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<i>Forbidden fruit ripens untouched</i>

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<i>As desert winds caress soft curves</i>

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<i>Sticky, persistent</i>
<i>Urgent in their need to spawn</i>

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<i>Delicious, ticklish</i>
<i>Like an ant under scribbly bark</i>

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<i>Seeking secret places</i>
<i>His limbs like burnished myrtle</i>

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<i>- As her flower opens with the dawn</i>
- Flower?

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<i>Nature wears her spirit</i>
<i>Raw, feral, uncouth</i>

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<i>So what is man</i>

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<i>But a whiskey breath behind closed doors</i>

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<i>Seeking to possess</i>
<i>Something that will never be his</i>

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I don't even know what to say.

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Sybylla!

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Sybylla! Come back here now!

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You said it was warm!

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I said "refreshing."

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Gertie, wait!

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- We must remember the active verb, Gert.
- You hurt my brain.

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There it is.

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"Dearest Lucy,

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I know we have our differences."

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"But I'm writing today concerning
my eldest granddaughter, Sybylla."

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Syb, wait up!

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"The girl is well and truly of age."

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"And I think it's high time
that she were to enter society."

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"I wonder if she's sweet like you,

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or whether you've allowed her
to run wild like her father."

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Women should swim. They should swear.

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They should eat like a man.
Ride like a man.

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- And they should decide their fates like--
- Sybylla!

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Sybylla!

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What about love?

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- I want to create, not procreate.
- Sybylla Melvyn!

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If you don't come down here right now,
I'll confiscate your ink.

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<i>"Nonetheless, if the girl</i>
<i>is to have any romantic prospects at all,</i>

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I think it is essential
that she come and join us at Caddagat."

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No!

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Why does she care
about my romantic prospects?

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- I've never even met her.
- It's not just that.

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- It's time you became a lady.
- Said no aspiring writer.

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You're going.

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Mama!

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Mama!

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Your granny's letter is utter nonsense.

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Thank you, Papa.

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- Managed to get a dig in at me, I see.
- Hey.

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- "Run wild," indeed.
- It's not about you, Richard.

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If she's so tremendous,
how come we haven't met her?

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Excellent point, Gert.

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Because she dropped your mother
as soon as she married me.

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Well, that's not entirely true, Richard.

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Ah.

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Caddagat is
the most beautiful place in the world.

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So why don't <i>you </i>go?

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I'll never step foot
in that house ever again.

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You'll be fine.

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Papa!

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Your granny's a stuck-up,
bitter old crone.

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But she's finally realized
that you're her eldest grandchild.

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<i>And </i>she has a nice big library.

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- Hundreds of books and a proper piano.
- You're a bright girl, Syb.

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You need to have
all your talents stretched.

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So they can truss me up like a turkey

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and marry me off to some old stinker
when I'm not looking.

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- I'm sure you'd notice.
- Not helping, Richard.

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Look, you don't have to do
everything your granny says.

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But you can't stay in Possum Gully
your whole life. You don't even want to.

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Is Granny really stinkin' rich?

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Absolutely filthy.

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- So why'd Mama leave Caddagat?
- Oh no.

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I have a rule never to get involved
in disagreements

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concerning the Bossier women.

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They're fierce. Like you.

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I prefer "headstrong."

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Your gran's trying to help.

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Otherwise, why would she go
to all this trouble to invite you to stay?

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"Something that good
must have strings attached, Richard."

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- That's what Mama is always saying to you.
- Or…

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"There's a flash of luck
just when you need it most."

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Is it <i>my </i>choice?

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Always.

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Excellent.

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Then I choose to stay in Possum Gully
with you all.

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And before you know it,
you'll be married to some dumb farmhand

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and even poorer than us.

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That's not funny.

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Don't miss out
because you're being stubborn.

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I'll come and rescue you myself.

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If you hate it.

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Promise?

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Gert. Give me the kindling.

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I'm dying for a cuppa.

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I'm not stubborn.

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Maybe you'll meet a handsome stranger
and fall desperately in love.

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That's your dream, Gert. It's not mine.

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What if you can't help yourself?

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Love's like that.
Comes out of nowhere like, "Bam!"

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I'll practice self-control.

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No chores. No money troubles.
Tea and cake whenever you want.

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I wouldn't enjoy any of it without you.

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But if Aunt Helen and Granny like you,
then I can come and visit.

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I'll try.

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But I'm not like you, Gert.

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I'm an acquired taste.

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You'll <i>try</i>?

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I would love
the freedom to write whenever I want.

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Then you can write me letters
about all the adventures you're having.

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I do need some new stories.

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I've decided
that I need to fully experience the world

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before I can write about it.

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Oh, that's good news, Syb.

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But no husband.

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You're going to Caddagat!

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<i>I knew when I met you</i>
<i>I would not forget you</i>

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<i>I knew I had to let you know…</i>

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Bye!

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<i>Oh</i>

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<i>No</i>

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<i>I'll never let you go</i>

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<i>Go, oh</i>

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<i>I'll never let you go</i>

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<i>Oh, oh</i>

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<i>I'll never let you go, go…</i>

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Thank you, driver.

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<i>I'll never let you go</i>

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<i>Go, go</i>

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<i>I'll never let you go</i>

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Miss Melvyn?

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Who's asking?

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Frank Hawden.

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At your service.

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You work for my granny?

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I'm the acting foreman at Caddagat
on my year-long sabbatical.

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From England.

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Your granny sends her apologies,
but she's very anxious to see you.

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Wait, wait, wait. Miss Melvyn!
Please, Miss Melvyn, I must go first.

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Have you noticed
how men speak in the active form?

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Women are expected to use the passive.

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"If you'd rather.
If it's not too much trouble."

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But if women could speak freely,
they'd be far less bother.

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Are you all right? Ooh.

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He's going. He's going. Oh. And he's down.

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Bit early for it, but there you are.

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- Come on. Need a hand?
- Oh yeah.

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- At least let me carry your bag.
- Ooh. Careful!

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Wouldn't light a match
next to you. Up you get.

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I'm fine!

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- You good?
- Yeah.

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Old friends.

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Books.

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This way?

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Miss Melvyn.

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Oh, here we go…

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- Hawden.
- Beecham. This is Miss Melvyn.

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Did you get my note
about the O'Donahues having to sell?

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The Bossiers aren't taking on property.

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This is about helping our neighbor
keep his farm.

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Perhaps he shouldn't have borrowed
what he couldn't repay.

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If one farm fails, we all do.

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Hup!

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Is Mr. Beecham always so curt?

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He behaves how he likes.

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In these parts,
the Beechams are colonial royalty.

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I don't believe in the monarchy.
Federation's coming, and I'm glad.

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Then you'll get on fine with his aunt,
Augusta Beecham.

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She's a close friend of your granny's.
Always has a new cause. Raving suffragist.

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Now I'm dying to meet her.

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Well, you're in luck.
We're invited to her birthday party.

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My first party already?

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This is marvelous.

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Hello?

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Hello?

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Anyone home?

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There you are.

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You're here.

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<i>What you want to be</i>
<i>The big shot for, man?</i>

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<i>What you want to be</i>
<i>The big shot for, man…</i>

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<i>Nature's breath</i>

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<i>Like a fresh, clean breeze</i>

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Cut with the sweet smell of horse manure.

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<i>'Cause I got no fun and I got no money</i>

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Hello there.

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Steady, boy.

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What a magnificent horse. Can I say hello?

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You shouldn't be here.
This fella's still half-wild.

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He's intoxicating.

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What's your name, handsome?

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Beau.

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Well named.

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You're that new one. The granddaughter.

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That's me. Sybylla Melvyn.

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Nell. Nell Kirby.

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- Are you training him, Nell?
- It's early days, but he's a good one.

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- Mrs. Bossier sure knows how to pick 'em.
- Sybylla?

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What on Earth are you doing out here?
We've been looking for you everywhere.

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My fault, miss.
I was just showing her Beau.

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Take him back to the stables.
I'll come and find you both later.

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Granny. Finally.

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And you must be my Aunt Helen.

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Look at you, all grown up.

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So glad you're finally here, Sybylla.

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You're smaller than I expected.

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It's a nasty habit.

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Why is your jacket open like that?

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It's just delicious to let the air in
on a day like today, don't you think?

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Impulsive.

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Uh, well, I'm sure
Sybylla's eager to learn.

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I am.

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Perhaps we should leave Sybylla
to freshen up and get changed.

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Nell?

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Did you take him out this morning?
How did you go with the saddle?

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This is an old one of Mama's.

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I have no clue, but Gertie does say
it's well out of fashion.

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Hm.

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Also, it's my only one.

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You're just down the hall.

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Here we are.

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I'm afraid to touch anything.

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Well, it's all yours now.

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Is my granny always so charming?

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You are clearly my sister's daughter.

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Here she is.
Come in, Betty. Close the door.

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Sybylla Melvyn.

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Uh, Betty.

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Ah. This… is for you.

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From my mama.

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Thank you.

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Let's just keep this between ourselves.

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I'm like a magpie with secrets.
I keep all the shiny things to myself.

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- Mama says you're a widow.
- Ah.

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I'm sorry.

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Thoughts come into my head
and out my mouth

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before I even have a chance to stop them.

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It was a long time ago.

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Let's get you dressed.

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What happened?

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Uh…

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We were on honeymoon in New York.

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He caught the flu, and…

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before I knew it,
he was gone and I was back here.

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That is the saddest story I've ever heard.

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Why'd you never marry again?
You're so beautiful.

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Uh… I suppose
I never met the right person.

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Get rid of them.

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Look at you. Butter wouldn't melt.

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Well, that's not me. That's Lucy.

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You look just like her.

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Now you're just lying.

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I take after Papa.
I'm hotheaded with a snub nose.

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That's why I prefer a direct gaze.

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Sit.

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What was so bad
about my parents getting married?

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Your father was a force of nature.

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We were all taken with him,
particularly Lucy.

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- But he's--
- Mercurial.

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- That's exactly the right word.
- It's one of my favorites.

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Now…

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Find something that fits.
They're just some of my old ones.

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I'm going to get you some new smalls.

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Do you choose for me?
Is that how this works?

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I could have a go.

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I've always loved this one.

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I appreciate it.

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I really need to get this day down
while it's still fresh.

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Put your hand over your mouth.

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Maybe we could play a game.

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Do you know charades?

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Have you even tried
to start a conversation, Mr. Hawden?

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I heard you met Harry Beecham today.

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- The brusque man on the handsome horse?
- That's him.

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He was quite rude.

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But I'm desperate to speak with his aunt
at her party.

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Absolutely not.

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- Augusta would love to meet Lucy's girl.
- Sybylla's not ready.

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We can't possibly start
with Augusta Beecham's birthday party.

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Not like her nephew's the paragon
of politeness.

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- By whose standards?
- By <i>my </i>standard--

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Shh!

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- Excuse me, Mrs. Bossier.
- Ah, Betty.

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Sorry to disturb.

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I've just been out all day,
and the horse needs a rest and some water.

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Oh, absolutely.

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Sergeant Baker, may I introduce you
to my granddaughter, Sybylla Melvyn?

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Pleased to meet you, miss.

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Betty, would you see that Sergeant Baker
has some refreshments while he waits?

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- Mm-hmm.
- Thank you.

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So I'm allowed to meet the policeman.

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He is not society.

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- I need the lav.
- <i>Lavatory</i>.

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- Can I?
- <i>May </i>I.

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<i>Black ink drips across the sky</i>

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<i>And stars sparkle like a promise</i>

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Because nothing sparkles here.

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Must you?

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Can I…?

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May I play it?

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Oh, Sybylla.

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Lucy loved the piano.

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Who do you think taught me?

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That was unexpected.

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It was so quiet in there.

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At home, we take turns to play music,
sing, dance, make up plays.

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Just lallygag about.

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Sounds quaint.

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Now you're making fun of me.

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To be honest, you surprise me.

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So I'm a curiosity?

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Definitely.

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At any rate, I'm sure
you'll make someone a lovely wife.

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But we've only just met.

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I'm joking.

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Trust me.

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But isn't that why you're here?

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That's Granny's plan. It's not mine.

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I'm here to broaden my mind
and soak in some culture.

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We're a very long way from that.

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My family certainly feels
a million miles away.

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I can't imagine what it's like for you,
Mr. Hawden.

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Like breathing free air.

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And please call me Frank.

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Good night, Sybylla.

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Did you even know she had grandkids?

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Yeah, Mum said something
about trouble from years ago.

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Hmm?

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The youngest daughter,
she married this one no-good fella.

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Then they borrowed biggest lump of money.

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Never paid it back.

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- Hey.
- Oh, sorry.

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I'm trying to work out whether that was
a bullshit story or your smell, sis.

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Oi, shame!

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Guess what I saw?

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Okay, you know that new one?
The granddaughter?

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Spotted her squatting a bushie
in the back garden,

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saying a whole load of weird shit,
and whistling.

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- No.
- Yes.

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- No.
- Yes! Like this.

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"The stars in the sky sparkle."

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No, don't be coming near me
if you're gonna whistle at night.

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No, true, eh?

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But she's all right. She liked Beau.

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You spend any more time with that horse,
you're gonna turn into one.

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Better than becoming baby Boss.
"Yes, Mrs. Bossier."

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- "Oh, yes, please. Is that all right?"
- I do not sound like that.

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I mean,
what's wrong with wanting to be a Boss?

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Fair.

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All right, I'm going to bed.

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Coming, sis?

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- Nah, I'm right out here.
- Ah. Go on, then.

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Night, sis.

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Night.

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<i>Nature's spirits soar As Caddagat wakes</i>

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<i>And the day breaks like a</i>

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<i>Golden kiss</i>

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No.

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"…molten honey."

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That's better.

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<i>Sun burns off the dew</i>

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<i>Like drying sweat on a man's collarbones</i>

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Ow!

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Ooh!

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Hello.

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New housemaid?

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That's right, sir.

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There.

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Well, we'd better get you
to less dangerous ground.

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Mm.

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You know they have
an apple orchard of their own?

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I'm hoping to bribe the old dragon
into doing me a favor.

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Does she breathe fire?

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If she does,

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I'd be worried about all this kindling,
if I were you.

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So you're Mr. Beecham.

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I heard your aunt's having a party.

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That's why I'm here.
But I hate asking favors.

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Harry!

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I see you've met my niece, Sybylla Melvyn.

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Indeed.

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- How could I miss her?
- Good morning, Harry.

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- Mrs. Bossier.
- What's all this?

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Oh, it's my fault.

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I, um… I dropped my apples.

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I'm sure <i>you're </i>not to blame.

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So… apples?

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Uh, an excuse.

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It's about my aunt's party.
Later this month.

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Oh, sadly, Sybylla cannot attend.

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Oh, well, um…

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It's just, I'm… I'm worried about…
pulling off the surprise if it's at home.

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She never misses a trick.

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He needs a favor,
but he's too polite to ask for one.

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Oh, there's nothing
you cannot ask of us, Harry.

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Do you think
we could have Gussie's party here?

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We'd be delighted.

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Ah. Excellent. Um…

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It's all on me, of course,
and I will send everything over.

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And please do allow your granddaughter
to come. I'm sure my aunt would insist.

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Absolutely.

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Unexpectedly sneaky, Sybylla.

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She's clearly innocent.

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Something tells me
that is rarely the case.

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Goodbye.

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But here we are.
And we don't have much time.

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Shoulders back.
She has a fine strong figure.

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- But the hair.
- Well, we'll make a feature of it.

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Minus the greenery.

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Well, it certainly is a feature.
I'm sure you can work wonders, Helen.

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So may I go?

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We'll see.

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"My darling Gert,

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I'm being gussied up,

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straightened out,

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and slowly turned
on the spit of propriety."

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What's Augusta Beecham like?

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Augusta runs her own race.

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<i>"I'm learning all sorts of new tricks."</i>

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Dainty…

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"Like… walking."

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…like a gazelle.

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Again.

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Frank says she's a suffragist.
So am I. Definitely.

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What about you?

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I don't like to make a fuss.

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"And eating."

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"But it's finally happening, Gert."

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Useful.

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Women make up half the world
and give birth to all of it.

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How is it making a fuss
to ask for equality?

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"I'm about to experience life."

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Surprise!

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Who is that?

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It's not me.

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Not me, who?

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Ooh! So this is what you call
a small dinner with old friends.

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I detest a surprise.
You've done me a favor, Sybylla Melvyn.

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You have your mother's eyes.

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And you were right, Harry.
She is quite distinct.

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Ah, Josephine!

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How delightful to see you all.
Is there champagne?

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- Augusta, happy birthday.
- Thank you.

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I'm so sorry about the surprise.

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I think tonight, that's you.

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How does it feel to be out?

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Intriguing.

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That's a fitting word
for Australian society in general.

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I know we've only just arrived,
but I don't like to speak in public,

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and my aunt hates
to waste the party on speeches.

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Parties are for champagne and gossip.

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So let's quickly raise a toast
to my wonderful aunt.

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Gus, you make my life
infinitely more interesting

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and my house
definitely more full of things.

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It's called art, Hal.

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Not in every circle.

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To Augusta.

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- Augusta!
- Happy birthday!

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- Happy birthday!
- Happy birthday.

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Stop it. Keep going.

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Good luck.

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- Happy birthday, Augusta.
- Cheers.

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- I think it was wonderful.
- Absolutely.

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You think so?

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<i>A Gypsy roaming through the meadows</i>

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<i>Spied a linnet</i>

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<i>A linnet on a tree</i>

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Cheers!

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<i>- Ah, though they lay she said is pretty</i>
- We'll probably only need about…

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<i>Listen, songster, listen to me</i>

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<i>Tra-la-la-la-la-la</i>

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<i>La-la-la-la-la-la</i>

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<i>Tra-la-la</i>

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<i>Tra-la-la-la-la</i>

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<i>Tra-la-la-la-la-la</i>

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<i>La-la-la-la-la-la</i>

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<i>That's what thy song should be</i>

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<i>That's what thy song</i>

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<i>That's what thy song should be</i>

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Yes.

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- Cheers, darling.
<i>- A carol then the linnet warbled…</i>

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Looking forward to that very much.

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The girl of the hour.

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I'm not supposed to talk to you,
but I couldn't resist.

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Well, tonight <i>you're </i>the star.

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You'll have the pick of the crop.

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Of young men.

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Oh! So that's what they farm out here.

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Don't tell Granny, but I'm interested
in cultivating something else.

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Intriguing. What is it?

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Please forgive me, Augusta.

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Frank Hawden has been asking after you.

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Now.

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We'll pick this up later.

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No, I would love
to dance with you. I just…

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I had a recent injury, and so I--

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- Here I am.
- There you are.

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You didn't ask for me?

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A lady should at least pretend
she's not actually on the chase.

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- Okay, attagirl.
- Okay.

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I think I've had enough of pretending.

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Sybylla. Sybylla!

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Hi.

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Could you play something upbeat?

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- Uh…
- One, two three…

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Come on, Billy!

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<i>Billy left his home with a dollar</i>
<i>In his pocket and a head full of dreams…</i>

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Stop doing that. Sybylla.
What are you doing?

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No, what are you doing?

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<i>Patti packed her bags</i>

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<i>Left a note for her mama</i>
<i>She was just 17</i>

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<i>There were tears in her eyes</i>

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<i>When she kissed</i>
<i>Her little sister goodbye</i>

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<i>Young hearts be free tonight</i>

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<i>Time is on your side</i>

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<i>Don't let 'em put you down</i>
<i>Don't let them push you around</i>

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<i>Don't let 'em ever</i>
<i>Change your point of view</i>

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<i>They held each other tight as they drove</i>
<i>Through the night, they were so excited</i>

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<i>We got but one shot at life</i>

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<i>Let's take it</i>
<i>While we're still not afraid</i>

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<i>Because life is so brief</i>

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<i>And time is a thief</i>
<i>When you're undecided</i>

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<i>And like a fistful of sand</i>
<i>It can slip right through your hands</i>

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<i>Young hearts be free tonight</i>

38:32.625 --> 38:36.425
<i>Time is on your side</i>

38:48.345 --> 38:53.065
<i>Don't let 'em put you down</i>
<i>Don't let them push you around</i>

38:53.585 --> 38:57.185
<i>Don't let 'em ever</i>
<i>Change your point of view</i>

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Ooh.

39:11.905 --> 39:13.025
Ow.

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Finally, some quiet.

39:30.585 --> 39:32.505
I saw you talking to Miss Carter.

39:32.585 --> 39:34.265
I think "trapped by her mother"

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is a more accurate term
for what I just experienced.

39:36.865 --> 39:39.305
I understood
there was some interest there.

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Definitely not.

39:41.665 --> 39:44.705
My family wants me to marry,
but the picking's slim.

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- Perhaps you should try the city.
- Not according to my father.

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"Better to find the healthiest stock
before you breed."

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His words, not mine.

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- You think he'd approve of Miss Melvyn?
- I think she scrubs up fine.

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But can you imagine
that feral poker in London?

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Actually, it was quite fun.

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- What is it that you like?
- I'm running out of time.

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If I don't go home with a bride,
my father's threatening to cut me off.

40:11.025 --> 40:12.545
Who said romance was dead?

40:13.265 --> 40:14.705
She should be grateful.

40:15.785 --> 40:19.705
Talk around the estate
is that her mother ran off with a drunk,

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and there's a whole slew of his brats
scrambling around the dust bowl somewhere.

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- He's sending them to refill the coffers.
- A lot of mouths to feed.

40:27.745 --> 40:33.105
I don't mind there's no dowry,
but I'm not supporting the rest of them.

40:33.625 --> 40:36.105
Surely that would be your obligation.

40:36.625 --> 40:39.425
Good point.
Still, the Bossiers are a good family.

40:39.505 --> 40:40.785
There is a kind of…

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uncouth spirit about her
that is at once attractive and repellent.

40:47.265 --> 40:50.185
You can hardly blame the girl
for her father's greed.

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So the coast is clear on your end, then?

40:57.425 --> 40:58.425
Don't worry.

40:59.425 --> 41:01.065
I wouldn't get in your way.

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To be honest, I'm undecided.

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Drink?

41:11.145 --> 41:13.065
Why not?

41:25.145 --> 41:28.185
It's such a weight off my chest
talking to you about it.

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Gentlemen, there you are.
Nice of you both to join us.

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- Could I have everyone's attention?
- Absolutely not.

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Do you mind? It will answer your question.

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I can't wait.

41:50.545 --> 41:53.425
I'd just like to recite something
that I started tonight.

41:53.505 --> 41:57.945
I was so inspired by the gentlemen
and their scintillating conversation.

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That's you.

42:01.305 --> 42:04.545
<i>Forbidden fruit ripens untouched</i>

42:04.625 --> 42:05.625
Sybylla!

42:05.705 --> 42:08.985
<i>As desert winds caress soft curves</i>

42:09.065 --> 42:13.705
<i>Sticky, persistent</i>
<i>Urgent in their need to spawn</i>

42:14.305 --> 42:16.065
<i>Feral, uncouth</i>

42:16.705 --> 42:18.305
<i>So what is man</i>

42:22.545 --> 42:25.505
<i>But a whiskey breath behind closed doors</i>

42:25.585 --> 42:30.065
<i>Seeking to possess</i>
<i>Something that will never be his</i>

42:36.305 --> 42:37.305
Disgraceful.

42:43.385 --> 42:46.385
Why am I even here if you dislike
everything about me so much?

42:46.465 --> 42:49.225
You ask me that… after your filth?

42:49.305 --> 42:52.265
It was poetry. It's modern.

42:52.345 --> 42:54.705
There was never ever a chance
with Harry Beecham.

42:54.785 --> 42:59.505
But Frank Hawden is a fine young man
with a sizable inheritance.

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And a manor house
in Somerset coming his way.

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Conditional, apparently.

43:03.265 --> 43:06.145
Unless he goes home with a bride,
his father will give him nothing.

43:06.225 --> 43:07.345
So there you are.

43:08.105 --> 43:10.985
You've ruined a perfectly good opportunity
for the both of you.

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And quite honestly, Sybylla,
with your circumstances and at your age,

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you should be grateful
anyone would even consider you.

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- I don't want a husband.
- Well, you're getting one.

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- You can't make me.
- Really?

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I'm going to leave you
to think about that.

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And when you change your mind,
you can come out.

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I won't change it.

44:02.985 --> 44:04.985
I haven't changed my mind.

44:05.065 --> 44:06.065
Sybylla.

44:08.785 --> 44:09.785
Mama?

44:18.265 --> 44:19.945
How are you here?

44:38.305 --> 44:40.225
You read this in public?

44:40.825 --> 44:41.745
It's about nature.

44:42.585 --> 44:44.225
It's clearly a provocation.

44:44.305 --> 44:45.345
And what of it?

44:45.985 --> 44:47.905
They wanna marry me off.

44:47.985 --> 44:50.345
And I wanna go home.

44:52.145 --> 44:54.865
There's no future for you at Possum Gully.

44:54.945 --> 44:58.265
At least I'm free there. And we're happy.

44:58.345 --> 45:00.265
We're poor.

45:01.705 --> 45:08.185
Syb, the only way a woman can have money
in this world is to marry into it.

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So that's all anyone expects of me?
Just to fall in love?

45:14.025 --> 45:17.545
Oh no. The last thing I want
is for you to repeat my mistake.

45:18.745 --> 45:20.745
There was no other way out for you.

45:21.385 --> 45:23.865
I had to write to my mother
and beg her to help.

45:24.865 --> 45:26.225
You wrote to her?

45:28.345 --> 45:29.945
You lied to me.

45:30.025 --> 45:33.865
We can't afford you anymore, Syb.
We can't afford any of you.

45:33.945 --> 45:37.065
But at least you could start
to make your way in the world.

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- No, I'll write to Papa.
- Whose idea do you think it was?

45:44.425 --> 45:46.145
We're in debt, Syb.

45:46.225 --> 45:48.625
If your Papa doesn't pay off
his loan to the McSwats,

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I don't know what we'll do.

45:50.825 --> 45:52.265
We're relying on you.

45:54.065 --> 45:55.305
You have a year.

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To get married?

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For all of us.

46:14.985 --> 46:16.625
<i>Dark knight</i>

46:16.705 --> 46:18.905
<i>You said you saw it in the stars</i>

46:18.985 --> 46:20.705
<i>Stage fright</i>

46:20.785 --> 46:23.945
<i>Or was this coming from your heart?</i>

46:24.025 --> 46:27.025
<i>Salty kisses turn to acid lately</i>