Original subtitles

SEADOWN IS IS TO MARRY AN AMERICAN.

VIRGINIA AND SEADOWN'S WEDDING

WAS WORTHY HER MAMA'S WILDEST DREAMS.

OH, MAMA.

BUT VIRGINIA WAS SOON TO BE HEARTBROKEN.

ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU'VE MARRIED ME FOR MY MONEY?

OH NOW, CALM DOWN.

I THINK WE HAVE A FAIR EXCHANGE.

WAIVING VIRGINIA FAREWELL ON HER HONEYMOON,

I FEARED THAT SHE WOULD SOON BE AS NEGLECTED WITH SEADOWN

AS CONCHITA, CARRYING HER FIRST CHILD,

WAS MISERABLE WITH RICHARD.

ANNABEL HAD HER OWN SECRET DREAMS SHATTERED,

WHEN GUY THWAITE TOLD HER HE WAS GOING AWAY TO MAKE HIS FORTUNE.

BECAUSE TOMORROW I'M GOING AWAY...

I'M GOING TO SOUTH AMERICA

TO BUILD A RAILWAY FROM RIO TO CORDOBA.

IT'S VERY EXCITING, DON'T YOU THINK?

SOMETHING A MAN CAN REALLY THROW HIMSELF INTO.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO BUILD A RAILROAD FROM RIO TO CORDOBA?

WELL, MY INITIAL CONTRACT IS FOR TWO YEARS.

CRESTFALLEN, ANNABEL RETURNED TO ALL FRIARS,

WHERE JULIUS, DUKE OF TREVENICK,

PAID HER A VISIT.

PLEASE MARRY ME.

YOU WERE BORN TO BE PRINCESS OF TREVENICK CASTLE.

HIS PROPOSAL WAS AS UNEXPECTED BY HER,

AS IT WAS DREADED BY ME.

OH YEAH, BOY.

STOP.

STOP.

FATHER.

FATHER?

DAMN IT, GIRL, THE HOUNDS ARE ONTO SOMETHING.

VIRGINIA iS RETURNING TO THE HOUSE, PAPA.

VIRGINIA? IF THE WOMEN CAN'T KEEP UP THE PACE...

VIRGINIA?

OH, MY GOD.

GOOD GRIEF, TELL HIS LORDSHIP.

YES.

GOODNESS, MY DARLING,

HOW EARLY YOU ARE.

I THOUGHT WE'D DINE OUTSIDE, BUT NOW, THE BEASTLY WEATHER.

YOU'RE NOT STAYING.

IDINA, DEAREST, I...

I DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHY. I DON'T WANT EXCUSES.

IDINA, I HAVE TO GO TO ALL FRIARS.

I HAVE A SON.

CONGRATULATIONS.

NOW YOU HAVE EVERYTHING.

WELCOME HOME, YOUR GRACE.

WELCOME BACK, YOUR GRACE.

- WELCOME HOME. - WELCOME HOME, SIR.

WELCOME HOME, YOUR GRACE.

WELCOME HOME, YOUR GRACE.

DUCHESS.

WELCOME HOME, YOUR GRACE.

THANK YOU.

YOU WILL BE REQUIRED FROM TIME TO TIME

TO VISIT THE POOR,

TO ATTEND ENTERTAINMENTS FOR THE TENANTS,

AND, OF COURSE, TO PRESENT PRIZES AT AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS.

OH, I SHOULD LIKE THAT.

I SHOULD LIKE TO GET TO KNOW THE PEOPLE.

BUT BY FAR, THE GREATER PART OF YOUR TIME

WILL BE TAKEN UP WITH THE SUPERVISION,

TOGETHER WITH THE FINANCING,

OF EVERYTHING PERTAINING TO THE HOUSE.

WHEN THE HONEYMOON IS OVER,

THE MARRIAGE BEGINS.

YOU'LL FIND JULIUS OF LITTLE OR NO ASSISTANCE.

YOU'LL HAVE TO KEEP YOUR WITS ABOUT YOU, MY DEAR.

AND IF YOU REQUIRE HELP, YOU MUST COME TO ME,

AS I HAD TO GO TO MY MOTHER-IN-LAW BEFORE ME.

WELL...

AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR,

I NUMBER AND LIST EACH FRUIT AS IT FALLS,

SO AS TO BE READY TO DISPATCH IT THE MOMENT IT RIPENS.

THE FIRST DOZEN GO POST HASTE TO LONDON FOR THE QUEEN'S TABLE,

A RATHER NICE LITTLE FAMILY TRADITION

THAT I HOPE YOU WILL KEEP UP, ANNABEL,

WHEN I AM GONE.

THIS, OF COURSE, IS MERELY A KEEPSAKE.

I DEAR QUEEN AND I WERE OF AN AGE, YOU KNOW.

WE WERE BOTH EIGHTEEN WHEN I WAS PRESENTED.

BUT THIS...

THIS COURT TRAIN YOU WILL BE REQUIRED

TO WEAR ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS.

AT RECEPTIONS FOR FOREIGN SOVEREIGNS, FOR EXAMPLE.

THE SAME IS TRUE OF THE TIARAS...

EACH HAS ITS OWN DEFINITE USE.

AND THE JEWELS.

THESE WERE A PRESENT TO MY GRANDMOTHER FROM THE TSAR OF RUSSIA.

- WELL, I COULDN'T. - YOU COULDN'T WHAT, MY DEAR?

WEAR THEM. THEY'RE SO HUGE.

AND THE STONES, THEY'RE THE SIZE OF OSTRICH EGGS.

I COULDN'T CARRY THEM OFF.

I WOULD NEVER REMEMBER WHAT'S WHAT.

I'M SURE I'D WEAR THE WRONG THING.

WELL, GARTON WILL HELP YOU.

GARTON KNOWS THE FORM.

GARTON IS YOURS TO DO YOUR EVERY BIDDING.

- AREN'T YOU, GARTON? - YES, YOUR GRACE.

NO. NO, YOU MUST BOTH OF YOU REMEMBER

THAT ANNABEL IS THE DUCHESS NOW.

YOUR SITUATION IS NOT LIKE THAT OF YOUR SISTER'S.

HER MOTHER-IN-LAW IS STILL MISTRESS OF THE HOUSE,

WHEREAS I AM, AS IT WERE, RETIRED.

I AM NOBODY.

- YOU RANG, YOUR GRACE? - OH, GARTON, YES, I DID,

BUT I SAW FISHER PASSING THROUGH THE HALLS, SO I HAD HER FILL MY BATH.

BEGGING YOU PARDON, YOUR GRACE,

BUT IT FALLS TO ME TO BATHE THE DUCHESS,

NOT ONE OF THE OTHER MAIDS. YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER.

SHALL I TAKE YOUR DRESSING GOWN, YOUR GRACE?

THANK YOU.

IT IS FOR ME TO LOOK AFTER YOU, YOUR GRACE.

HELLO?

COME.

AH, JULIUS.

- ANNABEL. - THERE YOU ARE.

DIDN'T KNOW WE'D HAVE SEPARATE ROOMS.

THE DUKE AND DUCHESS HAVE ALWAYS HAD ROOMS OF THEIR OWN.

JULIUS...

DO YOU THINK I'M PRETTY?

I THINK YOU'RE VERY PRETTY.

MY NOSE, AND MY CHEEKS, I...

I'VE GOT MY MOTHER'S CHIN.

I...

YOU KNOW, YOU'VE NEVER REALLY KISSED ME.

- I'VE KISSED YOU DOZENS OF TIMES. - NOT PROPERLY.

WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

I DON'T KNOW,

I SUPPOSE MORE...

WELL, ALL I KNOW IS THAT GINNY SAID THAT

I SHOULD PUT A TOWEL UNDER MY PILLOW, AND...

AND PERHAPS FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS I MIGHT NOT FEEL VERY WELL.

- GINNY SAID THAT TO YOU? - YES.

AND I REMEMBER CONNIE SAYING THAT

SHE SPENT THE WHOLE OF HER FIRST WEEK OF HER HONEYMOON IN BED,

AND I FEEL PERFECTLY ALL RIGHT, AND I THOUGHT...

OF COURSE YOU FEEL ALL RIGHT.

YOU WOULDN'T WANT NOT TO FEEL ALL RIGHT, WOULD YOU?

NO.

WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?

I'M TO SIT ON THE BENCH.

MY DEAR... DO TRY TO REMEMBER,

YOU'RE AT LONGLANDS NOW.

AMONGST OTHER THINGS,

I AM A MAGISTRATE.

HMM.

SHE DOES SEEM VERY YOUNG, AND...

HOW SHALL I PUT IT,

SHE DOESN'T SEEM TO REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF HER POSITION.

AND SHE PUTS ONE OUT,

ASKING THE REASON FOR THINGS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH REASONS,

SUCH AS WHY THE HOUSEKEEPER DOESN'T TAKE HER MEALS

WITH THE UPPER SERVANTS.

THE GREAT THING IS, MOTHER, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO TRAIN HER.

WE CAN ADJUST HER TO OUR OWN LIKING.

YOU'RE VERY SKILLFUL, JULIUS, BUT WOMEN ARE NOT QUITE

AS SIMPLE AS CLOCKS.

SOME CLOCKS ARE NOT AT ALL SIMPLE.

NOR ARE SOME WOMEN.

ANNABEL?

"MY DEAREST LAURA,

I HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE.

WHEN I THINK OF YOU WITH THE BRIGHTLINGSEAS

WITH SOMEONE ELSE, I AM CONSUMED WITH ENVY

AND HAVE TO MAKE A HUGE EFFORT NOT TO HATE HER.

WHY SHOULD SHE HAVE YOU AND NOT I?

IS A HUSBAND A FAIR EXCHANGE FOR ONE'S BEST FRIEND?

OH, DARLING, I DO MISS YOU.

AND NEXT TO YOU, THE THING I MISS MOST

IS AMERICAN EATING APPLES.

I HOPE YOU APPRECIATE WHAT A FLATTERING COMPARISON THAT IS.

I WONDER IF MOTHER WOULD SEND ME A BARREL.

WITH ALL MY LOVE, ANNABEL."

IS A HUSBAND A FAIR EXCHANGE FOR ONE'S BEST FRIEND?

SOPHIE, DARLING, SOPHIE,

LOOK WHAT MOMMY HAS BROUGHT YOU.

LOOK, IT'S A NETTED PARASOL,

WHICH THE FAIRIES HAVE SPRINKLED DUST ON,

AND IT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM HARM ALWAYS. ALL RIGHT?

COME, LET'S GO SEE THE OTHER LADIES.

OH, GINNY, WHAT A SWEETHEART.

OH, WHAT A DARLING YOU ARE?

WELL, HE'S PUT ME IN GOOD STEAD WITH THE ANCESTORS, I CAN SAY THAT MUCH FOR HIM.

- OH, WOW? - THIS LITTLE CHAP IS THE FUTURE LORD BRIGHTLINGSEA.

WHAT'S JULIUS UP TO IN LONDON, NAN?

IT'S JUNE, CONNIE... HE'S IN THE HOUSE.

IF ONLY WE COULD ALL ANSWER FOR OUR HUSBANDS WITH SUCH CONFIDENCE.

DID YOU KNOW THAT LIZZY HAS FINALLY SAID "YES" TO HECTOR?

NO?

WELL, I'M VERY HAPPY FOR HER.

YES, WE ALL EXPECTED HER TO GO RUNNING HOME TO HER MOTHER,

BUT THEN HECTOR WENT DOWN ON HIS KNEES FOR THE N'th TIME,

AND... VOILA.

HECTOR, THAT LITTLE TOMPKINS?

SNEER AWAY MY LOVE,

BUT LIZZY KNOWS WHAT SIDE HER BREAD IS BUTTERED ON.

SHE NEVER WAS THAT IMPRESSED BY A TITLE.

I, FOR ONE, WOULD JUMP AT A MAN WITH MONEY.

OH.

JUST A MOMENT. HERE WE ARE.

JUST A MOMENT, SWEETHEART.

DARLING...

DOES YOUR MAID DO YOUR HAIR?

OH... THANK YOU.

AND DOES YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW GIVE YOU THAT MAID?

YES. GET RID OF HER IMMEDIATELY,

AND GO AND FIND YOURSELF A NICE YOUNG FRENCH MAID.

CONNIE, IF YOU LIVE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, YOU HAVE NO NEED OF FRENCH MAIDS.

DON'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT LIVING IN THE COUNTRYSIDE. YOU KNOW I COULDN'T STAND IT.

OF COURSE NOT.

SO, NO BABIES OF YOUR OWN YET, NAN?

JULIUS DOES KNOW HIS WAY AROUND, DOESN'T HE?

REALLY, DARLING?

ANYONE WOULD THINK YOU HADN'T BEEN BROKEN IN YET.

FREDERICK.

COME TO YOUR GRANDPA.

OH, FREDERICK, OH.

JONESEY, JONESEY...

OOH, YOU'RE GOING TO BE A GREAT, BIG BOY ONE OF THESE DAYS.

YES, YOU ARE. YES, YOU ARE.

OH, YES.

OH, MILES, DARLING, I'M SO SORRY.

YEAH, I'VE GOT TO GO. OH, CONNIE.

I'LL MAKE IT UP TO YOU TOMORROW, I PROMISE.

I PROMISE, YEAH?

I THOUGHT I ASKED YOU NOT TO COME TO THE HOUSE WITHOUT TELLING ME FIRST.

- I WANTED TO SEE YOU. - NO.

BUT I'M COMING AROUND YOU TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE OUT.

DICKIE, I'M TIRED. I'M GOING TO TAKE...

SEE HERE, CONNIE, I WILL NOT BE MADE THE LAUGHING STOCK OF LONDON.

YOU MEAN, I MAKE YOU THE LAUGHING STOCK OF LONDON?

YES, YOU DO.

I THOUGHT YOU MANAGED THAT ALL ON YOUR OWN.

CONNIE, IF YOU HAD THE MONEY YOU PRETENDED TO HAVE...

- I NEVER PRETENDED ANYTHING. - THAT YOUR FATHER PRETENDED TO HAVE.

THAT... I ASSUMED HE HAD, THINGS WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT.

SO YOU'RE ALWAYS TELLING ME. FRANKLY, I DOUBT IT.

WHY SHOULD I CONSIDER YOUR FEELINGS ANYMORE ANYWAY?

'CAUSE YOU NEVER GIVE ME THE CHANCE TO PUT THINGS RIGHT BETWEEN US.

BECAUSE... I'M ACTUALLY DONE IN.

I WENT TO SEE DR. ALDER THIS MORNING.

HE...

HE TELLS ME...

THAT I HAVE SYPHILIS.

HE'S SURE YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

IT'S... IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE WE'VE...

OF COURSE, I WANT YOU TO SEE HIM ANYWAY, BUT...

HE'S SURE YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

CONNIE, I MUST KNOW.

SOPHIE...

SHE'S MINE, ISN'T SHE? I MEAN...

THERE WASN'T ANYONE ELSE THEN, WAS THERE?

NO, NO THERE WASN'T ANYONE ELSE THEN.

OH, MY BABY, OH...

- THERE YOU ARE. - JULIUS.

I WAS HOPING TO SEE YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING SITTING THERE?

- IT'S THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. - I COULDN'T SLEEP.

I'VE JUST BEEN LOOKING AT THESE PICTURES OF...

HOW TREVENICK USED TO LOOK. IT'S...

IT'S MARVELOUS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M COMING TO GET YOU.

BOO.

TIME FOR HIDE AND SEEK.

JULIUS, YOU'RE WORSE THAN A CHILD. I DON'T FEEL A BIT LIKE HIDE AND SEEK.

ONE...

TWO...

THREE...

FOUR.

YOU NAUGHTY LITTLE PIGGY.

ARE YOU IN HERE?

ARE YOU?

I'LL FIND YOU.

- AHH. - AH-HA.

I'VE GOT YOU.

COME ON, JULIUS...

WAIT...

JULIUS...

- DON'T... JULIUS? - STOP IT.

STOP IT. IT'S WHAT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR, ISN'T IT?

STOP IT. STOP THE DAMN FUSS.

FOR GOD'S SAKE.

"MY DARLING GIRL,

YOU MAY WELL IMAGINE THE PAIN I FEEL

AT HAVING TO WRITE THESE WORDS.

I AM RUINED. WALL STREET IS A FICKLE FRIEND,

AND A MURDEROUS ENEMY.

TODAY I AM DEAD, PROFESSIONALLY SPEAKING,

AND MY CORPSE IS LITTERED WITH WORTHLESS SHARES.

TOMORROW, WHO KNOWS?

HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL.

MEANWHILE, I SHALL BE WRITING TO YOUR FATHER-IN-LAW

AND YOU MAY BE SURE I SHALL DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER

FOR MY DARLING GIRLS.

DON'T DOUBT FOR A MOMENT, SWEETHEART,

THAT I AM YOUR LOVIN' AND EVER-DEVOTED FATHER."

IS LORD SEADOWN AT HOME?

NO, MILADY, HIS LORDSHIP WENT UP TO LONDON.

THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING.

I HAVE BEEN ASKED BY LORD BRIGHTLINGSEA

TO MAKE CERTAIN FACTS ABSOLUTELY PLAIN.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE RECENTLY SUFFERED

THE UNFORESEEN AND TOTAL LOSS

OF LADY'S SEADOWN'S VERY SUBSTANTIAL ANNUITY.

IT IS IRONIC THAT AT THE SAME TIME,

THE MARKET SHOULD BE GLUTTED WITH CHEAP AMERICAN CORN,

FORCING US TO LOWER OUR PRICES.

I SHALL BE BLUNT AND TO THE POINT.

OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS,

BAD HARVESTS AND FALLING PRICES

HAVE REDUCED OUR INCOME BY HALF.

THERE MUST NOW BE

A CORRESPONDING FALL IN EXPENDITURE.

I TAKE IT YOU'VE PUT OUR CASE TO THE TRUSTEES.

APPLICATION WAS MADE TO SELL

SOME OF THE ESTATE'S LESS PRESTIGIOUS TREASURES. WE WERE REFUSED.

I HAVE THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTIONS TO MAKE.

MOST IMMEDIATELY,

THERE MUST BE A DRAMATIC REDUCTION IN PERSONAL SPENDING,

INCLUDING SO-CALLED FIXED ANNUITIES.

OH, PLEASE, TERRIBLY SORRY. GO ON.

IF I MAY...

EXPENDITURE ON THE ESTATE

MUST BE LIMITED TO ESSENTIAL WORK ON THE LAND,

BY WHICH I PRIMARILY MEAN ADEQUATE DRAINAGE.

REPAIRS TO THE WEST WING WILL NOT COMMENCE.

THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICITY TO ALL FRIARS

WILL NOT PROCEED.

WHAT WAS THAT?

BLAIR'S JUST SAID THAT THE INSTALLATION

OF FATHER'S ELECTRICITY IS TO BE STOPPED.

WELL, THANK HEAVENS FOR THAT.

"THE SPRING GENERAL MEETING OF THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION

WILL BE HELD AT THE ROYAL UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTION WHITE HALL YARD.

THE PRINCE OF WALES IN THE CHAIR."

GOOD LORD.

"A REAL ICE SKATING RINK CALLED THE GLACIERIUM

WAS OPENED AT THE OLD CLOCK HOUSE CHELSEA LAST SATURDAY."

WHY WEREN'T YOU GIRLS THERE?

"INDUSTRIALIST M.P. FOR BURTON, HECTOR ROBINSON,

BUYS LORD CHILLINGFORD'S KENSINGTON MANSION.

LEGENDARY SETTING FOR PARTIES OF THE MAURBURY SET."

THERE YOU ARE, YOU SEE.

UNDERNEATH ALL THAT DEMOCRACY CAND, HECTOR JUST WANTS TO BE ONE OF US.

WELL, IT TAKES ABOUT 800 YEARS TO BECOME ONE OF US.

YOU CAN'T BUY YOUR WAY IN.

- HECTOR? - LIZZY?

HECTOR, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

IT'S WONDERFUL.

- IT'S NOT BAD, IS IT? - OH, MY NEW HOUSE?

THERE WAS JUST ONE THING THAT...

I WANTED TO ASK YOU, LIZZY.

WHAT WAS THAT?

WELL...

WHY ME?

WELL, HAS IT NEVER OCCURRED TO YOU

THAT I'VE MARRIED YOU FOR YOUR MONEY?

YOU MEAN, WHY DIDN'T I GO AFTER SEADOWN WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE? HMM?

WELL, IF YOU ASK ME, SEADY'S ONE OF GOD'S LESS ADVENTUROUS EFFORTS.

BESIDES, I LIKE GETTING MY OWN WAY.

- I HOPE YOU'VE NOTICED. - I'VE NOTICED.

ONE WOULDN'T DARE CROSS LADY BRIGHTLINGSEA FOR FEAR OF BEING RUN OVER.

POOR VIRGINIA,

SHE'S LOST ALL OF HER MONEY, YOU KNOW.

I KNOW.

WELL, MAYBE SHE WON'T LOOK DOWN HER NOSE AT US ANYMORE.

SHE MIGHT EVEN COME TO OUR HOUSEWARMING IF SHE CAN RUN INTO A NEW DRESS.

- OH-HO, NOW, NOW, LIZZY... - NONE OF THAT.

YOU MUST LET ME CROW FOR FIVE MINUTES,

AND I SWEAR I'LL NEVER CROW AGAIN.

- AND THIS, MY DARLING... - MM-HMM?

IS THE WAY TO THE MASTER BEDROOM.

TO PAWN, YOU SAY.

WELL, THIS IS A VERY FINE PIECE.

VERY FINE INDEED.

AND I COULD GET YOU A VERY FINE PRICE,

IF EVER YOU DECIDED TO SELL.

OH.

COME IN.

OH, MAY I... MAY I HELP YOU, YOUR GRACE?

THANK YOU.

AH, MRS. LINDFREY WISHES TO SEE YOU, YOUR GRACE.

- CAN YOU SHOW HER IN? - SHE WON'T COME IN, YOUR GRACE.

SHE SAYS SHE'S NOT FIT TO ENTER THE HOUSE.

OH.

THANK YOU. WHERE IS SHE?

IN THE BACK COURTYARD, YOUR GRACE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SHE'S NOT FIT TO ENTER THE HOUSE.

THERE'S NO NEED FOR THAT SORT OF TREATMENT.

SHE'S HERE, YOUR GRACE.

WHO IS... PLEASE COME IN.

YOUR GRACE, I WOULDN'T HAVE COME,

ONLY YOU SAID IF EVER I NEEDED HELP I WAS TO CALL ON YOU.

YES, OF COURSE.

NOW, IT'S OUR BOY.

OUR BOY'S GONE DOWN WITH A FEVER.

OH. OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

- WILSON, I'LL NEED MY CLOAK. - RIGHT AWAY, YOUR GRACE.

IT'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

AH, JULIUS.

I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

YOU MUST COME WITH ME AT ONCE TO THE LINDFREY'S COTTAGE.

YOU KNOW, THE DAMP LITTLE PLACE UNDER THE BRIDGE,

THE ONE THAT LOOKS SO LOVELY IN THE SUMMER WITH THE ROSES ALL OVER IT.

- AH... - THE OLDEST BOY, HE'S COME DOWN WITH TYPHOID.

THE DRAININGS, THEY MUST BE SEEN TO AT ONCE.

WHO TOLD YOU ALL THIS?

I'VE JUST BEEN THERE.

I'VE SEEN IT WITH MY OWN TWO EYES.

YOU'VE JUST BEEN THERE? THE HOUSE IS REEKING OF DISEASE.

YOUR STATE OF HEALTH, ANNABEL.

OH, BOTHER MY STATE OF HEALTH. I'M FINE.

AND... AND BESIDES, IF THEIR HOUSE REEKS OF DISEASE,

WHOSE FAULT IS IT BUT OUR OWN?

THAT IS A RIDICULOUS AND IGNORANT REMARK.

NO, YOU ARE BEING IGNORANT, JULIUS.

TYPHOID COMES FROM BAD DRAINS AND INFECTED MILK.

AND IF THESE PEOPLE ARE OUR TENANTS,

HOW CAN IT NOT BE OUR FAULT?

I SHOULD PROVIDE A HOSPITABLE NEST FOR EVERY COTTAGE, I SUPPOSE.

OH, PLEASE, JULIUS,

IT CAN'T HURT YOU TO JUST COME AND SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING.

PLEASE, COME WITH ME AND SMELL THE DRAINS. I'VE GOT THE GIG WAITING...

YOU'RE IN NO FIT STATE TO GO POKING ABOUT DAMP COTTAGES ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS.

DON'T LOOK SO TRAGIC.

IN THE MORNING, I'LL SEE CARTWRIGHT. HE'LL LOOK INTO THE DRAINS.

I PROMISE.

AND TRY TO REMEMBER, THESE SMALL MATTERS

CONCERN MY AGENT FAR MORE THAN THEY CONCERN ME.

AND THEY DON'T CONCERN YOU AT ALL.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU.

YOU CALL IT A SMALL MATTER

THAT THE LINDFREY'S CHILD, THEIR ONLY SON, IS PROBABLY DYING?

AND YET IT IS FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR OWN CHILD,

- THAT YOU FORBID ME TO GO? - NOT JUST FOR THE CHILD'S SAKE.

THE HOUSEHOLD IS YOUR PROVINCE.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU THIS,

IF HE IS TO BE BROUGHT UP TO THINK LIKE YOU, I DON'T WANT A CHILD.

IF HE IS TO BE TAUGHT THAT IT IS RIGHT AND NATURAL

TO LIVE IN A HOUSE WITH 50 SERVANTS AND NOT CARE A JOT FOR ANY OF THEM,

I WOULD RATHER BE DEAD

THAN HAVE A CHILD OF MINE GROW UP LIKE YOU?

ANNABEL?

OH, THERE YOU ARE, YOUR GRACE.

I WAS JUST COMING TO TELL YOU

THE DUCHESS APPEARS TO HAVE GONE OUT.

I CANNOT FIND HER ANYWHERE, YOUR GRACE.

SOUTH, MOVE ON.

NO SIGN.

OVER THERE.

WHAT'S THAT?

OVER THERE, WE FOUND HER.

- WHERE? - COME ON, LADS.

COME ON.

OH MY GOD. HOLD THIS.

ANNABEL. ANNABEL?

ANNABEL?

ANNABEL...

ANNABEL?

MOTHER?

- COME HERE, COLONEL. - COME ON.

- COME ON, BOY. - HELLO.

OH, HE'S SO BIG NOW.

ISN'T HE SWEET?

- SO, CARRY ON, NAN. - COME ON, BOY.

AS SOON AS WE RETUNED HERE AFTER THE HONEYMOON,

JULIUS TURNED INTO A STRANGER.

IT WAS SO EXTRAORDINARY.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HE FEELS FOR ME.

NOTHING MUCH, I SUSPECT.

WELL, HE CERTAINLY DIDN'T MARRY YOU FOR YOUR MONEY,

NOR DID HE FOLLOW HIS MOTHER'S WISHES.

SO, WHAT ELSE COULD HE HAVE DONE, BUT FOLLOW HIS HEART?

INADEQUATE THOUGH THAT ORGAN MAY BE.

I DON'T KNOW, I CAN'T EXPLAIN.

BUT I HAVE TOLD HIM THAT I DON'T WANT TO BE THE MOTHER OF DUKES.

WELL, YOU SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT BEFORE YOU BECAME THE WIFE OF ONE.

LIFE MAKES UGLY FACES AT US SOMETIMES, NAN.

DO YOU REMEMBER THAT NIGHT IN NEWPORT?

WHEN I DIDN'T GET TO GO TO THE BALL, AND I SAID TO YOU

I DIDN'T WANT TO MARRY, I WANTED TO BE FREE LIKE YOU.

YES, I DO.

AND I TOLD YOU THERE'S A PRICE TO PAY FOR FREEDOM.

AND THERE IS.

DOES THAT MEAN YOU'VE BEEN UNHAPPY AS A GOVERNESS?

OH, NAN.

NO, TELL ME, VAL. I WANT TO KNOW.

I DON'T WANT TO GO ON AND ON TALKING AND THINKING ABOUT MYSELF.

WELL, I STARTED OUT WITH A CERTAIN IDEALISM,

AS YOU DID.

I WAS DETERMINED TO DO MY BEST,

ANXIOUS MY BEST WOULDN'T BE GOOD ENOUGH,

BUT YOU KNOW, A GOVERNESS IS RARELY TOO IGNORANT FOR HER PUPILS.

- VAL. - OH,

WITH A FEW HONORABLE EXCEPTIONS, MY DARLING, SUCH AS YOURSELF.

MY WORK CONSISTS OF FINISHING YOUNG LADIES WHO NATURE HAS HARDLY BEGUN.

AND AFTER A LIFETIME OF THAT, I...

I HAVE VERY LITTLE TO LOOK FORWARD TO, BUT THE...

THE VERY THIN BENEVOLENCE OF THE GOVERNESS' INSTITUTE.

OH, VAL.

I WISH YOU COULD STAY WITH ME FOREVER.

I SHOULD TAKE CARE OF YOU.

I MAKE IT ONE OF MY FIRMEST RULES,

NEVER TO HANG AROUND MY FORMER PUPILS.

WELL, I'M... I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT YOUR FORMER PUPILS.

I'M TALKING ABOUT ME,

NAN ST. GEORGE.

OH, SIR HELMSLEY HAS ARRIVED.

COME.

- SIR HELMSLEY. - DUCHESS.

GOOD TO SEE YOU LOOKING SO WELL AGAIN, MY DEAR.

- THANK YOU. - MS. TESTVALLEY, GREAT PLEASURE.

- LONG OVERDUE. - SIR HELMSLEY.

SO NICE TO HAVE YOU JOIN US, SIR HELMSLEY.

YES, HONORSLOVE WITHOUT GUY IS A... LONELY SORT OF PLACE,

BUT THE BOY IS ON HIS WAY HOME NOW.

OH. HOW DELIGHTFUL FOR YOU, SIR HELMSLEY.

- SHALL WE? - YES.

WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE.

YOU FAVORITE, ANNABEL.

- DO HELP YOURSELF, SIR HELMSLEY. - I WILL, THANK YOU.

HERE YOU GO.

SO, YOU SAY YOUR SON'S HOMECOMING WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING, SIR HELMSLEY?

OH, INDEED IT DOES, YES. GUY COMES BACK A RICH MAN, AS HE INTENDED.

AND HE WILL NOW BE ABLE TO AFFORD STANDARD HOUSE.

I HAD NO IDEA MR. THWAITE HAD POLITICAL AMBITIONS.

WILL HE STAND AS A LIBERAL OR A TORY?

OH, WELL, I SHOULD LIKE TO SAY AS A WHIG,

BUT I SUPPOSE... LIBERAL WILL HAVE TO DO.

A WHIG, YOU SEE, IS BORN.

YOU CAN NO MORE BECOME A WHIG THAN YOU CAN BECOME AN ARISTOCRAT.

WHIGS HAVE LEADERSHIP IN THEIR VEINS, WHEREAS TORIES, YOU SEE, ARE OPPORTUNISTS.

AND LIBERALS, WELL, LITTLE BETTER THAN SENTIMENTAL SOCIALISTS.

YOU SHOULD SCARCELY BE SUPPORTING YOUR SON THEN, SIR HELMSLEY.

QUITE RIGHT, MS. TESTVALLEY,

BUT YOU SEE, WE WHIGS ARE A DYING BREED,

AND WE MUST FALL IN LINE BEHIND THE NEW MEN.

AND PERHAPS WHEN YOU ARE NEXT IN LONDON,

WE MIGHT VISIT THE WHISTLER EXHIBITION AND SEE WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS ABOUT.

I HAVE ROOMS IN FLEET STREET,

AND YOU'D BE MOST WELCOME TO AVAIL YOURSELF OF MY HOSPITALITY.

HEAVEN KNOWS WHEN I SHOULD NEXT FIND MYSELF IN LONDON, SIR HELMSLEY.

I GO BACK TO ALL FRIARS THIS EVENING.

YES, I CAME TO VISIT ANNABEL FOR A WEEKEND, AND I STAYED FOR OVER TWO WEEKS.

WELL, I DON'T WONDER THAT SHE HELD ON TO YOU.

AREN'T YOU HER "VERY FAVORITE PERSON IN THE WORLD"?

THE DUCHESS IS A MARRIED WOMAN NOW.

AND OUR YOUNG MAN HAS A THING OR TWO TO LEARN, NO DOUBT.

AS MOST YOUNG MEN DO.

WELL, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, SIR HELMSLEY,

I WOULD LIKE TO SPEND MY LAST FEW MOMENTS WITH ANNABEL.

OH, WELL, YES, OF COURSE.

MS. TESTVALLEY...

MAY I CALL ON YOU AT THE BRIGHTLINGSEAS?

YOU MAY.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, MY LOVE?

YES.

BUT IT WOULD PROBABLY COST US BOTH FORTUNE.

YOU USED TO SAY THAT IF THIS EVER HAPPENED, YOU'D...

WELL, YOU'D POP BACK INTO BED WITH RICHARD AND PASS IT OFF AS HIS.

POPPING BACK INTO BED WITH RICHARD ISN'T SOMETHING I CAN DO ANY LONGER.

CONNIE, DARLING, I'M SO GLAD.

WELL, THAT'S NICE, SWEETIE,

BUT IT DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

"WILD BIRD, WHOSE WARBLE, LIQUID SWEET,

RINGS EDEN'S THRO' THE BUDDED QUICKS,

O TELL ME WHERE THE SENSES MIX,

O TELL ME WHERE THE PASSIONS MEET."

YES?

THERE YOU ARE.

- NOT ASLEEP YET? - HMM.

SPLENDID NEWS, ISN'T IT, ABOUT GUY?

OH, YES, SPLENDID.

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN OUR AMBITION, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE GUY AS OUR M.P.

DOESN'T YOUR MAID NORMALLY DO THAT FOR YOU?

USUALLY, YES,

BUT I HAVE ARMS AND LEGS OF MY OWN.

- REALLY SPLENDID, DON'T YOU THINK? - SPLENDID. THANK YOU.

SO LONG AS HE'S THROWN AWAY SOME OF THAT LIBERAL NONSENSE.

WHAT SORT OF LIBERAL NONSENSE?

OH, I DON'T WANT TO BORE YOU WITH ALL THAT.

HOW WOULD YOU KNOW WHAT BORES ME, JULIUS?

WELL, WHAT, WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME... WHAT BORES YOU.

TELL ME ANYTHING YOU LIKE.

PLEASE DON'T.

OF COURSE YOU'RE TIRED. I'LL... I'LL LEAVE YOU.

THANK YOU.

WHOA.

WELCOME HOME, MR. THWAITE.

- THANK YOU. - WALK ON.

- FATHER. - GOOD TO SEE YOU.

AH... IT'S GOOD TO BE HOME.

HONORSLOVE IS IN MY BONES.

YOU SEE, IT'S BEEN IN OUR FAMILY NOT JUST FOR GENERATIONS, BUT FOR CENTURIES.

EVERY TREE, EVERY STONE IS PRECIOUS.

HONORSLOVE... DOES IT HAVE A MEANING?

WELL, NO ONE REALLY KNOWS.

DO YOU KNOW THE POEM BY LOVELACE?

HE WAS LEAVING HIS LADY TO GO TO THE WARS,

AND HE SAID...

"I COULD NOT LOVE THEE DEAR SO MUCH,

LOVE THY NOT HONOR MORE."

I CAN SEE WHY CONCHITA SAYS

THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE IN ENGLAND.

OH, I DON'T KNOW. WELL, I SUPPOSE

IF ONE WERE MARRIED TO A WOMAN ONE ADORED,

ONE WOULD SOON GET BEYOND HER BEAUTY.