Love & Friendship Page #5

- I mean, rather...

- But she must miss you terribly.

Certainly. I just don't think

Churchill would be her object.

Oh. This is outrageous.

Miss Somers requires

that Frederica be removed from school.

Miss Somers must be under the impression

that, as a widow without fortune,

I may be bullied. Evidently she's

forgotten Frederica is a Vernon.

But Charles must put this right.

Confronted with his imposing words,

even the mistress of a school

must be persuaded to act rightly.

[bell tolls]

I have no notion of Frederica

being so contrary.

She seemed all Vernon milkiness.

But it confirms the rightness

of my plan. Did Sir James call?

- Several times.

- Excellent.

I followed your instructions,

scolding him roundly for making

love to Maria Manwaring.

He protested that it had

only been in joke.

You're right.

He's wonderfully silly.

But we must not let Sir James forget

with whom he's in love.

A man so rich and foolish

will not remain single long.

Sir James is so far from

having forgotten the Vernons,

I'm sure he'd marry either

of you in an instant.

I must go back to Churchill.

But I may need your help

finding a school

if Miss Somers

won't take Frederica back.

Under no circumstances will I

have Frederica at Churchill.

That's wise.

What do you mean?

The nearness of their ages,

her and Reginald's.

How unkind.

- Forgive me.

- Forgiven.

The fallacy of youth.

Isn't it rather clear that it is we,

women of decision, who hold the trumps?

Lady Susan?

Lady Susan Vernon.

How dare you address me, sir.

- But, Lady Susan...

- Begone, sir, or I will have you whipped.

- Outrageous.

- Have you never met him?

No. I know him well. I would never

speak to a stranger like that.

I hope you will see my friend Alicia.

She's an American from the Connecticut

branch of the Delancey family.

Well, though even the best bred

Americans don't sound particularly fine,

there's a freshness to her manner

I find rather tonic.

Her family were treated outrageously

there during the late war,

punished for their very

loyalty to the Crown.

Americans really have shown themselves

to be a nation of ingrates.

Only by having children can one begin

to understand such a dynamic.

Yes.

Susan, I've been looking for you.

The afternoon coach brought this note.

Perhaps Charles has

succeeded with Miss Somers.

Oh, it's as I've feared.

Miss Somers refuses to keep Frederica.

She says she must think

of her school's reputation.

Preposterous. I've never

heard of her school.

- Could that be them?

- What, Frederica?

Here.

Hello, hello. Here we are.

- Is this Frederica?

- Yes.

Allow me to introduce

our niece... charming girl...

uh, Miss Frederica Vernon.

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