The Best of Demelza

- There be Garrick, sir.

Him and me be friends and where I go, he goes.

- I'm merely offering you the chance to return to your home, if that's where you feel you belong.

- I belong here.

(laughing) (gentle music) - One, two, three, de and de, one, two, three, on your tip toes.

Napkin goes to the left of the plate.

(dramatic music) - Demelza.

You are the most stubborn, (screams) - pigheaded.

- Oh, I am?

- Where would you be if I hadn't come along?

- Where would you be if I hadn't come along?

Drinking, and brawling and dodging the noose.

How can I compete with perfection?

- You must do away with the notion that someone has done you a favor by letting you into this family.

Will you do that?

- I will try.

Why would I choose a man whose heart belonged to another?

- You are my wife.

- Raised from the gutter to be a great lady, I'll never be such a one.

But, what do I care?

For I am fierce and proud and steadfast and true and I'll not settle for second best.

I've no love of you George nor you Elizabeth but for the sake of Geoffrey Charles and Agatha I urge you.

- A mob will be ill-advised to trespass here, they would be breaking the law and I would see to it that they hang.

- If they didn't string you up first.

(laughs) - Are you unwell?

- Never better.

- Can I do anything else for your ladyship?

- Well, you could say good day to your daughter, Miss Clowance Poldark.

- What would Dwight make of us now?

Do we look the part?

- Of highway men?

Is it not our mission to part as many men from their guineas as possible?

(laughing) - I have orders to search the house.

(derisive sound) - Well, George Warleggan don't give orders here, I do and you'll not step foot across this threshold.

(thwack) - Ah.

(shuffling) (door slams) - Mm, ah.

I'm away home to put the children to bed.

Take my share of the fiddles.

- In exchange for my share of the ale?

- Oh Lord, how you vex me Ross.

Must you always rise to George's bait?

- Why did you not prevent me?

- Am I my husband's keeper?

- Well, that is your task, is it not?

To be the better part of me?

- You wish me to come to London with you?

(excited shout) (laughing) May I wish you the very best of the season.

- And the new century.

- May it bring us joy.

I like to think the persons responsible had not understood the damage they'd cause, but if I find another note I'll be forced to name those persons and turn them over to the authorities.

Unless there be any damned, forgery is a hanging offense.

You know, my mistakes have been many and spectacular and doubtless there's more to come but the wisest thing I ever did was to marry the man I love.