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1 00:01:30 Langford.
2 00:01:34 Langford.
3 00:01:36 If only if it hadn't been for Langford.
4 00:01:40 How happy we might have been.
5 00:01:55 Manwaring!
6 00:01:56 Manwaring, don't turnyour back to me, please!
7 00:02:01 I can't bear it!
8 00:02:03 Frederica!
9 00:02:04 Wait! I beg you!
10 00:03:08 Catherine, a letter.
11 00:03:10 Seems Lady Susan will finally visit.In fact, she is already on her way.
12 00:03:14 - What?- Lady Susan Vernon?
13 00:03:17 Congratulations onbeing about to receive
14 00:03:19 the most accomplishedflirt in all England.
15 00:03:22 - You misjudge her, Reginald.- How so?
16 00:03:25 Well, like many womenof beauty and distinction,
17 00:03:27 our sister-in-law has been a victim ofthe spirit of jealousy and all that.
18 00:03:31 - It's jealousy?- Yes.
19 00:03:34 Well, like anyone,Susan might be capable
20 00:03:36 of an action or a remarkwhich is open to misconstruction,
21 00:03:39 but I can't helpbut admire the fortitude
22 00:03:40 with which she hassupported grave misfortune.
23 00:03:43 Excuse me.I spoke out of turn.
24 00:03:49 Why would Lady Susan,who was so well settled at Langford
25 00:03:52 - suddenly want to visit us?- What reason does she give?
26 00:03:55 Her "anxiety to meet meand to know the children"
27 00:03:59 has never concerned her before.
28 00:04:26 Your Ladyship.
29 00:04:29 Susan. Come, hurry.
30 00:04:31 My dear, such haste.How curious you are.
31 00:04:34 Mr. Johnson's carriage is aboutto come into the street.
32 00:04:37 Surely that must happen often.
33 00:04:39 - You didn't receive my letter.- Letter?
34 00:04:42 Mr. Johnson forbidsmy seeing you.
35 00:04:44 Why, that's preposterous.By what means "forbids?"
36 00:04:48 He threatens the severestpunishment imaginable:
37 00:04:50 sending me back to Connecticut.
38 00:04:52 Oh, to be tarred and feathered.
39 00:04:54 He claims to have importantbusiness at Hartford.
40 00:04:57 He threatens to settle there if ourconnection isn't entirely severed.
41 00:05:01 And for what possiblereason or pretext?
42 00:05:04 His former ward LucyManwaring wrote to him.
43 00:05:07 Did she?
44 00:05:15 - Horrid woman.- I know.
45 00:05:17 Deranged.If she were going to be jealous,
46 00:05:19 she should not have marriedsuch a charming man.
47 00:05:22 I recall thinkingas I approached Langford,
48 00:05:26 I like this man.Pray heaven no harm come of it.
49 00:05:30 I was determined to be discrete,and I have been,
50 00:05:33 admitting no one's attentionsbut Manwaring's,
51 00:05:36 avoiding general flirtation entirely...
52 00:05:37 except for a little noticebestowed on Sir James Martin,
53 00:05:40 but if the world knew my motive there,it would honor me.
54 00:05:43 - Martin?- Sir James Martin,
55 00:05:45 of Martindale.
56 00:05:47 - Vastly rich, rather simple.- Ideal.
57 00:05:50 Miss Maria Manwaringhas set her cap for him,
58 00:05:52 considering such an income too largenot to be shared,
59 00:05:55 but with a little notice, I detached himand soon had him in love with Frederica.
60 00:05:59 If my daughter were not thegreatest simpleton on earth,
61 00:06:02 - she'd be engaged to him now.- What?
62 00:06:05 She refused him...a baronet with 10,000 a year.
63 00:06:08 - It's all so provoking.- But where will you live?
64 00:06:11 If there were another place open to me,I would crawl there on my knees.
65 00:06:15 The worst spot this side of the ocean.
66 00:06:18 A country village.Churchill, my brother-in-law's seat.
67 00:06:21 Mrs. Cross, a gentlewomanin strait and circumstances,
68 00:06:25 will come with me as my companion,
69 00:06:26 to pack and unpack, you know,that sort of thing.
70 00:06:30 And, as there's an elementof friendship involved,
71 00:06:33 I'm sure the paying of wageswould be offensive to us both.
72 00:06:41 My brother-in-lawCharles Vernon is very rich.
73 00:06:44 Once a man gets his name on abanking house, he rolls in money.
74 00:06:47 So it's not very rational for his ladyto begrudge the sums he's advanced me.
75 00:06:51 Decidedly irrational.Not rational at all.
76 00:06:53 I have no money and no husband.
77 00:06:56 Well, in one's plight, they say,is one's opportunity.
78 00:07:00 Not that I would ever want to thinkin opportunistic terms.
79 00:07:02 Oh, certainly not. Never.
80 00:07:05 Churchill cominginto view, Your Ladyship.
81 00:07:11 Heavens, what a bore.
82 00:07:13 Yes. Decidedly boring.
83 00:07:43 Charles.
84 00:07:44 - Susan, welcome.- Thank you.
85 00:07:47 - This is Mrs. Cross.- Mrs. Cross.
86 00:07:50 You're quite welcome to Churchill.This is Frederick and Ellen.
87 00:07:55 Good afternoon, Frederick.Very pleased to meet you.
88 00:07:58 Mrs. Cross is a friendof Lady Susan
89 00:08:01 and should be in the adjoining room.
90 00:08:18 No reason to complainof Mr. Vernon's reception.
91 00:08:22 Not entirely satisfied with his lady's.
92 00:08:24 - No?- Mm-mm.
93 00:08:26 She's perfectly well bred...surprisingly so.
94 00:08:29 But her manner doesn't persuade meshe was disposed in my favor.
95 00:08:33 As you might have noticed,I sought to be as amiable as possible.
96 00:08:36 Exceptionally amiable.In fact, entirely charming.
97 00:08:39 - Excuse me for saying so.- Oh, not at all. It's true.
98 00:08:43 I wanted her to be delighted with me,but I didn't succeed.
99 00:08:47 I can't understand it.
100 00:08:50 It's true I've always detested her
101 00:08:52 and that, before her marriage,I went to great lengths to prevent it.
102 00:08:56 Yet it shows an illiberal spirit to resentfor long a plan which didn't succeed.
103 00:09:00 Decidedly illiberal.Not liberal at all.
104 00:09:03 My opposing her marriage
105 00:09:05 and then later preventing her andCharles from buying Vernon Castle
106 00:09:08 might have given heran unfavorable impression of me,
107 00:09:11 but I've noticed that wherethere's a disposition to dislike,
108 00:09:14 a pretext will soon be found.
109 00:09:16 - You mustn't reproach yourself.- I shan't. The past is done.
110 00:09:19 My project will be the children.
111 00:09:21 I know a couple of their names already,
112 00:09:23 and I've decided to attach myselfto young Frederick in particular...
113 00:09:26 taking him on my lap and sighingover him for his dear aunt's sake.
114 00:09:32 Come in.
115 00:09:35 Mrs. Vernon's compliments,Your Ladyship.
116 00:09:38 She asks if you and Mrs. Crosswould join her for tea.
117 00:09:41 With pleasure.
118 00:09:43 Mrs. Cross would prefer her repose,but thank Mrs. Vernon.
119 00:09:46 I'll join her directly.
120 00:09:53 Yes, Frederick, I seeyou have quite an appetite.
121 00:09:56 You will grow tall andhandsome like your uncle.
122 00:09:58 Fred, dear, be good.
123 00:10:01 Don't touch that.
124 00:10:04 Frederick, be careful.Oh, I'm so sorry.
125 00:10:07 - No, not at all.- Les enfants...
126 00:10:09 Such a family resemblance.Rather moves me.
127 00:10:12 You'll want to change.
128 00:10:14 No, no. Let's have our teawhile it's still warm.
129 00:10:17 Mrs. Cross is a geniuswith fabrics.
130 00:10:19 - You sure?- Oh, yes.
131 00:10:20 How much Frederick remindsme of his dear uncle.
132 00:10:24 Do you think there's a resemblance?
133 00:10:26 Oh, remarkable.The eyes.
134 00:10:28 Weren't Frederick Vernon's eyes brown?
135 00:10:31 I refer more to the shapeand slope of the brow.
136 00:10:35 Oh.
137 00:10:35 I must thank you for this visit.
138 00:10:38 I'm afraid the short noticemust have come as a surprise.
139 00:10:41 Only because I understood youto be so happily settled at Langford.
140 00:10:44 Well, it's true Lady Manwaring andher husband made me feel very welcome,
141 00:10:48 but their outgoing dispositionsled them so often into society.
142 00:10:52 I might have toleratedsuch a life at one time,
143 00:10:55 but the loss of a husband such asMr. Vernon cannot be borne easily.
144 00:10:59 To stay with you here at your...
145 00:11:02 charming environmentbecame my fondest wish.
146 00:11:05 I was happy to have the chance to meet.
147 00:11:08 Might I confide something?
148 00:11:10 Langford was not ideal for my daughter.
149 00:11:13 Her education has been neglected,for which I fault myself.
150 00:11:16 Mr. Vernon's illness preventedme from giving her the attention
151 00:11:20 that both duty and affection required.
152 00:11:22 I therefore placed her at thisexcellent school: Miss Somers-Keeve's.
153 00:11:26 I trust Frederica will visit soon.
154 00:11:28 Well, a visit, as delightfulas that might be,
155 00:11:31 would represent so many hours and days
156 00:11:33 deducted from the grandaffair of education,
157 00:11:35 and I'm afraid Frederica can'tafford such deductions.
158 00:11:39 But she'll come for Christmas.
159 00:11:41 Alas, no.
160 00:11:42 Miss Somers could only give her theconcentrated attention she requires then.
161 00:11:47 - I'm so sorry.- Not at all.
162 00:11:49 If you'll excuse me,I'll give it to Mrs. Cross,
163 00:11:51 who, when rested, craves activity.
164 00:11:54 Once she's applied her genius to it,
165 00:11:56 all traces of little Frederick'sinteresting design will disappear.
166 00:12:02 The fees at Frederica's school
167 00:12:04 are far too highto even think of paying.
168 00:12:06 So in a sense it's an economy.
169 00:12:27 Yes, although Mrs. Crossis upstairs resting.
170 00:12:31 I confess to curiosityto know this lady,
171 00:12:34 to see firsthand her bewitching powers.
172 00:12:37 - Is she as beautiful as they say?- You worry me, Reginald.
173 00:12:40 Don't. I understand Lady Susanpossesses a degree of captivating deceit
174 00:12:45 - which might be pleasing to detect.- You truly worry me.
175 00:12:49 Good evening.
176 00:12:50 What charming expressions.
177 00:12:53 Susan, uh, let me introducemy brother Reginald DeCourcy.
178 00:12:57 Reginald, may I presentFrederick Vernon's widow
179 00:12:59 Lady Susan and herfriend Mrs. Cross?
180 00:13:05 Delighted to make your acquaintance.
181 00:13:07 Your renown precedes you.
182 00:13:11 I'm afraid the allusion escapes me.
183 00:13:13 Your reputation
184 00:13:15 as an ornament to our society.
185 00:13:17 Oh, what you say surprises me.
186 00:13:20 Since the great sadnessof my husband's death,
187 00:13:22 I've lived in nearly perfect isolation.
188 00:13:24 To better know his family and tofurther remove myself from society,
189 00:13:28 I came to Churchill,
190 00:13:30 not to make new acquaintancesof frivolous sort,
191 00:13:32 but of course I'm pleasedto know my sister's relations.
192 00:14:12 I take it you are findingMr. DeCourcy's society more pleasurable.
193 00:14:15 To some degree.
194 00:14:17 At first, his conversationbetrayed a sauciness and familiarity
195 00:14:21 which is my aversion,but since I've found
196 00:14:23 a quality of callow idlenesswhich rather interests me.
197 00:14:26 When I've inspired himwith greater respect
198 00:14:29 than his sister's kindoffices have allowed,
199 00:14:31 - he might in fact be an agreeable flirt.- He's handsome, isn't he?
200 00:14:35 In a cough-like way...not like Manwaring, of course,
201 00:14:37 but there's a certain pleasure inmaking a person predetermined to dislike
202 00:14:42 instead acknowledge one's superiority.
203 00:14:44 How delightful it will be to humblethe pride of these pompous DeCourcys.
204 00:15:08 A letter for you, my dear.
205 00:15:10 - Letter?- Yes, from Catherine.
206 00:15:14 I hope she'll arrive soon.
207 00:15:16 The season's cheerlesswithout children.
208 00:15:21 Well?
209 00:15:22 I'm afraid this coldhas affected my eyes.
210 00:15:25 Save your eyes, my dear.I'll read for you.
211 00:15:27 - No, it's all right.- No, I just...
212 00:15:30 Here. Uh...
213 00:15:32 Let's see.
214 00:15:34 Mm.
215 00:15:36 Catherine hopes you are well
216 00:15:37 and asks most particularlythat you give me her love.
217 00:15:40 Yes, and?
218 00:15:42 Uh...
219 00:15:45 Oh, Reginald has decided to stayat Churchill to hunt with Charles.
220 00:15:49 He cites the fine open weather. Whatnonsense. The weather's not open at all.
221 00:15:53 Well, maybe it is there, or it was whenshe wrote. My dear, could you just read?
222 00:15:57 - Verbatim?- Yes, the words.
223 00:15:59 Some of Catherine'svoice will be in them.
224 00:16:01 Well, I'll read every word, comma,and dash if that's what you wish.
225 00:16:05 Here...
226 00:16:16 Just the words, please.
227 00:16:18 No punctuation at all?All right. That's much easier.
228 00:16:29 - Lady Susan?- Yes, she has been visiting Churchill.
229 00:16:32 - Lady Susan Vernon?- Yes.
230 00:16:36 Well, how could Reginald engage inconversations with Lady Susan Vernon?
231 00:16:41 Conversations which are...
232 00:16:45 What would they talk about?
233 00:16:46 My eyes have definitely cleared.I can read it. Don't trouble yourself.
234 00:16:49 No, no. If my son and heir's involvedwith such a lady, I must trouble myself.
235 00:17:07 - Well, I must go.- No. I'll write.
236 00:17:10 No, no.If this is happening, there's no time.
237 00:17:24 Thank you.
238 00:17:33 - Father.- Reginald.
239 00:17:34 How extraordinary for you to be here.
240 00:17:36 - You're in good health, I trust?- No.
241 00:17:39 How's Mother?
242 00:17:42 What brings you to these parts?
243 00:17:44 Take a seat.
244 00:17:45 I won't dissemble and say Ihave business in the district.
245 00:17:48 What I've come about is more important.
246 00:17:50 What's of such importance?
247 00:17:52 I know young men don't admit inquiryinto affairs of the heart,
248 00:17:56 but, as the sole sonof an ancient family,
249 00:18:00 you must know that your conductis most important to us.
250 00:18:03 Your happiness, ours, the credit ofthe family name, its very survival...
251 00:18:07 - Father.- No, no, no. Hear me out.
252 00:18:09 I know that you'd not deliberately forman engagement without informing us.
253 00:18:14 But I can't help fearthat you'll fall into an obligation
254 00:18:18 which everyone near you must oppose.
255 00:18:20 - What do you mean, sir?- Well, Lady Susan Vernon's age alone...
256 00:18:23 Father, you astonish me.
257 00:18:25 What surprises you?
258 00:18:26 Impugning such ambitions to Lady Susan.She'd never think of such a thing.
259 00:18:30 My sole interest has been to enjoy thelively conversation of a superior lady.
260 00:18:35 Catherine's prejudice is so great.
261 00:18:38 Prejudice? Lady Susan'sneglect of her late husband,
262 00:18:41 her extravagance and dissipation,
263 00:18:42 her encouragement of other menare so notorious...
264 00:18:45 These are vile calumnies.
265 00:18:48 I could explain eachbut would not so dignify them.
266 00:18:53 - I know you spend little time in society.- Oh, none.
267 00:18:56 Should you have frequented it more,you'd know the astonishing degree
268 00:18:59 of vile, hateful jealousyin our country.
269 00:19:01 Don't deprecate our country, sir.
270 00:19:07 I can't prevent youinheriting the family estate,
271 00:19:09 and my ability to distressyou during my life
272 00:19:12 is not the kind of revengethat I would choose to take.
273 00:19:14 - Father, this is unnecessary.- No, no. Let me continue.
274 00:19:17 A permanent connectionbetween you and Lady Susan Vernon
275 00:19:22 would destroy everycomfort of our lives.
276 00:19:25 It would be the deathof the honest pride
277 00:19:29 with which we've always considered you.
278 00:19:32 We'd blush to see you, to hear of you,to think of you.
279 00:19:36 Father,
280 00:19:37 with the utmost humility,let me say that what you imagine...
281 00:19:42 is impossible.
282 00:19:59 Poor Mrs. Cross was obliged
283 00:20:01 to accept a paid positionin Buckinghamshire.
284 00:20:04 As there was an elementof friendship between us,
285 00:20:06 I realized the paying of wageswould be offensive to us both.
286 00:20:09 You value friendship highly.
287 00:20:11 Yes. I hope I wasof some help to her.
288 00:20:13 And your friends don't neglect you.
289 00:20:19 Thank you, Charles.
290 00:20:24 It's from Frederica's school.
291 00:20:32 No.
292 00:20:34 I can't believe it.It defies comprehension.
293 00:20:37 - What?- Frederica has run away.
294 00:20:40 - She's run away from school.- Heavens. Where to?
295 00:20:43 - They don't know.- She's lost?
296 00:20:46 No. They detected her planearly enough to intercept her.
297 00:20:49 What folly. Where could shehave thought of going?
298 00:20:52 Surely here.
299 00:20:53 No, this is the lastplace she would come.
300 00:20:56 - I mean, rather...- But she must miss you terribly.
301 00:20:59 Certainly. I just don't thinkChurchill would be her object.
302 00:21:03 Oh. This is outrageous.
303 00:21:06 Miss Somers requiresthat Frederica be removed from school.
304 00:21:10 Miss Somers must be under the impressionthat, as a widow without fortune,
305 00:21:13 I may be bullied. Evidently she'sforgotten Frederica is a Vernon.
306 00:21:17 But Charles must put this right.
307 00:21:19 Confronted with his imposing words,
308 00:21:21 even the mistress of a schoolmust be persuaded to act rightly.
309 00:21:34 I have no notion of Fredericabeing so contrary.
310 00:21:37 She seemed all Vernon milkiness.
311 00:21:40 But it confirms the rightnessof my plan. Did Sir James call?
312 00:21:43 - Several times.- Excellent.
313 00:21:45 I followed your instructions,
314 00:21:47 scolding him roundly for makinglove to Maria Manwaring.
315 00:21:51 He protested that it hadonly been in joke.
316 00:21:54 You're right.He's wonderfully silly.
317 00:21:56 But we must not let Sir James forgetwith whom he's in love.
318 00:21:59 A man so rich and foolishwill not remain single long.
319 00:22:02 Sir James is so far fromhaving forgotten the Vernons,
320 00:22:04 I'm sure he'd marry eitherof you in an instant.
321 00:22:07 I must go back to Churchill.
322 00:22:09 But I may need your helpfinding a school
323 00:22:12 if Miss Somerswon't take Frederica back.
324 00:22:14 Under no circumstances will Ihave Frederica at Churchill.
325 00:22:17 That's wise.
326 00:22:18 What do you mean?
327 00:22:20 The nearness of their ages,her and Reginald's.
328 00:22:24 How unkind.
329 00:22:25 - Forgive me.- Forgiven.
330 00:22:27 The fallacy of youth.
331 00:22:29 Isn't it rather clear that it is we,women of decision, who hold the trumps?
332 00:22:34 Lady Susan?Lady Susan Vernon.
333 00:22:37 How dare you address me, sir.
334 00:22:38 - But, Lady Susan...- Begone, sir, or I will have you whipped.
335 00:22:43 - Outrageous.- Have you never met him?
336 00:22:46 No. I know him well. I would neverspeak to a stranger like that.
337 00:23:00 I hope you will see my friend Alicia.
338 00:23:02 She's an American from the Connecticutbranch of the Delancey family.
339 00:23:06 Well, though even the best bredAmericans don't sound particularly fine,
340 00:23:10 there's a freshness to her mannerI find rather tonic.
341 00:23:14 Her family were treated outrageouslythere during the late war,
342 00:23:17 punished for their veryloyalty to the Crown.
343 00:23:20 Americans really have shown themselvesto be a nation of ingrates.
344 00:23:23 Only by having children can one beginto understand such a dynamic.
345 00:23:27 Yes.
346 00:23:36 Susan, I've been looking for you.
347 00:23:38 The afternoon coach brought this note.
348 00:23:42 Perhaps Charles hassucceeded with Miss Somers.
349 00:23:50 Oh, it's as I've feared.
350 00:23:52 Miss Somers refuses to keep Frederica.
351 00:23:54 She says she must thinkof her school's reputation.
352 00:23:57 Preposterous. I've neverheard of her school.
353 00:24:04 - Could that be them?- What, Frederica?
354 00:24:08 Here.
355 00:24:10 Hello, hello. Here we are.
356 00:24:12 - Is this Frederica?- Yes.
357 00:24:14 Allow me to introduceour niece... charming girl...
358 00:24:17 uh, Miss Frederica Vernon.
359 00:24:20 Welcome, Frederica.We've longed to know you.
360 00:24:22 My brother Reginald DeCourcy.
361 00:24:24 Hello.Pleased to meet you.
362 00:24:26 Good afternoon, Frederica.
363 00:24:28 Good afternoon, Mother.
364 00:24:34 It's as I've feared.Excuse me. I must go to my daughter.
365 00:24:41 Poor Frederica.
366 00:24:43 - Poor mother of Frederica.- What?
367 00:24:45 The daughter is, I understand,
368 00:24:48 - a troubled girl.- How do you so fear?
369 00:24:53 She hasn't had tea.Could be a lack of nourishment.
370 00:25:14 Where is Frederica?
371 00:25:16 In her rooms,practicing the pianoforte.
372 00:25:19 She practices quietly.
373 00:25:21 Don't look.Frederica's watching us.
374 00:25:24 - Watching us?- Through the window. Don't look.
375 00:25:27 How odd to be spied upon.
376 00:25:31 That's the parent's lot.
377 00:25:32 We bring these delightfulcreatures into the world,
378 00:25:35 eagerly, happily,and then, before long,
379 00:25:38 they're spying upon and judging us,rarely favorably.
380 00:25:41 Having children is our fondest wish, butin doing so, we breed our acutest critics..
381 00:25:46 It's a preposterous situationbut entirely of our own making.
382 00:25:50 - I marvel at your good humor.- Well, what alternative have we?
383 00:25:53 It's the way of the world.We must accept it with a smile.
384 00:25:56 Of course, when the littleones are very small,
385 00:25:59 there's a kind of sweetnesswhich partially compensates
386 00:26:01 for the dreadfulness which comes after.
387 00:26:04 - You worry for Frederica's future?- I worry for her present,
388 00:26:07 acknowledging that the responsibilityfor securing her future rests with me.
389 00:26:33 Go.
390 00:26:35 Come on.
391 00:26:47 Pretty? You think so?
392 00:26:49 Yes. You don't?
393 00:26:51 No, I ought not to have said that.
394 00:26:53 In any case, beauty matters little.
395 00:26:55 It's vivacity and a lively intelligenceone looks for, even from the young.
396 00:27:17 Oh, I'm sorry.Please excuse me.
397 00:27:20 I beg your pardon.
398 00:27:21 - What is it, my dear?- Miss Vernon!
399 00:27:23 He's here.
400 00:27:24 He is here.Sir James is here.
401 00:27:26 - Who?- I'm so sorry. Please excuse me.
402 00:27:31 Oh, Frederica!
403 00:27:33 Fre...
404 00:27:35 Oh. Sorryto come like this.
405 00:27:37 I... I suppose you weren't expecting me.
406 00:27:39 Sir James, allow meto introduce my sister-in-law
407 00:27:43 Mrs. Catherine Vernon and her brotherMr. Reginald DeCourcy.
408 00:27:47 - How do you do?- How do you do?
409 00:27:51 How kind of you to ask.Uh, excellent.
410 00:27:53 Truly, very well.Thank you.
411 00:27:56 Uh, excuse my hurry in coming,
412 00:27:58 the lack of notice beforehand,et cetera, et cetera.
413 00:28:02 The truth is I forgot to write.
414 00:28:04 Then it was too late.Now I'm here.
415 00:28:08 Took the liberty of a relation,hoping to be one soon.
416 00:28:13 I must say, you look surprised.
417 00:28:15 You were astonishedto see me, no? Not?
418 00:28:19 That's how it looked.
419 00:28:20 Yes. I was astonished,and I still am.
420 00:28:23 Uh, an impressive establishment youhave here, sir. My congratulations.
421 00:28:28 Immaculate.
422 00:28:29 Mr. DeCourcy isMrs. Vernon's brother.
423 00:28:32 Very good.
424 00:28:33 It's her husband Charles Vernonwho has Churchill.
425 00:28:37 Churchill.
426 00:28:38 That's how you say it.
427 00:28:41 All together like that:Churchill. Ha ha!
428 00:28:44 Oh, well, that explains a lot.
429 00:28:47 You see, I'd heard "church" and "hill"but couldn't find either.
430 00:28:51 All I could see was this big house.Ha ha!
431 00:28:55 Fine name, Churchill.
432 00:28:57 Marlborough, right? The general.Showed the French.
433 00:29:01 - You must be very proud.- No connection.
434 00:29:05 But I believe I haveheard it spoken of.
435 00:29:08 I... I think you mentioned it.Churchill.
436 00:29:12 Yes, I think you did.But, again, I heard "church" and "hill,"
437 00:29:18 and I couldn't see either.
438 00:29:20 But I realized I was in mistakeand now stand corrected.
439 00:29:26 Ah, happensquite a lot. Ha ha!
440 00:29:29 Reginald, would you be so kindas to take Sir James to see Charles?
441 00:29:32 I think you'll findCharles very well versed
442 00:29:35 in the advanced agricultural methodsin which you've taken such an interest.
443 00:29:39 Oh, yes. Advanced agricultural methods.Very much so.
444 00:29:43 Collins, who supervises Martindalefor me, speaks of them often.
445 00:29:47 A landowner of the current daymust know all sorts of things.
446 00:29:51 That is our role.
447 00:29:53 "Hello, Collins," I say.
448 00:29:56 "What advanced agricultural methodshave we today?"
449 00:30:01 Excellent.
450 00:30:05 Oh. There you are.
451 00:30:09 Are you asleep?
452 00:30:12 - No, Mama.- Well, what, then?
453 00:30:15 You were hiding from me.
454 00:30:17 Please explain.
455 00:30:19 No.
456 00:30:21 My strange girl.
457 00:30:25 - What were you up to back there?- What?
458 00:30:28 Rushing out before SirJames entered the room.
459 00:30:31 I couldn't bear to see him.
460 00:30:33 Couldn't bear.Ungenerous manner of speech.
461 00:30:38 Frederica, dear,
462 00:30:40 Sir James Martin isa kindhearted young man
463 00:30:42 whose only offense seems to be wantingto provide you with a life of comfort.
464 00:30:49 Have you nothing to say?
465 00:30:52 Dear, our present comfortable state
466 00:30:55 is at the most precarious sort.
467 00:30:57 We don't live.We visit.
468 00:31:00 We're entirely at the mercy ofour friends and relations,
469 00:31:03 as we discoveredso painfully at Langford.
470 00:31:06 Here, you seem to have wonyour aunt's affections.
471 00:31:10 I think I served you well there, for Ibelieve she'd do anything to spite me.
472 00:31:13 But such a dynamiccannot continue forever.
473 00:31:16 - But Mama...- But Mama.
474 00:31:18 I will not always be herefor you to contradict me.
475 00:31:22 If a life of comfortsuch as Sir James has to offer
476 00:31:24 is not to your taste, what will you do?How will you live?
477 00:31:28 - I... I could teach.- Teach.
478 00:31:31 Had you been more in school,you'd not consider such a thing.
479 00:31:34 Answer this.
480 00:31:35 When our Lord wrote his commandments,
481 00:31:38 which did he consider so importantthat he put it in the fourth position?
482 00:31:42 The fourth position?
483 00:31:44 Yes, the fourth commandment.
484 00:31:46 I know the commandments,but not their order.
485 00:31:50 See? This is what comes ofan irregular education.
486 00:31:55 Yes. Fourth commandment.
487 00:31:57 - Thou shalt not...- No, it's not a shalt not.
488 00:32:00 - It's a shalt.- A shalt?
489 00:32:02 If I had not myself been present,I would wonder if I were even your mother.
490 00:32:07 "Honor thy fatherand mother."
491 00:32:10 I'm sorry, have I done anythingthat's dishonored you or Father?
492 00:32:13 To honor means, among other things,
493 00:32:15 to listen with respectto a parent's sincere council.
494 00:32:18 I do listen with respect, Mama.It's just that...
495 00:32:21 If you will not pay attention to me, thenperhaps you will to a larger imperative.
496 00:32:24 The law of the universe.
497 00:32:27 An offer as splendid as Sir James'sis not likely to come around again.
498 00:32:30 He has offered you the onething he has of value to give,
499 00:32:34 his income.
500 00:32:36 I fear and reproach myself
501 00:32:38 having shielded you for far too long.
502 00:32:41 Had I let you starve a little bit more,
503 00:32:43 you would resist much less.
504 00:32:45 Mama, I was often hungry at school.
505 00:32:47 Well, evidently, not hungry enough.
506 00:32:49 In any case, the starvationat the schoolhouse
507 00:32:51 is nothing like that of a destitute.Is that what you want?
508 00:32:54 No.
509 00:32:57 I can see Sir James is a kind man,
510 00:32:59 and if it weren't a matter of marriage,I'm sure I could like him.
511 00:33:03 But marriage is for one's whole life.
512 00:33:05 Not in my experience.
513 00:33:07 Meanwhile, I must ask you not to speakto your aunt and uncle about this matter,
514 00:33:10 or seek their interference in any way.
515 00:33:13 I insist.Promise?
516 00:33:16 - Remember the commandment.- Yes, Mama.
517 00:33:23 Sir James's arrival and suddenness
518 00:33:26 requires some explanation.
519 00:33:28 You were not too surprised, I hope.
520 00:33:30 It was unexpected.
521 00:33:32 Certainly.To me as much as anyone.
522 00:33:36 I'm afraid Sir James's best qualitiesare not immediately apparent.
523 00:33:39 - Certainly, he's no Solomon.- Solomon?
524 00:33:42 The wise king in The Bible
525 00:33:44 who had the idea of dividing the infantdisputed by two mothers in half.
526 00:33:48 Or in two. I don't recallthe exact wording.
527 00:33:52 - Yes, of course.- So, Sir James is no Solomon.
528 00:33:55 How many suitors of great wisdom coulda young woman expect to find these days?
529 00:33:59 - I don't know.- None.
530 00:34:01 And, I confess, I ask myself is sucha quality even desirable in a husband?
531 00:34:06 How jolly.
532 00:34:10 Tiny green balls.
533 00:34:13 Mm. Yes.Good tasting.
534 00:34:17 Quite sweet.What are they called?
535 00:34:20 Peas.
536 00:34:21 Oh, yes.No, I knew that.
537 00:34:24 I recall now.
538 00:34:26 I must get Collins to cultivatethese at Martindale.
539 00:34:29 Novelty vegetables.Could make quite a packet.
540 00:34:35 Ohh. Tiny.
541 00:34:40 I'm enjoying Sir James's visit.
542 00:34:42 His conversation's lively.Brings a new angle to things.
543 00:34:45 What would you think, uh, to comeand see the Fredricksville Farm?
544 00:34:48 He mentioned he had an interestin agricultural methods.
545 00:34:51 Yes.
546 00:34:54 - Frederick, be careful.- Frederick, you must try to be good.
547 00:35:06 - He's utterly ridiculous.- Certainly, he's no Solomon. But...
548 00:35:09 - Solomon?- The wise king from The Bible.
549 00:35:12 I know he's not that.
550 00:35:14 But any man navigating thecascades of romantic courtship,
551 00:35:18 and occasionally falling into its foamingwaters is apt not to appear at his best.
552 00:35:23 - What?- A simple word, Reginald.
553 00:35:26 Comprehension.
554 00:35:28 I admire your caustic mind,
555 00:35:30 but I think you'renot entirely sensible
556 00:35:32 at the degree to whichyou can intimidate others.
557 00:35:34 Particularly a young man overwhom you have every advantage of,
558 00:35:37 position, looks, and character.
559 00:35:40 Sir James Martinis a fool because of me.
560 00:35:42 Yes. Around you,he seems very silly.
561 00:35:45 - Isn't he silly around everyone?- No.
562 00:35:48 I believe he's given everyonethe same impression.
563 00:35:50 Well, they've only seen him around you.
564 00:35:53 But you deny Sir James'sintentions toward you.
565 00:35:55 - Toward me?- He's clearly besotted with you.
566 00:35:58 Oh, it's with Frederica he's smitten.
567 00:36:01 - That's not possible.- Well, he's proposed to her.
568 00:36:05 How could such a blockheadeven be allowed to court your daughter?
569 00:36:08 It's incomprehensible.
570 00:36:10 This is the incomprehensionof the rich and easeful.
571 00:36:13 You can afford to take the high ground,and add another layer to your pride.
572 00:36:16 If you realized the fullextent of ridiculous manhood
573 00:36:19 a young girl withoutfortune must endure,
574 00:36:22 you'd be more generous to Sir James.
575 00:36:31 It was so good you could steal away.
576 00:36:34 We can only meet throughsuch subterfuges.
577 00:36:37 Mr. Johnsonis relentless.
578 00:36:39 I'll not be sent back to Connecticut.
579 00:36:41 I don't see why he believesthat association with me
580 00:36:43 would lower your reputation.
581 00:36:46 But a question.
582 00:36:48 Did Sir James mention to youany plans to come to Churchill?
583 00:36:51 Heavens no.What folly.
584 00:36:53 How did Mr. DeCourcyreact?
585 00:36:55 Well, I had some gratification there.
586 00:36:58 At first, he observed Sir James withattention not untinged with jealousy,
587 00:37:01 but it was impossibleto really torture him,
588 00:37:04 for I had to finally revealthat his object was Frederica.
589 00:37:07 Then he was all astonishment.
590 00:37:10 Left to ourselves,
591 00:37:11 I had no great difficultyin convincing him I was justified.
592 00:37:14 I don't remember the exact reasoning,but it was all comfortably arranged.
593 00:37:18 So what's your verdicton young DeCourcy?
594 00:37:21 Well, he's not stupid, andhe has a great deal to say,
595 00:37:24 but I can't help but lookwith a certain contempt
596 00:37:26 on the fancies of a heart so doubtingthe reasonableness of it's own emotions.
597 00:37:31 I vastly prefer the generousspirit of a Manwaring
598 00:37:34 who deeply convinced of one's marriage
599 00:37:36 can be satisfied that whateveryone does is right.
600 00:37:39 I know that no one really deserves you,but young DeCourcy might be worth having.
601 00:38:09 Excuse me, Frederica.
602 00:38:12 When I came down this morning, I...I couldn't help but notice
603 00:38:15 you were reading a book.
604 00:38:18 Which book was that?
605 00:38:22 This volume of Cooper's verse.
606 00:38:25 Cooper the poet?He... He also writes verse?
607 00:38:29 Most impressive.
608 00:38:31 Yes, he's versatile in that way.
609 00:38:38 So, Frederica, you readboth verse and poetry.
610 00:38:44 In this, I believe,you take after your mother,
611 00:38:48 who knows a great many things.
612 00:38:50 Just yesterday, she cited to mea story from The Bible
613 00:38:54 about a very wise king.
614 00:38:57 This reminded me of many such accountsone learns in childhood.
615 00:39:03 Perhaps most significantin forming one's principles
616 00:39:07 is that of the old prophet who camedown from the mount with tablets,
617 00:39:12 pleading the 12 commandments,
618 00:39:16 which our Lord has taught us to obeywithout fail.
619 00:39:21 - 12 commandments.- Mm.
620 00:39:24 Excuse me but, uh,I believe there were only 10.
621 00:39:30 Really?
622 00:39:33 Only 10 must be obeyed.Excellent.
623 00:39:35 Well, then,wh... which two to take off?
624 00:39:40 Perhaps the one about the Sabbath.I prefer to hunt.
625 00:39:44 - Well...- After that, it becomes tricky.
626 00:39:48 Many of the thou shalt nots.Don't murder.
627 00:39:51 Uh, don't covetthy neighbor's house or wife.
628 00:39:54 You... One simplywouldn't do, anyway.
629 00:39:57 Because they are wrong.
630 00:39:59 Whether the Lord allows usto take them off or not.
631 00:40:16 It's so kind of you.
632 00:40:18 No, uh, delighted.
633 00:40:20 Honored.My... my pleasure.
634 00:40:23 Would you like me to sign a note?
635 00:40:25 Uh, no, no documents.
636 00:40:27 Uh, no note necessary.
637 00:40:29 All in the family,or hoping to be soon.
638 00:40:33 And, uh...and the carriage?
639 00:40:36 Oh, yes. The carriage.Definitely. Certainly.
640 00:40:40 My pleasure.Honored.
641 00:41:45 - Good day, Charles.- Good day.
642 00:42:02 Oh, hello.
643 00:42:05 - Good day.- Good day.
644 00:42:07 Do you know whereI might find your mother?
645 00:42:10 I believe she has gone out.
646 00:42:12 Gone out?
647 00:42:16 - Are you all right?- Mm-hm.
648 00:42:19 What is it?
649 00:42:22 Tell me what's wrong.
650 00:42:28 Please say.
651 00:42:32 Sir, I...
652 00:42:35 I do not know to whom I can apply.
653 00:42:37 What is it?Please tell me.
654 00:42:40 I'm sorry, I shouldn'thave said anything.
655 00:42:43 It's just that...
656 00:42:45 You're the only one I thinkMother might listen to.
657 00:42:47 Why would you say that?
658 00:42:49 Well, she pays no one such regard asshe does you, except Lord Manwaring.
659 00:42:52 - What do you mean, Manwaring?- No.
660 00:42:54 I'm sorry.
661 00:42:57 It... It's just that
662 00:42:59 of all the people, I thoughtMother would listen most to you.
663 00:43:05 Let me understand this.
664 00:43:07 It's that you findSir James's presence,
665 00:43:10 and courtship of you unwelcome.
666 00:43:14 If his presence here disturbs you, it'sto Charles and my sister you should apply.
667 00:43:18 I promised Mother I would not.
668 00:43:20 I don't understand.Why would you promise that?
669 00:43:24 She required it.
670 00:43:26 What does she require?
671 00:43:29 What?
672 00:43:31 These silences are vexing.
673 00:43:33 - Mama forbade it.- I don't understand.
674 00:43:37 I promised not to speak to myaunt and uncle on this subject.
675 00:43:39 - For what possible reason?- It's wrong of me to speak now,
676 00:43:41 and I'd not haveif I weren't at my wit's end.
677 00:43:44 But I can't marry Sir James.
678 00:43:47 To what do you object?
679 00:43:51 You must have noticed.
680 00:43:53 He's very silly.
681 00:43:55 But besides that.
682 00:43:57 Besides that?
683 00:43:58 Yes, I confess the first impressionhe made on me was also...
684 00:44:02 indifferent,
685 00:44:03 but don't thoseknowledgeable of such matters
686 00:44:06 consider Sir James a good catch,
687 00:44:08 or match or whatever it is they say?
688 00:44:10 A man of cheerful temperament,
689 00:44:13 happy to devote a largeincome to a wife's comfort.
690 00:44:16 I would rather work for my bread.
691 00:44:18 But what could you do?
692 00:44:20 I could teach.
693 00:44:21 - Teach.- I could...
694 00:44:23 Yes.
695 00:44:24 You must have been very littlein school to think that.
696 00:44:28 Tell me, how did this happen?
697 00:44:31 Your mother is a womanof excellent understanding.
698 00:44:33 Her concern for you is great,though wise and clear-eyed.
699 00:44:36 How could she be as mistaken as yousuggest, if you truly despise Sir James?
700 00:44:41 I don't despise Sir James.
701 00:44:43 I'm sure he's a kind man.
702 00:44:46 And he has a...
703 00:44:48 charm of a kind.
704 00:44:50 And certainly he is likable,
705 00:44:53 and I'm sure I could like him if hewere a cousin or a cousin's cousin,
706 00:44:57 or a friend or a friend's friend,or an in-law or a step something.
707 00:45:02 I just don't want to marry him.
708 00:45:06 Come.Tell me the particulars.
709 00:45:09 If they are as you say,
710 00:45:11 I can't for the world imagine yourmother would remain deaf to your wishes.
711 00:45:19 Thank you.
712 00:45:27 Catherine.I'd like to thank you for this visit.
713 00:45:29 - You're leaving?- Yes, I must.
714 00:45:32 Why?
715 00:45:33 As you've said, it's important that thisseason one of us be with our parents.
716 00:45:36 You've just decided this now?
717 00:45:37 Yes, but before goingI must ask one thing.
718 00:45:43 I'd be grateful if you could seejustice is done Frederica.
719 00:45:46 She's a sweet girlwho deserves a better fate.
720 00:45:48 I'm glad you now see her worth.
721 00:45:50 Yes. My eyes have openedto many things.
722 00:46:02 - Aunt, I did something very wrong.- I'm sure not.
723 00:46:07 No, I... I did. And nowhe and my mother have quarreled.
724 00:46:10 He's to leave and it is my fault.
725 00:46:13 - Mama will never forgive me.- Don't worry.
726 00:46:16 If any of what you fear comes to pass,I'll happily intercede.
727 00:46:33 Good afternoon, Catherine.
728 00:46:35 That cough of youngFrederick's worries me.
729 00:46:38 I have from London some of Dr.Preston's excellent lozenges.
730 00:46:40 - Would you like them for the dear boy?- Yes. Thank you.
731 00:46:44 Also, is it true that we're losing Mr.DeCourcy today?
732 00:46:47 Yes, it seems that we will.
733 00:46:48 How remarkable.
734 00:46:50 When he and I spoke barely an hour ago,he made no mention of it.
735 00:46:55 But perhaps he did notthen know himself.
736 00:46:58 Young men are so impetuousin their resolutions.
737 00:47:01 Why, I wouldn't sayReginald's impetuous.
738 00:47:03 Oh, yes, he is.He's like other young men that way.
739 00:47:06 Hasty in making resolutions,and then just as quick to unmake them.
740 00:47:10 I would not be surprised if he were tochange his mind and stay.
741 00:47:13 He seemed quite decided.
742 00:47:15 Well, we'll see.
743 00:47:17 Some strangeness also seemsto be affecting Frederica.
744 00:47:20 I believe the girl's actually fallenin love. With your brother the object.
745 00:47:38 Sir, Lady Susan asked if shemight have a word with you.
746 00:47:42 She asked if you would be so kindas to visit her in her dressing room.
747 00:48:01 Come in.
748 00:48:11 I beg your pardonfor calling you here, sir,
749 00:48:13 but I've just learned ofyour intention to leave today.
750 00:48:18 - Is that true?- Yes, it is.
751 00:48:22 May we close the door?
752 00:48:29 I entreat you not, on my account,to shorten your visit by even an hour.
753 00:48:34 Well...
754 00:48:37 I'm perfectly aware that afterwhat has passed between us,
755 00:48:41 it will ill suit either of usto remain in the same house.
756 00:48:46 It is I who should go.
757 00:48:48 No. Why?
758 00:48:50 My visit has already beeninconvenient for your family.
759 00:48:54 For me to stay risks dividing a clanaffectionately attached to one another.
760 00:48:59 Where I go is of little consequence.Whereas your presence is important to all.
761 00:49:17 It's terrifying howclose I came to destruction.
762 00:49:19 It all started with Frederica,in a grip of a madness of some kind,
763 00:49:23 entreating Reginaldto intercede on her behalf
764 00:49:26 as if I were some kind of unkind mothernot wanting the best for her child.
765 00:49:29 Next, Reginald paid a visit to my roomswith an expression of the utmost solemnity
766 00:49:34 to inform me of the impropriety
767 00:49:36 of allowing Sir JamesMartin to court Frederica.
768 00:49:38 I tried to joke him out of it,but he refused to be.
769 00:49:42 Heavens, is he really so pompous?
770 00:49:43 The pomposity, I assume.It was his disloyalty, which outraged me.
771 00:49:47 If he held me in true regard, he would notbelieve such insinuations in my disfavor.
772 00:49:52 A worthy lover should assume one hasunanswerable motives for all one does.
773 00:49:56 Certainly.
774 00:49:58 Scarcely an hour had gone by
775 00:50:00 when I learned that Reginaldwas leaving Churchill.
776 00:50:03 Well, something had to be done.
777 00:50:04 Condescension was necessary,though I abhor it.
778 00:50:08 I sent for Reginald. When he appeared,he seemed astonished at the silence,
779 00:50:11 and he seemed as though hewere half-fearing, half-wishing
780 00:50:14 to be softened by what I might say.
781 00:50:16 The outcome justifies someportion of vanity, my dear,
782 00:50:19 for the effect was no lessfavorable than immediate.
783 00:50:21 - You brilliant creature.- So now I have many tasks.
784 00:50:25 I must punish Frederica forher application to Reginald,
785 00:50:27 and punish him forreceiving it so favorably.
786 00:50:30 And I must make myself serious amends
787 00:50:32 for the humiliationsI've been obliged to undergo.
788 00:50:36 Manwaring's in town.
789 00:50:38 Manwaring.How is he, the divine man?
790 00:50:41 Absolutely miserable about you.And jealous of DeCourcy.
791 00:50:45 To such a degree I can't answer for hisnot committing some great imprudence
792 00:50:48 - such as following you to Churchill.- Heavens.
793 00:50:51 I think I've dissuaded him from it.
794 00:50:53 If you do follow my adviceand marry DeCourcy,
795 00:50:55 it will be indispensable for youto get Manwaring out of the way.
796 00:50:59 Only you have the influenceto send him home.
797 00:51:00 And by remaining in town, I'll be ableto reward a long penance at Churchill.
798 00:51:05 With a little wealth anticipation.
799 00:51:08 Madam, Lord Manwaring has arrived,and begs to be admitted.
800 00:51:12 Please ask him to wait.
801 00:51:28 Miss Vernon?
802 00:51:29 It's so good to see you here.
803 00:51:32 Might I help you?
804 00:51:34 Yes. A friend was asking...
805 00:51:38 how in accord with Christian teachingthe fourth commandment should be honored?
806 00:51:42 The fourth commandment? Yes, rememberthe Sabbath day to keep it holy.
807 00:51:47 No, I meant the commandment"Honor thy mother and father."
808 00:51:51 The fifth commandment.My favorite.
809 00:51:54 It's the church of Romethat has it as the fourth.
810 00:51:56 Yes, the fifth commandment,Honor thy father and thy mother
811 00:51:59 that thy days may be long upon the landwhich the Lord, thy God, giveth thee.
812 00:52:05 Beautiful. Profound.
813 00:52:07 I believe one should apply thissentiment of gratitude and loyalty
814 00:52:12 to every aspect of our lives.
815 00:52:14 We're not born into a savage wilderness
816 00:52:17 but into a beautiful mansionof the Lord that
817 00:52:21 the Lord and those who havegone before us have constructed.
818 00:52:25 We must avoid neglecting this mansion,but rather glorify and preserve it.
819 00:52:30 As we should allof the Lord's creation.
820 00:52:33 The superb Baumgarten hasoutlined this aesthetic trinity
821 00:52:37 as beauty, truth, and good.
822 00:52:41 Truth is the perfect, perceivedby reason. Beauty by the senses.
823 00:52:48 And the good by moral will.
824 00:53:06 From where do you come?
825 00:53:08 Church.
826 00:53:10 Why were you in church?
827 00:53:13 Well...
828 00:53:16 It is our religion.
829 00:53:17 Yes, but this time of day,neither morning prayer nor vespers?
830 00:53:22 The sky had clouded over.I was sure there would be a downpour.
831 00:53:25 There was.
832 00:53:27 Oh, you are quite drenched!You must get into some dry clothes!
833 00:53:31 Oh, excuse me.
834 00:53:51 Dearest, welcome.
835 00:53:53 What joy your letter gave us.
836 00:53:55 - I wrote too hastily.- What?
837 00:53:58 I couldn't imagine that every expectationI had would be dashed so quickly.
838 00:54:02 You frighten me.
839 00:54:03 Poor girl. Her onechance to break free.
840 00:54:06 Who knows what punishmenther mother will now impose.
841 00:54:09 But Reginald can't be blindto such a lovely girl.
842 00:54:12 He's become blind.
843 00:54:14 Reginald is more securelyLady Susan's than ever.
844 00:54:18 Please don't tell your father.I worry for his constitution.
845 00:54:23 Tell me what?
846 00:54:46 Susan, stop!
847 00:54:48 Dreadful news.Mr. Johnson's been cured.
848 00:54:50 Oh, how is that possible?
849 00:54:52 No sooner had he heard you werein London then he had a cure.
850 00:54:55 Well, then could you dome the greatest favor?
851 00:54:57 Could you go to Seymour Streetand receive Reginald there?
852 00:55:00 I dare not risk hisand Manwaring's meeting.
853 00:55:02 Keep him with youall evening if you can.
854 00:55:05 Make up anything.
855 00:55:36 I'm sorry I wasn't there to greet you.
856 00:55:38 But didn't I providea charming substitute?
857 00:55:43 Strange, you remain silent
858 00:55:46 but Mrs. Johnson couldn'tstop singing your praises.
859 00:55:49 Excuse me?
860 00:55:51 I fear Alicia's ratherfallen in love with you.
861 00:55:53 It's given me quite a scare.
862 00:55:55 You're joking.
863 00:55:58 But you did like her.
864 00:55:59 Of course.
865 00:56:03 I so admire Alicia.
866 00:56:04 She has none of the uncouthnessone expects from Americans
867 00:56:08 but all of the candor.
868 00:56:10 Her husband, Mr. Johnson, isolder and rather disagreeable.
869 00:56:13 But a word of complaint neverdrops from Alicia's lips.
870 00:56:16 Exemplary.
871 00:56:18 Only by one's friends canone truly be known.
872 00:56:21 That Alicia is mine will, I hope,help you think better of me.
873 00:56:25 I already thought well of you.
874 00:56:28 You are not plagued by doubt?
875 00:56:33 Some things disconcerted me,that you were not here...
876 00:56:35 Please, Reginald, don't be severe.I can't support reproaches.
877 00:56:39 - But...- No, I entreat you. I can't support them.
878 00:56:41 My absence was to arrange a matterso that we could be together.
879 00:56:46 I'm forbidden to say more.Please don't reproach me.
880 00:56:56 Have you considered what I asked?
881 00:56:58 I have, and I believe thatour affairs require a caution
882 00:57:02 and delicacy that perhapsin our candid enthusiasm,
883 00:57:06 we might have insufficiently heeded.
884 00:57:08 What do you mean?
885 00:57:10 I fear that our feelings havehurried us to a degree
886 00:57:13 which is in ill accord withthe views of the world.
887 00:57:15 I'm sure that in time...
888 00:57:17 Perhaps with time, but...
889 00:57:19 Given the poignancy or our feelings...
890 00:57:21 You no longer wish to marry?
891 00:57:22 No! No, allI'm saying, or,
892 00:57:26 or hesitantly suggestingis that we postpone
893 00:57:28 an open understanding untilthe opinion of the world
894 00:57:31 is more in accord withour inclinations.
895 00:57:36 - That could mean never.- No, no.
896 00:57:39 Perhaps... months.
897 00:57:42 I confess that such delay isagainst my every inclination.
898 00:57:45 Then let's.
899 00:57:47 No, Reginald, I will not beresponsible for dividing your family.
900 00:57:51 I thought we'd decided.
901 00:57:54 I know such delay is insupportable,
902 00:57:57 especially when we're both in London.
903 00:57:59 But separations, only thosethat are also geographical
904 00:58:02 can reasonably be tolerated.
905 00:58:05 - What?- I'm sorry, Reginald.
906 00:58:08 Staying in London would bethe death of our reputations.
907 00:58:11 We must not meet.
908 00:58:14 And not to meet, we must not be near.
909 00:58:18 As cruel as it may seem, the necessityof it must be evident to you.
910 00:58:22 Where will you go?
911 00:58:24 Of course, it's necessarythat I remain in London.
912 00:58:26 There are arrangements that Imust make for us to be together.
913 00:58:30 But on the contrary, I knowyour family crave your company.
914 00:58:34 Particularly that elderly gentlemanto whom you owe so much.
915 00:58:38 I would hate to be the cause of an幨oignement between you and your father.
916 00:58:43 Who, forgive me,might not have long left.
917 00:58:47 There's no reason forworry that I know of.
918 00:58:50 - Father's rather in his prime.- Oh, thank heavens.
919 00:58:53 So he's not in decline.
920 00:58:56 He has the usual aches and pains, buthe's overall, I believe, in good health.
921 00:59:00 In any case, he'd not wantany concern on that account,
922 00:59:03 - which he'd consider so much rubbish.- Ah, mortality.
923 00:59:07 Our mortality, and that of others,but most particularly our own
924 00:59:10 is the hardest and most intractablehand life can deal us.
925 00:59:14 I long to meet the dear gentleman.
926 00:59:17 Of course, it's natural that hewould want to ignore or minimize
927 00:59:21 the cold, sad end that awaits us all.
928 00:59:24 Not at all.Father's a Christian
929 00:59:26 for whom the prospect of theend is neither sad nor cold.
930 00:59:29 Ah, yes. Well, thank heavenfor our religion.
931 00:59:33 So important in this life andmost especially in the next.
932 00:59:37 Must we really wait?
933 00:59:40 I entreat you to reconsider.
934 00:59:56 Lady Manwaring.
935 00:59:58 Excuse me, I'm in such a state.
936 01:00:01 I don't know what to say.Is Mr. Johnson at home?
937 01:00:04 I must speak with my guardian!
938 01:00:05 Yes, of course.You poor dear.
939 01:00:07 I'll let him know you're here.
940 01:00:11 Lucy Manwaring is here to see you.
941 01:00:14 - Mr. Johnson!- Please go in.
942 01:00:16 - You must help!- Dear, please.
943 01:00:26 Madam, Mr. DeCourcy.
944 01:00:30 Oh, good day.
945 01:00:31 Mr. DeCourcy, what a surprise to see you.So kind of you to call.
946 01:00:35 I must thank you for last eveningfor setting matters right.
947 01:00:38 Lady Susan's explained everything.
948 01:00:40 I am ashamed to have spoken as I did.It was foolish of me.
949 01:00:43 No, no, no, not at all.Most sympathetic.
950 01:00:45 But you did not have to come to thank me.Courtesy did not dictate it.
951 01:00:49 In fact, it's not my sole motive.
952 01:00:50 Lady Susan has entrustedme with a letter for you.
953 01:00:53 Strictly private.How intriguing.
954 01:01:00 - Has an animal been injured?- No, private theatricals.
955 01:01:04 Medea. They perform next week,but prefer not to be watched rehearsing.
956 01:01:08 Thanks again for the charming evening.
957 01:01:11 She's with him now!This can't continue! It mustn't!
958 01:01:14 Lucy, please, don't. Stay here,rest, recover your equanimity.
959 01:01:19 Equanimity?They're together now!
960 01:01:21 I implore you, come with me.Talk with Manwaring. Reason with him.
961 01:01:25 As my guardian, won't you help?
962 01:01:27 Even if I found them,what good could be done?
963 01:01:30 Yes, heed Mr. Johnson. His counsel'sexcellent in such matters.
964 01:01:33 What have you? A letter?In her hand?
965 01:01:36 Return that letter, madam.It's not for you!
966 01:01:38 - Lucy, no!- Excuse me!
967 01:01:40 Madam, I believe you are on theverge of making a grave error.
968 01:01:46 You are Lady Manwaring?Lady Manwaring of Langford?
969 01:01:49 You've recognized your friendLady Susan Vernon's hand
970 01:01:52 - and assumed the letter's for you.- You think that lady is my friend?
971 01:01:55 She's with my husband now.As we speak.
972 01:02:00 He visits her.
973 01:02:01 That's not possible, Madam.I've just left her. She's entirely alone.
974 01:02:04 - Even her servant's sent off.- Owen!
975 01:02:10 Owen, come here.Stand here.
976 01:02:13 Tell this gentleman what you've seen.
977 01:02:15 - Your ladyship...- Repeat to him what you told me.
978 01:02:19 Well, sir...Lady Susan sent her servant away,
979 01:02:23 and then you left,and a few minutes later,
980 01:02:25 Lord Manwaring arrivedand was received by her Ladyship.
981 01:02:30 - Alone?- Yes, sir, I believe so.
982 01:02:32 No one else came or went.
983 01:02:34 No, stop, the letter's forMr. Johnson only.
984 01:02:37 Here. I send Reginaldwith this letter.
985 01:02:41 Keep him there all evening if you can.
986 01:02:44 Manwaring comes this very hour.
987 01:02:47 That's not possible.
988 01:02:49 I must stop this!
989 01:02:51 Please, sir, come with me.
990 01:02:53 What could possibly be gained?It could even be dangerous.
991 01:02:57 This is a matter for your solicitors.
992 01:02:59 Mrs. Johnson, this is beyondwhat I could have imagined.
993 01:03:02 You promised that you would give upall contact with this woman.
994 01:03:06 I have no idea what she writes.She's gone mad.
995 01:03:09 I'm sorry to say, my dear, thatI hear the Atlantic passage
996 01:03:12 is very cold this time of year.
997 01:03:26 - Madam?- Agonies, my dear.
998 01:03:28 - What's happened?- The worst.
999 01:03:31 - Disaster.- Disaster?
1000 01:03:33 Mr. DeCourcy arrivedjust when he shouldn't have.
1001 01:03:35 Lucy Manwaring had just forced herselfinto Mr. Johnson's study to sob her woes.
1002 01:03:39 Oh, has she no pride?No self-respect?
1003 01:03:42 What an impression she makes.
1004 01:03:44 Bursting from Mr. Johnson's library,wailing like a stuck child.
1005 01:03:47 Seeing the letter in your handwriting,she tore it from Reginald to read aloud.
1006 01:03:51 - No!- Yes.
1007 01:03:52 "Manwaring comesthis very hour."
1008 01:03:55 - And Reginald heard that?- He read it himself.
1009 01:03:58 How ungentlemanly.
1010 01:04:01 - It's shocking. I can't believe it.- Yes, very shocking.
1011 01:04:05 A gentleman entrusted withcorrespondence marked private
1012 01:04:08 reads it regardless, and then becauseof a few confidential remarks,
1013 01:04:12 the obloquy's mine?
1014 01:04:14 Who has acted badly in this affair?
1015 01:04:16 Only you and I stand innocent ofreading other people's correspondence.
1016 01:04:20 Unluckily, Lady Manwaringalso wormed out
1017 01:04:23 of her husband's servant thatManwaring visited you in private.
1018 01:04:26 Oh.
1019 01:04:28 Facts are horrid things.
1020 01:04:31 Don't worry, I'll make mystory good with Reginald.
1021 01:04:34 He'll be a little enraged at first,
1022 01:04:37 but I vow that by dinnertomorrow, all will be well.
1023 01:04:40 I'm not sure, he was withMr. Johnson when I left.
1024 01:04:43 Forgive me for saying it, but,
1025 01:04:45 I dread to imagine what'sbeing said in your disfavor.
1026 01:04:49 What a mistake you mademarrying Mr. Johnson.
1027 01:04:52 Too old to be governable,too young to die.
1028 01:05:15 Good afternoon, madam.
1029 01:05:17 Of course it might seemoutlandish or shocking to others,
1030 01:05:21 but we're not expecting othersto read our correspondence.
1031 01:05:24 And don't put things for their benefit.
1032 01:05:26 Manwaring only visited meas his wife's friend.
1033 01:05:29 Friend?She herself denies this.
1034 01:05:31 Well, of course.
1035 01:05:33 I was her friend when she was sane.Her great enemy since.
1036 01:05:37 Manwaring left Langford toescape her deranged suspicions.
1037 01:05:41 In granting him an interview,my sole motive was
1038 01:05:44 to persuade him to return toher and see what might be done
1039 01:05:47 - to ease the poor woman's mind.- Yes, but why alone?
1040 01:05:51 - Why did you arrange to see him alone?- You cannot divine the motive there?
1041 01:05:55 Servants have ears,
1042 01:05:57 with the unfortunate tendency to repeatwhatever they imagine they've heard.
1043 01:06:01 I dreaded injuring the poorwoman's reputation still further.
1044 01:06:05 You imagine I could acceptsuch an explanation?
1045 01:06:07 I can only tell you whatI know to be true.
1046 01:06:11 - Did you succeed?- What?
1047 01:06:14 Did you convince Manwaringto return to his wife?
1048 01:06:16 Yes, I did.
1049 01:06:18 But it seems that her judgmentis too deteriorated to allow it.
1050 01:06:23 Her jealous and suspicious condition isnot one that would allow reassurance.
1051 01:06:28 You forget.
1052 01:06:30 I saw the letter with my own eyes.
1053 01:06:32 No, I do not forget.I greatly resent it.
1054 01:06:34 A fault you compounded by misinterpretingwhat you should never have seen.
1055 01:06:38 Do you think I would have confideda letter to a third party
1056 01:06:42 if I thought its contentsin any way dangerous?
1057 01:06:45 Have I not already explainedeverything which
1058 01:06:47 the ill-nature of the worldcould interpret to my discredit?
1059 01:06:53 What could so stagger youresteem for me now?
1060 01:06:57 After all we've discussedand meant to one another,
1061 01:06:59 that you could doubt my actions,my intentions? My word?
1062 01:07:04 Sorry, Reginald, but I'vereflected upon this deeply.
1063 01:07:07 I cannot marry a man with anuntrusting disposition. I cannot have it.
1064 01:07:11 What?
1065 01:07:12 We cannot marry.
1066 01:07:14 Whatever commitmentwas between us is severed.
1067 01:07:17 Any connection impossible.
1068 01:07:20 What are you saying?
1069 01:07:22 Mistrust does not bode wellfor any union.
1070 01:07:25 I have a great regard for you.
1071 01:07:28 Yes, a passionate one,but I must master it.
1072 01:07:51 Oh, Catherine?Catherine?
1073 01:07:54 - Reginald has returned.- He's here?
1074 01:07:56 - He's just going to find your father.- It's not...
1075 01:07:59 No, the most happy news.
1076 01:08:00 - Our fears were in vain.- What?
1077 01:08:03 - The engagement's off.- How?
1078 01:08:05 Well, Lady Susan broke it off herself.
1079 01:08:07 She did?
1080 01:08:09 Reginald's most cast down.
1081 01:08:12 But I'm sure he'll soonrecover and, dare we hope,
1082 01:08:15 cast his look elsewhere.
1083 01:08:18 That woman's a fiend.
1084 01:08:20 - What do you mean?- Lady Susan.
1085 01:08:22 She has an uncanny understandingof men's natures.
1086 01:08:25 By forcing the rupture herself,she's engaged Reginald's pride.
1087 01:08:29 Uncanny? I don't understand.
1088 01:08:31 Reginald will start to doubt everythinghe's heard to her detriment.
1089 01:08:34 A guilty regret will overwhelm him and
1090 01:08:37 slowly, surely, he'll convincehimself he's wronged her.
1091 01:08:40 You frighten me.
1092 01:08:41 Yes, if Frederick Vernon,renowned for his good sense,
1093 01:08:44 let Lady Susan ruin him,what chance has Reginald?
1094 01:08:46 You speak as if your brotherwere not wise.
1095 01:08:49 I'm sure he is. Everyone commentson his lively understanding.
1096 01:08:53 You are the best of mothers,
1097 01:08:56 but Reginald has justthe sort of sincere nature
1098 01:08:58 most vulnerable toa woman of her genius.
1099 01:09:00 You think she's a genius?
1100 01:09:02 Diabolically so, like theserpent in Eden's garden.
1101 01:09:06 Does this woman always get her way?
1102 01:09:09 From what I understand,only clever tradesmen
1103 01:09:11 are astute enough to seethrough her stratagems.
1104 01:09:14 Several banded together to send theiragents to intercept her on Seymour Street,
1105 01:09:18 obliging her to pawnthe last of her jewels.
1106 01:09:21 Slay the fatted calf, my dear,the prodigal's returned.
1107 01:09:24 What's wrong, my boy?
1108 01:09:25 The joy of seeing youraged parents eludes you.
1109 01:09:29 - Don't tease him, father.- It's a father's right.
1110 01:09:31 - You'll have him fleeing back to London.- No risk of that, I assure you.
1111 01:09:35 London holds no charm for me.
1112 01:09:38 Oh, you've realized that?Good.
1113 01:09:40 Never appealed to me at all.
1114 01:09:42 Dirty, noisy, noxious gases.Soot.
1115 01:09:46 I don't see the point of towns.
1116 01:09:48 Far better to live on one's own land.Everyone should.
1117 01:09:51 I'm afraid this relatesto my sister-in-law.
1118 01:09:53 Yes, sister.
1119 01:09:54 Congratulations on yourentire vindication.
1120 01:09:57 On the contrary, I don'tseem out of danger at all.
1121 01:09:59 - I assuredly am.- What's the matter?
1122 01:10:01 What's happened?I don't understand.
1123 01:10:03 Reginald, dear, Fredericahas prepared a charming piece.
1124 01:10:06 Help me persuade her to sing it for us.
1125 01:10:08 No, you are too kind, Lady DeCourcy.I am not ready.
1126 01:10:11 Excuse me, Miss Vernon.
1127 01:10:13 Mother, as much as I'd like to, I'm afraidI'm too tired to be a suitable audience.
1128 01:10:18 If you'll excuse me.
1129 01:10:20 No, you must stay. Frederica's asong-bird. Never heard anything like it.
1130 01:10:24 Don't deny us this pleasure, my dear.Reginald, we need you to insist.
1131 01:10:27 - As I said...- No, I'm sorry. Excuse me.
1132 01:10:31 You must play it, my dear.Please.
1133 01:10:33 The Kentish Nightingale, I call her.
1134 01:10:35 Voice is remarkable,even to my hearing.
1135 01:10:37 She must have itfrom her mother's side.
1136 01:10:39 Lady Susan's voice is a clear,natural soprano, lovely.
1137 01:10:43 Beautiful.
1138 01:10:45 It is, is it?
1139 01:10:46 - Do you expect visitors, mother?- No. Who would visit us?
1140 01:10:50 Look who's come from London?What an agreeable surprise.
1141 01:10:54 Excuse me for arriving this way.
1142 01:10:57 What a delightful family pose.
1143 01:10:59 Yes, it is the seasonfor families to unite.
1144 01:11:01 So it's especially welcometo have you here.
1145 01:11:03 Thank you, Charles.
1146 01:11:04 I do hope that recognizinga mother's anxiety
1147 01:11:07 to see her child, you mightexcuse my abruptness.
1148 01:11:11 Nothing to excuse.Sir Reginald, Lady DeCourcy,
1149 01:11:13 might I introduce mysister-in-law, Lady Susan Vernon.
1150 01:11:16 Enchant?Please, forgive this intrusion.
1151 01:11:19 Now that I'm fixed in town, Ican't rest with Frederica away.
1152 01:11:22 - Isn't such anxiety new?- Yes, it is, I entirely agree.
1153 01:11:26 But now I'm in London where theinstruction Frederica needs
1154 01:11:29 can so readily be found.
1155 01:11:31 Her voice has some promise.
1156 01:11:33 Some? She's a veritable songbird.The Kentish Nightingale, I call her.
1157 01:11:37 Do you?Is this really Kent?
1158 01:11:40 Delightful.
1159 01:11:42 You're right sir, Fredericahas the native talent
1160 01:11:44 a bird might, but those fewnotes can get repetitive.
1161 01:11:50 But mama, couldn't I stay?
1162 01:11:52 But mama, couldn't I stay?
1163 01:11:56 Charming.
1164 01:11:57 I thank you, dear sister, for makingFrederica feel so at home and welcome
1165 01:12:02 wherever she goes.
1166 01:12:04 I've secured you a lessonwith Signor Valtroni.
1167 01:12:07 Where the grand affairof education is concerned,
1168 01:12:09 there's no excusefor half-measures.
1169 01:12:12 Isn't it key, sir,to cultivate her voice?
1170 01:12:16 - A nightingale, didn't you say?- Yes, that's right.
1171 01:12:20 The Kentish Nightingale, I call her.
1172 01:12:23 Delightful appellation, and perhaps,with a teacher such as Signor Valtroni,
1173 01:12:27 it could even become true.
1174 01:12:29 - Frederica, have you your things?- Leave for London now?
1175 01:12:32 We'd so looked forward tohaving Frederica with us.
1176 01:12:34 How remarkable.
1177 01:12:36 Only a few weeks ago it was hardto find anywhere for Frederica.
1178 01:12:39 Now the world fights for her company.
1179 01:12:41 Astonishing.
1180 01:12:43 Astonishing that she was neglectedthen, or is fought over now?
1181 01:12:46 Excellent observation, dear sister,but I will stop now,
1182 01:12:50 because I know how my daughterhates to be praised.
1183 01:12:54 How are you, sir?I hope well.
1184 01:12:58 We should go.
1185 01:12:59 Excuse me, mama.I must collect my things.
1186 01:13:02 Yes, you must.
1187 01:13:03 We cannot buy a new wardrobefor each displacement.
1188 01:13:10 That poor girl.Did you see her face?
1189 01:13:13 I must talk to her and remind her thatshe will always have a home with us.
1190 01:13:16 Or with us.
1191 01:13:17 If you are referring to the past,
1192 01:13:19 I doubt her mother willagain risk misinterpretation.
1193 01:13:22 Henceforth, we can rest assured thatLady Susan will make clear to Frederica
1194 01:13:25 the consideration and affectionwhich guide her actions.
1195 01:13:42 I have not gone tothe trouble of retrieving
1196 01:13:44 Frederica from Parklandsto again be thwarted.
1197 01:13:46 Maria Manwaring may sob, Frederica maywhimper, and the Vernons may storm,
1198 01:13:51 but Sir James will be Frederica'shusband before the winter is out.
1199 01:13:53 - You brilliant creature.- Thank you, my dear.
1200 01:13:57 I am done submitting my willto the caprices of others.
1201 01:14:00 Of resigning my ownjudgment and deference
1202 01:14:03 to those to whom I owe no dutyand have very little respect.
1203 01:14:07 Too easily have Ilet my resolve weaken.
1204 01:14:10 Frederica shall know the difference.
1205 01:14:12 You're too indulgent with the girl.
1206 01:14:14 Why let Frederica have him whenyou could grab him yourself?
1207 01:14:17 Sir James?
1208 01:14:19 Yes, I know your unselfish nature,
1209 01:14:21 but can you afford to bestowSir James on Frederica
1210 01:14:23 while having no Sir James of your own?
1211 01:14:27 Madam, Mr. Johnson sends wordhe returns to dine.
1212 01:14:30 Thank you.
1213 01:14:32 - How insulting.- The opposite.
1214 01:14:34 I don't doubt your ability to getDeCourcy whenever you want him.
1215 01:14:37 But is he really worth having?
1216 01:14:40 Isn't his father just the sort ofenraging old man who will live forever?
1217 01:14:44 And how will you survive?
1218 01:14:46 On the allowance that Fredericaas Lady Martin might grant you?
1219 01:14:49 As guests at Churchill?
1220 01:14:51 I'd rather be married to my own husband
1221 01:14:53 than dependent on thehospitality of others.
1222 01:14:59 We must protect her. Not just for herown sake, but for her dear late father's.
1223 01:15:03 What can we do?
1224 01:15:05 We must find the argument to persuadeher mother it's in her best interest,
1225 01:15:10 which, of course, is her only guide.
1226 01:15:12 That will mean a trip to London.
1227 01:15:14 Fortunately, Charles must have somebusiness there to justify such a trip.
1228 01:15:19 What a marvelous husbandyou have, my dear.
1229 01:15:21 Charles seems to live to oblige.
1230 01:15:24 It's true.I've been lucky.
1231 01:15:27 Charles always seems to have some pretextor other for doing just what's wanted.
1232 01:15:35 Dearest, I believe you havepressing business in London.
1233 01:15:38 Oh, um, yes.
1234 01:15:42 Frederica?
1235 01:15:44 You're so kind to visit.
1236 01:15:46 Frederica will be delighted.
1237 01:15:48 And how are the children?Especially my dear Frederick.
1238 01:15:51 Very well, thank you.
1239 01:15:53 Frederica, come and see who's here.
1240 01:15:55 I can't express my gratitude forthe hospitality you've extended us.
1241 01:15:59 Not at all.Our great pleasure.
1242 01:16:00 - Hello, Frederica.- Good afternoon, my dear.
1243 01:16:02 - Hope you're well.- Thank you.
1244 01:16:05 Oh, it's so good to see you.
1245 01:16:08 Frederica, why don't yougo upstairs and play a piece?
1246 01:16:10 Select something charming to show youraunt and uncle what you've studied.
1247 01:16:14 With pleasure.
1248 01:16:18 You'll see the stridesshe's been making.
1249 01:16:20 Oh, do mind your head.
1250 01:16:22 Frederica plays all the new music.
1251 01:16:24 Haydn, Himmel.Bernadini.
1252 01:16:27 Carabini.
1253 01:16:28 Do sit down.
1254 01:16:32 So you're happy withthe progress she's making?
1255 01:16:35 Yes.
1256 01:16:37 Only in a city such as London, I believe,could she have had such instruction.
1257 01:16:42 Well, if Frederica is makingsuch good progress in London,
1258 01:16:44 that complicates matters.
1259 01:16:46 What complication would that be?
1260 01:16:48 We'd hoped that Fredericamight return to Churchill.
1261 01:16:51 She's greatly missed,especially by the little ones.
1262 01:16:53 Oh, what a moving sentimentof cousinly regard.
1263 01:16:57 But my concern, my obligation,
1264 01:17:01 is to see the defects inFrederica's education repaired.
1265 01:17:04 Could we invite one of her teachers toChurchill to continue her lessons there?
1266 01:17:08 What a kind thought.
1267 01:17:09 But these are London'smost sought after Masters.
1268 01:17:12 No invitation to a country retreat,
1269 01:17:15 even such a delightful one as Churchill,would be in their power to accept.
1270 01:17:19 Perhaps a private tutor.
1271 01:17:20 Might I confess something?
1272 01:17:23 Frederica and I have becomesuch great friends,
1273 01:17:25 it would be hard forme to part with her.
1274 01:17:27 You might have noticedfor a time there was a...
1275 01:17:30 strange tension between us.
1276 01:17:32 That is now happily disappeared.
1277 01:17:36 Excuse me, are you well?
1278 01:17:38 Sorry, we so set our heartson Frederica's return.
1279 01:17:43 I understand completely.She's become an agreeable companion.
1280 01:17:46 Even her tendency to extreme quietI've grown to find rather soothing.
1281 01:17:51 But there is onefactor that concerns me.
1282 01:17:54 Does she look quite well?
1283 01:17:56 - Oh, yes.- That was your impression.
1284 01:17:58 London's vaporous air is not, I think,healthy for her.
1285 01:18:03 - Does she not seem pale?- She does.
1286 01:18:05 The London air, these smoky gassescannot be salutary for her.
1287 01:18:11 Fresh country air iswhat the young require.
1288 01:18:14 Yes, how curious they are.
1289 01:18:17 Does not the town's dank airfavor the spread of influenza?
1290 01:18:22 The influenza in London?
1291 01:18:24 Several cases have been reported.It is, after all, the season for it.
1292 01:18:27 Of all the disorders in the world,
1293 01:18:30 the risk of influenza contagionis the one I dread the most
1294 01:18:32 for Frederica's constitution.
1295 01:18:34 Shouldn't we consider, then,removing her from this danger?
1296 01:18:37 What you say does give me pause.
1297 01:18:39 But it would be such a hardship tolose my daughter's companionship
1298 01:18:43 just when I've grown to rely on it.
1299 01:18:46 And, of course, her studies.
1300 01:19:04 Congratulate me, my dear.
1301 01:19:06 Frederica's aunt and uncle havetaken her back to Churchill.
1302 01:19:08 I thought you'd grown toenjoy Frederica's company so.
1303 01:19:12 Comparatively. A bit.
1304 01:19:14 But I'm not so self-indulgent as to wantto wallow in the companionship of a child.
1305 01:19:19 Alas, I fear this is our last meeting.
1306 01:19:22 At least whileMr. Johnson is alive.
1307 01:19:24 His business at Hartfordhas become extensive.
1308 01:19:26 If I continue to see you, he vowsto settle in Connecticut forever.
1309 01:19:30 Oh, you could be scalped!
1310 01:19:35 I had a feeling that the great word"respectable" would some day divide us.
1311 01:19:39 Your husband, I abhor, butwe must yield to necessity.
1312 01:19:42 Our affection cannot be impaired by it,
1313 01:19:44 and in happier times when yoursituation is as independent as mine,
1314 01:19:49 we will again unite.
1315 01:19:50 For this, I will impatiently await.
1316 01:19:54 I also.
1317 01:19:56 May Mr. Johnson's next goutyattack end more favorably.
1318 01:20:40 Thank you.
1319 01:20:49 Do you know where Frederica is?Lady Susan's written to her.
1320 01:20:53 Oh.
1321 01:20:55 Frederica?
1322 01:20:57 Frederica, a letter from your mother.
1323 01:21:00 Thank you, Aunt Catherine.What does she say?
1324 01:21:03 She's written to you herself.
1325 01:21:20 My mother andSir James Martin have wed.
1326 01:21:24 What?How could that happen?
1327 01:21:26 How could they possibly marry?
1328 01:21:28 To what do you refer?Both were free to do so.
1329 01:21:29 He a bachelor, Susan a widow.
1330 01:21:31 Sir James Martin is a fool.
1331 01:21:33 Well, a bit of a rattle, perhaps.
1332 01:21:35 A bit of a rattle?He's a complete blockhead.
1333 01:21:38 Well, there are three possibleexplanations as I see it.
1334 01:21:41 First, perhaps Sir James hasmore merit than we've allowed.
1335 01:21:45 No.
1336 01:21:46 Well, second, perhaps in orderto secure your future, Frederica
1337 01:21:49 your mother found it necessaryto make a prudent match herself.
1338 01:21:52 That could be the case.
1339 01:21:53 Mama has always beenconcerned with my future.
1340 01:21:56 And the third possible explanation?
1341 01:21:58 That she came to love him.
1342 01:22:00 There is a saying:"the heart has its strangeness"
1343 01:22:04 or words to that effect.
1344 01:22:05 The heart is an instrument wepossess but do not truly know.
1345 01:22:09 Human love partakes of the divine,or at least it has in my case.
1346 01:22:15 You'll find it inthe writings of Rousseau.
1347 01:22:17 Julie.Or The New Heloise, I think.
1348 01:22:20 I'll will confirm the citation,if you're interested.
1349 01:22:21 I just find it incomprehensible that sobrilliant a woman could marry such a...
1350 01:22:26 pea brain.Or peas brain.
1351 01:22:29 - It happens all the time.- It strains credulity.
1352 01:22:31 Certainly, as you said,Sir James is no Solomon.
1353 01:22:33 But if she can give Lady Susanthe happiness and security
1354 01:22:36 which the sad events ofrecent years deprived her of,
1355 01:22:39 then he is someone that I,and all of us, should value.
1356 01:22:42 I very much agree, Uncle.We all should.
1357 01:22:46 I wish them every happinessin their life together.
1358 01:23:06 Congratulations, sir,on the match I long favored.
1359 01:23:10 There's a rightness toyour being together.
1360 01:23:12 Not that any man couldreally deserve Lady Susan.
1361 01:23:14 I agree most heartily.
1362 01:23:17 And I've pleasure is adding doublecongratulations are in order.
1363 01:23:21 What?
1364 01:23:23 The most beautiful woman inEngland, present company excepted,
1365 01:23:26 will soon be the most beautiful mother.
1366 01:23:30 Yes, I'm to be a father.
1367 01:23:32 Marvelous.
1368 01:23:33 You certainly don't delay matters.Congratulations, sir.
1369 01:23:37 Yes, the very morningafter the wedding,
1370 01:23:39 Lady Susan hinted at the happy newswhich was shortly confirmed.
1371 01:23:43 Truly marvelous.
1372 01:23:45 I'm as proud as you can imagine.
1373 01:23:50 What's that?
1374 01:23:54 Such a burden.
1375 01:23:57 When Lord and Lady Manwaring separated,
1376 01:23:59 Mr. Johnson, who is Lucy Manwaring'sguardian, invited her to live with us.
1377 01:24:04 Really?What upsets her?
1378 01:24:06 The separation, still.
1379 01:24:08 - She goes on about it.- What?
1380 01:24:10 This carrying on about amarriage that ended weeks ago.
1381 01:24:14 If a woman fails to please her husband,
1382 01:24:16 why go on about it,advertising one's failure?
1383 01:24:19 Why announce to the worldthat the man who knows you best
1384 01:24:21 would rather be with someone else?
1385 01:24:23 It seems as ifLady Manwaring has failed
1386 01:24:25 to consider the differencebetween the sexes.
1387 01:24:28 For a husband to wanderis not the same as vice versa.
1388 01:24:31 If a husband strays, he's merelyresponding to his biology.
1389 01:24:36 That is how men are made.
1390 01:24:38 But for a woman to actin a similar way is ridiculous.
1391 01:24:42 Unimaginable.
1392 01:24:44 Just the idea is funny.
1393 01:24:47 Couldn't agree more.Quite funny.
1394 01:24:54 I rather blame Lady Manwaring'sscene-making for driving her husband away.
1395 01:24:59 But her loss has been our gain.
1396 01:25:02 As a result of the troubleher solicitors caused,
1397 01:25:05 we've had Manwaring staywith us these past weeks.
1398 01:25:07 That's not inconvenient?
1399 01:25:09 Not at all.Capital fellow.
1400 01:25:12 Couldn't get on better.Loves to hunt.
1401 01:25:14 Small and large game.
1402 01:25:16 Excellent, excellent to have a guest.
1403 01:25:19 And the talk that comes with it.
1404 01:25:21 Of course, Lady Susan's sharp,but it's easier to talk with a fellow,
1405 01:25:26 particularly one who sharesone's interests.
1406 01:25:29 Before long, we'll have another guest.
1407 01:25:32 Frederica?
1408 01:25:33 No, of course.The baby!
1409 01:25:36 Manwaring?Manwaring?
1410 01:25:38 Have you seen my husband?
1411 01:25:40 What have you been saying, tell me.How is he?
1412 01:25:44 Well, Madam.Very well, I believe.
1413 01:25:48 Couldn't be better.
1414 01:25:59 - Tea?- Quite.
1415 01:26:15 Oh!
1416 01:26:16 Look up!
1417 01:26:25 Ah, so, here's the church.
1418 01:26:30 But where's the hill?
1419 01:26:32 Don't see it.Doesn't seem to be one.
1420 01:26:37 Strange.Odd.
1421 01:26:52 God Bless you all!
1422 01:27:01 Please excuse me.
1423 01:27:04 Your mother must be very proud.
1424 01:27:06 And I am enormously grateful to her.
1425 01:27:08 Without her efforts, I neverwould have found such happiness.
1426 01:27:12 Do excuse me.
1427 01:27:14 And bearing false witness?
1428 01:27:16 Oh, no, that would be the ninth.
1429 01:27:18 You must be most proud of Frederica.
1430 01:27:21 I would not say proud.
1431 01:27:23 I'm glad I was able toattend to her education.
1432 01:27:26 My daughter has shown herselfto be cunning and manipulative.
1433 01:27:30 I couldn't be more pleased.A Vernon will never go hungry.
1434 01:27:34 We must ask Frederica to sing.
1435 01:27:35 That would be delightful.Surry Songbird, we call her.
1436 01:27:38 What? No.
1437 01:27:40 The Kentish Nightingale.Always called her that.
1438 01:27:43 Surry songbird?What nonsense. Rubbish.
1439 01:27:46 Ridiculous.
1440 01:27:50 Ladies and gentlemen,
1441 01:27:52 Mr. Reginald DeCourcy.
1442 01:27:54 Over the past months I havecontinued to be startled
1443 01:27:58 by Frederica'sloveliness and good heart.
1444 01:28:01 I had wanted to write some versesas a memorial to these discoveries.
1445 01:28:07 But they are now so extensive,they would form a volume.
1446 01:28:11 So I'll just read these few lines.
1447 01:28:23 Mean engaging?
1448 01:28:24 Mien. Appearance,or countenance.
1449 01:28:27 It's from the French, mien, I believe.
1450 01:28:30 I can find you the citation.
1451 01:28:46 Mrs. Reginald DeCourcy.
1452 01:28:50 As you may already know, I take LadyDeCourcy's requests as commands,
1453 01:28:55 and therefore I will sing this piece.
1454 01:28:57 * Over the mountains *
1455 01:29:01 * And over the waves *
1456 01:29:05 * Under the fountains *
1457 01:29:08 * And under the graves *
1458 01:29:12 * Under floods that are the deepest *
1459 01:29:16 * Which Neptune obey *
1460 01:29:20 * Over rocks that are the steepest *
1461 01:29:24 * Love will find out the way *
1462 01:29:32 Thought I detest imprudenceand sincere emotions of all kinds,
1463 01:29:37 where Manwaring's concerned...
1464 01:29:41 And very quickly, he was in good humor?
1465 01:29:44 I see what you mean, how flatteryalters a man's spirits. It's delightful.
1466 01:29:48 Such a posture, resentinga well-meaning parent
1467 01:29:51 is apparently commonamong girls her age.
1468 01:29:54 They are, perhaps, undercooked.
1469 01:29:56 Not at all.They're perfect.
1470 01:29:58 Mmm. Yes, good tasting.Quite sweet.
1471 01:30:02 I shouldn't have said anything at all.
1472 01:30:10 She's lovely.
1473 01:30:12 No DeCourcy should forget the lengthsto which Lady Susan went
1474 01:30:15 to prevent Charles Vernonmarrying Catherine,
1475 01:30:17 which, had she succeeded, would haveruined your sister's happiness forever.
1476 01:30:20 Lady Susan sent her servant away?
1477 01:30:22 And then you left, anda few minutes later...
1478 01:30:25 Mrs. Johnson, this is beyondwhat I could have imagined.
1479 01:30:29 I'll never forgivethe trouble he's caused.
1480 01:30:32 Thank you, my dear. May his nextgouty attack be a severe one.