INT. THE SYAORANS' HOUSE - DAY.
Kimihiro has found a quiet corner with his father.
KIMIHIRO
Please, Papa, don't let him go!
MR CLOW
Fai will never be easy till he has exposed himself in some public place or other, and we can never expect him to do it with so little inconvenience as under the present circumstance.
KIMIHIRO
(with great emotion)
If you, dear father, will not take the trouble to check him, he will be fixed forever as the silliest and most determined flirt who ever made his family ridiculous. And Yuui will follow, as he always does.
MR CLOW
We shall have no peace until he goes.
KIMIHIRO
(really angry now)
Peace! Is that all you care about?
MR CLOW
Colonel Forster is a sensible man and will keep him out of any real mischief, and he is far too poor to be an object of prey to anyone.
KIMIHIRO
Father, it's dangerous! -
MR CLOW
I'm sure the officers will find men better worth their while. Let us hope, in fact, that his stay in Brighton will teach him his own insignificance. At any rate he can hardly grow any worse, without authorizing us to lock him up for the rest of his life.
Kimihiro gazes at his father - will nothing touch him? He gave up on his son long ago. For this, just now, he hates his father.
KIMIHIRO
No wonder our family is treated with contempt.
He leaves, tears stinging his eyes. His father looks puzzled at the outburst.
INT. DRAWING ROOM - CHEAPSIDE - THE SAME.
Mr Clow follows Kimihiro in.
MR CLOW
Well, at least the house will be quieter.
KIMIHIRO
I don't wish to be stuck with such a foolish family any longer, with your constant talk of men and marriages. Surely there is more to life.
MRS SAKURA
Kimmy dear, you would be very welcome to accompany us?
MR SYAORAN
Oh yes. We plan on a journey through the Peak District. You'd be most welcome.
MOKONA
Oh, the glories of nature! What are men, compared to rocks and mountains?
KIMIHIRO
Believe me, men are either eaten up with arrogance or stupidity. And if they're amiable they're so easily led that they have no minds of their own whatsoever.
MRS SAKURA
Take care, my love, that savors strongly of bitterness.
KIMIHIRO
No, they bring nothing but heartache.
INT. BEDROOM - CHEAPSIDE - NIGHT.
As usual Kimihiro and Lelouch share a bed. They lie next to each other in the darkness.
KIMIHIRO
I saw Mr Doumeki when I was in Rosings.
LELOUCH
Why did you not tell me. Did he mention Mr Kururugi.
Pause.
KIMIHIRO
No. He did not.
Kimihiro has never felt more alone in the company of his brother.
EXT. DERBYSHIRE - DAY.
A ravishing landscape of savage and romantic beauty - scudding clouds, mountains, wild rocky outcrops. Kimihiro is walking freely, the wind in his hair. As he nears the peak of a promontory, Mr and Mrs Syaoran are below making their way towards him. They smile at him. He strides off determined to reach the very top. When he get there he stands with his arms outstretched, his head back laughing into the wind. The view is magnificent. He breathes deeply.
EXT. LAMBTON - DUSK.
An establishing shot of Lambton, a charming market town. Through the window of an inn we see Kimihiro and Mr and Mrs Syaoran at a table.
INT. INN - LAMBTON - NIGHT.
In the inn, the Syaoran's and Kimihiro are eating supper. An air of high spirits. At the next table another amiable tourist couple are also tucking into their food.
WOMAN
(indicating her husband)
He's been taking the waters at Buxton.
(laughs)
Hasn't done him a jot of good.
HER HUSBAND
But we've had a fine time, haven't we dear?
WOMAN
We've visited Chatsworth, Dovedale, Pemberley -
MRS SAKURA
Pemberley?
WOMAN
Just two miles from here.
Close, very close, on Kimmy's face.
HER HUSBAND
One of the best houses in the country.
MR SYAORAN
(to Kimihiro)
Aren't you acquainted with the owner, Mr Doumeki?
MRS SAKURA
Well, we shall go there tomorrow, Kimmy.
KIMIHIRO
I would rather stay here.
MRS SAKURA
Stay here?
KIMIHIRO
(very uncomfortable)
I must own that I'm tired of great houses. All those carpets and curtains...
MRS SAKURA
But you liked Chatsworth.
KIMIHIRO
If it is anything like Mr Doumeki, I am sure I will not be able to bear it.
MRS SAKURA
Come, come Kimmy.
WOMAN
The grounds alone are worth a visit.
MR SYAORAN
Let us not make a fuss. If the boy does not want to go there is little point in persuading him.
INT. BEDROOM - INN - NIGHT.
Kimihiro is preparing for bed. The chambermaid fills his washbowl and starts to leave.
KIMIHIRO
I hear that Pemberley is not far from here.
MAID
Yes, sir.
KIMIHIRO
You see something of the owner, do you, in town?
MAID
Not for some months, sir, for he's still in London, I believe.
A pause. Close on Kimihiro's face.