“until she fell in love with and married some kind of clerk, I hear.”
SomeoneMary SharmaS2 · E1 · 00:30:39
What it sounds like
Mary fell in love with and married a clerk, then left for India.
What it really means
“Lady Cowper mocks Mary for marrying beneath her social rank and presents her love match as a scandal.”
Said today
“She threw away her prestigious match for some ordinary clerk, then ran off with him.”
What was happening
At the ball, Lady Cowper gossips about Mary Sharma’s return with another woman. She contrasts Mary’s former status as the season’s “incomparable” with her marriage to a supposedly low-status clerk and departure for India.
until she fell in love with and married some kind of clerk, I hear.
The exchange, from the subtitles · Season 2, episode 1, at 00:30:39
Stings rather a lot.
How much it hurts: 3 of 5
Barely veiled.
How well it is hidden: 2 of 5
Type of insultclass and rank, reputation, direct insult.
Checked by my AI judge (86% sure). Found in 2 of 3 separate AI readings of the episode. I am not sure who said it. How this works