:03:00,763 I have faced a thousand tomorrows, 41 00:03:00,847 --> 00:03:03,224 but they have all been leading to this one. 42 00:03:03,308 --> 00:03:06,561 Tomorrow is a day you have been preparing for your entire life, dearest. 43 00:03:06,644 --> 00:03:07,812 You are ready. 44 00:03:07,896 --> 00:03:12,192 I believed that to be true. But now that the viscount has hastened things… 45 00:03:12,275 --> 00:03:13,776 Oh, it has caused you doubts? 46 00:03:13,860 --> 00:03:16,946 Bringing the wedding forward is a sign of true feeling, but, 47 00:03:18,323 --> 00:03:20,867 well, it has unnerved me too. 48 00:03:20,950 --> 00:03:23,411 Rest assured, the viscount adores you. 49 00:03:23,494 --> 00:03:25,163 He has devotedly courted you 50 00:03:25,246 --> 00:03:28,291 and made his intentions clear from our first arrival. 51 00:03:29,667 --> 00:03:30,710 Ooh. 52 00:03:31,961 --> 00:03:33,838 It is meant to be a sipping spirit. 53 00:03:33,922 --> 00:03:36,966 Have you not heard? The viscount believes in hurrying things along these days. 54 00:03:37,050 --> 00:03:39,344 First the wedding, now his drink. I hope, for Edwina's sake, 55 00:03:39,427 --> 00:03:41,221 the tendency stops before the honeymoon. 56 00:03:42,222 --> 00:03:43,723 Have you always been so vulgar, 57 00:03:43,806 --> 00:03:46,559 or has staring at naked models all day turned your brain to charcoal? 58 00:03:46,643 --> 00:03:48,394 Must he choose just one? 59 00:03:49,395 --> 00:03:51,940 That has always been the privilege of not being the firstborn. 60 00:03:52,023 --> 00:03:55,652 You both get to choose your passions and adventures, 61 00:03:55,735 --> 00:03:58,029 while I, on the other hand, must fulfill my-- 62 00:03:58,112 --> 00:04:00,031 Tell me, dear brother, once you marry, 63 00:04:00,114 --> 00:04:04,160 will your duty finally be fulfilled so you can stop reminding everyone of it? 64 00:04:04,244 --> 00:04:06,871 I believe the reminders are also my duty, so no. 65 00:04:06,955 --> 00:04:11,334 I still wish that when he looks at me, I could be certain that he truly loves me. 66 00:04:11,417 --> 00:04:12,418 Oh… 67 00:04:12,502 --> 00:04:15,463 I fear, in fact, that he does not look at me often enough. 68 00:04:19,050 --> 00:04:22,220 Looks can be powerful, Bon, but also fleeting. 69 00:04:22,303 --> 00:04:25,265 Displays of mere passion, perhaps. Nothing more. 70 00:04:25,932 --> 00:04:28,643 So the viscount feels little passion for me? 71 00:04:28,726 --> 00:04:31,062 Of course not. What I mean to say is that 72 00:04:31,145 --> 00:04:33,731 true love is something else entirely. 73 00:04:33,815 --> 00:04:36,567 It is when the rest of the world goes quiet. 74 00:04:36,651 --> 00:04:40,446 It is not eyes that meet but souls that dance. 75 00:04:41,447 --> 00:04:42,907 Settle into each other. 76 00:04:43,783 --> 00:04:45,451 Make room for each other 77 00:04:46,244 --> 00:04:48,705 until there is nowhere else to hide. 78 00:04:48,788 --> 00:04:50,081 No need to worry. 79 00:04:50,164 --> 00:04:51,874 Much will remain the same, 80 00:04:51,958 --> 00:04:55,753 apart from the fact that I shall finally have my viscountess, as is required. 81 00:04:55,837 --> 00:04:58,423 Indeed. Not much shall change at all. 82 00:04:58,506 --> 00:05:01,342 Though, soon enough, we will have a tiny Anthony to contend with, 83 00:05:01,426 --> 00:05:04,679 running around, declaring all of his tiny duties too, no doubt. 84 00:05:04,762 --> 00:05:06,597 Yes, he too shall be a tyrant. 85 00:05:06,681 --> 00:05:08,099 Is it not also said, 86 00:05:08,725 --> 00:05:10,852 when spread on an unmarried person, 87 00:05:10,935 --> 00:05:12,937 haldi will help them find a worthy partner 88 00:05:13,021 --> 00:05:15,231 that makes the rest of the world quiet too? 89 00:05:15,315 --> 00:05:16,858 -Edwina-- -Now, now. 90 00:05:16,941 --> 00:05:18,735 It is your turn to hold still. 91 00:05:25,366 --> 00:05:26,326 A toast! 92 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,329 What is it we are drinking to if not the future? 93 00:05:29,412 --> 00:05:30,997 To, well, 94 00:05:31,956 --> 00:05:33,124 the sister. 95 00:05:33,207 --> 00:05:35,335 -The sister? -The gatekeeper. 96 00:05:35,835 --> 00:05:38,212 I do wonder whether this blessing would be greater 97 00:05:38,296 --> 00:05:40,631 if the viscount were here to participate as well. 98 00:05:40,715 --> 00:05:44,510 Oh, I am certain Lord Bridgerton has his own wedding traditions to perform. 99 00:05:44,594 --> 00:05:46,137 -To besting her. -Hear! Hear! 100 00:05:46,220 --> 00:05:49,599 You do love gloating about your victories, do you not, Brother? 101 00:05:55,897 --> 00:05:56,898 Mmm. 102 00:06:09,410 --> 00:06:13,581 My word, Prudence. Stand up straight. Chin up. Chest out. 103 00:06:14,749 --> 00:06:16,918 However am I meant to stand like this all day? 104 00:06:17,001 --> 00:06:18,503 Just stop your fidgeting. 105 00:06:21,047 --> 00:06:23,549 Lord Featherington has so graciously allowed you to borrow 106 00:06:23,633 --> 00:06:26,469 this beautiful necklace for the occasion. 107 00:06:26,552 --> 00:06:28,679 It is very heavy. 108 00:06:28,763 --> 00:06:31,849 That means it's very valuable. Remember that. 109 00:06:32,850 --> 00:06:34,644 You are certain about this? 110 00:06:34,727 --> 00:06:37,355 The young lady quite naturally draws attention to herself. 111 00:06:37,438 --> 00:06:40,233 She will get people speaking of the very valuable jewelry 112 00:06:40,316 --> 00:06:41,984 that came directly from your mines. 113 00:06:42,068 --> 00:06:44,153 I will, of course, confirm that you are rather quiet 114 00:06:44,237 --> 00:06:46,656 about how well your business is doing, out of modesty. 115 00:06:46,739 --> 00:06:50,159 And when the husbands come to you, you agree to the arrangements. 116 00:06:50,243 --> 00:06:53,287 Your confidence is admirable, I concede. 117 00:06:53,371 --> 00:06:55,206 Would you prefer I cower? 118 00:06:55,289 --> 00:06:56,457 Oh, I did not say that. 119 00:06:56,541 --> 00:06:59,627 I cannot help but enjoy a lady who seizes control. 120 00:07:02,588 --> 00:07:03,673 Pardon me, madam. 121 00:07:03,756 --> 00:07:05,174 Yes, well. 122 00:07:05,675 --> 00:07:07,260 I shall meet you in the carriage. 123 00:07:07,343 --> 00:07:08,302 Prudence. 124 00:07:21,399 --> 00:07:25,445 Mademoiselle Penelope, I have made the alterations you requested. 125 00:07:25,528 --> 00:07:27,363 Thank you, Madame Delacroix. 126 00:07:27,447 --> 00:07:30,032 It is a great risk for me to meet you here. 127 00:07:30,116 --> 00:07:33,744 Your mama will certainly know you do not have a dress in need of repair. 128 00:07:33,828 --> 00:07:35,496 This could not wait any longer. 129 00:07:35,580 --> 00:07:37,957 What do you know of that apprentice who works for our printer? 130 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:39,917 A Mr. Theo Sharpe, I believe. 131 00:07:40,001 --> 00:07:42,336 Well, if you know his name, you know much more than I do. 132 00:07:42,420 --> 00:07:44,547 Have any of our delivery boys mentioned him? 133 00:07:45,381 --> 00:07:50,595 Is there something more serious you wish to tell me about our little… undertaking? 134 00:07:51,345 --> 00:07:54,932 Because if there's trouble on the horizon, I cannot be associated. 135 00:07:55,016 --> 00:07:57,935 -My business is too important-- -As is mine. 136 00:07:58,019 --> 00:08:00,104 And no, there is nothing to worry about, I assure you. 137 00:08:00,188 --> 00:08:01,522 Madame Delacroix? 138 00:08:01,606 --> 00:08:03,274 I was not expecting you. 139 00:08:03,357 --> 00:08:06,861 -If this is about our bill-- -Ah, no, madame. 140 00:08:06,944 --> 00:08:10,198 I was just saying I seem to have lost my head. 141 00:08:10,281 --> 00:08:13,618 This delivery is for the Bridgertons, you see. 142 00:08:13,701 --> 00:08:16,412 I came here by mistake. Good day. 143 00:08:19,832 --> 00:08:23,586 Can you imagine? A woman reduced to running her own business. 144 00:08:23,669 --> 00:08:27,840 No wonder her mind is so scattered. Make haste. We can't be late. 145 00:08:39,352 --> 00:08:41,729 Didi? What are those? 146 00:08:42,980 --> 00:08:44,941 I brought them with us from home. 147 00:08:45,608 --> 00:08:47,777 I knew this season would be a success. 148 00:08:47,860 --> 00:08:50,988 They are quite beautiful. How have I never seen them before? 149 00:08:51,072 --> 00:08:52,406 They belonged to my mother. 150 00:08:52,490 --> 00:08:55,701 Amma wore them on her wedding day and saved them. 151 00:08:55,785 --> 00:08:56,619 For you? 152 00:08:56,702 --> 00:08:58,329 I brought them for you. 153 00:08:58,913 --> 00:09:00,164 I insist. 154 00:09:00,248 --> 00:09:04,085 -Beautiful bangles for a beautiful bride. 155 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:09,131 Oh, Didi. I know this has been a difficult time, 156 00:09:09,215 --> 00:09:13,719 and you never much cared for the viscount, but I hope today we may all find joy. 157 00:09:13,803 --> 00:09:15,638 I am happy if you are happy. 158 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:25,106 -He has taken my ribbon! -I have done you a service. 159 00:09:25,189 --> 00:09:28,985 Do not chase each other. Or, well, perhaps do not catch each other. 160 00:09:29,068 --> 00:09:31,362 You must look presentable. 161 00:09:31,445 --> 00:09:34,156 Why does no one truly seem ready for this wedding? 162 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:35,908 -Mrs. Wilson! -Oh, Mother. 163 00:09:35,992 --> 00:09:37,451 Please, not so loud. 164 00:09:37,535 --> 00:09:40,204 Whatever you have done to your brother, undo it. 165 00:09:42,081 --> 00:09:44,375 I may never reach your capacity for drink, Brother. 166 00:09:44,458 --> 00:09:45,418 It's a simple remedy. 167 00:09:45,501 --> 00:09:48,379 If you continue to drink, there can be no after-effects. 168 00:09:48,462 --> 00:09:50,548 If only you would use your powers for good. 169 00:09:50,631 --> 00:09:52,133 Has anyone seen Anthony? 170 00:09:53,134 --> 00:09:54,510 Benedict, see that he is well. 171 00:09:54,594 --> 00:09:57,430 I am sure the emotions of the day have somewhat confused him. 172 00:09:58,055 --> 00:09:58,889 Mother. 173 00:10:00,641 --> 00:10:01,601 Anthony. 174 00:10:02,602 --> 00:10:03,603 You are ready? 175 00:10:03,686 --> 00:10:06,147 Of course I am. Born ready, in fact. 176 00:10:07,106 --> 00:10:07,982 Shall we? 177 00:10:44,226 --> 00:10:45,353 Lady Danbury. 178 00:10:47,229 --> 00:10:48,564 Lady Bridgerton. 179 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:53,778 It seems the two of us have not spoken since our dinner with the Sheffields. Ha. 180 00:10:53,861 --> 00:10:57,156 Yes, it seems so. Though why would we? 181 00:10:57,239 --> 00:10:59,742 It is not as if you have even more private information 182 00:10:59,825 --> 00:11:02,620 you wish at last to share with me, do you? 183 00:11:03,454 --> 00:11:05,956 -You must know-- -Enjoy the wedding, Lady Danbury. 184 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:12,713 It is a wonder I have found the two of you in the midst 185 00:11:12,797 --> 00:11:14,507 of all this opulence, is it not? 186 00:11:14,590 --> 00:11:17,009 Quite. Her Majesty's fondness for the diamond exceeds 187 00:11:17,093 --> 00:11:18,969 even what Lady Whistledown suggests. 188 00:11:19,053 --> 00:11:21,847 Daphne's wedding was not nearly as extraordinary, and she married a duke. 189 00:11:21,931 --> 00:11:23,933 Perhaps the queen requires our attention in new ways. 190 00:11:24,016 --> 00:11:26,352 The weight of the Crown is quite heavy. 191 00:11:26,435 --> 00:11:29,647 Perhaps she seeks to prove herself still significant and equal to the task. 192 00:11:29,730 --> 00:11:32,358 -Is that not the plight of all mankind? -I believe it is. 193 00:11:32,441 --> 00:11:34,276 Do not indulge him. He has been insufferable 194 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:35,528 since returning from Greece. 195 00:11:35,611 --> 00:11:37,488 Or was it your visit with Lady Crane? 196 00:11:37,571 --> 00:11:39,615 The cause does not matter nearly as much as the truth. 197 00:11:39,699 --> 00:11:43,536 One must make a name for oneself if this life is to mean anything at all. 198 00:11:43,619 --> 00:11:44,578 A noble pursuit. 199 00:11:44,662 --> 00:11:45,788 Thank you, Pen. 200 00:11:45,871 --> 00:11:47,957 It is surprising that you and Eloise 201 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:50,626 remain so familiar when you could not be less alike. 202 00:11:50,710 --> 00:11:51,836 What can you mean? 203 00:11:51,919 --> 00:11:54,004 Well, you have sense. 204 00:11:56,424 --> 00:11:59,510 It is a fool's errand to try to make an impression on those in good society 205 00:11:59,593 --> 00:12:01,554 who have not a single original thought. 206 00:12:01,637 --> 00:12:03,639 And what good is it anyway to make a name for oneself 207 00:12:03,723 --> 00:12:05,433 if it is only to be written on dance cards? 208 00:12:05,516 --> 00:12:08,018 What of Lady Whistledown? She speaks of everyone without remorse. 209 00:12:08,102 --> 00:12:09,812 No. No, she does not speak of all. 210 00:12:10,479 --> 00:12:11,772 Perhaps she simply does not know 211 00:12:11,856 --> 00:12:14,567 that there are some beyond the ton worthy of attention too. 212 00:12:14,650 --> 00:12:16,569 Are you speaking of Mr. Sharpe again, El? 213 00:12:16,652 --> 00:12:18,446 I have heeded your warnings. 214 00:12:19,071 --> 00:12:20,072 Theoretically. 215 00:12:21,532 --> 00:12:23,409 It'd be foolish of me to continue to visit him. 216 00:12:23,492 --> 00:12:25,119 And what in actuality? 217 00:12:27,371 --> 00:12:28,539 I visited him the other day. 218 00:12:28,622 --> 00:12:30,958 But it's not nearly as scandalous as you make it out to be. 219 00:12:31,041 --> 00:12:33,961 -It's only his thoughts I'm interested in. -It is a friendship, then? 220 00:12:34,044 --> 00:12:36,756 Of course. What else could it be? 221 00:12:51,437 --> 00:12:52,980 -Sister. -You are late. 222 00:12:53,063 --> 00:12:55,775 Well, in truth, I was delayed by doubts 223 00:12:55,858 --> 00:12:59,236 about whether the festivities of this day might or might not take place. 224 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:01,614 Does the duchess not care for your bride, Brother? 225 00:13:01,697 --> 00:13:04,909 I find Miss Edwina to be quite lovely and deserving of the truth, 226 00:13:04,992 --> 00:13:06,410 which we must not deny her. 227 00:13:08,829 --> 00:13:11,624 I'm confused. Who is denying what to whom? 228 00:13:11,707 --> 00:13:14,794 Benedict, you must excuse us. It seems the duchess has opinions. 229 00:13:14,877 --> 00:13:17,463 -But I wish to know-- -The best man listens to the groom. Go. 230 00:13:35,397 --> 00:13:37,691 I've gone too far down this road to turn back now, Daph. 231 00:13:38,317 --> 00:13:40,903 Miss Edwina will be ruined if we do not marry, 232 00:13:40,986 --> 00:13:43,113 and our family will suffer equal scandal. 233 00:13:45,407 --> 00:13:46,992 This was always the plan. 234 00:13:47,827 --> 00:13:49,119 And what of the sister? 235 00:13:50,663 --> 00:13:55,167 She has made her own plans for the future. Plans which do not include me. 236 00:13:55,835 --> 00:13:58,337 We have decided there is nothing more between us. 237 00:13:58,420 --> 00:13:59,421 There cannot be. 238 00:14:11,684 --> 00:14:14,770 Do you ever wonder what Father might say on a day such as this? 239 00:14:17,314 --> 00:14:19,733 He was the only one you ever truly respected. 240 00:14:21,068 --> 00:14:23,404 The only one you ever listened to. 241 00:14:26,949 --> 00:14:29,326 -If Papa was still here-- -You cannot know what he would say. 242 00:14:29,410 --> 00:14:31,453 Father had different words for me than he did for you. 243 00:14:31,537 --> 00:14:34,373 So please do not insult me with your baseless conjecture. 244 00:14:36,041 --> 00:14:37,543 I have been here. 245 00:14:38,210 --> 00:14:40,754 And I have seen you at all stages. 246 00:14:41,255 --> 00:14:43,591 I witnessed you change the day he died. 247 00:14:43,674 --> 00:14:46,010 Do you know you did not even weep once? 248 00:14:46,510 --> 00:14:49,096 And you stopped laughing, altogether, in fact. 249 00:14:49,763 --> 00:14:52,766 It was as though you had become an entirely different person, 250 00:14:52,850 --> 00:14:55,644 consumed by the expectations of others. 251 00:14:55,728 --> 00:14:57,104 And what choice did I have? 252 00:14:58,105 --> 00:15:01,275 I changed so that our family might survive, 253 00:15:01,358 --> 00:15:03,611 so that you could be respectable enough to marry a duke. 254 00:15:03,694 --> 00:15:06,697 I am happy for you, Sister, but I'm not like you. 255 00:15:06,780 --> 00:15:10,367 I have never wished to succumb to the blind delight of being in love. 256 00:15:10,451 --> 00:15:11,911 I cannot so indulge myself. 257 00:15:11,994 --> 00:15:14,079 You can choose to be happy. 258 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:18,042 To follow the desires of your heart 259 00:15:18,125 --> 00:15:22,588 instead of pushing away any feeling that comes to the surface. 260 00:15:23,172 --> 00:15:26,050 It should not be a luxury, but a right to choose, 261 00:15:26,133 --> 00:15:28,385 to fight for the family that you want. 262 00:15:28,469 --> 00:15:29,428 I fight… 263 00:15:30,471 --> 00:15:32,097 …for the family that I have. 264 00:15:32,890 --> 00:15:33,891 You'll never understand. 265 00:15:33,974 --> 00:15:35,601 You were born to marry into another family. 266 00:15:35,684 --> 00:15:37,394 I was born to carry on the Bridgerton name. 267 00:15:37,478 --> 00:15:39,188 That is what outweighs anything else. 268 00:15:40,105 --> 00:15:41,899 It is rather easy to be selfish 269 00:15:41,982 --> 00:15:45,235 when you have no one else to whom you must answer. 270 00:15:50,157 --> 00:15:51,659 I mourn for you, Brother. 271 00:15:53,410 --> 00:15:55,579 All of these decisions that you seem to make 272 00:15:55,663 --> 00:15:57,039 and then resent us for. 273 00:15:57,873 --> 00:16:00,501 Though they do not make you worthy of your family's respect. 274 00:16:00,584 --> 00:16:02,336 They simply make us pity you. 275 00:16:03,545 --> 00:16:04,463 Nothing more. 276 00:16:21,063 --> 00:16:22,564 -Thank you. -Mm-hmm. 277 00:16:28,028 --> 00:16:29,154 My word. 278 00:16:31,281 --> 00:16:33,409 You look so beautiful, my darling. 279 00:16:50,092 --> 00:16:51,051 Didi? 280 00:16:51,135 --> 00:16:52,261 Yes, Bon? 281 00:16:53,387 --> 00:16:54,930 I cannot wear them. 282 00:16:55,014 --> 00:16:57,516 They do not belong to me, and I do not want to feel 283 00:16:57,599 --> 00:17:00,060 as though I am taking what is rightfully yours. 284 00:17:00,144 --> 00:17:01,729 They were meant for you. 285 00:17:02,438 --> 00:17:04,231 You should be the one to wear them. 286 00:17:11,780 --> 00:17:13,157 They suit you, Kate. 287 00:17:17,369 --> 00:17:18,787 It is time, my lady. 288 00:17:20,372 --> 00:17:21,999 Come. 289 00:17:22,082 --> 00:17:26,003 Let us put all of the nasty gossip behind us for once and for all. 290 00:17:26,086 --> 00:17:29,089 Let us give the ton a wedding to remember, 291 00:17:29,173 --> 00:17:31,550 and show them who we truly are. 292 00:19:59,615 --> 00:20:01,408 Miss Edwina, you look lovely. 293 00:20:01,491 --> 00:20:04,286 Thank you, my lord. I am happy you are pleased. 294 00:20:04,786 --> 00:20:06,622 Please be seated. 295 00:20:09,416 --> 00:20:10,709 Dearly beloved, 296 00:20:11,376 --> 00:20:14,546 we are gathered together here in the sight of God, 297 00:20:14,630 --> 00:20:17,049 and in the face of this congregation, 298 00:20:17,132 --> 00:20:20,510 to join together this man and this woman 299 00:20:21,803 --> 00:20:23,222 in holy matrimony. 300 00:20:24,056 --> 00:20:26,975 And therefore, it is not by any to be enterprised, 301 00:20:27,059 --> 00:20:31,647 nor taken in hand, unadvisedly, lightly, and wantonly, 302 00:20:31,730 --> 00:20:35,901 to satisfy men's carnal lusts and appetites, 303 00:20:35,984 --> 00:20:39,112 like brute beasts that have no understanding… 304 00:20:40,030 --> 00:20:45,118 …but reverently, discreetly, advisedly… 305 00:21:08,684 --> 00:21:10,143 My lord. 306 00:21:12,020 --> 00:21:12,938 My lord. 307 00:21:32,624 --> 00:21:35,585 The archbishop would like you to repeat, my lord, 308 00:21:36,420 --> 00:21:37,296 after him. 309 00:21:37,379 --> 00:21:38,338 Yes, of course. 310 00:21:41,758 --> 00:21:44,011 I, Lord Anthony Bridgerton… 311 00:21:52,144 --> 00:21:53,020 Allow me. 312 00:22:12,622 --> 00:22:13,790 Might I continue? 313 00:22:13,874 --> 00:22:16,001 -My apologies. -My apologies. 314 00:22:17,794 --> 00:22:20,756 Viscount, repeat after me. 315 00:22:20,839 --> 00:22:22,632 I… 316 00:22:26,887 --> 00:22:28,055 Miss Edwina, are you-- 317 00:22:28,138 --> 00:22:29,765 I need a moment! 318 00:22:51,703 --> 00:22:55,415 -What has happened to my wedding? -The bride seems to have run away, ma'am. 319 00:23:08,845 --> 00:23:11,890 Breathe, Edwina. It is just nerves. 320 00:23:11,973 --> 00:23:14,476 We will call for tea, and once you have something in your stomach, 321 00:23:14,559 --> 00:23:16,436 you will be strong enough to go back out there. 322 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:18,814 The viscount-- The viscount will understand, yes, Kate? 323 00:23:19,815 --> 00:23:23,235 -Kate, perhaps you might find that tea-- -It is not tea that I want! 324 00:23:24,861 --> 00:23:27,072 What I want is the truth. 325 00:23:27,155 --> 00:23:28,615 Oh. 326 00:23:29,116 --> 00:23:31,952 -Suddenly, your words fail you, Sister? -Edwina. Kate. 327 00:23:32,035 --> 00:23:34,913 -I am not sure what is going on. -I shall tell you what is going on, Mama. 328 00:23:34,996 --> 00:23:36,915 After a lifetime of filling my head with nonsense, 329 00:23:36,998 --> 00:23:39,918 of all this talk of great, gallant notions and looks between lovers-- 330 00:23:40,001 --> 00:23:42,462 -Edwina-- -You have feelings for him! 331 00:23:43,088 --> 00:23:45,549 All this time, you wanted him for yourself. 332 00:23:45,632 --> 00:23:48,635 -No, that is not true. -Oh, you cannot deny it now, Kate. 333 00:23:49,594 --> 00:23:54,433 How could I have been such a fool? You lied to me again and again. 334 00:23:54,516 --> 00:23:56,101 You told-- 335 00:23:56,184 --> 00:23:57,227 You told me. 336 00:23:57,894 --> 00:24:00,564 You told me we had put all secrets to rest, but no. 337 00:24:01,189 --> 00:24:05,026 The Sheffield inheritance, that was merely the beginning of your deception. 338 00:24:05,861 --> 00:24:10,740 I fooled myself into believing you had only the purest of intentions, 339 00:24:11,491 --> 00:24:14,327 that your only desire was for me to be happy. 340 00:24:14,411 --> 00:24:17,706 And you are no one's fool. That is the truth. 341 00:24:19,207 --> 00:24:20,041 Do you love him? 342 00:24:20,125 --> 00:24:21,376 What? 343 00:24:21,460 --> 00:24:24,129 You told me you hated him. 344 00:24:24,713 --> 00:24:27,048 But that only meant your feelings… 345 00:24:27,924 --> 00:24:29,426 your feelings were strong. 346 00:24:31,636 --> 00:24:33,221 Do you love him? 347 00:24:38,477 --> 00:24:39,769 Edwina, I-- 348 00:24:42,647 --> 00:24:43,899 That is enough. 349 00:24:44,524 --> 00:24:46,443 No good can come from this at present. 350 00:24:47,444 --> 00:24:50,405 Let us all take a moment to calm ourselves, shall we? 351 00:24:51,781 --> 00:24:54,743 You have kept so very much from me. 352 00:24:55,494 --> 00:24:58,079 Go. Anywhere else, Kate. 353 00:25:44,543 --> 00:25:46,419 Does this have anything to do with our dinner 354 00:25:46,503 --> 00:25:48,129 with the Sheffields the other evening? 355 00:25:48,213 --> 00:25:50,423 Or perhaps some even greater issue has come to pass 356 00:25:50,507 --> 00:25:51,883 that we must discuss, Anthony? 357 00:25:51,967 --> 00:25:54,636 Miss Edwina is merely agitated. She will come to her senses. 358 00:25:54,719 --> 00:25:57,430 Miss Edwina does seem to have a delicate constitution. 359 00:25:57,514 --> 00:26:00,100 -Perhaps fresh air will be just the thing. -Flask. 360 00:26:00,183 --> 00:26:03,061 Perhaps the archbishop's talk of lifelong covenants overwhelmed her. 361 00:26:03,144 --> 00:26:05,772 Perhaps she realized that marriage is, in fact, a prison for women. 362 00:26:05,855 --> 00:26:08,441 Ugh. Must you always be so… you? 363 00:26:08,525 --> 00:26:11,278 How else should I be? Married and silent? 364 00:26:11,361 --> 00:26:13,738 Perhaps she decided she must change into a different dress. 365 00:26:13,822 --> 00:26:15,198 Absurd. She looked beautiful. 366 00:26:15,282 --> 00:26:18,201 Perhaps we should allow Anthony a little respite. 367 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:20,662 Brother, is that what you need? 368 00:26:28,044 --> 00:26:29,045 Precisely. 369 00:26:34,217 --> 00:26:35,051 What? 370 00:26:35,135 --> 00:26:36,886 -You know something. -I do not. 371 00:26:36,970 --> 00:26:39,514 Daphne, you may be a duchess, but you are still my daughter. 372 00:26:39,598 --> 00:26:41,224 Tell me what you know. 373 00:26:49,482 --> 00:26:52,402 A failed wedding with their queen presiding. 374 00:26:53,111 --> 00:26:55,071 As if I needed the embarrassment. 375 00:26:55,155 --> 00:26:57,365 It is not your fault, Your Majesty. 376 00:26:57,449 --> 00:26:59,451 Lady Whistledown will make it so. 377 00:27:00,118 --> 00:27:03,538 "Her Majesty has picked poorly," she will say. 378 00:27:03,622 --> 00:27:06,916 My once immaculate taste now questioned. 379 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:11,212 Her words carry far too much import for my delicate comfort. 380 00:27:12,047 --> 00:27:14,549 Your Majesty, with all due respect, 381 00:27:14,633 --> 00:27:18,678 we may very well find ourselves in a situation that cannot be salvaged. 382 00:27:18,762 --> 00:27:21,848 -It would be wise-- -Well, it must be salvaged. 383 00:27:21,931 --> 00:27:24,893 You vouched for this family, did you not, Lady Danbury? 384 00:27:26,102 --> 00:27:27,729 I never would have entertained the thought 385 00:27:27,812 --> 00:27:31,733 of making Miss Edwina my diamond, let alone arranging this elaborate affair, 386 00:27:31,816 --> 00:27:33,568 if it was not for you. 387 00:27:34,235 --> 00:27:37,238 This is as much your blunder as anyone else's. 388 00:27:37,322 --> 00:27:39,491 You must not forget that. 389 00:27:39,574 --> 00:27:41,576 Indeed, I will not. 390 00:27:45,330 --> 00:27:48,583 Perhaps I may go and find Miss Edwina. 391 00:27:49,417 --> 00:27:51,920 Perhaps there is something I can do. 392 00:27:53,713 --> 00:27:54,547 Brimsley. 393 00:27:55,548 --> 00:27:58,718 Escort the guests to the gardens and do not allow anyone to leave. 394 00:27:58,802 --> 00:28:03,431 The nuptials shall resume shortly, and we shall proceed with our plans. 395 00:28:04,015 --> 00:28:05,058 All of them. 396 00:28:26,621 --> 00:28:29,624 I heard Miss Edwina has not eaten a morsel since the engagement 397 00:28:29,708 --> 00:28:31,209 in order to fit into her dress. 398 00:28:31,292 --> 00:28:32,961 It's no wonder she's been taken ill. 399 00:28:33,044 --> 00:28:36,339 I hear the royal physician has brought in leeches to hasten her recovery. 400 00:28:36,423 --> 00:28:37,924 Can you imagine? 401 00:28:38,007 --> 00:28:39,843 Rather embarrassing for Lord Bridgerton. 402 00:28:39,926 --> 00:28:41,761 And yet far more worrying for us. 403 00:28:41,845 --> 00:28:43,596 What guarantee do the rest of us have 404 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:46,349 that these other young ladies will not follow the lead of the chit? 405 00:28:46,433 --> 00:28:48,268 Jilting their grooms left and right. 406 00:28:50,812 --> 00:28:53,356 A rather fortuitous turn of events, my lord. 407 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:55,567 Nothing makes the ton come alive like a fresh scandal. 408 00:28:55,650 --> 00:28:58,570 All eyes and ears seem to be open for the freshest detail. 409 00:28:58,653 --> 00:29:02,949 I suppose all we must do now is redirect their attention. 410 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:05,285 Prudence. 411 00:29:07,412 --> 00:29:09,080 Do you wish to insult Lord Featherington 412 00:29:09,164 --> 00:29:12,041 by not showing off this beautiful necklace? 413 00:29:12,125 --> 00:29:15,253 I do not understand why he should care whether I cherish it so. 414 00:29:15,336 --> 00:29:17,922 We are already engaged, and he barely speaks to me. 415 00:29:18,006 --> 00:29:19,716 What sort of engagement is born of silence? 416 00:29:19,799 --> 00:29:22,969 Do as I say, child. Or would you rather be without any prospects, like Penelope? 417 00:29:23,052 --> 00:29:25,305 -Heaven forbid. -Oh… Come on. 418 00:29:28,558 --> 00:29:30,727 I've given much consideration to what you said. 419 00:29:30,810 --> 00:29:32,771 About Mr. Sharpe and his degree of interest. 420 00:29:32,854 --> 00:29:34,856 No. El, I did not intend you to think about that. 421 00:29:34,939 --> 00:29:36,900 You should put him out of your mind. 422 00:29:38,610 --> 00:29:40,069 I know it is… 423 00:29:40,153 --> 00:29:43,865 …odd, but I had assumed ours was merely an intellectual bond, 424 00:29:43,948 --> 00:29:47,660 a friendship based in like-minded thought and rigorous conversation. 425 00:29:47,744 --> 00:29:50,330 But what if you are right? What if he feels more? 426 00:29:50,413 --> 00:29:53,750 I never said-- El, do you want him to feel more? 427 00:29:55,794 --> 00:29:57,587 My feelings about his feelings do not matter 428 00:29:57,670 --> 00:29:59,839 if I do not know for a fact what it is he is feeling. 429 00:30:01,674 --> 00:30:03,635 Perhaps you have already gone farther than is wise. 430 00:30:04,427 --> 00:30:06,679 Have you not heard of all the trouble that befell Lady Mary 431 00:30:06,763 --> 00:30:08,306 because she married beneath her station? 432 00:30:08,389 --> 00:30:10,683 No one speaks of marriage, Pen. 433 00:30:10,767 --> 00:30:14,479 I am speaking of… clarity of thought. 434 00:30:14,562 --> 00:30:16,523 -I simply would like to know. -But why? 435 00:30:17,357 --> 00:30:19,108 I can accept certain mysteries. 436 00:30:19,192 --> 00:30:21,236 I may never know how men came to be considered leaders 437 00:30:21,319 --> 00:30:23,279 when women are clearly better suited. 438 00:30:23,363 --> 00:30:25,907 I may never understand why the modiste tortures her own clients 439 00:30:25,990 --> 00:30:27,534 with tight bodices and scratchy fabrics. 440 00:30:27,617 --> 00:30:29,911 I may never even know who is behind Lady Whistledown. 441 00:30:29,994 --> 00:30:31,412 And you could accept such a mystery? 442 00:30:31,496 --> 00:30:35,250 Of course not, but… those are mysteries I may never solve. 443 00:30:35,333 --> 00:30:38,670 This one with Theo-- Mr. Sharpe, I can. 444 00:30:38,753 --> 00:30:41,631 But what good will it do? It is not as though you can act on it. 445 00:30:42,507 --> 00:30:43,550 I suppose 446 00:30:44,133 --> 00:30:46,845 if I know for sure, it will be a relief. 447 00:30:46,928 --> 00:30:51,099 It is the not knowing that makes it feel like… torment. 448 00:30:51,182 --> 00:30:54,102 To turn over in your mind the events of a mere conversation. 449 00:30:54,185 --> 00:30:56,771 To look at all of the evidence and still not be sure. 450 00:30:56,855 --> 00:30:59,274 It is a pleasing, stimulating, 451 00:30:59,941 --> 00:31:02,068 thrilling kind of torment. 452 00:31:03,027 --> 00:31:04,737 -Have you ever felt that way? -No. 453 00:31:04,821 --> 00:31:06,698 I can only imagine such a thing. 454 00:31:07,198 --> 00:31:08,116 Mmm. 455 00:31:16,875 --> 00:31:18,459 Lord Bridgerton. 456 00:31:18,543 --> 00:31:19,460 Lady Mary. 457 00:31:20,587 --> 00:31:22,130 I was hoping to speak with Miss Edwina. 458 00:31:27,051 --> 00:31:28,052 Of course. 459 00:31:33,182 --> 00:31:34,475 Lord Bridgerton. 460 00:31:39,063 --> 00:31:41,232 I am quite certain this delay is rather 461 00:31:42,066 --> 00:31:43,026 unexpected. 462 00:31:43,109 --> 00:31:44,152 Indeed. 463 00:31:44,235 --> 00:31:48,448 But I must ask if it is, in fact, a delay and nothing more? 464 00:31:53,369 --> 00:31:56,456 I am considering what more there may be regarding our courtship 465 00:31:56,539 --> 00:31:59,292 and those involved with its… interference. 466 00:31:59,375 --> 00:32:01,044 -I know you may think that we-- -Please. 467 00:32:01,628 --> 00:32:05,590 Tell me you did not come here to offer me more lies or half-truths, my lord. 468 00:32:06,341 --> 00:32:07,800 At least offer me that. 469 00:32:11,179 --> 00:32:12,972 I am intent upon this marriage. 470 00:32:13,556 --> 00:32:16,100 The very fact that we have arrived at this day with whatever 471 00:32:16,184 --> 00:32:18,811 interference there might have been should be proof enough. 472 00:32:20,980 --> 00:32:22,023 Indeed. 473 00:32:22,815 --> 00:32:25,735 Yet I still wonder whether it is the marriage 474 00:32:25,818 --> 00:32:28,363 or me that you truly want. 475 00:32:32,617 --> 00:32:33,660 It is both. 476 00:32:35,578 --> 00:32:38,247 Miss Edwina, I have never wavered in my intentions 477 00:32:38,331 --> 00:32:39,832 since the first moment of our meeting. 478 00:32:39,916 --> 00:32:41,751 It was clear to me then, as it is now, 479 00:32:41,834 --> 00:32:44,045 that what we share is greater than all else. 480 00:32:44,128 --> 00:32:46,130 And what is it that you believe we share? 481 00:32:46,214 --> 00:32:47,090 Our places. 482 00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:51,552 Our roles. They align. 483 00:32:51,636 --> 00:32:53,805 I, as the viscount. You, as the diamond. 484 00:32:53,888 --> 00:32:55,682 Neither by our own choice. 485 00:32:57,475 --> 00:33:01,104 We are yoked to each other in that respect. 486 00:33:01,187 --> 00:33:03,106 It is why I never gave up pursuing you, 487 00:33:03,189 --> 00:33:05,608 even when some thought me a fool to continue. 488 00:33:06,192 --> 00:33:10,446 It is why I was not swayed by the insults of the Sheffields or your lack of a dowry. 489 00:33:12,365 --> 00:33:14,575 Because… you love me? 490 00:33:22,834 --> 00:33:24,210 I understand you. 491 00:33:25,837 --> 00:33:27,422 I sympathize with you. 492 00:33:28,506 --> 00:33:30,049 In a certain light, I am you. 493 00:33:30,133 --> 00:33:33,678 We do not have the luxury of choice. We cannot escape our roles. 494 00:33:33,761 --> 00:33:34,637 But married, 495 00:33:36,556 --> 00:33:39,559 we may face these difficulties together. 496 00:33:43,438 --> 00:33:44,814 And what of my sister? 497 00:33:45,481 --> 00:33:48,109 What role will she play between us in the future? 498 00:33:52,196 --> 00:33:56,409 The thorn easily removed from the blossoming flower of our lives. 499 00:33:57,827 --> 00:33:59,829 She shall have no place in our future. 500 00:34:00,538 --> 00:34:03,458 Once we marry, she will return to India, as she wishes. 501 00:34:05,543 --> 00:34:07,253 And you and I will be free of her. 502 00:34:07,336 --> 00:34:09,380 And that is what you now wish? 503 00:34:11,632 --> 00:34:12,967 That is what I now know. 504 00:34:14,594 --> 00:34:17,472 The great distance between us will only bring you and I closer. 505 00:34:17,555 --> 00:34:21,142 But that future is only possible if you decide today… 506 00:34:23,144 --> 00:34:24,103 to marry me. 507 00:34:30,610 --> 00:34:32,820 I have been told what my future will look like 508 00:34:32,904 --> 00:34:35,448 more times than I now wish to admit, my lord. 509 00:34:36,157 --> 00:34:37,658 But I am no fool. 510 00:34:38,910 --> 00:34:40,620 I know the scandal that would ensue 511 00:34:40,703 --> 00:34:42,955 should the two of us fail to see this through now. 512 00:34:44,874 --> 00:34:47,293 But I cannot find that reason enough. 513 00:34:50,379 --> 00:34:52,465 I require a moment to think. 514 00:34:52,548 --> 00:34:54,300 Of my future, indeed. 515 00:34:54,383 --> 00:34:56,594 But only in the way that I might now imagine it. 516 00:34:56,677 --> 00:34:57,845 You must understand. 517 00:34:59,639 --> 00:35:00,598 Of course. 518 00:35:03,351 --> 00:35:04,519 Of course I do. 519 00:36:27,185 --> 00:36:28,477 You cannot be here. 520 00:36:28,561 --> 00:36:30,855 -Miss Sharma-- -This is my place of refuge. 521 00:36:32,231 --> 00:36:33,566 -A closet? -Yes. 522 00:36:33,649 --> 00:36:36,402 It may not be grand, but it met my main requirement 523 00:36:36,485 --> 00:36:40,114 when you were not present. So go and leave me in peace. 524 00:36:41,407 --> 00:36:42,366 We must speak. 525 00:36:42,909 --> 00:36:45,620 -Do you realize how improper this is-- -I've just met with Miss Edwina. 526 00:36:48,664 --> 00:36:51,167 She was harsher than I knew her capable of being. 527 00:36:51,834 --> 00:36:53,669 Well, you cannot fault her for that. 528 00:36:54,295 --> 00:36:56,505 I concede I do not know her as well as you do, 529 00:36:56,589 --> 00:36:58,841 but that is why I am coming to you. You must do something. 530 00:36:58,925 --> 00:37:00,676 What would you have me do, my lord? 531 00:37:00,760 --> 00:37:04,472 More plotting and scheming to… get her to comply? 532 00:37:04,972 --> 00:37:09,435 It seems my sister has finally become wise to all of it. 533 00:37:10,978 --> 00:37:13,147 In one way, I should be quite proud. 534 00:37:13,231 --> 00:37:16,234 So you intend simply to cease to help her, 535 00:37:16,317 --> 00:37:18,486 and hide in a closet as she ruins her life? 536 00:37:20,696 --> 00:37:22,490 I have ruined her life. 537 00:37:27,828 --> 00:37:28,913 You should not be here. 538 00:37:30,039 --> 00:37:31,457 Just, just… 539 00:37:40,967 --> 00:37:41,926 Wait. 540 00:37:58,276 --> 00:37:59,777 Goodbye, my lord. 541 00:38:09,620 --> 00:38:10,663 Lady Danbury. 542 00:38:13,207 --> 00:38:15,334 Whatever are you doing in here? 543 00:38:15,960 --> 00:38:18,796 I assure you, it is for good reason 544 00:38:18,879 --> 00:38:22,383 that I am in here and not out there. 545 00:38:22,466 --> 00:38:25,928 It is unlike you to be off somewhere, hiding. 546 00:38:27,221 --> 00:38:28,055 Well, 547 00:38:28,597 --> 00:38:32,977 we all require a modicum of self-reflection from time to time. 548 00:38:33,519 --> 00:38:35,104 -Do you not think? -Mmm. 549 00:38:39,775 --> 00:38:41,193 Lady Bridgerton. 550 00:38:43,279 --> 00:38:46,949 I must apologize for not sharing 551 00:38:47,700 --> 00:38:50,578 certain information with you. 552 00:38:50,661 --> 00:38:53,622 That business between the Sharmas and the Sheffields, well, 553 00:38:53,706 --> 00:38:57,043 it was not my place, but I certainly 554 00:38:57,126 --> 00:38:58,836 did not wish it to be revealed 555 00:38:58,919 --> 00:39:02,423 as it was at that dinner. 556 00:39:03,382 --> 00:39:06,510 This entire scheme seems to have got out of hand. 557 00:39:06,594 --> 00:39:07,845 Indeed it has. 558 00:39:09,055 --> 00:39:10,556 Daphne has, uh… 559 00:39:10,639 --> 00:39:13,601 Well, she has finally confirmed something 560 00:39:13,684 --> 00:39:16,228 I have been fearing for quite some time. 561 00:39:17,313 --> 00:39:18,147 Ah. 562 00:39:18,230 --> 00:39:21,359 Something I believe you too have observed, no doubt. 563 00:39:26,447 --> 00:39:28,074 Her Majesty 564 00:39:28,157 --> 00:39:31,202 wishes me to repair 565 00:39:31,285 --> 00:39:33,204 today's situation. 566 00:39:33,913 --> 00:39:37,833 And for what may very well be the first time in my life… 567 00:39:40,503 --> 00:39:42,088 I do not know what to do. 568 00:40:02,650 --> 00:40:04,777 Look! Peacocks! 569 00:40:04,860 --> 00:40:06,862 Dreadful creatures! 570 00:40:06,946 --> 00:40:08,531 They attack, unprovoked. 571 00:40:08,614 --> 00:40:11,659 As if the day could get any more unfortunate. 572 00:40:12,660 --> 00:40:15,454 You could always tell her that there is nothing to be done. 573 00:40:15,538 --> 00:40:17,832 The Queen of England? 574 00:40:17,915 --> 00:40:21,919 I would rather go out there and offer my hand to one of those birds. 575 00:40:22,002 --> 00:40:24,547 -It would be less painful. 576 00:40:38,978 --> 00:40:41,814 Do you think the bride will return to that altar? 577 00:40:42,731 --> 00:40:46,944 There is only one person who can answer that question. 578 00:40:49,196 --> 00:40:50,489 -Hmm. 579 00:40:54,869 --> 00:40:56,036 What? 580 00:40:57,288 --> 00:40:59,039 -Has Mama-- -You seem to know all. 581 00:40:59,582 --> 00:41:01,917 How could I possibly offer any insight of my own? 582 00:41:04,378 --> 00:41:07,047 She is off, getting some air. 583 00:41:22,563 --> 00:41:24,940 Edwina, you must know 584 00:41:25,024 --> 00:41:27,276 I never intended to wound you. 585 00:41:27,902 --> 00:41:29,570 I know I should have told you more. 586 00:41:29,653 --> 00:41:31,655 I should have told you everything. 587 00:41:33,115 --> 00:41:37,328 Yes. Yes, I once did have feelings for the viscount. 588 00:41:38,037 --> 00:41:39,705 But they were no match for the love 589 00:41:39,788 --> 00:41:42,041 I had, and continue to have, for you. 590 00:41:42,124 --> 00:41:45,336 And you must know I will do everything in my power 591 00:41:45,419 --> 00:41:47,379 to ensure your happiness. 592 00:41:47,463 --> 00:41:49,131 Including going back to India? 593 00:41:49,215 --> 00:41:50,758 That is your solution, is it not? 594 00:41:50,841 --> 00:41:52,259 I wish to make things right. 595 00:41:52,343 --> 00:41:55,095 My feelings for Lord Bridgerton do not matter anymore. 596 00:41:55,179 --> 00:41:58,182 We do not have a future together. But you… 597 00:41:58,682 --> 00:42:02,478 You, Edwina, were born to be viscountess. 598 00:42:07,775 --> 00:42:09,652 The viscount said the same. 599 00:42:09,735 --> 00:42:13,322 I half expect to discover the two of you prepared it ahead of time. 600 00:42:15,324 --> 00:42:18,118 I am not too proud to admit when he is right. 601 00:42:19,662 --> 00:42:21,622 -You deserve this. -Why? 602 00:42:21,705 --> 00:42:23,999 Why me and why not you? 603 00:42:29,505 --> 00:42:32,383 You view your youth and naïveté as a hindrance, 604 00:42:32,466 --> 00:42:34,552 but it has shielded you in many ways. 605 00:42:35,135 --> 00:42:39,932 You do not remember when Appa died, when the world fell out from beneath us. 606 00:42:40,015 --> 00:42:42,601 And so, to save us from an even worse fate, 607 00:42:42,685 --> 00:42:47,773 I promised I would not consider myself until you and Mama were taken care of. 608 00:42:47,856 --> 00:42:51,235 I gave what I had without regret, and I would do it again, Bon. 609 00:42:51,318 --> 00:42:54,697 I still do it. I give what I have in order to protect you. 610 00:42:59,368 --> 00:43:01,787 Say something, Bon. Anything, please. 611 00:43:04,623 --> 00:43:07,209 I do not know which pains me more. 612 00:43:08,460 --> 00:43:12,172 -Your betrayal or your pity. -Edwina, you are my sister-- 613 00:43:12,256 --> 00:43:14,383 Half -sister. 614 00:43:16,677 --> 00:43:19,430 What I am, Kate, is a grown woman. 615 00:43:21,515 --> 00:43:23,100 And for the first time in my life, 616 00:43:23,183 --> 00:43:26,145 I am able to make a decision based on what I would like. 617 00:43:27,313 --> 00:43:30,316 I have already imagined the life I would lead with Lord Bridgerton 618 00:43:30,399 --> 00:43:33,110 as viscountess at Aubrey Hall. 619 00:43:33,193 --> 00:43:36,864 It lives in my own mind, and it is mine to do with as I like. 620 00:43:37,364 --> 00:43:39,950 So if I choose to marry Anthony, 621 00:43:40,034 --> 00:43:43,370 it will be because it pleases me and no one else. 622 00:43:43,454 --> 00:43:46,248 I need you to understand that. 623 00:43:47,708 --> 00:43:50,210 If I go through with this wedding, 624 00:43:51,670 --> 00:43:54,757 it will have nothing to do with you. 625 00:44:08,228 --> 00:44:10,314 Apparently, it has to do with the honeymoon. 626 00:44:10,397 --> 00:44:12,483 Miss Edwina was not pleased with the rather simple one 627 00:44:12,566 --> 00:44:14,068 Lord Bridgerton had planned. 628 00:44:14,151 --> 00:44:16,654 She is using the delay to negotiate a new itinerary 629 00:44:16,737 --> 00:44:19,073 that will have the queen's particular approval. 630 00:44:27,039 --> 00:44:30,668 It appears Miss Edwina is far more cunning than we have given credit. 631 00:44:31,669 --> 00:44:33,462 -Gentlemen. -Come now, Featherington. 632 00:44:33,545 --> 00:44:36,215 There's a more appropriate venue for the discussion of business. 633 00:44:36,298 --> 00:44:37,925 We thought you might be coy, Featherington. 634 00:44:38,008 --> 00:44:41,220 Now, are these mines as profitable as we are hearing? 635 00:44:41,303 --> 00:44:43,597 I did not make the journey across the Atlantic for pennies. 636 00:44:43,681 --> 00:44:47,142 If there's interest, I can send word to my men on the ground in Georgia. 637 00:44:47,226 --> 00:44:48,143 -Very good. -Indeed. 638 00:44:48,227 --> 00:44:50,938 And do these men work for you, Featherington? 639 00:44:51,021 --> 00:44:52,314 Why, of course. 640 00:44:52,398 --> 00:44:55,693 Then why send word to your workers if the investment is, in fact, yours? 641 00:44:55,776 --> 00:44:59,947 Because I must write to my men to obtain the latest report. 642 00:45:00,531 --> 00:45:04,118 Wise investors would like to know if it is rubies or amethysts 643 00:45:04,201 --> 00:45:06,161 that we are finding more of these days. 644 00:45:06,954 --> 00:45:10,082 Mr. Mondrich, I must ask about this social club of yours. 645 00:45:11,041 --> 00:45:14,086 An admirable endeavor, if not rather surprising. 646 00:45:14,169 --> 00:45:16,505 What can a boxer know about running a business? 647 00:45:18,674 --> 00:45:21,969 About as much as a gentleman knows about mining. 648 00:45:25,472 --> 00:45:26,432 Excuse me. 649 00:45:35,315 --> 00:45:36,316 Come in. 650 00:45:39,737 --> 00:45:42,364 -Have you yet come to any agreements? -Almost. 651 00:45:42,448 --> 00:45:44,658 You must know time is of the essence, my lord. 652 00:45:44,742 --> 00:45:47,244 Who knows how long this wedding will be delayed? 653 00:45:47,327 --> 00:45:49,580 We may never again have such an engaged audience. 654 00:45:49,663 --> 00:45:50,706 You must leave it with me. 655 00:45:50,789 --> 00:45:54,042 We must be careful not to attract too much attention. 656 00:45:54,126 --> 00:45:57,212 This opportunity must appear for the chosen few. Not to mention, 657 00:45:57,296 --> 00:46:00,924 we cannot risk snaring those who would bring scandal outweighing any profit. 658 00:46:01,008 --> 00:46:04,303 I think it best we concentrate our attentions on members of the ton 659 00:46:04,386 --> 00:46:07,806 who are not particularly beloved and whose regard matters little. 660 00:46:07,890 --> 00:46:09,600 And who would make that list? 661 00:46:09,683 --> 00:46:13,312 The Cowpers, the Clarksons, the Gorings, the Wallaces-- 662 00:46:13,395 --> 00:46:16,857 Perhaps the better question is, and who would not make that list? 663 00:46:20,444 --> 00:46:21,820 The Bridgertons, I suppose. 664 00:46:21,904 --> 00:46:24,364 They are on the verge of enough scandal today all on their own. 665 00:46:24,448 --> 00:46:25,991 Well, they do seem liked well enough. 666 00:46:26,074 --> 00:46:29,286 Do not mistake this decision for fondness. It is pure strategy. 667 00:46:29,369 --> 00:46:31,163 I'd never think you had affections for another. 668 00:46:31,246 --> 00:46:32,790 It'd make me far too jealous, my lady. 669 00:46:32,873 --> 00:46:34,541 Save your charms for the investors. 670 00:46:34,625 --> 00:46:36,627 Why? I have plenty to spare. 671 00:46:36,710 --> 00:46:39,922 My lord, your lies are wasted on me. 672 00:46:40,005 --> 00:46:41,590 I do not need to lie. 673 00:46:41,673 --> 00:46:44,301 You are far too cunning to fall prey to that, are you not? 674 00:46:45,761 --> 00:46:47,596 You and I see the truth. 675 00:46:47,679 --> 00:46:50,474 That is why this is such a promising partnership. 676 00:46:51,475 --> 00:46:53,727 I see you for the capable woman you are. 677 00:46:55,687 --> 00:46:58,357 My cousin was a fool about many things 678 00:46:59,316 --> 00:47:00,943 but none greater than in leaving this world 679 00:47:01,026 --> 00:47:02,986 knowing he had a brilliant wife still in it. 680 00:47:08,700 --> 00:47:09,701 We must 681 00:47:11,078 --> 00:47:14,248 return to the gardens before we are missed. 682 00:47:15,874 --> 00:47:17,042 After you. 683 00:47:26,009 --> 00:47:29,346 I must thank Your Majesty for such a splendid event. 684 00:47:29,429 --> 00:47:33,600 Every detail. It simply takes one's breath away and-- 685 00:47:33,684 --> 00:47:37,437 While I quite enjoy the adulation, Lady Bridgerton, 686 00:47:37,521 --> 00:47:40,315 unless you are here to tell me that your son and his bride 687 00:47:40,399 --> 00:47:44,528 are at present standing at that altar, I simply do not have the time. 688 00:47:44,611 --> 00:47:47,489 For this wedding to fail is unacceptable. 689 00:47:48,532 --> 00:47:50,409 Lady Danbury, what have you to say? 690 00:47:50,492 --> 00:47:52,703 As always, Your Majesty, I am humbled 691 00:47:52,786 --> 00:47:55,706 by your generosity of spirit. 692 00:47:55,789 --> 00:47:57,040 Though, uh… 693 00:47:58,876 --> 00:48:00,085 Though… 694 00:48:00,168 --> 00:48:03,297 It is unlike you to lose your words, Lady Danbury. 695 00:48:04,464 --> 00:48:06,258 Though it pains us so, 696 00:48:06,341 --> 00:48:09,136 both Lady Bridgerton and I are in agreement 697 00:48:09,219 --> 00:48:12,931 that it is up to Miss Edwina to decide her fate. 698 00:48:13,432 --> 00:48:14,766 Well. 699 00:48:14,850 --> 00:48:17,978 I did not realize the diamond outweighed the Crown. 700 00:48:18,061 --> 00:48:19,730 It does not, Your Majesty. 701 00:48:20,814 --> 00:48:22,733 Pardon our interruption, Your Majesty. 702 00:48:22,816 --> 00:48:24,318 It is noted. 703 00:48:24,401 --> 00:48:26,028 To be sure. 704 00:48:26,111 --> 00:48:28,697 I do hope my efforts today have not been wasted. 705 00:48:28,780 --> 00:48:32,075 It has not been a waste, Your Majesty. 706 00:48:32,159 --> 00:48:35,454 But rather further proof of the love you have for your people, ma'am. 707 00:48:35,537 --> 00:48:38,498 Miss Edwina and I come before you humbly now 708 00:48:38,582 --> 00:48:40,250 in recognition of all that you-- 709 00:48:40,334 --> 00:48:43,879 Is there not a person alive who can think of something else to say to their queen 710 00:48:43,962 --> 00:48:45,923 other than sheer flattery? 711 00:48:47,382 --> 00:48:49,009 It is the obvious choice. 712 00:48:50,218 --> 00:48:51,428 Child. 713 00:48:51,511 --> 00:48:54,598 Are you here to tell me you are going to marry him or not? 714 00:49:00,729 --> 00:49:02,105 Did you see them? 715 00:49:02,189 --> 00:49:03,982 -Your Majesty. -Your Majesty. 716 00:49:04,066 --> 00:49:05,400 The fireworks? 717 00:49:05,484 --> 00:49:07,361 They were brilliant! 718 00:49:08,904 --> 00:49:10,322 Will there be more? 719 00:49:11,740 --> 00:49:12,741 Oh, dear. It seems… 720 00:49:13,867 --> 00:49:16,078 It seems I am late for the ceremony. 721 00:49:16,662 --> 00:49:17,704 My king. 722 00:49:18,956 --> 00:49:21,792 Someone. Can someone come and assist? 723 00:49:21,875 --> 00:49:23,627 I didn't mean to keep you waiting, Lottie. 724 00:49:24,336 --> 00:49:27,089 My bride. My… My beautiful bride. 725 00:49:27,172 --> 00:49:30,550 Um, but where is the archbishop 726 00:49:30,634 --> 00:49:33,136 and-and-and-and our congregation? 727 00:49:36,181 --> 00:49:37,015 George. 728 00:49:37,099 --> 00:49:39,726 She is radiant, is she not? 729 00:49:41,061 --> 00:49:42,104 What are they, uh… 730 00:49:42,604 --> 00:49:44,523 What-- What are they doing? 731 00:49:44,606 --> 00:49:47,484 Stop! Leave! Leave me! Leave me! 732 00:49:47,567 --> 00:49:48,443 Lottie… 733 00:49:58,328 --> 00:50:00,706 She will make a most excellent queen, 734 00:50:01,456 --> 00:50:02,457 Your Majesty. 735 00:50:05,669 --> 00:50:09,214 I hear the two of you faced many trials 736 00:50:09,297 --> 00:50:11,008 during your happy courtship. 737 00:50:12,217 --> 00:50:13,301 But today… 738 00:50:16,096 --> 00:50:19,725 Today will make all of it well worth it, will it not? 739 00:50:22,477 --> 00:50:24,229 Why… yes. 740 00:50:24,312 --> 00:50:27,482 Then perhaps you might find your rest, Your Majesty, 741 00:50:28,191 --> 00:50:30,277 before you both rule this kingdom 742 00:50:30,360 --> 00:50:34,448 with the kind of love, compassion, and kindness 743 00:50:34,531 --> 00:50:36,700 the two of you undoubtedly share. 744 00:50:42,914 --> 00:50:43,874 My queen. 745 00:51:05,645 --> 00:51:06,938 Oh, Edwina… 746 00:51:38,095 --> 00:51:39,429 A celebratory drink? 747 00:51:40,055 --> 00:51:41,765 Have you succeeded already, Colin? 748 00:51:42,432 --> 00:51:45,644 Only if whatever I am looking for can be found at the bottom of this flask. 749 00:51:45,727 --> 00:51:47,687 I am certain you will find your purpose one day. 750 00:51:47,771 --> 00:51:49,439 Everyone must eventually. 751 00:51:49,523 --> 00:51:51,775 -Have you found yours? -Of course not. 752 00:51:52,818 --> 00:51:57,572 But I imagine it to be something both animating and satisfying. 753 00:51:58,156 --> 00:52:00,617 The type of venture that speaks not to who I am 754 00:52:00,700 --> 00:52:03,078 but rather who I am to be. 755 00:52:04,287 --> 00:52:07,457 My purpose will challenge me to be brave and witty. 756 00:52:07,541 --> 00:52:09,751 My purpose will propel me 757 00:52:09,835 --> 00:52:12,254 far beyond the watchful glare of my mama. 758 00:52:12,337 --> 00:52:13,797 My purpose 759 00:52:14,840 --> 00:52:16,258 shall set me free. 760 00:52:17,634 --> 00:52:19,553 What could possibly measure up to all that? 761 00:52:21,972 --> 00:52:24,141 Your dreams are grander than you let on, Pen. 762 00:52:24,224 --> 00:52:27,519 Yes, they are mere fantasies, but 763 00:52:28,395 --> 00:52:31,439 I do believe we must allow ourselves those private moments 764 00:52:32,107 --> 00:52:34,818 so we may face reality armed with our reveries. 765 00:52:38,238 --> 00:52:40,407 Lady Crane was right about you. 766 00:52:40,490 --> 00:52:41,700 Lady Crane? 767 00:52:42,659 --> 00:52:43,952 What did she say? 768 00:52:44,536 --> 00:52:45,912 That you cared for me. 769 00:52:46,746 --> 00:52:49,124 That you would never forsake me. 770 00:52:50,750 --> 00:52:52,836 I am beginning to believe that now. 771 00:53:02,596 --> 00:53:05,849 It appears we had better nab a piece of cake before it's all gone. 772 00:53:19,112 --> 00:53:20,071 El? 773 00:53:21,990 --> 00:53:25,076 -El, whatever are you-- -I've made a decision to visit Theo now. 774 00:53:25,160 --> 00:53:27,412 Eloise, it is your brother's wedding. People will notice. 775 00:53:27,495 --> 00:53:28,496 This is why no one will. 776 00:53:28,580 --> 00:53:31,541 Everyone is worried about Anthony and Miss Edwina. They'll hardly miss me. 777 00:53:31,625 --> 00:53:34,377 Because an opportunity presents itself does not mean you should take it. 778 00:53:34,461 --> 00:53:36,796 There are other things to do. Have you seen the peacocks? 779 00:53:36,880 --> 00:53:40,467 It is vexing to think only of his thoughts when I should be thinking of my own. 780 00:53:40,550 --> 00:53:41,384 I… 781 00:53:42,302 --> 00:53:44,304 -I do not know what to say. -Say nothing. 782 00:53:44,888 --> 00:53:45,972 That is all I ask. 783 00:53:46,640 --> 00:53:48,683 I am only telling you now because you are my friend, 784 00:53:48,767 --> 00:53:51,019 and I do not wish for secrets to set us apart. 785 00:54:23,510 --> 00:54:26,054 -Do you like that one? -Your Majesty, I-- 786 00:54:26,137 --> 00:54:29,182 I wore it for His Majesty's golden jubilee. 787 00:54:29,683 --> 00:54:31,184 Here. 788 00:54:32,227 --> 00:54:34,938 -Oh, I could not possibly-- -Yes, you could. 789 00:54:43,863 --> 00:54:44,906 Miss Edwina. 790 00:54:45,907 --> 00:54:49,286 I chose you as the season's diamond for a reason. 791 00:54:49,369 --> 00:54:51,621 Yes, you possess great beauty, but 792 00:54:52,664 --> 00:54:54,291 you made an impression. 793 00:54:55,166 --> 00:54:58,003 You still do. And you still can. 794 00:54:58,586 --> 00:55:00,422 Even after all the confusion of the day. 795 00:55:01,006 --> 00:55:03,008 And after, most especially, 796 00:55:03,091 --> 00:55:06,052 all that has been witnessed in private. 797 00:55:06,970 --> 00:55:11,224 All that I have witnessed, ma'am, is the love a king shares with his queen, 798 00:55:11,308 --> 00:55:13,184 and nothing more. 799 00:55:13,268 --> 00:55:16,104 I should certainly not find the proper words to discuss it 800 00:55:16,187 --> 00:55:18,356 even if given a million lifetimes to do so. 801 00:55:18,440 --> 00:55:19,566 Hmm. 802 00:55:20,608 --> 00:55:23,695 The challenge of the Crown is that it is tangible. 803 00:55:24,237 --> 00:55:26,740 It is a physical reminder of the position. 804 00:55:27,407 --> 00:55:29,951 It is why, say, Lady Whistledown circulates her pamphlets 805 00:55:30,035 --> 00:55:32,037 instead of trading in whispered rumor. 806 00:55:32,120 --> 00:55:34,914 A whisper is relevant for only as long as it is spoken, 807 00:55:34,998 --> 00:55:37,000 but a paper represents more. 808 00:55:37,584 --> 00:55:40,211 Its physical form grants permanence. 809 00:55:40,295 --> 00:55:42,464 The same cannot be said of true love, of course. 810 00:55:43,089 --> 00:55:45,258 It changes. It forgets. 811 00:55:46,009 --> 00:55:49,054 It forces you to remember who you once were. 812 00:55:50,055 --> 00:55:52,807 And it forces you to choose how you will live with it, 813 00:55:52,891 --> 00:55:53,892 again and again. 814 00:55:55,810 --> 00:55:57,604 How does one make that choice? 815 00:55:59,689 --> 00:56:01,649 That, I cannot dictate. 816 00:56:03,360 --> 00:56:04,736 I am your queen, 817 00:56:06,029 --> 00:56:09,699 but I suppose even I must recognize the importance of each person deciding 818 00:56:09,783 --> 00:56:12,243 what to do in the face of true love. 819 00:56:13,036 --> 00:56:15,288 Everyone deserves to make that choice 820 00:56:15,830 --> 00:56:19,084 just as everyone deserves to feel its power. 821 00:56:19,876 --> 00:56:20,960 But one must know… 822 00:56:23,171 --> 00:56:27,133 it is the hardest and greatest choice one can ever make. 823 00:56:30,261 --> 00:56:34,265 It is a distinctly human act to marry. 824 00:56:40,021 --> 00:56:43,733 Animals require no contracts or dowries. 825 00:56:53,410 --> 00:56:57,038 The hen and the rooster make no vows. 826 00:57:22,272 --> 00:57:23,731 You sent word for me? 827 00:57:24,941 --> 00:57:26,526 I thought you sent word for me. 828 00:57:39,747 --> 00:57:41,583 I have made my decision. 829 00:57:41,666 --> 00:57:43,710 I thought it best you both hear it from me. 830 00:57:43,793 --> 00:57:45,545 Edwina, we should speak in private. 831 00:57:46,254 --> 00:57:49,048 I cannot marry you, Lord Bridgerton. 832 00:57:50,133 --> 00:57:52,927 You cannot provide me with what it is that I want. 833 00:57:54,804 --> 00:57:56,806 What it is that I deserve. 834 00:57:57,557 --> 00:57:59,642 What everyone deserves. 835 00:58:01,019 --> 00:58:03,438 I may not know exactly what true love feels like 836 00:58:03,521 --> 00:58:05,940 but I certainly know what it is not. 837 00:58:07,567 --> 00:58:09,194 It is not deception, 838 00:58:10,445 --> 00:58:12,155 or wandering eyes, 839 00:58:12,822 --> 00:58:15,742 or a role to be fulfilled. 840 00:58:16,993 --> 00:58:21,039 I cannot marry you because I cannot betray myself. 841 00:58:21,122 --> 00:58:23,750 You will never meet my eyes in the same manner 842 00:58:23,833 --> 00:58:26,836 that you met my sister's on that altar today. You will never… 843 00:58:29,881 --> 00:58:31,799 You will never look at me the same way. 844 00:58:38,139 --> 00:58:42,644 You say you have spent your life trying to give me everything I lacked, 845 00:58:42,727 --> 00:58:47,565 but really, you simply gave me everything you really wanted for yourself, 846 00:58:47,649 --> 00:58:49,734 as though my life were not my own. 847 00:58:49,817 --> 00:58:52,278 I did not ask for any of it, Kate. 848 00:58:54,239 --> 00:58:55,532 So, today, 849 00:58:55,615 --> 00:58:58,910 I can be sure that what I leave behind is not my loss. 850 00:58:59,494 --> 00:59:00,620 It is yours. 851 00:59:01,454 --> 00:59:06,501 Your dream, your plan, your feelings that I had merely borrowed. 852 00:59:07,585 --> 00:59:08,461 Today, 853 00:59:09,170 --> 00:59:11,214 you have lost your power, 854 00:59:12,215 --> 00:59:14,008 while I have made up my own mind. 855 00:59:16,636 --> 00:59:18,513 And that is victory enough for me. 856 00:59:30,733 --> 00:59:33,987 Leave it to people to complicate matters 857 00:59:34,070 --> 00:59:37,365 with their ceremonies and their cakes. 858 00:59:37,991 --> 00:59:40,743 Is it not a wonder that anyone marries at all? 859 00:59:40,827 --> 00:59:44,330 It is not as if Miss Edwina could do any better than the viscount. 860 00:59:44,414 --> 00:59:46,958 Perhaps it is for that very reason she changed her mind. 861 00:59:47,041 --> 00:59:48,668 She knows she is not worthy of him. 862 00:59:48,751 --> 00:59:51,337 Or perhaps we might judge the viscount anew. 863 00:59:51,421 --> 00:59:55,508 Perhaps Miss Edwina discovered something the rest of us might wish to know of too. 864 01:00:01,306 --> 01:00:03,474 -Oh, Your Grace. -Duchess. 865 01:00:03,558 --> 01:00:06,561 -Shall we make our way home, Mama? -I believe we shall. 866 01:00:07,645 --> 01:00:12,650 Indeed, some may call a wedding the ultimate act of faith. 867 01:00:13,401 --> 01:00:15,153 While others would venture 868 01:00:15,236 --> 01:00:19,073 that it is the ultimate act of fools. 869 01:00:20,241 --> 01:00:23,703 You've come quite a long way to ask me something, so go on. 870 01:00:25,496 --> 01:00:26,831 I have thoughts. 871 01:00:27,999 --> 01:00:30,960 I can see how that might pose a problem for someone in your world. 872 01:00:31,044 --> 01:00:34,255 Thoughts I would like to share… with you. 873 01:00:34,339 --> 01:00:36,049 And are you not sharing them now? 874 01:00:36,132 --> 01:00:39,719 What I am failing to say is that often, 875 01:00:40,678 --> 01:00:42,388 when I read something new or 876 01:00:43,640 --> 01:00:45,808 interesting or provoking, 877 01:00:47,060 --> 01:00:48,895 it is you who crosses my mind. 878 01:00:49,562 --> 01:00:53,483 It is you I would like to speak with about those thoughts. 879 01:00:57,695 --> 01:00:58,529 I see. 880 01:01:00,490 --> 01:01:01,324 Uh… 881 01:01:01,407 --> 01:01:03,951 And so I am wondering if 882 01:01:04,035 --> 01:01:06,913 you might also have thoughts of me 883 01:01:06,996 --> 01:01:08,373 when you think. 884 01:01:25,390 --> 01:01:27,433 I have read all of these. 885 01:01:30,103 --> 01:01:30,937 And? 886 01:01:32,021 --> 01:01:32,897 And… 887 01:01:34,774 --> 01:01:36,275 I set them aside for you. 888 01:01:38,152 --> 01:01:40,738 I thought perhaps you might 889 01:01:41,614 --> 01:01:43,366 share your thoughts on them. 890 01:01:48,413 --> 01:01:51,124 Eagerly awaiting two words. 891 01:01:52,291 --> 01:01:53,710 "I do." 892 01:01:53,793 --> 01:01:57,296 Bride and groom declare intention alone, 893 01:01:57,380 --> 01:02:00,633 with no guarantee of happiness. 894 01:02:03,678 --> 01:02:06,723 All is not lost today, ma'am. I have received word. 895 01:02:07,557 --> 01:02:09,809 It had better be a worthy distraction. 896 01:02:10,393 --> 01:02:13,354 Our trap for Lady Whistledown has indeed produced a result. 897 01:02:19,402 --> 01:02:23,239 Marriage amounts to little more than human ritual. 898 01:02:24,323 --> 01:02:29,328 We may not force the rooster or hen, yet we continue to collect eggs. 899 01:02:30,121 --> 01:02:32,540 Does that make us more complicated, 900 01:02:32,623 --> 01:02:37,086 or simply too stubborn to believe that we must orchestrate 901 01:02:37,170 --> 01:02:39,797 what nature has already ordained? 902 01:02:42,633 --> 01:02:44,135 I suppose we ought to go. 903 01:02:48,097 --> 01:02:49,182 Lord Bridgerton? 904 01:02:54,187 --> 01:02:57,023 Your sister is braver and wiser than us both. 905 01:02:57,815 --> 01:03:00,067 She had the courage to act on what she sensed between us. 906 01:03:00,151 --> 01:03:00,985 And here we are, 907 01:03:01,903 --> 01:03:03,488 standing perfectly still… 908 01:03:05,364 --> 01:03:06,949 having felt it for months. 909 01:03:09,410 --> 01:03:10,620 I stand here… 910 01:03:13,748 --> 01:03:15,374 because the moment we go… 911 01:03:18,753 --> 01:03:21,380 the moment we step foot outside those doors… 912 01:03:25,384 --> 01:03:26,636 we face the truth. 913 01:03:26,719 --> 01:03:28,262 Of our situations? 914 01:03:28,346 --> 01:03:30,014 Of our failures. 915 01:03:30,097 --> 01:03:32,183 We have indeed failed, my lord. 916 01:03:32,809 --> 01:03:34,060 Of our duties. 917 01:03:35,144 --> 01:03:36,646 Of our responsibilities. 918 01:03:37,480 --> 01:03:38,856 We have failed at it all. 919 01:03:41,609 --> 01:03:42,902 So forgive me 920 01:03:43,653 --> 01:03:45,404 if it is now my wish… 921 01:03:48,115 --> 01:03:49,367 to suspend time. 922 01:03:50,618 --> 01:03:52,161 To delay the inevitable. 923 01:03:52,954 --> 01:03:54,372 To for a mere moment, 924 01:03:55,081 --> 01:03:57,166 not think of what comes next. 925 01:04:00,628 --> 01:04:01,504 To wait. 926 01:04:16,018 --> 01:04:17,270 Goodbye, my lord.