:26:00
But the countess arrived
rather late...
:26:03
...signaling a carelessness
of which she was entirely unaware.
:26:08
She entered, without haste
or embarrassment...
:26:11
...the drawing room in which
New York's most chosen company...
:26:14
...was somewhat awfully assembled.
:26:18
Countess Olenska.
:26:22
Good evening.
:26:24
We're delighted you're here.
:26:26
The Duke of St. Austrey.
May I present Countess Olenska.
:26:29
The Trevenna George ll plate was out.
:26:32
So was the van der Luyden Lowestoft
from the East India Company...
:26:36
...and the Dagonet Crown Derby.
:26:39
Dining with the van der Luydens
was, at best, no light matter.
:26:43
Dining there with a duke
who was their cousin...
:26:46
...was almost a religious solemnity.
:26:50
When the van der Luyden's chose,
they knew how to give a lesson.
:27:34
Excuse me.
:27:39
It was not the custom in New York...
:27:42
...for a lady to get up
and walk away from one gentleman...
:27:45
...in order to seek
the company of another.
:27:49
But the countess
did not observe this rule.
:27:57
I want you to talk to me about May.