What A Girl Wants Page #6

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What happened to the old you?|The real you?

Okay, lads, let's pick up the tempo.

Mom!

What are you doing here?

Jocelyn thought you might need a pal|while being fed to the sharks.

Oh, honey, you look so beautiful.

Look at you, Mom!

Are you actually wearing a bra?

Come on.

Hello, Henry.

Libby.

-Hello, Lucy. l'm Glynnis, Henry's fiance.|-lt's Libby, actually. And congratulations.

Well, what a lovely surprise.|l see you've come with no escort.

Henry, you must find somebody divine|for Lubby here to dance with.

Libby. Remember?

And why doesn't he just|ask her himself?

This is fantastic. Everyone important|has accepted their invitation.

-We've got the election in the bag.|-How can you be so calm?

Her Majesty is due any moment and your|candidate is dancing with that woman.

Henry knows what's at stake.

Besides, look what he did with Daphne.|Quite an achievement.

l thought l was going to have to get rid|of her, like her mother, but--

What did you just say?

Nothing.

-Did you say you got rid of my mother?|-Figure of speech.

-Are you the one that made her leave?|-Daphne, darling, now is not the time.

-Come on now, don't linger!|-Hey, but-- Glynnis!

-How dare he!|-Come on.

-Come on!|-Glynnis, let go!

-Get in here!|-Glynnis! Let go!

Get in here!

Glynnis! Glynnis!|Glynnis!

Remember the ritual dances?

You were so bad|they're still blaming you for the locusts.

-l recall your frock nearly got us arrested.|-l had you translate my apology.

-Which was something of a risk, l thought.|-l know it. You could've been...

-...trading me in for a goat.|-Camel, actually.

Which never came through,|by the way.

l had faith in you, Henry.

Just not enough?

You didn't say goodbye.|You just disappeared.

-lt was what you wanted.|-What l wanted?

-What l wanted was to be given a chance.|-You have had 1 7 years of chances, Henry...

...and l've had 1 7 years|of waiting for you to take them.

And now, ladies and gentlemen...

...the traditional father-daughter dance.|Lord Dashwood?

Please!

Help!

-Where is Daphne?|-l'll find her.

Oh, no.|Has Daphne gone missing again?

Maybe Clarissa can step in.|You wouldn't mind, would you?

No. l'm almost your daughter|now too.

Well, l'd....

-Help! Someone!|-Daphne?

l can't miss|my own father-daughter dance!

-Honey?|-Help!

-How dare you, Glynnis? How dare you!|-We don't want a scene, do we?

Take your hand off my daughter or you won't|get a scene, you'll get a Broadway musical.

-Daphne....|-What are you doing?

Finally giving you what you deserve.

Go ahead.

l don't want it.

Any of it.

Daphne!

Daphne!

-Wait.|-No.

l'm done waiting, Henry.

You know, when l was little, every birthday|l'd get all dressed up and l'd wish...

...that if l was good enough,|you'd come and find me.

And now here l am, in the most beautiful|dress l could ever imagine...

...and you're here.

You know what l miss now?|l miss being me.

l finally realized that that is enough.

You know, Daphne....

Maybe we're just trying|to make something work here which isn't.

Pray be upstanding|for Her Majesty, the queen.

Go ahead.

Duty calls.

Come on, honey.

-Lord Dashwood! What is your priority?|-Thank you very much.

-The election or your daughter?|-l have no comment.

-Couldn't you sleep either?|-No.

Made a bit of a mess of things,|haven't l?

A bit.

Henry, for six centuries this family|has been sacrificing bits of itself for England.

Arms, legs, eyes. The battlefields of Europe|are littered with them.

Don't follow in that glorious tradition.

You know what you're going|to sacrifice?

Your heart, Henry.

Sir Charles.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Well, over the last few weeks,|l've certainly...

...received more support and encouragement|from this constituency...

...than l'd ever dared hoped for. So l'd like|to take this opportunity to thank you all.

You may have noticed that recently there|have been one or two remarks in the press.

Regarding my behavior.

lt's been suggested l've not been conducting|myself in a manner befitting an MP.

Well, l've been giving my priorities|a great deal of thought...

...and l've decided that it's time|to get them straight.

Which is why l must now respectfully|withdraw my candidacy.

Representing you would undoubtedly|be the greatest honor of my political life.

lt would simply be impossible to do so|if l'm not serving my own conscience.

See...

...l've changed.

And as important|as my political aspirations are to me...

...there is one thing|that matters more.

Thank you.

Are you out of your mind?

l have done everything|to get you to this position...

...and l will not let you|throw it all away!

You've lied to me,|l know you lied to Libby...

...so forgive me if l don't give|a flying fart what you think.

Libby? l stopped you|from ruining your life!

l saved your family's reputation!

When l found out that girl was pregnant,|l knew l was doing the right thing.

-You knew about Daphne?|-Of course l knew! lt's my job to know!

-Grandpa! Are you okay?|-Oh, God.

-This is horrible.|-Do shut up!

Henry, darling! l know Daddy's been naughty,|but what about me?

You'll survive.

Hey. Table six is screaming for coffee.|What're you doing, anyway?

Sorry, it's my college applications.|Due on Monday.

Okay, l'll cover for you.

-Thank you.|-Good luck.

Ladies and gentlemen, the bride|would like to share a dance with her father.

l love you, Dad.

-What are you doing here?|-l just came because l....

l had something very important|to say to you...

...and l hope l can.... Actually,|l wrote it all down on the plane about....

About 200 times, as you....

lt was on a....|l have it....

What it comes down to is....

ls that l love you, Daphne.

l love you.|l'm so sorry.

l wouldn't change you, anything about you.|l wouldn't change one hair on your head.

-Not for anything--|-l love you, Dad. l love you!

Might l....

Might l have the honor of this dance?

Listen, Daphne, l....

l just think when you're groveling|it's important to bring a very large present.

-l don't understand.|-May l cut in?

Of course.

l tried to call you....

You never did want me to go,|did you?

There never was anyone else,|was there?

l'd say l owe you|a rather large apology.

You think l've waited 1 7 years|for an apology?

So I finally got my father-daughter dance.

Of course, it got interrupted|when my boyfriend showed up.

And then my parents started making out.

But sometimes things aren't exactly|how you always imagined.

They're even better.

Oh, just in case you were wondering|what happened to Clarissa and Glynnis...

...don't worry.|They ended up exactly as they should.

--the rustication, then it gets smoother--

-Big Ben.|-So did Alistair.

l can see the smiles.|For those of you who speak English...

...it's not the name of a large hamburger|at a fast food restaurant.

This is the closest he got|to Parliament.

My parents got married again.|This time, it was legal.

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