:24:03
And New York declined.
:24:08
"Regret, unable to accept. "
:24:11
And from our own family.
:24:12
No one cares enough...
:24:19
They all lived in a kind of
hieroglyphic world.
:24:22
The real thing was never said
or done or even thought...
:24:26
...but only represented
by a set of arbitrary signs.
:24:31
Archer knew these signs. They were
not subtle and were not meant to be.
:24:37
They were more than a simple snubbing.
:24:39
They were an eradication.
:24:43
There was a single court of appeal.
:24:46
He would plead their case
before the van der Luydens.
:24:49
And all this, you think, is due
to some intentional interference by--
:24:55
Larry Lefferts. I'm certain of it.
:24:57
The van der Luydens dwelled
above all the cities' families...
:25:01
...in a kind of
super terrestrial twilight.
:25:05
Archer appealed to their exquisitely
refined sense of tribal order.
:25:09
And he spoke plainly.
:25:11
Whenever poor Gertrude Lefferts begins
to suspect her husband of something...
:25:16
...Larry makes some great diversionary
fuss to show how moral he is.
:25:21
It's the principle that I dislike.
:25:25
I mean, if a member of a well-known
family is backed by that family...
:25:30
...it should be considered final.
:25:32
We felt this slight on the countess
shouldn't pass without consulting you.
:25:38
We're giving a dinner for our cousin,
the Duke of St. Austrey...
:25:42
...who arrives next week
on the Russia.
:25:45
I'm sure Louisa will be
as glad as I am...
:25:48
...if Countess Olenska will let us
include her among our guests.
:25:58
The occasion was a solemn one.