WE'VE PICKED A LOT OF FLOWERS, SO SHOULD WE HEAD INSIDE NOW?
NO. I WANT TO STAY OUTSIDE A LITTLE LONGER.
MOM, LET'S JUST GO TO THAT TREE OVER THERE.
OKAY.
WHY WAS THE GRASS FLATTENED RIGHT THERE?
MOM? ARE YOU HURTING SOMEWHERE?
N-NO. I’M FINE.
YOU SHOULDN’T BE SICK...
ah, it’s hot! you’re burning up! burning up!
WHERE IS MATILDA?! MATILDA!
NO, I’M REALLY FINE! THIS IS JUST...
WH-WHAT’S THE MATTER?!
RIGHT. INSTEAD OF GETTING CAUGHT BY THE PERCEPTIVE MADAM CAMERON...
I'D RATHER JUST SAY I'M SICK.
YES, I'M FEELING A LITTLE DIZZY.
I THINK I JUST NEED TO LIE DOWN FOR A MOMENT.
YOU DON'T HAVE A FEVER, SO A GOOD REST SHOULD SUFFICE.
...YES, THANK YOU, MR. VARGAS.
MADAM. THE YOUNG LADY IS FINE, SO LET'S...
no. i'm going to stay by mom's side.
MADAM CAMERON...
COME THIS WAY.
I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU WOULD STAY BY MY SIDE.
YEAH... BUT...
THIS IS THE ROOM THAT MISTRESS STAYED IN.
SO THAT'S WHY SHE COULDN'T ENTER THE ROOM AND WAS HOVERING AT THE DOOR...
YOU SAID YOU'D STAY BY MY SIDE, BUT YOU WON'T EVEN COME CLOSE.
M-MOM?
YES, MOM... IS HERE.
COME HERE, MY DAUGHTER.
MMM...
...IT'S BECAUSE OF ME.
...BECAUSE OF ME, LEO... WAS KICKED OUT...
...TO PROTECT ME, HE EVEN ENTERED INTO... THAT RIDICULOUS ENGAGEMENT...
ENGAGEMENT...? IS SHE TALKING ABOUT HIS ENGAGEMENT TO THE IMPERIAL PRINCESS?
THE DUKE WAS FORCED INTO THE ENGAGEMENT TO PROTECT HIS MOTHER?
YOU YOUNG GIRLS, GO STAND IN THE BACK WHERE YOU CAN'T BE SEEN.
STAY OUT OF SIGHT. UNDERSTOOD?
YES.
SHE'LL PROBABLY TEAR INTO THE YOUNG AND PRETTY MAIDS AGAIN,
USING THE ABSURD EXCUSE THAT THEY'RE FLIRTING WITH HIS GRACE.
HER HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS HAS ARRIVED!
PLEASE LET THIS PASS WITHOUT INCIDENT...
YOUR HIGHNESS, IT SEEMS IT WILL TAKE QUITE SOME TIME FOR HIS GRACE TO ARRIVE.
I SHALL HAVE TEA PREPARED, SO PLEASE HEAD TO THE DRAWING ROOM.
NO, I'M GOING TO THE WEST WING.
BRING THE TEA TO HIS STUDY.
WHY THE WEST WING STUDY ALL OF A SUDDEN...
HIS GRACE ISN'T EVEN THERE...
GOOD HEAVENS! I WAS SO DISTRACTED THAT I COMPLETELY FORGOT!
MISS VIOLETTA!
IF THE PRINCESS SO MUCH AS OPENS THE DOOR TO THE WEST WING BEDROOM, IT'LL BE A DISASTER!
THOSE TWO ABSOLUTELY MUST NOT CROSS PATHS!
I HAVE TO HIDE MISS VIOLETTA!
THE PRINCESS MUSTN'T CATCH SIGHT OF EVEN A SINGLE STRAND OF HER HAIR!
The little girl picking flowers notices the trampled grass, and her mother nearly faints. To avoid being caught by the sharp-eyed Madam Cameron, she pretends to be ill, and Mr. Vargas tells her to rest. Her daughter never leaves her side. They hesitate in front of the lady's room. The mother confesses that Leo was dismissed because of her and that he accepted the absurd engagement to the Imperial Princess to protect her. Meanwhile, the Princess arrives and wants to go straight to the study in the West Wing. The servants panic: Violetta and the Princess must absolutely not run into each other.
