E12 - Together with the Duke...

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    Can you imagine...
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    ...a life in which you could never
    touch the one you love?
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    He takes the life of whatever he touches.
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    That was the curse the witch put on him.
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    Plants, animals... and people
    are no exception, of course.
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    Regarding her son, doomed to live his life
    without knowing the warmth of another,
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    his mother only complained.
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    "That child is like Death incarnate..."
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    she said.
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    I'm actually going to meet Mother?
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    Good morning, Your Grace.
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    Alice.
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    Good morning.
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    Today's the day you go
    to the main residence.
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    How are you feeling?
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    Not so good.
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    I haven't even broken my curse yet, so I
    don't know what she's going to say.
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    Everything will be fine.
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    Your Grace?
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    Cheer up, now.
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    You're a bit too close, as usual.
SIGN    Episode 12:
    Together with the Duke...
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    I'm feeling a little anxious.
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    You see, this has never happened before.
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    I've always let Rob handle the
    correspondence with the main residence.
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    And did you let him handle going
    to the main residence, as well?
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    Yeah. It'll be my first time going there
    since coming to live here.
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    I haven't seen Mother since I was a kid.
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    I may be scared, but that doesn't
    mean I don't want to see her.
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    I know what you mean.
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    But...
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    ...the truth is...
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    ...the truth is I wanted to see her
    after I'd broken my curse.
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    It pains me for her to think that
    nothing has changed since then.
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    Your Grace...
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    Looks like it's going to snow again.
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    You're right.
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    I wonder if the carriage that's
    coming to get me will be all right.
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    Your Grace?
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    Would you mind if I went along
    with you to the main residence?
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    You? Come with me?
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    Alice...
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    Sure enough, it's started snowing.
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    I wish it would snow hard
    enough to cancel this trip.
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    I'll go make you some more tea.
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    My love for Alice hasn't changed.
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    When I see Mother, I'll tell her about us.
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    And maybe, one day...
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    He's gone over to his family's place?
    That's surprising.
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    Yeah, and Alice is gone, too.
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    Why did I bother coming here?
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    Please accept my apologies.
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    That was close!
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    However, this is a trial...
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    Whoa!
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    ...that His Grace, or rather,
    the two of them...
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    ...must one day overcome.
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    What do you remember
    about your family's estate?
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    My only memories are of playing
    the piano or horsing around.
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    What about you?
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    I only remember you, Your Grace.
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    It certainly is a beautiful place.
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    You finally made it.
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    And sure enough, Alice came with you.
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    You certainly took your
    sweet time getting here.
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    Sorry. We had to wait out the snowstorm...
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    What did Mother have to say?
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    Nothing, really.
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    She just said you should see her
    as soon as you get here.
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    You and you alone, Dearest Brother.
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    Me alone?
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    I'm going to say hello
    to all of the servants.
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    Yeah, you should.
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    I told the maids that you'd
    probably be coming, Alice.
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    Thank you, Lady Viola.
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    All right, Your Grace, I'll see you later.
[06:30] ---
    Good luck, Your Grace.
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    Oh, you're leaving me?
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    Alice! Oh, my adorable Alice!
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    Gawd, you're so annoying!
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    We're here.
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    This is Mother's room.
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    I've got something to tell you.
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    Wh-What is it?
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    I'm the one who blabbed to Mother
    that Viola had been going to the villa.
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    That's probably the reason why
    she called you here today.
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    Hey, don't worry about it.
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    You're quite a gentleman, Walter.
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    You've got no business
    giving me compliments!
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    S-S-Sorry.
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    Gawd, you're both annoying!
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    Anyway, go in and see her,
    Dearest Brother.
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    We'll be here waiting for you.
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    O-Okay.
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    Come in.
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    I hope I'm not disturbing you.
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    Mother...
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    It's been a long time, hasn't it?
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    I-It certainly has.
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    It's been over ten years since you were
    cursed, and you still haven't broken it?
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    Forgive me.
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    It looks like it may
    t-take a little longer.
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    It's already late,
    so we'll speak tomorrow.
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    You may stay here tonight.
[08:05] ---
    A-All right.
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    Um, and...
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    ...there's something I'd like to tell you.
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    Didn't you hear me?
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    We'll speak tomorrow.
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    Forgive me.
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    Good night.
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    Good job!
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    Mother was feeling kind today.
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    Yeah.
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    That was her being kind?!
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    You're too used to Rob and Alice's
    kindness, Dearest Brother.
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    That's the trouble with you
    being brought up at the villa.
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    We'll take you to the guest room.
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    I couldn't talk to Mother at all.
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    I wonder how Alice is doing.
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    Oh, my! Alice, look how much you've grown!
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    You're a beauty, just like Sharon was.
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    And that skin tone!
    I'd expect nothing less.
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    Th-Thank you.
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    After Sharon passed away and...
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    ...you were taken in by your relatives,
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    I constantly worried about
    how you were getting on.
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    I am so sorry I couldn't
    do anything for you then.
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    Oh, I see.
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    My sweet Alice,
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    I'll protect you no matter what.
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    I love you!
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    You're going to stay
    the night, aren't you?
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    The room that you and your
    mother used back then...
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    It's all cleaned up nice and proper.
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    Really?
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    Sharon?!
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    Madam? This is Alice, Sharon's daughter.
[09:50] ---
    O-Oh...
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    ...I see. You're the maid from the villa.
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    Your black outfit looks like hers, so I...
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    Please forget about this.
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    The lady of the house and
    Sharon were very close.
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    They were both so cheerful. They were
    close in age and shared common interests.
[10:11] ---
    But after Sharon passed away,
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    the lady of the house started
    acting a bit differently.
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    Oh, I see.
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    My sweet Alice,
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    I love you!
[10:26] ---
    Yes?
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    Hey there...
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    Oh, it's you, Your Grace.
[10:32] ---
    I came to see you.
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    How did things go?
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    Did the other servants
    give you a hard time?
[10:39] ---
    No, actually they treated me rather well.
[10:41] ---
    They're all such friendly people.
[10:44] ---
    Well, I'm glad to hear that.
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    What about you, Your Grace?
[10:49] ---
    We only spoke very briefly,
    but Mother hadn't changed at all.
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    She said we'd talk tomorrow
    because it was so late.
[10:57] ---
    So, you were able to speak
    with her normally, then.
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    Well, yeah, I guess.
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    That's great. It makes me so happy.
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    I know we've only been
    apart for a few hours,
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    but I just wanted to see you so much.
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    What would you do...
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    ...if I told you I did, too?
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    She's so adorable...
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    Really, really adorable!
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    My love for her grows with
    every passing second.
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    No!
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    I can't handle this!
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    After being apart from Alice for just a
    few hours, she is simply too adorable!
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    I don't think my sanity can
    hold out much longer!
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    I think I'm going to hit the hay.
[11:35] ---
    Tomorrow Viola's going to take me
    to the place where I was cursed.
[11:40] ---
    Oh, really?
[11:43] ---
    Good night, Alice.
[11:45] ---
    I'm glad we could talk.
[11:46] ---
    Good night, Your Grace.
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    I wish we could've spent
    a little more time together...
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    So, what's it like being
    back here after all this time?
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    Do you remember anything?
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    Only bits and pieces.
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    I'm not trying to be rude here, but I find
    the place is smaller than I remember.
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    When I was a kid,
    it just seemed a lot bigger...
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    Well, this place looks much
    nicer than the villa does.
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    I wonder how Rob and Alice look
    after that place all by themselves.
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    I'm really grateful to them.
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    Okay, we're here.
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    This is the spot, right?
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    One of the servants
    told me about it before.
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    That you were cursed
    in front of this grave.
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    There's no doubt about it.
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    This is the place.
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    This is where I was...
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    It was springtime. That day, I was by
    myself, looking for a four-leaf clover.
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    I was probably going to give it to Alice.
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    Yeah, yeah. Then what?
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    Suddenly, there was all this smoke,
    and I couldn't see anything around me.
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    Somebody grabbed me from behind.
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    And then...
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    No one shall love you,
    and you shall love no one.
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    You shall live a life of misery.
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    ...before I knew it, I'd been cursed.
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    I'd almost forgotten about it but
    coming here jogged my memory.
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    Hmm. Don't you remember anything else?
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    Um, also...
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    The softness of her breasts
    pressed against my back...
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    ...and stuff.
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    Whatever.
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    But you know what I heard from Rob?
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    He said you didn't remember who Alice was.
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    Why didn't you?
    You've liked her since you were kids.
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    I think it's probably because...
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    ...after I was cursed and
    couldn't see her anymore,
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    I was lonely, and the only way
    to forget about it
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    was to purge her from my memory.
[14:07] ---
    Hmm. Well, it's great you could
    see her again, huh?
[14:09] ---
    Yep!
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    Oh, boy...
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    Oh! Good morning, Mother.
[14:21] ---
    Viola, you're too close to him.
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    He's dangerous, so stay
    farther away from him.
[14:27] ---
    I see you're wearing those clothes again.
[14:29] ---
    It's disgraceful.
    Think of how it reflects on me.
[14:33] ---
    I'll speak to you during dinner.
[14:36] ---
    Don't be late.
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    Viola...
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    It's all right. I'm used to it.
[14:46] ---
    I told you that deep down
    I wanted to live at the villa.
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    But I guess I can't.
[14:54] ---
    And neither can Walter.
[14:56] ---
    Being born into this family means
    we can't live our own lives.
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    We live comfortable lives, and our names
    appear on our distinguished family tree.
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    Oddly enough, you may be the one
    who's better off, Dearest Brother.
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    "Has anyone ever told you that
    you were someone else's alternate?"
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    What are you doing? Hurry up and sit down.
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    What I'd like to talk about...
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    ...concerns this family.
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    As you are aware,
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    the present head of the family,
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    your father has been hospitalized
    for quite some time.
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    His condition fluctuates,
    and his prognosis is poor.
[16:18] ---
    If we wait until the worst happens
    to him, it'll be too late.
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    We must decide ahead of time whether
    you or Walter shall be his heir.
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    Do you understand?
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    Yes, I do.
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    You must break your curse
    by spring at the latest.
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    If you cannot, then I shall
    make Walter the heir.
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    Is that clear?
[16:36] ---
    Yes. I'll take care of it
    by spring at the latest.
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    That is all I have to say.
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    You may go home when you're done eating.
[16:44] ---
    Mother, I also have something
    I'd like to discuss.
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    What is it?
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    It concerns Alice, the maid at the villa.
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    She's here with me today.
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    I met her last night.
[16:58] ---
    She's a lovely girl just like Sharon...
    her mother.
[17:01] ---
    D-Darn straight!
[17:04] ---
    Oh, um... excuse me.
[17:07] ---
    I often talked with her mother.
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    She was a wonderful person,
    always smiling and cheerful.
[17:15] ---
    I still miss her to this day.
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    But unlike their looks, it appears their
    personalities aren't so similar.
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    I-I admit Alice is cool and reserved,
    but she's a really great person.
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    She's attractive and talented! She's got
    cute little mannerisms! She's perfect!
[17:29] ---
    That fast-talking sounds so creepy!
[17:31] ---
    You like her, don't you?
[17:33] ---
    Y-Yeah... That's why I'd like
    your approval, Mother.
[17:37] ---
    Although we come from different classes,
    one day I hope that Alice and I can--
[17:42] ---
    You've got to be joking.
[17:44] ---
    You're still a possible heir
    to the family's title.
[17:48] ---
    Stop talking such nonsense...
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    ...and just think of a way
    to break your curse.
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    Since you were born into the aristocracy,
    you aren't free to love whoever you wish.
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    Particularly not a lowly maid.
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    Even jokes have their lim--
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    This is no...
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    ...joke!
[18:07] ---
    I'm totally serious.
[18:09] ---
    Who could joke about something like
    this or speak of it half-heartedly?
[18:13] ---
    You locked me away in the villa,
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    and since then, you've never
    even tried getting to know me,
[18:18] ---
    but you're going to shackle my emotions?
[18:21] ---
    You won't even approve
    of me loving Alice?!
[18:25] ---
    Alice always acts as though she
    couldn't care less about my curse!
[18:29] ---
    She treats me like a normal human being!
[18:33] ---
    One's class and lineage...
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    None of that matters!
[18:37] ---
    The one who saved me from the miserable
    darkness that engulfed me was Alice!
[18:43] ---
    If it wasn't for Alice,
    I'd be long since dead!
[18:47] ---
    Stop thinking only about
    the family and heirs...
[18:50] ---
    ...and spend a little time
    thinking of your children!
[18:54] ---
    I...
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    I'm marrying Alice!
[19:04] ---
    Walter, Viola, and I are not
    your things, Mother.
[19:13] ---
    I-I'm leaving.
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    Wait, Dearest Brother.
    I'll see you to the door.
[19:18] ---
    Me, too.
[19:24] ---
    Madam?
[19:26] ---
    Leave them be.
[19:31] ---
    That boy, once so gentle and meek,
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    actually had the nerve to talk back to me.
[19:39] ---
    My, how he's grown...
[19:48] ---
    I wish I could've said it more skillfully...
[19:51] ---
    You did fine.
[19:52] ---
    It came as a shock, but it was priceless.
[19:56] ---
    Is something the matter, Your Grace?
[19:58] ---
    Oh, it's nothing.
[20:01] ---
    It's just that I didn't care for
    the dinner they served here...
[20:04] ---
    Oh, I see.
[20:06] ---
    Shall we head back to
    your house, Your Grace?
[20:10] ---
    Yeah, let's go. Back to our house.
[20:13] ---
    Yes, Your Grace.
[21:31] ---
    So, the reason the lady of
    the house summoned you...
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    ...was to tell you to break your
    curse by spring at the latest?
[21:37] ---
    Yeah, and if I can't,
    then Walter inherits the family title.
[21:42] ---
    She made it very clear.
[21:43] ---
    I see.
[21:45] ---
    Well then, since I've gotten rid of all
    my cards, I shall turn in for the night.
[21:50] ---
    Okay, Rob. Thanks for watching
    the house while we were gone.
[21:53] ---
    Get some well-deserved rest.
[21:54] ---
    So, what would you like to do, Your Grace?
[21:56] ---
    Would you like to play some more cards?
[21:58] ---
    Well, if just the two of us play Old Maid,
    we'll know where all the cards are...
[22:04] ---
    Then, what about a different
    form of amusement?
[22:05] ---
    Cards! I want to play cards!
[22:12] ---
    The truth is I told Mother...
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    ...that I love you.
[22:18] ---
    And what did she say to that?
[22:21] ---
    Nothing, really...
[22:23] ---
    But I don't regret it.
[22:26] ---
    It's something I would've had
    to tell her at some point.
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    Because regardless of...
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    ...class or position,
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    I love you...
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    Pick a card.
[22:43] ---
    If you pick the king,
    you'll win, Your Grace.
[22:46] ---
    "Both" is not an option.
[22:55] ---
    You win, Your Grace.
[23:00] ---
    This is how it should be.
[23:01] ---
    No, it's not!
[23:05] ---
    You taught me...
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    ...all sorts of things.
[23:11] ---
    You taught me how to love someone.
[23:14] ---
    I promise you this.
[23:16] ---
    I...
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    ...will give my love to you
    now and always.
[23:53] ---
    I love you...
[23:56] ---
    ...Your Grace.
SIGN    We Want to Touch but We Can't--
SIGN    The Duke and Alice's...
SIGN    ...Romance and Destiny...
SIGN    ...Is Only Beginning--