1 00:00:00,870 --> 00:00:02,218 I consider Adam my brother. 2 00:00:02,219 --> 00:00:04,090 He is so hostile towards you. 3 00:00:04,091 --> 00:00:05,875 Adam is hostile toward everyone. 4 00:00:06,180 --> 00:00:07,484 Don't you even want to see her try? 5 00:00:07,485 --> 00:00:09,269 I've seen enough people quit in my lifetime 6 00:00:09,270 --> 00:00:11,097 without witnessing the same thing again. 7 00:00:11,098 --> 00:00:12,489 I think she'll surprise you. 8 00:00:12,490 --> 00:00:14,883 I am attempting to find my place here 9 00:00:14,884 --> 00:00:18,061 and claim a degree of equanimity with my new husband. 10 00:00:18,366 --> 00:00:20,020 I am for Hawick in the morning. 11 00:00:20,585 --> 00:00:21,890 Is something the matter with Harry? 12 00:00:21,891 --> 00:00:23,065 He's taken exceedingly ill 13 00:00:23,066 --> 00:00:24,632 at an inn between here and Hawick. 14 00:00:24,633 --> 00:00:25,720 What are you intending to do? 15 00:00:25,721 --> 00:00:27,636 Go retrieve him, of course. 16 00:00:28,593 --> 00:00:30,812 Why did you not allow a physician to be summoned? 17 00:00:30,813 --> 00:00:32,988 This gentleman is clearly ill. 18 00:00:32,989 --> 00:00:34,643 I ain't running a charity, guv. 19 00:00:34,991 --> 00:00:37,733 Here's hoping we can do business again in the future. 20 00:00:38,386 --> 00:00:39,473 We will. 21 00:00:39,474 --> 00:00:41,605 He is so confusing. 22 00:00:41,606 --> 00:00:44,087 All part of his charm, Persephone. 23 00:00:44,392 --> 00:00:46,219 What in the blazes is wrong with me? 24 00:00:46,220 --> 00:00:47,873 This has arrived for you as well. 25 00:00:48,396 --> 00:00:49,397 Persephone? 26 00:00:50,093 --> 00:00:51,399 Evander is dead. 27 00:01:01,713 --> 00:01:03,410 Harry was as impertinent as ever 28 00:01:03,411 --> 00:01:05,152 when I saw him an hour or so ago. 29 00:01:06,370 --> 00:01:08,720 Take that as an indication that he is recovering. 30 00:01:12,507 --> 00:01:15,335 I received a letter from my sister today. 31 00:01:15,336 --> 00:01:16,684 Which one? 32 00:01:16,685 --> 00:01:18,294 Artemis. 33 00:01:18,295 --> 00:01:19,296 The youngest? 34 00:01:20,993 --> 00:01:21,994 Yes. 35 00:01:24,954 --> 00:01:27,086 She dislikes her governess, 36 00:01:27,087 --> 00:01:29,566 but not for any legitimate reason. 37 00:01:29,567 --> 00:01:31,046 She feels weighed down 38 00:01:31,047 --> 00:01:33,180 by the continued state of mourning around the house. 39 00:01:34,790 --> 00:01:38,924 And she has asked, again, to be able to come here to visit. 40 00:01:44,626 --> 00:01:46,193 I suggested spring or summer. 41 00:01:52,590 --> 00:01:54,853 Of course, nothing has actually been planned. 42 00:01:57,508 --> 00:01:59,684 We'll have to go to London in the spring. 43 00:02:00,685 --> 00:02:03,644 After enduring Society and the Season, 44 00:02:03,645 --> 00:02:06,082 it will be good to return here where it's quiet. 45 00:02:10,086 --> 00:02:11,087 Yes. 46 00:02:13,002 --> 00:02:14,830 It is decidedly quiet. 47 00:02:35,198 --> 00:02:36,720 How are you feeling? 48 00:02:36,721 --> 00:02:39,159 Mm, much improved. 49 00:02:40,290 --> 00:02:42,161 Being away from the Boar and Dagger 50 00:02:42,162 --> 00:02:44,250 has contributed greatly to my welfare. 51 00:02:44,251 --> 00:02:45,555 Then you'll be pleased to know 52 00:02:45,556 --> 00:02:48,428 it will not be a source of misery any longer. 53 00:02:48,429 --> 00:02:50,866 It is to be shuttered immediately. 54 00:02:54,696 --> 00:02:56,523 - Shuttered? - Mm. 55 00:02:56,524 --> 00:02:58,307 A closer look at Smith's history and practices 56 00:02:58,308 --> 00:03:00,571 made closing the place absolutely necessary. 57 00:03:01,572 --> 00:03:05,053 Any man who would withhold food, warmth, medical aid, 58 00:03:05,054 --> 00:03:06,228 even the ability to send for help 59 00:03:06,229 --> 00:03:07,403 when a person is in distress, 60 00:03:07,404 --> 00:03:10,232 and has done so time and again, 61 00:03:10,233 --> 00:03:11,626 ought not be running an inn. 62 00:03:12,975 --> 00:03:13,976 Mm. 63 00:03:15,586 --> 00:03:18,198 First you rush to the rescue, 64 00:03:20,112 --> 00:03:22,376 then you vanquish the villain who tortured me. 65 00:03:24,073 --> 00:03:25,161 Watch yourself, Adam. 66 00:03:29,644 --> 00:03:31,906 People will begin to think you care. 67 00:03:31,907 --> 00:03:33,429 Shut up, Harry. 68 00:03:43,092 --> 00:03:46,094 Barton! 69 00:03:46,095 --> 00:03:49,098 What is that infernal noise? 70 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:51,839 I believe that would be described 71 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:53,928 as lively conversation, Your Grace. 72 00:03:53,929 --> 00:03:58,498 And who is responsible for such lively conversation? 73 00:03:58,499 --> 00:04:00,717 Mrs. Pointer. 74 00:04:00,718 --> 00:04:02,415 No doubt the vicar is here as well. 75 00:04:02,416 --> 00:04:03,417 No doubt. 76 00:04:04,244 --> 00:04:07,071 Are you feeling quite yourself today, Barton? 77 00:04:07,072 --> 00:04:08,464 I assure you 78 00:04:08,465 --> 00:04:10,161 I-I feel better than I have in years, Your Grace. 79 00:04:10,162 --> 00:04:13,253 It sounds as though Falstone is infested with birds. 80 00:04:17,996 --> 00:04:19,259 A full tea? 81 00:04:20,260 --> 00:04:22,696 I believe cook was exceptionally excited 82 00:04:22,697 --> 00:04:25,787 at the prospect of preparing a tea tray once more. 83 00:04:26,788 --> 00:04:29,050 It's been a while, Your Grace. 84 00:04:29,051 --> 00:04:32,183 How is it, Barton, that the vicar and his wife 85 00:04:32,184 --> 00:04:34,273 came to be in my drawing room? 86 00:04:34,274 --> 00:04:36,840 I do not recall altering the requirement 87 00:04:36,841 --> 00:04:40,583 that all guests be informed that I am not at home. 88 00:04:40,584 --> 00:04:43,761 The vicar was quite specific about seeing Her Grace. 89 00:04:44,806 --> 00:04:48,025 When I presented the duchess with Mr. Pointer's card, 90 00:04:48,026 --> 00:04:50,114 I thought she'd actually run down the stairs, 91 00:04:50,115 --> 00:04:52,509 she was so pleased to have callers. 92 00:04:53,858 --> 00:04:56,077 How long have the Pointers been here? 93 00:04:56,078 --> 00:04:58,253 Only a few minutes, Your Grace. 94 00:04:58,254 --> 00:05:01,082 Well, a few minutes is more than most get. 95 00:05:04,521 --> 00:05:05,391 Thank you. 96 00:05:05,392 --> 00:05:06,349 Of course. 97 00:05:07,350 --> 00:05:08,872 Would you like a cup of tea, Adam? 98 00:05:08,873 --> 00:05:10,221 No. 99 00:05:10,222 --> 00:05:12,354 It is a pleasure to see you again, Your Grace. 100 00:05:12,355 --> 00:05:13,790 I doubt that. 101 00:05:13,791 --> 00:05:16,097 What, precisely, is the reason for your visit here? 102 00:05:16,098 --> 00:05:17,751 Social call, of course. 103 00:05:17,752 --> 00:05:19,143 Of course? 104 00:05:19,144 --> 00:05:20,928 When, in the 15 years that you've served as vicar, 105 00:05:20,929 --> 00:05:23,191 has Falstone Castle ever received visitors? 106 00:05:23,192 --> 00:05:24,366 Not once, Your Grace. 107 00:05:24,367 --> 00:05:25,846 Not once. 108 00:05:25,847 --> 00:05:28,545 What has led you to believe that that has changed? 109 00:05:29,416 --> 00:05:30,764 Wishful thinking? 110 00:05:30,765 --> 00:05:33,680 There will be no callers at Falstone Castle. 111 00:05:33,681 --> 00:05:36,596 Not today, not in the future. 112 00:05:36,597 --> 00:05:39,120 Falstone Castle is not receiving, Your Grace? 113 00:05:39,121 --> 00:05:41,602 Or you are not receiving? 114 00:05:43,125 --> 00:05:44,517 It is the same. 115 00:05:44,518 --> 00:05:46,215 Forgive me, it is not. 116 00:05:47,608 --> 00:05:49,522 Thank you for your hospitality, Your Grace. 117 00:05:49,523 --> 00:05:50,524 Ah. 118 00:05:52,177 --> 00:05:53,178 Do come again. 119 00:05:55,442 --> 00:05:56,399 Thank you for... 120 00:05:58,183 --> 00:06:00,533 I will see you on Sunday. 121 00:06:00,534 --> 00:06:02,273 Do not lose hope. 122 00:06:02,274 --> 00:06:04,667 Happiness can be found even in dark times. 123 00:06:04,668 --> 00:06:07,148 Persephone doesn't get to be happy. 124 00:06:07,149 --> 00:06:08,192 That is the ending of the myth, 125 00:06:08,193 --> 00:06:10,151 according to my youngest sister. 126 00:06:10,152 --> 00:06:12,066 Ah, but it is the ending of the tale 127 00:06:12,067 --> 00:06:14,634 according to you that matters most. 128 00:06:14,635 --> 00:06:19,640 You might as well stay and finish your tea. 129 00:06:20,771 --> 00:06:23,948 Cook will be offended if the tray is sent back untouched. 130 00:06:24,949 --> 00:06:27,821 Do sit, dear, and do try the lemon cake. 131 00:06:27,822 --> 00:06:28,910 Thank you. 132 00:06:30,868 --> 00:06:31,869 Pardon. 133 00:06:35,482 --> 00:06:37,919 Are you sure you wouldn't care for some tea? 134 00:06:41,792 --> 00:06:44,360 I didn't know I was supposed to turn them away. 135 00:06:46,493 --> 00:06:48,364 They might as well finish their tea. 136 00:06:49,452 --> 00:06:51,497 I thought no one wanted to meet me. 137 00:06:51,498 --> 00:06:53,020 I doubt anyone in the neighborhood 138 00:06:53,021 --> 00:06:54,414 even made the attempt. 139 00:06:55,502 --> 00:06:56,676 So I could go visit the neighbors. 140 00:06:56,677 --> 00:06:57,678 No. 141 00:07:00,158 --> 00:07:03,379 No, they may attempt to return the favor. 142 00:07:04,641 --> 00:07:05,728 - But I- - I will not have 143 00:07:05,729 --> 00:07:07,383 Falstone Castle overrun with people. 144 00:07:11,387 --> 00:07:12,388 Of course not. 145 00:07:13,955 --> 00:07:15,869 Thank you for allowing the Pointers to remain. 146 00:07:15,870 --> 00:07:17,785 I have been enjoying their visit. 147 00:07:22,790 --> 00:07:26,967 You, of course, will owe Mrs. Pointer a visit. 148 00:07:26,968 --> 00:07:28,490 I understand she entertains half the county 149 00:07:28,491 --> 00:07:29,536 on a regular basis. 150 00:07:30,754 --> 00:07:35,150 I could meet the neighbors that way, then? 151 00:07:37,152 --> 00:07:38,153 If you want to. 152 00:08:10,315 --> 00:08:11,664 Who else was at the vicarage? 153 00:08:11,665 --> 00:08:13,492 Mrs. Milston and her daughter, 154 00:08:13,493 --> 00:08:16,277 Lady Hettersham, Miss Greenburrough. 155 00:08:16,278 --> 00:08:20,150 Mm, what did you think of our resident spinster? 156 00:08:20,151 --> 00:08:21,630 She was very quiet, 157 00:08:21,631 --> 00:08:23,719 so I was not able to form much of an opinion of her. 158 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:24,721 Persephone. 159 00:08:28,203 --> 00:08:29,508 It's for me? 160 00:08:29,509 --> 00:08:30,510 You should read it. 161 00:08:34,426 --> 00:08:36,123 "Your Grace, Lord Barham, First Lord of the Admiralty, 162 00:08:36,124 --> 00:08:37,516 has relayed to me your inquiries 163 00:08:37,517 --> 00:08:39,997 regarding two midshipmen aboard the HMS Triumphant. 164 00:08:43,523 --> 00:08:45,219 Evander Lancaster, as you have been informed, 165 00:08:45,220 --> 00:08:47,483 succumbed to injuries sustained at Trafalgar and, 166 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:49,702 as with most lost at that time, 167 00:08:49,703 --> 00:08:51,051 has been buried in a cemetery on Gibraltar 168 00:08:51,052 --> 00:08:52,619 alongside his fallen shipmates." 169 00:08:55,273 --> 00:08:56,274 Go on, Persephone. 170 00:08:58,059 --> 00:08:59,539 It's not bad news. 171 00:09:02,063 --> 00:09:03,543 "Midshipman Linus Lancaster 172 00:09:05,414 --> 00:09:08,024 sustained only minor wounds in that battle 173 00:09:08,025 --> 00:09:10,027 and remains aboard the Triumphant. 174 00:09:13,204 --> 00:09:15,249 He will, as requested, be granted shore leave 175 00:09:15,250 --> 00:09:17,426 when we return to home port." 176 00:09:21,604 --> 00:09:24,433 The other missive is from Linus. 177 00:09:25,390 --> 00:09:27,087 Linus has written to me? 178 00:09:27,088 --> 00:09:30,873 Mm-hmm. 179 00:09:30,874 --> 00:09:33,441 I don't know how you managed this, Adam. 180 00:09:33,442 --> 00:09:34,748 You needed answers. 181 00:09:35,879 --> 00:09:37,577 I simply ensured you receive them. 182 00:09:38,839 --> 00:09:40,448 This is by far the kindest thing 183 00:09:40,449 --> 00:09:41,971 any person has ever done for me. 184 00:09:41,972 --> 00:09:44,018 Adam, thank you so, so much. 185 00:10:02,427 --> 00:10:04,472 You do that very well. 186 00:10:15,745 --> 00:10:17,833 I just kissed Persephone. 187 00:10:17,834 --> 00:10:20,750 Mm, I noticed. 188 00:10:22,056 --> 00:10:25,102 And, um, 189 00:10:26,234 --> 00:10:28,366 I think Persephone noticed as well. 190 00:10:29,803 --> 00:10:31,542 Which is a good thing, really. 191 00:10:31,543 --> 00:10:33,370 If she hadn't even realized you were kissing her, 192 00:10:33,371 --> 00:10:36,460 one would begin to wonder about your technique. 193 00:10:36,461 --> 00:10:37,331 Oh, shu- 194 00:10:37,332 --> 00:10:39,856 I know, "Shut up, Harry." 195 00:10:53,565 --> 00:10:55,392 They're getting louder. 196 00:11:02,574 --> 00:11:04,751 Thank you for my letter, Adam. 197 00:11:07,362 --> 00:11:08,711 Linus sounds happy. 198 00:11:10,365 --> 00:11:12,672 He didn't mention Evander, which worries me a little. 199 00:11:14,325 --> 00:11:17,241 It was always his way to avoid topics that were upsetting. 200 00:11:20,375 --> 00:11:22,290 But he did promise to keep writing. 201 00:11:28,688 --> 00:11:29,992 You don't like it when I thank you 202 00:11:29,993 --> 00:11:32,256 for the things that you do, 203 00:11:35,825 --> 00:11:37,914 but I really am grateful. 204 00:11:41,657 --> 00:11:44,746 If only you could do something about the wolves. 205 00:12:22,654 --> 00:12:24,308 Persephone? 206 00:12:30,706 --> 00:12:31,707 Persephone. 207 00:12:37,060 --> 00:12:39,235 W-What happened? 208 00:12:39,236 --> 00:12:41,324 You were thrown from your horse. 209 00:12:41,325 --> 00:12:43,326 Are you hurt? Can you sit up? 210 00:12:43,327 --> 00:12:44,676 Uh, I don't know. 211 00:12:48,942 --> 00:12:50,725 Let me help you. 212 00:12:51,596 --> 00:12:52,597 Careful. 213 00:12:58,038 --> 00:12:59,039 Does anything hurt? 214 00:13:00,344 --> 00:13:02,041 You asked me that already. 215 00:13:02,042 --> 00:13:04,739 A person can be killed being thrown from a horse. 216 00:13:04,740 --> 00:13:05,958 Until I'm certain you are not hurt, 217 00:13:05,959 --> 00:13:07,917 I'm going to keep asking you questions. 218 00:13:12,835 --> 00:13:13,793 What happened? 219 00:13:14,881 --> 00:13:16,795 I can't explain it, Yer Grace. 220 00:13:16,796 --> 00:13:19,232 It's almost like something spooked the horse. 221 00:13:19,233 --> 00:13:21,974 We are fortunate she didn't come to serious harm. 222 00:13:21,975 --> 00:13:23,324 Yes, Yer Grace. 223 00:13:27,458 --> 00:13:29,808 Your abigail can have a hot bath prepared. 224 00:13:29,809 --> 00:13:32,114 That should help with any stiffness. 225 00:13:32,115 --> 00:13:35,639 There really is no need for this much fuss. 226 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:37,206 When you're too stiff to come down for dinner, 227 00:13:37,207 --> 00:13:38,642 you'll disagree. 228 00:13:39,470 --> 00:13:40,644 Careful. 229 00:13:41,472 --> 00:13:42,473 There you are. 230 00:13:44,911 --> 00:13:46,651 That is very kind of you, Adam. 231 00:13:47,739 --> 00:13:49,480 You've been thrown from a horse, Persephone. 232 00:13:50,568 --> 00:13:52,832 Any decent gentleman would be concerned. 233 00:13:58,141 --> 00:14:00,142 I can have the kitchen send up a tray 234 00:14:00,143 --> 00:14:02,405 if you would rather not come down for dinner. 235 00:14:02,406 --> 00:14:05,713 I really am feeling fine already. 236 00:14:05,714 --> 00:14:08,021 I think I was more startled than anything else. 237 00:14:10,284 --> 00:14:13,200 When I'm a little more sure of myself, 238 00:14:14,114 --> 00:14:16,203 might I come riding with you and Harry? 239 00:14:18,770 --> 00:14:21,033 Atlas can't keep pace with Zeus. 240 00:14:21,034 --> 00:14:22,643 Couldn't you rein Zeus in a little? 241 00:14:22,644 --> 00:14:25,733 Or let me join you at the end of your ride, 242 00:14:25,734 --> 00:14:26,996 when Zeus has slowed down? 243 00:14:30,304 --> 00:14:32,131 Zeus is impatient. 244 00:14:32,132 --> 00:14:33,916 He might make Atlas nervous. 245 00:14:35,875 --> 00:14:38,007 Couldn't I at least try? 246 00:14:41,054 --> 00:14:44,579 I would rather you not take that chance. 247 00:14:45,449 --> 00:14:47,495 But you would be there. 248 00:14:49,018 --> 00:14:52,717 Yes, but, but that is no guarantee that... 249 00:15:06,253 --> 00:15:07,254 I'm sorry. 250 00:15:08,603 --> 00:15:09,604 No. 251 00:15:10,866 --> 00:15:11,867 I, Adam. 252 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:36,717 Ridiculous! 253 00:15:36,718 --> 00:15:38,981 It is too blasted quiet in here. 254 00:15:59,219 --> 00:16:02,743 What the blazes is taking so long? 255 00:16:03,919 --> 00:16:05,006 So you are awake. 256 00:16:05,007 --> 00:16:05,920 Adam! 257 00:16:05,921 --> 00:16:07,095 Are you stiff from your fall? 258 00:16:07,096 --> 00:16:08,923 Does it hurt to walk? 259 00:16:12,101 --> 00:16:13,233 They are loud tonight. 260 00:16:17,106 --> 00:16:18,715 How long do you plan to sit at that window 261 00:16:18,716 --> 00:16:19,847 and worry about wolves? 262 00:16:19,848 --> 00:16:20,980 Until they stop. 263 00:16:24,896 --> 00:16:28,160 You should've come in when they first started. 264 00:16:28,161 --> 00:16:29,683 Come in? 265 00:16:29,684 --> 00:16:32,208 And curled up on the bed wrapped up in that blanket. 266 00:16:33,731 --> 00:16:35,863 You knew? 267 00:16:35,864 --> 00:16:36,865 I... 268 00:16:38,301 --> 00:16:39,432 I thought you were asleep. 269 00:16:39,433 --> 00:16:40,737 Asleep? 270 00:16:40,738 --> 00:16:42,087 Oh, I can't sleep. 271 00:16:42,088 --> 00:16:43,479 You've ruined the room for me. 272 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:45,003 What do you mean, I've ruined it? 273 00:16:45,004 --> 00:16:47,092 My bedchamber used to be quiet. 274 00:16:47,093 --> 00:16:48,919 And then you started coming in 275 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:51,357 and making all those noises while you're sleeping. 276 00:16:51,358 --> 00:16:52,967 I make noises? 277 00:16:52,968 --> 00:16:55,187 And you move constantly. 278 00:16:55,188 --> 00:16:56,057 Loud noises? 279 00:16:56,058 --> 00:16:57,972 What, no. 280 00:16:57,973 --> 00:16:59,583 No, like a puppy. 281 00:17:02,282 --> 00:17:03,761 Little noises. 282 00:17:04,849 --> 00:17:07,112 And that doesn't bother you? 283 00:17:07,113 --> 00:17:08,896 I've grown used to it. 284 00:17:08,897 --> 00:17:11,291 I don't want to bother you. 285 00:17:13,467 --> 00:17:14,468 You won't. 286 00:17:17,427 --> 00:17:20,169 The wolves don't worry me as much in your bedchamber. 287 00:17:23,781 --> 00:17:25,087 Are they quieter in here? 288 00:17:26,523 --> 00:17:27,524 No. 289 00:17:28,438 --> 00:17:29,744 The way I've figured it, 290 00:17:30,745 --> 00:17:32,006 if the pack ever actually makes it into the castle, 291 00:17:32,007 --> 00:17:33,356 they'll eat you first. 292 00:17:45,629 --> 00:17:48,109 Good night, Adam. 293 00:17:48,110 --> 00:17:51,156 Good night, Persephone. 294 00:17:59,165 --> 00:18:00,166 Adam? 295 00:18:01,167 --> 00:18:02,124 Yes? 296 00:18:03,952 --> 00:18:05,910 Why did you decide to get married? 297 00:18:12,178 --> 00:18:15,572 At the time it seemed like a good idea. 298 00:18:19,402 --> 00:18:20,403 Does it now? 299 00:18:29,108 --> 00:18:30,848 Mrs. Adcock said you would. 300 00:18:32,415 --> 00:18:33,241 Said I would what? 301 00:18:33,242 --> 00:18:34,939 Regret marrying me. 302 00:18:42,904 --> 00:18:45,428 When I visited the vicarage several days ago, 303 00:18:48,170 --> 00:18:51,477 Mrs. Adcock said that most gentlemen who pay for a wife 304 00:18:51,478 --> 00:18:53,219 regret the purchase in the end. 305 00:18:55,264 --> 00:18:56,525 It was blatantly obvious 306 00:18:56,526 --> 00:18:58,702 she was referring to our marriage settlement. 307 00:19:00,226 --> 00:19:01,704 Mrs. Adcock had mentioned 308 00:19:01,705 --> 00:19:04,751 her sizable dowry at least a dozen times, 309 00:19:04,752 --> 00:19:08,624 so I happened to ask Lady Hettersham, 310 00:19:08,625 --> 00:19:11,411 loudly enough for Mrs. Adcock to hear, 311 00:19:12,586 --> 00:19:14,239 whether or not it seemed odd 312 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:16,197 that some ladies found it necessary 313 00:19:16,198 --> 00:19:19,200 to offer money to a prospective bridegroom 314 00:19:19,201 --> 00:19:21,160 in order to bring him up to scratch. 315 00:19:22,900 --> 00:19:25,902 No gentleman would accept a horse so ill-recommended 316 00:19:25,903 --> 00:19:28,775 that he had to be bribed to accept it. 317 00:19:31,779 --> 00:19:35,825 I thought Mrs. Adcock's tea would come flying out her ears, 318 00:19:35,826 --> 00:19:38,219 she looked so livid. 319 00:19:38,220 --> 00:19:40,134 Well, you compared her to a horse? 320 00:19:42,746 --> 00:19:44,486 I doubt even I could produce such a cutting retort. 321 00:19:44,487 --> 00:19:46,836 Well done, Persephone. 322 00:19:46,837 --> 00:19:49,361 I have not pulled caps with anyone in years. 323 00:19:49,362 --> 00:19:53,887 I'm not ashamed to admit that I enjoyed it. 324 00:19:53,888 --> 00:19:57,238 I felt like a regular warrior. 325 00:19:57,239 --> 00:19:59,458 Perhaps before I next call at the vicarage, 326 00:19:59,459 --> 00:20:02,243 I should try on one of the suits of armor for size. 327 00:20:02,244 --> 00:20:04,289 I could check the armory for a jousting lance 328 00:20:04,290 --> 00:20:06,204 and simply unseat my adversary 329 00:20:06,205 --> 00:20:08,684 as she rides up to the vicarage. 330 00:20:08,685 --> 00:20:12,385 I would be the terror of the neighborhood. 331 00:20:13,386 --> 00:20:16,779 Well, if it comes to full combat, let me know. 332 00:20:16,780 --> 00:20:18,564 I'm rather handy with a crossbow. 333 00:20:18,565 --> 00:20:20,087 Maybe Harry could be our page, 334 00:20:20,088 --> 00:20:22,002 and we could go conquer Adcock Manor. 335 00:20:22,003 --> 00:20:24,396 Oh, Harry would make an abysmal page. 336 00:20:26,268 --> 00:20:29,183 But he might, he might be trusted with a battle ax though. 337 00:20:30,968 --> 00:20:34,755 We would make a wonderfully fearsome team. 338 00:20:36,452 --> 00:20:38,105 You see, Adam, marriage to me 339 00:20:38,106 --> 00:20:40,717 might not be such a terrible thing for you after all. 340 00:21:14,664 --> 00:21:16,100 Steady. 341 00:21:20,366 --> 00:21:21,323 Steady. 342 00:21:22,585 --> 00:21:23,977 Are you wishing to ride today, Yer Grace? 343 00:21:23,978 --> 00:21:26,936 - Steady. - Is Alibi still unhappy? 344 00:21:26,937 --> 00:21:29,112 You said he doesn't like the cold. 345 00:21:29,113 --> 00:21:31,027 Oh, it's not just the cold. 346 00:21:31,028 --> 00:21:32,465 He was treated badly before. 347 00:21:33,466 --> 00:21:35,162 Doesn't trust people. 348 00:21:36,251 --> 00:21:37,251 Figures they treated him bad before, 349 00:21:37,252 --> 00:21:39,166 they'll treat him bad again. 350 00:21:40,342 --> 00:21:41,429 But no one here would ever hurt him. 351 00:21:41,430 --> 00:21:42,692 Nah, it doesn't matter. 352 00:21:43,737 --> 00:21:45,391 He'll not give anyone a chance to. 353 00:21:46,696 --> 00:21:48,611 He'll fight you 'till holy perdition that one. 354 00:21:50,221 --> 00:21:51,658 It seems like a lost cause. 355 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:54,355 Why keep trying? 356 00:21:54,356 --> 00:21:56,315 Ah, there's no lost causes, Yer Grace. 357 00:21:57,533 --> 00:22:00,622 Every creature needs someone who could save 'im, 358 00:22:00,623 --> 00:22:01,624 if they'd only try. 359 00:22:03,104 --> 00:22:05,585 There's many who're hoping you're the sort who tries. 360 00:22:07,238 --> 00:22:11,852 This poor creature seems so angry. 361 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:15,072 More afraid than furious. 362 00:22:17,118 --> 00:22:18,380 Been afraid for years. 363 00:22:19,947 --> 00:22:23,254 Why? What happened? 364 00:22:25,300 --> 00:22:26,910 Got torn apart and left behind. 365 00:22:28,695 --> 00:22:30,871 Decided to bite before anyone bit first. 366 00:22:31,959 --> 00:22:36,877 If nobody gets close, nobody can hurt him. 367 00:22:53,372 --> 00:22:54,850 Welcome back. 368 00:22:54,851 --> 00:22:56,025 Good morning to you, Persephone. 369 00:22:56,026 --> 00:22:57,288 Good morning. 370 00:22:58,594 --> 00:23:00,290 Good morning, Adam. 371 00:23:00,291 --> 00:23:01,291 Good morning. 372 00:23:01,292 --> 00:23:02,597 Are you wanting to ride? 373 00:23:02,598 --> 00:23:04,207 I was thinking about it. 374 00:23:04,208 --> 00:23:07,342 If you do, I fear we'll be forced to postpone our siege. 375 00:23:08,996 --> 00:23:10,519 You two are planning a siege? 376 00:23:15,132 --> 00:23:16,611 Why do I get the feeling 377 00:23:16,612 --> 00:23:19,701 my presence is not particularly appreciated just now? 378 00:23:19,702 --> 00:23:23,139 I would think, Harry, that you'd feel that way often. 379 00:23:23,140 --> 00:23:25,490 If you go now, you'll have plenty of time to pack. 380 00:23:25,491 --> 00:23:26,882 But you'll miss me. 381 00:23:26,883 --> 00:23:28,363 I never miss anyone. 382 00:23:32,323 --> 00:23:33,628 Mm. 383 00:23:54,084 --> 00:23:57,870 "Your name is on the lips of every member of the ton. 384 00:23:57,871 --> 00:24:01,482 Some are saying that Persephone has left you already." 385 00:24:01,483 --> 00:24:02,484 Thank you, Mother. 386 00:24:05,835 --> 00:24:06,836 Adam? 387 00:24:08,185 --> 00:24:10,100 May I talk with you for a moment? 388 00:24:15,410 --> 00:24:18,239 Mrs. Smithson skipped this room when she gave me my tour. 389 00:24:19,719 --> 00:24:21,155 I haven't ever been in here. 390 00:24:23,287 --> 00:24:25,028 No one ever comes in this room. 391 00:24:26,334 --> 00:24:28,030 I am overstepping myself? 392 00:24:28,031 --> 00:24:29,729 No. No. 393 00:24:43,743 --> 00:24:47,136 Who is this you're standing beside, Adam? 394 00:24:47,137 --> 00:24:48,138 My father. 395 00:24:49,444 --> 00:24:50,879 I thought he must be. 396 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:52,316 You look very much like him. 397 00:24:53,970 --> 00:24:55,580 Do I? 398 00:24:55,581 --> 00:24:57,582 You have the same eyes. 399 00:24:57,583 --> 00:24:59,235 And there is something similar about your mouth 400 00:24:59,236 --> 00:25:00,586 and the shape of your face. 401 00:25:01,978 --> 00:25:03,980 And, of course, you both have dark hair. 402 00:25:05,373 --> 00:25:07,680 I suppose there is a resemblance. 403 00:25:09,812 --> 00:25:12,248 Your nose is your mother's. 404 00:25:12,249 --> 00:25:15,035 I noticed that when I first saw the two of you together. 405 00:25:20,127 --> 00:25:21,563 Are you like him in other ways? 406 00:25:22,608 --> 00:25:23,999 My father? 407 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:29,135 Mm. 408 00:25:29,136 --> 00:25:30,658 I hope so. 409 00:25:37,666 --> 00:25:40,929 You wanted to speak to me about something? 410 00:25:40,930 --> 00:25:42,496 Ah. 411 00:25:42,497 --> 00:25:45,282 The Triumphant will make port the last week of November. 412 00:25:46,196 --> 00:25:48,241 Linus will be granted three weeks' shore leave. 413 00:25:48,242 --> 00:25:50,199 Isn't that wonderful? 414 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:51,505 Yes. 415 00:25:51,506 --> 00:25:52,724 The Triumphant will be docking at Newcastle. 416 00:25:52,725 --> 00:25:54,769 I could be there and see him 417 00:25:54,770 --> 00:25:56,945 before he departs for Shropshire. 418 00:25:56,946 --> 00:25:59,774 Be there? In Newcastle? 419 00:25:59,775 --> 00:26:01,950 I wouldn't be gone more than a day or two. 420 00:26:01,951 --> 00:26:04,083 Of course, I would want to see him off as well, 421 00:26:04,084 --> 00:26:05,171 which would mean going back 422 00:26:05,172 --> 00:26:06,826 when the Triumphant sets out again. 423 00:26:08,828 --> 00:26:09,829 You cannot go. 424 00:26:14,224 --> 00:26:15,225 Please, Adam. 425 00:26:17,663 --> 00:26:19,098 It, it would only be a few days. 426 00:26:19,099 --> 00:26:24,104 I, I need to see him for myself, 427 00:26:24,321 --> 00:26:26,454 I need to know that he is well and whole, 428 00:26:27,934 --> 00:26:30,631 to have even a moment with the only brother I have left. 429 00:26:30,632 --> 00:26:33,417 This is important to me, Adam. 430 00:26:34,984 --> 00:26:37,334 Things of importance to me should matter. 431 00:26:44,341 --> 00:26:45,473 What if he came here? 432 00:26:46,387 --> 00:26:47,779 But you don't allow visitors. 433 00:26:47,780 --> 00:26:48,997 It makes more sense 434 00:26:48,998 --> 00:26:50,478 than you journeying to Newcastle twice. 435 00:26:51,348 --> 00:26:52,697 Linus could come to Falstone 436 00:26:52,698 --> 00:26:54,089 before going to see your family. 437 00:26:54,090 --> 00:26:55,265 Do you mean it? 438 00:26:56,310 --> 00:26:59,573 I don't say anything I don't mean. 439 00:26:59,574 --> 00:27:02,315 It wouldn't be too much of an imposition? 440 00:27:02,316 --> 00:27:03,751 No. 441 00:27:03,752 --> 00:27:05,841 I'd very much like to meet the boy myself. 442 00:27:06,886 --> 00:27:08,408 Really? 443 00:27:08,409 --> 00:27:11,238 Linus might make a great addition to our siege. 444 00:27:12,761 --> 00:27:14,283 Harry would probably faint dead away 445 00:27:14,284 --> 00:27:16,155 at the first battle cry. 446 00:27:21,074 --> 00:27:22,075 Thank you, Adam. 447 00:27:36,785 --> 00:27:38,134 Why don't you ever leave? 448 00:27:39,701 --> 00:27:41,485 Good afternoon to you too. 449 00:27:44,227 --> 00:27:46,054 Answer the question. 450 00:27:46,055 --> 00:27:47,709 Is this a pointed interrogation 451 00:27:48,797 --> 00:27:50,276 or of an intellectual discussion? 452 00:27:50,277 --> 00:27:51,582 Intellectual discussion. 453 00:27:55,456 --> 00:27:56,936 Why do I never leave? 454 00:27:59,634 --> 00:28:00,590 Because I like Falstone. 455 00:28:00,591 --> 00:28:01,853 - Why? - Free food. 456 00:28:01,854 --> 00:28:03,028 I'm in earnest, I need you to be as well. 457 00:28:03,029 --> 00:28:04,420 The food is nothing to disregard. 458 00:28:04,421 --> 00:28:05,988 Cook is a miracle worker. 459 00:28:10,645 --> 00:28:15,606 Aside from that, Falstone is familiar. 460 00:28:15,824 --> 00:28:17,433 It's comfortable. 461 00:28:17,434 --> 00:28:20,306 So you feel the same way about the house in London? 462 00:28:20,307 --> 00:28:21,742 You spend a lot of time there as well. 463 00:28:21,743 --> 00:28:24,005 And you've come with me to Kent a few times. 464 00:28:24,006 --> 00:28:27,401 This is a pointed interrogation, isn't it? 465 00:28:28,968 --> 00:28:30,272 Look, if you were trying to tell me 466 00:28:30,273 --> 00:28:31,491 to make myself scarce now that you're married, 467 00:28:31,492 --> 00:28:32,361 I completely understand. 468 00:28:32,362 --> 00:28:34,756 No, it's not that at all. 469 00:28:37,628 --> 00:28:39,108 Then what is it? 470 00:28:42,459 --> 00:28:43,460 I want to know 471 00:28:44,897 --> 00:28:47,377 why you've stayed around all these years. 472 00:28:48,465 --> 00:28:49,728 We're friends, Adam. 473 00:28:50,816 --> 00:28:53,513 Friends don't just jump ship. 474 00:28:53,514 --> 00:28:56,081 I think your answer about the food was more honest. 475 00:28:56,082 --> 00:28:57,212 Did it ever occur to you 476 00:28:57,213 --> 00:28:58,998 that I sincerely consider you a friend? 477 00:29:01,696 --> 00:29:02,697 My 478 00:29:04,830 --> 00:29:06,309 Best friend, in fact. 479 00:29:09,486 --> 00:29:10,487 Because of Harrow? 480 00:29:12,620 --> 00:29:14,316 It may have started that way. 481 00:29:14,317 --> 00:29:15,841 You saved my skin, 482 00:29:17,930 --> 00:29:19,887 so I worshiped you for a while, 483 00:29:19,888 --> 00:29:23,805 like an idol who could ward off evil spirits, I suppose. 484 00:29:26,242 --> 00:29:27,243 But then , 485 00:29:28,984 --> 00:29:30,768 then you landed me a facer 486 00:29:30,769 --> 00:29:34,249 for something stupid I did or said. 487 00:29:34,250 --> 00:29:35,337 I remember that fight well 488 00:29:35,338 --> 00:29:37,644 but not what we were scuffling over. 489 00:29:37,645 --> 00:29:39,646 And we were sent down. 490 00:29:39,647 --> 00:29:43,085 My parents were away, so we came here. 491 00:29:44,391 --> 00:29:46,915 In those two weeks of our expulsion, 492 00:29:47,873 --> 00:29:52,573 I met Adam Boyce, the Duke of Kielder. 493 00:29:53,966 --> 00:29:55,663 Still scared the guts out of me. 494 00:29:56,751 --> 00:30:01,451 But Adam Boyce was just a boy like me. 495 00:30:05,020 --> 00:30:07,326 Why this sudden interest 496 00:30:07,327 --> 00:30:08,632 in our colorful childhood? 497 00:30:35,921 --> 00:30:38,837 Looks frigid out there, doesn't it? 498 00:30:39,794 --> 00:30:40,795 It does. 499 00:30:42,841 --> 00:30:44,886 Persephone looks cold, Adam. 500 00:30:46,235 --> 00:30:48,411 You should go and keep her warm. 501 00:30:50,022 --> 00:30:51,023 Keep her- 502 00:30:52,546 --> 00:30:54,895 The fact that my suggestion confuses you 503 00:30:54,896 --> 00:30:56,158 does not bode well, 504 00:30:58,857 --> 00:30:59,858 my friend. 505 00:31:01,860 --> 00:31:02,991 It didn't... 506 00:31:05,951 --> 00:31:07,691 It didn't confuse me. 507 00:31:23,969 --> 00:31:26,885 She is lonely in this empty castle. 508 00:31:30,323 --> 00:31:31,454 Just as mother was. 509 00:31:37,983 --> 00:31:39,722 Persephone. 510 00:31:42,770 --> 00:31:43,901 I heard them, Adam! 511 00:31:43,902 --> 00:31:45,293 The wolves, they're inside Falstone! 512 00:31:45,294 --> 00:31:46,991 They are still outside the castle walls. 513 00:31:46,992 --> 00:31:48,862 But they're so loud. They sound so much closer. 514 00:31:48,863 --> 00:31:51,779 They are not inside the castle walls, Persephone. 515 00:31:52,649 --> 00:31:54,215 Are you certain? 516 00:31:54,216 --> 00:31:55,217 Absolutely. 517 00:31:57,916 --> 00:31:59,655 Have tea sent up to my book room. 518 00:31:59,656 --> 00:32:00,657 Yes, Your Grace. 519 00:32:11,930 --> 00:32:14,453 I know I shouldn't be so afraid of them, 520 00:32:14,454 --> 00:32:18,110 but the howling sends chills through me. 521 00:32:20,547 --> 00:32:22,026 I will have my steward check on the pack, 522 00:32:22,027 --> 00:32:24,419 so you can breathe more easily. 523 00:32:24,420 --> 00:32:26,247 I had always been told 524 00:32:26,248 --> 00:32:29,033 that there were no more wolves in England. 525 00:32:29,034 --> 00:32:30,425 Our pack is descended 526 00:32:30,426 --> 00:32:33,212 from the last of the wolves that roamed the area 527 00:32:34,213 --> 00:32:37,041 and the wild dogs that called the forest home. 528 00:32:37,042 --> 00:32:40,480 Are they less vicious than true wolves, then? 529 00:32:43,570 --> 00:32:46,050 They are more wolf than anything else. 530 00:32:46,051 --> 00:32:48,227 But they always give the castle a wide berth. 531 00:33:00,587 --> 00:33:01,588 I think, 532 00:33:05,157 --> 00:33:07,462 I think we should hold a ball. 533 00:33:07,463 --> 00:33:08,333 A ball? 534 00:33:08,334 --> 00:33:09,377 Unless you don't want to. 535 00:33:09,378 --> 00:33:10,989 I assumed you wouldn't want to. 536 00:33:12,164 --> 00:33:14,340 It would mean a lot of people in the castle. 537 00:33:18,213 --> 00:33:21,042 Every bride should have a ball. 538 00:33:23,523 --> 00:33:25,307 We are still in mourning. 539 00:33:27,701 --> 00:33:31,313 I think a wedding ball would be permissible. 540 00:33:34,142 --> 00:33:35,317 Do you mean... 541 00:33:40,192 --> 00:33:43,195 You don't say things you don't mean. 542 00:33:44,587 --> 00:33:45,588 No. 543 00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:49,201 No, I don't. 544 00:33:52,552 --> 00:33:53,727 Yes, Adam. 545 00:33:55,207 --> 00:33:57,731 We should host a ball at Falstone. 546 00:34:00,821 --> 00:34:01,822 Adam suggested it? 547 00:34:03,563 --> 00:34:05,172 Adam? 548 00:34:05,173 --> 00:34:07,218 As in the Adam I know? 549 00:34:07,219 --> 00:34:10,134 I am as surprised as you are. 550 00:34:10,135 --> 00:34:13,137 He's been doing a lot of uncharacteristic things lately. 551 00:34:13,138 --> 00:34:16,009 Barton says Cook is in tears. 552 00:34:16,010 --> 00:34:17,141 What did you do to her? 553 00:34:17,142 --> 00:34:19,012 I didn't do anything to her. 554 00:34:19,013 --> 00:34:20,492 She's informed about the upcoming ball. 555 00:34:20,493 --> 00:34:21,493 She's that upset about it? 556 00:34:21,494 --> 00:34:23,147 She's that pleased about it. 557 00:34:23,148 --> 00:34:26,150 She's been reduced to weeping at the kitchen work table. 558 00:34:26,151 --> 00:34:28,413 How has the rest of the staff reacted? 559 00:34:28,414 --> 00:34:30,197 Mrs. Smithson is rushing about 560 00:34:30,198 --> 00:34:31,459 as though the ball is this evening 561 00:34:31,460 --> 00:34:32,808 instead of three weeks from now. 562 00:34:32,809 --> 00:34:34,810 And Barton has simply begun grinning 563 00:34:34,811 --> 00:34:35,985 when he thinks I'm not looking. 564 00:34:35,986 --> 00:34:37,683 Three weeks from now? 565 00:34:37,684 --> 00:34:40,816 But, Adam, Linus is coming in three weeks' time. 566 00:34:40,817 --> 00:34:42,209 Please tell me you haven't changed your mind 567 00:34:42,210 --> 00:34:43,645 about his visit. 568 00:34:43,646 --> 00:34:45,039 Of course not, Persephone. 569 00:34:46,084 --> 00:34:47,433 He can be here for the ball. 570 00:34:50,131 --> 00:34:53,264 Why the sudden urge to entertain, Adam? 571 00:34:53,265 --> 00:34:56,180 First you invite Persephone's brother. 572 00:34:56,181 --> 00:34:58,573 And the ball will bring every family of consequence 573 00:34:58,574 --> 00:34:59,705 in the northern half of England 574 00:34:59,706 --> 00:35:02,577 to Falstone at the same time. 575 00:35:02,578 --> 00:35:04,449 That is precisely the sort of thing 576 00:35:04,450 --> 00:35:06,059 that makes you miserable. 577 00:35:06,060 --> 00:35:07,495 I don't want you to be miserable. 578 00:35:07,496 --> 00:35:08,888 I will not be miserable. 579 00:35:08,889 --> 00:35:12,021 You'll simply make the rest of us miserable. 580 00:35:12,022 --> 00:35:13,588 Perhaps you should put an end to the entire thing 581 00:35:13,589 --> 00:35:14,894 and save us the suffering. 582 00:35:14,895 --> 00:35:16,070 Shut up, Harry. 583 00:35:18,942 --> 00:35:21,944 Harry is not nearly persuasive enough 584 00:35:21,945 --> 00:35:24,643 to convince me to cancel Linus's visit. 585 00:35:24,644 --> 00:35:26,297 There's no need to worry over that. 586 00:35:26,298 --> 00:35:27,386 But there is. 587 00:35:28,474 --> 00:35:31,867 You tell me to trust you, but I don't know that I can. 588 00:35:31,868 --> 00:35:34,435 There is so much I don't know about you, Adam. 589 00:35:34,436 --> 00:35:36,220 So much I don't understand. 590 00:35:36,221 --> 00:35:38,397 And that frightens me. 591 00:35:40,355 --> 00:35:41,268 I frighten you? 592 00:35:41,269 --> 00:35:43,227 That isn't what I said. 593 00:35:43,228 --> 00:35:44,402 It really isn't. 594 00:35:44,403 --> 00:35:45,969 Shut up, Harry! 595 00:35:47,580 --> 00:35:50,147 I am happy to see I'm a unifying force. 596 00:35:50,148 --> 00:35:51,452 At the moment, Harry Windover, 597 00:35:51,453 --> 00:35:53,062 you are a frustrating force. 598 00:35:53,063 --> 00:35:54,629 Harry, now would be a perfect opportunity 599 00:35:54,630 --> 00:35:56,327 for a timely exit. 600 00:35:56,328 --> 00:35:57,329 Hint taken. 601 00:36:04,466 --> 00:36:07,513 I have faults, Persephone, like any other man, 602 00:36:08,644 --> 00:36:10,080 but I am not a liar. 603 00:36:12,822 --> 00:36:14,475 I was raised by a man 604 00:36:14,476 --> 00:36:18,262 who valued honesty and loyalty 605 00:36:18,263 --> 00:36:19,655 and keeping one's word. 606 00:36:21,657 --> 00:36:22,831 Now I've promised you 607 00:36:22,832 --> 00:36:24,268 that your brother will visit you here 608 00:36:24,269 --> 00:36:26,270 and that Falstone Castle will host a ball, 609 00:36:26,271 --> 00:36:29,447 and no one, not Harry, not anyone else, 610 00:36:29,448 --> 00:36:32,668 will browbeat me into going back on that promise to you. 611 00:36:34,496 --> 00:36:35,889 On any promise to you. 612 00:36:38,283 --> 00:36:40,371 I want to believe that. 613 00:36:40,372 --> 00:36:42,504 And your happiness does matter. 614 00:36:44,071 --> 00:36:45,899 You should believe that too. 615 00:36:48,467 --> 00:36:50,729 I'm beginning to. 616 00:37:12,317 --> 00:37:13,360 Afternoon. 617 00:37:13,361 --> 00:37:15,929 You look a bit unwell, poor boy. 618 00:37:17,583 --> 00:37:19,192 I'm fine. 619 00:37:19,193 --> 00:37:22,456 I was just telling Persephone of all the wonderful balls 620 00:37:22,457 --> 00:37:25,024 we used to have here at the castle. 621 00:37:25,025 --> 00:37:26,547 Even the London papers 622 00:37:26,548 --> 00:37:29,289 were full of every detail of the evening; 623 00:37:29,290 --> 00:37:34,034 who attended, the decorations, the menu. 624 00:37:35,296 --> 00:37:39,081 Falstone balls were positively legendary. 625 00:37:39,082 --> 00:37:41,388 I am certain our ball will be far less elaborate. 626 00:37:41,389 --> 00:37:43,738 But that's why I rushed back. 627 00:37:43,739 --> 00:37:46,219 It could be extraordinary. 628 00:37:46,220 --> 00:37:48,003 A few changes to the menu, 629 00:37:48,004 --> 00:37:51,180 perhaps a more dramatic decorating scheme. 630 00:37:51,181 --> 00:37:53,835 It is enough that there will be people here. 631 00:37:53,836 --> 00:37:56,273 That should be plenty to fill the London papers 632 00:37:56,274 --> 00:37:58,711 with pages of shocked commentary. 633 00:38:00,495 --> 00:38:02,888 The castle's always been more pleasant 634 00:38:02,889 --> 00:38:04,977 when it's been festive. 635 00:38:04,978 --> 00:38:06,935 Mrs. Smithson and I have discussed the menu 636 00:38:06,936 --> 00:38:08,415 and the preparations. 637 00:38:08,416 --> 00:38:11,331 I am quite satisfied with what we've chosen. 638 00:38:11,332 --> 00:38:15,510 Mm, satisfied and pleased are not the same thing. 639 00:38:16,685 --> 00:38:19,034 You'll be desperate to leave before long 640 00:38:19,035 --> 00:38:21,254 if something's not done to liven the place. 641 00:38:21,255 --> 00:38:23,082 We are holding a ball, mother. 642 00:38:23,083 --> 00:38:24,562 That has always been enough festiveness 643 00:38:24,563 --> 00:38:26,086 for you to return to Falstone. 644 00:38:28,218 --> 00:38:32,832 It sounds to me like it's hardly a ball. 645 00:38:33,963 --> 00:38:37,226 I, I suppose the arrangements 646 00:38:37,227 --> 00:38:40,405 could be made a little more extensive. 647 00:38:41,449 --> 00:38:43,407 Oh, I sound just like father. 648 00:38:43,408 --> 00:38:45,147 I assure you both, 649 00:38:45,148 --> 00:38:49,108 I am satisfied and pleased with our current arrangements. 650 00:38:49,109 --> 00:38:50,892 They suit my preferences. 651 00:38:50,893 --> 00:38:55,114 You really must let me help with future entertainments. 652 00:38:55,115 --> 00:38:58,639 We could hold ever so many, both here and in London. 653 00:38:58,640 --> 00:39:01,426 You'll have far too much fun to be unhappy. 654 00:39:04,951 --> 00:39:07,562 Will you please excuse me? 655 00:39:15,091 --> 00:39:16,440 All of the balls you held for mother 656 00:39:16,441 --> 00:39:18,006 weren't enough to keep her here, 657 00:39:18,007 --> 00:39:21,706 so why the blasted blazes am I trying the same approach? 658 00:39:22,795 --> 00:39:24,099 Dukes don't need people, you said. 659 00:39:24,100 --> 00:39:25,537 We're better off without her. 660 00:39:27,582 --> 00:39:30,279 Persephone will leave too in the end. Everyone does. 661 00:39:36,591 --> 00:39:37,461 You will hurt your hand 662 00:39:37,462 --> 00:39:38,637 if you keep doing that. 663 00:39:41,596 --> 00:39:43,729 Go eat your dinner, Persephone. 664 00:39:45,383 --> 00:39:46,948 I intend to. 665 00:39:49,865 --> 00:39:51,084 On the desk will be fine. 666 00:39:54,566 --> 00:39:55,567 I'm not hungry. 667 00:39:56,698 --> 00:39:57,917 Perhaps not, but I am. 668 00:40:01,355 --> 00:40:02,356 Thank you. 669 00:40:06,969 --> 00:40:07,882 Mother- 670 00:40:07,883 --> 00:40:09,232 Is taking her meal with Harry. 671 00:40:10,059 --> 00:40:11,409 I am eating here. 672 00:40:12,410 --> 00:40:13,889 No one eats in this room. 673 00:40:15,021 --> 00:40:16,674 You would rather I starve? 674 00:40:16,675 --> 00:40:18,502 If you are truly on the verge of expiring, 675 00:40:18,503 --> 00:40:22,724 then by all means, take some nourishment. 676 00:40:34,040 --> 00:40:35,041 Blast it. 677 00:40:36,608 --> 00:40:37,521 It does smell good, doesn't it? 678 00:40:37,522 --> 00:40:39,348 What a shame you aren't hungry. 679 00:40:39,349 --> 00:40:41,873 Is that a hint, Persephone? 680 00:40:41,874 --> 00:40:43,570 A hint? 681 00:40:43,571 --> 00:40:46,139 You are trying to convince me to join you. 682 00:40:47,009 --> 00:40:47,835 This is for me. 683 00:40:47,836 --> 00:40:49,271 If you want something, 684 00:40:49,272 --> 00:40:50,926 you will have to send to the kitchen for it yourself. 685 00:40:54,321 --> 00:40:56,757 You plan to eat an entire chicken? 686 00:40:56,758 --> 00:40:59,020 It is not an entire chicken. 687 00:40:59,021 --> 00:41:00,326 And not such a very large one, at that. 688 00:41:00,327 --> 00:41:03,068 In fact, it is a very good thing 689 00:41:03,069 --> 00:41:04,635 there is plenty to go with it. 690 00:41:04,636 --> 00:41:07,203 Otherwise I would be in very real danger of wasting away. 691 00:41:17,779 --> 00:41:21,130 You didn't expect me to eat an entire chicken, did you? 692 00:41:33,273 --> 00:41:36,319 Thank you for the dinner, Persephone. 693 00:41:37,973 --> 00:41:39,671 Thank you for allowing the ball. 694 00:41:40,976 --> 00:41:43,631 For inviting Linus to visit. 695 00:41:44,676 --> 00:41:46,982 It is nice having something to look forward to. 696 00:42:03,608 --> 00:42:08,742 Would you like having more balls and entertainments? 697 00:42:08,743 --> 00:42:10,745 I would, now and then. 698 00:42:12,921 --> 00:42:15,228 But I miss my family more than I miss company. 699 00:42:17,883 --> 00:42:19,405 They are so very far away. 700 00:42:19,406 --> 00:42:22,365 It sometimes feels as though I'll never see them again. 701 00:42:26,152 --> 00:42:29,110 They may very well go to London for the Season. 702 00:42:29,111 --> 00:42:31,112 You could see them there. 703 00:42:31,113 --> 00:42:32,898 You could see a lot of people there. 704 00:42:34,769 --> 00:42:36,379 That should tide you over for a while. 705 00:42:38,643 --> 00:42:40,862 I will have to get my fill then, I suppose.