LET ME EXPLAIN...
...WHAT JUST HAPPENED.
COME ALONG, KIRISTAN.
STEADY NOW...
AND THAT'S WHY I HAD TO RUSH BACK TO THE HOUSE TO SEND FOR A DOCTOR.
MY LORD.
IT SEEMS THAT NONE OF THE COACHMEN IN TOWN ARE FREE TODAY.
WE WON'T BE ABLE TO HIRE ONE UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING.
YOU COULDN'T FIND EVEN A SINGLE COACHMAN?
I'M AFRAID NOT, MY LORD.
IT'S A SMALL TOWN WITH HARDLY ANY COACHMEN AT ALL...
FINE.
I SHOULD PROBABLY SPEND THE NIGHT HERE ANYWAY TO KEEP AN EYE ON JEFFREY.
DOCTOR!
WILL THE COACHMEN BE ALRIGHT?
YES, I'M DOING EVERYTHING I CAN FOR THEM, MY LADY.
THANKFULLY, THEY BOTH ONLY SUFFERED SOME MILD FRACTURES.
BUT IT MAY TAKE UP TO THREE WEEKS FOR THEIR BONES TO HEAL COMPLETELY.
WHAT A RELIEF...!
I'D HATE TO IMPOSE...
...BUT IT SEEMS I MUST ASK YOU TO LOOK AFTER OUR COACHMAN FOR US.
NO PROBLEM AT ALL.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SPEND THE NIGHT HERE, DOCTOR.
I'LL HAVE A ROOM PREPARED FOR YOU.
THANK YOU, MY LADY.
PLEASE TAKE GOOD CARE OF THESE TWO.
YES, I'LL DO MY BEST, MY LADY.
THE MAIDS WILL HELP YOU WITH ANYTHING YOU NEED.
YES, MY LADY.
WELL, I GUESS WE'RE IN-LAWS NOW (4)
I FINALLY MANAGED TO GET AWAY FROM THAT VISCOUNTESS AND HER DAUGHTER.
STAY AS LONG AS YOU NEED!
HOW ARE YOU LIKING THE FOOD?
PLEASE DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE MEDICAL BILLS OR MISSING WORK.
I'LL SEND A SMALL COMPENSATION TO YOUR FAMILY.
I'M SORRY MY MARILYN CAUSED SO MUCH TROUBLE.
TH-THANK YOU SO MUCH, MY LADY...
I KNOW OUR MANOR MIGHT NOT BE AS FINE AS WHAT YOU'RE USED TO...
...BUT PLEASE FEEL FREE TO MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME.
RELAX, AND FOCUS ON GETTING BETTER!
Y-YES, MY LADY...!
YOU TOO, HENDEL! DON'T YOU DARE MOVE THAT LEG.
I NEVER IMAGINED ANYONE COULD BE SO CONSIDERATE TO A SERVANT WHO ISN'T EVEN ONE OF HER OWN...!
GET PLENTY OF REST, YOU TWO.
THANK YOU, MY LADY!
I CAN'T TELL IF SHE'S STRANGE...
OR SPECIAL.
I'VE NEVER MET ANYONE QUITE LIKE HER, THAT'S FOR SURE.
EEK...!
M-MY LORD!
NO NEED TO STRAIN YOURSELF.
UNLESS YOU WANT TO INCONVENIENCE ME EVEN MORE THAN YOU ALREADY HAVE.
YES, SIR...
HENDEL, WAS IT?
Y-YES, MY LORD!
I WAS WONDERING IF THE WENTWORTHS WOULD BE REQUIRING A TEMPORARY COACHMAN.
DO THEY PERHAPS HAVE ANY URGENT MATTERS THAT THEY NEED TO ATTEND TO?
OR ANY TRIPS THEY WERE PLANNING TO TAKE?
OH!
THE VISCOUNTESS AND THE LADIES...
ARE SCHEDULED TO ATTEND THE BALL AT BRISTON MANOR.
IT'S IN EAST CARLTON, SO IT'S QUITE FAR FROM HERE.
THE BALL AT BRISTON MANOR, YOU SAY...
OOF, I'M EXHAUSTED.
ISN'T THAT... EUNICE'S ROOM?
WHAT'S SHE DOING UP AT THIS HOUR?
YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO COME TO THE BALL. GOT THAT?
NOT EVEN IF MOTHER TRIES TO DRAG YOU BY THE ARM.
B-BUT, HOW CAN I SAY NO TO MOTHER...?
JUST SAY YOU'RE FEELING SICK OR SOMETHING, YOU IDIOT!
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE AN EMBARRASSMENT TO THIS FAMILY?!
TRY TO BE A GOOD SISTER FOR ONCE, WILL YOU?
SHE'S BULLYING EUNICE AGAIN.
SHE'S PROBABLY STILL MAD ABOUT THE FIGHT WE HAD EARLIER TODAY, SO SHE'S TAKING IT OUT ON EUNICE.
WHAT A LOSER
IF I SO MUCH AS HEAR THE WORD "BALL" OUT OF YOU...
...I'LL TEAR YOUR DRESS TO SHREDS!
HMM, I WONDER WHO THE REAL EMBARRASSMENT AROUND HERE IS.
WH-WHAT...?
HOLD ON
WAS THAT DIRECTED AT ME?!
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I HEARD YOU, YOU KNOW.
OH, THAT? I WAS JUST TALKING TO MYSELF.
DON'T LIE! YOU WANTED ME TO HEAR IT!
WELL, DID YOU WANT THE WHOLE HOUSE TO HEAR WHAT YOU WERE SAYING TO EUNICE?
!!
YOU CHEEKY LITTLE BRAT.
THIS TIME, I'LL BE THE ONE TO EXPOSE YOU!
YOU'VE NEVER SEEN ME AS SISTER, HAVE YOU? YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A STRANGER IN MY OWN HOME!
YOU HATE THAT I'M THE ELDEST WENTWORTH CHILD NOW, DON'T YOU?
I KNOW YOU'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR ANY REASON TO PICK A FIGHT WITH ME!
HUH...?
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU GOING ON ABOUT?
HOW COULD YOU SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO ME...
AFTER PICKING ON EUNICE, YOUR BLOOD SISTER?
T-TRUE SISTERS ARE ALLOWED TO TALK TO EACH OTHER LIKE THAT!
BUT YOU'RE DIFFERENT! SO SHOW SOME RESPECT!
GOTCHA. YOU JUST ADMITTED THAT YOU DON'T SEE ME AS A SISTER, EITHER.
AND WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU FEEL LIKE A STRANGER? YOU USE FAMILY MONEY TO BUY FIVE DRESSES A MONTH.
OH, THAT REMINDS ME. NEVER ENTER MY MOTHER'S ROOM WITHOUT PERMISSION AGAIN.
IF I CATCH YOU AGAIN, YOU'RE REALLY GONNA GET IT.
A-ARE YOU THREATENING ME?!
JUST WAIT TILL FATHER GETS BACK. I'LL TELL HIM ALL ABOUT THIS!
MY GOD, WHEN WILL SHE ACT HER AGE?
I GUESS I SHOULD GET TO BED.
GOODNIGHT, EUNICE.
ANRI'S SO COOL...
?!?
HOW AMUSING.
IT'S ASTONISHING HOW BOLD SHE IS.
MAYBE THE BALL WON'T BE SO BORING AFTER ALL.
In this chapter, a doctor is called to the house for the injured coachmen; since no available coachman can be found in town, the lord and the doctor spend the night at the manor. The lady compassionately looks after the injured, including Jeffrey and Hendel who have minor fractures, and covers the expenses. At night, seeing Eunice being bullied by her older sister over the ball, Anri intervenes and a heated argument breaks out.
