That Hamilton Woman Page #3

Remember, Mother, it's knowing little things

like that that makes you a lady.

(String quartet plays minuet)

Whenever I have a nice piece of fish,

it always makes me think of the sea.

- The what?

- The sea Your Excellency

Oh, yes.

Charles was wonderful about things like that.

- About fish?

- Oh!

You're so funny, Your Excellency.

Every time you call me ''Your Excellency'',

it adds one year to my life.

- Sir William?

- That's getting better

Tell me, my dear.

Was my nephew so positive about coming here?

Oh, absolutely. He would have brought me here

himself, if he hadn't been detained in London.

Just a second, my dear.

As we're to live together under the same roof

I see no reason why we should not

be perfectly frank with one another

As much as I hate to spoil this beautiful picture

that you have drawn for yourseIf of my nephew,

there's one point that must be made quite clear.

Charles Greville will never come to Naples

But, Your Excellency, Uncle,

he definitely promised.

There is a wide gap between my nephew's

promises and his fulfilment of them

The promise he gave me, he will keep.

Your confidence in him is really touching.

Did he promise you marriage as well?

Why deny it? It must be written all over me.

I'm afraid I've got to destroy

those sweet dreams of yours.

My nephew never had the slightest intention

of marrying you.

Either with my consent or without it.

What did you say, Your Excellency?

I said he's not going to marry you, Emma.

But that's not possible.

Why should he send me here with my mother?

It costs a lot of money, the journey.

Perhaps he feIt you would be better off

with his uncle. A nice vacation.

But I didn't need a vacation.

No. No, there must be something else.

And what's to happen after the vacation,

if he doesn't want to marry me?

He's talked of nothing else for years.

It was his idea. I never urged him.

I was quite happy with him just as it was.

Tell me, Your Excellency,

but please tell me the truth.

Did Charles tell you about me?

Do you know about my

He did. And I imagine that was the only thing

he did not lie about.

Oh but please my dear,

I don't want to make you feel ashamed.

Ashamed? Oh, I'm not ashamed.

There's nothing to be ashamed of.

It's true there were men in my life

before Charles, I admit it.

I made mistakes, I was young, I was stupid.

I believed in men and their promises.

Charles knew about me

before he took me into the house,

before he promised to marry me.

And now I'm different, not only my clothes,

but inside.

I'm good. I know I'm good.

So why should he lie to me?

Why did he send me here?

What am I doing here?

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