Sanditon (2019) s02e01 Episode Script

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[VIOLIN MUSIC PLAYS]
[CLAPPING AND CHEERS]
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[MUSIC MUFFLES]
[MELANCHOLY MUSIC]
[THEME MUSIC]
AUGUSTA: This had best
be worth it, child,
or I shall have you strangled!
LEONORA: You see?
I told you.
GEORGIANA: Thank you,
Lord Kingsley.
Oh, as for your proposal
I would sooner
be boiled alive.
Although, I do admire
your carriage.
TOM: Lord Kingsley
was greatly offended
I was candid.
And that is a virtue.
Is it not, Ms Hankins.
MS HANKINS: Quite so. Brother?
MR HANKINS: Uh yes
MARY: Although there is much
to be said for tact.
I showed him as much respect as
any fortune hunter deserves.
TOM: I am not a natural
guardian, Mary.
She is quite indifferent
to my counsel
Give her time, dearest.
It has only been three months
since Sidney's death.
It has affected her far more
than she would admit.
I believe what she needs,
more than anything,
is another friend.
Happily, one is on the way.
ALISON: It was so kind
of the Parkers
to lend us their carriage.
When I am married, I shall
have one just like this.
And four footmen!
CHARLOTTE: Only the four?
I cannot decide
who I am most excited to meet.
They were all so vivid
in your letters!
I know Miss Lambe and I
are destined
to be the greatest of friends.
Look, Charlotte! The sea!
Are you not excited
to be returning?
[CHILDREN LAUGH]
[DOOR CLICKS]
TOM: Welcome.
Oh, hello.
How you have grown!
I shall be as tall as mama soon.
Tom, you are so generous
to invite us both.
This is my sister, Alison.
Come on.
SIDNEY: I had hoped that
when I returned,
I would be able to make you
a proposal of marriage.
But it cannot be.
The fact is, I have been
obliged to engage myself
to Mrs Eliza Campion.
Please believe me that if there
was any other way,
to resolve Tom's situation,
I would
We'll take you to your bedroom?
I do hope Mary passed on
my sympathies.
Yes, yes. Thank you.
I'm surprised to learn Sidney
was in Antigua.
We were as surprised as you,
we cannot account for it.
We instructed an agent
in Antigua
with repatriating
his possessions.
We hope he might be able to find
some kind of explanation.
If only he'd never gone,
he would have been spared the
yellow fever
and still be with us.
It is some comfort
to know that he found
such happiness with Eliza
before he
before we lost him.
What a beautiful house.
I cannot wait to see the town.
Once you are both settled,
you shall meet Georgiana
for some tea
in the new assembly room.
But first, I must show you
the promenade.
I'd love to see it.
Georgiana will be so pleased
to see you.
Mr Hankins and his sister
have kindly offered
to become her chaperones.
But the arrangement
could not be called ideal.
[SINGING AND PIANO MUSIC]
Feed me till I want no more ♪
Want no more ♪
Feed me till I want no more ♪
You must sing up, my dear.
How is the lord to hear you,
unless you raise your sweet
voice to his ear.
I have long since
concluded that the lord is deaf.
The lord is not deaf,
Miss Lambe.
Then why does He
persist in ignoring my prayers?
Er. Miss Lambe
The lord does not ignore
GEORGIANA: I'm going to
be late for Charlotte.
Miss Lambe?
[SEAGULLS CAW]
TOM: As you can see, my dears,
Sanditon is fast becoming
the most desirable
destination on the south coast!
ARTHUR: Now that I am
Tom's right hand,
I've been planning
some schemes of my own.
A pagoda and even a theatre.
How exciting!
I gather Mr Stringer
is doing well in London?
Yes! By all accounts,
he is well on his way
to becoming a MasterArchitect!
- Lord Cramond, good morning!
- Good morning.
I trust we shall see you
at the parade?
Parade?
TOM: Your timing could hardly
be better!
We await the arrival of
Colonel Lennox and his company.
They are to remain
the whole Summer!
A colonel and his company!
How thrilling!
Yes. Decorated for his bravery
at Waterloo.
And, as if you required any
further proof that Sanditon
has arrived, we have even
attracted our own Artist,
Charles Lockhart.
I dare say you've heard of him.
He is a portraitist.
Good morning, Mr Lockhart.
CHARLES: It is, Mr Parker.
I have just braved the
waves and I feel quite reborn!
Nothing like the sting of salt
on skin to rouse the senses.
Ladies.
[TOM CLEARS THROAT]
I fear we look
hopelessly parochial.
We must ask Papa to send us
money for clothes at once.
He hasn't enough
to spare.
But it would be
an investment.
How are we to attract rich
husbands
unless we look the part?
I came here to avoid all that.
You came here to avoid
a certain man,
not marriage altogether.
Why would you wish to do that?
[HORSE GRUNTS]
CAPTAIN FRASER: What say you,
Colonel?
COLONEL LENNOX: We have certainly
faced harsher battlefields.
LADY DENHAM: Around a
hundred men, I am told.
They march on Sanditon
tomorrow afternoon
ESTHER: Don't you think it
rather peculiar?
To the best of my knowledge, we
are not at risk of invasion
LADY DENHAM: Not from without,
perhaps
but sedition is sweeping
the country!
As landed gentry, it would be
our necks in the guillotine!
I welcome a military presence.
A hundred drunk,
unshaven libertines.
Quite the civilising influence.
Not every soldier is a rascal.
I have always had a certain
fondness for a redcoat.
My favourite brother was
a cavalryman. Maximilian.
As long as they do not outstay
their welcome
I have been here
less than a week, Aunt.
Yes. And yet I am still
not clear
as to what purpose your
stay in the first place.
A new husband should retain
his lustre for a year at least.
Occasionally two.
You have not
tired of him already?
Quite the opposite.
But while he is away, it's
the perfect opportunity
to visit my favourite aunt.
How thoughtful of you.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
CHARLOTTE: Georgiana.
GEORGIANA: I have been counting
the hours.
My sister, Alison.
GEORGIANA: She and her brother
are well-meaning.
Painfully so.
And Tom Parker is a woefully
ineffective guardian,
though he is determined
to see me married
before my twenty-first
birthday.
I think he is just
keen to be rid of me,
like his brother before him.
CHARLOTTE: Sidney was fonder of
you than you allow.
Perhaps. Though now,
we shall never know.
ALISON: Is there any sugar?
GEORGIANA: We are leading
a boycott
in the hopes that those
plantation owners
who persist in keeping slaves
will be forced to follow
my father's example.
Forgive me, I thought
we had abolished slavery.
The law only
prohibits the buying
and selling of slaves.
As yet there is no law
against owning them.
Then I shall never have sugar
again.
MAN: Good day to you,
Miss Lambe.
An admirer?
am besieged by fortune hunters.
Each day brings a fresh
proposal.
That man in the corner proposed
just this morning.
You have not been tempted
to accept any of them?
Why?
I've never possessed such power.
The moment I marry,
that will vanish.
ALISON: You are not the only one
who has been trying to evade
a proposal.
Charlotte?
You made no mention
in your letters.
CHARLOTTE: Ralph Starling.
He keeps a farm in Willingden.
Our father is keen.
ALISON: More than keen.
A proposal is
a foregone conclusion.
But I have no desire to see
Charlotte marry sensible Ralph.
GEORGIANA: Neither do I.
So, I have a plan,
for us both to find husbands
here in Sanditon.
Perhaps you could help us,
Miss Lambe.
I would like nothing more than
to see your sister find love,
Miss Heywood.
[BACKGROUND CHATTER]
Who do you suppose that man is?
CHARLOTTE: Charles Lockhart.
He is an artist.
He looks rather pleased
with himself.
[HORSE CLOPS]
Business is booming.
Almost all of our
properties are let!
That is no reason
to rest on our laurels.
What is next?
Your grand plan seems to have
ground to a halt.
By no means.
But I will not proceed until all
the investment is secured.
I have learned my lesson from
flying too close to the sun.
I should hope so,
given half the town burnt down!
Hence the regrettable fact
that your brother's widow
now owns
a large share of Sanditon.
That was a loan, my lady.
One I fully intend to pay back.
Good!
I am supposed to be the primary
investor, not some interloper!
Although I should like to know
how you intend to pay her back,
given the size of the debt!
We shall find a way, my lady!
Indeed. And I do believe the
first part of the solution
is marching
into town this afternoon.
ESTHER: Forgive me, Mr Parker,
but how will the army help
your situation?
TOM: What is an army, my ladies,
but a ready made population,
all looking to
spend, spend, spend?
CHARLOTTE: I can't say I have
ever understood the appeal
that soldiers are meant to hold
for our sex.
ALISON: It is because they are
brave and noble and heroic.
GEORGIANA: And
frequently handsome.
CHARLOTTE: Doubtless some are.
Yet I cannot help thinking
those qualities are conferred
on anyone in a red coat,
regardless of what true
character might lies beneath.
COLONEL LENNOX: Fraser!
It appears
we have been ambushed.
Have mercy, Ladies.
We are unarmed and outnumbered.
- Forgive us, Sir.
- It is I who should apologise.
A gentleman at his ablutions
is not a sight for fair eyes.
Colonel Francis Lennox
at your service.
And my Aide, Captain Fraser.
Ladies.
Charlotte Heywood.
My sister, Miss Alison Heywood.
Miss Georgiana Lambe.
How do you do.
We need to strengthen
our fortifications, Colonel.
We cannot leave ourselves
so open to intruders
Should we be concerned
by your arrival, Sir?
Does it suggest that Sanditon
requires defending?
By no means.
But should you
receive intelligence
of an imminent invasion,
Miss Heywood,
I hope you will be good enough
to share it.
I shall keep my ear to
the ground.
ALISON: And will your family be
joining you, Colonel?
I have no such attachments.
Ladies, perhaps I might
escort you out?
Good day.
ALISON: We are quite capable
of finding our own way out.
Thank you, Sir.
[GIGGLES]
Saints alive, Fraser.
Who was that?
I didn't get her name.
What is to be done with you,
man?
I do not suppose
you have had any word
from your reprobate brother?
Step brother.
Mercifully not.
I neither know nor care
about his whereabouts.
[BABY COOS]
I imagine Lord Babington must be
growing impatient
for an heir by now?
It has not been so very long -
Eight and a half months
should be ample.
I assume you know
what is required?
The mechanics -
Yes, thank you, Aunt.
Well then?
What is your excuse?
Oh.
Lord Babington and I agreed
that
I should come here
while he is away.
Perhaps the sea air might
that it might help me recover
and
Perhaps Dr Fuchs
[SIGHS]
Well, it is no use
feeling sorry for yourself.
That will achieve nothing.
But the sea air alone
will not do the trick.
And nor will Fuchs!
The man is a charlatan.
He saved your life.
Oh, poppycock!
I survived despite him!
The man is a complete menace.
[STOMPING FOOTSTEPS]
[PANTS]
DR FUCHS: So, you have been
married for nine months now,
Lady Babington?
Yes.
And yet, regrettably,
you have not yet succeeded
in becoming schwanger
that is to say, with child.
No, Dr Fuchs.
I succeeded perfectly well
at conceiving.
But I was unable to
carry her.
How long ago did you lose
the infant?
About a month.
And how far along?
Five and a half months.
The doctors told me I came
perilously close
to losing my own life.
They said it would be dangerous,
fatal even, to try again.
Which only made me more
determined to prove them wrong.
LADY DENHAM: Well,
what do you suggest?
I've suggested the milk
from my asses
will replenish her strength,
but no doubt you have some
miraculous elixir to sell -
Certainly, there are
remedies I can prepare
for a woman in your position,
Lady Babington.
But I must be honest,
I cannot say how efficacious
they may be.
It grieves me to say it,
but perhaps God does not intend
for you to be a mother.
[ESTHER GASPS]
I told you he would be no use.
I will swallow any pill,
subject myself to any treatment.
Please
I want to give my husband
a child.
[DOG BARKS]
This May Day dress
is far too plain.
Perhaps I could borrow one of
yours?
Mary's shoes are a perfect fit.
Although I did have to stuff
a little paper in the toes.
It is a parade, Alison,
not a ball.
We are not the ones
who are to be on display.
Are we not?
A hundred soldiers, Charlotte!
And I have read one cannot
overstate the importance
of a first impression.
But then you have already made
quite an impression.
I speak of Colonel Lennox.
We barely exchanged five words.
Sometimes that is all it takes.
Alison, can a man and a woman
not exchange a passing glance
without you supposing them
to be in love.
I want to see you happy again,
Charlotte, is that so wrong?
I fear all those books have
warped your view of the world.
Love is not as simple
as you seem to think.
Why should it not be?
[SEAGULLS SQUAWK]
MARY: I fear my shoes are
hurting you?
By no means. They are
far too pretty to be painful.
It is a curious thing, but since
I returned without Diana,
all my former ailments
have vanished.
Having an occupation
agrees with me.
A sense of purpose is altogether
galvanising.
You give me hope that I may soon
discover my life's purpose.
I am no substitute for Sidney,
but I make myself
useful to Tom.
Although I worry for him.
He can hardly bring himself
to speak Sidney's name.
It is unwise to keep grief
bottled up.
True.
Since we have no grave
to mark him,
I often light a candle in
the church and weep like a baby.
I always feel much the better
for it!
[STUTTERS EMOTIONALLY]
Enjoy the parade!
You are not coming?
I am not as excited about
the army's arrival as some.
I shall be taking tea
with Miss Lambe instead.
[MUSIC]
[INAUDIBLE MARKETING CHATTER]
LADY DENHAM: What is this
nonsense, Ms Hankins?
'Tis a movement of women,
who hope to bring about
the total abolition of slavery,
Lady Denham.
Radical nonsense!
What good will
denying ourselves sugar do?
Do you really think slavery
will be stopped
by a few do-gooding ladies
at the seaside?
It is Miss Lambe who
started the boycott
in Sanditon, my lady
Quelle surprise!
[CROWDS CHEER OUTSIDE]
There's the Colonel.
[CROWD CHEERS]
[CHILDREN SCREECH
WITH EXCITEMENT]
Lady Denham, Lady Babington.
You remember Miss Heywood,
and may I introduce her sister,
Miss Alison Heywood.
Lady Denham.
Lady Babington.
LADY DENHAM: Oh.
I rather thought we had seen
the last of you.
Sit down.
I believe you met your husband
here
last Summer, Lady Babington.
Have you any advice
for one hoping to find
a good match of her own?
Disdain his every word.
If he persists, marry him.
[CROWD CHEERS]
And you remain
stubbornly unwed, I see?
Yes, Lady Denham.
You had better hurry up
or you will miss your chance.
There are some women
who choose not to marry at all.
Oh, don't be absurd!
An unmarried woman
is a worthless pariah
who brings shame and ruin
upon her family.
Regard the unfortunate
Miss Hankins.
No-one chooses to be a spinster!
[CROWD ROARS]
TOM: Ah, here they come now.
Don't they look magnificent!
[CROWD NOISE]
ALISON: How commanding the
colonel looks!
What is it?
Edward.
AUGUSTA: Leo, come back here!
AUGUSTA: Leo, stop!
[HORSE NEIGHS]
[GASPS]
[HORSE NEIGHS]
[CROWD SIGHS IN RELIEF]
Are you alright?
[CROWD CHEERS]
I do wish you'd marry me,
Arthur.
[ARTHUR LAUGHS]
Then I wouldn't have to consider
any more of these
tedious suitors.
Should I be forced to marry,
you would be right at the top of
my list, but it is not for me.
I am certain Tom
will find someone worthy yet.
How?
These men do not care who I am,
they care only for my fortune.
Whereas you, Arthur
you treat me with kindness
and respect and good humour.
But I fear you are
one of a kind
Oh, I doubt that,
Miss Lambe.
I shall keep an eye out
for a kindred spirit
in search of a wife!
I don't suppose you could
turn a blind eye
to just one teeny tiny
little bun?
You couldn't live with yourself,
Arthur.
[ARTHUR LAUGHS]
LEONORA: It doesn't hurt.
It's only a scratch.
CHARLOTTE: Put him down here.
There we go.
Alison, could you fetch
some water?
- What's your name?
- Leo.
Here. Thank you.
Your little brother
is very brave.
AUGUSTA: She is not my brother,
she is my cousin.
CHARLOTTE: She?
AUGUSTA: Leo-nora.
And she is not brave,
she is reckless.
Jumping in front of a horse
is an act of rank stupidity.
Her leg needs tending to,
do you live close by?
MARY: You can take the
carriage
[HORSE CLOPS]
CHARLOTTE: You have not yet told
me your name.
Miss Augusta Markham.
I am Charlotte Heywood.
This is quite unnecessary.
We could easily have walked.
It is not such a distance.
I have to ask
Your cousin is injured
but you do not seem
the least troubled by it.
Or by the fact she came within
an inch of being trampled
by a horse
Yet she did not.
So I see little point
in vexing myself
over something
which did not happen.
LEONORA: I wasn't in danger
and you ruined my mission.
Your mission?
I'm a spy for the Spanish Army
and you ruined it.
Well, then Leo,
I must apologise.
All the same, I am sure
your mother would rather see you
returned in one piece
Our mothers are dead.
Both of them?
What of it?
[BACKGROUND CHATTER]
CHARLES: Mr Parker.
Did you enjoy the parade?
Mr Lockhart!
As a matter of fact,
we chose to avoid it.
I fail to see why we should be
so enamoured
of those swaggering brutes.
Just because they polished off
a lot of Frenchmen.
CHARLES: I quite agree.
I happen to be enormously
fond of the French myself.
Although I know it is blasphemy
to say so.
Oh, may I introduce
my dear friend Miss Lambe?
Miss Lambe, I must confess
I noticed you
in the Assembly Rooms yesterday.
How observant.
I wonder what it was
that caught your attention?
It was your expression.
Haughty yet inscrutable.
Interesting.
Because I thought you looked
arrogant and affected.
Oh, I am both of those things,
I fear I am an open book.
And with you, I find your true
character harder to ascertain.
But perhaps that's by design.
Perhaps it's simply that I do
not wish to be known by you.
Come, Arthur.
A pleasure, Sir!
A bientot!
[HORSE CLOPS]
CHARLOTTE: Heyrick Park.
Is that where you live?
I do not live here.
I am a prisoner.
To date I have been held
against my will
for 16 months and 11 days
LEONORA: If you hate it so much,
you can leave!
AUGUSTA: Had I anywhere else
to go, you horrible child,
do you not think I would?
CHARLOTTE: Stop. Please.
There is no need to argue
MRS WHEATLEY May I help you,
Miss?
Miss Heywood.
I just returned Miss Colbourne
and Miss Markham
from the parade, but
Miss Colbourne has hurt her leg
and it really does need
seeing to.
Mr Colbourne told them expressly
not to go near those soldiers.
He will not be best pleased.
This is why we are looking for
a governess.
Thank you, Miss Heywood.
[DOOR SLAMS]
Mary tells me those girls
belonged to Alexander Colbourne.
Small wonder they were
so objectionable.
Tom!
Well. You cannot deny that
the man is a miser and a recluse
and owns not one quality
I could call admirable.
What has this Mr Colbourne done
to cause you such offence?
He has tried at every turn
to obstruct my improvements,
Charlotte!
If he had his way,
Sanditon would still
be a fishing village.
CHARLOTTE: I have never heard
you mention him before.
That is because I prefer
not to think of him.
And in truth, he is rarely
seen outside of his estate.
After the death of his
wife some years ago,
Mr Colbourne largely
withdrew from society.
ARTHUR: They say the precise
circumstances of her death
have never been explained
MARY: Arthur!
COLONEL LENNOX: Thank you.
I am sorry
to call unannounced,
please, but I must know -
the child that fell?
CHARLOTTE: Quite unharmed,
I assure you, Sir.
Besides a small cut to her leg.
I am heartily relieved
to hear it, Miss Heywood.
That she was spared
a far graver outcome
is thanks only to your
quick thinking and courage
ALISON: Those are just two
of my sister's many fine
qualities, colonel!
Would you join us for tea,
Colonel?
I would be honoured.
- MARY: I will get another cup.
- CHARLOTTE: I'll go.
TOM: What a spectacle your
company gave us, Colonel!
TOM:I am dying to hear
your first impressions of
Sanditon, Colonel?
I was struck at once
by its natural beauty
It is fair to say all who
set foot in Sanditon
fall in love on the spot.
Was that your experience,
Miss Heywood?
I am exceedingly fond
of Sanditon.
And the people in it.
I shouldn't be surprised
if by the Summer's end,
you decide to build a permanent
barracks here!
Let us not get ahead
of ourselves, Tom.
The colonel has barely
arrived
COLONEL LENNOX: Quite so,
Mrs Parker.
And in truth, our company
does not tend to stay
in any one place for long
I must say, Colonel,
it does sound a rather lonely
sort of life.
Do you never long to put down
roots of a more permanent sort?
I cannot deny the thought
has crossed my mind.
But to be an army officer's wife
requires a particular
kind of forbearance
Yes, I imagine it would require
quick thinking and courage.
Knowing your husband
might at any moment
be shipped across the ocean
perhaps never to return.
ALISON: That seems
a price worth paying,
given the life
of an officer's wife
is surely a great deal more
exciting than that of,
say, a farmer's wife.
Would you not agree Charlotte?
That is beside the point,
given I have no intention
of becoming either.
I shall take that
as a sign of sound judgment.
Excuse me a moment.
[FOOTSTEPS]
[DOOR CLICKS SHUT]
Believe me, Aunt,
this was not by design.
When I joined the regiment,
I never dreamt the colonel would
bring us here, of all places
A remarkable coincidence.
I would never presume
to ask your forgiveness.
I do not deserve it.
But I am hoping I may yet prove
I have seen the error
of my ways.
That I am not the Edward Denham
that I once was.
I find that
extremely difficult to believe.
While you are here,
you will keep your distance.
Especially from Esther.
She has enough to worry about.
You have my word.
[FOOTSTEPS]
[DOOR SHUTS]
TOM: My apologies once again for
Miss Heywood's abrupt departure.
I hope you will not think
too poorly of her.
On the contrary, she has only
risen in my estimation.
[HORSE GRUNTS]
TOM: What was the meaning of
Charlotte's behaviour,
do you suppose?
MARY: I can only guess
[GENTLE MUSIC]
SIDNEY FLASHBACK: I believe
I am my best self
my truest self
when I'm with you.
[DOOR CLICKS]
Esther.
I have nothing to say to you.
My life has been quite empty
without you in it.
I know that is not what you want
to hear but it's the truth
All I want to hear is
the door closing behind you.
Is there no part of you
that has felt my absence?
Can you honestly say that?
Poor, tragic, deluded Edward.
I have not spared you
a second's thought.
Would Lord Babington be
joining you?
He has business to attend to.
Shame.
I do hope he is
treating you kindly?
He brings me more joy
than you could possibly imagine.
You look well, Esther.
Radiant with health
and happiness
I have no desire to cause you
further pain or embarrassment.
From now on,
I will keep my distance.
[FOOTSTEPS]
[DOOR CLICKS]
Please do not be angry with me.
I am not
It was badly done
but I meant no harm by it
There are things you do not
understand.
I understand perfectly.
You are still in love with him.
Despite everything.
I am not as naive as you think.
I hoped, coming back here -
that you could somehow lay
your memories to rest.
But instead I fear it has
stirred them up again.
No.
It has given me clarity.
I've realised I can never again
put myself in a man's power.
It is not Ralph.
Or Colonel Lennox.
It is marriage itself.
But how will we live
if we do not marry?
We do not have the freedom
of Georgiana's fortune.
We are poor, Charlotte.
Wretchedly so.
Three bad harvests in a row.
Papa cannot afford to keep us
Nor would I expect him to.
I will keep myself.
How?
ALISON: A governess!
And for Mr Colbourne,
of all people?
My dear Charlotte.
I appreciate your concern,
Mary
Think of our poor family!
The shame you will bring
to them!
I see no shame
in earning a living.
MARY: A governess position is a
last resort for a young woman.
When circumstances leave you
no alternative.
If I am resolved not to marry,
I will need an income.
And as a young woman
of three and twenty,
what other professions
are available to me?
I cannot have my sister
be a spinster!
This will not do, Charlotte!
MARY: Charlotte.
You are allowed to grieve him.
He has a widow.
It is not my place.
[MARY SIGHS]
[BIRDS SING]
[DOOR CLICKS]
ESTHER: I think perhaps I should
extend my stay.
If you can bear my company
for a few more weeks?
I suppose it serves me right for
being such an indulgent hostess.
Babington will be away
for a while yet.
I am not yet ready to accept
the doctor's opinion.
And in all conscience,
I cannot leave you to
the mercy of my stepbrother.
I hardly need your protection
from Edward!
I have never been the least
susceptible
to his unctuous charms.
Although it must be said,
the shock of disinheritance
does seem to have provoked some
genuine stirrings of remorse.
Do not be fooled, Aunt.
There is nothing genuine
about it.
Denham!
I must thank you for
recommending Sanditon
as a company outpost.
Honoured to be of service,
Colonel.
And your aunt?
Was she pleased to see you?
Exceptionally, Sir.
And to my great delight,
my stepsister is currently
her guest.
So it has been the happiest
of reunions.
Captain Fraser tells me
you lost another two guineas
at cards last night.
Was that wise?
Given you have yet to pay
for your commission?
Rest assured, Colonel.
You will have your money within
weeks.
- I have everything in hand.
- Good man.
ESTHER: There is much excitement
at the arrival
of a company of soldiers
but I am altogether
indifferent,
since my thoughts are only
of you, my husband,
and our life to come.
I do believe the sea air is
doing me the power of good.
The doctor assures me there is
every reason to believe
our prayers may yet
be answered
I thought you were coming here
to spend time with me.
To be my friend.
I am your friend, Georgiana.
I will forever be your friend.
This does nothing
to change that.
I do not suppose it would help
if I were to pay you?
I could match whatever
he offers
You know I could never accept.
I don't want to be
beholden to anyone.
Not even you.
I do understand, you know?
Sidney and I were hardly
friends.
Yet even I feel unmoored.
I can only imagine how
you must feel.
Thank you for travelling
with me, Georgiana.
But from this point on,
I can journey alone.
[SOFT MUSIC]
[BIRDS SING]
[BELL RATTLES]
[DOOR CLICKS]
Mr Colbourne, Miss Heywood
is here
about the governess position.
She is the young lady
who returned the girls
from the parade.
Thank you.
One moment, Mrs Wheatley.
Seven fifteens?
- I beg your pardon?
- What are seven fifteens?
A hundred and five.
- The capital of Argentina?
- Buenos Aires.
Do you play an instrument?
The pianoforte, a little.
Mrs Wheatley. Will you see
this is delivered today please.
- Sir.
- Thank you.
[DOOR CLOSES]
Pouvez-vous tenir une
conversation en français?
Oui monsieur.
Je parpier en Francais.
Please.
You have already met my daughter
and my niece?
Yes, Sir.
And that experience
was not sufficient to deter you?
On the contrary.
What did you make of them?
Miss Colbourne has
a keen imagination,
and Miss Markham a sharp wit
By which you mean they are
respectively feral and insolent.
If I had meant that, Sir,
I would have said so.
What those children
require is discipline.
Someone who will take them
in hand
Leonora is nine years old,
and despite what she seems
to think, a girl.
Augusta, on the other hand
is
well, you've met her.
Her attempt to assert
her maturity
only proves the fact that
she is still a child.
I believe independence of spirit
is something to be encouraged.
Really?
My brother and I had a governess
who met independence of spirit
with a leather belt.
That's how I learnt to behave
Then I feel very sorry for you
and your brother, Sir.
I assume you have
a letter of recommendation
from your previous employer?
No, but I have brought some work
to show you.
I have eleven younger brothers
and sisters
and I have been helping our
father with their education
for the past year.
Then you are not a governess
at all?
You are here under false
pretences?
I have some classical learning.
Homer, Heraclitus.
The English poets of course.
A deal of Shakespeare.
Mathematics
What use are poetry and
mathematics to Augusta?
Society asks that a woman
be accomplished, not learned.
Trust me, Miss Heywood,
I know what happens
when a woman falls short
of society's expectations.
Then, society is wrong, Sir!
Why should your girls be
deprived of an education
on account of their sex?
I would seek to open their minds
to the world around them,
not encourage them
to be meekly submissive.
So if that is what
you are looking for,
I apologise
for wasting your time.
[DOOR CLICKS]
[MUSIC]
[DOG BARKS]
[DISTANT BANTER]
[DISTANT LAUGHTER]
ALISON: What are we to do?
If I had thought
for even a moment
that returning here
would lead to this
Be patient with Charlotte.
In time, she will reconsider.
Something will change her
mind or someone.
In the meantime, we must enjoy
the summer while we can.
Is this your carriage?
No. But I am sure Lord Kingsley
would not mind us borrowing it.
Did you not speak of a desire
to meet a soldier?
[LADIES LAUGH]
ALISON: You are wicked,
Miss Lambe.
[LADIES LAUGH]
[JOYFUL SCREECHES]
ALISON: Look, look!
[MEN SHOUT]
[LADIES LAUGH]
[MEN SHOUT]
[WHEEL CREAKS]
[WHIP LASHES]
[CRASH]
[LADIES SCREAM]
[HORSE NEIGHS]
[ALISON GASPS]
[EDWARD SIGHS AND PANTS]
You are alive.
[LAUGHS IN RELIEF]
Thank God.
TOM: Mary!
Mary!
[FOOTSTEPS]
What is it, my dear?
A letter arrived from our agent
in Antigua.
It seems that Sidney was not
there to settle his own affairs.
He was there for Georgiana.
[MUSIC]
MR COLBOURNE: Miss Heywood.
You did not wait to hear
my decision.
- There hardly seemed much point.
- The position is yours.
Presuming you still want it?
You start on Monday.
[MUSIC]