Original subtitles

(elegant theme music)

- Edward...

Is Captain James going into the city this morning?

- Yes, Mrs. Bridges.

- Oh.

Well, he'll want his breakfast prompt then.

(sniffling)

Ruby, turn that toast.

You know the master doesn't like it too well-done.

-[Ruby] Yes, Mrs. Bridges.

- And for goodness sakes, stop sniveling!

Have you cleared away our breakfast things yet?

-[Ruby] No, Mrs. Bridges, I always do that after--

- Well, go and do it now.

Go on, give me that.

(Ruby sniffling and crying)

(Ruby crying)

That girl.

Carrying on like that.

Anybody'd think...

I don't suppose she exchanged more than two dozen words

with Her Ladyship...

(sobs) the whole of her life.

(sobbing)

- Toast is burning.

- Oh, Rose, oh, Rose.

- Oh! - Oh!

Any more news, Mr. Hudson?

- Not since the shipping company telephoned

last night, Mrs. Bridges.

We must presume that they've perished.

(typewriter keys clacking)

- Good morning, Miss Forrest.

- Good morning, Mr. Bellamy.

- I found those papers that Lord Ludiner sent.

I put them on the table.

- Yes, I was just returning them.

Do you what to--

- No, I'll add a personal note at the end.

- Yes, sir.

(typewriter keys clacking)

- Are all these letters for me?

- Yes.

I wondered if you would like me to have

some printed cards of acknowledgement made.

- Acknowledgement?

- Of the letters.

- Well, certainly not.

I shall answer them all personally.

- Then, perhaps I should order some

black-edged stationery?

- Yes, I suppose so.

Uh, thank you.

- Father?

Good morning, Miss Forrest.

- Good morning, Captain Bellamy.

- I'm off now, Father.

Are you sure you won't join me for lunch in the city?

- No, I think I'll have lunch at my club.

- All right.

-[Hudson] Will you be home for dinner, sir?

- Is my father dining at home?

- I believe so, sir.

The master has not said anything to the contrary.

- Then, I will too.

- Very good, sir.

- The publishers want an index.

I thought that was their responsibility.

- Well...

Would you like me to make out a list of subjects

in alphabetical order?

And then, you could see if it's covered

the most important points.

- Yes, very well.

(typewriter keys clacking)

- About the appendixes.

- Appendices, the plural of appendix is appendices.

- Yes.

Well, you did say you would decide

which of the correspondence would go in as an appendix.

-[Mr. Bellamy] What?

- Perhaps you'd rather not be bothered with that just now.

- No, it's got to be done.

I want the book out as soon as possible.

As a tribute to...

I want the book published as soon as possible.

- (grunts) Here, Rose.

- Thank you, Edward.

That contraption.

I'd just as soon use a dust pan and brush.

(knocking)

All right, I'll manage.

- Marconigram.

- Oh, thanks.

Uh, can you wait?

Marconigram, Mr. Hudson.

For the master.

Here, Rose, do you think that could be...

-[Richard] The conversation between Lord Southwold and--

-[Hudson] Excuse me, sir.

It's a marconigram for you.

(paper rustling)

- It's from the White Star Line.

"We regret to confirm

"Lady Marjorie Bellamy and Maude Roberts unaccounted for.

"Presumed...

"Presumed drowned."

Well...

At least we know now.

(door closes)

- See...

What I can't understand is

how a great big ship like that could go down.

Not just hitting a little iceberg.

- It was not a little iceberg, Rose.

From all accounts, it was nearly as tall as the ship.

- Well, what I meaned is, it seems so...

I mean, we build the biggest ship in the world,

and we say it's so big,

there ain't anything can make it go down.

And then, along comes this iceberg.

- I believe it was the captain who said,

"Even God himself could not sink this ship."

- Tempting Providence.

- Indeed it was, Mrs. Bridges.

- Rose?

- Perhaps it may serve to remind us that we live

in a transitory world,

and that in human affairs, nothing is certain.

-[Rose] Thank you, Mrs. Bridges.

- What's this?

- More tea, please, Mrs. Bridges.

- You had two already.

- Well, Rose has had three.

- Two cups is quite enough for you.

You keep your place, Margo.

- Have you heard about the marconigram, sir?

- Yes.

My father back yet, Edward?

- No, sir, not yet.

(typewriter keys clacking)

-[Hazel] Oh.

- You're still here?

- I've nearly finished.

It must be dreadfully annoying for you

to hear me tapping away.

- No, no, no, I like it.

The house is so empty.

-[Hazel] Yes.

- Would you do me a favor?

-[Hazel] Well?

- Have a glass of sherry with me before you go.

- Oh, no, really, thank you.

- Please?

-[Hazel] I mustn't stay long.

(typewriter keys clacking)

- Oh, for goodness sake, leave that

beastly typewriting machine and come here.

- Don't call it a beastly typewriting machine.

It's my good friend.

It makes me independent.

(door closes)

-[Hudson] Oh, excuse me, sir.

-[Hudson] Oh, excuse me, sir. Do you know what time the master will be in?

Do you know what time the master will be in?

- No.

- He said he was going to the House of Commons

and then dining out.

-[James] Dining out?

- Mr. Bellamy informed you, miss,

that he would be dining out?

- Yes, when he telephoned.

- If you'd only mentioned it to me, miss,

I could've told Mrs. Bridges,

and she could have modified her plans for dinner.

- I'm sorry, I thought...

I thought you knew.

Oh, dear.

You see, he didn't telephone about that at all.

It was something about the index,

and he just mentioned that he was

dining with Lady Marjorie's aunt to break the news to her.

And he wouldn't be home before I left.

If I'd thought Hudson didn't know, I--

- Don't worry about Hudson.

He's always getting miffed about something.

- Yes.

I suppose they must all be very upset and unsettled.

- Yes, I suppose so.

- But I've made filets de boeuf tallyrand,

the master's favorite.

I made it specially to tempt his appetite.

I do think he might've let us know.

- It seems the master did inform Miss Forrest, Mrs. Bridges,

but she didn't think to mention it.

- Well!

She's not stopping to dinner, I suppose.

Perhaps she's got her eye on my best filets de beouf.

- To the best of belief, Mrs. Bridges,

Miss Forrest is not staying.

- Well, how come this then?

- What's she doing drinking sherry with Captain James?

- Tell me, do your parents approve of your working?

- Well, since you ask me.

-[James] Which you think I shouldn't.

- I think they would prefer that I just lived at home.

-[James] But you think a woman should be free.

- Not free, no.

Well, everyone has obligations,

but the obligations should be reasonable.

- And living at home isn't.

- Have you ever lived in Wimbledon?

- (laughs) No, I haven't.

- Washing Mother's best china for her at-home days.

And turning Father's shirt collars and cuffs,

and cutting sandwiches for the Tennis Club teas.

Oh, it was all right when I was younger, but--

- Now, you prefer to be a (typewriter key clacks),

humph, a typewriter.

- At some point, someone has got to decide

whether the typewriter is the machine

or the woman who operates it.

- You're very good at avoiding questions.

- Am I?

- More sherry?

- No, thank you.

- You still haven't answered.

- I've forgotten what you asked me.

- Whether you always wanted to be

or work a typewriter.

- Well, we all have to compromise, you know.

My father, he wanted to be a chartered accountant,

but he couldn't afford the training

and the examinations.

-[James] And what does he do?

- Oh, he's an accountant,

but not a chartered accountant.

He works for a small shipping firm,

The Coastal Steamship Company.

He's been there 40 years.

Ever since he was 17.

Oh, it is frightening, really.

- Frightening?

- To have settled for so little.

He took the job because it would bring in some money,

and oh, it's gone on bringing in some money,

but he's never gone beyond that.

- Perhaps it's as well not to be too ambitious.

My father's ambitious.

But being a parson's son, he has a conscience as well.

And that makes things difficult for him.

-[Hazel] What about you?

- Me?

- Are you ambitious?

- No, no, I'm nothing much.

That's the trouble.

- I think-- - Hm?

- I think you're sweet-natured.

- (laughs) Oh, I assure you, I'm no such thing.

Does that mean you like me?

- I...

I think I've answered quite enough questions

for one evening.

Goodnight.

- Thank you for keeping me company, Hazel.

- Hazel?

- Yes, Mother.

- I was just beginning to get worried.

(bell rings)

Where have you been?

Is that strong liquor I smell?

- I, uh, I had a sherry before I left.

-[Arthur] With your employer?

- No.

- That wasn't very wise, was it?

- No, not with Mr. Bellamy.

With Captain Bellamy, his son.

- Hazel, I don't think you should see too much of him.

You can't be too careful in your position.

Well, you'd better get ready for dinner, dear.

I told Elsie to bring it in as soon as I rang.

- I am sorry I'm late.

- (clears throat) There's an account here

of the Titanic inquiry in America.

- Yes, Father's been reading to me about it.

Do you know they hadn't enough lifeboats for everybody?

I think that's dreadful.

- My dear, it's a matter of economics.

Lifeboats take up a lot of deck space.

If they had lifeboats for everyone onboard,

there wouldn't be any room on deck

for the first class passengers.

- No, dear, I suppose not.

- Well, they couldn't carry the steerage passengers

at the low rates they do unless the first class passengers

were prepared to pay luxury prices.

And you can't expect them to do that

without luxury conditions.

It's all a matter of money.

- There's the soup.

All right, Elsie, I'm coming.

- Well, dear, come along.

-[Jeffrey] I have no wish to intrude,

but it occurred to that you'd need

to consider your position.

-[Richard] I haven't really thought about it.

- I think you should.

You're familiar, of course, with the terms

of Lady Marjorie's will

which were, to a large extent,

conditioned by the terms of the marriage settlement.

- Yes.

- But I wonder if you're fully award of the consequences

of its provisions.

The main source of income for yourself and your late wife

has been the interest on the $100,000 pounds

of the marriage settlement.

That, of course, was tied to the children

and is now inherited by James and Elizabeth

in equal parts of 50,000 pounds.

- Yes, of course.

- Your own personal income is not large.

-[Richard] I'm aware of that, Jeffrey.

Hardly enough to maintain this household as it should be.

- No.

I'm afraid the inevitable result of marrying

into one of the great families

is that one tends to--

- Live beyond one's means.

Yes, it was rather stupid of me not to have considered.

You see, I never thought of it as her money or my money.

It was planned our spending it together

according to our joint means.

- Naturally, sir, in any ordinary marriage,

the husband and wife sink or swim together.

I'm so sorry.

Do forgive me.

- I wish to God we had.

We are talking about money.

- Yes.

- Well, it seems I shall have to consider my future.

- Will you continue in politics?

- I don't know if I can afford to.

At least, if I do, I shall be able to

follow my own conscience

without being hampered by considerations

of Lady Southwold's patronage.

- Well...

I must be on my way.

- Yes.

- Of course, the lease of this house will be yours.

It was made over to you and Lady Marjorie

under a deed of gifts, so naturally,

it will now belong to you.

So, if things do get difficult,

you can always sell the house,

get rid of your servants,

and rent a flat somewhere.

So, don't be too downhearted, old chap.

Goodbye to you.

(spirited theme music)

- There have been several matters lately

of which I've found myself agreeing with the government

and differing with my own party.

The Parliament Act, Home Rule.

- Well, you wouldn't cross the floor.

- I've thought about it.

- Father, you couldn't possibly.

It would put you in the company of the hooligans.

People like Winston Churchill who are simply out

for their own ends.

- I know a lot of people dislike Winston--

- He's a cad, apart from anything else.

- But at least, he has the courage of his convictions.

- Don't you think you owe something to the people

who elected you?

And to the family.

- I haven't decided anything yet.

I just felt I ought to warn you that

with the third reading of the Home Rule Bill coming up--

- You're not gonna vote with the liberals.

- Yes, I probably shall.

- Well, I hardly think that Mother would've liked that.

-[Hazel] Good morning.

- It's Mr. Stallinbrass.

- Oh, drat.

Come for his money, and I haven't got it.

Come in, Mr. Stallinbrass.

- Morning, Mrs. Bridges.

- Good morning, Mr. Stallinbrass.

I have your book here.

I didn't like to bother the master with it last week.

We've had a tragedy in this house, you know.

- Yes, indeed, very sad.

You've my condolences.

She was such a fine lady.

- She was indeed, yes.

(sniffles)

Well, I'll have your money ready for you tomorrow,

Mr. Stallinbrass, and send it 'round.

Ruby can take it.

Give her something to do.

- No worry, Mrs. Bridges, no worry at all.

How were the chump chops?

- Oh, they ate lovely.

- Now, what can I send you 'round today?

- Well, uh, the master and Mr. James is going to be out,

but if you had a nice bit of brisket,

we could have braised beef for our dinner tomorrow.

- A nice piece of brisket, about six pounds.

- Yeah, ooh, not too big.

Four pounds will be all right.

- Uh, four, four to five pounds, right.

Now, how about some nice pork chops for your supper tonight?

- Oh...

- Got to keep your strength up, you know,

in these sad times.

Oh, all right, Mr. Stallinbrass.

Five nice pork chops.

- [Mr. Stallinbrass] Five pork chops.

- Not to fat, mind.

- Not too fat it is.

Good day, Mrs. Bridges. - Good day, Mr. Stallinbrass.

Ruby.

- [Mr. Stallinbrass] Thank you, Ruby.

- No, I must write that out in longhand.

- Yes, sir.

- Oh, excuse me, sir, you asked to see

Mrs. Bridges' housekeeping books.

- Oh, yes, Hudson, put them on the desk, will you?

I'll attend to them later.

- Very good, sir.

- Oh, Mrs. Bridges, just look at this sheet.

Captain James must've put his foot right through it.

Have to put on a new one.

- You'll have to do that sides to middle.

- Mm, you don't know when Miss Thorpe's coming, do you?

There's an awful lot of sewing up there.

- Her Ladyship usually writes...

Used to write to her when she wanted her.

- Yes.

Oh, I'm gonna put it in the rag bag.

(muttering indistinctly)

Oh, Mrs. Bridges.

- Yes?

- You're getting ever so short on lump sugar and tea.

- Oh, all right.

I'll ask Mr. Hudson to get the key

to the big store cupboard from the master.

- There.

Miss Forrest?

Would you please type that and send it to the Times?

- Yes, Mr. Bellamy.

- Well, Lady Southwold wanted a memorial service

in Westminster Abbey, but I'm sure my wife

would prefer it at her own parish church.

Oh...

These letters can have a card of acknowledgement.

- Very well.

- These, I'm afraid, I must answer with my own hand.

- Lady Marjorie...

Must have been greatly loved.

- Yes.

Yes.

Oh, good heavens, is that the time?

I must fly.

I have a meeting of the House.

- Yes, it's an important day today, isn't it?

The third reading of the Home Rule Bill.

- Are you interested in politics?

- Only since I've been working for a member of Parliament.

You know, I-- - Yes?

- It doesn't matter.

-[Richard] You're very cautious, Miss Forrest.

-[Hazel] I don't mean to be.

- What were you going to say?

- It's just that I never realized that

members of Parliament were real people before.

- Well, if by real, you mean fallible,

I'm afraid we're a great deal too real.

Especially when confronted with a problem like Ireland.

-[Hazel] Will you vote for Home Rule?

- Oh, yes, I think so.

- My father says that if there was an Irish Parliament,

the Catholics would treat the Protestants unjustly

and bring in laws which were unfair to them.

- Just as in the past,

we have treated the Catholics unjustly.

- Yes.

I suppose so.

- Strange the capacity of human beings

to make each other unhappy when there is so much

inescapable misery in the world.

- Yes.

Very strange.

- Miss Forrest, I'm very grateful for all you've done

these past days.

It's meant a great deal to me.

- Thank you, Mr. Bellamy.

- I wonder would you do me a favor?

The tradesmen's books are on the desk.

Would you see Mrs. Bridges

and give her the money to settle them?

-[Hazel] Well, I'm--

- There's a cashbox in the right hand drawer of the desk.

I have the key here.

And I shan't be back again until late tonight.

Thank you very much.

(bell rings)

(door opens)

- You rang, miss?

- Yes.

Mr. Bellamy will be out to lunch and to dinner.

- So I understand, miss.

The master did mention that he would be taking lunch

with the House and will be dining there as well.

- Mr. Hudson?

- Yes, miss?

- I wonder, would you ask Mrs. Bridges to come up, please?

- Mrs. Bridges?

- Yes.

Mr. Bellamy asked me to see her about the tradesmen's books.

- Perhaps you would like me to give the money

to Mrs. Bridges so that she can settle the accounts.

- No, thank you.

I think I would prefer to see her myself.

- Very well, miss.

- There seems to be a mistake in the addition here.

- Oh?

- The bills seem higher this week and last than bef...

Well...

Chump chops, they are expensive.

- Lady Marjorie never grudged good quality meat

for the kitchen.

- No, of course not, I...

Well, five pounds will cover it?

- Oh, yes.

(coins clanging)

- There, Mrs. Bridges.

And, uh, perhaps you could let me have the change

in a day or two.

- If I might have the key of the large store cupboard, miss.

-[Hazel] Store cupboard?

- I'm getting low on tea and sugar.

I also want some tinned salmon.

I think the master keeps the key in there now.

- Perhaps you'd like me to come down with you and --

- That will not be necessary.

I know you have your work to do.

I will get the stores out and return the key to the master.

- Perhaps you could return it to me.

Mr. Bellamy won't be back 'til very late tonight.

- Cheek!

"I better take the things out of the store cupboard.

"I don't trust you, Mrs. Bridges."

- She never said that, did she?

- She implied it.

Oh, Rose, I shall want some more demerara sugar.

Oh, that is, of course, if Miss has no objection.

Going through my books.

"This is too expensive, that's too expensive."

Suppose she'd like to pay our wages

and cut a few shillings off them.

- Well, I don't think the master should've asked her.

It's not right, putting her in Lady Marjorie's place.

- Now, Rose, it's not for us to criticize.

- Yes, but-- - I'm sure we all want to make

things as easy as we can for the master in this sad time.

- Well, I think Miss Forrest is trying to take over,

and I don't think it's right.

(sewing machine rumbling)

- Have you had your dinner?

-[Hazel] Yes, thank you, Mother.

- It's really not fair, you know,

expecting Elsie to keep your dinner hot every night.

- Mother, it was only twice.

Three times.

- Why were you late tonight?

- I had to help Mr. Bellamy with the letter

of condolences for Lady Marjorie's death.

And then, the arrangements for the memorial service.

And one or two household things.

- Household?

Do you mean to say you've been working in the house?

- No, Mother, nothing like that.

It's just there were the tradesmen's books to see to,

and one or two accounts in the desk

I thought ought to be settled.

- But that wasn't what you were employed for, dear, was it?

- Well, no.

- I think you should be careful in your situation.

I mean, a young woman going out to strange houses,

doing typewriting for anyone who asks her.

- Well, I never liked it, never.

- I know how these aristocratic families take advantage.

You don't have to be unpleasant about it.

Just say, very calmly and firmly,

"I'm sorry, but that wasn't what I was engaged for."

They'll think all the more of you.

- Of course, they will.

Otherwise, they'll just encroach and encroach.

And before you know where you are,

you'll be scrubbing the kitchen floor.

- Oh, Mother.

It isn't like that.

Lady Marjorie has died very suddenly

and the household is--

- And you can't take her place, dear,

and you shouldn't try.

(rain pattering, thunder rumbling)

- I remember the first time that ever she spoke to me.

It was at Southwold.

She was out riding.

My father was opening the gate to her

and I went out to help him.

Can't have been more than five.

She leaned down from her horse and said,

"You must be little Rose."

And I remember that clear as anything.

- I mind well my first meeting with Her Ladyship

when I was a raw young lad from Scotland.

She was no older than I was,

and I was able to do her some slight service.

She'd got her dress muddy when Lady Southwold had guests.

And I helped her get up by the back stairs

before anyone saw her.

She said to me, "You must be the new footman."

I forgot myself, and I said, "Aye, I'm that."

Whereas, what I should have said was "Yes, Milady."

She smiled and said,

"I hope you're not too homesick for Scotland."

Ah, there's not many young ladies of her age

that would have considered the feelings of a servant.

- I always think of her as she looked when I first saw her

when she come here as a young bride.

She had on a pink hat with feathers in it

when she and the master came here after their honeymoon.

Mr. Hudson had us all lined up in the yard.

Remember, Mr. Hudson?

- Aye, I do.

- And you said, "May I make so bold

"as to wish Your Ladyship and the Master

"every happiness in your new home."

And Her Ladyship said,

"I hope you will all think of it as your home, too.

"I'm sure we're all going to be...(voice catches)

"Very happy."

(sniffling and crying)

(bell rings)

Ruby, see who that is.

- Who on earth can that be at this hour?

Edward, you better go with her.

- Yes, Mr. Hudson.

(Ruby sobbing)

(Ruby screams)

Miss Roberts!

(thunder crashes)

(dramatic theme music)

(door opens)

-[James] You decided to vote with the government.

- Yes, James, I had to follow my conscience.

Your mother would've understood that.

I'm sorry.

- No, no, no, it's I who should apologize.

I should never have said what I did.

- Oh...

You heard about Roberts?

- Yes, yes, Edward told me.

Why wasn't she on the list?

- Well, she was picked up by the Carpathia

in a state of shock, and they couldn't discover her name.

- Well, where's she been?

- They put her in a hospital in New York,

and when she was well enough,

she begged to be sent back to England.

Apparently, she made her way straight off the ship

and came here.

- The poor woman.

- I suppose this is the only home she's got.

-[James] What will you do with her?

- I have no idea, I've got to see her this morning.

- Well, at least we shall know a bit more.

- Yes.

- Then, there was this great noise.

Like a thousand trains letting off steam.

And I said, "Milady, they say we ought to go on deck."

And Her Ladyship said, "No, no, it's much too cold

"on deck, Roberts, I'm going to sit in the gymnasium."

So, then the stewards said,

"You've got to wear your lifebelts."

And I said, "I don't want to wear that nasty, bulky thing."

And Her Ladyship said,

"Yes, Roberts, of course you must wear it.

"Help me into mine and you put on yours."

- Mrs. Bridges--

- Shh, be quiet.

- Then, Her Ladyship sat with Lord Southwold

and the young lady Southwold in a wicker chair

in the gymnasium.

It got very quiet.

Her Ladyship said,

"Hugo, go and find out what's happening

"and see if we can go back to bed."

His Lordship came back and said,

"We've got to get into the boats."

So, we went out on deck.

Everyone was running about,

and there was a little girl crying.

And Her Ladyship said, "What's the matter, little girl?"

And the little girl said, "I can't find my mother."

And Her Ladyship said, "I'll help you to find her."

Then, Her Ladyship gave me her jewel case and said,

"Keep this for me, Roberts."

She took hold of the little girl's hand and went away,

and I never saw her again.

Where is it?

Where is it, where is it!

- It's here, Miss Roberts.

We put it here whilst you had your tea.

- (stammers) I want to hold it! (sobs)

- How did you come in to get into a boat, Miss Roberts?

- There was an officer and two sailors and they said,

"You've got to get into the boats."

And I said, "No, I must wait for my lady."

But they picked me up and threw me into the boat,

lowered into the water and rowed away.

Weren't more than 15 people in the boat, and I said,

"No, we must go back for my lady."

But they said, "No, if we go near the ship

"when it goes down, we'll go down too."

And they kept rowing away.

- Couldn't you have made them go back?

- I tried to, I tried to!

I said, "We must go back for my lady."

There was a lady in the boat next to me and she said,

"Are you mad, woman, if we go back we'll be killed."

And she said to the sailors, "Keep rowing."

And they kept rowing away. (sobs)

- Did you see the Titanic go down, Miss Roberts?

- There was a great roar like...

Like it was football ground and...

Then, there was a crash and a lot of smoke and...

Then, there was, like it was a great black finger

pointing down into the sea, and (inhales sharply)

then it went down...

And took my lady with it.

- Oh...

- Mr. Bellamy asked me to make a list

of Lady Marjorie's jewelry.

- I suppose they need it for probate.

- Yes.

I am sorry.

- Hm?

- Well, it can't be very pleasant

for you to see someone going,

looking through her personal things.

It can't be.

I wanted to do it when Miss Roberts wasn't here,

so I waited 'til she went downstairs to have her tea.

- No need to worry.

I'd rather it was you than anyone else.

- Thank you.

She left lists, you know,

of everything she took with her

and what she left behind and where it is.

It's as though she wanted to make

everything as easy as possible for everyone.

- She always did.

I must go and change.

I'm going out to dinner.

I wish...

I wish I was having dinner with you.

- What are you doing here?

- Oh, Miss Roberts.

Mr. Bellamy asked me to go through Lady Marjorie's things.

- That's my job.

Her things are mine, I look after them.

- Yes, of course.

There was a sable stole on the list.

- Give that to me.

Lord Southwold gave it to Her Ladyship

for her 25th anniversary.

- Miss Roberts, I wonder--

- What are you doing here?

You've got no business here in My Ladyship's room.

(stammers) Go away, go away.

(church bells tolling)

- Hazel, are you ready, dear?

-[Hazel] Yes, Mother.

- Well...

Did you speak to Mr. Bellamy?

- Huh?

- About him asking you to do menial tasks.

- You know, Mother, I've learned something

since I've been working at Eaton Place.

The people who live there and the people who work there,

sometimes they're snobbish and ridiculous,

but they do care about each other.

I think that's more important than standing on your rights.

We must hurry, Mother.

- It's all right, Milady.

I'll look after your things just as I promised I would.

This is your Ascot dress.

I'll hang it up again for you.

What do you want?

- Just come to do the room, Miss Roberts.

- Go away.

- Here, I'll give you a hand--

- Don't touch it!

Nobody touches My Ladyship's things but me, nobody!

Go away!

- Miss Forrest hasn't checked the contents

of the jewelry case yet.

- I think it should be put in the bank as soon as possible,

and if you'll let me have a list of the contents.

- Yes, I'll see to that.

Oh, Hudson, would you fetch Her Ladyship's jewel case here?

- Yes, sir.

Would Sir Jeffrey care for a glass of Madeira, sir?

-[Jeffrey] Oh, no, thank you, I can only stay a moment.

- Yes, sir.

- I have some news which I thought might please you.

- Oh, sit down.

- Lady Southwold has a number of shares

in a large tobacco company of which Hugo Southwold

was on the board.

His directorship is now, of course, vacant,

and she wondered whether you'd care to have it.

- Well, that is a--

- Lady Southwold would make over to you

a substantial proportion of her shares.

And in addition, you'd receive

quite a handsome director's fee.

- Well, that is very generous of her.

- Well, Lady Southwold realized that you might

find yourself in some financial embarrassment,

and she thought this might help you.

- It will indeed.

- I have some papers here which you might care

to glance through at your leisure.

And if I have your agreement in principle,

I can draw up the necessary documents,

and perhaps you'd call at my office one day next week.

The income involved should be more than enough

to take care of the upkeep of this house.

- Well...

This is a great weight off my mind.

- Lady Southwold was rather distressed

to hear that you voted with the government last week.

She felt it reflected upon the honor of the family

if one of its members--

- I'm not exactly a member of the family.

- Oh, come, Richard.

If you are not a member of the family,

Lady Southwold would hardly be offering you

financial assistance.

- Let's get this clear.

Is it a condition of these shares and this directorship

that I should always vote with the Conservative Party?

- Well, if you wish to put into words something which I--

-[Richard] I do.

- Then, I must say that a certain loyalty

is customary in such cases.

- Then, I'm afraid I must refuse.

- I think you should take longer to consider this.

After all, it would make you financially independent.

-[Richard] Yes, but not politically.

- Well, you could remain in politics

and use your influence as you thought right,

as long as you voted with the party.

After all, this situation might never happen again.

- A member of Parliament's vote is his only

independent source of power.

He should never surrender it to anyone,

least of all his mother-in-law.

Please tell Lady Southwold I'm very grateful

for her kind offer, but the terms are unacceptable.

(door opens)

- And you'll let me have a list of that jewelry tomorrow?

-[Richard] Yes.

Edward, where's Hudson?

- Upstairs, I think, sir.

- Well, would you like to wait until we--

- No, no, no, if you'll just post it to me.

- Yes, very well.

(indistinct shouting)

Hudson!

(indistinct shouting)

Edward, what's the disturbance here?

Hudson, what is going on up there?

- I'm sorry, sir, Miss Roberts, we're having trouble.

Her Ladyship's jewel case.

She refuses to part with it.

(indistinct shouting)

- You shan't have it! (indistinct shouting)

- Miss Roberts, will you please control yourself?

(overlapped shouting)

- I'm sorry, sir.

- You're not going to have it, you're not going to have it.

- Oh, Roberts, I am glad you're here.

We need your help.

Lady Marjorie left a list of her jewelry,

and you're the only one who can tell us

whether it's all there or not.

- No, no, no--

- Lady Marjorie left a spare key with the master,

and she wanted you to open the jewel case.

Now, I have the list and the key.

I wonder, would you open the case for us?

- Well, if that's what Her Ladyship wanted.

- Yes, it is.

Now, Rose will hold the case steady for you.

Won't you, Rose.

- Yes, I will, miss.

(lock clicking)

- (sobs) Oh, Milady.

Milady, I tried to save her.

I tried to save her.

- Of course you did.

- I tried to, I tried to, I tried to. (sobs)

-[Hazel] Oh, Roberts, oh, Roberts.

It's all right, Roberts. (Roberts sobs)

[Hudson] Would you care for a cup of coffee, Miss Forrest?

- Oh, yes, please, Mr. Hudson.

- Just hot soon, miss.

Would you care for it in here or in the morning room?

- In here, please.

- Very good, miss.

Rose?

In here, if you please.

-[Hazel] Thank you, Rose.

- Uh, excuse me, miss.

Do you think you could write and ask the sewing woman

to come next week?

Only there's an awful lot of sheets and that need mending.

- Yes.

Very well, Rose.

- Thank you, miss.

-[Hudson] All right, Rose?

- Of course, Mr. Hudson.

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