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ANNABEL AND JULIUS' CHRISTMAS PARTY

WAS THE OCCASION OF THE YEAR,

BUT IT WAS TO BRING BITTER SECRETS INTO THE OPEN.

...LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER.

CONCHITA'S DESPERATE REQUEST FOR A LOAN,

AND ANNABEL'S REAWAKENED LOVE FOR GUY THWAITE...

ANNABEL, MY DEAR, THE DUKE IS ASKING FOR YOU.

DAMN YOU. DAMN YOU.

YOU'RE AN UNGRATEFUL, DAMNED AMERICAN...

BURN, LITTLE BITCH. YOU...

YOU WILL STOP IT.

IT WAS CLEAR HER HOLLOW MARRIAGE HAD IRRETRIEVABLY BROKEN DOWN.

MEANWHILE, HECTOR ROBINSON HAD GONE INTO BUSINESS

WITH COLONEL ST. GEORGE, WHOSE FORTUNES WERE LOOKING UP.

PUT REFRIGERATION AND STEAM SHIPS TOGETHER...

THE WORLD IS OUR OYSTER.

WITH MONEY IN HER POCKET, VIRGINIA PAID A VISIT TO HER HUSBAND'S LOVER, IDINA.

THERE'S NO COMPARISON BETWEEN US.

SEADOWN PAID ME RATHER WELL,

YOU, I BELIEVE, PAY SEADOWN.

EIGHTEEN INCHES BETWEEN US? SURELY, MY REPUTATION WILL SURVIVE.

SEE HERE...

I GATHER FROM THE DOWAGER THAT ANNABEL HAS BEEN SEEN DAILY

AT THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, AND I REPEAT, WHAT IS MY SON UP TO?

IF GUY IS CHASING AFTER OUR LITTLE AMERICAN DUCHESS, HE'S PLAYING WITH FIRE.

YOU HAVE NOT YET PRODUCED AN HEIR,

AND I HAVE TO TAKE BACK BOTH RECOMMENDS

AS I RETURN YOU TO LONGLANDS BY FORCE.

- THEN WHY DON'T YOU? - BECAUSE I AM NOT A MONSTER.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME? I AM NOT A MONSTER.

I WON'T LET YOU GO.

I WON'T LET YOU GO UNLESS YOU TELL ME YOU DON'T LOVE ME.

LOOK AT ME AND SAY YOU DON'T CARE FOR ME.

I CAN'T.

YOU KNOW I CAN'T.

- I MUST GO HOME. - NO.

IN DESPAIR, NAN FORSAKES HER LOVE,

AND RELUCTANTLY RETURNS TO HER ROLE

AS DUCHESS OF TREVENICK.

IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, JULIUS, HOW HAPPY I AM

THAT ANNABEL IS SAFELY BACK HOME AT LAST.

GERTRUDE, LEAVE US.

FIRSTLY, YOU SHOULD NATURALLY LEAVE ANNABEL IN PEACE FOR SIX MONTHS.

WE MUST BE QUITE CERTAIN SHE IS NOT CARRYING ANOTHER MAN'S CHILD.

MOTHER, I'M SURE...

UNFORTUNATELY, A FATHER CAN NEVER BE SURE.

IT WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY

TO BEGIN AGAIN... AND THAT IS MY SECOND POINT.

MY DEAR, YOU REALLY MUST LEARN TO BE A LOVER.

YOU MUST WOO ANNABEL.

Wo...

MOTHER, ANNABEL AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS.

NOT VERY SUCCESSFULLY,

AND I'M SURE WE CAN'T LAY ALL THE BLAME ON ANNABEL.

SIT DOWN, JULIUS.

NOW, A FEW WORDS OF ADVICE, MY DEAR.

"MY DEAR ANNABEL,

A SMALL TOKEN OF MY ESTEEM

TO MARK OUR SECOND WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

JULIUS."

GOOD AFTERNOON, CHILDREN.

GOOD AFTERNOON, LORD B.

- ARE YOU ALL READY? - YES.

YOU ALL LIKE JELLY AND CAKES, CHILDREN?

YES.

HEY, DIDDLE-DIDDLE,

- THE CAT AND... - THE CAT AND THE FIDDLE.

- ONE... - ONE...

- TWO... - TWO...

- THREE. - THREE.

AND HERE THEY COME.

? FOR HE'S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW ?

? AND SO SAY ALL OF US. ?

? AND SO SAY ALL OF US ?

? AND SO SAY ALL OF US ?

? FOR HE'S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW ?

? FOR HE'S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW ?

? FOR HE'S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW ?

? AND SO SAY ALL OF US. ?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FREDERICK.

- WISH, WISH, WISH... - HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FREDERICK.

OH, WELL DONE, WELL DONE.

SOPHIE, COME HERE.

THIS LOVELY PARTY WE HAVE FOR YOU, FREDERICK.

WHERE'S MY MOMMY? WHY ISN'T SHE COMING?

YOU HAVE THREE MOMMIES TO CHOOSE FROM, SOPHIE,

- JUST FOR TODAY. - RIGHT.

NICE TO SEE YOU, MY DEAR.

- NO BABIES YET? - OH.

- HOW OLD ARE YOU? - TWENTY-ONE, MY DEAR.

AH, YOU MUST GET A MOVE ON. YOU MUST HAVE BABIES.

THESE YOUNG GIRLS ARE READILY DISAPPEARING FAST.

SOON, THEY'LL BE NONE OF US LEFT.

YOU HAVE THREE GRANDCHILDREN, AND TWO OF THEM ARE BOYS.

BOYS CANNOT BE RELIED ON. BOYS GO TO THE BAD.

BOYS GET KILLED IN THE WARS.

YOU MUST HAVE GIRLS, MY DEAR,

REGIMENTS OF GIRLS.

DON'T LISTEN TO HIM, ANNABEL.

HE'S TURNING INTO A MORBID, RUDE OLD MAN.

OH...

OH, WHO'S THAT?

SEADOWN?

OH, WHAT A MATTER YOU'RE HOME.

I KNOW YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO TELL WITHIN THE LINES, NOR I CAN'T.

AND EVEN HONORIA CAN'T GET ANY SENSE OUT OF IT.

YOUR FATHER, HE HIDES THE BILLS, MY DEAR.

AND THEN CLAIMS TO HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THEM.

AND SO MANY OF THEM ARE FROM DR. ALDER,

FOR RICHARD.

SOMETHING HAS BEEN KEPT FROM ME, I KNOW.

IT'S A STRANGE THING, DEAR...

WHEN ONE LOSES ONE'S HEARING.

OH.

IT SEEMS ONE CAN'T SEE VERY WELL EITHER.

EVERYTHING SLIPPING AWAY.

- MOTHER, I'VE ONLY JUST COME IN FROM TOWN. I'VE TRAVELED OVER NIGHT. - WHAT?

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS LATER, I PROMISE, BUT I...

I MUST GO AND FIND VIRGINIA.

WAIT...

WHAT? I...

SEADOWN.

WHAT IS IT?

IDINA HAS COMMITTED SUICIDE.

SHE HAS DROWNED HERSELF.

THEY FOUND HER LAST NIGHT. HER BODY WAS CAUGHT UNDER THE JETTY.

AH, WELL, IT'S HORRIBLE.

POOR IDINA.

I'M SO SORRY.

MY FAULT, I FEEL.

- YOU KNOW THAT IDINA AND I... - ISN'T THERE SOMEONE ELSE?

AS A MATTER OF FACT, NO, THERE ISN'T...

NOT ANYMORE, THEN.

I'VE BEEN QUITE HAPPY HERE, YOU KNOW...

IN MY WAY...

WITHOUT YOU.

I'VE RUINED EVERYTHING...

I KNOW.

SO MUCH STUPID SUFFERING.

I'M SORRY.

I SCARCELY HAVE THE RIGHT TO ASK,

BUT I WANT TO COME BACK, VIRGINIA.

WILL YOU HAVE ME?

- DEAR BOY. - FATHER.

I SEE LONDON HAS DYED YOU THE USUAL DISAGREEABLE GRAY,

BUT WE'LL SOON GET SOME COLOR BACK INTO YOU.

YOU CAN CLEAR YOU HEAD OF THAT RADICAL LONDON FOG, EH?

COME.

OH, MS. TESTVALLEY...

YES, I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF MS. TESTVALLEY'S COMPANY QUITE OFTEN JUST RECENTLY.

MS. TESTVALLEY, IT'S LOVELY TO SEE YOU.

MR. THWAITE, SIR...

OH, HI, THOMAS.

A MESSAGE FROM THE DUKE. I'VE JUST COME UP FROM HORTON.

HIS GRACE WANTS YOU DOWN THERE AT THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY.

DID HE SAY WHY?

THE CONSTITUENCIES FEELING RATHER NEGLECTED, SIR.

BESIDES, NEWS GETS ABOUT.

NEWS?

YOUR SPEECH, MR. THWAITE,

ON THE SMALL MATTER OF THE ABOLITION OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

THEY'RE ALL IN A BIT OF A LAUGHTER ABOUT IT DOWN AT HORTON, SIR.

YES, I MIGHT HAVE KNOWN.

I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO BE SOME SORT OF

VENTRILOQUIST DUMMY, GUY, BUT FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.

YOU REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF HORTON, YOU REPRESENT ME.

YOU REPRESENT THE FAMILIES OF PEOPLE YOU HAVE KNOWN SINCE YOU WERE A BOY.

NOT A FEW OF THEM HAVE MEMBERS IN THE UPPER HOUSE.

WHEN I STOOD FOR ELECTION, I MADE NO BONES ABOUT MY OPINIONS.

WELL, IF I MAY SAY, YOU... NO ONE REMEMBERS YOU HAD PLANS

TO WIPE THE HOUSE OF LORDS OFF THE MAP.

FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, A BIT CURIOUS ISSUE TO RAISE WITH ME.

THIS CONVERSATION WILL GET US NOWHERE.

LOOK, YOU BEEN AS STUBBORN AS THE DEVIL... YOU ALWAYS WERE.

OH, JULIUS, YOU TOTALLY MISUNDERSTAND MY FUNCTION HERE.

WILL YOU JUST LISTEN TO ME FOR ONE MOMENT, PLEASE?

THOMAS, LET ME HAVE A MINUTE, WILL YOU?

AND YOU ARE NOT TO BE REPRESENTING AMERICAN-STYLE INTERESTS IN THIS CONSTITUENCY.

JULIUS, I AM THE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE OF THIS CONSTITUENCY.

EXACTLY MY POINT.

THE HOUSE OF LORDS IS THE BEDROCK OF THE INSTITUTION OF THIS COUNTRY.

WELL, THAT IS JUST MY OPINION, JULIUS.

QUITE FRANKLY, I QUESTION THE SINCERITY OF YOUR OPINION.

A MAN WHO KOWTOWS TO THE MASSES HAS NO MIND OF HIS OWN,

AND FREEDOM TO ACT ON PRINCIPLE.

IT'S THE END OF POLITICS AS AN HONORABLE PROFESSION.

THOUGH HONOR, OF COURSE, MAY BE NOT YOUR FIRST CONCERN.

WELL, WE HARDLY HAVE THE MASSES TO WORRY ABOUT JUST YET.

BUT YOU WILL HAVE, YOU WILL.

YOU TELL ME, IF YOU WANTED TO FIND

A VIOLENT, DULL-WITTED DRUNKARD IN THIS CONSTITUENCY,

- WHERE WOULD YOU LOOK, HUH? THE TOP OR THE BOTTOM? - THAT'S A MATTER OF OPINION, JULIUS.

DON'T... DON'T... WOULD YOU JUST LISTEN TO ME?

DANGER ISN'T FROM DEMOCRACY. THAT IS JUST OLD-FASHIONED BLANKED NONSENSE.

THE DANGER COMES FROM HOSTILITY BETWEEN THE CLASSES.

AND FROM THE QUITE FRIGHTENING INCREASE

IN THE POLITICAL POWER OF SHEER WEALTH.

THERE'S NO NEED TO GET ON YOUR SOAPBOX WITH ME.

GOD.

DON'T BE SUCH A POMPOUS LITTLE ASS.

YOU ARE A VERY AMBITIOUS MAN.

BUT YOU HAVE ONLY ONE FOOT IN THE STIRRUP AND YOU HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO YET.

I COULD KNOCK YOUR FOOT OUT OF THAT STIRRUP ANY TIME I PLEASE,

AND DON'T YOU DAMN WELL FORGET IT.

I'M DISAPPOINTED.

YOUR ARGUMENT'S... THIRD RATE.

THEY'RE THE ARGUMENTS OF A POLITICAL ADVENTURE.

WHAT WAS THAT?

YOU SAY THAT AGAIN TO MY FACE.

I CALLED YOU A POLITICAL ADVENTURER.

OR SHOULD I JUST SAY ADVENTURER?

TAKE IT EASY NOW. TAKE IT EASY, SIR.

JULIUS...

WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR YOU.

MR. THWAITE.

DUCHESS.

DO HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US.

THE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN REHEARSING ALL WEEK.

YES.

YOU CAN'T REFUSE THE DUCHESS.

BESIDES, A SHOW OF SOLIDARITY IS IN ORDER, DON'T YOU THINK?

? YANKEE DOODLE WENT TO TOWN ? RIDING ON A PONY ?

? HE STUCK A FEATHER IN HIS CAP AND CALLED IT MACARONI ?

? YANKEE DOODLE, KEEP IT UP YANKEE DOODLE DANDY ?

? MIND THE MUSIC AND THE STEP AND WITH THE GIRLS BE HANDY ?

?...WENT DOWN TO CAMP ALONG WITH CAPTAIN GOODING ?

? AND THERE WE SAW THE MEN AND BOYS AS THICK AS HASTY PUDDING ?

? YANKEE DOODLE, KEEP IT UP YANKEE DOODLE DANDEE ?

? MIND THE MUSIC AND THE STEP AND WITH THE GIRLS BE HANDY. ?

? THERE WAS CAPTAIN WASHINGTON UPON A SLAPPING STALLION... ?

"WHEN THEY TALK OF SOMEONE DYING OF LOVE,

THIS IS WHAT THEY MEAN, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS.

IT HAS BEEN GIVEN A GLIMPSE OF PARADISE, AND THEN BEING DENIED IT,

SO THAT YOUR LIFE TURNS TO ASHES IN YOUR MOUTH.

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT ME TO DO, NAN?

BEHAVE AS IF YOU MEANT NOTHING TO ME?

I MIGHT AS WELL DIG A HOLE IN THE GROUND AND BURY MYSELF ALIVE.

I REMEMBER YOUR HAND, SMALL AND STRONG,

LIKE A LITTLE ANIMAL WITH A LIFE OF ITS OWN,

AND STOPPING MY MIRTH AS WE STOOD IN FRONT OF THE CORAGGIOS.

I REMEMBER WHEN YOU CAME TO LONDON...

YOU STOOD ONE DAY, LOOKING AT THE RIVER AND YOU SAID...

I SHOULD LIKE TO CLOSE MY EYES,

AND HAVE MY LIFE END NOW.

AND THAT NIGHT I HAD A DREAM

IN WHICH I WAS SEARCHING FOR YOU SOMEWHERE BY THE SEA,

AMONGST SAND DUNES AT TWILIGHT,

BUT I COULDN'T FIND YOU, ONLY HEAR YOUR FAINT SIGH

LIKE SOMEONE'S LAST BREATH.

THEN JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO GIVE UP,

YOU REACHED OUT AND DREW ME DOWN TO WHERE YOU WERE HIDING.

YOU LAUGHED AND CALLED ME YOUR DARLING,

WORDS I CAN NEVER HOPE TO HEAR IN REALITY.

YOU CALLED THE OTHER LIFE "LIES AND HYPOCRISY",

BUT WHAT DO YOU CALL THIS, NAN?"

JULIUS?

MR. LAZLO IS TO PAINT US IN THE RAPHAEL ROOM, ANNABEL,

- AGAINST THE FLEMISH TAPESTRIES. - HMM, NICE.

I ALWAYS KNEW YOU'D BE ABLE TO CARRY OFF THESE EXCRESCENCIES.

NO ONE WOULD EVER GUESS YOU WEREN'T BORN TO THE PART.

THANK YOU, JULIUS.

WELL, DON'T BE TOO LONG, ANNABEL, THE GREAT MAN IS A STICKLER FOR STARTING ON TIME.

- JULIUS, I... - HMM?

I... I HEARD GERTRUDE CRYING LAST NIGHT,

WEEPING AS IF HER HEART WERE BROKE.

WALLACE CAME TO SEE ME YESTERDAY TO ASK FOR HER HAND.

IT'S TYPICAL OF THE MAN TO APPROACH ME WHEN I WAS OCCUPIED WITH OTHER THINGS.

ANYWAY, I SENT HIM PACKING.

GERTRUDE IS IN LOVE WITH MR. WALLACE.

THE MAN IS UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED TO BE A BAD LOT.

GERTRUDE HAS A TITLE, SHE HAS MONEY IN HER OWN RIGHT.

HER PLACE IS HERE, WITH OUR MOTHER.

WITHOUT A HUSBAND, HAVE CHILDREN?

IT'S TOO LATE FOR GERTRUDE TO MARRY. IT'S SOME ACTS OF DESPERATION.

DO I...

LOOK AS I SHOULD?

YOU LOOK VERY FINE.

GOOD.

ANNABEL?

ANNABEL, HOW MUCH LONGER DO YOU EXPECT...

ANNA...

ANNABEL...

OH, VAL...

DEAR VAL, I HAVE LET YOU DOWN SO BADLY.

OH, ANNABEL.

ANNABEL, IF YOU ONLY KNEW

THE NUMBER OF TIMES I'VE RE-WRITTEN THE PAST,

PUTTING IN ALL THE THINGS I SHOULD'VE SAID

AND SHOULD'VE DONE TO PREVENT YOUR MARRIAGE.

WHAT AM I GONNA DO?

COME ON, LADIES, TRY YOUR LUCK.

IT ISN'T TOO LATE FOR ME, IS IT?

I MEAN, SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE MY LIFE IS OVER, LIKE...

LIKE ALL OF MY MISTAKES ARE CLOSING IN ON ME LIKE A JAIL.

OH, DARLING. MY GIRL, MY DARLING GIRL.

OH, MY DARLING.

GO. GO ON.

LOVELY TO SEE YOU, FELICIA.

COME ALONG THEN, COME ALONG.

AND DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE NOT HUNGRY, WITH ALL THE EXCITEMENT.

COME ALONG.

PENNIES NOT AS BROWN.

COME ALONG. GOOD DAY.

THANK YOU.

ANNABEL, I THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW.

GUY IS HERE.

HE ARRIVED THIS MORNING WITH HIS FATHER, FIRST THING.

FOR THE F�TE.

I SUPPOSE HE'S HERE TO SEE FELICIA.

WELL, DARLING, I DON'T KNOW.

BUT AS M.P. FOR HORTON, HE WOULD NATURALLY WANT TO...

OF COURSE, OF COURSE.

HE SHOULD MARRY FELICIA.

FELICIA WOULD MAKE HIM A PERFECT WIFE.

- I SHOULD GO. - ANNABEL, WAIT.

PLEASE WAIT.

SHOULD I TELL GUY THAT YOU'RE HERE?

YES.

GO QUICKLY, VAL, BEFORE I LOSE HEART.

AH, MS. TESTVALLEY, HAVE YOU EATEN?

- AH, NO, NOT YET. - SORRY?

- NOT YET. - AND DO HAVE SOME OF PEGGY'S FRUITCAKE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

- THANK YOU. - YOU'RE WELCOME.

YES... I'M VERY GLAD TO HEAR IT.

IT'S NAN... I THINK YOU SHOULD TALK TO HER.

HOLD UP, HOLD UP.

DUCHESS...

ANNABEL, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE HERE.

WHY DIDN'T YOU COME UP TO THE HOUSE?

IT'S THE DUCHESS AND MR. THWAITE.

LAURA...

LAURA.

YOU'VE KNOWN ALL ALONG.

YOU'VE BEEN THEIR GO-BETWEEN, HAVEN'T YOU?

NO.

YES, I KNEW, BUT...

WELL, UNTIL TODAY, I'VE SAID NOTHING.

THE LITTLE AMERICAN UPSTARTING MY SON?

ANNABEL'S MARRIAGE WAS A TERRIBLE MISTAKE.

A MISTAKE THAT I COLLUDED IN.

ALL MISTAKES ON THAT SCALE HAVE TO BE LIVED WITH.

I SUPPOSE YOU MEAN THAT ANNABEL WAS UNHAPPY.

DO YOU THINK ALL MARRIAGES ARE HAPPY?

DO YOU THINK MY OWN MARRIAGE WAS HAPPY?

I DIDN'T LOVE MY WIFE, BUT SHE...

BROUGHT OUT THE BEST IN ME.

DID SHE?

OR DID SHE ONLY ALLOW YOU TO PLAY SAFE?

AT LEAST YOUR SON HAS THE COURAGE OF HIS CONVICTIONS.

WELL, I THANK GOD I'VE BEEN SAVED FROM MINE.

AND WHAT IN GOD'S NAME DID YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING?

IS SELF DESTRUCTION YOUR IDEA OF COURAGE?

CAN'T A WOMAN EVER BE FREE TO CHOOSE HER LIFE?

TO LOVE? TO HAVE HER OWN FREE WILL?

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU HAVEN'T A FREE WILL, MS. TESTVALLEY?

SURELY, YOU JUST EXERCISED IT.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

STAND, STAND.

IF YOU DO NOT DIVORCE, YOU CANNOT REMARRY.

IT IS YOUR DUTY TO REMARRY.

YOU... YOU CANNOT EXPECT ME TO ACCEPT

THAT THE TREVENICK LINE ENDS WITH YOU?

NOT WHEN I REMEMBER EVERYTHING I WENT THROUGH.

THERE WAS NO QUESTION THAT I COULD EVER ESCAPE MY DUTY.

YOUNG WOMEN TODAY.

I'LL NEVER FORGIVE HER, NEVER.

AFTER ALL MY KINDNESS.

IF SHE CAME CRAWLING BACK ON HER KNEES,

I SHOULD INSIST THAT YOU DIVORCE HER.

DON'T GO.

MAYBE HE WON'T DO ANYTHING.

WE REALLY SHOULD TALK ABOUT THIS, YOU KNOW.

I KNOW.

I'M NO LAWYER, BUT...

I KNOW YOU COULD SUE JULIUS FOR DIVORCE ON GROUNDS OF HIS HOMOSEXUALITY AND WIN.

YOUR MARRIAGE MIGHT EVEN BE ANNULLED.

YOU'D HAVE EVERYONE'S SYMPATHY AS A WOMAN MORE SINNED AGAINST THAN SINNER.

MY POLITICAL CAREER WOULD BE VIRTUALLY UNTOUCHED.

IN THE EYES OF THE WORLD, MY DARLING, ADULTERY IS ONE THING,

RUNNING OFF WITH A WIFE OF AN UNKNOWN MAN

IS ILL-ADVISED BUT FORGIVABLE,

BEING NAMED AS THE CO-RESPONDENT TO A SENSATIONAL DIVORCE CASE IS NOT.

BUT... FOR ME TO DIVORCE JULIUS,

I WOULD HAVE TO PROVE MY CASE.

CERTAINLY, THAT'D HAVE TO BE PROVEN.

IT'S INTOLERABLE.

I HAVE NO ILLUSIONS, BUT...

I COULD NEVER DO SOMETHING SO UGLY AS TO EXPOSE HIM.

THEN WE NEED NEVER MENTION IT AGAIN.

MAYBE HE WON'T DO ANYTHING.

I THINK JULIUS OF ALL PEOPLE,

IF HE WENT THROUGH WITH THE DIVORCE, HE WOULD BE IN EVERY NEWSPAPER.

OH, GOD.

PRAY GOD HE LETS ME GO.

BUT WHATEVER HAPPENS, WE'RE IN HIS HANDS.

I KNOW THIS IS HARD FOR YOU.

OF COURSE IT'S HARD...

BUT I LOVE YOU, NAN.

I LOVE YOU.

NO, THANK YOU.

WALK ON.

MMM.

THIS SAYS THAT THE CRYSTAL PALACE

IS THE FAVORITE RESORT OF THE PEOPLE ON THEIR GREAT ANNUAL HOLIDAY.

I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE THE BOYS.

TOO YOUNG.

NONSENSE. THEY'RE NEARLY THREE. IT LOOKS WONDERFUL.

UH-UH, HERE IT IS. LIZZY, LISTEN.

"THE TWELFTH DUKE OF TREVENICK

IS SUING HIS WIFE, THE AMERICAN HEIRESS ANNABEL ST. GEORGE

FOR DIVORCE ON THE GROUNDS OF HER ADULTERY..."

- LORDY, LORDY. - HMM...

"...WITH MR. GUY THWAITE, LIBERAL M.P. FOR HORTON."

THERE'S ONE BLESSING... AT LEAST HE'S NOT A TORY.

"...HORTON, AND SON OF SIR HELMSLEY THWAITE.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SCANDAL HAS ROCKED THIS ILLUSTRIOUS FAMILY

SINCE HENRY THE SEVENTH CREATED THE FIRST DUKE OF TREVENICK IN 1505.

THE DUCHESS' SISTER...

LADY SEADOWN, IS MARRIED

TO THE HEIR TO THE MARQUIS OF BRIGHTLINGSEA."

DEAR HEAVENS.

THEY DON'T MENTION US, DO THEY?

IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT.

SURELY, HE WON'T DARE SHOW HIS FACE IN THE HOUSE THIS AFTERNOON.

- GOOD MORNING, SIR. - THOMAS.

I TAKE IT YOU'RE GOING AHEAD AS PLANNED, SIR?

OF COURSE.

I BEG TO REMIND THIS HOUSE

THAT IT IS NOT FOR NOTHING THAT THE POWER OF THE STATE

HAS BEEN KEPT IN THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO HAVE PROPERTY.

IF WE DESTROY THAT SYSTEM,

WE GIVE OVER POWER

INTO THE HANDS OF THE IRRESPONSIBLE MULTITUDE

AND WE SHALL HAVE TO TAKE THE CONSEQUENCES.

THE HONORABLE MEMBER FOR LINCOLN IS, OF COURSE, PERFECTLY CORRECT.

POLITICAL POWER IN THIS COUNTRY

IS BESTOWED BY MERE ACCIDENT OF BIRTH.

MORE THAN FOUR MILLION ACRES OF ENGLAND

ARE IN THE HANDS OF JUST 12 INDIVIDUALS.

ALL 12 ARE MEMBERS OF THE UPPER HOUSE.

IS IT SURPRISING, THEREFORE,

THAT HIS LORDSHIP'S DENY JUSTICE AND DELAY REFORM.

I CALL UPON THIS HOUSE

TO INTRODUCE AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE DURING THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT

A MEASURE TO ABOLISH THE HOUSE OF LORDS AS AN HEREDITARY UPPER CHAMBER.

ORDER. ORDER.

THE LORDS MAY KEEP THEIR RANK AND TITLES, THEIR STARS AND GARTERS.

INDEED, THEY MAY KEEP ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT IS RIGHTLY THEIRS.

IS A DUKE'S WIFE NOT RIGHTLY HIS?

ORDER. ORDER.

ORDER.

THE HONORABLE GENTLEMAN FOR BATH

HAS MADE AN IMPROPER AND UNPARLIAMENTARY REMARK.

I WILL NOW ASK HIM TO EXPRESS REGRET TO THE HOUSE.

THE REMARK IS ONE I UNRESERVEDLY WITHDRAW.

I REPEAT,

THE LORDS MAY KEEP ALL THEIR INHERITAGE PRIVILEGES BAR ONE...

THEIR PRESUMED RIGHT TO CONTROL THE WAY IN WHICH WE GOVERN OURSELVES.

THE HONORABLE MEMBER FOR HORTON HAS SPOKEN

WITH PASSION ON A SUBJECT... DEAR TO HIS HEART.

MORE ON WHICH, I BEG TO SUGGEST, PASSION HAS CLOUDED HIS UNDERSTANDING.

THE HOUSE OF LORDS IS NOT A BASTION OF PRIVILEGE.

IT IS THE PEOPLE'S LAST LINE OF DEFENSE

AGAINST THE TYRANNY OF THE SINGLE CHAMBER.

WELL, IN... IN THAT CASE...

IN THAT CASE, SIR,

THE PEOPLE HAVE A CLEAR RIGHT TO ASK THROUGH ME,

ONE OF THEIR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES,

WHAT ELSE HIS LORDSHIP'S DO TO JUSTIFY THE VAST INCOMES

THEY DRAW FROM THEIR ESTATES.

INCOMES... INCOMES WHICH IN THE MAJORITY OF CASES ARE UNEARNED.

THEY... THEY TOIL NOT, NEITHER DO THEY SPIN.

OUR BRITISH CONSTITUTION HAS BEEN COMPARED TO A HIVE OF BEES.

THE QUEEN BEE IS HONORED AND REVERED BY ALL HER SUBJECTS.

BENEATH HER, COME THE DRONES.

THEN THERE ARE THE WORKING BEES.

NOW, THE DRONES LEAD AN IDLE PARASITIC LIFE,

FEEDING ON THE FRUITS OF OTHER'S LABORS...

I'VE NO DOUBT THEY THINK THEMSELVES THE FINEST OF INSECTS...

YET AT AROUND THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, THEIR DREAM ENDS IN TRAGEDY,

FOR THE WORKING BEE HAS GROWN SUDDENLY INTOLERANT OF THIS BURDEN ON THEIR RESOURCES,

DRIVE THE DRONES FROM THE HIVE.

DICKIE...

DICKIE...

DICKIE, DICKIE, WHAT ON EARTH'S THE MATTER, HUH?

- EVERYONE WENT ON WITHOUT US. - HUH?

DARLING, YOU MUST PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER, ALL RIGHT?

DICKIE?

THANK YOU, FISHER. I'M SURE LORD RICHARD WILL BE ALL RIGHT NOW.

STUPID... IDIOT.

I THOUGHT...

HE'D LEAVE ME A NOTE OR SOMETHING.

I THOUGHT HE'D HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY TO ME.

BUT THERE'S... NOTHING.

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

NOTHING AT ALL.

HERE, DARLING.

HERE. DRINK.

THERE.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS A CHILD...

I ACTUALLY LOOKED FORWARD TO GOING BACK TO SCHOOL EACH TERM.

I DON'T THINK FATHER...

ACTIVELY DISLIKED HIS CHILDREN, BUT...

YOU KNOW, HE HONESTLY COULDN'T TELL THE GIRLS APART.

AND HE COULD NEVER DAMN WELL REMEMBER MY NAME.

ALL RIGHT, DARLING.

- CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? - LET'S GO.

"BOY", HE USED TO CALL ME.

"OLD BOY".

"OLD CHAP".

"LADDY".

SILLY, SILLY.

HE NEVER KNEW WHO THE HELL I WAS.

LIZZY.

STOP.

HOLD ON, DARLING.

DARLING NAN.

- OH, MY DARLING NAN. - OH...

I'M SURE EVERYTHING YOU EVER THOUGHT OF ME WAS TRUE AND WORSE,

BUT I NEVER DESERT A FRIEND.

OH... I HAD TO SAY GOODBYE.

PUT THIS ON THE GRAVE FOR ME.

HERE WITH YOUR MAMA, CHIN UP.

SHALL I GO WITH THE DOWAGER OR WITH YOUR MOTHER?

WITH MOTHER.

LORD BRIGHTLINGSEA.

HAT.

WELL, I HAVE TO HAND IT TO YOU. YOU'RE EITHER A VERY BRAVE MAN OR A COMPLETE FOOL TO TURN UP HERE.

FATHER, THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS I MUST SAY TO YOU.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'VE READ ANY OF MY LETTERS.

BESIDES...

I COULD HARDLY GO AWAY WITHOUT SAYING GOODBYE.

I'M GOING TO SOUTH AFRICA... AS AN ENGINEER AGAIN.

THE SOUTH AFRICA COMPANY IS BUILDING A RAIL LINK BETWEEN THE CAPE AND DURBAN.

DAMN GOOD IDEA. BEST PLACE FOR YOU UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

I'M DESPERATELY SORRY TO HAVE LET EVERYONE DOWN.

AND YOU, FATHER,

YOU ESPECIALLY.

GUY, GUY, GUY, LOOK, GO TO AFRICA IF YOU MUST,

BUT GO ALONE... BREAK OFF THIS INSANE LIAISON.

THAT IS SOMETHING I AM NOT PREPARED TO TALK ABOUT.

YOU WILL LOSE HONORSLOVE, I WILL PROMISE YOU THAT.

AND WHAT IN GOD'S NAME DOES THAT ACHIEVE FOR EITHER OF US?

WELL, BEARING IN MIND YOUR OPINION OF INHERITED WEALTH,

IT HAS A CERTAIN IRONIC JUSTICE.

IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU WISH TO SEE IT, FATHER.

AT LEAST YOU WILL NOT BRING THAT WOMAN HERE.

THAT WOMAN WILL SOON BE THE MOTHER OF YOUR FIRST GRANDCHILD.

THAT WAS THE SECOND THING I CAME TO TELL YOU.

YOU NEED NOT HAVE TAKEN THE TROUBLE.

IT GIVES ME NO PLEASURE.

- I'VE CALLED GELLEN IN TOMORROW TO REDRAFT MY WILL. - HE WON'T LIKE TO DO IT.

WELL, DAMN THE MAN... IT'S NOT UP TO HIM TO LIKE OR DISLIKE.

IN ONE SUICIDAL MOVE, YOU'VE DESTROYED EVERYTHING I EVER HOPED FOR YOU.

NO, NO, FOR YOURSELF, FATHER, NOT FOR ME.

I BELIEVE I LOVE THIS PLACE EVERY BIT AS MUCH AS YOU DO, SIR.

LOVE... ISN'T... EVERYTHING.

ACTUALLY, I AGREE WITH YOU.

ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, YOU HAVE TRIED TO DISINHERIT ME

FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S PUTTING IT TOO STRONGLY.

THE LEGACY FROM MOTHER, THE ILIAD MINIATURES, THE TITIAN.

CLEARLY, LOVE ISN'T EVERYTHING.

YOU'VE ALWAYS SAID YOU LOOKED TO ME TO MAKE UP FOR YOUR OWN SHORTCOMINGS.

IT'S BECOME SORT OF A JOKE BETWEEN US...

AS IF I COULD BE OLD BEFORE MY TIME,

WHILE YOU COULD CARRY ON BEING A CHILD FOREVER.

BUT I HAVE MY OWN LIFE TO LEAD AS BEST I CAN.

NOW, IF YOU CHOOSE TO SEE NOTHING BUT DISHONOR IN WHAT I'VE DONE, SO BE IT.

BUT IT WAS SHABBY OF YOU TO BLAME MS. TESTVALLEY.

HOW DARE YOU. HOW DARE YOU. GET OUT.

TO HELL WITH YOU. JUST GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.

FATHER, ANNABEL AND I WILL BE MARRIED IN CAPETOWN.

OUR CHILD WILL BE BORN THERE. I INTEND TO MAKE A SUCCESS OF IT.

I NEED YOUR BLESSING.

OKAY.

OKAY.

WELL, I SHOULD BE VERY MUCH IN DEMAND NOW.

EVERY DECENT FAMILY IN THE LAND

WILL KNOW ME AS THE GOVERNESS WHO FACILITATES ELOPEMENTS.

NOT QUITE THE DANGER I'D ANTICIPATED FOR YOU.

WHEN I CALLED OUR GIRLS THE BUCCANEERS,

I COULDN'T IMAGINE PIRACY ON SUCH A SCALE.

WELL, YOU KNOW, ONE'S BEST CREATIONS MUST HAVE A LIFE OF THEIR OWN.

I'M PROUD OF EACH OF THEM.

OH, JACKIE...

THANK YOU FOR TAKING ME IN.

I WON'T EMBARRASS YOU BY STAYING ON.

WHAT WILL YOU DO, MY DEAR?

OH, I'LL THINK OF SOMETHING.

WELL, I'VE EARNED MY OWN LIVING SINCE I WAS SEVENTEEN.

AND I'VE LIVED WITHOUT LOVE FOR 40 YEARS.

I SHALL PROBABLY MANAGE FOR ANOTHER 40

ON THE SAME TERMS.

YOU KNOW, JACKIE,

WHEN I SAW NAN AND GUY RUN AWAY TOGETHER...

I NEARLY SCREAMED OUT LOUD.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS ENVY.

OR FEAR.

BUT IT WAS LIKE...

IT WAS LIKE SEEING THEM TAKE A LEAP INTO SPACE.

? THIS IS CONSTANT SAYING SUCH ?

? AS YOU TWO SHALL ADORE ?

? I COULD NOT LOVE THEE, DEAR, SO MUCH ?

? LOVE THY, NOT HONOR MORE... ?

? I COULD NOT LOVE THEE, DEAR, SO MUCH ?

? LOVE THY, NOT HONOR MORE. ?