The Way We Live Now S01 E01 - Episode #1.1 Vol. 01
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00:00You
00:30I
01:00Oh
01:30Oh
02:00I
02:11Never see what we can do
02:30Mel model Mel mod Mel mod Mel mod. Well, what about him?
02:40Only that he's brought his whole business to London office family taken a house
02:46In Grosvenor Square, what is his business money?
02:51Makes it work for him makes it sit up and beg like a circus dog. Wait a minute. I've heard of this man
02:58Did this bank collapse in Vienna, no, I did say it did
03:02But Mel mod got out scot-free with a cool
03:05Million. Well, I've heard the man's a Jew and a swindler and a scoundrel and I shan't know him
03:14That's all very well long stuff. Can you afford not to know I'm damned if I can
03:20You
03:27You're five and another ten
03:30Apparently, there's a daughter
03:32What does she look like hardly the point Felix? She's supposed to be worth a hundred thousand. I hear is twice that
03:39Anyway, don't look at the mantelpiece when you're stoking the fire
03:44Hmm that's caddish straddle. I beg your pardon. Sir. Felix. Come on. Are you in or are you out?
03:53I'll see you
04:05After all, yes
04:13Oh
04:27Is it hitter
04:30It's mr. Wakeham the wine merchant this huh, that's quite beyond the pale
04:43Oh
04:53He's going away
04:58Who's that it's mr. Brown mr. Alf
05:05The two cleverest men in London Heta here in my poor little salon
05:10No, no lady Carberry too kind
05:13Too kind not a bit of it not a bit of it without your great newspapers to tell us
05:18How should we know what to think?
05:22But will you be kind to my poor little book
05:36Criminal Queens
05:38Theopatra Mary Queen of Scots Marie Antoinette powerful women as the playthings of love
05:50Mr. Alf I quake already in anticipation
05:55Will you be as cruel to me as you were to poor mrs. Evington stops
05:59Will you tell me I'd much better sit at home and on my stockings. I have to speak as I find lady Carberry. Well
06:07No amount of critical severity will make me receive you otherwise than with a smile
06:12but do I beg you bear in mind that
06:16Authorship is my only means of providing for my
06:20poor children
06:22I'd see how that bears in the literary merit of the work mom and that's for your son
06:27And I thought he'd be providing for himself by now. I was not crippled or an imbecile. I take it. No, no
06:33Alf
06:34Well, good evening. Lady Carberry. Good night. Mr. Alf be gentle with my little literary effort as gentle as you can be
06:42Oh
06:44dear
06:48Just wait a moment my dear friend. There's something I'd like to consult you about
06:56I've received an invitation from someone called Melmont
07:00Madame Melmont of Grosvenor Square is holding a ball
07:03Who is this person? Mr. Brown should one accept her invitations? I
07:08Understand that all London has been invited and all London intends to go
07:12The prince will be there
07:14Shall you be there? Mr. Brown? I shall indeed lady Carberry
07:19Then I shall follow your lead
07:23I value your guidance so much in this perplexing modern world
07:28Supporting my family single-handedly as I do with nothing but my pen
07:34Sometimes feel so very alone and unprotected
07:39You will never be unprotected while I am here Lady Carberry
07:57How do you do, mr. Brown carry on carry on don't mind me a little bit of spooning don't shock me, you know
08:05I'll
08:06Take my leave Lady Carberry. I think it's best if you think so, I'd be up to
08:12Yes, yes
08:15Good night
08:21Must you Felix? Yes, I shall find a must
08:27I wish you'd leave your tobacco behind when you come in here. Well for you mother
08:33I
08:35Wonder mother
08:37Could you let me have 20 pounds?
08:39Felix I can't afford to pay the wine merchant
08:41I'm not giving you 20 pounds to fritter away at the Bear Garden who said anything about the Bear Garden Club mother
08:49I
08:51About to recover the family fortunes
08:54Aren't you always telling me I've got to find myself a nice rich girl and marry her. Well, I found one
08:59Names Marie Malmott quarter a million guaranteed
09:02Now I intend to try for her
09:04But I'll need a little something, you know to set out my shop front
09:08Shant I I can't go around to Grosvenor Square like a beggar tonight
09:13Felix
09:17Do you really think you can bring this off I'll try mother
09:21For you and Hector
09:24You are a good
09:27boy, oh
09:31Yes
09:32Hector what is it mother?
09:33Don't you know he'll go and lose it at cards like all the rest
09:36You might as well just throw your money out of the window
09:38No kind of fella have a game of cards now
09:40I'd be happy for you to play night and day if you want any money at it
09:43And I'd be happy for you to lose it if it were your own money, but it isn't it's all we have to live on
09:47Lord
09:49Should you encourage him to be such a shameless fortune hunter
09:52Shouldn't marriage have something to do with love?
09:54I only ask I'm married for love Hector and watch the man
09:57I love turn into a heartless brute if your brother is generous enough to put his wishes last so that you can have the freedom
10:04To please yourself
10:05Then I think you should be grateful rather than otherwise
10:09Well put mother there's no need to thank me Hector
10:13I
10:16See you tomorrow morning. Are you going to it this hour unfinished business? Don't forget we're going to the country tomorrow
10:44Oh
10:54Well, well, well, well, would you believe it lucky cards unlucky in love
11:02Oh
11:11Looks like a damn fine clear cold day
11:15precious spot of hunting feelings
11:18You sure you're up to it log stuff three things I can do in any condition ride shoot
11:25Forgot the other one
11:27Anyway, what do you say? Sorry darling promise my cousin today your neighbor
11:32Beastly boy, but there we are. Look Roger Cadbury finest fellow in England
11:37I won't hear a word said against him heart of oak and so on
11:41Bit of a dull dog all that exactly
11:45mind you
11:47There's some pretty scenery in there about
12:02I
12:32Didn't you shoot I didn't you
13:03Thank you, babe
13:06Well, good lord honey just in time
13:10I'm so glad you could be here when I came
13:14Here we are you make good time the great thing about the railways is they're so reliable
13:21Lady Carver, do you know my ward for Montague?
13:24Mr. Montague
13:25The last time we met you you were about 12 years old and getting into fearful scrapes at school as I recall
13:31My son sir Felix, how do you do my daughter Petter? Hello Roger?
13:39Miss Cadbury
13:42Mr. Montague last time you saw Heather. She must have been a very small girl. Do you think she's turned out? Well mother?
13:48Yes
13:49well, uh
13:51to go inside ah
13:53Ah Cadbury thought I might borrow a mount off you would admire the local scenery, right? Yes, certainly if you wish
14:24Why Ruby what a pleasant surprise surprise my foot I've been waiting and waiting for you
14:36Roger Carver is the best man. I know I owe so much to him
14:42Well, you could see that Oxford and bar meant nothing to me I
14:48Wanted a different life
14:51Get into engineering and go west go west. Yes
14:57New York first then the Midwest and California, Texas, New Mexico how I should love that
15:06What did you do there?
15:09Cattle
15:11property roads and bridges
15:15Stringing the telegraph way up into the Sierras
15:18But railways are still the biggest thing out there. I'm convinced of it
15:23I've put all my inheritance into a partnership and we're going to build a railroad. I down into Mexico
15:31from Salt Lake City
15:342,000 miles to Vera Cruz
15:37And if it weren't for Roger Cadbury, I should probably be cooped up in some pokey chambers in the city
15:44Yes, he is a dear good man
15:50Why do you smile I
15:53Don't know
15:56Having a good time, I guess
16:02Why do you say my suppose I
16:07Know she has feelings of
16:11Fondness for me
16:14Perhaps she's still too young to experience the kind of passionate attachment. I feel myself
16:19No, Roger
16:21Don't think she's too young. In fact, if I were you I'd make my bed as soon as possible before anyone else does
16:30You must take your courage in both hands. My dear friend
16:34Faint heart never won fair lady. Yes
16:38Yes
16:40What are you doing in England now if your business is in Mexico?
16:44Well, we're here to meet Melmott
16:47Yeah, he's a great man for raising money
16:50Melmott strange as everything should revolve around him
16:55Shall you be at Madame Melmott's ball?
16:59Yes, I guess so
17:03Shouldn't you? Yes, I shall
17:09Well, I look forward to seeing you there
17:15Long
17:18Bizarre yes father and son Grendel. Yes
17:25Neither there. Yes
17:29Prime minister's decline
17:31Well, you'll regret that but we've got two cabinet ministers and a couple of ambassadors here
17:37You make sure you dance with young nether there you here. I don't like young nether there pa
17:42He's got nothing to say and he's got a funny neck. Do you like who I tell you to like his father owns half Scotland?
17:49He's land rich cash poor
17:50Like all the rest of these Dukes and Lords. They'll come cap in hand
17:55And I won't like him whatever you say
18:01Stupid woman cannot you get one simple thing, right?
18:12Not this you hear
18:36It will be magnificent they will come
18:39They will
19:09Oh
19:22This is my daughter it's real to meet you
19:39So
20:09Very well
20:31It's covered Montague
20:34I
20:39Request the pleasure of this dance
20:45Don't think I know this one glad to teach you if you like
21:04a
21:08Very quick study mr. Montague easy to know it's such a good teacher
21:24So tell me what's the balls like in California and Texas
21:28quite so formal
21:30Texas they often in the fisticuffs and gunplay
21:34I
21:56Maybe probably ended the well-known author is am I right? Yes
22:05I
22:10Just making my business to know who's who and what's what mom very happy to see you here at Grosvenor Square happy
22:34Oh
22:39Bed sheet which looks exactly like policing these figures here are the teeth and they can I could make a chew
22:46You see I make an open and shut
22:51What a strange creature remember this
22:55Seems to have plenty of admirers
22:59Should you like that so many
23:02I truly liked to be quite enough
23:09Shall we dance again
23:13I've already danced with you twice
23:16Is there a law around here about dancing three times not that I know of
23:21Is there in Texas
23:23There aren't very many laws of any kind of Texas
23:27even less Mexico
23:29I'd like Texas and Mexico. I think they like you
23:59Oh
24:22Carbary goes into an early lead
24:25Nidderdale lengthens to 72 grand old twenties long staff nowhere
24:36Well, good luck to him Melmore won't come up to my governor's price she's a queer little thing ain't she
24:49So we get a little fresh air
24:55Oh
24:56Well, you don't do it
25:00No one ever told me that before
25:03No one ever tells me anything
25:05anything nice I mean
25:08Well, let me see
25:13I'll tell you what you would like best in all the world
25:19Someone who liked you best in the world, but who would like me best in all the world
25:24No one I think oh, yes
25:27There is someone
25:30Don't you know
25:33Can't you tell
25:35Don't tease me sir Felix
25:37Nobody will ever like me best in all the world. Oh, but you're wrong
25:41You're wrong
25:47I do
25:54Oh
26:24Oh
26:38You here why not the evening pulpit goes everywhere
26:46Oh, look here comes the prince
26:54Oh now, what will they do with him now they caught him
27:24I
27:39Wouldn't have missed this for anything
27:54I
28:24They copy
28:54Oh
29:11Well, I really think I should be going no, come on Alfred one more hand won't hurt you
29:15It's Lord Alfred if you don't mind caught people by their prop and eggs
29:20Well, if you want me to make you rich Alfred, you'll take me as you find me and do what I ask of you
29:30One more hand
29:37Good yeah, I'll deal the cards my boy
29:50Oh
29:59There's something wrong with this door
30:08Love said
30:20Chance
30:24I've loved you for so long. I've watched you change from the loveliest girl into the loveliest woman in the world
30:36Could you love me as I love you
30:40Could you be my wife
30:43The mother of my children
30:46I'm so sorry Roger. I
30:53Don't think I could
30:57You refuse me Roger I do love you I always have done ever since I was a little girl but
31:08Not in the way that you mean
31:12But that could grow
31:15I don't think so. I
31:20Don't think I
31:22Could ever love you as you would wish
31:25And it would be wrong for us to marry. I didn't love you in that way
31:34Perhaps I'm not one of those girls who ought to marry at all
31:40At any rate up I
31:42Should like to do something with myself something in the world before I settle down what sort of something
31:50That's how are you being entirely honest with me
31:55Is there someone else who has gained your affections no
32:00No one has spoken to me of love, but you
32:04Then I can still hope I wish you would not Roger I don't think you understand me
32:09All I care about in life is bound up in you
32:12Please hear me. I beg you yet
32:16You have to know that only you have the power to make me happy
32:21And I would move heaven on earth to make you happy too I
32:29Can wait so long as there is a shred of hope
32:39I
32:44Have proposed to her and she has refused silly silly girl
32:50I'm so sorry
32:52But she has given me leave to hope I
32:55Shall give up well
32:58Mind you don't
33:00now
33:01Would you have that word with Felix as you promised please please?
33:06dear friend
33:09Oh very well
33:14Oh car break morning, I'll just on my way out actually you can spare 10 minutes from your busy life sit down
33:24Very well, but I won't do any good you know
33:29It's all very well preaching to people who are good, but nothing will come with preaching to people who ain't good
33:36We'll drive a Dutch back can't be helped it can be helped and it will
33:40This can't go on Felix
33:43You've wasted all your inheritance and now you appear to be set upon wasting your mother's if you're talking about the 20 pounds
33:48I had on for the other evening you ought to know that's laid out in a very good cause indeed
33:53Now why don't you just sit down with me and eat a grilled chop like a good fellow?
33:58Get any luck with Heta by the way never mind that
34:02Hmm
34:03What I do know is that every penny you lay your hands on go straight into your friends pockets at the gaming table
34:08I know very well what I'm doing. Thank you. Yes bringing your mother and sister to beggary
34:14You know nothing of my affairs
34:17in fact
34:18In fact I hope to be able to support them both very soon and in a finer style than they have ever known
34:23I don't suppose you've heard of miss Melmott
34:26I've heard of a swindler called Melmott who is lately come over from Paris and is buying his way into society
34:32Hmm just so and he could buy and sell you or me a hundred times over well
34:36I expect very soon
34:38They were to announce my engagement to his daughter with a fortune of half a million all right all right enough to satisfy you
34:46You're a fool Felix if you're setting all your hopes on that
34:50If Melmott could buy anyone he liked for his daughter. Why on earth should he choose you?
34:56Because she loves me oh boy
35:00and I am a baronet I
35:04Know I know I know virtue ought to triumph and all that but I think the way the world works
35:11Sorry
35:15Enjoyed our chat
35:20You'll ruin your sister
35:23And break your mother's heart
35:25I
35:55Are for miss Melmott I'm from Sir Felix Carvery I won't come in press and affairs of business good day to you
36:25I
36:30Tomorrow to set up the business entities
36:32Let me have a signature of the itself planning surveying eventually building the railway
36:37And you want to get this man Melmott involved well. He's the only man in Europe for raising capital so everyone says
36:46I don't like what I've heard of him Paul
36:48People say all sorts of things. He's a bit coarse. I dare say
36:53I was at his house last night huge place your cousins were there. Yes, I know
37:02But a lovely girl head of Carberry's
37:06Yes, she is
37:08She's the loveliest girl in England
37:16It's something I want to tell you Paula
37:19Mm-hmm I've offered my hand to hit a car being marriage
37:29And as she accepted no not as yet, no she needs time to get used to the idea
37:37But everything in life to me depends upon it Paul
37:45Sorry
37:49I
37:55Think I may count on your sympathy I
38:01Should tell me this before Roger before why should I have told you before before what?
38:09Before you introduced us
38:12Oh
38:15Come on Paul this isn't a joking matter joking Roger
38:21You've barely spoken to the girl
38:25Head of Carberry is the one and only love of my life
38:30And she loves me too she said so
38:34But promise me you will abandon this fancy Paul
38:37Anyway aren't you involved with a woman whom you told me you wanted to marry just as much only a year ago
38:46Hardly a model of constancy
38:52Roger let's not break up friendship over this
38:59If Hedda really loves you and wants to marry you I shall I shan't try to interfere
39:03Anyway, I've got my work cut out with this railway business. I shall stay out of your way for a while
39:09I shall stay out of your way for a while
39:30Look here's where we break off from the San Francisco line right here at Salt Lake City
39:34And then it is down through Arizona and then New Mexico and all the way through
39:40Mexico City and out at the Gulf
39:43Veracruz
39:44Look at that now that is one hell of a railway boy, and we're really going to build it
39:50It's you and me pal and look at this you see this this is a detailed business plans
39:56Forward investment and profit forecast, but you know you don't have to worry about any of that
40:01You let me deal with that because that's my department
40:04Well, we've got the concession from the US Congress. I'm all set up to open up offices Mexico City Veracruz
40:11So when can I go out there and get some work started?
40:15Just as soon as we get our finances sewn up here
40:18All that we have to do now is sell it
40:28No more than company
40:31All the perky premises for the greatest financier in Europe don't you think these great men have their own way of doing things
40:54Good morning gentlemen
40:56Mr.. Hamilton Kate Fisker and mr.. Paul Montague to see mr.. Millman
41:01He's expecting you
41:12The South Central Pacific and Mexican railway
41:18Would anyone want to take a train from Salt Lake City to Veracruz I
41:27Wouldn't
41:31Yes, but there are thousands who would say
41:35We're talking about opening up a whole continent for trade
41:38Hmm, that's so you have a very nice turn of phrase
41:42Mr.. Montague, but I'm just a plain man of business. I like to stick to practical matters
41:55What I did mr. Fisker how far have you got well we've got the concession from Congress
42:01In principle we're to have the land for free of course
42:05And we are all set up to float the company in New York, San Francisco
42:09St. Louis and Chicago, and I can tell you that
42:12They are going wild
42:14The price of shares is forecast to go right through the roof just as soon as this issue goes public
42:21Always then
42:27So what do you want me for
42:31Ah
42:35Chairman of the English Board of Directors, I suppose
42:39Exactly sir
42:40And I can assure you that if you gave yourself up to it heart and soul mr.. Mel not it would be the finest thing out
42:49There would be such a mass of stock
42:54And the rest of the board up to you sir
42:56Well
42:58We get a few names
43:00Lords Dukes baronets that
43:03Sort of thing that's just about what I thought myself mr.. Mel more
43:11This kind of thing
43:15It can only be brought off once in a lifetime you know
43:20That's it sir exactly
43:23That's what's so splendid about it
43:26Or perhaps one should say
43:29Only once in each continent
43:33That's very good mr.. Motic you once in each continent I
43:38Would say you were just about right
43:41Yeah, bro
43:48All right gentlemen I look into it, I won't say any more just now but
43:53If this thing is properly set up
44:00We could do business together
44:16What
44:19It's no go mr.. Mel mutt who says
44:22It's too big too risky. I know it's a big idea
44:27It's a beautiful idea the railway cross half the continent
44:31I should say yeah
44:32But the cost of building it could soak up ten times the value of the capital raised and bankrupt us
44:39Oh, it's all a matter of confidence grow
44:42This is the kind of opportunity that happens once in a lifetime
44:46And who better than my mother company to bring it off. I tell you the truth now I
44:51Can't resist it
45:11You
45:26Well mother I'm going to be a director of the Mexican railway
45:34Invited by Mel Mott himself
45:42Mr.. Mel must think very highly of you I
45:46Can't think why are you sure they haven't made a mistake?
45:49Why should they have I'm rather good with money and all that sort of thing you know yes
45:53You're rather good at losing it aren't you I'm very amusing and begging for it and stealing it out of other people's purses yes
45:59I do know that was you I shall say listen to this mother tell her to stop
46:03I hope mr.. Mel Mott safe has a stout lock on it
46:06I
46:08Really had that was rather unkind this new post might be the making of Felix
46:15No, I think it's time. I invited Marie Mel Mott to call on us
46:36My
46:52Lords gentlemen
46:56This inaugural dinner is
46:59To celebrate the formation of the English Board of Directors of the South Central Pacific and Mexican
47:06railway company
47:13Like to extend our warmest wishes to our American partner mr.
47:17Fisker wish him a safe journey across the Atlantic to New York where he will be talking up the shares over there
47:29Those of you who know me
47:33Will know that I am a man of few words
47:37All I want to say is
47:41This is going to be
47:45The biggest thing ever seen on either side of the Atlantic for 50 years
47:53We'll be making history gentlemen
47:58And making money, too
48:07To the South Central Pacific and Mexican railway
48:26You're a good fellow Montague
48:28We're all damn good fellows. This is a great thing. We're on you know
48:32Glad you agree. Yes, and the great thing about being directors. You know is that we don't have to do any work
48:39Money just comes in by itself. It's wonderful
48:43I'm afraid I
48:44Have to do quite a bit of work for my money
48:50That's a shame good fellow like you
48:58Oh
49:14She was great promise
49:16No, I'll be up most respect for our hostess, but her book is a bad book
49:21It is a thoroughly rotted book and I for one refused to tout it see I have more respect for my readers in that
49:28But to praise a friend's book. It's just the way of the world everyone understands that you seem to think is the greatest
49:35Historical work of the age. Oh come come. I didn't quite say that you know mr.. Brown may I have a word
49:43I'll never forget what you've told me
49:46No more than my duty the recovery much much more, and I hope you'll learn to know that a woman can really be grateful
49:54I
49:59Forgive you, and I'm so glad you feel you can still come here as my friend
50:10Madam
50:12Oh
50:22You're my mom's not much for one for talking is she and nobody's much for talking to her
50:31Anyway, she's not my mama. She's my stepmother
50:36Papa got rid of my real mama when I was just a little girl God