The Making of a Lady Page #3

I just want to be with Miss Fox

Seton.

I mean, Lady Walderhurst.

I just want to serve her.

It's so lovely to have you here,

especially as Lord Walderhurst is

absent.

I know he is, Miss.

It's the illustrated London News.

"Lord James Walderhurst docks in

Bombay and returns to his regiment

to bring succour and encouragement

to his men."

Well! Isn't that wonderful news?

Come on. I dare you.

Let's go farther out.

No, I won't.

You can't swim, can you?

Your cousin was teaching me, but I'm

still rather nervous.

You're very brave to go in at all.

I've been reading about India,

and how disease almost inevitably

follows famine.

Is it true?

I'm afraid so.

Alec, is he in danger?

He shouldn't have gone.

Then he is? Not so soon after

marrying you.

Walderhurst has a strong

constitution.

He'll come back.

I can see them! Do come in!

Mr Litton's a strange old stick,

isn't he?

What's he doing, being a butler in a

grand place like this?

His family has always worked here.

As for Mrs Litton, she's not exactly

friendly. The other girls are nice enough.

Jane, I think I might be pregnant.

I feel different, and I haven't had

my monthly bleeding.

Oh, Miss!

You mustn't tell anyone until I'm

sure.

It's all right. It's a dream. It's a

terrible dream.

Calm down.

It's the dream.

Captain Osborn's temperature is very

high.

Is he going to make us all poorly? None of this

would be happening if you'd not invited them to stay.

That's enough, Mr Litton!

Go to the ice house and get as much ice

as you can. Mabel and Ivy will help you.

Well, hurry up!

How is he?

Every time it takes him, it gets

worse.

What if he dies?

What will I do?

Surely the regiment... The reason the

regiment dismissed him was me.

If anything happens to Alec,

you must stay here with me.

You're so good to me.

I hope you don't mind,

but I've asked my old aya, Ameerah,

to come down here.

She is a marvellous nurse, and I

know she'll make Alec better.

Go back to bed, Memsahib.

But Hester...

Mr Osborn is not himself.

I will not leave him alone with her.

Alec? Alec?

Alec?

Make it tighter.

Mabel's threatening to leave.

She thinks Captain Osborn's going to

come and kill us in our beds.

He's a danger to himself, not to us.

I'll talk to Mabel.

Jane, you're so clever. I'm not

showing at all.

When are you going to tell people? Not till

Captain Osborn gets better. Now is not the time.

Ameerah, I didn't see you there.

What can I do for you?

Captain Osborn is awake.

You mean he's...

More himself.

Oh, that's wonderful news.

Miss Hester asked for a book to read

to him.

Take this.

Mabel and Ivy think she's a witch.

Mr Litton doesn't help. He's always saying

His Lordship wouldn't want the Osborns here.

He's quite wrong. Look.

"Alec, while I'm away in India,

can you ensure that all is well at Polstrey and

that my new wife wants for nothing? J Walderhurst."

Show this to him.

He thinks he knows Lord Walderhurst

upside-down and back-to-front,

lordship this and lordship that.

Upside-down and back-to-front?

Upside-down and back-to-front?

You don't mind if I borrow one of

your horses, do you?

No-one rides that horse but His

Lordship.

If he's well enough to ride, he's

well enough to leave.

Lord Walderhurst asked me to look

after you.

They must leave.

They must go.

We'll go. The old man hates us.

Hester, I need to talk to

you... about this.

Lord Walderhurst didn't write it,

did he?

The bailiffs were hounding us for

money.

We thought if we could stay here for

a time, things might get better.

It is impossible to survive on Alec's

income.

Is it any surprise that sometimes

dark moods take him?

Don't judge him.

He is not himself,

and I love him so much.

We'll go.

We'll leave.

No.

Let me think.

Let me work something out.

Oh.

My father used to bring me up here.

He enjoyed the solitude.

So do I.

You shouldn't wander all over the

estate on your own.

I came up here for a reason.

Hester has told me of your financial

situation.

Has she? Alec, I was thinking you and

Hester could live here.

It could solve everything. Of course,

I don't know what your plans are.

They certainly don't include

squatting in a hovel like this!

There's going to be a storm. Come on.

I'll take you back.

I'd rather walk.

I'll take you back.

Alec!

Alec, stop! You have to!

I'm pregnant!

What happened? Miss! She was riding

on the horse with me. She fainted.

Give her to me.

My baby...

Is it... Is it harmed?

Your baby?

Her Ladyship is expecting.

Oh, no! I'm so sorry. I never thought

you were with child.

I would never have put you on a

horse. You must get Dr Lawrence.

Dr Lawrence is an old country quack.

We need someone from London.

There's no need. Ameerah will know

what to do.

I'll take that to my mistress.

What is it?

It's just cinnamon and milk. How does

she know what's right for a baby?

I'll go to the village to fetch Dr

Lawrence. We must take care of this child.

Well, go on. Get that up to Her

Ladyship.

Captain Osborn!

I'm just taking this up to my

mistress.

She's very lucky to have you, Jane.

"Dear James, I am pregnant, which is

a great surprise.

I am very pleased.

I know it is what you wanted.

Your loving Emily."

You're up. Oh.

I woke early.

And you're dressed.

I've spent many years dressing myself.

I've hardly forgotten how to do it.

I've written to Lord Walderhurst to

tell him about the baby.

And now, I'm going to walk to the

post box and post it myself.

Miss, are you sure you're well

enough?

I've never felt better.

Good boy. Good boy.

Oh!

Mrs Litton.

Ladyship.

Where are you going?

To stay with my daughter.

I can't be here.

Not now.

I understand

how hard this is for you,

but if you could just stay until I

find a new butler and housekeeper...

I can't.

Mr Litton was so much a part of this

whole place.

Everything reminds me of him.

What will I do without you?

Mabel and Ivy are leaving too.

What?

Well, I tried to persuade them to stay

on, but they won't. They're scared.

I'm sorry, Ladyship.

I truly am.

"Mr Litton died in such strange

circumstances.

I wish you were here to help.

Your loving Emily."

This is the advertisement I've

written for a housekeeper and maids.

Alec will ride into Ashbourne with

it today. Mm-hm.

He can take that too, why not?

Let me do it.

You should be in bed. You caught a

cold that day.

Why was Mr Litton out there in the

cart? What was he doing?

Who knows?

Where's Alec?

Shooting pheasant in the wood.

Good morning, Jane.

This tastes a little different.

Checkmate.

Let's play a decider.

If you don't mind, I might go to

bed.

Of course.

Are you quite well?

I stood up too quickly.

Sit down.

Ameerah, help me lock the doors.

Why are we locking the doors?

I don't see the need.

We have no servants.

Anyone could walk in. You wouldn't

want that, would you, Emily?

Emily, I thought you were resting.

I heard something.

Or I thought I did.

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