“Did not seem so when you were hiding away in the countryside this summer.”
Penelope FeatheringtonEloise BridgertonS3 · E1 · 00:23:16
What it sounds like
You were away in the countryside all summer, so it didn’t look like you wanted to see me.
What it really means
“Penelope challenges Eloise’s explanation, pointing out that her choice to avoid society made her seem evasive too.”
Said today
“You say you weren’t sure I wanted to see you, but you spent the whole summer avoiding everyone.”
What was happening
Eloise says she stayed away because she did not know whether Penelope wanted to see her. Penelope counters that Eloise hid in the countryside all summer, making her uncertainty sound like an excuse.
PenelopeDid not seem so when you were hiding away in the countryside this summer.
The exchange, from the subtitles · Season 3, episode 1, at 00:23:16
Stings a little.
How much it hurts: 2 of 5
Barely veiled.
How well it is hidden: 2 of 5
Type of insultsarcasm, dismissal.
Checked by my AI judge (94% sure). Found in 1 of 3 separate AI readings of the episode. Who said it was confirmed. How this works