1 00:00:11,803 --> 00:00:13,013 Okay. 2 00:00:14,515 --> 00:00:18,560 Three, two, one. Good evening. I'm Emily Dickinson. 3 00:00:26,026 --> 00:00:26,860 You recognized me? 4 00:00:26,944 --> 00:00:30,489 Yes. Yes, I am Emily Elizabeth Dickinson. 5 00:00:36,245 --> 00:00:38,997 I'm getting published, yes. Yes, I know, it's quite a-- 6 00:00:39,081 --> 00:00:40,457 Hey, guys. 7 00:00:45,420 --> 00:00:46,630 You look great. 8 00:00:48,173 --> 00:00:49,007 I do? 9 00:00:49,091 --> 00:00:51,385 You look like someone who should be on the front page. 10 00:01:01,144 --> 00:01:02,354 This is it. 11 00:01:05,399 --> 00:01:06,650 You ready? 12 00:01:08,026 --> 00:01:10,404 Are you ready to see and be seen? 13 00:01:11,029 --> 00:01:12,155 I hope so. 14 00:01:13,031 --> 00:01:16,118 Well, hope isn't good enough. 15 00:01:18,453 --> 00:01:19,663 You need to know it. 16 00:01:20,998 --> 00:01:22,249 Look at yourself. 17 00:01:24,376 --> 00:01:25,794 Look at yourself and say, 18 00:01:27,629 --> 00:01:28,839 "I deserve this. 19 00:01:30,883 --> 00:01:32,092 I earned it. 20 00:01:33,343 --> 00:01:36,346 It's now my time to shine." 21 00:01:55,574 --> 00:01:56,575 What do you think? 22 00:01:58,285 --> 00:01:59,286 Very respectable. 23 00:01:59,369 --> 00:02:00,204 Exactly. 24 00:02:00,287 --> 00:02:01,914 I like your gold dress better. 25 00:02:01,997 --> 00:02:03,040 But not for tonight. 26 00:02:03,582 --> 00:02:05,584 Tonight, I need something that says, 27 00:02:06,668 --> 00:02:11,465 "I was too busy reading and thinking profound intellectual thoughts 28 00:02:11,548 --> 00:02:13,634 to even consider getting dressed up." 29 00:02:13,717 --> 00:02:15,594 I think you're making that statement. 30 00:02:18,722 --> 00:02:20,557 But it needs something. 31 00:02:23,018 --> 00:02:24,102 Hand me those. 32 00:02:26,313 --> 00:02:27,731 Do you need spectacles? 33 00:02:27,814 --> 00:02:29,816 Not at all. I actually have perfect vision. 34 00:02:30,859 --> 00:02:33,111 But don't they make me look smart? 35 00:02:34,154 --> 00:02:36,949 Tonight is going to be an intellectual thrill ride. 36 00:02:37,032 --> 00:02:39,201 We have a very impressive speaker. 37 00:02:39,284 --> 00:02:42,746 And to top it all off, Sam Bowles will be here tonight. With Emily. 38 00:02:42,829 --> 00:02:44,665 This will be their very first public appearance 39 00:02:44,748 --> 00:02:46,375 since he agreed to publish her poem. 40 00:02:47,084 --> 00:02:49,586 You know, people are going to talk about the fact 41 00:02:49,670 --> 00:02:53,257 that it was my salon where Sam Bowles discovered Emily Dickinson. 42 00:02:53,340 --> 00:02:55,425 Where I helped him discover her. 43 00:02:55,509 --> 00:02:56,718 I'm a tastemaker, Hattie. 44 00:02:57,386 --> 00:02:58,512 And now I've put together 45 00:02:58,595 --> 00:03:01,473 what could be one of the greatest literary partnerships in history. 46 00:03:01,557 --> 00:03:03,600 Are the housewives of Great Barrington doing that? 47 00:03:03,684 --> 00:03:04,935 No, I don't think so. 48 00:03:05,352 --> 00:03:06,353 That's right. 49 00:03:07,646 --> 00:03:09,481 Now, I'm sure people are already here. 50 00:03:10,315 --> 00:03:13,777 Wait, are you sure you don't wanna wear this? 51 00:03:13,861 --> 00:03:17,573 I mean, it's just so beautiful and from New York. 52 00:03:17,656 --> 00:03:20,576 Hattie, I already told you. It's not the right look for tonight. 53 00:03:20,993 --> 00:03:22,786 -And besides... -Yeah? 54 00:03:22,870 --> 00:03:25,080 I can't be seen in the same dress twice. 55 00:03:32,171 --> 00:03:33,172 Hello, family. 56 00:03:34,631 --> 00:03:36,508 I am headed over to Sue and Austin's. 57 00:03:39,011 --> 00:03:40,012 Should I change? 58 00:03:40,095 --> 00:03:44,683 No, no. You look beautiful. Ravishing, in fact. 59 00:03:44,766 --> 00:03:47,769 Who knows? Maybe you'll catch some man's eye tonight. 60 00:03:47,853 --> 00:03:50,314 I'd given up every hope of you ever getting married, 61 00:03:50,397 --> 00:03:53,525 but with Lavinia's recent engagement, we're on a winning streak. 62 00:03:53,609 --> 00:03:55,652 Doesn't anyone else wanna come to the party? 63 00:03:55,736 --> 00:03:56,820 I do, but-- 64 00:03:56,904 --> 00:03:58,197 Absolutely not. 65 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:00,741 Sue and Austin are living a very decadent lifestyle, 66 00:04:00,824 --> 00:04:02,701 and I simply don't approve of it. 67 00:04:02,784 --> 00:04:06,455 It's not the Dickinson way. And it wasn't the Norcross way either. 68 00:04:06,538 --> 00:04:08,332 No, we're not going to the party. 69 00:04:08,415 --> 00:04:10,709 We're doing the thing that Dickinsons do, 70 00:04:10,792 --> 00:04:14,963 which is to stay at home and sit very quietly with our own thoughts. 71 00:04:15,506 --> 00:04:16,507 What she said. 72 00:04:16,589 --> 00:04:18,382 A quiet night in, baby. 73 00:04:18,966 --> 00:04:20,302 Novels and chill. 74 00:04:22,304 --> 00:04:24,806 Well, I'm gonna go. 75 00:04:26,058 --> 00:04:27,184 Have fun, dear. 76 00:04:28,727 --> 00:04:32,105 And please, take notes on how much money they're spending on champagne. 77 00:04:41,114 --> 00:04:43,158 So, you're both ministers? 78 00:04:43,909 --> 00:04:46,537 I'm eager to see who the lecturer is tonight. 79 00:04:46,620 --> 00:04:50,707 Daniel and I saw an organist at a salon in Hardwick last week. Stunning. 80 00:04:50,791 --> 00:04:51,792 Wasn't it, dear? 81 00:04:51,875 --> 00:04:53,752 I don't know. It was slightly irreverent. 82 00:04:53,836 --> 00:04:55,504 I just love salon culture. 83 00:04:55,587 --> 00:05:00,259 Exchanging philosophical ideas. Encountering new intellectual challenges. 84 00:05:00,342 --> 00:05:01,969 The life of the mind. 85 00:05:02,052 --> 00:05:03,887 I thought you got all that from my sermons. 86 00:05:03,971 --> 00:05:06,974 Oh, no, yeah. I do. I totally do. 87 00:05:07,057 --> 00:05:09,726 Hello, everybody. It's me. I am getting published. 88 00:05:12,521 --> 00:05:14,231 Like, in a book? 89 00:05:14,314 --> 00:05:16,066 Well, The Springfield Republican. 90 00:05:16,149 --> 00:05:18,026 Sam Bowles is publishing one of my poems. 91 00:05:18,110 --> 00:05:20,988 Emily, you're gonna be, like, famous. 92 00:05:21,446 --> 00:05:24,950 Okay, can I just say, I have always been the biggest fan of this one. 93 00:05:25,367 --> 00:05:28,287 -Have you? -Emily, we're best friends. 94 00:05:28,370 --> 00:05:30,205 I don't think we've ever spoken one-on-one. 95 00:05:31,790 --> 00:05:34,585 Did you know Sam Bowles sleeps with all the women he publishes? 96 00:05:36,503 --> 00:05:38,130 What are you talking about? He's married. 97 00:05:38,213 --> 00:05:41,592 Oh, I love her. She's so old-fashioned. 98 00:05:42,467 --> 00:05:44,761 No, he adores his wife. 99 00:05:44,845 --> 00:05:46,346 His wife who's never with him. 100 00:05:46,430 --> 00:05:49,975 He does seem to do his fair share of gallivanting. 101 00:05:50,392 --> 00:05:54,938 Oh, yeah. All over New England, on the hunt for female writers. 102 00:05:55,022 --> 00:05:56,273 Okay, that's not fair. 103 00:05:56,356 --> 00:05:57,983 If men can't be interested in publishing women, 104 00:05:58,066 --> 00:05:59,902 then how are women ever supposed to get published? 105 00:05:59,985 --> 00:06:03,614 Who says women should be published? I think it's scandalous. 106 00:06:04,031 --> 00:06:06,450 You guys are wrong about Sam. 107 00:06:07,117 --> 00:06:09,620 He's just a great editor who has an eye for talent. 108 00:06:10,287 --> 00:06:11,580 There's my genius. 109 00:06:12,706 --> 00:06:15,125 Emily Dickinson, front-page poet. 110 00:06:16,627 --> 00:06:19,505 -Have you told everyone the big news? -Yes. Yes, I have. 111 00:06:20,088 --> 00:06:21,381 Oh, Sam, it's so exciting. 112 00:06:22,257 --> 00:06:24,134 Not as exciting as this dress. 113 00:06:24,635 --> 00:06:26,720 Wow. It's beautiful. 114 00:06:27,095 --> 00:06:30,057 Look, my guests of honor are here. 115 00:06:30,432 --> 00:06:32,184 The editor and his poet. 116 00:06:32,768 --> 00:06:34,436 That's the kind of rare literary match 117 00:06:34,853 --> 00:06:37,022 that only gets made at a salon like this one, you know? 118 00:06:38,023 --> 00:06:40,317 Mr. Bowles, I'm so pleased you could make it. 119 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:43,820 And, Emily, you look gorgeous. 120 00:06:44,738 --> 00:06:46,532 I'm not sure I wore the right thing, Sue. 121 00:06:46,615 --> 00:06:48,659 Darling, you look perfect. 122 00:06:48,742 --> 00:06:52,955 You need to stand out. You're New England's hottest new writer. 123 00:06:53,038 --> 00:06:54,998 When is the poem coming out? 124 00:06:55,082 --> 00:06:56,667 Yeah, can't wait to read it. 125 00:06:57,501 --> 00:06:59,586 Next week, I think. Maybe Wednesday? 126 00:06:59,670 --> 00:07:00,671 Maybe Friday. 127 00:07:00,754 --> 00:07:02,506 We have a few things lined up. 128 00:07:02,589 --> 00:07:04,174 Well, push them all back. 129 00:07:04,258 --> 00:07:07,094 Emily's voice needs to be heard. Don't you agree? 130 00:07:07,970 --> 00:07:09,054 Absolutely. 131 00:07:10,597 --> 00:07:13,392 I am just so thrilled that I could bring the two of you together. 132 00:07:13,809 --> 00:07:16,103 Something about this feels like... 133 00:07:17,229 --> 00:07:18,480 destiny. 134 00:07:19,565 --> 00:07:21,275 So, Emily... 135 00:07:23,151 --> 00:07:25,237 -are you ready? -For what? 136 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:27,155 For me to show you off. 137 00:07:28,740 --> 00:07:30,868 Well, I just hope this salon is ready for me. 138 00:07:31,285 --> 00:07:32,744 Get it, girl. 139 00:07:37,249 --> 00:07:39,126 Everyone is here tonight. 140 00:07:39,209 --> 00:07:42,171 There's Ferdinand Andrews, editor of the Boston Traveller. 141 00:07:42,254 --> 00:07:43,922 And there's Harriet Prescott Spofford. 142 00:07:44,006 --> 00:07:45,883 Harriet Prescott Spofford, the poet? 143 00:07:45,966 --> 00:07:48,719 Yes. I discovered her a few years ago. 144 00:07:48,802 --> 00:07:51,555 Now they call her the Flaming Fire Lily of New England. 145 00:07:52,764 --> 00:07:54,725 I wonder what your nickname will be. 146 00:07:54,808 --> 00:07:56,059 I'd love to talk to her. 147 00:07:56,143 --> 00:07:58,770 Hey, look. It's Sanford Gifford. 148 00:07:59,271 --> 00:08:02,691 Come on, you gotta meet this guy. He's a great painter, total asshole. 149 00:08:04,234 --> 00:08:06,904 All right. Let's do this. 150 00:08:10,866 --> 00:08:12,409 -Hey. -Hey. 151 00:08:12,993 --> 00:08:14,953 -We need to talk. -Okay. 152 00:08:16,121 --> 00:08:17,456 So, listen. 153 00:08:18,540 --> 00:08:19,958 I know now that we're engaged, 154 00:08:20,042 --> 00:08:23,253 you think that I'm gonna become this tame, obedient housewife 155 00:08:23,337 --> 00:08:25,964 who always stays inside and never goes to parties 156 00:08:26,048 --> 00:08:28,759 and gets all of her satisfaction in life from darning your socks. 157 00:08:30,135 --> 00:08:31,345 But you're wrong. 158 00:08:31,929 --> 00:08:34,932 I am not the boring Dickinson sister. 159 00:08:35,015 --> 00:08:38,143 People don't even realize this, but I am a lot like Emily. 160 00:08:38,977 --> 00:08:41,395 I'm wild and creative. 161 00:08:42,105 --> 00:08:45,609 And the truth is, I am even more outrageous than Lola Montez. 162 00:08:48,153 --> 00:08:49,154 Lola? 163 00:08:49,238 --> 00:08:54,159 So, if you think we're gonna have a quiet night in, you're wrong. 164 00:08:54,576 --> 00:08:55,911 I need more than that. 165 00:08:56,328 --> 00:08:57,746 I need stimulation. 166 00:08:58,956 --> 00:09:00,749 Okay. It's just-- I'm trying to read. 167 00:09:00,832 --> 00:09:01,792 Why? 168 00:09:01,875 --> 00:09:04,419 Well, if I'm gonna marry a Dickinson, I gotta get educated. 169 00:09:04,503 --> 00:09:06,296 So, that's what you picked to start? 170 00:09:06,713 --> 00:09:08,006 The Scarlet Letter? 171 00:09:08,090 --> 00:09:09,716 Yeah. Why not? 172 00:09:10,300 --> 00:09:12,135 Honestly, it's kind of trashy. 173 00:09:12,553 --> 00:09:16,598 Okay. Well, so, what is it about? 174 00:09:17,057 --> 00:09:22,104 Well, it's about this woman, Hester Prynne, 175 00:09:22,187 --> 00:09:24,314 who lives in colonial Boston. 176 00:09:24,398 --> 00:09:26,733 And she believes that her husband has drowned, 177 00:09:26,817 --> 00:09:31,280 so she has this affair with a minister. 178 00:09:31,363 --> 00:09:33,866 And she falls in love with him, and she gets pregnant. 179 00:09:33,949 --> 00:09:36,910 But then her husband comes back, and so she's publicly shamed 180 00:09:36,994 --> 00:09:40,914 and forced to wear a scarlet letter "A" as a symbol of her adultery. 181 00:09:41,290 --> 00:09:44,418 Okay. So, yeah, I guess that does sound pretty dull. 182 00:09:45,419 --> 00:09:46,962 -You know what, Ship? -What? 183 00:09:47,045 --> 00:09:48,046 It isn't dull. 184 00:09:48,130 --> 00:09:52,384 It isn't safe or prim or proper or well-behaved. 185 00:09:53,135 --> 00:09:55,971 Actually, it's ribald. 186 00:09:57,055 --> 00:09:58,473 Don't know what that means. 187 00:09:59,057 --> 00:10:00,058 Okay. 188 00:10:02,436 --> 00:10:04,479 Forget the intellectual salon. 189 00:10:05,606 --> 00:10:07,316 You know what we're gonna do tonight? 190 00:10:07,399 --> 00:10:08,400 What? 191 00:10:08,942 --> 00:10:11,028 We're gonna have a little English lesson. 192 00:10:13,363 --> 00:10:15,741 Sanford, you bastard. Great to see you. 193 00:10:15,824 --> 00:10:17,826 And for once, you're not covered in paint. 194 00:10:17,910 --> 00:10:19,953 Listen, there's someone I want you to meet. 195 00:10:20,037 --> 00:10:22,789 An astounding new poet, Emily Dickinson. 196 00:10:23,832 --> 00:10:25,125 Your new flavor of the month? 197 00:10:25,209 --> 00:10:27,628 She's gonna be around a lot longer than a month. 198 00:10:28,420 --> 00:10:29,546 Her poems are magical. 199 00:10:29,630 --> 00:10:32,508 They're like these tiny little anthills 200 00:10:32,591 --> 00:10:34,676 that suddenly explode with the force of a volcano. 201 00:10:35,636 --> 00:10:38,222 That's the nicest thing anyone has ever said about me. 202 00:10:38,805 --> 00:10:41,016 Congratulations, Miss... 203 00:10:41,099 --> 00:10:42,351 Dickinson. 204 00:10:42,434 --> 00:10:43,977 You seem like just his type. 205 00:10:46,730 --> 00:10:47,731 And what do you do? 206 00:10:48,482 --> 00:10:51,527 He's an artist. A brilliant artist. 207 00:10:51,610 --> 00:10:54,154 He just means my paintings sell for a lot of money. 208 00:10:54,947 --> 00:10:56,448 And what exactly do you paint? 209 00:10:56,990 --> 00:10:58,825 Mostly just the Hudson River. 210 00:10:58,909 --> 00:11:01,620 Sanford is a major figure in the new Hudson River school. 211 00:11:01,703 --> 00:11:03,622 He's doing totally new things with the light. 212 00:11:04,665 --> 00:11:06,124 Yeah, that's what I tell them. 213 00:11:07,167 --> 00:11:08,919 "Oh, it's about the light." 214 00:11:09,002 --> 00:11:11,213 As soon as they hear, "It's about the light," 215 00:11:11,296 --> 00:11:13,048 that's when they cough up the big bucks. 216 00:11:13,131 --> 00:11:15,175 Well, every artist needs a patron. 217 00:11:15,259 --> 00:11:17,261 Is Mr. Bowles your patron? 218 00:11:17,928 --> 00:11:20,430 No. He's my... 219 00:11:22,057 --> 00:11:23,058 editor. 220 00:11:24,518 --> 00:11:25,686 I like the sound of that. 221 00:11:26,436 --> 00:11:28,939 Well, good. Because I have a lot more poems to give you, 222 00:11:29,022 --> 00:11:30,399 and I hope you publish them all. 223 00:11:31,024 --> 00:11:32,609 I look forward to reading them. 224 00:11:34,152 --> 00:11:35,153 How nice. 225 00:11:35,237 --> 00:11:38,907 By the way, Bowles, Miss Louisa Pratt sends her regards. 226 00:11:38,991 --> 00:11:39,992 Oh. Does she? 227 00:11:40,075 --> 00:11:42,578 She really enjoyed the time you spent together 228 00:11:42,661 --> 00:11:44,413 on your recent trip to Washington. 229 00:11:44,496 --> 00:11:46,707 Well, I enjoyed it too. We had a great time. 230 00:11:47,124 --> 00:11:48,333 Emily, wanna get a refill? 231 00:11:48,417 --> 00:11:52,087 Oh, yes, by all means. I know how short your attention span is. 232 00:11:52,504 --> 00:11:54,047 Go ahead, go mingle. 233 00:11:54,131 --> 00:11:55,757 I actually need to go find Sue. 234 00:11:56,133 --> 00:11:57,759 -Emily, wait-- -Tell her I said hello. 235 00:11:58,468 --> 00:12:01,013 These rich people just keep buying my paintings. 236 00:12:05,475 --> 00:12:07,477 What happened to the aprons I gave you to wear? 237 00:12:07,561 --> 00:12:08,729 Got them dirty. 238 00:12:08,812 --> 00:12:11,440 I asked you to help out Hattie with serving our guests. 239 00:12:11,523 --> 00:12:12,691 Sue. 240 00:12:13,442 --> 00:12:15,402 Girls, why don't you go into the parlor? 241 00:12:15,986 --> 00:12:17,362 Help yourself to some cheese. 242 00:12:18,822 --> 00:12:20,616 -That's for the guests. -Sue. 243 00:12:22,910 --> 00:12:24,328 You can't talk to them like that. 244 00:12:24,411 --> 00:12:26,914 That's how I have to talk to them if they misbehave. 245 00:12:26,997 --> 00:12:29,583 You know, I would think that you would feel sorry for them. 246 00:12:29,666 --> 00:12:32,461 You were orphaned and you had no one to take care of you. 247 00:12:32,544 --> 00:12:35,547 And I don't want to be reminded of that, Austin. 248 00:12:36,215 --> 00:12:40,761 When I was in their situation, I did the work I was told to do. 249 00:12:40,844 --> 00:12:44,223 I didn't antagonize the people who were kind enough to let me in. 250 00:12:45,641 --> 00:12:47,059 You think this is kind? 251 00:12:48,060 --> 00:12:51,313 You know, not everyone grows up as spoiled as the Dickinsons. 252 00:12:51,772 --> 00:12:55,275 Unlike those girls, I didn't even have an inheritance to fall back on. 253 00:12:55,359 --> 00:12:57,486 Their inheritance is paying for this house. 254 00:12:59,947 --> 00:13:01,782 They're not here to be our servants. 255 00:13:01,865 --> 00:13:05,035 It's thanks to their money that we even have a roof over our heads. 256 00:13:05,577 --> 00:13:10,207 Well, if that's the case, then you're the one taking advantage. 257 00:13:17,381 --> 00:13:18,382 Mr. Dickinson. 258 00:13:19,132 --> 00:13:21,176 -I beg your pardon. -Henry. 259 00:13:21,885 --> 00:13:22,886 You need something? 260 00:13:22,970 --> 00:13:24,096 Yes, sir. 261 00:13:25,180 --> 00:13:30,143 Later tonight, if it's all right, I'll need your help with the delivery. 262 00:13:30,727 --> 00:13:31,728 Yes. 263 00:13:32,813 --> 00:13:34,481 Yes, of course. 264 00:13:39,069 --> 00:13:42,656 "Do you not believe that you have sinned?" 265 00:13:42,739 --> 00:13:45,409 I believe that I have sinned in your eyes. 266 00:13:45,826 --> 00:13:48,287 But who is to know if God shares your views? 267 00:13:48,370 --> 00:13:49,955 "Silence, woman!" 268 00:13:51,540 --> 00:13:57,337 "Now, wear this letter upon your bo-dice." 269 00:13:58,589 --> 00:13:59,590 Bodice. 270 00:13:59,673 --> 00:14:01,633 You say it your way, I say it mine. 271 00:14:02,718 --> 00:14:04,052 Yes, minister. 272 00:14:04,136 --> 00:14:06,180 My bodice is all yours. 273 00:14:07,014 --> 00:14:08,807 Don't you think you should be a little more chaste? 274 00:14:09,474 --> 00:14:11,393 -Just-- No? -No breaking character. 275 00:14:11,476 --> 00:14:12,311 Right. 276 00:14:13,604 --> 00:14:14,605 Sorry. 277 00:14:16,732 --> 00:14:20,777 'Tis not a symbol of my shame, but your own. 278 00:14:25,824 --> 00:14:28,702 You're different than how I remembered you, Lavinia Dickinson. 279 00:14:29,703 --> 00:14:30,704 Hester. 280 00:14:31,371 --> 00:14:32,372 Hester. 281 00:14:32,998 --> 00:14:35,876 You're crazy. And I like it. 282 00:14:42,841 --> 00:14:43,842 Sue. 283 00:14:44,301 --> 00:14:45,969 Emily. What is it? 284 00:14:46,053 --> 00:14:49,723 I need to ask you about all these rumors. 285 00:14:50,307 --> 00:14:51,308 What rumors? 286 00:14:51,391 --> 00:14:53,810 People keep telling me Sam Bowles cheats on his wife. 287 00:14:55,103 --> 00:14:56,396 Okay. 288 00:14:56,855 --> 00:14:58,774 -Well, that's not true. -Are you sure? 289 00:14:59,441 --> 00:15:01,151 Because the minute they heard he was publishing me, 290 00:15:01,235 --> 00:15:03,904 they just started to assume that we were intimate. 291 00:15:05,197 --> 00:15:07,241 That's the most insulting thing I've ever heard. 292 00:15:08,075 --> 00:15:10,452 He's publishing you because you are a genius. 293 00:15:10,536 --> 00:15:12,746 -I know that's what you might think-- -Emily. 294 00:15:12,829 --> 00:15:13,830 It's what I know. 295 00:15:14,456 --> 00:15:17,709 Listen, I know Sam. And I know Mary. 296 00:15:18,210 --> 00:15:19,962 Mary and I grew up together, remember? 297 00:15:20,045 --> 00:15:21,046 Yeah. 298 00:15:22,005 --> 00:15:25,175 You once told me she was the only friend you ever had before me. 299 00:15:25,717 --> 00:15:28,220 Yes, I loved Mary very much. 300 00:15:28,637 --> 00:15:30,806 Mary is special in a lot of ways. 301 00:15:31,515 --> 00:15:32,724 She reminds me of you. 302 00:15:33,392 --> 00:15:35,185 She's introspective. 303 00:15:36,228 --> 00:15:38,188 Mary doesn't like to leave the house. 304 00:15:38,272 --> 00:15:39,481 She's terribly shy. 305 00:15:40,899 --> 00:15:42,776 I guess she just doesn't really like to be seen. 306 00:15:43,193 --> 00:15:44,444 I can understand that. 307 00:15:45,696 --> 00:15:49,157 I came here tonight to be seen, and so far it's been a pretty unpleasant experience. 308 00:15:49,241 --> 00:15:50,617 Well, that just makes me angry. 309 00:15:51,159 --> 00:15:53,161 You deserve to be seen, Emily. 310 00:15:53,912 --> 00:15:55,873 You deserve to be published. 311 00:15:56,456 --> 00:15:59,585 And it's just not fair, what happens to women. 312 00:15:59,668 --> 00:16:04,548 The minute we get a little bit of fame, or show the slightest amount of ambition, 313 00:16:04,631 --> 00:16:07,426 we get slapped with the nastiest comments. 314 00:16:08,093 --> 00:16:10,345 We get these targets on our backs. 315 00:16:10,429 --> 00:16:13,765 Well, I say to hell with all of that. 316 00:16:13,849 --> 00:16:16,435 You go out there and you own this. 317 00:16:16,852 --> 00:16:18,145 You worked for this. 318 00:16:19,271 --> 00:16:22,065 And Sam Bowles believes in you as a writer. And that's that. 319 00:16:23,317 --> 00:16:24,318 Thank you. 320 00:16:25,194 --> 00:16:26,028 Okay. 321 00:16:26,945 --> 00:16:29,531 Now, let's find our seats. It's time for the lecture. 322 00:16:36,663 --> 00:16:38,165 There's my superstar. 323 00:16:41,793 --> 00:16:43,378 Hope I'm making a good impression. 324 00:16:43,462 --> 00:16:44,588 Are you kidding me? 325 00:16:44,671 --> 00:16:46,757 These people have no idea what to do with you. 326 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:50,219 But one day they'll all brag about how they met Emily Dickinson at a party 327 00:16:50,302 --> 00:16:51,720 before she was anyone. 328 00:16:55,307 --> 00:16:56,850 Attention, everyone. 329 00:16:56,934 --> 00:16:58,685 Please find your seats. 330 00:16:58,769 --> 00:17:00,854 Our speaker is almost ready. 331 00:17:00,938 --> 00:17:04,358 -This is gonna be good. -I just hope it's pious. 332 00:17:19,373 --> 00:17:20,582 Thank you. 333 00:17:29,550 --> 00:17:30,884 Is this conceptual? 334 00:17:51,029 --> 00:17:52,364 How's everybody doing tonight? 335 00:17:58,245 --> 00:18:03,500 Who here knows what freedom is? 336 00:18:04,543 --> 00:18:05,544 Meet me in the library. 337 00:18:05,627 --> 00:18:07,296 -You, sir? -Obeying God. 338 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:08,964 I'll see you there. 339 00:18:09,047 --> 00:18:10,048 Not exactly. 340 00:18:10,591 --> 00:18:13,051 Freedom is about being yourself. 341 00:18:13,135 --> 00:18:15,637 Even if you're just a young, hot widow. 342 00:18:17,472 --> 00:18:18,891 Closer but no. 343 00:18:19,892 --> 00:18:23,520 Freedom is throwing off your shackles 344 00:18:24,688 --> 00:18:28,984 and saying, "Hey, world. Here I am." 345 00:18:34,072 --> 00:18:35,073 And freedom... 346 00:18:39,244 --> 00:18:40,329 can be magic. 347 00:18:47,336 --> 00:18:50,088 -Thank you. -Now, who is ready to hear my story? 348 00:18:50,589 --> 00:18:54,718 I was born on a plantation in Louisa County, Virginia. 349 00:18:55,427 --> 00:18:56,595 I entered the world a slave. 350 00:18:56,678 --> 00:18:58,055 You didn't like the lecture? 351 00:18:58,138 --> 00:19:00,724 Oh, no. I've seen it before. 352 00:19:01,308 --> 00:19:02,851 Three times, actually. 353 00:19:02,935 --> 00:19:05,187 Henry "Box" Brown really makes the rounds. 354 00:19:06,355 --> 00:19:08,815 Well, I was pretty riveted. So... 355 00:19:08,899 --> 00:19:10,776 Oh, yes. Look, here we are. 356 00:19:10,859 --> 00:19:12,819 -What? -Dickens. 357 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:14,571 Charles Dickens? 358 00:19:14,655 --> 00:19:17,324 And Diderot. 359 00:19:18,784 --> 00:19:22,412 Look, this is where you will go. 360 00:19:23,121 --> 00:19:23,956 Right here. 361 00:19:25,249 --> 00:19:26,375 Emily Dickinson. 362 00:19:28,794 --> 00:19:30,629 -Me? -Your books. 363 00:19:30,712 --> 00:19:34,550 Between the modern master and the Enlightenment. 364 00:19:35,884 --> 00:19:37,094 How does that sound? 365 00:19:38,053 --> 00:19:40,222 I don't know. 366 00:19:40,305 --> 00:19:41,890 Oh, no. You're right. 367 00:19:42,474 --> 00:19:43,809 There's not enough room. 368 00:19:43,892 --> 00:19:45,561 You're gonna need your own shelf. 369 00:19:47,479 --> 00:19:48,480 Imagine that. 370 00:19:54,069 --> 00:19:55,946 I can imagine a lot of things, but... 371 00:19:57,823 --> 00:20:03,871 something about all this feels almost forbidden. 372 00:20:05,914 --> 00:20:08,959 Forbidden fruit has an interesting flavor, doesn't it? 373 00:20:16,091 --> 00:20:17,092 Damn. 374 00:20:18,260 --> 00:20:19,511 Isn't she a beauty? 375 00:20:19,595 --> 00:20:21,388 A printing press. 376 00:20:23,807 --> 00:20:25,225 It's a powerful machine. 377 00:20:25,893 --> 00:20:27,102 Yes. 378 00:20:27,978 --> 00:20:30,272 Imagine what you can do with this thing. 379 00:20:30,355 --> 00:20:32,107 I'm hoping we can start a revolution. 380 00:20:34,568 --> 00:20:35,652 Oh, hey. 381 00:20:40,824 --> 00:20:42,409 I don't know if this is safe enough. 382 00:20:43,202 --> 00:20:44,411 It's all right, Henry. 383 00:20:44,494 --> 00:20:46,788 No one comes in this barn without my permission. 384 00:20:49,333 --> 00:20:51,418 That lecture was bullshit! 385 00:20:51,502 --> 00:20:52,878 Hey, Hattie. 386 00:20:52,961 --> 00:20:55,714 "Oh, Box, Box. What was it like in the box?" 387 00:20:55,797 --> 00:20:58,342 Don't those fools know he wasn't even planning to escape? 388 00:20:58,425 --> 00:21:01,261 -Hattie. -He was drunk and he fell asleep. 389 00:21:01,345 --> 00:21:03,889 And it was ten years ago. 390 00:21:03,972 --> 00:21:06,808 Henry, you cannot put this guy's writing in our newspaper. 391 00:21:06,892 --> 00:21:09,895 You're just mad because I put him on the front page instead of you. 392 00:21:09,978 --> 00:21:10,979 -No. -Yeah. 393 00:21:11,063 --> 00:21:12,898 No. I'm serious. 394 00:21:12,981 --> 00:21:14,983 He's, like, actively bad for the community. 395 00:21:15,067 --> 00:21:17,110 People check the boxes now. 396 00:21:17,194 --> 00:21:20,447 I had a cousin who tried to escape in a box of sugar. 397 00:21:20,531 --> 00:21:25,911 Like, buried himself under the sugar, and they still caught him. 398 00:21:25,994 --> 00:21:27,746 Now he's stuck in Mississippi. 399 00:21:28,247 --> 00:21:29,748 Plus, he's hypoglycemic. 400 00:21:31,542 --> 00:21:32,835 Hey, Hattie. 401 00:21:35,963 --> 00:21:37,256 Maybe this will cheer you up. 402 00:21:42,511 --> 00:21:43,720 Oh, wow. 403 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:47,641 Look at that thing. 404 00:21:47,724 --> 00:21:48,934 Beautiful, isn't it? 405 00:21:50,519 --> 00:21:52,187 Thank you, Mr. Dickinson. 406 00:21:52,271 --> 00:21:53,480 You're an angel. 407 00:21:53,564 --> 00:21:54,565 Austin. 408 00:21:54,648 --> 00:21:58,110 And I'm just trying to make a difference to somebody. 409 00:22:01,071 --> 00:22:05,242 Well, I'm a freelance writer, and I just ran out of words. 410 00:22:11,415 --> 00:22:12,666 Mr. Bowles. 411 00:22:14,918 --> 00:22:16,503 You missed the lecture. 412 00:22:16,587 --> 00:22:18,172 I'm sorry, Suzie. 413 00:22:18,255 --> 00:22:19,464 I've seen it before. 414 00:22:21,592 --> 00:22:23,468 You're too sophisticated for us. 415 00:22:23,552 --> 00:22:24,595 For the Evergreens? 416 00:22:24,678 --> 00:22:27,306 The pinnacle of New England literary life? 417 00:22:27,389 --> 00:22:28,390 Of course not. 418 00:22:29,725 --> 00:22:32,519 So, you'll still do a write-up of the salon in your paper? 419 00:22:32,603 --> 00:22:33,729 Yes, of course. 420 00:22:34,188 --> 00:22:37,107 My readers are fiending for more details of your witty circle. 421 00:22:39,067 --> 00:22:41,361 Suzie, this is the place to be. 422 00:22:41,904 --> 00:22:44,114 The best wine, the most beautiful people. 423 00:22:44,489 --> 00:22:46,825 And the greatest poet in Massachusetts. 424 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:49,578 Great lecture, Sue. 425 00:22:49,661 --> 00:22:52,206 The whole box thing really just blew me away. 426 00:22:53,207 --> 00:22:55,334 We're gonna take off. 427 00:22:55,417 --> 00:22:57,669 Yes, I didn't realize quite how late it was getting. 428 00:22:57,753 --> 00:22:58,795 Thank you for coming. 429 00:22:58,879 --> 00:23:02,758 We're riding right past the inn, if you need a lift. 430 00:23:02,841 --> 00:23:06,136 Thank you, but there's no room at the inn. I'm gonna crash here tonight. 431 00:23:06,553 --> 00:23:07,554 Here? 432 00:23:08,180 --> 00:23:10,140 Sam is staying in the spare room. 433 00:23:10,224 --> 00:23:12,601 Unfortunately, it's the smaller one. 434 00:23:13,060 --> 00:23:15,062 Clara and Anna took the big one. 435 00:23:15,145 --> 00:23:18,232 Come on. I can sleep in a closet. 436 00:23:18,774 --> 00:23:21,109 Really, you and Austin, you're far too hospitable. 437 00:23:21,193 --> 00:23:22,986 Please. It's the least we can do to thank you 438 00:23:23,070 --> 00:23:26,073 for giving my salon the Sam Bowles touch. 439 00:23:26,782 --> 00:23:29,326 Now I better go make sure those two charming young ladies 440 00:23:29,409 --> 00:23:31,078 haven't put any snakes in your bed. 441 00:23:31,537 --> 00:23:32,871 Duties of a housewife. 442 00:23:40,754 --> 00:23:42,464 Speaking of wives, I... 443 00:23:43,590 --> 00:23:45,342 I better go and telegram Mary. 444 00:23:45,926 --> 00:23:48,428 She gets so worried when I'm away for a few nights. 445 00:23:48,929 --> 00:23:49,930 I'm sure. 446 00:23:51,139 --> 00:23:52,724 I would really love to meet Mary. 447 00:23:53,141 --> 00:23:54,393 You would? 448 00:23:57,062 --> 00:23:58,355 She would love you. 449 00:23:58,981 --> 00:24:00,649 -You really think so? -Of course. 450 00:24:01,525 --> 00:24:05,863 You two are both such... unusual women. 451 00:24:11,618 --> 00:24:12,744 Do me a favor. 452 00:24:13,412 --> 00:24:14,413 What? 453 00:24:15,539 --> 00:24:16,540 Write something. 454 00:24:17,291 --> 00:24:18,292 Tonight. 455 00:24:19,376 --> 00:24:20,377 I'll try. 456 00:24:22,087 --> 00:24:25,090 And know that I'll be right here... 457 00:24:26,842 --> 00:24:28,051 unable to sleep, 458 00:24:30,220 --> 00:24:34,266 because I am so close to your incredible talent. 459 00:24:36,602 --> 00:24:37,603 Okay? 460 00:24:40,898 --> 00:24:42,107 Good night, poet. 461 00:24:43,734 --> 00:24:44,735 Good night. 462 00:25:16,058 --> 00:25:17,267 Dear Mary, 463 00:25:17,976 --> 00:25:22,523 Since I have no sweet flower to send you I enclose my heart.