1 00:00:27,077 --> 00:00:29,977 Subtitles by explosiveskull www.OpenSubtitles.org 2 00:00:40,090 --> 00:00:42,007 Are we here? 3 00:00:42,009 --> 00:00:44,009 Is this London? 4 00:00:50,569 --> 00:00:52,088 Are you all right there, Miss? 5 00:00:52,090 --> 00:00:54,088 I say, excuse me. 6 00:00:56,090 --> 00:00:59,747 Excuse me, do you know where I might find Honey Lane? 7 00:01:07,449 --> 00:01:09,169 Courage, Charlotte. 8 00:01:31,729 --> 00:01:33,850 Excuse me, I need... 9 00:02:03,649 --> 00:02:06,647 I shan't warn you again, Mulligan. 10 00:02:06,649 --> 00:02:09,007 This ain't that kind of establishment. 11 00:02:09,009 --> 00:02:11,007 What are you gawping at, duchess? 12 00:02:11,009 --> 00:02:14,487 If it's a drink you're after, you can come inside. 13 00:02:14,489 --> 00:02:16,368 This ain't no pleasure garden. 14 00:02:16,370 --> 00:02:18,327 Wait, I'm not here for... 15 00:02:18,329 --> 00:02:21,928 I need to speak with a Mr Otis Molyneux. 16 00:02:21,930 --> 00:02:23,767 This is where he resides? 17 00:02:23,769 --> 00:02:26,007 Ain't no-one resides here except me, Sam Sidaway. 18 00:02:26,009 --> 00:02:28,208 But I've been sending letters to this address 19 00:02:28,210 --> 00:02:29,327 and he's been answering. 20 00:02:29,329 --> 00:02:31,528 So, he comes by to fetch his post every now and then. 21 00:02:31,530 --> 00:02:33,128 Doesn't mean he lives here. 22 00:02:33,130 --> 00:02:35,368 - When do you expect to see him next? - Couldn't guess. 23 00:02:35,370 --> 00:02:38,128 Sent some other cove to fetch his post last week. 24 00:02:38,130 --> 00:02:40,047 But I must see him. 25 00:02:40,049 --> 00:02:41,928 It is a matter of great urgency. 26 00:02:41,930 --> 00:02:43,808 I've travelled a good many miles to get here. 27 00:02:43,810 --> 00:02:46,710 Well, then, you've had a wasted journey, ain't ya, duchess? 28 00:03:27,889 --> 00:03:29,688 Mr Parker? 29 00:03:29,690 --> 00:03:30,727 Miss Heywood? 30 00:03:30,729 --> 00:03:32,928 As if this situation were not insufferable enough. 31 00:03:32,930 --> 00:03:35,128 I now have the added burden of protecting you. 32 00:03:35,130 --> 00:03:37,088 I have no need of your protection. 33 00:03:37,090 --> 00:03:38,887 - I have the situation in hand. - Excuse me. 34 00:03:38,889 --> 00:03:40,487 What do you suppose would have happened 35 00:03:40,489 --> 00:03:41,968 had I not arrived at that moment? 36 00:03:41,970 --> 00:03:43,969 What possessed Mary to let you come 37 00:03:43,994 --> 00:03:45,968 in the first place, I have no idea. 38 00:03:45,970 --> 00:03:47,968 She doesn't know I am here. 39 00:03:47,970 --> 00:03:50,287 In fact, she expressly forbade it. 40 00:03:50,289 --> 00:03:53,327 But you stole away on the London coach regardless? 41 00:03:53,329 --> 00:03:55,968 I left a note, explaining that I'd come here to help... 42 00:03:55,970 --> 00:03:59,088 Help? How exactly do you think your presence here would help? 43 00:03:59,090 --> 00:04:01,968 For one thing, I did not think that you had Mr Molyneux's address. 44 00:04:01,970 --> 00:04:04,727 It's hardly taken me long to find it, as you can see. 45 00:04:04,729 --> 00:04:06,727 It is of no use anyway. 46 00:04:06,729 --> 00:04:08,209 He has not been seen in over a week. 47 00:04:08,234 --> 00:04:09,688 Apparently, he has all but vanished. 48 00:04:09,690 --> 00:04:12,487 Yes, of course he has. With Georgiana. 49 00:04:12,489 --> 00:04:14,807 What more proof do you need? 50 00:04:16,609 --> 00:04:18,888 Mercifully, Tom is in our London house. 51 00:04:18,890 --> 00:04:21,328 He'll see that you're kept out of harm's way. 52 00:04:21,330 --> 00:04:22,768 No! 53 00:04:22,770 --> 00:04:25,328 I am in large part to blame for what has happened. 54 00:04:25,330 --> 00:04:28,168 You must allow me the chance to help put it right. 55 00:04:29,970 --> 00:04:31,768 Please. 56 00:04:35,970 --> 00:04:38,008 You've done enough. 57 00:04:45,010 --> 00:04:47,070 Bedford Place. 58 00:04:58,330 --> 00:05:00,087 'My dearest Mary, 59 00:05:00,489 --> 00:05:03,648 'I can scarcely express the guilt I have felt 60 00:05:03,650 --> 00:05:06,928 'since that humiliating episode at the cricket. 61 00:05:09,530 --> 00:05:11,760 'But you must trust that I will do 62 00:05:11,785 --> 00:05:13,632 whatever I can 'to remedy... 63 00:05:17,410 --> 00:05:19,627 'To restore our fortunes. 64 00:05:21,929 --> 00:05:25,727 'I beg you not to lose faith in me. 65 00:05:33,929 --> 00:05:35,807 If you'd been honest with me, 66 00:05:35,809 --> 00:05:38,088 if you'd only told me that you feared for her safety, 67 00:05:38,090 --> 00:05:39,408 I would have thought twice... 68 00:05:39,410 --> 00:05:42,888 I could not have been any clearer about my feelings for Mr Molyneux. 69 00:05:42,890 --> 00:05:45,568 You spoke only in the vaguest of terms. 70 00:05:45,570 --> 00:05:47,768 You gave no reason for your antipathy. 71 00:05:47,770 --> 00:05:49,807 - No explanation... - Oh, so, you supplied your own. 72 00:05:49,809 --> 00:05:51,528 You baselessly accused me of prejudice. 73 00:05:51,530 --> 00:05:53,568 Hardly baseless, given how you made your fortune. 74 00:05:53,570 --> 00:05:55,568 For God's sake, I.. 75 00:05:56,970 --> 00:05:59,528 I despise slavery! 76 00:06:00,330 --> 00:06:04,408 I've long since renounced the sugar trade for that very reason. 77 00:06:04,410 --> 00:06:06,287 The man's race played no part in it. 78 00:06:06,289 --> 00:06:08,127 I can think of no other reason for your enmity. 79 00:06:08,129 --> 00:06:09,607 Are you really that naive? 80 00:06:09,609 --> 00:06:12,287 Why do you think he was so desperate to marry her? 81 00:06:12,289 --> 00:06:13,819 Because the moment they are wed, 82 00:06:13,844 --> 00:06:15,611 everything she owns belongs to him. 83 00:06:22,689 --> 00:06:24,167 Are we not wasting time? 84 00:06:24,169 --> 00:06:25,509 Instead of taking me back to Tom, 85 00:06:25,534 --> 00:06:26,968 we could be searching for Georgiana. 86 00:06:26,970 --> 00:06:29,167 And where do you suggest we look, Miss Heywood? 87 00:06:29,169 --> 00:06:32,208 This is a city of a million people. 88 00:06:32,210 --> 00:06:34,088 The Sons Of Africa. 89 00:06:34,090 --> 00:06:35,528 What? 90 00:06:35,530 --> 00:06:37,247 It is the movement he belongs to. 91 00:06:37,249 --> 00:06:39,687 If we can find out where they meet... 92 00:06:40,489 --> 00:06:42,687 - Driver! - 'Whoa!' 93 00:06:47,970 --> 00:06:51,888 Now is not the time to be disheartened, my friends. 94 00:06:51,890 --> 00:06:55,968 We owe it to our brothers and sisters who remain in shackles. 95 00:06:55,970 --> 00:06:59,768 All we ask is a world in which all men, 96 00:06:59,770 --> 00:07:02,127 and women, are considered equal. 97 00:07:02,129 --> 00:07:06,727 In which every child is not only born in freedom 98 00:07:06,729 --> 00:07:10,968 but knows that they will live and die in freedom. 99 00:07:10,970 --> 00:07:12,647 Mr Molyneux. 100 00:07:14,049 --> 00:07:15,328 I played no part in it. 101 00:07:15,330 --> 00:07:17,247 I swear! I would sooner die than dishonour her. 102 00:07:17,249 --> 00:07:18,648 And what of Miss Lambe's letter? 103 00:07:18,650 --> 00:07:21,648 In which she proposed a tryst at the exact same time and place 104 00:07:21,650 --> 00:07:23,968 from whence she was taken! A mere coincidence, I suppose? 105 00:07:23,970 --> 00:07:26,247 - I never received such a letter. - Do not insult me. 106 00:07:26,249 --> 00:07:28,888 Sam Sidaway said you'd sent someone to fetch your mail. 107 00:07:28,890 --> 00:07:30,768 No. I did not. 108 00:07:30,770 --> 00:07:33,448 But why should anyone wish to steal your post? 109 00:07:34,850 --> 00:07:36,088 What? 110 00:07:36,090 --> 00:07:38,888 There is a particular gentleman 111 00:07:38,890 --> 00:07:42,448 to whom I owe a certain debt. 112 00:07:42,450 --> 00:07:44,367 Which gentleman? 113 00:07:44,369 --> 00:07:46,468 Beecroft. 114 00:07:47,970 --> 00:07:51,088 What? What is it? Who's Mr Beecroft? 115 00:07:51,090 --> 00:07:54,347 He owns a gambling house. Come with me. 116 00:08:01,049 --> 00:08:03,247 Are you sure you won't take a refreshment, Mr Parker? 117 00:08:03,249 --> 00:08:04,648 No, thank you. 118 00:08:04,650 --> 00:08:06,408 Where is she? Watch your tone, young man. 119 00:08:06,410 --> 00:08:08,848 A little decorum, if you don't mind. 120 00:08:08,850 --> 00:08:11,047 I thought you kept better company, Mr Parker. 121 00:08:11,049 --> 00:08:12,367 This man is no friend. 122 00:08:12,369 --> 00:08:14,568 We are compelled here by the disappearance of my ward, 123 00:08:14,570 --> 00:08:16,088 Miss Lambe. 124 00:08:16,090 --> 00:08:19,167 Oh, yes, the famous Miss Lambe. 125 00:08:19,169 --> 00:08:21,328 Mr Molyneux speaks of little else. 126 00:08:21,330 --> 00:08:23,768 - Miss Lambe this, Miss Lambe that. - That is a lie! 127 00:08:23,770 --> 00:08:25,528 If I mentioned her, it was only in passing. 128 00:08:25,530 --> 00:08:27,367 I am not the liar here. 129 00:08:27,369 --> 00:08:29,287 You told me a wedding was imminent. 130 00:08:29,289 --> 00:08:31,487 That her fortune was as good as yours. 131 00:08:31,489 --> 00:08:33,448 I'd never have let him run up such a debt otherwise! 132 00:08:33,450 --> 00:08:35,007 All I wanted was to buy a little time. 133 00:08:35,009 --> 00:08:36,328 If I'd known for even a moment... 134 00:08:36,330 --> 00:08:37,607 Whatever this man has told you, 135 00:08:37,609 --> 00:08:39,247 he and my ward are barely acquainted. 136 00:08:39,249 --> 00:08:41,727 He has no right to invoke her name. 137 00:08:41,729 --> 00:08:43,887 An impertinence indeed, sir. 138 00:08:43,889 --> 00:08:47,487 So, I would ask you to share her whereabouts with me at once. 139 00:08:47,489 --> 00:08:50,168 Whatever debts Mr Molyneux owes, they are not her concern. 140 00:08:50,170 --> 00:08:52,807 They're no longer his neither. 141 00:08:53,009 --> 00:08:57,407 A gentleman has agreed to pay the debt in full, with interest. 142 00:08:57,609 --> 00:08:59,607 Which gentleman? 143 00:09:02,609 --> 00:09:05,007 He has sold her. The villain has sold her. 144 00:09:05,009 --> 00:09:06,168 What? 145 00:09:06,170 --> 00:09:08,208 In return for a promise to buy his debt, 146 00:09:08,210 --> 00:09:11,247 she has been handed to some dissolute named Howard. 147 00:09:11,249 --> 00:09:14,208 Even now he'll be dragging her to an altar. 148 00:09:14,210 --> 00:09:15,448 An altar? 149 00:09:15,450 --> 00:09:17,968 That cannot be allowed without your permission. 150 00:09:17,970 --> 00:09:20,168 No, there are no such laws across the border. 151 00:09:20,170 --> 00:09:22,568 There they will marry you with impunity. 152 00:09:22,570 --> 00:09:24,448 Had you only allowed us to marry... 153 00:09:24,450 --> 00:09:25,968 You would blame me? 154 00:09:25,970 --> 00:09:27,208 It is you that has ruined her. 155 00:09:27,210 --> 00:09:29,527 I should avenge her honour right here and now. 156 00:09:29,529 --> 00:09:30,968 Stop! 157 00:09:30,970 --> 00:09:32,968 Stop! 158 00:09:32,970 --> 00:09:34,948 What good will that do? 159 00:09:42,850 --> 00:09:45,407 Get out of my sight. 160 00:09:45,409 --> 00:09:47,248 Now! 161 00:09:49,450 --> 00:09:51,127 We cannot give up. 162 00:09:51,129 --> 00:09:53,328 I cannot accept that she is lost to us. 163 00:09:53,330 --> 00:09:55,527 And what do you suggest we do? 164 00:09:55,529 --> 00:09:57,928 They will be halfway to Scotland by now. 165 00:09:57,930 --> 00:09:59,407 But what if they're not? 166 00:09:59,409 --> 00:10:02,767 You said Mr Beecroft had only received a promise of payment. 167 00:10:02,769 --> 00:10:04,727 He doesn't sound like the kind of man 168 00:10:04,729 --> 00:10:06,210 who would give her up unless he was 169 00:10:06,235 --> 00:10:07,568 already in receipt of the money. 170 00:10:07,570 --> 00:10:10,888 Well, is there not a chance at least that he is still holding her? 171 00:10:11,090 --> 00:10:13,947 Somewhere in London, even? 172 00:10:16,649 --> 00:10:18,208 Perhaps you're right. 173 00:10:18,210 --> 00:10:20,928 Mr Beecroft owns a boarding house near Drury Lane. 174 00:10:20,930 --> 00:10:22,568 Come on! 175 00:10:25,170 --> 00:10:30,607 I confess I gave no thought to how you might look. 176 00:10:30,609 --> 00:10:32,127 It seemed beside the point. 177 00:10:32,129 --> 00:10:34,928 But I am pleasantly surprised. 178 00:10:34,930 --> 00:10:39,407 You have a youthful, exotic charm about you. 179 00:10:39,409 --> 00:10:41,208 You are a disgusting pig. 180 00:10:41,210 --> 00:10:42,288 Upon my word! 181 00:10:42,290 --> 00:10:44,607 I fear she is somewhat spirited, Mr Howard. 182 00:10:44,609 --> 00:10:46,288 She will require a firm hand. 183 00:10:46,290 --> 00:10:47,407 No matter. 184 00:10:47,409 --> 00:10:49,767 I have broken enough horses before now. 185 00:10:49,769 --> 00:10:53,328 I suspect a wife is not so different. 186 00:10:53,330 --> 00:10:56,048 Mr Beecroft will find this in order. 187 00:10:56,050 --> 00:10:58,727 There is a gentleman named Otis Molyneux. 188 00:10:58,729 --> 00:11:00,127 Remember his name. 189 00:11:00,129 --> 00:11:01,968 Because when he hears of this, 190 00:11:01,970 --> 00:11:04,208 he will find you and he will kill you. 191 00:11:04,210 --> 00:11:07,568 I am not too afeared! 192 00:11:07,570 --> 00:11:13,007 Given it was Mr Molyneux who offered you up to pay his debts. 193 00:11:13,009 --> 00:11:14,727 Feckless gambler by the sounds of it. 194 00:11:14,729 --> 00:11:17,288 No matter. 195 00:11:17,290 --> 00:11:19,420 You are mine now. 196 00:11:30,015 --> 00:11:32,452 Look at you. 197 00:11:32,454 --> 00:11:35,532 Clustered round the bed like bloodhounds. 198 00:11:37,334 --> 00:11:39,773 Ears cocked for my death rattle! 199 00:11:39,775 --> 00:11:41,452 Oh, good Lord, Aunt. 200 00:11:41,454 --> 00:11:43,773 How could you even think such a thing? 201 00:11:43,775 --> 00:11:46,672 Well, you'll be waiting in vain. 202 00:11:46,974 --> 00:11:48,332 I won't give you the... 203 00:11:49,495 --> 00:11:51,212 ..the satisfaction! 204 00:11:51,214 --> 00:11:53,373 Don't fuss, child! 205 00:11:53,375 --> 00:11:55,013 I am perfectly well. 206 00:11:55,015 --> 00:11:57,653 It is a head cold, that is all. 207 00:11:57,655 --> 00:12:00,252 More seawater! 208 00:12:06,854 --> 00:12:10,373 Well, I feel my strength returning already... 209 00:12:10,375 --> 00:12:11,773 I do not doubt your resolve, Aunt, 210 00:12:11,775 --> 00:12:14,253 but Dr Fuchs believes you are gravely ill. 211 00:12:14,255 --> 00:12:16,133 Well, he would, wouldn't he? 212 00:12:16,135 --> 00:12:19,833 It's entirely in his interest to say so. 213 00:12:23,535 --> 00:12:27,932 We have every faith that you'll make a full recovery, Aunt. 214 00:12:27,934 --> 00:12:30,092 But, just for your peace of mind, 215 00:12:30,094 --> 00:12:33,272 will you allow us to fetch you a priest, or a solicitor? 216 00:12:35,574 --> 00:12:38,213 I have no use for either. 217 00:12:38,415 --> 00:12:41,972 I have as much faith in religion as I do in medicine. 218 00:12:41,974 --> 00:12:44,093 Which is to say none! 219 00:12:46,595 --> 00:12:49,973 And my solicitor has been instructed. 220 00:12:51,375 --> 00:12:54,032 He knows exactly where I keep my will. 221 00:12:54,934 --> 00:12:58,732 Not that it will be needed... 222 00:12:58,734 --> 00:13:02,413 ..for decades to come. 223 00:13:13,615 --> 00:13:16,413 As I see it, he is a good man who made one terrible mistake. 224 00:13:16,415 --> 00:13:18,052 He is an inveterate gambler. 225 00:13:18,054 --> 00:13:21,393 He has several debtors beside Beecroft. 226 00:13:21,895 --> 00:13:25,613 Otis never meant to place Georgiana in harm's way. 227 00:13:25,615 --> 00:13:28,052 - Any more than I did. - And yet you both did. 228 00:13:34,454 --> 00:13:36,653 All I ever cared about was Georgiana's happiness. 229 00:13:36,655 --> 00:13:41,173 - What do you think I care about? - That is anyone's guess! 230 00:13:41,175 --> 00:13:43,373 I have done the best I can by Georgiana. 231 00:13:43,375 --> 00:13:46,812 No. At every turn you've abdicated responsibility. 232 00:13:46,814 --> 00:13:48,732 If you truly cared for her welfare, 233 00:13:48,734 --> 00:13:50,452 you would have watched over her yourself. 234 00:13:50,454 --> 00:13:52,253 It's a role I neither sought nor asked for. 235 00:13:52,255 --> 00:13:53,613 Of course not! 236 00:13:53,615 --> 00:13:56,092 Because you are determined to remain an outlier. 237 00:13:56,094 --> 00:13:58,133 God forbid you give something of yourself. 238 00:13:58,135 --> 00:14:00,413 Please, do not presume to know my mind, Miss Heywood... 239 00:14:00,415 --> 00:14:02,293 How can anyone know your mind? 240 00:14:02,295 --> 00:14:05,773 You take pains to be unknowable. 241 00:14:05,775 --> 00:14:07,739 All I know is that you cannot bear 242 00:14:07,764 --> 00:14:09,896 the idea of two people being in love. 243 00:14:12,974 --> 00:14:15,056 And what do you know of love, 244 00:14:15,206 --> 00:14:17,081 apart from what you have read? 245 00:14:18,334 --> 00:14:21,752 I would sooner be naive than insensible of feeling. 246 00:14:24,054 --> 00:14:26,152 Is that really what you think of me? 247 00:14:29,054 --> 00:14:30,972 I am sorry that you think that. 248 00:14:32,974 --> 00:14:35,635 How much easier my life would have been if I were. 249 00:14:56,615 --> 00:14:59,173 - Edward, what are you doing? - You heard her. 250 00:14:59,175 --> 00:15:01,013 Her solicitor knows where she keeps the will. 251 00:15:01,015 --> 00:15:02,773 And so should we. 252 00:15:02,775 --> 00:15:04,373 Well, if the will is already written, 253 00:15:04,375 --> 00:15:06,013 then surely there's nothing to be done? 254 00:15:06,015 --> 00:15:07,253 Of course there is. 255 00:15:07,255 --> 00:15:09,533 While she still yet breathes, there's time to alter it. 256 00:15:09,535 --> 00:15:11,932 Even if I have to put the pen in her hand myself. 257 00:15:11,934 --> 00:15:14,092 Our aunt is grievously ill, 258 00:15:14,094 --> 00:15:17,173 and all you can think about is her fortune. 259 00:15:21,775 --> 00:15:26,814 I need to know that our future happiness is assured. 260 00:15:45,135 --> 00:15:48,353 Under no circumstances are you to set foot outside this carriage. 261 00:15:56,655 --> 00:15:58,173 Good evening, Mr Parker. 262 00:15:58,175 --> 00:16:00,013 I've not seen you in a while. 263 00:16:00,015 --> 00:16:03,052 I have some new ladies who'll be delighted to make your acquaintance. 264 00:16:03,054 --> 00:16:05,092 Thank you, Mrs Harries, but I am not here for that. 265 00:16:05,094 --> 00:16:06,653 Mr Parker, what is this place? 266 00:16:06,655 --> 00:16:08,452 I thought I told you to wait. 267 00:16:08,454 --> 00:16:11,653 I decided against it. 268 00:16:11,655 --> 00:16:13,413 And who is this? 269 00:16:13,415 --> 00:16:17,493 You haven't made an honest man of our Mr Parker, have you? 270 00:16:17,495 --> 00:16:19,253 Gracious, no. 271 00:16:19,255 --> 00:16:21,852 I am a friend of Miss Georgiana Lambe's. 272 00:16:21,854 --> 00:16:24,572 Is she here? 273 00:16:24,574 --> 00:16:29,092 I don't believe I am acquainted with anyone of that name. 274 00:16:29,094 --> 00:16:31,972 Wait, wait, wait. You know something. 275 00:16:31,974 --> 00:16:36,493 Miss Lambe is my ward, you must tell me what you know. 276 00:16:36,495 --> 00:16:38,413 You missed them by half an hour. 277 00:16:38,415 --> 00:16:40,913 If you're quick you might catch them on the road to Scotland. 278 00:16:50,415 --> 00:16:52,013 A boarding house, you said. 279 00:16:52,015 --> 00:16:53,452 Is this your idea of love? 280 00:16:53,454 --> 00:16:55,812 - Something to be paid for? - That will do! 281 00:16:55,814 --> 00:16:58,093 If we are to stand any chance of catching them up, 282 00:16:58,095 --> 00:17:00,093 we should make haste. 283 00:17:00,095 --> 00:17:01,732 I don't suppose there's any point 284 00:17:01,734 --> 00:17:04,512 in telling you to stay behind, is there? 285 00:17:14,214 --> 00:17:15,893 Edward? 286 00:17:15,895 --> 00:17:17,793 Edward! 287 00:17:19,895 --> 00:17:22,573 You have not been searching all night? 288 00:17:22,575 --> 00:17:25,532 I will not rest easy until I lay my hands on the damned thing. 289 00:17:25,534 --> 00:17:27,012 Very well. Where shall I start? 290 00:17:27,014 --> 00:17:29,432 Well, there's no point in both of us looking. 291 00:17:29,534 --> 00:17:31,492 People want to know about our aunt's condition. 292 00:17:31,494 --> 00:17:33,853 You go, spread the word. And I'll follow close behind. 293 00:17:33,855 --> 00:17:36,752 Just as soon as I've found this wretched document. 294 00:17:51,694 --> 00:17:54,972 I know we didn't meet in the most auspicious of circumstances, 295 00:17:54,974 --> 00:17:59,733 but in time I trust you will come to regard me with affection. 296 00:18:01,135 --> 00:18:03,853 I would sooner cut my own throat. 297 00:18:03,855 --> 00:18:05,252 That would be a shame. 298 00:18:05,254 --> 00:18:07,653 It's rather a pretty throat. 299 00:18:07,655 --> 00:18:10,474 At least wait until after we are married. 300 00:18:21,294 --> 00:18:22,713 Come on, boys. 301 00:18:23,815 --> 00:18:25,572 Stop your carriage! 302 00:18:30,974 --> 00:18:32,392 Yarr! 303 00:18:32,494 --> 00:18:33,893 Yarr! 304 00:18:33,895 --> 00:18:34,992 Come on. 305 00:18:38,294 --> 00:18:39,913 Yarr! 306 00:18:43,615 --> 00:18:45,613 Yarr! 307 00:18:45,615 --> 00:18:47,813 Take the reins. 308 00:18:48,915 --> 00:18:50,473 Pull alongside. 309 00:18:52,475 --> 00:18:54,333 Move! 310 00:18:55,335 --> 00:18:57,092 Let go! 311 00:19:00,494 --> 00:19:03,534 Come on! Stop the coach! 312 00:19:26,375 --> 00:19:28,053 We have nothing worth stealing. Sidney? 313 00:19:28,055 --> 00:19:29,653 - I beg to differ. - Oh, no, you don't. 314 00:19:29,655 --> 00:19:30,932 She is my property! 315 00:19:30,934 --> 00:19:32,212 I am no man's property. 316 00:19:32,214 --> 00:19:34,592 Least of all yours! 317 00:19:37,694 --> 00:19:41,613 Last I heard, the penalty for kidnap was hanging. 318 00:19:41,615 --> 00:19:43,993 Is that a price you're willing to pay? 319 00:19:44,095 --> 00:19:45,893 Step aside! 320 00:19:45,917 --> 00:19:46,917 Now! 321 00:19:48,934 --> 00:19:51,594 You owe me £1,800! 322 00:20:11,014 --> 00:20:13,183 Looking for this? 323 00:20:20,485 --> 00:20:24,003 "I, Lady Denham, being of full age and sound mind, 324 00:20:24,005 --> 00:20:26,683 "shall impart and bequeath the entirety of my fortune 325 00:20:26,685 --> 00:20:29,483 "to be left for the development of Sanditon town. 326 00:20:29,485 --> 00:20:32,163 "And the foundation of a donkey stud in my name." 327 00:20:32,165 --> 00:20:33,802 This cannot be the end of it? 328 00:20:33,804 --> 00:20:36,483 I assure you it is. 329 00:20:36,485 --> 00:20:40,582 Even in death, she has found fresh ways to torment us. 330 00:20:40,884 --> 00:20:43,803 It were better for us both if this were never found. 331 00:20:46,405 --> 00:20:48,042 What are you suggesting? That we hide it? 332 00:20:48,044 --> 00:20:51,223 We will need to be a good deal more thorough than that. 333 00:20:55,525 --> 00:20:57,082 Ha! Yes. Yes! 334 00:20:57,084 --> 00:20:58,683 I'll be damned if I'm going to be 335 00:20:58,708 --> 00:21:00,282 pauperised by a drove of donkeys! 336 00:21:00,284 --> 00:21:02,122 We haven't agreed our terms. 337 00:21:02,124 --> 00:21:03,763 What terms? 338 00:21:03,765 --> 00:21:05,523 If she dies intestate, 339 00:21:05,525 --> 00:21:08,282 her fortune reverts back to the holder of the Denham title. 340 00:21:08,284 --> 00:21:10,723 I'm sorry. It's that simple. 341 00:21:10,725 --> 00:21:12,562 There's nothing simple about it. 342 00:21:12,564 --> 00:21:14,463 I need to know what my silence is worth. 343 00:21:14,765 --> 00:21:17,042 It's your word against mine. 344 00:21:17,044 --> 00:21:19,963 I could go to Lady Denham right now and confess to everything, 345 00:21:19,965 --> 00:21:22,203 with four or five servants and a doctor to witness it. 346 00:21:22,205 --> 00:21:23,523 You wouldn't dare! 347 00:21:23,525 --> 00:21:25,642 What have I to lose? 348 00:21:25,644 --> 00:21:27,802 Wait! 349 00:21:27,804 --> 00:21:30,282 - A thousand pounds. - And leave you with the rest? 350 00:21:30,284 --> 00:21:31,802 I would sooner let the asses have it. 351 00:21:31,804 --> 00:21:33,483 - A tenth. - Half. 352 00:21:33,485 --> 00:21:35,523 A fifth. And no more. 353 00:21:47,044 --> 00:21:49,102 - Thank you. - Sidney! 354 00:21:49,604 --> 00:21:51,882 Miss Lambe and Miss Heywood! 355 00:21:51,884 --> 00:21:55,163 To what do I owe such a delightful... 356 00:21:55,165 --> 00:21:56,642 Good grief! I... 357 00:21:56,644 --> 00:21:59,602 Let's get the lady settled upstairs shall we, then I'll explain. 358 00:21:59,604 --> 00:22:01,982 Yes. Yes. Of course. Please. 359 00:22:05,284 --> 00:22:06,503 Jenkins. 360 00:22:10,405 --> 00:22:13,282 Prepare a bath for Miss Lambe. Thank you. 361 00:22:16,284 --> 00:22:18,522 What will happen to Otis now? 362 00:22:19,324 --> 00:22:21,563 The debtor's prison? 363 00:22:22,165 --> 00:22:23,362 Worse? 364 00:22:23,364 --> 00:22:26,122 He is no longer your concern. 365 00:22:26,124 --> 00:22:29,443 Whatever he's done, I cannot just cauterise my heart. 366 00:22:29,445 --> 00:22:30,642 I am not you. 367 00:22:33,644 --> 00:22:36,163 At this moment, your world feels undone. 368 00:22:37,165 --> 00:22:40,403 I know that. 369 00:22:40,405 --> 00:22:42,563 But you must put him from your mind... 370 00:22:43,765 --> 00:22:45,243 ..or you'll go mad. 371 00:22:45,245 --> 00:22:46,602 Excuse me. 372 00:22:51,804 --> 00:22:53,122 Good heavens, Sidney. 373 00:22:53,124 --> 00:22:55,403 You have had quite the drama. 374 00:22:55,405 --> 00:22:57,523 But all is well now! 375 00:22:58,525 --> 00:23:00,763 Is it? 376 00:23:00,765 --> 00:23:03,683 I fear Georgiana's spirit is broken. 377 00:23:03,685 --> 00:23:07,243 You have no idea how close to ruination she came, Tom. 378 00:23:07,245 --> 00:23:09,202 That's hardly your fault. 379 00:23:12,604 --> 00:23:16,042 Her father entrusted her to my care. 380 00:23:16,044 --> 00:23:17,523 The man saved my life, 381 00:23:17,525 --> 00:23:19,069 and in return 382 00:23:19,394 --> 00:23:21,763 I failed to honour the one thing that he asked of me. 383 00:23:21,765 --> 00:23:24,322 Still. There's no use dwelling on it. 384 00:23:24,324 --> 00:23:26,443 What's done is done. 385 00:23:26,445 --> 00:23:29,163 How can a man begin to make amends... 386 00:23:29,165 --> 00:23:31,562 ..until he's willing to face his own faults? 387 00:23:32,564 --> 00:23:35,463 That's why you came to London, is it not, Tom? 388 00:23:36,765 --> 00:23:37,963 To make amends? 389 00:23:37,965 --> 00:23:39,723 Well, er, no. 390 00:23:39,725 --> 00:23:42,163 I mean, I came mainly to raise interest in the regatta. I... 391 00:23:42,165 --> 00:23:43,782 Tom. 392 00:23:45,284 --> 00:23:47,882 I was present at the cricket. 393 00:23:47,884 --> 00:23:50,082 Be honest with me. 394 00:23:50,084 --> 00:23:52,483 Be honest with yourself. 395 00:24:00,685 --> 00:24:03,603 The truth is my situation is very grave indeed, Sidney. 396 00:24:04,405 --> 00:24:06,502 I've knocked on half the doors of London 397 00:24:06,604 --> 00:24:09,502 and no-one cares a damn about Sanditon or the regatta. 398 00:24:12,604 --> 00:24:15,722 I have no means whatsoever of paying my labourers. 399 00:24:18,124 --> 00:24:20,163 And worst of all... 400 00:24:22,965 --> 00:24:26,162 ..I have lost the trust of my own dear wife, perhaps forever. 401 00:24:30,564 --> 00:24:35,362 Well... we will raise interest in the regatta yet. 402 00:24:35,364 --> 00:24:37,683 Babington will know where best to knock. 403 00:24:37,685 --> 00:24:40,122 And as for the labourers, I shall lend you the money... 404 00:24:40,124 --> 00:24:41,282 Sidney, I cannot ask... 405 00:24:41,284 --> 00:24:44,203 £3,000. That was the amount, was it not? 406 00:24:44,405 --> 00:24:46,842 My dear brother, it is too much. 407 00:24:46,844 --> 00:24:49,583 How... I will find a way. 408 00:24:51,685 --> 00:24:53,582 But when it comes to Mary... 409 00:24:54,084 --> 00:24:55,762 ..I'm of no use. 410 00:24:56,364 --> 00:24:59,602 I cannot pretend to understand the workings of a marriage. 411 00:25:01,604 --> 00:25:03,003 And what I do know, 412 00:25:03,005 --> 00:25:06,723 is I would do anything to be blessed with a wife such as yours. 413 00:25:09,725 --> 00:25:11,823 So, you must do whatever it takes. 414 00:25:17,925 --> 00:25:19,883 Look at that. 415 00:25:21,685 --> 00:25:25,405 You've just become shockingly wealthy. 416 00:25:56,445 --> 00:25:58,543 It's all been so overwhelming. 417 00:25:59,245 --> 00:26:01,042 I hardly know what to think any more. 418 00:26:01,044 --> 00:26:03,802 About what, my dear? 419 00:26:03,804 --> 00:26:07,243 About anything! 420 00:26:07,245 --> 00:26:11,602 I have always felt so certain of my judgment... 421 00:26:11,604 --> 00:26:13,982 ..but now I see that I have been 422 00:26:14,007 --> 00:26:16,606 blinded by sentiment and naivety. 423 00:26:17,284 --> 00:26:20,282 I've got it all so wrong. 424 00:26:20,284 --> 00:26:22,642 No wonder your brother has such a poor opinion of me. 425 00:26:25,804 --> 00:26:27,842 I am certain that is not the case. 426 00:26:27,844 --> 00:26:30,802 Sidney can be... 427 00:26:30,804 --> 00:26:33,622 ..hard to read, that is all. He is a conundrum. 428 00:26:34,324 --> 00:26:37,523 But a conundrum can be solved. 429 00:26:37,525 --> 00:26:40,763 He seems so determined to keep the world at arm's length. 430 00:26:40,765 --> 00:26:43,683 That wasn't always the case. 431 00:26:43,685 --> 00:26:48,683 In his younger days, he was a very different man. 432 00:26:48,685 --> 00:26:53,082 Mary has spoken of a broken engagement? 433 00:26:53,084 --> 00:26:54,543 Yes. 434 00:26:56,245 --> 00:26:57,523 Eliza. 435 00:26:57,525 --> 00:27:00,403 They were very much in love. 436 00:27:00,405 --> 00:27:02,683 But at the last moment, she passed him over 437 00:27:02,685 --> 00:27:06,602 in favour of an older, and wealthier man. 438 00:27:06,604 --> 00:27:09,562 He set out on a rather self-destructive path. 439 00:27:09,564 --> 00:27:11,203 We were all greatly concerned. 440 00:27:11,205 --> 00:27:13,923 In the end, I paid his debts 441 00:27:13,925 --> 00:27:17,443 and he sailed to Antigua in a bid to forget her. 442 00:27:17,445 --> 00:27:21,283 I fear the man he was... never quite returned. 443 00:27:26,685 --> 00:27:28,702 Mr Molyneux? 444 00:27:32,804 --> 00:27:36,602 I thought they at least deserved a proper parting. 445 00:27:36,604 --> 00:27:38,624 This way, please. 446 00:27:58,884 --> 00:28:02,403 I have gambled... that is true. 447 00:28:04,005 --> 00:28:06,682 But whatever they tell you... 448 00:28:06,884 --> 00:28:08,483 ..I never gambled with your name. 449 00:28:08,485 --> 00:28:10,683 I never boasted of your wealth. 450 00:28:10,685 --> 00:28:12,642 I boasted of you. 451 00:28:12,644 --> 00:28:14,483 Of your wit. 452 00:28:14,485 --> 00:28:17,303 Of your beauty. 453 00:28:18,405 --> 00:28:20,763 Because I couldn't believe that a man of my birth 454 00:28:20,765 --> 00:28:24,042 could win the heart of a woman like you. 455 00:28:24,044 --> 00:28:27,463 It was pride, that was all. 456 00:28:27,765 --> 00:28:30,582 And Lord knows, I have paid for it. 457 00:28:30,884 --> 00:28:33,523 We have both paid for it. 458 00:28:34,925 --> 00:28:38,762 I will never forgive myself for putting you in harm's way. 459 00:28:40,564 --> 00:28:42,643 But please know this... 460 00:28:44,445 --> 00:28:49,223 ..I never cared a damn about your fortune. 461 00:28:50,525 --> 00:28:53,283 I fell in love with your soul. 462 00:28:58,485 --> 00:29:00,542 Tell me you believe me. 463 00:29:05,844 --> 00:29:08,544 What difference does it make now? 464 00:29:33,485 --> 00:29:35,163 Otis! 465 00:29:36,165 --> 00:29:38,403 Will you not say goodbye? 466 00:29:38,405 --> 00:29:40,243 Miss Heywood. 467 00:29:40,245 --> 00:29:44,062 I hardly thought you'd want to speak to me. 468 00:29:45,364 --> 00:29:48,163 What will you do now? 469 00:29:48,165 --> 00:29:49,963 How will you settle your other debts? 470 00:29:49,965 --> 00:29:53,963 My debts have all been paid. 471 00:29:53,965 --> 00:29:57,242 I have been shown a kindness... I do not deserve. 472 00:30:12,205 --> 00:30:14,963 I hope I can trust you to honour our deal. 473 00:30:15,165 --> 00:30:17,003 A quarter of all you inherit. 474 00:30:17,005 --> 00:30:18,282 We agreed on a fifth. 475 00:30:18,284 --> 00:30:21,723 It's a lady's prerogative to change her mind. 476 00:30:21,725 --> 00:30:25,523 You have proved quite conclusively that you are no lady. 477 00:30:25,525 --> 00:30:27,942 And what about Esther? 478 00:30:28,844 --> 00:30:31,522 Is she a lady? 479 00:30:32,324 --> 00:30:33,602 It's all right. 480 00:30:33,604 --> 00:30:36,122 I haven't breathed a word to anyone. 481 00:30:36,124 --> 00:30:38,322 I know how judgmental people would be 482 00:30:38,324 --> 00:30:41,503 if they knew how intimate you really are. 483 00:30:44,405 --> 00:30:45,602 I have no idea what you mean. 484 00:30:45,604 --> 00:30:47,643 Yes, you do. 485 00:30:49,245 --> 00:30:51,763 It would break her heart into little tiny pieces 486 00:30:51,765 --> 00:30:54,682 if she were to learn of this, would it not? 487 00:30:59,084 --> 00:31:01,363 A quarter share will suffice. 488 00:31:16,445 --> 00:31:18,642 - Babington. - Miss Heywood. 489 00:31:18,644 --> 00:31:21,683 Well, I've asked around, and, as luck would have it, 490 00:31:21,685 --> 00:31:24,003 Mrs Maudsley's hosting a masked rout 491 00:31:24,005 --> 00:31:26,322 this very evening in Grosvenor Square. 492 00:31:26,324 --> 00:31:28,642 And this is your invitation. 493 00:31:28,844 --> 00:31:32,362 My dear Lord Babington, you are a wonder! 494 00:31:32,364 --> 00:31:35,443 It sounds as if London's entire beau monde will be there, 495 00:31:35,445 --> 00:31:38,443 all of them eager to hear about our regatta. 496 00:31:38,445 --> 00:31:42,282 And you must come as well, of course, Miss Heywood. 497 00:31:42,284 --> 00:31:44,002 Thank you, Lord Babington, but 498 00:31:44,027 --> 00:31:46,546 I am really not in a mood to be sociable. 499 00:31:47,324 --> 00:31:49,103 Excuse me. 500 00:31:55,005 --> 00:31:57,085 A drink, gentlemen? 501 00:32:09,124 --> 00:32:10,243 How is she? 502 00:32:10,245 --> 00:32:12,483 Worse by the hour. 503 00:32:12,485 --> 00:32:15,923 You were gone a long while. The will must have been hidden well. 504 00:32:15,925 --> 00:32:18,362 As a matter of fact, it was nowhere to be seen. 505 00:32:18,364 --> 00:32:20,562 I turned the entire house upside down 506 00:32:20,564 --> 00:32:22,763 and I've come to the conclusion it cannot exist. 507 00:32:22,765 --> 00:32:24,082 But then, why would she say...? 508 00:32:24,084 --> 00:32:26,483 Oh, her fever has plainly left her confused. 509 00:32:26,485 --> 00:32:27,963 She barely knows her own mind. 510 00:32:27,965 --> 00:32:30,022 We are Denhams. 511 00:32:31,324 --> 00:32:33,802 If there's no will, then surely that works in our favour? 512 00:32:33,804 --> 00:32:35,943 You'd think so. 513 00:32:36,245 --> 00:32:39,003 Thank God this is almost done. 514 00:32:39,005 --> 00:32:41,203 I shall be glad if I never hear another word 515 00:32:41,205 --> 00:32:45,143 of that wretched will or Clara Brereton for as long as I live. 516 00:32:47,245 --> 00:32:48,945 You and me both. 517 00:33:03,284 --> 00:33:05,683 Tom sent me up in the hope that you might reconsider 518 00:33:05,685 --> 00:33:08,323 and come to the party tonight. 519 00:33:08,525 --> 00:33:11,023 The regatta was your idea after all. 520 00:33:13,525 --> 00:33:16,082 Why did you pay off Otis's debts? 521 00:33:16,084 --> 00:33:18,802 I came to the realisation that a good man shouldn't be condemned 522 00:33:18,804 --> 00:33:20,863 for one terrible mistake. 523 00:33:24,965 --> 00:33:28,763 Mr Parker, I owe you an apology. 524 00:33:28,765 --> 00:33:31,282 I accused you of the worst kind of prejudice when it came... 525 00:33:31,284 --> 00:33:33,243 I do not accept your apology. 526 00:33:33,245 --> 00:33:35,563 Why not? 527 00:33:37,165 --> 00:33:41,523 Because I'm the one that should apologise. 528 00:33:41,525 --> 00:33:44,703 I have done you a great discourtesy, Miss Heywood. 529 00:33:45,405 --> 00:33:47,504 I've underestimated you. 530 00:34:18,285 --> 00:34:20,542 Does it not suit me? 531 00:34:21,644 --> 00:34:23,683 Will it not do? 532 00:34:26,685 --> 00:34:28,725 It'll do very well. 533 00:34:50,004 --> 00:34:52,534 Upon my word, there can hardly be a person 534 00:34:52,559 --> 00:34:55,122 worth a fig left in London who is not here. 535 00:34:55,124 --> 00:34:59,082 You don't need to see their faces to know these are people of influence. 536 00:34:59,084 --> 00:35:00,763 The brothers Parker! 537 00:35:00,765 --> 00:35:03,002 Well, most people. 538 00:35:03,004 --> 00:35:04,962 And who is this spellbinding creature? 539 00:35:04,964 --> 00:35:07,442 I demand you introduce us at once, Sidney. 540 00:35:07,444 --> 00:35:09,602 This is Miss Heywood, you fool! 541 00:35:09,604 --> 00:35:12,243 Oh, Miss Heywood? I would not have known you. 542 00:35:12,245 --> 00:35:14,042 A mask becomes you! 543 00:35:14,044 --> 00:35:15,562 Thank you, Mr Crowe. 544 00:35:15,564 --> 00:35:17,482 If that was indeed a compliment. 545 00:35:17,484 --> 00:35:19,403 Now, we must all remember why we are here! 546 00:35:19,405 --> 00:35:22,442 To spread the word of the Sanditon Regatta! 547 00:35:22,444 --> 00:35:25,042 Like Nelson, I expect every man to do his duty. 548 00:35:25,044 --> 00:35:26,363 Aye, and woman! 549 00:35:26,365 --> 00:35:28,002 I did not come here to work! 550 00:35:28,004 --> 00:35:32,402 I came to imbibe, carouse and generally make an ass of myself. 551 00:35:33,604 --> 00:35:35,683 Good luck! 552 00:35:38,685 --> 00:35:40,323 Well, Miss Heywood. 553 00:35:40,325 --> 00:35:42,562 Are you not glad you came, after all? 554 00:35:42,564 --> 00:35:44,522 I cannot say that I am. 555 00:35:44,524 --> 00:35:47,522 I feel dreadful leaving Georgiana. 556 00:35:48,524 --> 00:35:50,363 At least I'm glad of the mask. 557 00:35:50,365 --> 00:35:53,602 I am certain I don't belong in this company. 558 00:35:53,604 --> 00:35:54,723 I don't think I do either. 559 00:35:54,725 --> 00:35:57,942 But this is your natural habitat, is it not? 560 00:36:00,444 --> 00:36:03,203 Perhaps I don't truly belong anywhere. 561 00:36:03,205 --> 00:36:06,503 As you said, I am an outlier. 562 00:36:09,805 --> 00:36:11,482 May I? 563 00:36:11,484 --> 00:36:16,122 Better than Brighton, sir, the most refreshing of sea breezes, 564 00:36:16,124 --> 00:36:20,562 a coastline unequalled in beauty, and apartments. 565 00:36:20,564 --> 00:36:23,642 Thomas Parker, delighted, that are the envy of the continent! 566 00:36:23,644 --> 00:36:27,043 To which we now add... a grand regatta! 567 00:36:32,845 --> 00:36:36,123 Thomas Parker, Sanditon. Charming. 568 00:36:38,325 --> 00:36:40,562 I cannot see how conversation is even possible 569 00:36:40,564 --> 00:36:43,962 when the room is so loud and everyone is on the move. 570 00:36:43,964 --> 00:36:45,883 No-one's here for conversation. 571 00:36:45,885 --> 00:36:47,243 They're here to be seen. 572 00:36:47,245 --> 00:36:48,803 Once their presence is acknowledged, 573 00:36:48,805 --> 00:36:51,523 they'll move on to the next gathering. 574 00:36:53,325 --> 00:36:56,962 I think I would like to leave now too, with your permission. 575 00:36:56,964 --> 00:36:58,082 With my permission? 576 00:36:58,084 --> 00:37:01,942 Since when have you required my permission to do anything? 577 00:37:04,444 --> 00:37:06,283 I know. 578 00:37:06,885 --> 00:37:09,243 I'm too headstrong. 579 00:37:09,245 --> 00:37:10,883 - Too opinionated. And too... - No. 580 00:37:10,885 --> 00:37:12,902 You're not "too" anything. 581 00:37:14,004 --> 00:37:16,023 Don't doubt yourself. 582 00:37:16,925 --> 00:37:19,582 You're more than equal to any woman here. 583 00:37:20,484 --> 00:37:22,403 I hate to admit defeat, but the word "regatta" 584 00:37:22,405 --> 00:37:23,803 seems to be falling on deaf ears. 585 00:37:23,805 --> 00:37:25,363 Sidney! 586 00:37:25,365 --> 00:37:26,923 Sidney! 587 00:37:26,925 --> 00:37:30,462 - Right... - SIDNEY! - Excuse me. 588 00:37:37,264 --> 00:37:40,490 I noticed you and Miss Denham were enjoying 589 00:37:40,515 --> 00:37:43,642 each other's company at the cricket match. 590 00:37:43,644 --> 00:37:47,743 Hm, yes. I had thought so too, Miss Heywood. 591 00:37:47,845 --> 00:37:50,562 But apparently I was mistaken. 592 00:37:52,164 --> 00:37:54,122 You're a... you're a woman, Miss Heywood. 593 00:37:54,124 --> 00:37:58,642 Tell me this. Is it possible for your affections towards a man 594 00:37:58,644 --> 00:38:03,424 to alter entirely within the space of a single day? 595 00:38:13,805 --> 00:38:16,562 Er, forgive me, Lord Babington. 596 00:38:16,564 --> 00:38:21,243 This room is rather too crowded, I'm finding it hard to breathe. 597 00:38:21,245 --> 00:38:23,503 Of course. Of course. 598 00:38:31,444 --> 00:38:33,482 My sentiments exactly. 599 00:38:33,484 --> 00:38:35,962 Oh, I, I'm sorry. I thought I was... 600 00:38:35,964 --> 00:38:37,642 That's quite all right. 601 00:38:37,644 --> 00:38:40,723 I cannot blame you for seeking a safe harbour. 602 00:38:40,725 --> 00:38:43,562 It is an altogether tedious gathering. 603 00:38:44,564 --> 00:38:47,283 And now you are going to tell me that Mrs Maudsley is your mother 604 00:38:47,285 --> 00:38:50,203 and I have just committed an unspeakable solecism. 605 00:38:50,205 --> 00:38:54,203 No! No. I do not know her in the slightest. 606 00:38:54,205 --> 00:38:56,403 Indeed, I barely know a soul in London. 607 00:38:56,405 --> 00:38:59,522 But from what I have seen of the place, that is no great hardship. 608 00:38:59,524 --> 00:39:03,162 If you dislike London so much, then why are you here? 609 00:39:03,164 --> 00:39:05,323 My friend, Georgiana, was abducted. 610 00:39:05,325 --> 00:39:07,082 She's an heiress, you see, 611 00:39:07,084 --> 00:39:10,323 and her suitor, Mr Molyneux, had accrued gambling debts 612 00:39:10,325 --> 00:39:13,323 he could not pay, so she was sold into a forced marriage... 613 00:39:13,325 --> 00:39:14,482 How simply shocking! 614 00:39:14,484 --> 00:39:16,363 It was. 615 00:39:16,365 --> 00:39:20,162 Anyway, thank God, we found her in time and now she's safe, 616 00:39:20,164 --> 00:39:22,482 but Mr Tom insisted we come here tonight 617 00:39:22,484 --> 00:39:24,763 to spread word of the Sanditon Regatta, 618 00:39:24,765 --> 00:39:28,423 but as you can see, I am singularly failing in that task. 619 00:39:29,925 --> 00:39:33,602 Forgive me. I am... I am inclined to talk too much, Mrs...? 620 00:39:33,604 --> 00:39:35,803 Susan. And who might you be? 621 00:39:35,805 --> 00:39:38,562 Charlotte Heywood. 622 00:39:38,564 --> 00:39:41,236 Forgive me for asking, Charlotte, 623 00:39:41,461 --> 00:39:44,247 but you seem somewhat befuddled. 624 00:39:44,325 --> 00:39:45,583 - Do I? - Mm! 625 00:39:50,885 --> 00:39:53,683 There is a certain gentleman... 626 00:39:53,685 --> 00:39:56,203 Mr Sidney Parker. 627 00:39:56,205 --> 00:39:59,102 Mr Tom Parker's brother. 628 00:40:02,004 --> 00:40:05,882 He... He inspires an anger in me, I did not know I possessed. 629 00:40:06,484 --> 00:40:09,283 And yet I find that his good opinion means more to me 630 00:40:09,285 --> 00:40:11,162 than anybody else's. 631 00:40:11,164 --> 00:40:13,683 How can that be? 632 00:40:13,685 --> 00:40:16,082 It sounds to me as if you are in love with him. 633 00:40:16,084 --> 00:40:17,763 What? 634 00:40:17,765 --> 00:40:19,923 No! 635 00:40:19,925 --> 00:40:23,363 I assure you, that could not be further from the truth. 636 00:40:23,365 --> 00:40:26,823 I... If I should ever fall in love, it would not be with a man like him. 637 00:40:26,925 --> 00:40:31,162 My dear girl, you cannot determine who you fall in love with. 638 00:40:31,164 --> 00:40:33,562 It is an affliction. 639 00:40:33,564 --> 00:40:35,203 Like the measles. 640 00:40:35,205 --> 00:40:37,562 Ah. There you are! 641 00:40:37,564 --> 00:40:39,522 I was beginning to think you'd made your escape. 642 00:40:39,524 --> 00:40:41,283 Might I presume you are Mr Sidney Parker? 643 00:40:41,285 --> 00:40:44,203 We were just discussing you. 644 00:40:44,205 --> 00:40:45,243 Right. 645 00:40:45,245 --> 00:40:47,042 Well, erm... 646 00:40:47,044 --> 00:40:49,482 I was wondering if Miss Heywood might like to dance? 647 00:40:49,484 --> 00:40:51,522 If I'm not interrupting that is? 648 00:40:51,524 --> 00:40:54,222 Not in the least. 649 00:40:59,124 --> 00:41:00,644 Excuse us. 650 00:41:16,845 --> 00:41:20,482 You did not have to ask me, you know, out of politeness. 651 00:41:20,484 --> 00:41:22,962 It is what people do at dances, is it not? Dance? 652 00:41:22,964 --> 00:41:24,442 Unless you'd rather not? 653 00:41:24,444 --> 00:41:26,162 No. 654 00:41:26,164 --> 00:41:29,763 It's only, there are so many other ladies here that you could ask. 655 00:41:29,765 --> 00:41:33,325 But I don't want to dance with them. 656 00:43:29,885 --> 00:43:31,162 Thank you, Miss Heywood. 657 00:43:31,164 --> 00:43:32,522 Thank you, Mr Parker. 658 00:43:32,524 --> 00:43:35,122 Might I have the pleasure of the next dance, Charlotte? 659 00:43:35,124 --> 00:43:36,363 Or has Sidney worn you out? 660 00:43:36,365 --> 00:43:39,505 Not at all. It would be my pleasure. 661 00:43:51,084 --> 00:43:53,303 Mrs Campion? 662 00:43:54,205 --> 00:43:55,645 Sidney. 663 00:44:15,285 --> 00:44:18,642 How happy I am to see the light return to your eyes, Charlotte. 664 00:44:18,644 --> 00:44:21,002 There is nothing like dancing to restore one's spirits! 665 00:44:21,004 --> 00:44:23,482 Quite so, my dear, quite so. 666 00:44:23,484 --> 00:44:26,162 It seems to have had a similar effect upon Sidney. 667 00:44:26,164 --> 00:44:28,442 - Do you think so? - It's undeniable. 668 00:44:28,444 --> 00:44:32,102 He is positively revivified. 669 00:44:36,004 --> 00:44:38,323 But then perhaps that is not so much due to the dancing, 670 00:44:38,325 --> 00:44:41,323 as to the presence of a certain young lady. 671 00:44:42,325 --> 00:44:45,122 Which young lady do you have in mind, sir? 672 00:44:45,124 --> 00:44:46,763 He's talking to her now. 673 00:44:46,765 --> 00:44:48,442 Mrs Campion. 674 00:44:48,444 --> 00:44:50,763 It's unmistakably her. 675 00:44:51,365 --> 00:44:55,763 How strange that we were just discussing her only this afternoon. 676 00:44:58,365 --> 00:45:00,256 I heard she'd been widowed, 677 00:45:00,981 --> 00:45:02,887 I had no idea she was in London. 678 00:45:11,365 --> 00:45:14,203 I do not recall discussing a Mrs Campion. 679 00:45:14,205 --> 00:45:17,283 Ah! I daresay I referred to her by her Christian name. 680 00:45:17,285 --> 00:45:18,902 Eliza. 681 00:45:19,604 --> 00:45:23,702 Perhaps they will have their chance of happiness after all. 682 00:45:24,604 --> 00:45:27,583 Tom, a moment. Excuse us. 683 00:45:30,285 --> 00:45:32,344 Mrs Campion. 684 00:45:48,492 --> 00:45:52,992 Subtitles by explosiveskull www.OpenSubtitles.org