1 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:45,519 ANN: 'Some call it a fever, 2 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:49,040 which robs the victim of rational thought. 3 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,039 'Some call it delirium, 4 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:58,239 'which fuddles the mind and curdles the blood. 5 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:01,639 'Some call it possession, 6 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:05,519 'which distorts reason and shatters sleep. 7 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:09,479 'Others call it... love. 8 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:12,079 'But call it what you will, 9 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:16,960 'for a Forsyte, it can be both a blessing and a curse.' 10 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,720 Shall we join the family for breakfast? 11 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:26,479 Let's spare ourselves. SHE GIGGLES 12 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:28,199 We'll have to face them sooner or later. 13 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:30,399 We should throw them a welcome dinner. 14 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,039 Show the bride what a civilised household looks like. 15 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:35,599 She'll get nothing useful from Emily or Winifred. 16 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:37,199 THEY CHUCKLE 17 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,319 I wonder how Frances will take it. DOG BARKS 18 00:01:39,320 --> 00:01:41,439 A rival in the family? 19 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:44,080 No longer Queen Bee? 20 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:47,799 Well, she'll hardly be threatened by that slip of a girl. 21 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:50,440 'What a lovely thought.' WOMAN LAUGHS 22 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:54,760 She can't seriously believe she's in love with Soames? 23 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:59,039 Does she need to be? Madly. 24 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:01,039 Else why get married at all? 25 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:03,399 Phil and I will be inseparable. 26 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:06,919 We'll finish each other's sentences, think each other's thoughts. 27 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:08,519 How exhausting. 28 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:10,319 Well, I'm sad for you, Grandpa, 29 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:11,959 that you've never known great passion. 30 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:13,840 When did I say that? 31 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:18,840 We'll brave the family tonight for drinks... 32 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:22,479 ...but in the meantime... 33 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:26,799 you can settle in and... let Pargetter fetch whatever you need. 34 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:28,879 And where will you be? 35 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:30,639 At the office. 36 00:02:30,640 --> 00:02:32,999 Persuading my father of our plans. 37 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:34,439 And while I'm gone, 38 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,239 why not make an inventory of everything you'd like to change? 39 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:38,799 Change? 40 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:42,479 My love... this is a bachelor's apartment. 41 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:47,240 As a new husband, I naturally bow to my wife's superior taste. 42 00:02:48,640 --> 00:02:50,119 But if we're in Paris... 43 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:53,199 On the rare occasions we return... 44 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:55,920 I want everything to be just as you wish. 45 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:00,920 Till dinner. 46 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:11,960 Last night, erm... Yes? 47 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:16,279 I couldn't sleep for some reason. 48 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:18,120 Nor I. 49 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:21,920 How strange. 50 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:25,960 Yes. 51 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:31,080 I'll see you at dinner. 52 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:46,800 Ah, Wiggins... 53 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:50,640 I have an errand for you. 54 00:03:59,920 --> 00:04:01,839 MAN: Good morning, Mr Forsyte. 55 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:04,239 Ceylon Gold up five and rising. 56 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:05,799 As predicted. Not by all. 57 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,559 I recall some advised caution. They'll be regretting it now. 58 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:10,559 Will they ever learn? 59 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:12,880 Ah, my boy. 60 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:19,679 FRANCES: I'm here to see Mrs Forsyte. 61 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:22,599 Shall I announce you? No need, I know my way. 62 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:25,160 Ah. Dear Irene. 63 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:28,439 Welcome to the madness. 64 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:30,079 This must all feel very daunting, 65 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:31,879 but I'm here to help you navigate. 66 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:33,679 Well, that's very kind... Tomorrow night, 67 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:35,279 you'll join us for dinner? Thank you... 68 00:04:35,280 --> 00:04:37,479 And the day after, I'll take you into town, 69 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:39,719 introduce you to all our preferred establishments. 70 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:41,399 You'll want to open accounts, of course. 71 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:43,119 Shall we say ten? 72 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:45,120 Splendid. 73 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:55,959 Is there anything you require, ma'am? 74 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:59,039 Erm... your name? 75 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:00,919 Pargetter, ma'am. 76 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:02,959 First name? Constance. 77 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:04,719 Do your friends call you Connie? 78 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:06,799 They do. 79 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:08,879 May I call you Connie? 80 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:10,959 Oh, ma'am, that wouldn't be fitting. 81 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:12,319 I believe that's for me to decide. 82 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:14,599 Does Mr Soames have any other personal staff? 83 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,279 He does. I'd love to meet them, please. 84 00:05:17,280 --> 00:05:19,200 Yes ma'am. 85 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:23,439 This is Knowles. Oh, first names? 86 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:27,479 Oh, er... Teddy, valet. 87 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:31,399 Betsy, parlour maid. Simeon, footman. 88 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:35,919 Betsy, Teddy, Simeon, Connie. I'm delighted to meet you. 89 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:38,359 I'm not sure how long Mr Soames and I will be staying, 90 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:41,319 but I hope we have the chance to become better acquainted. 91 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:42,959 Thank you. 92 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:44,960 Ma'am... 93 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:47,519 ...forgive me for saying... 94 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:50,079 The lady of the house shouldn't fraternise with servants? 95 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:52,359 It might confuse them. 96 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:55,319 They don't expect to be... Treated with respect? 97 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:59,039 Well, I expect it. Least I can do is return the compliment. 98 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:01,920 Is that understood? Perfectly, ma'am. 99 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,160 Telegram did the trick, I see. 100 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:16,279 No, I've actually returned earlier than planned to navigate 101 00:06:16,280 --> 00:06:19,239 any potential upheavals caused by world events. 102 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:20,639 Such as...? 103 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:23,399 Famine in Africa, tornados in Bengal, 104 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:25,680 conflict in Suez. 105 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:29,799 Upheavals which could lead to turbulence in the markets. 106 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:34,119 Hmm. And Mrs Soames? 107 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,080 Is she aware of her duties? 108 00:06:37,280 --> 00:06:40,400 As the wife of a prospective chairman... 109 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:43,999 ...she'll need to rise to the occasion. 110 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:47,280 And when the occasion arises... she will. 111 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:50,920 Now, if you'll excuse me, Pa. 112 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:55,880 Of course. 113 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:06,999 Just the person I wanted! 114 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:08,759 June, how are you? 115 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:10,080 Engaged! 116 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:13,239 To someone you actually like? 117 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:16,159 Not that dreary Earl Mama was grooming me for. 118 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:18,680 Pa came up trumps, said I could marry for love. 119 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:23,439 Then he's a rare soul. My absolute hero. 120 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:27,039 So, his name's Phil, he's an architect. 121 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:30,599 We're not allowed to marry till he gets his first commission, but... 122 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:33,879 I say, you don't fancy a house in the country? 123 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:36,559 If it's just outside Paris. 124 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:38,719 Speak to Phil. You'll love him. 125 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:41,639 He's like us. I mean, you and I. 126 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:45,599 As you'll soon realise, we are not typical Forsytes. 127 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:47,959 What is a typical Forsyte? 128 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:50,240 Brace yourself, you're about to discover. 129 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:54,880 Are you going into town? Shall we go together? Yes. 130 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:05,880 WOMAN: I'll have one! MAN: Just the man. 131 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:20,400 Thank you for agreeing to see me. 132 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:25,640 Last night, forgive me, I should never have come. 133 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:31,040 But when I heard they were sick... It's a weakness they have. 134 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:34,920 Holly especially. She's always been delicate. 135 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:37,519 But we manage. 136 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:40,280 I don't want you to "manage". I... 137 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:44,159 My stepdaughter, June, her whole life, she's been lavished 138 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:46,039 with all the luxuries money can buy. 139 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:48,159 So, why should they not have the same? 140 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:50,999 Because they're not gentlefolk. They're my children. 141 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:52,200 Don't say that. 142 00:08:54,680 --> 00:08:56,360 I'm sorry. 143 00:08:57,920 --> 00:08:59,799 Let me do something. 144 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:02,159 Pay for their education, medicine. 145 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:04,040 They need never know. 146 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:07,960 I'm their father. 147 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:13,200 I'd like to see them from time to time, if you'll let me. 148 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:19,080 I'll consider it. 149 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:40,920 Quick word, Mr Forsyte? Wait. Yeah. 150 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:44,879 Thank you. The other ledger, please. 151 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:47,079 That's yours. Thank you, sir. 152 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:48,440 There you are. 153 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:56,400 MEN: Morning, Mr Forsyte. 154 00:09:58,240 --> 00:09:59,719 So, how was Paris? 155 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:02,119 Why do you ask? Rhetorically. 156 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:03,719 Obviously it was bliss. 157 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:06,159 All the more noble that he returned prematurely, 158 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:07,679 for the good of the firm. 159 00:10:07,680 --> 00:10:09,279 Having kept his ear to the ground. 160 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:10,479 On his honeymoon? 161 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:13,159 Oh, got wind of impending turbulence in the markets. 162 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:15,639 From where? Point being that in times of instability, 163 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:19,679 there are gains to be made by those prepared to take calculated risks. 164 00:10:19,680 --> 00:10:21,679 Shouldn't we apply a more of a cautious approach? 165 00:10:21,680 --> 00:10:23,759 Until the long-term picture becomes clear? 166 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:26,999 Don't think he's suggesting that anyone should adopt the tactic. 167 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:29,719 Just those adept in risk management. 168 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:32,280 Over to you, my boy. Excuse me. 169 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:45,560 DOOR CLOSES 170 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:58,239 You went out after all? 171 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:00,800 To Covent Garden, for nectarines. 172 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:03,879 Pargetter would've fetched them. 173 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:07,400 Oh, I wanted the air. I hate being cooped up all day. 174 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:19,039 How was your father? Was he reassured? 175 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:21,159 Hmm. 176 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:23,880 My father... 177 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:27,439 Yes. 178 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:29,520 My father. 179 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:34,319 Appears robust... 180 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:37,239 but for years now, he's had issues with his heart. 181 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:39,879 Oh, I'm sorry, I had no idea. 182 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:42,279 And thinking further... 183 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:44,960 I'm realising we've been selfish. 184 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:49,079 And rather than risk aggravating his condition, 185 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:51,160 perhaps we should adjust our plans. 186 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:55,280 His health could fail at any moment. 187 00:11:56,960 --> 00:11:59,519 So I think for the present... 188 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,120 we must remain here. 189 00:12:05,680 --> 00:12:10,200 You mean... not to return to Paris? 190 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:15,119 But if I miss the chance to audition? 191 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:16,599 I'm sorry. 192 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:18,960 It's not what either of us wished. 193 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:22,120 But what can I do? 194 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:32,280 We should dress for cocktails. 195 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:44,999 My father will be there. 196 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:47,560 Please don't mention this conversation. 197 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:50,800 It will only embarrass him. 198 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:09,359 I believe I'm a little nervous. Oh, Mama. 199 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:11,839 I can't quite work her out. 200 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:14,519 She seems a sweet thing, but... 201 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:17,319 I can't help thinking she's a little outre? 202 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:19,319 Well, her wedding dress was hardly a la mode! 203 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:23,479 And according to her stepmother, she absolutely insisted on wearing it. 204 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:26,679 Well, one wonders if she'll want her own way in all sorts of matters? 205 00:13:26,680 --> 00:13:28,439 I'm sure Soames will put a stop to that. 206 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:29,879 I'm not so sure. 207 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:32,079 He seems besotted. Can you blame him? 208 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:35,879 I can't bear the idea of her running rings around him. 209 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:39,480 Well, she's no business doing anything but love, honour and obey. 210 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:44,800 Oh, my dears. 211 00:13:48,920 --> 00:13:51,119 Well... 212 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:52,640 here we are. 213 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:01,680 It's good to be home. 214 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:06,440 You're most welcome, my dear. 215 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:12,239 I checked with Mama. Only five courses for dinner. 216 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:15,319 Pity. I was hoping to sink enough to last me three days. 217 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:18,319 I could steal you some muffins from the kitchen. 218 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:20,999 Would you, please? 219 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,720 When do I get to meet your family? 220 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:27,599 Well, as you know, my mother is deceased, 221 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:29,639 and my father has very little time for me. 222 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:31,359 Oh, the brute! 223 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:34,600 "House-building", is not, to his mind, a "reputable profession". 224 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:42,519 Dear Phil. I am now mulling a small pagoda for the garden. 225 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:45,560 I advise against. Have you considered a Tibetan arch? 226 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:49,759 I could've sworn that Soames said they'd be gone a month. 227 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:51,439 Oh, perhaps he got bored of her. 228 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:55,319 Or she of him? Personally, I wouldn't last five minutes. 229 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:58,319 Well, no doubt you can ply her with questions at dinner tomorrow. 230 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:02,079 Oh, I already have. We walked into town together. 231 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:03,599 Oh. 232 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:07,319 She's too good for Soames, of course, but you'll adore her. 233 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:09,280 You too, Papa. 234 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:12,680 Papa? 235 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:16,479 I'm sorry? What? 236 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:19,359 Irene? You'll get on like a house on fire. 237 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:20,719 CHUCKLING 238 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:24,239 In fact, I think she might prefer you to Soames! 239 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:26,079 Who wouldn't? 240 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:30,479 Well, my dear, we're a long way from gay Paree, 241 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:32,319 but none the worse for that. 242 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:34,719 And we must throw a ball in your honour. 243 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:38,359 Though I should warn you, James is a fiend for the polka. 244 00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:40,519 What?! 245 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:42,519 Isn't that rather boisterous? 246 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:46,279 Well... Well, no, er, not for an athlete like myself. 247 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:49,559 Well, I think it's time for us to retire. 248 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:53,319 Early start tomorrow. Standards to set, etc. 249 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:55,039 Indeed. 250 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:59,399 Yes, now that Soames is stepping up, we're relying on you to do the same. 251 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:01,919 You are a Forsyte now, my dear. 252 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:05,840 Standards are high... but so are the rewards. 253 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:12,600 Good night to you all. 254 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:27,320 Irene seemed a little... subdued. 255 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:33,679 If you'd let me near her... I would have livened her up a bit. 256 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:36,639 She asked me how I was. 257 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:40,239 How the devil should I be? Fit as a fiddle, I told her. 258 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:42,639 Perhaps she was tired. The journey from Paris. 259 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:46,039 In a First Class carriage with Soames pandering to her every whim? 260 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:49,039 Oh, I really hope she won't make life difficult for him. 261 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:51,440 I think she already has. 262 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:08,320 Your father seemed very spirited. 263 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:14,999 He puts on a good show. 264 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:16,920 So as not to alarm my mother. 265 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:49,400 Open it. 266 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:56,599 It's beautiful. 267 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:59,320 I thought you could wear it close to your heart. 268 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:24,960 I very much regret our change of plans. 269 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:30,999 Perhaps... in a year or so, 270 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:33,560 we might... reconsider. 271 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:39,439 By then, my chance to join the Ballet will have passed. 272 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:41,479 And that grieves me. 273 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:44,800 All we can do is take solace in each other. 274 00:18:46,360 --> 00:18:48,999 I believe we'll find much to enjoy 275 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:51,679 if we dwell on our many blessings... 276 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:54,160 instead of what we've lost. 277 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:27,439 June. You know, I saw you. 278 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:31,119 In Soho, watching the jugglers. 279 00:19:31,120 --> 00:19:32,879 With them. 280 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:35,840 I'm sorry, that must have been... Upsetting? 281 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:39,879 SHE SIGHS No more than for you. 282 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:43,359 Having to cut ties with your own children. 283 00:19:43,360 --> 00:19:45,759 How can you bear it? 284 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:48,239 When I married your mother... 285 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:52,719 I swore there'd be no difference in my love for you 286 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:54,919 or any other children she and I might have. 287 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:57,760 And sadly, there have been no other children. 288 00:19:59,360 --> 00:20:01,280 For me, they do exist. 289 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:05,599 And my love for you has only made it clear... 290 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:07,600 what I owe to them. 291 00:20:09,120 --> 00:20:10,879 And I met with their mother. 292 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:15,559 In addition to a settlement, when they reach their majority, I've... 293 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:18,200 committed to educate and provide for them now. 294 00:20:21,360 --> 00:20:23,560 And I intend to tell your mother this evening. 295 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:26,479 So say nothing to her before then? 296 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:29,240 I don't expect her to take it well. 297 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:33,280 Nor you. 298 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:37,399 What? What am I? 299 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:39,479 A child? Well, I... 300 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:42,799 I met her, I liked her. 301 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:44,799 And... 302 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:48,160 I do know that difficult decisions have to be made. 303 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:51,159 Such as you made... 304 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:53,560 letting me and Phil get engaged. 305 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:04,080 You're not a bad person. 306 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:28,880 Till this evening? 307 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:36,120 DOOR OPENS 308 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:38,520 DOOR CLOSES 309 00:21:56,800 --> 00:21:58,240 Hm. 310 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:06,079 LOUISA: What would you like? Can I have a bun, Mama? 311 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:08,000 Look, it's Jo! 312 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:11,280 Hello. Hello. 313 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:14,840 INAUDIBLE 314 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:31,600 Do you have any children? 315 00:22:36,360 --> 00:22:39,439 A stepdaughter, very bright, very clever. 316 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:42,239 Our father was handsome. And clever. 317 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:45,920 And fun. And a very great artist. 318 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:51,040 Well, if you have such a gift, you should use it. 319 00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:56,160 Especially if that gift is an expression of who you are. 320 00:22:57,200 --> 00:23:00,240 Or used to be. And could be again. 321 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:07,119 Er, children, I think we must be going. 322 00:23:07,120 --> 00:23:09,000 Say goodbye. 323 00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:11,400 BOTH: Goodbye. 324 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:24,360 Yes. 325 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:28,720 No, wait. Ma'am? 326 00:23:37,120 --> 00:23:38,240 Yes. 327 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:42,680 Make the arrangements. Yes, Madam. 328 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:47,520 DOOR CLOSES 329 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:04,119 CLERKS CHATTER INTENSELY 330 00:24:04,120 --> 00:24:05,719 Get me that ledger. 331 00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:07,439 I want it right away! 332 00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:09,879 What's happening? 333 00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:11,159 Telegram from Ceylon. 334 00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:14,559 Explosion at the mine. 200 dead, hundreds more injured. 335 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:15,919 Sir Jimmy Buckland's dead. 336 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:17,639 The locals are turning on management. 337 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:20,480 And the share price. I can imagine. 338 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:26,719 It's a disaster. 339 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:28,880 CLAMOUR IN DISTANCE 340 00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:19,440 MARKET TRADERS SHOUT 341 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:48,279 Lovely marshmallows, bon-bons, sweets for sale. 342 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:50,239 Can I just get one bag of marshmallows, please? 343 00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:51,279 Oh, of course, my dear. 344 00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:53,800 BELL RINGS, DOOR CLOSES 345 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:58,599 Miss Forsyte. Miss Louisa. 346 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:00,359 Erm... 347 00:26:00,360 --> 00:26:03,239 I was buying marshmallows, and I thought, 348 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:05,039 "Why don't I bring some for the children? 349 00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:07,600 That's kind. May I? 350 00:26:10,120 --> 00:26:11,879 Now, take them upstairs. 351 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:14,720 Oh, must they go? Please. 352 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:17,080 CHILDREN CHUCKLE 353 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:22,400 They're adorable. Yes. 354 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:25,720 Do you have any siblings? 355 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:28,879 Er, four sisters, two brothers. 356 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:32,800 Oh, whereas I'm an only child. 357 00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:36,600 Or... so I thought. 358 00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:41,240 Was there anything else? 359 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:43,760 What? 360 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:49,480 Oh. Oh, erm... 361 00:26:50,520 --> 00:26:54,919 Yes, I... I'd like to be fitted for a new gown. 362 00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:57,120 I'll fetch my measuring tape. 363 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:03,360 This came while you were out. 364 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:14,440 Oh, my God. 365 00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:17,439 LOUISA STAMMERS 366 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:18,999 Hannah, I... 367 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:22,320 I don't understand. How... How could this happen? 368 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:27,520 Eviction? 369 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:29,839 How on Earth...? I've no idea. 370 00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:31,759 Could it be a mistake? It must be, surely. 371 00:27:31,760 --> 00:27:34,359 Something amiss? Can I help? 372 00:27:34,360 --> 00:27:36,199 No, thank you. You're very kind, but... 373 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:38,680 Is there someone who could advise you? 374 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:42,480 Someone else who could help? 375 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:47,200 Absolutely not. 376 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:51,040 And I beg that you don't mention this... 377 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:53,640 ...to any one. 378 00:27:57,560 --> 00:27:59,720 CLAMOUR IN DISTANCE 379 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:30,000 CLAMOUR INTENSIFIES 380 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:34,799 Lest there be any doubt... 381 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:36,159 CLERKS HUSH 382 00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:40,319 ...collective panic can only inflame the situation. 383 00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:42,680 Ceylon Gold has suffered a set-back. 384 00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:47,359 Some of our clients, those who invested large sums, 385 00:28:47,360 --> 00:28:48,879 will be feeling the pinch. 386 00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:49,919 The "pinch"? 387 00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:55,119 But at the end of the day, the choice to invest 388 00:28:55,120 --> 00:28:56,599 lies solely with them. Damn right. 389 00:28:56,600 --> 00:29:00,039 Everyone knows there are no guaranteed returns. 390 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:02,319 And the contract they sign... Informs them of that, yes, 391 00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:03,799 but which of them bothers to read it? 392 00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:05,279 And whose fault is that? 393 00:29:05,280 --> 00:29:08,839 Ours, for not emphasising the risks? 394 00:29:08,840 --> 00:29:11,719 Theirs, for having their eye on the bigger prize. 395 00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:16,440 I, for one, do not accept that the responsibility is solely ours! 396 00:29:17,680 --> 00:29:19,120 And why does that not surprise me? 397 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:31,600 In case you were wondering, that is what leadership looks like. 398 00:29:32,880 --> 00:29:35,079 A cool head in a crisis. 399 00:29:35,080 --> 00:29:38,239 A crisis of our own making. Oh, how could we have known? 400 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:39,480 The scope of it. 401 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:41,920 We couldn't. 402 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:45,280 We gambled. 403 00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:48,080 We lost. 404 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:04,000 Ow! 405 00:30:05,880 --> 00:30:07,839 Mama, let me help. 406 00:30:07,840 --> 00:30:10,120 What are you doing? I can manage! 407 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:14,960 Mama, what is it? 408 00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:19,080 What is it? 409 00:30:23,080 --> 00:30:27,480 Your father has resumed relations with that woman. 410 00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:32,760 I blame her. 411 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:38,039 He is weak, but she has entrapped him. 412 00:30:38,040 --> 00:30:39,559 Surely not? And if he can't be trusted 413 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:42,160 to keep his distance, then the only solution is... 414 00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:45,760 ...for her to be put out of his reach. 415 00:30:47,040 --> 00:30:48,120 For good. 416 00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:04,840 HANNAH: Could it be her doing? Of course it's her doing. 417 00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:08,639 I should never have agreed to see him again. 418 00:31:08,640 --> 00:31:10,679 You must write to him, tell him. 419 00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:13,080 I don't want anything more to do with any of them. 420 00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:17,600 We'll simply pack up and go. But where? 421 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:19,719 How will we live? 422 00:31:19,720 --> 00:31:21,640 How will our clients know where to find us? 423 00:31:24,760 --> 00:31:26,360 We'll manage. 424 00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:41,400 Good evening. 425 00:31:54,040 --> 00:31:55,400 SHE MUMBLES 426 00:31:57,720 --> 00:31:59,199 Did you have a pleasant day? 427 00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:02,759 I went into town and met with Madame Lanner. 428 00:32:02,760 --> 00:32:07,160 May I ask why? To engage her for lessons. 429 00:32:09,880 --> 00:32:11,040 I see. 430 00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:18,679 And is such a hobby really compatible 431 00:32:18,680 --> 00:32:19,920 with your role as my wife? 432 00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:25,000 I don't regard it as a hobby. 433 00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:53,599 Go ahead, say it - your old man got it wrong. 434 00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:55,599 I wasn't going to say anything... No, no, no. 435 00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:57,920 Let me have the grace to admit my mistakes. 436 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:03,600 I didn't trust your instincts, thought I knew best. 437 00:33:04,840 --> 00:33:05,960 Lesson learned. 438 00:33:07,360 --> 00:33:09,160 Perhaps I'm not the expert after all. 439 00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:30,959 'Nothing to do with me.' 440 00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:35,279 I claim no expertise. I simply follow advice. 441 00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:36,759 And it's really quite shocking. 442 00:33:36,760 --> 00:33:38,839 Poor Monty was escorted from his club. 443 00:33:38,840 --> 00:33:41,919 Frogmarched out, like a criminal, simply because several members, 444 00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:43,919 clients of mine, came a cropper with Ceylon Gold. 445 00:33:43,920 --> 00:33:45,919 And Dizzy Carswell. 446 00:33:45,920 --> 00:33:47,479 Threatened to thrash me! 447 00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:49,719 And how is it your fault he lost half his estate? 448 00:33:49,720 --> 00:33:52,079 Well, he can thank his stars he wasn't Harry Falconer. 449 00:33:52,080 --> 00:33:53,920 Harry Falconer? 450 00:33:55,800 --> 00:33:57,839 Of Cavendish Square? 451 00:33:57,840 --> 00:33:59,400 Not for much longer! 452 00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:02,200 Poor devil's lost his entire fortune. 453 00:34:09,040 --> 00:34:11,239 GENTLE CHATTER, LAUGHTER 454 00:34:11,240 --> 00:34:13,600 Oh, here you are. 455 00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:19,079 We were just wondering, are you one of those wives 456 00:34:19,080 --> 00:34:21,439 who takes an interest in her husband's profession? 457 00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:25,359 I could be. But at present, I know little of it. 458 00:34:25,360 --> 00:34:28,359 I believe it essential for a man to keep his professional life separate. 459 00:34:28,360 --> 00:34:31,599 Why should a wife be plagued with his trials and tribulations? 460 00:34:31,600 --> 00:34:32,719 Mm. 461 00:34:32,720 --> 00:34:35,679 Because husbands and wives should have no secrets from each other. 462 00:34:35,680 --> 00:34:37,599 But then where would the mystery be? 463 00:34:37,600 --> 00:34:39,679 Isn't that what keeps both parties on their toes? 464 00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:41,200 LAUGHTER 465 00:34:42,360 --> 00:34:43,680 Can we speak? 466 00:34:44,760 --> 00:34:47,200 Not that I am suggesting anything untoward... 467 00:34:50,760 --> 00:34:53,480 CHATTER CONTINUES IN DISTANCE 468 00:34:58,880 --> 00:35:00,879 What is it? Tell me. 469 00:35:00,880 --> 00:35:02,519 SHE EXHALES 470 00:35:02,520 --> 00:35:06,519 Whatever I tell you, no-one can know it came from me. 471 00:35:06,520 --> 00:35:08,680 Madame has asked to see you now, please, sir. 472 00:35:12,640 --> 00:35:15,719 Summoned for an audience with the mater. 473 00:35:15,720 --> 00:35:17,200 What's this about? 474 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:21,200 HE SIGHS 475 00:35:26,920 --> 00:35:31,120 Something I said? THEY LAUGH 476 00:35:36,360 --> 00:35:38,400 Harry Falconer... 477 00:35:40,280 --> 00:35:42,160 ...of Cavendish Square? 478 00:35:44,080 --> 00:35:45,719 Yes? 479 00:35:45,720 --> 00:35:48,680 Do you plan to cover his losses? 480 00:35:51,560 --> 00:35:53,280 Why on Earth would we do that? 481 00:35:54,520 --> 00:35:57,159 I believe it's what your father would have wished. 482 00:35:57,160 --> 00:35:59,679 Well, with all due respect to the pater's memory, I... 483 00:35:59,680 --> 00:36:01,359 You owe him this. 484 00:36:01,360 --> 00:36:04,719 Have you forgotten how he salvaged your reputations 485 00:36:04,720 --> 00:36:08,159 and set you back on course after you'd been caught floundering? 486 00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:09,759 "Floundering"? 487 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:13,119 If you mean our brief attachment to a certain lady. 488 00:36:13,120 --> 00:36:16,560 Alexandra Shepherd - I do. 489 00:36:20,600 --> 00:36:23,759 So... what are you saying? 490 00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:26,880 That if you know what's best for all concerned... 491 00:36:28,240 --> 00:36:31,360 ...you will do right by Harry Falconer. 492 00:36:32,520 --> 00:36:34,959 Well, if she couldn't pay the rent, why not tell me? 493 00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:36,879 I don't think that's the reason. 494 00:36:36,880 --> 00:36:40,120 I think someone wants to be rid of her. 495 00:36:41,720 --> 00:36:43,199 Someone wants her premises? 496 00:36:43,200 --> 00:36:46,240 Someone who wants her removed from their life. 497 00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:51,680 From their husband's life. 498 00:36:54,200 --> 00:36:55,760 Your mother wouldn't do that. 499 00:37:04,360 --> 00:37:06,320 Please don't be too harsh with her. 500 00:37:08,480 --> 00:37:10,240 Will you speak to her tonight? No. 501 00:37:13,520 --> 00:37:15,080 There's something I have to do first. 502 00:37:55,520 --> 00:37:59,560 Well, are you ready to visit the promised land? 503 00:38:00,680 --> 00:38:04,040 Liberty's, my dear, it's the only place to shop. 504 00:38:27,240 --> 00:38:28,320 Morning, Jos. 505 00:38:29,400 --> 00:38:31,400 Would you fetch your mama and sister for me? 506 00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:36,679 We're going on a little drive. 507 00:38:36,680 --> 00:38:38,480 THEY GASP Come on. 508 00:38:39,680 --> 00:38:41,279 Big step now. 509 00:38:41,280 --> 00:38:43,240 CHILDREN LAUGH 510 00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:48,960 Would you join me? 511 00:38:54,160 --> 00:38:55,399 Please? 512 00:38:55,400 --> 00:38:58,640 Can we, Mama..? Mama, please. 513 00:39:08,280 --> 00:39:10,759 Oh, we spent so much. 514 00:39:10,760 --> 00:39:14,640 True, but you'll soon come to realise you deserve it. 515 00:39:15,840 --> 00:39:18,320 My dear, your life is no longer your own. 516 00:39:19,520 --> 00:39:23,359 As a Forsyte woman, you're expected to shine, 517 00:39:23,360 --> 00:39:27,479 to be a perfect hostess, to forge useful connections, 518 00:39:27,480 --> 00:39:29,279 to profess no controversial opinions, 519 00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:31,439 to pursue no scandalous habits. 520 00:39:31,440 --> 00:39:33,240 Am I permitted a mind of my own? 521 00:39:34,280 --> 00:39:35,360 Of course. 522 00:39:36,520 --> 00:39:40,919 But be aware the men like to think everything is their idea, 523 00:39:40,920 --> 00:39:43,480 and it's so much easier to let them. 524 00:40:10,080 --> 00:40:11,560 Why have we stopped here? 525 00:40:13,680 --> 00:40:14,920 Oh, thank you. 526 00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:19,920 Thank you. 527 00:40:21,040 --> 00:40:22,320 Thank you. 528 00:40:25,120 --> 00:40:27,079 Shall we go in? 529 00:40:27,080 --> 00:40:29,360 The door's unlocked. Go inside and have a look round. 530 00:40:32,960 --> 00:40:34,240 Why are we here? 531 00:40:40,520 --> 00:40:43,639 Who lives here? JOS LAUGHS 532 00:40:43,640 --> 00:40:46,720 Do you like it? I love it! 533 00:40:48,400 --> 00:40:50,000 What is this place? 534 00:40:51,080 --> 00:40:52,320 Your home? 535 00:41:06,680 --> 00:41:10,559 I brought these from Fortnum's. What a kind thought. 536 00:41:10,560 --> 00:41:12,479 I didn't know what to get for the gentlemen. 537 00:41:12,480 --> 00:41:14,319 Sweet things can be bad for the constitution. 538 00:41:14,320 --> 00:41:17,039 Oh, don't worry about Monty. He's got the digestion of a hog. 539 00:41:17,040 --> 00:41:21,079 Oh, but James, is he not a little... delicate? 540 00:41:21,080 --> 00:41:22,399 EMILY MUMBLES 541 00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:23,959 Oh, good lord, no. Tough as old boots. 542 00:41:23,960 --> 00:41:26,759 Not a day's sickness in his life. 543 00:41:26,760 --> 00:41:29,200 EMILY and WINIFRED MURMUR HAPPILY 544 00:41:34,520 --> 00:41:36,880 FOOTSTEPS APPROACH 545 00:41:44,560 --> 00:41:45,680 A brandy? 546 00:42:15,280 --> 00:42:16,520 Are you aware... 547 00:42:17,560 --> 00:42:19,639 ...that my children and their mother have been served 548 00:42:19,640 --> 00:42:21,120 with a notice of eviction? 549 00:42:24,320 --> 00:42:26,200 How would I know that? 550 00:42:31,320 --> 00:42:32,880 How would you know that? 551 00:42:35,240 --> 00:42:38,600 Are you still seeing her? I have seen her, yes. 552 00:42:40,160 --> 00:42:42,720 I intended to tell you... Why are you seeing her? 553 00:42:44,360 --> 00:42:45,679 To inform her that her children 554 00:42:45,680 --> 00:42:48,200 will hence forth receive ongoing financial support... 555 00:42:49,480 --> 00:42:51,520 ...for their living and educational needs. 556 00:42:54,960 --> 00:42:56,120 I see. 557 00:42:59,480 --> 00:43:00,760 And I'll occasionally visit. 558 00:43:03,520 --> 00:43:05,440 Despite your assurance to me? 559 00:43:07,520 --> 00:43:09,080 I have reconsidered. 560 00:43:11,360 --> 00:43:13,199 I realise I owe it to them. 561 00:43:13,200 --> 00:43:15,039 SHE SCOFFS SOFTLY 562 00:43:15,040 --> 00:43:16,240 To her. 563 00:43:17,880 --> 00:43:22,399 This is all about her and what she's managed to extract from you. 564 00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:24,599 There has been no extraction. Quite the reverse. 565 00:43:24,600 --> 00:43:26,440 You've broken your promise... 566 00:43:27,640 --> 00:43:29,000 ...to me and to June. 567 00:43:30,840 --> 00:43:33,519 You've continued your affair. There is no affair. 568 00:43:33,520 --> 00:43:35,760 Oh, you're not even being honest with yourself! 569 00:43:37,560 --> 00:43:39,000 Are you honest? 570 00:43:40,760 --> 00:43:42,480 Are you being honest right now? 571 00:43:43,600 --> 00:43:44,760 SHE EXHALES SHARPLY 572 00:43:45,920 --> 00:43:48,999 How dare you suggest... I DO suggest. 573 00:43:49,000 --> 00:43:51,079 I suggest you know very well Louisa's been evicted 574 00:43:51,080 --> 00:43:52,319 because you are responsible! 575 00:43:52,320 --> 00:43:53,720 Oh, that's outrageous. 576 00:43:55,040 --> 00:43:57,359 And if honesty is really what you want, then I will tell you, 577 00:43:57,360 --> 00:44:00,399 I am appalled that you would go to such lengths to destroy the lives 578 00:44:00,400 --> 00:44:03,759 of two innocent children who are also blameless. 579 00:44:03,760 --> 00:44:05,800 But you are not blameless. 580 00:44:07,600 --> 00:44:10,520 You have gone behind my back, again and again and again. 581 00:44:12,440 --> 00:44:14,280 And to claim there is no affair? 582 00:44:17,560 --> 00:44:19,720 I cannot believe it. You won't believe it. 583 00:44:26,080 --> 00:44:28,840 Then make me believe it. 584 00:44:31,000 --> 00:44:34,000 Remove her from our lives... 585 00:44:35,600 --> 00:44:36,960 ...from London... 586 00:44:38,200 --> 00:44:40,119 ...preferably abroad, 587 00:44:40,120 --> 00:44:43,719 so you are never again tempted to see her or her children 588 00:44:43,720 --> 00:44:45,600 for the rest of their lives. 589 00:44:49,160 --> 00:44:51,040 Do not require this of me, Frances. 590 00:44:53,960 --> 00:44:56,160 I do require it. 591 00:45:06,120 --> 00:45:07,360 Then I'm sorry. 592 00:45:16,800 --> 00:45:18,000 DOOR OPENS 593 00:45:19,040 --> 00:45:20,680 DOOR SLAMS, SHE EXHALES 594 00:45:25,240 --> 00:45:26,520 DOOR CLOSES 595 00:45:30,360 --> 00:45:33,559 How was your trip with Frances? Illuminating. 596 00:45:33,560 --> 00:45:36,199 I discovered how ill-equipped I am to be a Forsyte wife. 597 00:45:36,200 --> 00:45:37,560 HE CHUCKLES 598 00:45:38,840 --> 00:45:41,480 Well, Frances will teach you all there is to know. 599 00:45:46,640 --> 00:45:48,200 She's already taught me a great deal. 600 00:46:11,160 --> 00:46:14,159 Was it that day in the cafe with my friends? 601 00:46:14,160 --> 00:46:16,079 Is that when you changed your mind? 602 00:46:16,080 --> 00:46:17,279 I'm sorry, what? 603 00:46:17,280 --> 00:46:19,159 Or was it at the ballet? 604 00:46:19,160 --> 00:46:21,720 You were so quiet afterwards. Did something alarm you? 605 00:46:22,880 --> 00:46:25,079 I'm tired. I've had a taxing day. 606 00:46:25,080 --> 00:46:27,960 And was there really a telegram from your father? 607 00:46:30,120 --> 00:46:31,239 I told you there was. 608 00:46:31,240 --> 00:46:33,199 Does he actually have an issue with his heart? 609 00:46:33,200 --> 00:46:34,679 Why should you doubt...? 610 00:46:34,680 --> 00:46:37,320 Because your mother assures me he's never been ill in his life. 611 00:46:55,320 --> 00:46:57,120 Do you recollect when we met? 612 00:46:58,520 --> 00:46:59,720 You were grieving. 613 00:47:00,960 --> 00:47:02,480 Practically destitute. 614 00:47:04,360 --> 00:47:09,879 Now you have luxury, security, 615 00:47:09,880 --> 00:47:12,719 the chance to make your mark on London society. 616 00:47:12,720 --> 00:47:14,520 And what if that isn't what I want? 617 00:47:16,760 --> 00:47:20,200 Well, then, I suggest you learn to want it. 618 00:47:22,320 --> 00:47:25,720 And count your blessings - you are my wife... 619 00:47:26,960 --> 00:47:31,520 ...and our life together can be exceedingly pleasant. 620 00:47:34,320 --> 00:47:35,920 Or it can be difficult. 621 00:47:38,000 --> 00:47:43,120 But the difficulty will be of your own making, not mine. 622 00:48:01,840 --> 00:48:03,440 DOOR SLAMS 623 00:48:18,800 --> 00:48:20,679 SHE INHALES DEEPLY, EXHALES 624 00:48:20,680 --> 00:48:22,920 CHATTER IN DISTANCE, LAUGHTER 625 00:48:25,840 --> 00:48:27,440 JUNE LAUGHS 626 00:48:30,840 --> 00:48:35,560 Irene? Irene, don't go! Come and meet Phil. 627 00:48:41,240 --> 00:48:45,519 Irene, this is my fiance, Phil. 628 00:48:45,520 --> 00:48:48,599 Phil, this is darling Irene. 629 00:48:48,600 --> 00:48:51,279 Delighted to meet you. The pleasure's all mine. 630 00:48:51,280 --> 00:48:53,039 I know you two are going to adore each other. 631 00:48:53,040 --> 00:48:55,600 We are? I absolutely insist. 632 00:48:56,680 --> 00:48:58,240 THEY CHUCKLE 633 00:49:17,840 --> 00:49:19,599 Booted you out, has she? 634 00:49:19,600 --> 00:49:21,000 Marriage going well, is it? 635 00:49:33,440 --> 00:49:35,080 The boy's not thinking straight. 636 00:49:36,760 --> 00:49:39,639 Why else would he take such a stance 637 00:49:39,640 --> 00:49:42,680 about two children he's barely met? 638 00:49:44,480 --> 00:49:46,120 His own children. 639 00:49:48,760 --> 00:49:50,120 Yes. 640 00:49:52,040 --> 00:49:53,520 There is a pull. 641 00:49:55,720 --> 00:49:57,920 But it must be resisted. 642 00:50:00,280 --> 00:50:03,240 Everything dear to him resides here. 643 00:50:09,520 --> 00:50:10,880 Trust me... 644 00:50:12,560 --> 00:50:14,040 ...he'll return. 645 00:50:19,560 --> 00:50:21,399 ISAAC: You really have no idea, do you? 646 00:50:21,400 --> 00:50:23,400 ALICIA: I admit it, I don't. 647 00:50:27,360 --> 00:50:28,920 Any chance of a bed for the night? 648 00:50:32,960 --> 00:50:34,560 WHIP CRACKS 649 00:50:47,440 --> 00:50:50,200 Well, that's the lot - ten years of it. 650 00:50:51,760 --> 00:50:54,920 Sad. I think it's for the best. 651 00:50:56,280 --> 00:50:57,519 I do too. 652 00:50:57,520 --> 00:50:59,200 HANNAH CHUCKLES 653 00:51:16,040 --> 00:51:18,520 Well, goodbye. 654 00:51:20,000 --> 00:51:22,400 Yes, goodbye. WHIP CRACKS