:22:01
...persuade Mr. Ballard to withdraw
his rose from the competition.
:22:05
To be frank, it's such a beautiful rose
it might easily win, and, well...
:22:10
Miss Beldon...
:22:12
...may I ask whether
this is an open competition?
:22:15
- Yes, technically...
- Technically, yes, but actually, no.
:22:19
- Yes, I suppose that's it. You see...
- I see only too well, Miss Beldon.
:22:23
Because Mr. Ballard
is not of the ruling class...
:22:25
...is a mere vassal, as it were...
- Vin, please. Let Miss Beldon explain.
:22:30
But, Mother, Miss Beldon
doesn't have to explain, not to me.
:22:33
I'm aware of the influence
of the feudal system in this village.
:22:37
These are orders from the manor.
Her ladyship must have no competition.
:22:41
You must excuse my son.
He's just down from Oxford.
:22:43
Don't apologize for me.
I mean everything I say.
:22:47
Well, I'm glad to hear it,
but do you do anything about it?
:22:51
Do? Why, what do you mean?
:22:54
If you feel something is wrong,
what are you doing about it?
:22:58
I've spent holidays the last few years
doing settlement work in London slums.
:23:03
- You wallow in luxury all the year...
- I don't wallow!
:23:06
...and think a few weeks playing
Lady Bountiful...
:23:08
- Come, Vin.
- It's not much, perhaps...
:23:10
...but it's the only thing I know.
:23:13
- What have you been doing?
- I?
:23:16
- Well...
- I see. Just talk.
:23:19
- That's all right. It's easier.
- Listen, I didn't say...
:23:22
Oh, don't apologize.
:23:24
I know how comfortable it is to curl up
with a book full of big words...
:23:27
...and think you're going to solve
the problems of the universe.
:23:31
But you're not.
A bit of action is required now and then.
:23:34
Action? If that's what you
and your class are asking for...
:23:37
...maybe you'll get it one of these days.
- Maybe. But not from the talkers.
:23:41
Vin! Remember, Miss Beldon is a guest.
If you have any manners at all...
:23:45
Manners? A humble working man
is denied the reward of his artistry...
:23:49
...to gratify the vanity of an aristocrat...
- Quiet. This isn't your concern.
:23:53
I beg to differ. I'm concerned
for a fellow man's dignity.
:23:56
And the indignity
that's heaped upon him.
:23:59
- You'll excuse me, I'm sure, Miss Beldon.
- Certainly.