“A respectable family is headed by a gentleman, is it not?”
Eloise BridgertonAnthony BridgertonS2 · E7 · 00:04:25
What it sounds like
A respectable family should have a gentleman at its head, shouldn’t it?
What it really means
“You’re supposedly leading this respectable family, Anthony—but your conduct and secrets make that claim questionable.”
Said today
“How can we call ourselves respectable when you’re the one in charge?”
What was happening
Violet proposes a public promenade to show the family remains respectable after the wedding scandal. Eloise turns her mother’s reassurance into a pointed challenge to Anthony, then asks whether he is hiding something.
EloiseA respectable family is headed by a gentleman, is it not?
The exchange, from the subtitles · Season 2, episode 7, at 00:04:25
Stings a little.
How much it hurts: 2 of 5
Wrapped in lace.
How well it is hidden: 3 of 5
Type of insultsarcasm, class and rank, family, intelligence.
Checked by my AI judge (87% sure). Found in 3 of 3 separate AI readings of the episode. Who said it was confirmed. How this works