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Clarissa Harlowe is a young 18th-century Englishwoman. Her family have aspirations to move into the aristocracy and want her to marry the repellent Mr. Soames as part of their plan. Clarissa manages to escape from them with the help of the handsome Lovelace, whose intentions towards her prove to be less than entirely honorable.
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00:30She wanted to go to church.
00:52I trust I may have the honour to attend you.
01:06That will not be necessary.
01:08Oh, but I insist. I have this minute called a coach.
01:10I would rather walk.
01:12To St. James's?
01:14To whichever church is nearest.
01:16Oh, not St. Anne's, madam.
01:18I could not recommend St. Anne's.
01:20The man there is such a scurvy preacher.
01:22Very low.
01:24Practically a Methodist.
01:26Nor St. George's, neither.
01:28Such a horrid little church.
01:30Not at all genteel.
01:32I do not go to church to contemplate the architecture.
01:34Madam, if you will only wait a moment.
01:36Mrs. Sinclair, will you kindly ask this man
01:38whether I am at liberty to walk outside
01:40without his leave or not?
01:42Well, sir.
01:44The coach is here.
01:46Come, my dear.
01:48Or we will miss the sermon.
02:18Come, my dear.
02:40And the Lord God said unto the woman,
02:42What is this that thou hast done?
02:44And the woman said,
02:46the serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
02:51And the Lord God said unto the serpent,
02:54Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle,
02:59and above every beast of the field.
03:02Upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat
03:06all the days of thy life.
03:09And the Lord God said unto the woman,
03:12What is this that thou hast done?
03:15And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
03:21The body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was given for thee,
03:24take and eat this in remembrance that Christ died for thee,
03:27and feed on him in thy heart by faith with thanksgiving.
03:30Amen.
03:31The body of our Lord Jesus Christ, take and eat this in remembrance
03:34that Christ died for thee, and feed on him in thy heart by faith
03:37with thanksgiving.
03:38Amen.
03:39The body of our Lord Jesus Christ, take and eat this in remembrance
03:42that Christ died for thee, and feed on him in thy heart by faith
03:45with thanksgiving.
03:46Amen.
03:47The body of our Lord Jesus Christ, take and eat this in remembrance
03:50that Christ died for thee, and feed on him in thy heart by faith
03:53with thanksgiving.
03:54Amen.
03:55The body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was given for thee,
03:58take and eat this in remembrance that Christ died for thee,
04:01and feed on him in thy heart by faith with thanksgiving.
04:04Amen.
04:05The body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was given for thee,
04:08take and eat this in remembrance that Christ died for thee,
04:11and feed on him in thy heart by faith with thanksgiving.
04:14Amen.
04:15The body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was given for thee,
04:18take and eat this in remembrance that Christ died for thee,
04:21and feed on him in thy heart by faith with thanksgiving.
04:24Amen.
04:25The body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was given for thee,
04:28take and eat this in remembrance that Christ died for thee,
04:31and feed on him in thy heart by faith with thanksgiving.
04:35Dorcas!
04:44Don't worry.
04:45I'm certain we weren't followed.
04:47I've sent Will to keep a watch out on the street.
04:49If James Harlow comes within a mile of this house,
04:51I want to know about it.
04:53Oh, Dorcas, I wonder, might there be such a thing as a cordial?
04:56Mrs. Lovelace is feeling rather faint.
04:58Yes, sir.
05:00One of them housewives.
05:02Housewives?
05:03One of them housewives' sermons, was it?
05:06I did try to warn you.
05:08Churches are such public places.
05:11If only God were more exclusive in his choice of devotees.
05:14Why won't he leave me in peace?
05:16If I had not been with you, I dread to think...
05:18Will I never be free?
05:19You must rest.
05:22Dorcas, take Mrs. Lovelace upstairs.
05:28Don't worry.
05:29You're safe here.
05:51Thank you.
06:10Well done, Joe.
06:12Thank you, Mr. Lovelace.
06:17She trembles if I so much as look at her.
06:20Each inch of her body is sacred.
06:23Has her virtue ever been proved?
06:26Has it ever really been put to the test?
06:34I don't think so.
06:36I shall put it to the test.
06:45I shall put her virtue on trial.
06:48On mine.
06:49If she comes through?
06:51If?
06:52Then I'll probably marry her.
06:56Yes, and you'll put on your matrimonial shackles...
06:59and thank your lucky stars for such an angel of a wife.
07:04But if I can have her without marriage...
07:06who can blame me for trying?
07:14I never yet met a virtuous woman who held out about a month.
07:19Oh!
07:28Next time!
07:29There's no need for next time.
07:31Father's mind is made up.
07:34This is better than sewing.
07:35Are you sure?
07:36I've seen the papers.
07:37There'll be no turning back.
07:40We've got her exactly where we want her.
07:43She's dug her own pit.
07:45And the more she struggles...
07:47the deeper she shall sink in it.
07:53Come in.
07:57With your husband's compliments, madam.
07:59For the entertainment.
08:01What entertainment?
08:03Tonight.
08:04Didn't he tell you?
08:05It's Miss Sally's birthday.
08:07He's invited all your friends.
08:09Thank you, Dorcas.
08:15Thank you.
08:46Thank you.
08:53It seems a pity, Mr. Lovelace...
08:55your wife should be so much prevented from going the way she pleases.
08:58Wives care not to be kept on a leash...
09:00like black dogs.
09:02Could she not come with me to my dressmaker?
09:05She has such a fine eye.
09:07I should so much value her opinion.
09:10If only she could.
09:12Believe me, I do not set her for a tyrant.
09:15But her family...
09:19Can you keep a secret?
09:22Her brother James...
09:24if he should find us out...
09:26our lives would not be safe.
09:28Such a man would...
09:29Nothing.
09:32Forgive me.
09:35I love her so much.
09:38If any harm should come to her...
09:40I'd break.
09:45I love you.
10:16I love you.
10:38Twenty-five.
10:40I'd never have guessed.
10:41I don't know if it's her natural face. That's something her mother's done to her.
11:11No, it isn't. I thought you desired some companionship.
11:41And the lady says, if you think, sir, I'll take this insult lying down.
11:53Your lady wife is not amused.
11:55Perhaps she did not comprehend the jest.
11:58I did not comprehend the humor of it, sir.
12:01Only the most low-bred minds can find amusement in offending a woman's ears.
12:07In my experience, madam, a woman's ears are frequently the most modest part about her.
12:14Tell us, Mrs. Lovelace, what is your opinion of wit?
12:19My opinion?
12:21How does a poet put it?
12:24Wit, like the luxuriant vine,
12:27unless to virtues prop it join, firm and erect.
12:33Though it with beauteous leaves and pleasant fruit is crowned,
12:37it lies deformed and rotting on the ground.
12:43Oh.
12:49You didn't tell us, Bob, your wife was set up for a lady of learning.
12:54A woman is learned enough if she can distinguish her husband's bed from another's.
13:00Don't you agree, Mrs. Lovelace?
13:31I have just escaped the most disagreeable company I was ever compelled to endure.
13:37Look carefully to the seals of my letters.
13:40Mr. Lovelace is so full of contrivances and expedience,
13:44I could believe him capable of almost anything.
14:01No.
14:08No.
14:10What more proof do you want?
14:12Everything about her, the way she looked, the way she spoke.
14:15I saw the way you ogled her.
14:17For God's sake, either marry her or leave her be.
14:20If you're condescending to have her, of course.
14:23Ask your father.
14:25I am not deformed enough yet for a husband.
14:28I am deformed enough to think of marriage when I can stick to the vows.
14:31Well, then let her go.
14:33There's plenty others.
14:35Not like her.
14:37I can't let this one go.
14:39I told you I would put her virtue on trial.
14:42That trial is not yet over.
14:45The jury are still out.
14:47Yes, but it's not a trial, is it? It's an inquisition.
14:49Right, Jack.
14:51A little cruelty may be necessary.
14:53Then what?
14:55What kind of victory is that?
14:57The best.
14:59There may be consent in struggle.
15:01There may be yielding in resistance.
15:03I have known a bird actually starve itself and die with grief
15:07of being caught and caged.
15:09But I never met a woman who was half so silly.
15:12Oh, she may threaten.
15:14She may weep. She may rave.
15:16Oh, you traitor. Oh, you fiend.
15:19Little by little, she comes to like her pretty cage.
15:49Oh.
16:07Oh.
16:11Ha-ha-ha-ha.
16:13Ha-ha-ha-ha.
16:15Ha-ha.
16:17What kind of place is this that you have brought me to?
16:34What kind?
16:35If you do not answer, I will think it is because you dared.
16:37I know as little of the place as you do.
16:39It was your choice, not mine.
16:41Has someone here offended you?
16:42You offend me, sir.
16:44I?
16:45How do I offend?
16:46I put my life at your disposal.
16:48I place my hopes of salvation in your care, and what do I receive in return?
16:53Scorn, contempt, accusations.
16:57I am a proud man, madam.
16:59Is that a confession or a boast?
17:02Is this what I deserve?
17:03God knows what you deserve.
17:04It is not my concern.
17:05I shall leave this place tomorrow.
17:06Do not try and stop me.
17:10And go where?
17:11That need not trouble you.
17:13I have told you, the single life is all I want.
17:17You may live as you please.
17:18And if I am pleased to live with you?
17:20That cannot be.
17:21Oh, but it must.
17:22We were born for each other.
17:23You must be mine, even at the cost of my damnation.
17:24Tomlinson?
17:25Asked for you by name, sir.
17:26The devil he did.
17:27Mr. Lovelace, I presume?
17:56That is my name.
17:59I have matters to discuss with you.
18:01Where will you go, madam?
18:02Do you not want a coach?
18:03Where shall I stay?
18:04Whether you wish to be reconciled upon honourable terms with a gentleman by the name of Harlow?
18:18That family has used me extremely ill.
18:21They have taken liberties with my character.
18:25Are you and Miss Clarissa Harlow married?
18:28You are very direct, sir.
18:30A lady's reputation, sir, will not bear equivocation.
18:33I think I know as well as you what a lady's reputation will bear.
18:38You do not answer.
18:49I shall expect a reply when I return.
19:02Those were your lies.
19:04You dare not answer.
19:06An honest man with an honest questioner, and you dare not answer.
19:09What should I say?
19:10The truth.
19:12Tell them the truth.
19:15Do you think I'd lie to my family?
19:17The truth isn't what they want to hear.
19:19They want to hear we're married.
19:22If only we were married, then all could be reconciled.
19:27But you are determined.
19:30You are leaving.
19:32Did you tell him so?
19:34You will know so when he returns.
19:38And you are gone.
19:45I know happiness could be within our grasp.
19:52You say there is no help.
19:55All delicacy is at an end for me.
19:59I must make this final sacrifice.
20:06Your uncle's only wish is for your happiness.
20:09And my father?
20:11Time is a great healer.
20:13It must bear no effort on your behalf once you're married.
20:16The pity of it is you're not married yet.
20:20Mr. Lovelace has a certain reputation.
20:23Sir, I swear to you...
20:24No call for oaths, sir.
20:26Oaths won't do it.
20:28Not your oaths, least ways.
20:32Madam, your uncle has an expedient to propose.
20:37The circumstance is being somewhat delicate.
20:40He insists the fact of your not being married must remain a solemn secret.
20:44If you will consent to have the ceremony quickly performed,
20:48he will make it appear that you have been married all along.
20:51My uncle proposes that.
20:53But there must be no more delays.
20:55Deceive my father and my mother.
20:58Only in the interests of a general reconciliation.
21:02What does it matter?
21:04A few days, either way.
21:06If it is such a trivial matter, why lie about it?
21:10He fears your father may not regard it as a trivial matter.
21:17So, I can only have my father's blessing by lying to him.
21:22What kind of forgiveness is that?
21:24Your uncle begs you will not allow a scruple about dates
21:28to overturn the hopes for happiness of all the family.
21:31He cautions you against that proud and willful spirit
21:35that sets your individual punctilio against the benefit of all.
21:39Does he honestly believe I can obtain my father's forgiveness?
21:45He is convinced of it.
21:47Truly?
21:49Truly.
21:52Oh, my angel.
22:09But remember, no more delays.
22:39Oh, my angel.
23:01Vincent's old jobs have sped.
23:03America's new head.
23:05Vincent's old jobs have sped.
23:08America's new head.
23:26Vincent's old jobs have sped...
23:38Amerindans be led.
23:40Amerindans be led.
23:42Amerindans be led.
23:44Amerindans be led.
23:50applause
24:08music
24:18music
24:28music
24:38music
24:48music
24:58music
25:08music
25:18music
25:28music
25:38music
25:48music
25:58This has been the happiest day since I left my father's house.
26:02music
26:28Has she gone?
26:34Thank God for that I can get out of this fancy dress.
26:38laughter
26:42You better put this somewhere safe.
26:44Things do go astray.
26:47Look carefully to the seals of my letters.
26:51Oh my dear, the man's a villain.
26:55Ask him about Miss Betterton.
26:59Come on now, what are you waiting for?
27:01She's up there, all alone.
27:03Lying in her bed, thinking of you.
27:06Would you like us to undress her for you?
27:08We could strip her naked, piece by piece.
27:11Is that what you'd like?
27:13A peep show?
27:17Poor old man, is that what you need now?
27:20You didn't used to be so shy.
27:30Dear Mr. Lovelace, I feel so very happy tonight.
27:35There is a glory in yielding when once a woman is married,
27:39that no violent spirit can judge her.
27:45Despite all that has passed between us,
27:49I know that I can love you.
28:15Fire! Fire!
28:17Fire! There's a fire!
28:27Don't be afraid.
28:28Mr. Lovelace!
28:29I promise, tomorrow we shall be married.
28:31Let me go!
28:38How do you feel?
28:48Am I a villain? Am I?
28:51Yes, yes.
28:54Let me go and God Almighty shall have mercy on me.
29:09Forgive me.
29:18Please go.
29:21Just leave me.
29:23Only if you forgive me.
29:26You must tell me that I am forgiven,
29:28that you will see me tomorrow as if nothing has happened.
29:31Do you?
29:32Yes, yes, I forgive you.
29:34Honestly?
29:35Honestly.
29:36And freely?
29:37Freely.
29:38Upon your honour.
29:39Say, upon your honour.
29:42I seal my pardon with a kiss.
30:13Damnation!
30:36Madam?
30:39Madam?
30:41Go away.
31:09I confess the eagerness of my passion
31:11may have carried me beyond the bounds of delicacy.
31:14I go today to see about the licence
31:17and hope tonight will make me the happiest of men.
31:21Dorcas?
31:23Where is Mr Lovelace?
31:25Business with his lawyer, madam.
31:27Was there much damage, Dorcas?
31:30On the fire?
31:32Only the kitchen, madam.
31:34We could have all been burned to death.
31:36I don't think so.
31:38I don't think so.
31:40I don't think so.
31:42I don't think so.
31:44I don't think so.
31:46I don't think so.
31:48The kitchen, madam.
31:50We could have all been burned alive.
31:52Mrs Lovelace.
31:54Do join us.
32:02Oh, I've left my book upstairs.
32:05Could you?
32:06Tillotson's devotions.
32:07You'll find it by my bed.
32:18Is this butter fresh?
32:20As the bloom on your cheeks.
32:23But Mr Lovelace is well-acquainted with dairy lands.
32:48Come on.
32:59Beloved?
33:09My darling?
33:12Where is she?
33:14It wasn't my fault.
33:37Get up!
33:39Get up!
33:42Stop every coachman in London if you have to.
33:45Her face will betray her.
34:09I love you.
34:39I love you.
35:06Oh, my dearest friend Clarissa.
35:08It is certain your London lodgings are in the most devilish of houses.
35:12You are cruelly deceived.
35:14The house is a vile house and the woman the vilest of women.
35:18Her name is not Sinclair.
35:21Nor is the house in Dover Street.
35:24I find him, Mr Lovelace. He took her to Hampstead.
35:27Hampstead? You drove her there yourself?
35:29Yes.
35:31Will!
35:39Will!
35:45My dearest Anna.
35:47I have at last escaped from London and the clutches of Mr Lovelace.
35:52I am at present at one Mrs Moore's in Hampstead.
36:09Kitty?
36:11Could you take this letter for me, please?
36:13Yes, ma'am.
36:17Plain food.
36:19My wife must eat plain food.
36:22And I don't love kick floors.
36:25I suppose your servants never have to dress a couple of plain dishes, do they?
36:29Excuse me.
36:31I'm sorry.
36:33I suppose your servants never have to dress a couple of plain dishes, do they?
36:37Excuse me.
36:39These damned physicians.
36:41Are you all right on the stairs?
36:43I can hobble, madam.
36:45I can hobble.
36:47This is already occupied?
36:49For a few days only.
36:51One could take a peep.
36:53My wife is most particular about furnishings.
36:56The lady desires to be private. I can ask...
36:58No, no, no. The lady desires to be private.
37:01By all means, Mrs Moore.
37:03Show the gentleman the room. I shall not be staying long.
37:11What do you call these curtains, ma'am?
37:13Stuffed ask, sir.
37:16Looks mighty well, truly.
37:18I like it better than silk.
37:20It is warm, to be sure.
37:22Much fitter for a country lodging.
37:25Especially with people in years.
37:32Ah!
37:35Don't be afraid. It's only me.
37:39Water! Fetch water, hurry!
37:44Where?
37:46Clarissa.
37:47Viprey! Don't let him touch me!
37:50God knows what you've done to her, but it's clear she cannot bear the sight of you.
37:53Such another fit as that would probably be her last.
37:55What can I do? I am in despair.
37:58She is my wife. She is.
38:00In the eyes of God, in the eyes of the law, but...
38:04she has made me take this solemn vow not to...
38:08to keep a separate chamber until a...
38:11cursed feud between herself and her intemperate father can be made up.
38:16It is not an easy situation.
38:18No.
38:19Oh, she torments me.
38:22Tell me honestly.
38:24How long should I be bound by such an unnatural condition?
38:27They're not a single chamber served for man and wife at bedtime.
38:30Strictly speaking, I should think the matrimonial vow ought to supersede any other obligation.
38:52You must help her before it's too late.
38:55You can see the man has plainly deceived her.
38:58The house, it isn't where he claimed at all.
39:00I thought you did not know where she was lodged.
39:03It is a vile house.
39:05The place is notorious.
39:07And the women there are whores.
39:10She has made her own choice.
39:12Now she must take the consequences.
39:14Her fate is no longer any concern of the family she betrayed.
39:19Whatever suffering she endures
39:21can never compensate for the shame she has brought upon the name of Harlow.
39:25But surely...
39:27There's nothing more to be said.
39:49My dearest.
39:50Are you recovered?
39:51Keep away.
39:53What right have you to persecute me in this manner?
39:57What right?
40:00Answer me this.
40:02In front of these honest witnesses.
40:05Lay your hand on your heart and answer me.
40:09Am I your wedded wife?
40:13My dearest soul.
40:15How could you ask?
40:17Is it either for your honour or mine that it should be doubted?
40:21Answer me.
40:23Are we married or not?
40:32What makes a marriage?
40:36If it be the union of two hearts,
40:38then sadly, as I see, we are not.
40:47If it be the consummation, then again, sadly.
40:54But ask your uncle Harlow.
40:56Ask good Captain Tomlinson.
40:58Ask my aunt Lady Betty or my cousin Charlotte.
41:01Ask any of these people of quality
41:03who send us joy on the occasion of our nuptials.
41:06Oh, you wretch.
41:09Is this an answer?
41:12You and I know the truth.
41:17Please leave me now.
41:23As you wish, madam.
41:31God in heaven, deliver me from that man.
41:34You'll be safe here. You have my word.
41:36Will you dine?
41:38Does he?
41:40Then no, I cannot.
41:48WHISTLE BLOWS
41:54The things she accuses you of.
41:57Dear creature.
41:59An innocent romping bout.
42:02I confess to you I have been guilty of greater liberties
42:05of the most respectable ladies,
42:07and everything laughed off again.
42:09Smocks straightened,
42:11petticoats brushed down.
42:14But with my own wife...
42:16She insists you are not married.
42:19What can I say?
42:22I know she would not be guilty of a willful untruth for the world.
42:27It is this vow of mine.
42:29Extraordinary.
42:31I never heard of such a thing.
42:33I doubt one husband in a thousand would agree to it.
42:36No criticism, please.
42:38My angel.
42:41Her only fault is a little over-delicacy.
42:46The value of good husbands is not known till they are lost.
42:51Indeed.
43:10BELL TOLLS
43:40DOOR CLOSES
43:45Now I have them both.
43:47Clean sheets for these scrupulous ladies.
43:51Which shall I serve first?
43:53Miss Harlow...
43:55or Miss Howe?
44:02Tales it is.
44:04Miss Harlow.
44:11Oh, my dearest friend Clarissa.
44:16It is certain your London lodgings are in the most devilish of houses.
44:23I am glad you are lodged in such a devout household.
44:30My dear Anna.
44:36Excuse this clumsy handwriting.
44:40My crow quills are quite worn down to the stumps.
44:47These ladies are always right with crow quills.
44:51My uncle, my uncle,
44:55These ladies are always right with crow quills.
44:59My uncle urges me to seize this opportunity
45:09for such an honourable reconciliation.
45:16Thank you.
45:29Thank you, Will.
45:38My dearest friend Clarissa,
45:40I am glad you are lodged in such a devout household.
45:44Your uncle urges you to seize this opportunity
45:47for an honourable reconciliation.
46:02Please, ladies, don't go.
46:04Mr Lovelace may have secrets, but I have none.
46:08Captain Tomlinson,
46:10I fear you are brought here on a wasted errand.
46:13Madam...
46:14I hope not, for your uncle's sake.
46:19A word in private.
46:21There is nothing more to be said.
46:23My mind is made up.
46:25Just one word.
46:29My uncle urges me to seize this opportunity
46:32for an honourable reconciliation.
46:41You see? Congratulations on all sides.
46:44Lady Betty, your uncle Harlow, my cousin Charlotte.
46:47If witnesses are needed...
46:49My cousin could be here tomorrow.
46:51Is this some new trick?
46:53Madam...
46:54Forgive me.
46:55I am not normally of a suspicious nature.
46:58Experience and Mr Lovelace have changed me.
47:02Your intervention, sir, is so timely.
47:05I hope you do not feel...
47:07For Mr Lovelace, I mean.
47:10Letters, promises, persuasions.
47:13You tell me that my uncle,
47:15a man I never knew to lie in all his life,
47:18requires me to pretend I am already married.
47:21Do you doubt me?
47:24Will you swear to me, on your honour and your conscience?
47:30Look at me, sir, not at him.
47:34Come out from behind there.
47:36Come out where I can see you.
47:46Can you swear that everything you have told me is the truth?
47:50The whole and absolute truth?
47:55Madam...
47:56Do you swear?
47:58Yes, I swear it.
48:00Dearest creature.
48:02Let me beg your promised forgiveness.
48:04My family shall be guarantees for my good behaviour.
48:07Don't let them find us divided.
48:09We are divided.
48:11My heart is not with you.
48:13It is against you, Mr Lovelace.
48:17Permit me, dearest lady.
48:20I have no interest in this matter,
48:22but the pleasure I have to offer you...
48:25I have no interest in this matter,
48:27but the pleasure I should have to bring happiness to yourself,
48:31your uncle and your family.
48:33Captain Tomlinson, why such undue condescension?
48:38I have no friend to advise me.
48:41Mr Lovelace has the art to make himself so many.
48:44My whole family are your friends.
48:47Please, wait until they get here. Just one more day.
48:50Surely you can have no objection.
48:53Send for Miss Howe. She could be your maid of honour.
48:56No more questions.
48:59Do not tell me what I may or may not do.
49:02You will do as you think fit,
49:05and so will I.
49:08Captain Tomlinson, your servant,
49:11pray recommend me to my uncle's favour.
49:24What I can't forgive are her virtues.
49:28Stop now.
49:31Let her go.
49:36Come on, admit it. She's too much for you.
49:42Bob, stop,
49:44before you do something you regret.
49:49It's too late for retreat, Jack.
49:53I'm so far in, I have put it beyond my own power, to be honest.
50:00I have become a machine.
50:09Farewell to conscience.
50:23THE END
50:53THE END
51:23THE END

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