WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU WEARING?
I CAN'T EXACTLY STAND IN FRONT OF YOU IN JUST MY UNDERWEAR.
WHEN FITTING A DRESS, YOU MEASURE THE WAISTLINE TIGHTLY CINCHED BY A CORSET,
SO I WORE THE CORSET OVER MY ROBE.
FINE. LIFT YOUR ARMS.
IT MUST HAVE BEEN HARD TO TIE THE LACES BY HERSELF.
I CAN'T...
...MEASURE LIKE THIS.
BESIDES,
I TOLD YOU I CAN'T GET AN ACCURATE MEASUREMENT IF YOU GO ALL STIFF LIKE THIS.
THIS SWEET SCENT... KEEPS...
ah, s-stop...
OH NO! I DID THAT WITHOUT EVEN REALIZING...
I'LL CALL A MAID FOR YOU.
A MAID WILL TAKE YOUR MEASUREMENTS.
WHAT... SO YOU COULD HAVE CALLED A MAID FROM THE VERY START!!
GOODNESS, AT THIS RATE, YOU'LL BE CREATING WORK FOR YOURSELF OUT OF THIN AIR.
MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.
I'D LOVE TO, BUT YOU TOOK MY JOB AWAY FROM ME.
SOMETHING HAPPENED IN THE DRAWING ROOM, DIDN'T IT? RIGHT?
NOTHING HAPPENED.
UH-HUH, SURE. SOMETHING DEFINITELY HAPPENED.
I HAD MY SUSPICIONS.
SUSPICIONS, MY FOOT.
DON'T YOU KNOW CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT?
CARE TO FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF?
oh my, look at my mind.
i completely forgot i needed to stop by the bank.
i'll be back right away, your grace!
HONESTLY, I CAN'T EVEN FOCUS ON THE CONTENTS OF THESE DOCUMENTS.
AH... DAMN IT.
HAVE I REALLY LOST MY MIND?
THOUGHTS OF THAT WOMAN WON'T LEAVE MY HEAD.
HEAD MAID, WHY DID THE DUKE CALL FOR ME AT SUCH A LATE HOUR...?
I WOULDN'T KNOW. I WAS ONLY INSTRUCTED TO BRING YOU TO HIS STUDY, MY LADY.
WE HAVE ARRIVED.
COME IN.
I THOUGHT I'D BE OKAY...
...BUT I CAN'T EVEN LOOK HIM IN THE EYE.
I CALLED YOU HERE TO SHOW YOU ONE OF MY MAIN LIVING SPACES.
THIS WAY.
IS THIS A PLACE YOU CAN ONLY ACCESS THROUGH THE STUDY?
THIS IS WHERE I SPEND THE MOST TIME...
...MY VERY OWN SECRET AND PRIVATE SPACE.
SERVANTS AREN'T ALLOWED IN HERE EXCEPT TO CLEAN.
BUT IT'S A PLACE MY FIANCÉE CAN EASILY BURST INTO.
ISN'T THIS THE ABSOLUTE PERFECT SPOT TO LEAVE TRACES OF OUR SECRET RENDEZVOUS?
During a dress fitting, there is a tense, intimate moment between the woman — who is wearing her corset over her robe — and the man taking her measurements. The sweet scent and physical contact shake them both, the measuring is left unfinished, and a maid is summoned. After teasing about the incident in the salon, the duke summons the woman to his study late at night and shows her his hidden private quarters, which can only be reached through there.
