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Ross Vennor Poldark,

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I am committing you for trial at the Bodmin assizes.

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You must answer to judge and jury an' if you're found guilty...

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You owe him no loyalty! It's common sense to testify against him!

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It really is the end for me and Francis!

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I'm a physician, ma'am. May I be of service?

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Perhaps some brilliant defence will occur to me!

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If only one knew who the judge would be!

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Wentworth Lister.

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Are you acquainted with him?

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I advise you to reconsider your attitude.

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It's no detriment to me if you choose to run your neck into a noose.

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I beg you to let me through. 'Tis all the reason I've come to Bodmin.

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My husband's life depends on it.

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Where will you go? I have one last thing I must try.

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If he hangs, he'll have only himself to blame.

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Do not lose heart, Francis. Tomorrow is a new day.

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A new day.

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GUN IS COCKED

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And it may never come.

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KEYS RATTLE

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Sounds lively out there!

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The rabble are out in force tonight!

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The list...

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of those summoned to speak against you.

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A long list.

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Jud Paynter?

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You know him?

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He was my servant.

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Well, now he's the Crown's.

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And the testimony of a loyal servant against his former master.

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Nail in the coffin.

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CROWD SHOUT

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GENTEEL MUSIC

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Mistress Poldark!

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How delightful!

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Mr Penvenen! To think of us meeting again so soon!

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And may I introduce my niece, Caroline?

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Mistress Demelza Poldark of Nampara.

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And Mr Unwin Trevaunance.

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Are you here for the election, ma'am?

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Er... No, ma'am, for the assizes.

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Oh, yes.

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Unwin, were you not telling me there was a Poldark to be tried this week?

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That's my husband, ma'am.

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And is he guilty?

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What did he do?

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HE CLEARS HIS THROAT

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Well, if I were the judge, I would sentence him to be returned

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to his wife without delay!

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CROWD SHOUTING OUTSIDE

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That must be the crowd, clamouring for me.

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Will you join me outside?

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Why not?

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I enjoy a baying mob.

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May I be of service, ma'am?

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Well, since you mention it...

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For pity's sake! Must we always have these dire predictions?

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Not once have I known you forecast an outcome

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which was remotely cheering!

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I'm not divining the future.

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I'm entertaining myself with a game of Snap!

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Go to Bodmin, Elizabeth. You'll never be satisfied till you do.

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This election, 'tis a joke.

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What difference do it make?

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Who suffers when mines close?

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Not fancy folk!

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Stuffed to the gizzards wi' beef while we scrape by on black bread

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an' beech leaves! In France they wud'n stand for it!

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It's come here to Bodmin soon enough,

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and it won't be long before it reaches you down in Truro.

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Bin out there, 'ave 'ee?

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'Tis like a powder keg!

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Dr Enys! Wha' brings 'ee here?

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Same as you, Prudie.

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To speak f'r Cap'n Ross?

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As I'm sure we all will.

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Mr Paynter, are you ill?

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Dammit, can a man not study th' innards of a jug without bein'

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clepp'd malingerer?

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I commend you to your studies.

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Goin' out there? 'Ave a care!

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'Twill take but a spark. Pow!

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Your defence is proving more of a challenge than I'd anticipated.

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D'you have the document from Harris Pascoe?

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Your Last Will and Testament?

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Influence?

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I do not have that sort of influence, ma'am,

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and it would prejudice your husband's case, not help it!

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But if it was put the right way?

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If it were put any way, ma'am. No. No. No.

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I-I wouldn't dream of trying to persuade a judge.

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Believe me, I... I sympathise.

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I... I really do.

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And I do dearly hope that the court look kindly on your husband.

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But the surest way of attaining the opposite

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would be to try and influence the judge.

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(I see.)

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Forgive me, sir.

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I'm a little despairing.

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Is he a kindly man? In appearance, I mean?

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Justice Lister?

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Somewhat severe.

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Small and stout?

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Tall and lean.

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Does he like his port?

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Resolutely sober.

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If there's to be a reckoning,

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it's as well to have one's affairs in order!

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Little as there is of value.

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My household effects, my shares in Wheal Leisure...

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Mr Pascoe mentions a "Wheal Grace".

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My father's old mine. It's derelict.

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But still yours...

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and still deemed an asset.

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Not by me!

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I deem it a worthless hole in the ground!

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But by all means let me bequeath it to my wife,

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along with my other debts and liabilities!

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HE SIGHS

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I really have left her nothing.

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Oh!

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Oh dear, my deepest apologies. Are you hurt?

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Only my dignity, sir!

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May I assist you to a chair? Some port, perhaps?

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No, thank you. I never touch it, sir.

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Are you stalking me, Dr Enys?

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Not all, ma'am. But now I'm here, may I be of service?

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Can you prescribe something to keep me awake?

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You find the election boring?

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Exceedingly dull. And the rabble out there insufferable.

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Oh, I grant you it seems unpleasant.

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But take each man for himself and he's likeable enough.

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Are you a Jacobin, like Ross Poldark?

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It's clear you don't know Ross Poldark.

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No, but I expect to tomorrow, and I'd hope for better

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entertainment than I've had here tonight.

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I'm sure you're the sort who takes a window at Tyburn

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for the pleasure of seeing someone choke to death?

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And is it any business of yours if I am?

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No.

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No. I'm thankful not.

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Gentlemen, I have here the results of the Bodmin constituency.

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Chenhalls, Michael - 2,250.

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CROWD CHEERS

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Dagge, Hugh - 1,203.

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Trevaunance, Unwin - 1,203.

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It's a tie for second place.

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A farcical state of affairs.

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There will have to be a second vote to decide the remaining seat!

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There can be no question of that.

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The key is to regard yourself as elected and act accordingly.

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But how? I'm tied in second place. The chair, man! Take a second chair.

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Claim your seat before Dagge has chance to contest it.

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Come now. There's no time to lose.

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CROWD SHOUTS

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Who are ye?

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Um, well, I...

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D'ye know me? D'ye speak for me?

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I'm your elected member...

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Who elected ye? Did I?

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Did any here?

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CROWD SHOUT ANGRILY

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Ye don't speak for me! But maybe this will!

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CROWD JEER

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Turn it round!

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Get... Get me back inside.

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I hope he brought his rosewater!

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There'll be a reckoning, mark 'ee!

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Commoners don't hold with being tramped underfoot.

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Bring down the fancy folk and let the poor rise!

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Nay, 'ee shan't muzzle me!

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I'm a free man. I've a right to speak!

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HE GROANS

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Apparently not.

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This has not helped our cause.

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Mission accomplished. Unwin has established his claim.

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Almost at the expense of his own life!

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Is it always like this in Bodmin?

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I couldn't say. I live near Truro.

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I'm only here for tomorrow's trial.

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You speak for Ross Poldark?

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I look forward to seeing you acquit yourself.

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Happily it's not I who is on trial.

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Are you quite certain of that?

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You flatter yourself, ma'am.

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Are all men so odiously conceited?

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I shouldn't put conceit as the particular property of one sex.

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How gracious of you to correct me, sir!

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I wonder you're so solicitous for one you so clearly despise.

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You're mistaken, madam. I neither solicit nor despise.

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That rabble! Have they no respect for their betters or for the law?

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I mean, someone needs to take them

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by the scruff of the neck and...and...

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Oh, good God! What is the woman doing?

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She'll hang her husband if she's not careful!

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So let me ask Your Lordship,

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how can a body judge if a person be telling the truth?

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Well...

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For some of them be so downright convincing and have all

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the evidence to back 'em up, but if the evidence be false...?

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Excuse me.

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Excuse me.

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For instance, if a body did know the truth about an accused,

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wouldn't he - or she - then be obliged to speak?

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Most assuredly. In the appropriate place,

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which would be the court.

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Then put the case, sir, that a body know'd some other body

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who paid money so that other bodies might speak lies.

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You list a great many bodies, ma'am.

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Are any of them here now?

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Well, in truth, seeing as you do ask me directly, Your Lordship...

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Mistress Demelza, what a pleasure to see you.

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And Your Lordship. Out unusually late?

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Indeed, sir. Though not unagreeably detained.

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You must be grateful for the distraction, ma'am.

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Were you speaking of your husband?

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Of course you will meet him tomorrow. Sir?

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Ross Poldark? When he comes before you in court.

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Oh. You were not aware?

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No, sir, I was not.

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You will pardon me, ma'am, sir.

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Let me accompany you.

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What do you make of this assault on our newly elected MP?

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Barely escaped with his life!

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If this goes on, we'll have revolution on our hands!

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In Cornwall? People are fearful, sir.

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People are wondering when a clear message will be sent.

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Those who stir up disorder should expect the severest penalty.

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Would you not agree? I do, sir.

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Beg pardon, sir, there's a gentleman within...

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A Mr Francis Poldark?

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Oh, yes.

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HE KNOCKS

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Francis?

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HE KNOCKS INSISTENTLY

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Francis?

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HE RATTLES DOOR

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Locked, sir. From the inside.

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We may need to break it down. Nay, 'twill damage it.

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Dammit, man, Mr Poldark may be ill. He may even...

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This is the statement I've prepared for you.

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You may find it a little contrite for your taste...

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There are limits, even if one's neck is at stake.

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So you'd go to the gallows on a point of principle?

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Of course it's your life to do as you please.

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Are you a fatalist, Enys?

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Would you believe that we are masters of our own destiny?

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Well...

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Cos a... short while ago I...

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Pointed this at my head and it misfired.

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The flint went down but the powder did not ignite.

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Since then, I've been trying to decide whether to...

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to do it again.

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I agree, it's in very poor taste

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to use your hospitality for such a purpose. But I...

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Anyway, the thing's not done, so for the moment,

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you have a talkative companion instead of a silent one.

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I don't understand. Why would you wish...?

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Francis, you are young, you're propertied, you're respected,

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you have a beautiful wife, a healthy son...

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Stop! Or I shall weep for joy!

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Let's have some brandy. Hmm?

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At any rate, I can do no damage until I have fresh powder.

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I hope you will reconsider.

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HE SNIFFS

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Here's to the devil!

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THEY CLINK GLASSES

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Lord knows whose side he's been on tonight.

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Why do you hate him?

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What has he ever done to deserve it?

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I doubt you'd understand.

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Because I am not so well-bred as you?

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I am a miner's daughter. But you are a blacksmith's grandson.

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What is the difference?

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The difference is that you will always be a miner's daughter.

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Whereas I am a gentleman.

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I am a gentleman's wife.

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Soon to be a gentleman's widow?

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Got a wife? Got a family?

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You don't think it's worth making this concession for their sakes?

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I appreciate your efforts.

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But I cannot put my name to beggary and flattery.

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Dammit, man, you have no choice!

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The case against you is too strong.

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It's not a question of whether you'll be found guilty, but WHEN,

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and what the sentence will be!

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All you can do is paint a penitent figure,

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so that you may escape the worst.

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The worst, I tell you!

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Perhaps you will consider that before you sleep tonight.

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DOOR SLAMS

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Did you have better luck?

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If anything, I've made it worse.

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What did you hope to achieve?

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I don't know. Anything!

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Verity, I lost my child.

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How could I bear it if I lost Ross too?

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Ask me, Enys. Am I cleaning it to put away

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or do I intend to use it again?

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Do you?

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If I see a suitable target.

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What 'ee be up to, 'ee lizardy lousedy pissabed?

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Up to? I? Innocent as a new-born babe!

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Witnesses primed. And we've augmented the crowd

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with persons who share our view of the accused

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and will not scruple to make their voices heard!

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And His Lordship?

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Is immune to persuasion.

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On the contrary. I believe he was persuaded last night

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without a penny changing hands.

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BELLS RING

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Jack Tripp, on your feet!

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D'you go before the court?

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With head held high!

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And sore, no doubt!

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Not for long. The noose is a great curer for headaches!

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I wish you justice if there's any to be found.

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Which there ain't, as we both do know.

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So luck it must be!

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For us both then.

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As ringleader and instigator of the affray,

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in which you did unlawfully assemble together

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a violent and unruly mob,

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you have been found guilty.

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It now only remains for me to pass the dreadful sentence

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of the law, which is that you be taken from hence

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to a place of execution,

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where you will be hanged by the neck until you die.

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Call Ross Poldark.

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CROWD JEERS

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Order!

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CROWD: Murderer! Murderer!

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ORDER!

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Why do they cry murder? That is not the charge.

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Silence in court!

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So many against him?

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Only the ones paid by George.

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But if the jury believe them?

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Ross Vennor Poldark, you stand accused that you did incite riot,

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viciously attack a customs officer

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and did plunder diverse goods belonging to a ship in distress.

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How do you plead?

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Not guilty.

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DOOR OPENS

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Let the court beware this man! The devil in gent's clothing!

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He stole my daughter,

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debauched and left her unfit for neither man nor beast!

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Have him taken.

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And when I did go to the rescue o' my child,

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this man did viciously assault I,

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a poor god-fearing man in his dotage, with fists and with weapons.

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I tell you, this man do think himself above the law!

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Do think he may take whatever he please

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and never pay the price for it!

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I do implore the court to see that justice be done

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in the name of I and all who've suffered at his hands!

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Continue.

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Gentlemen of the jury. You'll recall that in this summer's great winds,

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a ship got into distress and was driven ashore

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on Hendrawna Beach, just below the house of the accused.

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You might expect that such a man's first thought would be

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the safety of the poor souls aboard.

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Instead, he sought to rouse the lawless spirits

0:26:150:26:18

of the district so that when the wreck came in,

0:26:180:26:20

it might be plundered with the utmost dispatch.

0:26:200:26:24

Witnesses will testify

0:26:240:26:25

that the accused personally directed the plunder.

0:26:250:26:29

And that survivors from the wreck were beaten

0:26:290:26:33

as they struggled ashore.

0:26:330:26:35

When a contingent of soldiers and excisemen arrived,

0:26:350:26:38

the prisoner warned them not to interfere and threatened them

0:26:380:26:41

with violence if they did.

0:26:410:26:43

When they nonetheless went down on the beach, they were set upon

0:26:430:26:46

by the accused. One of them received near-fatal injuries.

0:26:460:26:50

Did you see the prisoner attack the customs officer?

0:26:520:26:55

Yes, sir. I seed him strike a blow across his face

0:26:550:26:58

and kick him when he's down!

0:26:580:26:59

Bloody liar! That's a lie!

0:26:590:27:01

"Roused from sleep", you say? Aye, sir. By him, sir.

0:27:040:27:07

Saying what? "Pickings for all! Hendrawna beach! Wreck coming in!

0:27:070:27:11

"Strip her to the last plank!"

0:27:110:27:12

And when you reached Hendrawna Beach,

0:27:120:27:14

what did you see the accused do?

0:27:140:27:16

Pluck cargo from the sea, pile it up on the strand

0:27:160:27:18

and direct others to do the same.

0:27:180:27:19

Did you see him assault the customs officer?

0:27:190:27:22

Aye, sir. Assault, sir. Terrible thing, sur.

0:27:230:27:26

CROWD SHOUTS

0:27:260:27:28

Order!

0:27:290:27:31

Ephraim Oliver, you were on the beach

0:27:310:27:33

on the night of January seventh last. What did you see?

0:27:330:27:36

That mans struck him across his skull

0:27:360:27:38

and kicked him to the ground and leave him for dead.

0:27:380:27:41

William Fiddick, how close were you to the accused when

0:27:410:27:43

he struck John Coppard, the exciseman?

0:27:430:27:45

As you be to me, sur, and felt the blow like 'twas across me own head.

0:27:450:27:48

Sergeant Tremayne, the prisoner warned you not to go to the beach.

0:27:480:27:51

And yet you did so. Why was that?

0:27:510:27:53

Well, I felt he was casting doubts upon my resolve

0:27:530:27:55

and goading me to do so. In effect laying a trap for you?

0:27:550:27:59

'Twas my belief, sir.

0:27:590:28:01

Oh, Demelza!

0:28:160:28:17

Is it not intolerable in there? I could scarce breathe.

0:28:200:28:23

Nor I...

0:28:230:28:25

I came for Francis.

0:28:270:28:29

I never thanked you for tending me in my sickness.

0:28:350:28:39

You saved my son.

0:28:400:28:43

And at such a cost.

0:28:430:28:45

How can you bear it?

0:28:480:28:49

I'm with child again.

0:28:490:28:51

Is...Ross glad?

0:28:530:28:56

I've not told him. If...if things go ill today...

0:28:560:29:00

Pray God they do not.

0:29:000:29:01

I...I must... Of course.

0:29:070:29:10

Call Jud Paynter!

0:29:230:29:25

Describe to us, Mr Paynter, what took place the night of the gale.

0:29:360:29:41

So there's Prudie, that's the wife, snoring fit to rouse the dead,

0:29:440:29:49

When along come Cap'n Ross saying,

0:29:490:29:52

"Ship gone ashore down Hendrawna."

0:29:520:29:55

I can't believe he would turn against Ross like this.

0:29:550:29:58

Yes? Yes.

0:29:580:30:00

And what did he do?

0:30:000:30:02

Do?

0:30:020:30:04

Did he urge you to do anything?

0:30:040:30:06

Urge?

0:30:060:30:08

Oh, aye, he says to I...

0:30:080:30:10

.."rouse the rest of the village and head down to the shore".

0:30:120:30:15

Did he give you a reason? Reason?

0:30:150:30:18

Aye.

0:30:180:30:19

"Come now," he says,

0:30:220:30:23

"sharp as ye can, for likely there's...

0:30:230:30:25

"..women and children aboard who need saving from a watery grave."

0:30:300:30:33

Come, man, recollect yourself. Think what you're saying.

0:30:330:30:37

Aye, that's what he said, right enough.

0:30:390:30:41

And I tell you, man, to think again.

0:30:410:30:42

What you say is not in accordance with your sworn statement.

0:30:420:30:45

"When Captain Poldark came to my house,

0:30:450:30:47

"he told me to hurry and rouse the village

0:30:470:30:49

"because there was a wreck and the sooner it was stripped, the better

0:30:490:30:52

"before the authorities turned up."

0:30:520:30:54

No, sir, I never said them words and I never thought 'em neither.

0:30:550:30:58

I remind you, Mr Paynter,

0:30:580:30:59

that this statement was made before witnesses and read aloud to you

0:30:590:31:04

before you signed.

0:31:040:31:05

Aye, well, sir, see, I is hard of hearing.

0:31:050:31:09

So it's likely I misheard what they said and they...

0:31:090:31:13

..misheard what I said.

0:31:140:31:16

Mr Bull, I would have thought it was clear

0:31:160:31:19

that this witness has committed perjury,

0:31:190:31:21

either now or when he made his original statement.

0:31:210:31:24

I would suggest that you turn him out of the box

0:31:240:31:26

and get on with your case.

0:31:260:31:28

You should have brandished less carrot and more stick.

0:31:350:31:38

We could not possibly have foreseen...

0:31:380:31:39

I beg to differ. These people have peculiar loyalties.

0:31:390:31:43

What of Captain Bray? Did you manage to prevail there?

0:31:430:31:46

Call Captain Bray.

0:31:460:31:48

Describe, Captain Bray,

0:31:500:31:51

the sight that met your eyes as you came ashore that night.

0:31:510:31:56

Like Dante's Inferno.

0:31:560:31:59

Drunken men cavorting,

0:32:000:32:02

mules struggling beneath the spoils from the ship.

0:32:020:32:06

All semblance of order gone.

0:32:060:32:08

'twas as close to hell as I ever hope to come.

0:32:080:32:11

And your passengers and crew?

0:32:110:32:13

Confronted by viciousness of the grossest kind.

0:32:130:32:16

I had to stand guard to prevent them being torn to pieces.

0:32:180:32:21

Thank you, Captain Bray.

0:32:210:32:23

Your description would strike a chill into the heart

0:32:230:32:25

of any decent human being.

0:32:250:32:27

GALLERY MURMURS

0:32:270:32:29

The prisoner begs leave to question the witness.

0:32:290:32:33

Granted.

0:32:350:32:36

Captain Bray, do you recall seeing me on the beach that night?

0:32:380:32:42

You came and offered me and my passengers shelter in your house.

0:32:420:32:47

And did you see or hear me

0:32:470:32:50

encouraging anyone to wreck your ship?

0:32:500:32:53

It was dark, sir,

0:32:530:32:55

but I don't believe I'd set eyes on you until that moment.

0:32:550:32:58

Did you see the meeting of myself and the captain of the soldiers?

0:32:580:33:01

As I recall, you warned him not to go down to the beach.

0:33:010:33:05

And did I accompany you into my house, sir?

0:33:050:33:08

You did.

0:33:090:33:10

Thank you.

0:33:100:33:12

MURMURING

0:33:120:33:15

One moment, Captain.

0:33:150:33:16

How long did the accused stay with you after you entered the house?

0:33:160:33:20

About five minutes.

0:33:200:33:22

He said that his wife was ill and he needed to tend her.

0:33:220:33:25

When did you see him again?

0:33:250:33:26

About two hours later. So there was nothing to prevent him

0:33:260:33:29

leaving the house as soon as you were settled

0:33:290:33:31

and returning to the beach to attack the exciseman?

0:33:310:33:33

I suppose not.

0:33:370:33:38

Thank you. You may stand down.

0:33:380:33:40

It's no exaggeration to suggest that what we have here

0:33:450:33:50

is a revolutionary.

0:33:500:33:52

Self-serving, contemptuous of his class, careless of others' property.

0:33:520:33:55

Of all the crimes committed that night,

0:33:550:33:58

this man was the instigator and chief perpetrator.

0:33:580:34:01

It is not within my scope to call to attention the previous acts

0:34:010:34:04

of lawlessness that have marred the accused's character...

0:34:040:34:07

Objection! Confine yourself to the present allegations, Mr Bull.

0:34:070:34:10

..but it is relevant to draw conclusions from statements

0:34:100:34:13

made by the accused at the time of his arrest,

0:34:130:34:16

statements purporting to explain his actions, justify them,

0:34:160:34:20

and which brand him an obvious admirer

0:34:200:34:23

of the bloodshed and tyranny in France!

0:34:230:34:26

SHOUTS OF AGREEMENT

0:34:260:34:28

Asked if he encouraged the riot which broke out on the beach -

0:34:280:34:32

"I did not consider it a riot."

0:34:320:34:34

Asked if he approved of plunder and lawlessness -

0:34:340:34:37

"Do you approve of whole families

0:34:370:34:39

"being without sufficient food to keep them alive?"

0:34:390:34:42

Asked what part he played in the death of Matthew Sanson.

0:34:420:34:45

"Regrettably, none whatsoever."

0:34:450:34:48

If you have ever heard a more damning indictment

0:34:480:34:50

from a prisoner's own mouth, I would frankly be amazed.

0:34:500:34:54

Such a man is a danger to us all.

0:34:540:34:56

The country and justice itself deserves the severest penalty.

0:34:560:35:01

The Crown rests its case.

0:35:010:35:03

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE, GAVEL BANGS

0:35:030:35:06

Witnesses for the defence?

0:35:090:35:11

Are there any?

0:35:110:35:12

Call Dwight Enys.

0:35:130:35:15

My Lord, I am the physician

0:35:300:35:33

who attended Captain Poldark's wife and child

0:35:330:35:35

during their attack of the putrid throat.

0:35:350:35:37

At that time I was constantly in the house

0:35:370:35:40

and can testify that Captain Poldark had no sleep for almost a week.

0:35:400:35:44

His only child died and was buried but a few days before the wreck.

0:35:460:35:51

On the day itself...

0:35:530:35:54

..I formed the opinion that he had suffered a mental breakdown.

0:35:580:36:01

I consider that any strangeness in his actions

0:36:010:36:03

should almost entirely be attributed to that.

0:36:030:36:06

You are an apothecary?

0:36:150:36:16

A physician, sir. A licentiate of the London College of Physicians

0:36:160:36:19

and a Cornishman by birth. And an expert in mental afflictions?

0:36:190:36:24

I did not say so.

0:36:240:36:25

Then your views on the matter can hardly be expected

0:36:250:36:27

to carry much weight. TITTERING

0:36:270:36:29

I believe they can, sir.

0:36:310:36:33

In my view, Captain Poldark was, temporarily, through grief

0:36:330:36:37

and lack of sleep, not himself.

0:36:370:36:39

Do you consider that anyone

0:36:390:36:40

who loses a child and a few nights' sleep

0:36:400:36:42

is justified in creating a riot?

0:36:420:36:44

I do not believe he created the riot.

0:36:440:36:45

We require your opinion as a physician, sir,

0:36:450:36:47

not as a friend or drinking companion.

0:36:470:36:49

I speak purely as a physician

0:36:490:36:50

and base my opinion on clinical observation.

0:36:500:36:53

Captain Poldark was unsteady on his feet and disordered in his remarks.

0:36:530:36:56

Perhaps he was drunk.

0:36:560:36:57

He had not touched a drink in several days.

0:36:570:36:59

My Lord, when his infant daughter died,

0:36:590:37:01

a great many people came to the funeral.

0:37:010:37:03

All of society, from highest to low.

0:37:030:37:05

He's held in very great esteem.

0:37:050:37:06

But with his wife ill, it was impossible to give them refreshment.

0:37:060:37:09

This weighed heavy on his mind.

0:37:090:37:11

And I suggest to you that he did provide for them.

0:37:110:37:13

In rousing the rabble and leading them to the wreck,

0:37:130:37:16

he both assuaged his conscience

0:37:160:37:18

and filled his larder with pillaged goods.

0:37:180:37:20

That was not my meaning, sir. Thank you, sir.

0:37:200:37:21

You paint a very clear picture of the prisoner's state of mind.

0:37:210:37:25

GAVEL BANGS, SHOUTING

0:37:250:37:26

Enough!

0:37:280:37:30

Remove these persons from the court.

0:37:300:37:32

Quite right! They should be taken out and whipped!

0:37:320:37:34

SHOUTING CONTINUES

0:37:340:37:35

The court will take a short adjournment.

0:37:350:37:37

We could not have hoped for a better judge.

0:37:390:37:41

Poldark will surely hang!

0:37:410:37:43

Yes.

0:37:440:37:46

That is what you want?

0:37:460:37:47

The mine he will leave to his wife.

0:37:520:37:53

We can soon acquire the shares. Was she not his kitchen maid?

0:37:530:37:57

She will give us no trouble. Do not believe it.

0:37:570:38:01

You will be celebrating tonight.

0:38:010:38:03

I certainly intend to.

0:38:040:38:06

You could not bear to keep away.

0:38:160:38:18

I was concerned.

0:38:180:38:19

For me?

0:38:210:38:22

Do I not have cause?

0:38:220:38:24

Well, as you can see, I am well,

0:38:260:38:27

so had you not better return to Trenwith?

0:38:270:38:29

Having come so far, I may as well stay.

0:38:290:38:31

Ross will be gratified.

0:38:340:38:36

Are you?

0:38:360:38:38

Are you resolved?

0:38:580:38:59

To prostrate myself and beg for mercy?

0:39:020:39:04

Good God, man, do you not see what's happening?

0:39:040:39:08

You stand accused of a riot and lawlessness.

0:39:080:39:11

This country lives in dread of France.

0:39:110:39:15

This court must be seen to set an example.

0:39:150:39:17

That is why you must grovel.

0:39:190:39:21

Do so now or you will not live to see the sun rise tomorrow.

0:39:230:39:27

My Lord...

0:40:130:40:14

..gentlemen of the jury.

0:40:160:40:17

I can only apologise that this case has taken so much of your time.

0:40:210:40:26

I will try to take as little more as may be necessary

0:40:270:40:30

to beg your clemency.

0:40:300:40:32

It is true that I saw a wreck come in,

0:40:360:40:41

that I rode and told several villagers,

0:40:410:40:46

that a number of people came upon the beach

0:40:460:40:49

and that items were carried away.

0:40:490:40:51

Though not by me.

0:40:580:40:59

My house was searched...

0:41:000:41:03

..and none were found.

0:41:040:41:05

Why?

0:41:060:41:08

Because I took none.

0:41:080:41:09

The Counsel has suggested that I'm a revolutionary,

0:41:130:41:18

that these people are revolutionaries,

0:41:180:41:20

branded with a desire to overthrow authority.

0:41:200:41:23

Well, nothing could be further from the truth.

0:41:230:41:26

The people of Sawle, Mellin and Grambler

0:41:260:41:30

who came upon the beach that day were ordinary people,

0:41:300:41:34

no more and no less law-abiding, loyal subjects than any here.

0:41:340:41:38

As to what happened when they came upon the beach,

0:41:400:41:43

I ask you to think of the traditions of our county.

0:41:430:41:47

That people scour the beaches for flotsam.

0:41:470:41:51

This is commonly known.

0:41:510:41:53

But in times of dire need,

0:41:530:41:56

when fathers have seen their children without a crust

0:41:560:41:59

for their bellies or a rag for their backs,

0:41:590:42:03

these pickings have been the means of keeping ordinary people alive!

0:42:030:42:08

What else would you have them do,

0:42:110:42:14

after they have rescued the crew and brought goods ashore?

0:42:140:42:20

Are they then to await the arrival of the excisemen

0:42:200:42:24

and watch them carry off the goods that they have salvaged?

0:42:240:42:27

You ask if I was in my right mind -

0:42:280:42:31

well, you've heard evidence that I was not.

0:42:310:42:33

But is it insanity to think that rich pickings strewn across a beach

0:42:330:42:39

are better used to sustain those in need

0:42:390:42:41

than returned to those whose only goal is profit?

0:42:410:42:44

I cannot believe it.

0:42:440:42:46

I will not believe it.

0:42:460:42:49

I make no apologies for my actions.

0:42:490:42:51

In truth, I would do the same again.

0:42:510:42:54

Thank you.

0:43:090:43:10

I've heard more penitent speeches.

0:43:170:43:19

But rarely more eloquent?

0:43:210:43:23

My apologies. Hmm.

0:43:230:43:25

What happens now?

0:43:280:43:29

The judge's summing up.

0:43:300:43:31

I would not expect much benevolence.

0:43:330:43:36

Gentlemen of the jury, this man stands accused of riot,

0:43:360:43:40

theft and assaulting an officer of the Crown.

0:43:400:43:43

Your duty is to decide, beyond reasonable doubt,

0:43:430:43:47

if the prisoner is guilty or innocent.

0:43:470:43:49

But in law, if you are satisfied that a riot took place,

0:43:490:43:54

you only need to be satisfied that the prisoner was involved,

0:43:540:43:58

to find him guilty as a principal.

0:43:580:44:02

The prisoner has attempted to find mitigating circumstances

0:44:020:44:05

in the distress generally prevailing amongst the poor.

0:44:050:44:08

You may find this an admirable sentiment,

0:44:090:44:12

but you would be failing in your duty

0:44:120:44:15

if you allowed it to influence your judgment in any way.

0:44:150:44:18

Will you now consider your verdict?

0:44:190:44:22

You may retire if you wish.

0:44:220:44:24

Bad, is it not?

0:44:300:44:32

Very bad.

0:44:320:44:33

Not that I don't admire his stubbornness, but...

0:44:350:44:38

..he'll pay for it.

0:44:390:44:41

Will I have a chance to say goodbye to my wife?

0:44:520:44:54

You will be removed from the court and taken directly to your fate.

0:44:560:44:59

"The quality of mercy is not strain'd

0:45:110:45:14

"It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath."

0:45:150:45:19

And God knows it droppeth sometimes on those who least deserve it.

0:45:230:45:27

I must congratulate you on your eloquence.

0:45:340:45:36

You almost convinced me I was guilty.

0:45:380:45:40

In truth, I believe there's nothing either you or anyone could have said

0:45:400:45:43

to change the old man's mind.

0:45:430:45:46

He seems determined to make an example of you.

0:45:460:45:49

They're coming back.

0:45:510:45:52

Gentlemen of the jury...

0:46:070:46:09

..have you reached a verdict?

0:46:100:46:12

We have.

0:46:140:46:16

Do you find the prisoner guilty...

0:46:160:46:19

..or not guilty?

0:46:200:46:21

We find him...

0:46:240:46:26

..not guilty on all three charges.

0:46:290:46:31

APPLAUSE

0:46:460:46:48

I thought we'd lost him! I was sure of it!

0:47:030:47:06

Oh, Francis, dear brother...

0:47:060:47:08

can we not take heart from this?

0:47:080:47:11

Is there not hope in it for all?

0:47:110:47:13

Hope? Of a reconciling?

0:47:130:47:16

Of you and I, gladly, gladly.

0:47:160:47:17

But, Verity, for your husband,

0:47:180:47:20

while I live and breathe, it will never happen.

0:47:200:47:23

So he will come home after all.

0:47:380:47:40

Yes.

0:47:400:47:41

No, no, don't stop on my account.

0:47:420:47:44

I wonder if you would have wept so prettily had I not come home.

0:47:470:47:50

Why would you not have come home, Francis?

0:47:520:47:55

Let's not distress ourselves to no purpose. I am coming home.

0:48:020:48:05

And so is Ross.

0:48:070:48:08

And tomorrow the sun will rise again.

0:48:100:48:12

So let us count our blessings.

0:48:140:48:16

Seems I shan't be rid of you yet, Captain. A pity.

0:48:200:48:23

I was looking forward to dealing

0:48:230:48:25

with the sensible side of the family!

0:48:250:48:27

Is it over? Are ye free?

0:49:160:49:19

It appears so.

0:49:190:49:21

HE PLAYS UPBEAT JIG

0:49:230:49:26

How did he get off?!

0:49:350:49:36

How did the accursed jury disregard all the evidence

0:49:360:49:39

and find him not guilty?

0:49:390:49:40

And to think I let my uncle persuade me against

0:49:400:49:42

pressing a charge of murder!

0:49:420:49:44

I tell you there was not one atom of proof

0:49:440:49:46

and we could not have manufactured it. And Paynter recanted!

0:49:460:49:50

He will pay for it shortly.

0:49:500:49:52

What now?

0:49:520:49:54

Do we, er, accept defeat?

0:49:540:49:57

By no means.

0:49:570:49:58

Wheal Leisure is his one real asset.

0:50:010:50:03

We must set about buying up shares.

0:50:030:50:05

When I control the mine, I control Ross.

0:50:050:50:08

And, er...Francis?

0:50:080:50:09

His finances are in your hands. You could break him tomorrow.

0:50:110:50:14

I could.

0:50:160:50:17

But for the moment I intend to make no move at all.

0:50:190:50:22

You care nothing for his good will. Not his.

0:50:220:50:25

There is another person to consider.

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Not guilty.

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As I expected.

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Sit here, my dear.

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May I get you a glass of wine?

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Thank you.

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Stay a little longer with us!

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Nay, Jinny, leave him be. They'll be wantin' to be away home.

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Caroline.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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To Westminster! To Ross Poldark.

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You must toast as your uncle bids you, Caroline.

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You are his ward and you must obey his wishes.

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And what are his wishes?

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Why, for you to engage yourself to a man of substance and repute.

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I intend to.

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Here's to Ross!

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ALL: To Ross!

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Judas!

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I might go to town tomorrow.

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I've a notion to engage a couple of servants.

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And what sorts would you be lookin' for?

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Fiendishly hardworking.

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Pitifully grateful.

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Exceedingly cheap.

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If you hear of any such, tell them to make themselves known to me.

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You overlook one thing.

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Ross Poldark is alive

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and must be aware of our attempts to render him otherwise.

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And?

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He does not strike me as a man who takes such things lying down.

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After all, he's a soldier. A renegade.

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Your point?

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That in failing to get him hanged, you have left yourself exposed.

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DOOR OPENS

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I did not care for Bodmin.

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This is what I desire.

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You, me, our house,

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candles burning,

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the scent of new-picked violets.

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Maybe it's because I'm of common stock, I'm so easily pleased.

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Common stock you are not.

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There is one thing I do desire.

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A child in the crib.

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To take her place?

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Not to make us forget her.

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Do not wish it.

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Not ever? Not for now.

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With our future so uncertain.

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Our future looks kinder than we ever expected.

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Much kinder.

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I believe we agreed you would not come to Bodmin.

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Yes, Ross, I believe that we did.

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Have I told you what I feel about a disobedient wife?

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Have I told you what I feel about a reckless husband?

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Ross Poldark would not dare lay a finger on me.

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Even though we tried to get him hanged?

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My name is Tankard, acting on behalf of Mr Coke.

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Mr Warleggan, more like.

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I asked Pascoe to find me a loan of ?1,000.

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The interest at 40% is due this week.

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And your news? The child.

0:56:130:56:14

Is he pleased? Not exactly.

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Mr Paynter!

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What is it? What is it? I think I might be able to help you.

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Mistress Poldark.

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Just be careful his uniform doesn't dazzle you.

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It has that effect on some people. You're detestable, sayin' that!

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Cousin! It's an unexpected pleasure.

0:56:260:56:28

Somehow you've managed to bring the light back to Francis's eyes.

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I cannot imagine how. Can you not?

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