:09:04
Regina Beaufort came from
an old South Carolina family.
:09:08
But her husband, Julius,
who passed for an Englishman...
:09:12
...was known to have dissipated
habits, a bitter tongue...
:09:15
...and mysterious antecedents.
:09:18
His marriage assured him
a social position...
:09:21
...but not necessarily respect.
:10:01
Newland Archer hadn't stopped at
his club, as young men usually did...
:10:06
...but came directly to the ball.
:10:08
He wanted the announcement
of his engagement...
:10:11
...to divert gossip away
from the countess...
:10:14
...and show his most ardent support
for May and her whole family.
:10:25
The Beaufort house had been
boldly planned.
:10:28
Instead of squeezing through
a passage to get to the ballroom...
:10:33
...one marched solemnly down a vista
of enfiladed drawing rooms.
:10:53
But only by passing through
the crimson drawing room...
:10:57
...could one see
The Return of Spring...