All language subtitles for The Forsyte Saga s01e09 In Chancery.eng

My father's will instructed me
to bury him at robin hill

instead of in the family
mausoleum at highgate,

and this decision
marked the final rupture

between him and the rest
of the forsyte family.

Apart from providing separately
for june and irene,

he left everything to me,
including the house itself.

Ironic thought.

I am now a man of property.
How poor bosinney

would have laughed.

Well, my love, I'm off.

Oh, by the way,
where's holly?

I told her she might go to
the picnic with the brewsters,

oh, yes. Of course.

And stay with them tonight.
Good.

I was sure you wouldn't mind.
Oh, why should I?

Father wouldn'T.
He always believed that young

things ought to be happy.
Have you seen june?

She's upstairs, I think.

Do you know if she's
made up her mind?

I don't know.
If she decides to leave, jo...

oh, perhaps she won'T.
She will.

Because of me.
No.

It's useless to say no.
She will leave

because she hates me.
She resents me.

She always will.
My darling,

that simply isn't true.
It's a delusion.

You think I have delusions?

You see?

Is it a delusion?
- She is ready to go.

Why should she go and leave you
if it is not because of me?

I have decided to go,

if I can find the right place
to live in london.

My reasons have nothing
to do with you.

That I do not believe.
Oh, helene.

Let me make this quite clear.
Look, jo...

helene, you must listen,
and you must understand.

I'm 23 years old.

I'm strong.

Years and years to live
if the other forsytes

are anything to go by.
What am I to do

with those years?
- Do you think I can stay placidly

here dreaming my life away,

pruning roses and going

to tea parties at the vicarage?
- You will be married.

Never.
After knowing philip,

whom should I wish to marry?

Oht t thare...

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t younicich, spspot a

innobuanlastperett

no.
I shall never marry.

D than t tgran,
I don't haveo. O.

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who doesn't have to be kept
by some man or other.

I can live comfortably
on a quarter of my income.

Good for you.
What will you do

with the rest of it?
- Well, do y not think

there's plenty to be done?
- Young people,

artists all over london,
gglingo lili

while ait t one

toogzeali'p

I can now, and I will.

That's why I'm going, helene,

and I beg you to believe me.
That's the only reason.

I'll come and see you often.

I'llait t you

in t tarriage, father.
Bo

and so bve.

But I can't believe her.

I think you must.
My darling, I don't think

i ought to leave you today.
There's no hurry

why? Why shouldn't
you leave me?

You must be feeling pretty low,
and I quite understand why.

Tomorrow will do.
Tomorrow will not do.

You must find june
a place to live...

and then go and see irene.

You've put it off too long.
There's been

a lot to do here.
Yes, but why should she

be kept waiting
to hear of her good fortune?

Not one single day of happiness
should be wasted.

Are you sure?

But come home soon.

I'll be home for dinner.

Jo!

This is all quite overwhelming,

cousin jo.
I don't know what to say.

Thank you.
Now, you cannot touch

the capital,
you understand that?

My father, bless his heart,
was still a forsyte.

And forsytes don't leave their
capital away from the family.

I understand.
But the interest

is yours for life.
And the lawyer tells me

that the income should be,
oh, around about

500 pounds a year.
So much?

Clear of income tax.
I'll send you a check

every quarter.
But... that's riches!

A comparative thing,
isn't it?

Unless I'm much mistaken,
you and I have both learned

how to live on a good deal less.

And you had a family
to support.

How is holly?

Oh, getting
she's a dear child.

I became very fond of her.
And she of y

i remember she wrote
to my wife about you

that time we were in spain.
It caused something

of a sensation.
I can imagine that,

and I'm sorry.
Oh, no.

I was anxious about it.
But uncle jolyon insisted

i should come down.
I worried about him too.

He seemed so frail and shaky.
But nothing could stop him

coming up once a week
to a concert or the opera.

I knew he was burning
himself out, but...

stubborn to the last.
Resolute.

Oh, wonderful.
To be 86 and determined

to live your life completely
to the very end.

To enjoy your cigar,
your wine.

To appreciate good music...

and the company
of a beautiful woman.

He was a man.

Yes.
He was so kind to me.

That last day...

tell me about it.

He wrote me a letter.
Dignified and... sad.

I couldn't bear it.
I'd told him, you see,

that since you were all
coming home...

yes. What did you do?

I sent him a telegram
and went down to robin hill.

I walked up from the copse
and he was sitting there

in his chair under the tree.
Such a lovely day.

He looked so beautiful
and peaceful

i thought he was asleep.

Then balthasar whined suddenly,
and I knew.

He must have died

that very minute.
And cousin jo,

he was happy.

Did you know?

Master jolly won this
for swimming.

Indeed, ma'am?

Oh, yes.

If jolly were here,
I could...

tell him what jo said
about simplicity.

Yes, ma'am.

Take a brush

and some water

and so
yes, ma'am.

Cobalt blue.
No. No. No. No.

No, stupid. Not cobalt.

You take some...

chrome yellow.

Yes, yellow.

The color of sunshine.

So.

Everything... so.

But jolly isn't here.

Nobody's here.

They've gone.

They've gone to leave me.

Jo, where are you?

Don't leave me here.

Help me!

I can't move.

Jo!

Well?

No hope.
No hope at all.

Why?
- Why not?!

Because she's bleeding
to death, that's why.

Miss forsyte, I'll tell you this

because it may give you comfort.

But mind you, you are

to say nothing to your father.
What is it?

Your stepmother was my patient
for many years.

I delivered both her children.

I know that.
So I know her well.

Something of the sort
was bound to happen to her,

she knew it herself.

She had an illness.
Nothing you can classify,

nothing I can put a name to.
But what sort

of an illness?
- In the mind.

In the mind?
- Yes, ms. Forsyte,

and for her to die like this
before the sickness in her mind

took charge completely,
well, it's a blessing.

Blessing?

For all of you.
But especially for her.

Goodbye, jo.

My love.

I... love you.

Not for helene,
the pomp of a forsyte funeral.

She lies near my father in
the churchyard at robin hill.

But other forsytes were dying

and being interred
with all due ceremony.

Uncle swithin, aged 80,
from an apoplexy.

Aunt susan hayman at the
ridiculously early age of 74.

And now uncle roger, at 86.

His son, george, maintains
that roger died of anxiety

about the impending war
in south africa

and the effect it might have
on the value of house property.

But at timothy's,
other reasons were suggested.

Poor roger.

He was always the least bit
eccentric about his digestion.

You remember how he always
preferred german mutton?

Yes.
Quite an original.

Do you know,
when we were little,

he used to stick
pins into me?

Did you think it went off well?

Fair enough, I suppose.
James wasn't there.

How is timothy?
- Oh, he's worrying rather

about those dreadful boers.
He's in quite a stew.

Soames, dear,
do you think they'll resist?

I'm sure of it.
There'll be a fall in consols,

mark my words.
But if they do fight,

it won't last long.
A month or two,

it will all be over.
Oh, I do hope so. It's so bad

for timothy if it isn'T.
And soames, dear,

your dear father
will feel it a great deal

at his age.
The boers will fight,

and fight hard.
The's no need r you

to worry.
The transvaal's a long way off.

Well, if mr. Chamberlain
becomes prime minister,

he'll send the navy.
That will settle the matter.

Really, aunt, send the navy
to the interior of africa?

Anyway, I'm on the boers' side.

They have a perfect right
to their own land.

You don't know what
you're talking about.

Francie, my love, I don't know
what the dear queen would say

if she could hear you
talking like that.

Well, they signed a contract.
They must stick by it.

I know there's something to be
said for their point of view,

but a contract is a contract.
Oh, stuff.

Well, we shall see.
If you'll excuse me,

I must go now.
Oh, so soon?

Soames, dear,
it was good of you

to come and tell us
all about the funeral.

Yes, dear.
Bye, aunt juley.

They tell me you have
a charming house now.

Yes, at mapledurham,
on the river.

But don't you find it
lonely without...?

Juley, dear, have another cup
of tea, will you?

Do you ever hear of irene?
- No.

They tell me that your cousin jo
is her trustee.

Had you heard that?

He must be quite
middle-aged now.

And a widower again
for the second time.

He was such a pretty baby.

The first of you all.
And you...

goodbye and remember me
to uncle timothy.

Oh, dear,
he seemed quite upset.

Did I say anything?
- Frankly, juley...

good for you, aunt.
Oh, really, I didn'T...

he's a sound fellow,
young soames.

A long-headed chap,

and getting to be
a very warm man, they tell me.

But that brother of yours,
george,

why don't he turn up
to pay his respects?

He'll come into a decent bit
of your father's money.

I think he had
another appointment.

He left immediately
after the funeral.

It must have been something
very important.

Oh, it was.
It appears that george

and monty dartie
are joint owners

of a horse.
A horse?

Oh, ho
a filly to be exact.

It's called sleeve-links.
And they expect it to win

at newmarket tomorrow.
A racehorse?

Well, natura
george says monty's

got his shirt on it.
His shirt?

Oh, damn it,
it's unbelievable.

Down the drain!
Right down the blasted drain.

If ever there was
a stone-cold certainty...

in racing, monty,
there's no such thing.

The trainer swore to me...
he's not infallible.

You should have laid off
your bets, like I did.

How did you come out of it,
may I ask?

200 on the right side.
A fat lot of use

that would be to me.
Damn it george,

I stood to win 3000.
But you didn'T.

I needed that money.
I'm aware of that.

Spanish dancers
don't come cheap these days.

What? Well, what do
you know about...?

My dear chap, you're not the
most reticent man in london,

especially in your cups.
And last night, old boy,

you were in your cups.
Oh.

I see.
I assure you, there's

practically nothing I don't know
about the alluring

consuela diego.
Her... charms.

Her obduracy
and your desire

to melt it with
suitable little gifts.

The sad fact that little gifts
don't seem to get you very far.

Oh, shut up, george!
And so on and so forth.

I'm sorry.

I'm serious about this.

Well, bad luck.
But don't worry.

The world's full of se�oritas,
and who knows, sleeve-links

might win next time out.
Oh, damn sleeve-links.

By all means.
Well, I'm off.

Got to see a man at the club.
Don't bother. I know my way.

I'll tell you what though.

If it's any use, I'll...

I'll give you 450
for your half of the filly.

Four...

all right, I'll accept that,
thank you.

Send you round a check
in the morning.

Did you know?
- Val's here.

Yes, I know.
Isn't it jolly?

How did he wrangle leave
from his crammer's?

Well, his tutor
brought him up.

He's asked him to dine
at the oxforand cambridg

to meet someone.
A professor, I think.

Val?
- Dining with old snobby?

He'll die of boredom.
There!

Ooh!
I'm taking the opportunity

to see about his clothes.
I can't have him going up

all anyhow.
If he doesn't work harder,

he'll skew his exams.
Then he won't go up at all.

Anyway, he's got heaps
of things.

I'm the one
that needs clothes.

You ungrateful child!
When I think of the hours i

spent with you at dressmakers...
now run along and I shall

be down in 10 minutes.
Hello, imogen.

I say, you don't look half bad.
Wish I could say

the same f you.
He looks gorgeous.

All ady foa nighof feaul

dissipation with old snobby?
- Better than roast beef and

claret cup at littlehampton.
Well, be good.

Mother? Um...

by the way, have you any money?

Oh, darling.
You know, you are naughty

about money.
Sorry, but I had to borrow five

from old snobby.
Darling, you shouldn't pay him

tonight. You're his guest.
Well, we might go

to the theater.
Yes, but...

and I ought to pay.
He's always hard up.

Oh, well, in that case
you'd better pay him.

But you mustn't stand
the tickets as well.

Well, if I do, I can'T.
Thanks awfully, mother.

Where's dad?

He's dining out.
Oh.

Well, I suppose I'll see him
in the morning.

By the way, could I have
a couple of plover's eggs?

I know cook's got some, and
they do top up so jolly well.

All right. I'll have them
left out in the parlor.

Thanks awfully, mother.

My pearls!

No, they were there.

Yesterday.

Look here, crum,

you're not having me on.
No, dear boy.

Why should I?
- No, but you really

know her?
- Well, not la diego herself.

And I'm not sure I'd want to.
A little on the full-blown side,

don't you think?
- I suppose so.

But I do know a couple of girls
in the ballet.

Shall we go in?

Excuse me.

I mean, really, dear boy,
what's one to do?

Look at that frightful bounder.
He's screwed!

Hello, hello.
Look who's here.

Seems to know you too,
dear boy

i say, you fellows, look.
There's my son, the young devil.

Val! Val!

What's the matter?
- Where's he gone?

There you are.
There you are, my lovely.

Monty?

What do you want?

Why are you still up?
- Because I must talk to you.

I'm sorry.
I can't talk to anyone.

I'm very tired.

Monty, where are my pearls?

Pearls?
- What pearls?

The wedding present you gave me
and papa paid for.

They've gone.
Someone's taken them.

Oh, rubbish.
You just mislaid them.

They'll turn up.
If they don't,

I'm going to the police.

You can do what you damn well

like. I'm going to bed!
No!

Monty, did you take them?

Insult me in my own house,

would you?
- Well, I don't care.

I'm finished with it all.
Do you hear me?

I tell you I am finished
with it all!

Don't be a clown, monty.

I am sick and tired
of being nagged.

"Monty, don't drink.

"Monty, don't waste money.
Monty, don't go on living!"

Well, I'm not going to.

Well...

I can't do it.

For the sake
of the children.

But you're all against me now,
aren't you?

Even the children.
Do you know what val

did to me tonight?
- Yes, he told me when he came in.

He cut you.
Cut me dead.

He ought to be ashamed
of himself,

cutting his own father.

Oh, he was ashamed...

of himself and of you.
His friend called you a bounder,

and he was right.
That's what hurt val.

Bounder, am I?

All right.
You want to know

about the pearls?
- All right, I'll tell you.

That spanish filly's got the
what's the matter with that?

Any objections, and I'll...
spanish filly?

You...
you mean that dancer

we saw at the empire?
- Yeah.

Then you are not only a bounder,
you're a thief and a blackguard!

For shame!

Hold still, you...

and what's more...

you're the absolute limit!

Limit, am I?

We'll see about that.
I'll show her.

Oh, damn it, I...

I never thought
it would come to this.

I'm tired of being
insulted by you.

You've brought it on yourself.
No self-respecting man

can stand it.
I took photograph of imogen.

Give her my love.
Goodby

I shall not ask you
for anything again.

I don't care
what your family say,

it's all their doing.
I'm going to live a new life.

Can I keep this?

It's evidence.
Yes.

When I got your note,
I went to see george.

Had he seen monty?
- He had.

And there's no doubt about it.
Monty sailed for buenos aires

this morning.
His ship's the tuscarora.

To do?

Can you prove cruelty?

I don't know.

What is cruelty?
- Wes he struck you

or anything?
- He twisted my arm.

Would pointing a pistol count?

Or being too drunk

to undress himself? Or...

I'm not going to bring in

the children.
No.

Well, you'll have
to tell them.

Yes, but not yet.
They mustn't know yet.

I don't want val worried
just as he's going up to oxford.

Well, there's legal separation.

We can get that.
What does it mean?

Well, that he can't touch you,
or you him.

You're both of you married
and unmarried, so to speak.

But, well, that's no position
to be in.

I've always regretted myself
that I...

no, it'll have to be divorce.

There's a way of shortening

the two-year period
for desertion now.

You ask monty to come back,
then we apply to the court for

restitution of conjugal rights.
Then if monty doesn'

we file a suit for divorce
in six months time.

Ask him to come back?
- Of course you don't

want him back,
but they're not to know that.

Mind you, there is a danger.

He might come back.

No, cruelty would be safer.

No. No, it's too beast

we'll go for restitution of
conjugal rights, then divorce.

Oh, and be very careful
about this.

Don't say anything to anybody.

And above all...
don't pay any of his debts.

Soames, dear,

that does make it seem final.
It had better be.

Now, I think I'd better go.
Won't you stay to dinner?

No, I can'T.
There's some difficulty over a

property of father's in soho.
I've promised I'll look into it.

Yes, soames.
I'll call around at park lane

on my way.
Thank you, soames.

You're very kind.
Hello, uncle soames.

Val.
When do you go off to oxford?

On the 12th.
You have a relation up there,

you know.
Oh, who's that?

My cousin jolyon's boy.
Look, I'm going down to robin

hill tomorrow on business.
Come with me, and I'll

introduce you to his family.
It might be useful.

Thanks very mu
good. I'll call for you

after lunch.
You'll like it there.

It's in the country.

You haven't said anything

about all this at park lane?
- Well, I've told mama, but she

hopes to keep it from papa.

Ah, james.

Well, dear.
Did you have a nice nap?

There's no such thing.
I've been...

Oh, it's only

a motor car, james.
I know what it is.

The country's rattling
to the dogs.

Would you like to go up
and tidy now?

What's this about dartie?
- Now, what have you been hearing?

You never tell me
but I heard you and winifred

whispering this afternoon.
Must be dartie.

He's gone bankrupt.
He has not.

He's gone to buenos aires.
What did he go there for?

He's got no money.
What did he take?

Winifred's pearls
and a dancer.

What?!
I paid for those pearls.

He's a thief.
I knew how it would be.

He'd be the death of me.
Now, don't fuss, james.

Winifred can have my pearls.

I never wear them.

She'd better get a divorce.

Divorce. There you go.
We've never had one

in the family.
Where's soames?

I don't know.
He's got his own affairs

to attend to.
James:

Ah, there you are.

Dartie's gone to buenos aires.

Yes, I know.
Good riddance.

I'm taking steps.
At my age, you get nervous.

I wish you lived here, my boy.
I've been very poorly all day.

They never tell me anything.
When we do,

you only get into a state.
There's nothing to worry about.

Would you like me
to take you upstairs?

You can have dinner in bed.

You should have had a son,

soames, it...
well, when you get on a bit...

yes.

Look.
There is a bill here

for 600 weight of potatoes.
But here in the book,

you have only entered five.
Oh, he delivered

only five that day.
The sixth did not come

till later.
Voil.

The day before yesterday.

Entr�Z.

Madame lamotte?
- Oui, monsieur.

I represent your landlord.
In fact, I'm his son.

Ah, mr. Forsyte. Bonjour.

Please come in.
Thank you.

This is my daughter, annette.
Bonjour.

Bonjour.
Do please sit down.

Thank you.

Oh. Thank you very much.

Now, I understand

you have some plans
for making alterations

to the property.
I wish to enlarge the kitchen

by knocking down the wall
into the scullery.

Ah. But that...
please.

Allow me to show you.

Voici.

The kitchen staff is hindered
by the cramped quarters.

Well, that would be

a structural alteration.
Oh, I will pay, monsieur.

Quite.
In france,

it would be permitted.
But here in england

it is not?
- That depends on the terms

of your lease.
My solicitor perhaps

has missed something?

It's possible.

A larger kitchen will be
a great help, monsieur.

Yes, well,
we could hardly object

if it improved the property.

If you'll give me the name

and address of your builder,
I'll get in touch and get our

surveyor to look over his plans.
Avec plaisir, monsieur.

I have it here somewhere.
You're very kind.

No, not at all.
Voici.

Thank you.
When I've got

the surveyor's report,
I'll come back if I

oh, of course, it will be
a great pleasure.

A bientt, monsieur.

Um... goodbye.

Goodbye, monsieur.
Thank you.

Hm.
Jolly nice view.

Yes, that doesn't change.

Cousin soames.

This is val dartie,
my sister's son.

How do you do?
- How do you do?

He's going up to oxf
so I thought he should come

down here and meet your boy.
Yes, of course.

I'm afraid he's out this
afternoon visiting friends.

What college?

Well, jolly's at the house.
I'll tell him about you.

He'll look you up.
Thanks awfully, sir.

Well, if you can put up
with a female relation,

you'll find holly in there.
She'll show you around.

Hello.
Hello.

I'm val dartie, a sort of
distant cousin of yours.

How do you do?

I say, you're dad's
rather a swell, isn't he?

Bearded like the pard?

But not full of strange oaths.

Forgive me if I'm

a little curious, soames,
but it is some time

since we met.
Yes, some time.

Not since...
as a matter of fact,

it's that I've come about.
You're irene's trustee now,

I understand.
Yes. But I don't see her.

No, but you know
where she lives.

Oh, I don't want her address.
I know it.

What exactly do you want?
- She deserted me.

I want a divorce.
It's a little late in the day

for that, isn't it?
- Yes.

Well, I'm afraid I don't know
much about these things.

Or rather, I've forgotten.

Well, I presume that there's
someone that she's...

I don't know, soames.

I imagine you've both lived
as though the other were dead.

It's usual under
the circumstances.

My father was very fond of her,
you know.

I can't think why.

She brought trouble to june,
which brought trouble

to everybody.
I would've given her

anything she wanted.
No, she chose to leave me.

I could go and see her
if you like.

It's quite possible
she might be glad of a divorce.

I'd be obliged to you.

I don't want to see her.
I understand.

I don't know your mother.
Oh, she's...

nor any of my relations.
Are there many?

Oh, tons.
Most of them awful.

Well, you know
what forsytes are.

No, I don'T.
What are they?

Well, jolly careful.

Not a sportsman among them.
Take old uncle soames

for instance.
Well, I suppose

all one's relations
are awful, aren't they?

I should think they
think one awful too.

I don't see why they should.
No one could think you awful.

This is mine. Fairy.

Jolly fine head.
Horses are ripping,

aren't they? My dad...
yes?

Oh, he's often gone
amuck over them.

I'm jolly fond of them too.
Riding. Racing. Hunting.

I'd like to be
a gentleman rider.

Oh, so should I.
Well, I mean, girls can'T.

Oh, I don't know.
There's a newmarket town plate

once a year.
Specially for girls.

Once a year?
- Well, what's the good of that?

I say, if I hire a gee tomorrow,
will you come riding

in richmond park?
- Oh, yes. I'd love to.

Well, miss holly...

well?
- Do you like your cousin?

Yes.
Good-looking youngster,

like his father before him.
Let's hope he's inherited some

of his mother's common sense.

Why don't you approve

of uncle soames, father?
- Oh. Perceptive monkey,

aren't you?

There was an atmosphere.

I dare say.
There are good reasons.

And even if there weren't,
it'd still be the same.

The antipathy is mutual,
I can assure you.

Now, come along.
Back to work.

There's still an hour
of daylight left.

And please, holly,
for my sake, keep still.

Mrs. Heron is at home, sir.

Oh. Thank you.
Thank you.

Cousin jo,

after all these years.
I was so pleased

to have your letter.
My word, you certainly

made some changes here.
Yes, thanks to your father.

And you yourself,
completely unchanged.

And you look younger.
Oh, I'm ancient.

Although I must say,
I don't feel it.

That's one good thing
about being a painter.

It keeps you young.
Titian lived to be 99.

Had to have the plague
to kill him off.

You know...
the first time I saw you,

I was reminded
of one of his pictures.

It's called la bella.
When did you see me

for the first time?
- Ah. In the botanical gardens.

How did you know me
if you'd never seen me before?

By someone who came up to you.

That was many lives ago.

Yes. Now, tell me.
How have you been keeping?

What do you do with yourself
all day long?

I still give lessons,
but now I can choose my pupils.

I have an agreement
with a publisher,

translations from the french.
What else?

Well, dressmaking, of course.
And charitable work for women

less fortunate than myself.
A sober, industrious life.

Any pleasures?
- Oh, I go out very little.

I've been living alone so long
i don't mind it a bit.

I believe
i'm naturally solitary.

Oh, I can hardly believe that.
I must say you look

very well on it.
What's your secret for youth?

People who don't live
are wonderfully preserved.

Yes. Well...

as you've probably guessed,
I had a reason

for coming here.
Naturally.

Mm.
You remember my cousin, soames?

He wants a divorce.

Do you?

After 12 years?

Won't it be difficult?
- Extremely I should say,

unless of course...
unless I have a lover now.

But I've never had one
since philip.

Well, then he'll have
to find the evidence himself.

He has too much to lose,
and I have nothing.

He had his chance once.
I don't know why

he didn't take it.
Because he's a forsyte,

my dear.
And forsytes don't part

with anything,
unless they want something

in exchange.
And not always then.

I believe you would.
Oh, I'm not a true forsyte.

I'm a bit of a mongrel.

I put the halfpennies
on my checks,

not take them off.

What does soames want
in place of me?

Children, perhaps.

Yes.
Yes, it's hard for him.

I would help him to be free
if I could,

but I can't
take a lover to order.

No.
Then what can I do?

I don't know at the moment.
But if there's anything

i can do, you must let me know.
Please look upon me as a sort of

feeble substitute for my father.
No.

Different, more sophisticated,
but not feeble.

He had principals.
All I have is tolerance.

A rare and charming virtue.

Don't you want to be free?

What does it matter now?
- I have all the freedom I need.

Suppose you were

to fall in love again?
- I should love.

Thank you for a most
excellent meal.

Oh, monsieur, it was a pleasure
to have your company.

Please do make yourself
at home.

Perhaps another cognac?
- Annette will look after you.

I will be back shortly.

Do you know

how pretty you look?
- Monsieur is very good.

Oh, no.
No, not a bit good.

You work very hard.

Yes. But not all the time.

I have been to richmond
last sunday.

Did you like it there?

Oh, yes.
The river was beautiful.

I have a house by the river,
at mapledurham.

Oh. Where is that?

That's near pangbourne,
in berkshire.

Oh, the country.

The english country is...

ravissant.

Well, then perhaps
someday you...

yes, monsieur?

Do you like this life?

No, I do not like it.
But you're young. You've got

everything before you.
Sometimes I think

there is nothing before me.
I'm not so in love with work

as mother.
Oh, you're mother's a wonder.

Failure will never come her way.
Perhaps.

But to be rich...

you will be.

Divorce?! You're going

to divorce father?!
But that's absolutely foul. Why?

Oh, all right, mother.
You don't have to tell me.

But it won't be
made public, will it?

Can't it be done
secretly somehow?

It's so beastly for you
and... and everybody.

Well, everything will be done
as quietly as possible.

You can be sure.
But why is it necessary

at all?!
Mother doesn't want to get

married again. Do you, mother?
- No, darling. No.

You don't understand
what your mother's had

to put up with all these years.
This is just the last straw.

Shall I tell him?

Your father's always

been a burden.
Your mother's paid his debts

over and over again.
He's got drunk. Well, you've

seen that for yourself.
And in that state he's abused

your mother and threatened her.
Now he's gone of to buenos aires

with a woman, a dancer.
He took your mother's pearls

and gave them to her.
That will do, soames. Stop!

Well, we can't have it starting
all over again if he comes back.

There is a limit.
I see.

But you won't bring that out
about the pearls, will you?

I couldn't bear that.

Oh, no, val. Never.
But you had to know

everything, darling.
We had to make you understand.

But why is it necessary now?
- Why not wait?

No. There's nothing so fatal
as delay in these matters.

I tell you boy, there's
nothing so fatal as delay!

I know from experience.
Look, I don't want to speak ill

of your father.
But of this I am sure,

he'll be back on your mother's
hands within a year.

Well, she's suffered enough.
The only thing to do

is to cut the knot for good.
He's right, val.

I'm afraid he is right.
All right, mother.

We'll back you up.
But I want to know

when it's going to be.
I don't want it to happen

in term-time.
Oh, my dear boy.

It is a bore for you.

Well, he had to be told.

I know, but...

now, look here.
I've drafted a letter

for you to write.
"I have received your letter

"with the news
that you have left me forever

"and are on your way
to buenos aires.

"It has naturally
been a great shock.

"I am writing to tell you
"that I am prepared

to let bygones be bygones
"if you will return to me

at once.
I beg you to do so."

There's a lot more
along the same lines but...

does it have to be so...?

So?
- What, humble?

Yes, it does.
Every word of that letter

will tell in court.

Mr. Jolyon forsyte has called,
madam.

Jo? Here?
- Maid:

He asked for mr. Soames, madam.
Please show him in.

He's irene's trustee,
you know.

I asked him to see her.
Oh? What about?

This way, mr. Forsyte, please.

I'll tell you
when he's gone.

Then I'll leave you.
Mr. Forsyte, madam.

Thank you.
My dear winifred.

Good afternoon, jo.
I shouldn't have known you.

It's the beard.
And old age.

Nonsense.
You have business to discuss,

so will you excuse me?
- Yes, of course.

I went to your office,

soames,
and gradman told me

i should find you here.
As I shall not be in london

again for some time,
I thought perhaps that...

I'm obliged to you.
I've seen irene.

Well?

She has remained
faithful to memory.

Oh, she told me to tell you how
sorry she was you're not free.

Sorry.

Well, you know your law
better than I do, soames,

and what chance you have
after so long.

No, I can't go on like this.

I tell you I can't go on
like this.

But surely it's up to yourself.

A man can always
put these things through

if he takes it on himself.
Well, why should I?

Why should I suffer more?
- Anyway, it's of no matter.

What you have to face now
is the facts...

or rather the lack of them.
Lack of them?

I'm not so sure of that.
I beg your pardon.

What she told me
was quite explicit.

I dare say.
But in my experience,

her word is not to be trusted.

We s see.

Good day to you.

Jo?

Soames?

It's intolerable!
My neck's in chancery,

and I've got to get out.
I'm a wealthy man, but...

oh, that means nothing,
nothing at all,

unless you've got someone else
to take an interest.

Someone to leave it to.
The older one gets,

the more it matters.
Yes, dear, I know.

You see, winifred,
I met someone, a french girl.

At last.
Oh, soames, I am glad.

But she's years younger than me.
But that doesn't matter.

Not a bit.
Do you love her?

Well, she's pretty and
attractive and sensible.

I want her.

I nt a s
and by god, winifred,

I'm going to get one.
Soames, can you get free?

Is jo going to help
with irene?

Oh, that fellow is on her side.
Oh, no.

You want something done,
you must do it yourself.

Who shall I say it is, sir?

Mr. Forsyte.
Very good, sir.

Excuse me, ma'am.

Mr. Forsyte to see you.

Would you come this way, sir?

You?

Yes.
I hope I find you well.

Thank you.

Will you sit down?

You don't change.

No?

What have you come for?

To discuss things.
I've heard what you want

from your cousin.

Well?

I'm willing.
I always have been.

Perhaps you'll be good enough
to give me the information

on which I can act.
I have none to offer

that you don't already know.
After 12 years?

Do you expect me
to believe that?

I don't expect you
to believe anything I say.

But it's the truth.
The truth.

When did you ever tell me
the truth?

Always.

I suppose you're quite

comfortably off now?
- Thank you, yes.

Well, why didn't you let me
provide for you? I would have.

In spite of everything.
Well, you're still

my wife.

I'm not dangerous.

Well, you may as well

tell me.
It's to your interest

as well as to mine to be free.
I have told you.

You mean to say that in all that
time there's been... no one?

No one.

You better look
to your own life.

Oh, no.
No, that won't do.

You deserted me.
In common justice, you...

why didn't you divorce me then?
- I shouldn't have cared.

If only you'd been a...

if you'd been a good wife
to me,

in spite of everything,
in spite of all that happened,

I would have been
only too glad to...

no, you wouldn'T.

All those years
have been wasted,

for you as well as for me.
Yes.

It was a crime to marry you,
but I've paid for it.

You'll find some way perhaps.

Well, you needn't mind
about my reputation,

I have none to lose.

Now, I think you'd better go.

Where did you get this from?

I bought its fellow
at jobson's the other day.

Remember how we used

to buy china together?
- Take it. I don't want it.

Irene...

all I would like...

well, couldn't we

at least shake hands?

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