All language subtitles for Upstairs Downstairs S03E02 A House Divided WEB-DL DDP2 0 H 264-squalor (1)_track3_[eng]

(elegant theme music)

- Edward...

Is Captain James going
into the city this morning?

- Yes, Mrs. Bridges.

- Oh.

Well, he'll want his
breakfast prompt then.

(sniffling)

Ruby, turn that toast.

You know the master doesn't
like it too well-done.

-[Ruby] Yes, Mrs. Bridges.

- And for goodness sakes,
stop sniveling!

Have you cleared away
our breakfast things yet?

-[Ruby] No, Mrs. Bridges,
I always do that after--

- Well, go and do it now.

Go on, give me that.

(Ruby sniffling and crying)

(Ruby crying)

That girl.

Carrying on like that.

Anybody'd think...

I don't suppose she exchanged
more than two dozen words

with Her Ladyship...

(sobs) the whole of her life.

(sobbing)

- Toast is burning.

- Oh, Rose, oh, Rose.

- Oh!
- Oh!

Any more news, Mr. Hudson?

- Not since the shipping
company telephoned

last night, Mrs. Bridges.

We must presume that
they've perished.

(typewriter keys clacking)

- Good morning, Miss Forrest.

- Good morning, Mr. Bellamy.

- I found those papers
that Lord Ludiner sent.

I put them on the table.

- Yes, I was just
returning them.

Do you what to--

- No, I'll add a personal
note at the end.

- Yes, sir.

(typewriter keys clacking)

- Are all these letters for me?

- Yes.

I wondered if you would
like me to have

some printed cards of
acknowledgement made.

- Acknowledgement?

- Of the letters.

- Well, certainly not.

I shall answer them
all personally.

- Then, perhaps I
should order some

black-edged stationery?

- Yes, I suppose so.

Uh, thank you.

- Father?

Good morning, Miss Forrest.

- Good morning, Captain Bellamy.

- I'm off now, Father.

Are you sure you won't join
me for lunch in the city?

- No, I think I'll have
lunch at my club.

- All right.

-[Hudson] Will you be
home for dinner, sir?

- Is my father dining at home?

- I believe so, sir.

The master has not said
anything to the contrary.

- Then, I will too.

- Very good, sir.

- The publishers want an index.

I thought that was their
responsibility.

- Well...

Would you like me to make
out a list of subjects

in alphabetical order?

And then, you could
see if it's covered

the most important points.

- Yes, very well.

(typewriter keys clacking)

- About the appendixes.

- Appendices, the plural
of appendix is appendices.

- Yes.

Well, you did say
you would decide

which of the correspondence
would go in as an appendix.

-[Mr. Bellamy] What?

- Perhaps you'd rather not be
bothered with that just now.

- No, it's got to be done.

I want the book out
as soon as possible.

As a tribute to...

I want the book published
as soon as possible.

- (grunts) Here, Rose.

- Thank you, Edward.

That contraption.

I'd just as soon use
a dust pan and brush.

(knocking)

All right, I'll manage.

- Marconigram.

- Oh, thanks.

Uh, can you wait?

Marconigram, Mr. Hudson.

For the master.

Here, Rose, do you think
that could be...

-[Richard] The conversation
between Lord Southwold and--

-[Hudson] Excuse me, sir.

It's a marconigram for you.

(paper rustling)

- It's from the White Star Line.

"We regret to confirm

"Lady Marjorie Bellamy and
Maude Roberts unaccounted for.

"Presumed...

"Presumed drowned."

Well...

At least we know now.

(door closes)

- See...

What I can't understand is

how a great big ship
like that could go down.

Not just hitting
a little iceberg.

- It was not a little
iceberg, Rose.

From all accounts, it was
nearly as tall as the ship.

- Well, what I meaned
is, it seems so...

I mean, we build the
biggest ship in the world,

and we say it's so big,

there ain't anything
can make it go down.

And then, along comes
this iceberg.

- I believe it was the
captain who said,

"Even God himself could
not sink this ship."

- Tempting Providence.

- Indeed it was, Mrs. Bridges.

- Rose?

- Perhaps it may serve
to remind us that we live

in a transitory world,

and that in human affairs,
nothing is certain.

-[Rose] Thank you, Mrs. Bridges.

- What's this?

- More tea, please,
Mrs. Bridges.

- You had two already.

- Well, Rose has had three.

- Two cups is quite
enough for you.

You keep your place, Margo.

- Have you heard about
the marconigram, sir?

- Yes.

My father back yet, Edward?

- No, sir, not yet.

(typewriter keys clacking)

-[Hazel] Oh.

- You're still here?

- I've nearly finished.

It must be dreadfully
annoying for you

to hear me tapping away.

- No, no, no, I like it.

The house is so empty.

-[Hazel] Yes.

- Would you do me a favor?

-[Hazel] Well?

- Have a glass of sherry
with me before you go.

- Oh, no, really, thank you.

- Please?

-[Hazel] I mustn't stay long.

(typewriter keys clacking)

- Oh, for goodness
sake, leave that

beastly typewriting machine
and come here.

- Don't call it a beastly
typewriting machine.

It's my good friend.

It makes me independent.

(door closes)

-[Hudson] Oh, excuse me, sir.

-[Hudson] Oh, excuse me, sir.
Do you know what time
the master will be in?

Do you know what time
the master will be in?

- No.

- He said he was going
to the House of Commons

and then dining out.

-[James] Dining out?

- Mr. Bellamy informed
you, miss,

that he would be dining out?

- Yes, when he telephoned.

- If you'd only mentioned
it to me, miss,

I could've told Mrs. Bridges,

and she could have modified
her plans for dinner.

- I'm sorry, I thought...

I thought you knew.

Oh, dear.

You see, he didn't
telephone about that at all.

It was something
about the index,

and he just mentioned
that he was

dining with Lady Marjorie's
aunt to break the news to her.

And he wouldn't be
home before I left.

If I'd thought Hudson
didn't know, I--

- Don't worry about Hudson.

He's always getting
miffed about something.

- Yes.

I suppose they must all be
very upset and unsettled.

- Yes, I suppose so.

- But I've made filets
de boeuf tallyrand,

the master's favorite.

I made it specially to
tempt his appetite.

I do think he might've
let us know.

- It seems the master did inform
Miss Forrest, Mrs. Bridges,

but she didn't think
to mention it.

- Well!

She's not stopping to
dinner, I suppose.

Perhaps she's got her eye
on my best filets de beouf.

- To the best of belief,
Mrs. Bridges,

Miss Forrest is not staying.

- Well, how come this then?

- What's she doing drinking
sherry with Captain James?

- Tell me, do your parents
approve of your working?

- Well, since you ask me.

-[James] Which you
think I shouldn't.

- I think they would prefer
that I just lived at home.

-[James] But you think
a woman should be free.

- Not free, no.

Well, everyone has obligations,

but the obligations should
be reasonable.

- And living at home isn't.

- Have you ever lived
in Wimbledon?

- (laughs) No, I haven't.

- Washing Mother's best
china for her at-home days.

And turning Father's
shirt collars and cuffs,

and cutting sandwiches
for the Tennis Club teas.

Oh, it was all right
when I was younger, but--

- Now, you prefer to be a
(typewriter key clacks),

humph, a typewriter.

- At some point, someone
has got to decide

whether the typewriter
is the machine

or the woman who operates it.

- You're very good at
avoiding questions.

- Am I?

- More sherry?

- No, thank you.

- You still haven't answered.

- I've forgotten what
you asked me.

- Whether you always
wanted to be

or work a typewriter.

- Well, we all have to
compromise, you know.

My father, he wanted to
be a chartered accountant,

but he couldn't afford
the training

and the examinations.

-[James] And what does he do?

- Oh, he's an accountant,

but not a chartered accountant.

He works for a small
shipping firm,

The Coastal Steamship Company.

He's been there 40 years.

Ever since he was 17.

Oh, it is frightening, really.

- Frightening?

- To have settled for so little.

He took the job because it
would bring in some money,

and oh, it's gone on
bringing in some money,

but he's never gone beyond that.

- Perhaps it's as well
not to be too ambitious.

My father's ambitious.

But being a parson's son,
he has a conscience as well.

And that makes things
difficult for him.

-[Hazel] What about you?

- Me?

- Are you ambitious?

- No, no, I'm nothing much.

That's the trouble.

- I think--
- Hm?

- I think you're sweet-natured.

- (laughs) Oh, I assure
you, I'm no such thing.

Does that mean you like me?

- I...

I think I've answered
quite enough questions

for one evening.

Goodnight.

- Thank you for keeping
me company, Hazel.

- Hazel?

- Yes, Mother.

- I was just beginning
to get worried.

(bell rings)

Where have you been?

Is that strong liquor I smell?

- I, uh, I had a sherry
before I left.

-[Arthur] With your employer?

- No.

- That wasn't very wise, was it?

- No, not with Mr. Bellamy.

With Captain Bellamy, his son.

- Hazel, I don't think you
should see too much of him.

You can't be too careful
in your position.

Well, you'd better get
ready for dinner, dear.

I told Elsie to bring
it in as soon as I rang.

- I am sorry I'm late.

- (clears throat) There's
an account here

of the Titanic inquiry
in America.

- Yes, Father's been
reading to me about it.

Do you know they hadn't enough
lifeboats for everybody?

I think that's dreadful.

- My dear, it's a matter
of economics.

Lifeboats take up a
lot of deck space.

If they had lifeboats
for everyone onboard,

there wouldn't be
any room on deck

for the first class passengers.

- No, dear, I suppose not.

- Well, they couldn't carry
the steerage passengers

at the low rates they do unless
the first class passengers

were prepared to pay
luxury prices.

And you can't expect
them to do that

without luxury conditions.

It's all a matter of money.

- There's the soup.

All right, Elsie, I'm coming.

- Well, dear, come along.

-[Jeffrey] I have no
wish to intrude,

but it occurred to
that you'd need

to consider your position.

-[Richard] I haven't
really thought about it.

- I think you should.

You're familiar, of course,
with the terms

of Lady Marjorie's will

which were, to a large extent,

conditioned by the terms
of the marriage settlement.

- Yes.

- But I wonder if you're fully
award of the consequences

of its provisions.

The main source of income for
yourself and your late wife

has been the interest
on the $100,000 pounds

of the marriage settlement.

That, of course, was
tied to the children

and is now inherited
by James and Elizabeth

in equal parts of 50,000 pounds.

- Yes, of course.

- Your own personal
income is not large.

-[Richard] I'm aware
of that, Jeffrey.

Hardly enough to maintain this
household as it should be.

- No.

I'm afraid the inevitable
result of marrying

into one of the great families

is that one tends to--

- Live beyond one's means.

Yes, it was rather stupid of
me not to have considered.

You see, I never thought of
it as her money or my money.

It was planned our spending
it together

according to our joint means.

- Naturally, sir, in
any ordinary marriage,

the husband and wife
sink or swim together.

I'm so sorry.

Do forgive me.

- I wish to God we had.

We are talking about money.

- Yes.

- Well, it seems I shall
have to consider my future.

- Will you continue in politics?

- I don't know if
I can afford to.

At least, if I do,
I shall be able to

follow my own conscience

without being hampered
by considerations

of Lady Southwold's patronage.

- Well...

I must be on my way.

- Yes.

- Of course, the lease of
this house will be yours.

It was made over to you
and Lady Marjorie

under a deed of gifts,
so naturally,

it will now belong to you.

So, if things do get difficult,

you can always sell the house,

get rid of your servants,

and rent a flat somewhere.

So, don't be too downhearted,
old chap.

Goodbye to you.

(spirited theme music)

- There have been several
matters lately

of which I've found myself
agreeing with the government

and differing with my own party.

The Parliament Act, Home Rule.

- Well, you wouldn't
cross the floor.

- I've thought about it.

- Father, you couldn't possibly.

It would put you in the
company of the hooligans.

People like Winston
Churchill who are simply out

for their own ends.

- I know a lot of people
dislike Winston--

- He's a cad, apart
from anything else.

- But at least, he has the
courage of his convictions.

- Don't you think you owe
something to the people

who elected you?

And to the family.

- I haven't decided
anything yet.

I just felt I ought
to warn you that

with the third reading of the
Home Rule Bill coming up--

- You're not gonna vote
with the liberals.

- Yes, I probably shall.

- Well, I hardly think that
Mother would've liked that.

-[Hazel] Good morning.

- It's Mr. Stallinbrass.

- Oh, drat.

Come for his money, and
I haven't got it.

Come in, Mr. Stallinbrass.

- Morning, Mrs. Bridges.

- Good morning, Mr.
Stallinbrass.

I have your book here.

I didn't like to bother the
master with it last week.

We've had a tragedy in
this house, you know.

- Yes, indeed, very sad.

You've my condolences.

She was such a fine lady.

- She was indeed, yes.

(sniffles)

Well, I'll have your money
ready for you tomorrow,

Mr. Stallinbrass, and
send it 'round.

Ruby can take it.

Give her something to do.

- No worry, Mrs. Bridges,
no worry at all.

How were the chump chops?

- Oh, they ate lovely.

- Now, what can I send
you 'round today?

- Well, uh, the master and
Mr. James is going to be out,

but if you had a nice
bit of brisket,

we could have braised beef
for our dinner tomorrow.

- A nice piece of
brisket, about six pounds.

- Yeah, ooh, not too big.

Four pounds will be all right.

- Uh, four, four to
five pounds, right.

Now, how about some nice pork
chops for your supper tonight?

- Oh...

- Got to keep your strength
up, you know,

in these sad times.

Oh, all right, Mr. Stallinbrass.

Five nice pork chops.

- [Mr. Stallinbrass]
Five pork chops.

- Not to fat, mind.

- Not too fat it is.

Good day, Mrs. Bridges.
- Good day, Mr. Stallinbrass.

Ruby.

- [Mr. Stallinbrass]
Thank you, Ruby.

- No, I must write that
out in longhand.

- Yes, sir.

- Oh, excuse me, sir,
you asked to see

Mrs. Bridges' housekeeping
books.

- Oh, yes, Hudson, put
them on the desk, will you?

I'll attend to them later.

- Very good, sir.

- Oh, Mrs. Bridges,
just look at this sheet.

Captain James must've put
his foot right through it.

Have to put on a new one.

- You'll have to do that
sides to middle.

- Mm, you don't know when
Miss Thorpe's coming, do you?

There's an awful lot
of sewing up there.

- Her Ladyship usually writes...

Used to write to her
when she wanted her.

- Yes.

Oh, I'm gonna put
it in the rag bag.

(muttering indistinctly)

Oh, Mrs. Bridges.

- Yes?

- You're getting ever so
short on lump sugar and tea.

- Oh, all right.

I'll ask Mr. Hudson
to get the key

to the big store cupboard
from the master.

- There.

Miss Forrest?

Would you please type that
and send it to the Times?

- Yes, Mr. Bellamy.

- Well, Lady Southwold
wanted a memorial service

in Westminster Abbey,
but I'm sure my wife

would prefer it at her
own parish church.

Oh...

These letters can have a
card of acknowledgement.

- Very well.

- These, I'm afraid, I must
answer with my own hand.

- Lady Marjorie...

Must have been greatly loved.

- Yes.

Yes.

Oh, good heavens,
is that the time?

I must fly.

I have a meeting of the House.

- Yes, it's an important
day today, isn't it?

The third reading of
the Home Rule Bill.

- Are you interested
in politics?

- Only since I've been working
for a member of Parliament.

You know, I--
- Yes?

- It doesn't matter.

-[Richard] You're very
cautious, Miss Forrest.

-[Hazel] I don't mean to be.

- What were you going to say?

- It's just that I
never realized that

members of Parliament
were real people before.

- Well, if by real,
you mean fallible,

I'm afraid we're a great
deal too real.

Especially when confronted
with a problem like Ireland.

-[Hazel] Will you vote
for Home Rule?

- Oh, yes, I think so.

- My father says that if
there was an Irish Parliament,

the Catholics would treat
the Protestants unjustly

and bring in laws which
were unfair to them.

- Just as in the past,

we have treated the
Catholics unjustly.

- Yes.

I suppose so.

- Strange the capacity
of human beings

to make each other unhappy
when there is so much

inescapable misery in the world.

- Yes.

Very strange.

- Miss Forrest, I'm very
grateful for all you've done

these past days.

It's meant a great deal to me.

- Thank you, Mr. Bellamy.

- I wonder would you
do me a favor?

The tradesmen's books
are on the desk.

Would you see Mrs. Bridges

and give her the money
to settle them?

-[Hazel] Well, I'm--

- There's a cashbox in the
right hand drawer of the desk.

I have the key here.

And I shan't be back
again until late tonight.

Thank you very much.

(bell rings)

(door opens)

- You rang, miss?

- Yes.

Mr. Bellamy will be out
to lunch and to dinner.

- So I understand, miss.

The master did mention that
he would be taking lunch

with the House and will
be dining there as well.

- Mr. Hudson?

- Yes, miss?

- I wonder, would you ask Mrs.
Bridges to come up, please?

- Mrs. Bridges?

- Yes.

Mr. Bellamy asked me to see her
about the tradesmen's books.

- Perhaps you would like
me to give the money

to Mrs. Bridges so that she
can settle the accounts.

- No, thank you.

I think I would prefer
to see her myself.

- Very well, miss.

- There seems to be a
mistake in the addition here.

- Oh?

- The bills seem higher this
week and last than bef...

Well...

Chump chops, they are expensive.

- Lady Marjorie never
grudged good quality meat

for the kitchen.

- No, of course not, I...

Well, five pounds will cover it?

- Oh, yes.

(coins clanging)

- There, Mrs. Bridges.

And, uh, perhaps you could
let me have the change

in a day or two.

- If I might have the key of
the large store cupboard, miss.

-[Hazel] Store cupboard?

- I'm getting low
on tea and sugar.

I also want some tinned salmon.

I think the master keeps
the key in there now.

- Perhaps you'd like me to
come down with you and --

- That will not be necessary.

I know you have your work to do.

I will get the stores out and
return the key to the master.

- Perhaps you could
return it to me.

Mr. Bellamy won't be back
'til very late tonight.

- Cheek!

"I better take the things
out of the store cupboard.

"I don't trust you,
Mrs. Bridges."

- She never said that, did she?

- She implied it.

Oh, Rose, I shall want
some more demerara sugar.

Oh, that is, of course,
if Miss has no objection.

Going through my books.

"This is too expensive,
that's too expensive."

Suppose she'd like
to pay our wages

and cut a few shillings
off them.

- Well, I don't think the
master should've asked her.

It's not right, putting her
in Lady Marjorie's place.

- Now, Rose, it's not
for us to criticize.

- Yes, but--
- I'm sure we all want to make

things as easy as we can for
the master in this sad time.

- Well, I think Miss Forrest
is trying to take over,

and I don't think it's right.

(sewing machine rumbling)

- Have you had your dinner?

-[Hazel] Yes, thank you, Mother.

- It's really not
fair, you know,

expecting Elsie to keep
your dinner hot every night.

- Mother, it was only twice.

Three times.

- Why were you late tonight?

- I had to help Mr.
Bellamy with the letter

of condolences for Lady
Marjorie's death.

And then, the arrangements
for the memorial service.

And one or two household things.

- Household?

Do you mean to say you've
been working in the house?

- No, Mother, nothing like that.

It's just there were the
tradesmen's books to see to,

and one or two accounts
in the desk

I thought ought to be settled.

- But that wasn't what you were
employed for, dear, was it?

- Well, no.

- I think you should be
careful in your situation.

I mean, a young woman going
out to strange houses,

doing typewriting for
anyone who asks her.

- Well, I never liked it, never.

- I know how these aristocratic
families take advantage.

You don't have to be
unpleasant about it.

Just say, very calmly
and firmly,

"I'm sorry, but that wasn't
what I was engaged for."

They'll think all
the more of you.

- Of course, they will.

Otherwise, they'll just
encroach and encroach.

And before you know
where you are,

you'll be scrubbing
the kitchen floor.

- Oh, Mother.

It isn't like that.

Lady Marjorie has
died very suddenly

and the household is--

- And you can't take
her place, dear,

and you shouldn't try.

(rain pattering,
thunder rumbling)

- I remember the first time
that ever she spoke to me.

It was at Southwold.

She was out riding.

My father was opening
the gate to her

and I went out to help him.

Can't have been more than five.

She leaned down from
her horse and said,

"You must be little Rose."

And I remember that
clear as anything.

- I mind well my first
meeting with Her Ladyship

when I was a raw young
lad from Scotland.

She was no older than I was,

and I was able to do
her some slight service.

She'd got her dress muddy when
Lady Southwold had guests.

And I helped her get
up by the back stairs

before anyone saw her.

She said to me, "You
must be the new footman."

I forgot myself, and I
said, "Aye, I'm that."

Whereas, what I should have
said was "Yes, Milady."

She smiled and said,

"I hope you're not too
homesick for Scotland."

Ah, there's not many
young ladies of her age

that would have considered
the feelings of a servant.

- I always think of her as she
looked when I first saw her

when she come here
as a young bride.

She had on a pink hat
with feathers in it

when she and the master came
here after their honeymoon.

Mr. Hudson had us all
lined up in the yard.

Remember, Mr. Hudson?

- Aye, I do.

- And you said, "May
I make so bold

"as to wish Your Ladyship
and the Master

"every happiness in
your new home."

And Her Ladyship said,

"I hope you will all think
of it as your home, too.

"I'm sure we're all going
to be...(voice catches)

"Very happy."

(sniffling and crying)

(bell rings)

Ruby, see who that is.

- Who on earth can that
be at this hour?

Edward, you better go with her.

- Yes, Mr. Hudson.

(Ruby sobbing)

(Ruby screams)

Miss Roberts!

(thunder crashes)

(dramatic theme music)

(door opens)

-[James] You decided to
vote with the government.

- Yes, James, I had to
follow my conscience.

Your mother would've
understood that.

I'm sorry.

- No, no, no, it's I
who should apologize.

I should never have
said what I did.

- Oh...

You heard about Roberts?

- Yes, yes, Edward told me.

Why wasn't she on the list?

- Well, she was picked
up by the Carpathia

in a state of shock, and they
couldn't discover her name.

- Well, where's she been?

- They put her in a hospital
in New York,

and when she was well enough,

she begged to be sent
back to England.

Apparently, she made her
way straight off the ship

and came here.

- The poor woman.

- I suppose this is the
only home she's got.

-[James] What will
you do with her?

- I have no idea, I've got
to see her this morning.

- Well, at least we shall
know a bit more.

- Yes.

- Then, there was
this great noise.

Like a thousand trains
letting off steam.

And I said, "Milady, they
say we ought to go on deck."

And Her Ladyship said,
"No, no, it's much too cold

"on deck, Roberts, I'm going
to sit in the gymnasium."

So, then the stewards said,

"You've got to wear
your lifebelts."

And I said, "I don't want to
wear that nasty, bulky thing."

And Her Ladyship said,

"Yes, Roberts, of course
you must wear it.

"Help me into mine and
you put on yours."

- Mrs. Bridges--

- Shh, be quiet.

- Then, Her Ladyship
sat with Lord Southwold

and the young lady
Southwold in a wicker chair

in the gymnasium.

It got very quiet.

Her Ladyship said,

"Hugo, go and find out
what's happening

"and see if we can
go back to bed."

His Lordship came back and said,

"We've got to get
into the boats."

So, we went out on deck.

Everyone was running about,

and there was a little
girl crying.

And Her Ladyship said, "What's
the matter, little girl?"

And the little girl said,
"I can't find my mother."

And Her Ladyship said,
"I'll help you to find her."

Then, Her Ladyship gave me
her jewel case and said,

"Keep this for me, Roberts."

She took hold of the little
girl's hand and went away,

and I never saw her again.

Where is it?

Where is it, where is it!

- It's here, Miss Roberts.

We put it here whilst
you had your tea.

- (stammers) I want
to hold it! (sobs)

- How did you come in to get
into a boat, Miss Roberts?

- There was an officer and
two sailors and they said,

"You've got to get
into the boats."

And I said, "No, I must
wait for my lady."

But they picked me up and
threw me into the boat,

lowered into the water
and rowed away.

Weren't more than 15 people
in the boat, and I said,

"No, we must go back
for my lady."

But they said, "No, if
we go near the ship

"when it goes down,
we'll go down too."

And they kept rowing away.

- Couldn't you have
made them go back?

- I tried to, I tried to!

I said, "We must go
back for my lady."

There was a lady in the boat
next to me and she said,

"Are you mad, woman, if we
go back we'll be killed."

And she said to the
sailors, "Keep rowing."

And they kept rowing
away. (sobs)

- Did you see the Titanic
go down, Miss Roberts?

- There was a great roar like...

Like it was football
ground and...

Then, there was a crash
and a lot of smoke and...

Then, there was, like it
was a great black finger

pointing down into the
sea, and (inhales sharply)

then it went down...

And took my lady with it.

- Oh...

- Mr. Bellamy asked
me to make a list

of Lady Marjorie's jewelry.

- I suppose they need
it for probate.

- Yes.

I am sorry.

- Hm?

- Well, it can't
be very pleasant

for you to see someone going,

looking through her
personal things.

It can't be.

I wanted to do it when
Miss Roberts wasn't here,

so I waited 'til she went
downstairs to have her tea.

- No need to worry.

I'd rather it was you
than anyone else.

- Thank you.

She left lists, you know,

of everything she took with her

and what she left behind
and where it is.

It's as though she
wanted to make

everything as easy as
possible for everyone.

- She always did.

I must go and change.

I'm going out to dinner.

I wish...

I wish I was having
dinner with you.

- What are you doing here?

- Oh, Miss Roberts.

Mr. Bellamy asked me to go
through Lady Marjorie's things.

- That's my job.

Her things are mine,
I look after them.

- Yes, of course.

There was a sable
stole on the list.

- Give that to me.

Lord Southwold gave
it to Her Ladyship

for her 25th anniversary.

- Miss Roberts, I wonder--

- What are you doing here?

You've got no business
here in My Ladyship's room.

(stammers) Go away, go away.

(church bells tolling)

- Hazel, are you ready, dear?

-[Hazel] Yes, Mother.

- Well...

Did you speak to Mr. Bellamy?

- Huh?

- About him asking you
to do menial tasks.

- You know, Mother, I've
learned something

since I've been working
at Eaton Place.

The people who live there and
the people who work there,

sometimes they're snobbish
and ridiculous,

but they do care
about each other.

I think that's more important
than standing on your rights.

We must hurry, Mother.

- It's all right, Milady.

I'll look after your things
just as I promised I would.

This is your Ascot dress.

I'll hang it up again for you.

What do you want?

- Just come to do the
room, Miss Roberts.

- Go away.

- Here, I'll give you a hand--

- Don't touch it!

Nobody touches My Ladyship's
things but me, nobody!

Go away!

- Miss Forrest hasn't
checked the contents

of the jewelry case yet.

- I think it should be put in
the bank as soon as possible,

and if you'll let me have
a list of the contents.

- Yes, I'll see to that.

Oh, Hudson, would you fetch
Her Ladyship's jewel case here?

- Yes, sir.

Would Sir Jeffrey care for
a glass of Madeira, sir?

-[Jeffrey] Oh, no, thank you,
I can only stay a moment.

- Yes, sir.

- I have some news which I
thought might please you.

- Oh, sit down.

- Lady Southwold has
a number of shares

in a large tobacco company
of which Hugo Southwold

was on the board.

His directorship is
now, of course, vacant,

and she wondered whether
you'd care to have it.

- Well, that is a--

- Lady Southwold would
make over to you

a substantial proportion
of her shares.

And in addition, you'd receive

quite a handsome director's fee.

- Well, that is very
generous of her.

- Well, Lady Southwold
realized that you might

find yourself in some
financial embarrassment,

and she thought this
might help you.

- It will indeed.

- I have some papers
here which you might care

to glance through
at your leisure.

And if I have your agreement
in principle,

I can draw up the necessary
documents,

and perhaps you'd call at
my office one day next week.

The income involved
should be more than enough

to take care of the upkeep
of this house.

- Well...

This is a great weight
off my mind.

- Lady Southwold was
rather distressed

to hear that you voted with
the government last week.

She felt it reflected upon
the honor of the family

if one of its members--

- I'm not exactly a member
of the family.

- Oh, come, Richard.

If you are not a member
of the family,

Lady Southwold would
hardly be offering you

financial assistance.

- Let's get this clear.

Is it a condition of these
shares and this directorship

that I should always vote
with the Conservative Party?

- Well, if you wish to put
into words something which I--

-[Richard] I do.

- Then, I must say that
a certain loyalty

is customary in such cases.

- Then, I'm afraid
I must refuse.

- I think you should take
longer to consider this.

After all, it would make
you financially independent.

-[Richard] Yes, but
not politically.

- Well, you could
remain in politics

and use your influence
as you thought right,

as long as you voted
with the party.

After all, this situation
might never happen again.

- A member of Parliament's
vote is his only

independent source of power.

He should never surrender
it to anyone,

least of all his mother-in-law.

Please tell Lady Southwold
I'm very grateful

for her kind offer, but
the terms are unacceptable.

(door opens)

- And you'll let me have a
list of that jewelry tomorrow?

-[Richard] Yes.

Edward, where's Hudson?

- Upstairs, I think, sir.

- Well, would you like
to wait until we--

- No, no, no, if you'll
just post it to me.

- Yes, very well.

(indistinct shouting)

Hudson!

(indistinct shouting)

Edward, what's the
disturbance here?

Hudson, what is going
on up there?

- I'm sorry, sir, Miss
Roberts, we're having trouble.

Her Ladyship's jewel case.

She refuses to part with it.

(indistinct shouting)

- You shan't have it!
(indistinct shouting)

- Miss Roberts, will you
please control yourself?

(overlapped shouting)

- I'm sorry, sir.

- You're not going to have it,
you're not going to have it.

- Oh, Roberts, I am
glad you're here.

We need your help.

Lady Marjorie left a
list of her jewelry,

and you're the only
one who can tell us

whether it's all there or not.

- No, no, no--

- Lady Marjorie left a
spare key with the master,

and she wanted you to
open the jewel case.

Now, I have the list
and the key.

I wonder, would you open
the case for us?

- Well, if that's what
Her Ladyship wanted.

- Yes, it is.

Now, Rose will hold the
case steady for you.

Won't you, Rose.

- Yes, I will, miss.

(lock clicking)

- (sobs) Oh, Milady.

Milady, I tried to save her.

I tried to save her.

- Of course you did.

- I tried to, I tried
to, I tried to. (sobs)

-[Hazel] Oh, Roberts,
oh, Roberts.

It's all right, Roberts.
(Roberts sobs)

[Hudson] Would you care for a
cup of coffee, Miss Forrest?

- Oh, yes, please, Mr. Hudson.

- Just hot soon, miss.

Would you care for it in
here or in the morning room?

- In here, please.

- Very good, miss.

Rose?

In here, if you please.

-[Hazel] Thank you, Rose.

- Uh, excuse me, miss.

Do you think you could write
and ask the sewing woman

to come next week?

Only there's an awful lot of
sheets and that need mending.

- Yes.

Very well, Rose.

- Thank you, miss.

-[Hudson] All right, Rose?

- Of course, Mr. Hudson.

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