1 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:35,000 What are you doing here? 2 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:47,000 Well, that's very rude to follow someone without notice, isn't it? 3 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:52,000 And in the dark, no less, the kind of lighting people use to flee in the night. 4 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:57,000 What? 5 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:01,000 Must I be chaperoned even in a fit of despair? 6 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:05,000 Utterly, completely, unfathomably ridiculous. 7 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:09,000 I came out here for privacy. I just want to be alone. 8 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:13,000 Please, please leave. 9 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:19,000 Just don't tell my parents or the rest of the staff. 10 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:25,000 I know how quickly word gets around the servants' quarters. 11 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,000 Yes, I'm sure. 12 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:36,000 This is my own pitiful situation, and I mean no offense, but there's nothing someone of your station can do. 13 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:40,000 So just... leave. 14 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:46,000 I'll follow when I'm ready. 15 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:53,000 Oh, go on. You don't have to worry about me running away. I've only got my robes on me. 16 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:59,000 You know I'm not the skill set to make it on my own. 17 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:14,000 Wait. Wait. 18 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:21,000 You... 19 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:29,000 I'm... I may regret asking this, but... 20 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:37,000 Like I say, considering the velocity of gossip... 21 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:45,000 Do you know of my predicament? 22 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:55,000 That I... my... my father, he... 23 00:02:55,000 --> 00:03:02,000 It is not a decision that he's come to easily, but... 24 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:09,000 I... 25 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:13,000 Mr... 26 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:22,000 Mr. Mayford, the gentleman who visited a fortnight ago. 27 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:29,000 Yes, yes, the one who demanded a dot-com fee at the last possible moment, of course you remember. 28 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:40,000 Well, he is very wealthy and holds a great deal of power and society. 29 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:48,000 My father couldn't... 30 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:53,000 He has asked for my hand. 31 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:57,000 Naturally. 32 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:05,000 And I have no brothers. 33 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:10,000 Of course, my cousin... 34 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:17,000 Is it terrible that this is the most fervently I have ever mourned his passing? 35 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:24,000 Is that a horrible disrespect of the dead? 36 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:27,000 I do not know what to do. 37 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:31,000 And I just... 38 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:35,000 My sister... 39 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:40,000 No. 40 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:45,000 My sister, as my... 41 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:52,000 Mother has put it, is not up for a proposal of this caliber. 42 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:56,000 Poor thing. 43 00:04:56,000 --> 00:05:01,000 I have always outshined her so dreadfully. 44 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:08,000 I am ashamed now more than ever of my advantages. 45 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:17,000 I know she has gifts for which I am lacking, but I have never thought to wish them for myself. 46 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:21,000 And I am a fool. 47 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:27,000 Because in truth I have been so very arrogant. 48 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:31,000 I'm pretty. 49 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:50,000 Don't pretty girls have options? 50 00:05:50,000 --> 00:06:08,000 I have wasted all of my life for going the picture of the future when it might truly entail years of fantasizing around dukes and handsome lords sweeping me away and making me... 51 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:12,000 Making me laugh. 52 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:17,000 Kissing someone I love for the rest of our days. 53 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:23,000 The world is in golden light and the bitter truth is rapidly impending. 54 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:25,000 And it's... 55 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:34,000 Crushing my heart. 56 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:37,000 So... 57 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:49,000 Now I feel I must ask you, as an opportunity has sprung its way across my ever narrowing path... 58 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:57,000 I am not sure if you will be receptive, nor will I hold it against you if you disagree. 59 00:06:57,000 --> 00:07:02,000 Please, before I say this... 60 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:08,000 Please, I beg you not to disapprove of me terribly. 61 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:22,000 Simply acknowledge my desperation and allow us to carry on. 62 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:28,000 May I kiss you? 63 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:37,000 I know the question must come as a shock and I understand if you are against it. 64 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:41,000 I do not wish to impose upon your autonomy. 65 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:51,000 I know now especially how cruel that can be. 66 00:07:51,000 --> 00:08:01,000 And that I am also aware that I have not perhaps made the most fortunate impression upon you. 67 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:04,000 Even over all these years. 68 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:10,000 I can acknowledge how it is. 69 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:21,000 I could have bolstered a sense of appropriam within a person of your means. 70 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:33,000 As you see my scorn for a bonnet or disdain towards an otherwise impressive invitation. 71 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:41,000 I am sure I must appear incredibly self-centered. 72 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:51,000 Especially when compared to my sister who despite her shockcomings always manages to show a sense of decorum. 73 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:57,000 I am not ignorant of the looks I have received at those times or the whispers I have heard directed towards my highly privileged life. 74 00:08:57,000 --> 00:09:03,000 I understand that I know just how privileged it is. 75 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:13,000 You specifically seem to radiate a silent disapproval whenever I am acting less than gin to you. 76 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:18,000 And so it is curious as it is to confess. 77 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:26,000 You are a person who has caught my eye. 78 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:31,000 Perhaps it is all perfectly understandable you have served me and my family well. 79 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:36,000 We have lived under the same roof for many years. 80 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:40,000 Perhaps not as equals. 81 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:55,000 I do feel it would be rude to suggest such a thing to a man who has served me off of silver platters for the entirety of our acquaintance. 82 00:09:55,000 --> 00:10:03,000 You have a presence in my life that I have not found within any other. 83 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:14,000 And it is embarrassing to say you have judged me thoroughly and I am sure I have come out the other end wanting many times. 84 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:32,000 And though I do feel you may often be overly quick to dismiss my circumstances, I do admire that otherwise judicious nature. 85 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:54,000 Despite my pride, as frequently as it frustrates me, I desire the character that administers such discerning observations. 86 00:10:54,000 --> 00:11:02,000 I know that I am being forward. Of course, I understand how unladylike the soul is and believe me, I take no pleasure in this situation. 87 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:04,000 Please forgive me. 88 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:11,000 If only for this time you may feel free to critique me as ever once it has been put to rest, but I am at odds with my fate. 89 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:24,000 And for just a moment, I want to know the touch of a man that I choose. 90 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:35,000 And many times I would have chosen you. 91 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:44,000 Please speak no more ill of me with your residents. This is not a test. 92 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:53,000 Your loyalty was never in question. You will suffer no repercussions should you wish to excuse yourself for all our disagreeableness. 93 00:11:53,000 --> 00:12:01,000 I trust your discretion. 94 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:13,000 And at this moment, I trust your judgement. 95 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:20,000 Take your leave, if that is what... 96 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:37,000 You know me. We may not be close, but you know of my comings and goings. What men have you ever seen in close contact with me outside of my family? 97 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:55,000 I may not always be the most proper, but I am a lady, and one that does not wish for her first intimate moments to be marred by as loathsome a creature as Mr. Maylord. 98 00:12:55,000 --> 00:13:03,000 It's as I've said, you are admirable in your character. 99 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:16,000 Though I didn't take you to be so vain as to force me to say it so many times in a row, please, if you are only toying with my anxieties to receive a compliment, then you should... 100 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:36,000 Oh, um, really? I see. Well, I... I suppose... 101 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:52,000 Well, I don't know. Now that I'm put into the situation, I'm not sure how to conduct it. 102 00:13:52,000 --> 00:14:01,000 You may... do it... now? 103 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:19,000 Oh, wait, can you... there was a novel that I read. It was left here by my aunt, I was only curious, but... 104 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:40,000 In it, the... man... he... he lifts the woman by the chin, and... I've always found that to be quite a keen bit of writing, so... 105 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:49,000 Would you mind... simulating that... that... that gesture? 106 00:14:49,000 --> 00:15:08,000 You are very handsome. 107 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:23,000 How strange. I am very unaccustomed to another's lips. I would have known it was such a unique feeling. 108 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:38,000 No, no, no, no, it wasn't bad. I simply did not expect it to be like that. 109 00:15:38,000 --> 00:16:04,000 But I'm sure I... Will you... again? 110 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:14,000 Perhaps this is where we ought to stop for the night. 111 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:29,000 I... I am not sure my heart could take more. I... I may end up having a fit, and then you'd have to carry me back, and that would be rather unsuitable for both of us. 112 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:39,000 No, I simply... I... I am unsullied. Of course, it is only natural that I would react this way. Why? 113 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:46,000 Do you have many experiences like this? Do most women keep a clear head at their first kiss? 114 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:49,000 I think I have shown as much propriety as could be expected. 115 00:16:49,000 --> 00:17:02,000 Are you just so desirable that you turn them all into quaking messes? Do not try to trick me. I know you well enough to make note of that playfulness of yours. Utterly disdainful. 116 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:13,000 I'll have you know, I was the first of my friends to catch a man's attention. Yes, and I was also quick to turn him down. 117 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:36,000 I do not fall in with potential lovers so easily. Naturally, I am as flustered as I am. You can make that the latest gossip downstairs, that I am a prig and a fool, and now blooming with womanhood when it is oh, but too late. 118 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:40,000 You should attend your quarters now. 119 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:48,000 I'm sure it will be harder for you to evade punishment than it will be for me to slip back in. 120 00:17:48,000 --> 00:18:02,000 I am not a sadist. I will be running my own household soon enough, and I plan on actually cultivating a positive relationship with my employees this time around. 121 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:20,000 I am not incapable, you know. I have my good points. Although perhaps I don't need them, I must appear as an angel next to Mr. Maylord. 122 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:26,000 It is kind of you to say. 123 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:38,000 I must admit, it comes as an especially heartwarming comfort, considering our history. 124 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:50,000 Unless, of course, you're only saying it out of a sense of social obligation. 125 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:55,000 Well, thank you. 126 00:18:55,000 --> 00:19:03,000 You may leave now. I wish to remain out here a bit longer. 127 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:28,000 You are too much. There is no more danger on our grounds than there is on the ground. What was that? Oh my God. It was just a hedgehog. 128 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:34,000 Well, you would have screamed and jumped into another's arms as well if it had gotten under your skirt. 129 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:52,000 How brave and dashing you are to not have been put in a terrifying circumstance. I thought there was some sort of, well, I don't know. My sister carries on with her ghost stories. 130 00:19:52,000 --> 00:20:02,000 Oh, I hadn't even realised I seemed to have wrinkled your shirt. 131 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:06,000 Will you get in trouble? 132 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:09,000 That serves you right. 133 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:16,000 Following me out here in the first place. 134 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:25,000 I suppose I'm not upset. 135 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:37,000 But let us get one thing squared away. You know I am still a proper lady, don't you? 136 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:53,000 Don't let this give you a full head. One kiss, two, three kisses. 137 00:20:53,000 --> 00:21:22,000 Yes, I will. 138 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:32,000 I keep getting ahead of myself, I'm afraid. 139 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:53,000 I think this is certainly where we should stop before I ask of something unbecoming. 140 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:57,000 Will you escort me back? 141 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:12,000 I am, I am ready to retire for the night, I think. I'm sure you have a busy day ahead of you. 142 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:26,000 Yes, of course. The kiss was enjoyable. I would not have asked if I thought you unqualified. 143 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:40,000 Perhaps you can teach me another day when we have time, purely for educational purposes. 144 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:50,000 I'm assumed you wetted off to a bore, but perhaps I can enlighten my writing skills and publish a few of my own novels. 145 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:59,000 Female readership is gaining rapid value in the market, I've heard. 146 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:08,000 Excellent, then. Should we find a moment? 147 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:20,000 I give you permission to make the best of it.