The Duke of Burgundy

00:40:11,625 --> 00:40:14,249 Of course not. It's OK. 229 00:40:22,458 --> 00:40:24,040 What? 230 00:40:24,166 --> 00:40:26,040 Can you let me go now? 231 00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:30,165 No. 232 00:44:16,625 --> 00:44:19,374 So, you would like your lover to sleep on top of you? 233 00:44:19,500 --> 00:44:20,790 Ah, yes. 234 00:44:21,458 --> 00:44:24,332 I make two types of bed for what you want. 235 00:44:24,458 --> 00:44:28,249 One where the compartment underneath slides out and then back in, 236 00:44:28,375 --> 00:44:30,749 or one where the bed mattress lifts up 237 00:44:30,875 --> 00:44:33,624 and then can be pulled down and locked once you're inside. 238 00:44:33,750 --> 00:44:35,707 Once you're inside, it's the same. 239 00:44:35,833 --> 00:44:39,165 It's just the sensation of being put in and set free that is different. 240 00:44:39,291 --> 00:44:41,124 Which one would you recommend? 241 00:44:41,250 --> 00:44:45,415 The bed lifting up is often more favoured than the drawer-style compartment. 242 00:44:45,541 --> 00:44:47,624 Sometimes the drawers can get stuck. 243 00:44:47,750 --> 00:44:50,790 Thankfully, that usually happens when they're out, rather than in, 244 00:44:50,916 --> 00:44:54,165 but it's a critical moment when they're about to be locked up for the night 245 00:44:54,291 --> 00:44:56,749 and then realise that they can't be. 246 00:44:56,875 --> 00:45:00,249 Well, the bed lifting up seems fine by me. 247 00:45:00,375 --> 00:45:03,207 It's just a simple spring that lifts the bed up. 248 00:45:03,333 --> 00:45:07,707 Customers find the slamming effect of the bed closing down on them very dramatic. 249 00:45:07,833 --> 00:45:09,915 That bed is very popular. 250 00:45:10,625 --> 00:45:14,290 I think I made one for someone in the neighbourhood a few months ago. 251 00:45:14,416 --> 00:45:16,124 - Oh, really? - Yeah. 252 00:45:16,250 --> 00:45:20,249 - Who was that? - Ah, I can't remember her name. 253 00:45:20,375 --> 00:45:22,707 Let me think... 254 00:45:22,833 --> 00:45:26,207 It's the house with the wisteria porch and yellow colonnade, 255 00:45:26,333 --> 00:45:28,749 a few minutes down the lane. 256 00:45:28,875 --> 00:45:31,124 - Yellow colonnade? - That's got to be Ambrosia. 257 00:45:31,250 --> 00:45:33,124 Is that her house? 258 00:45:33,250 --> 00:45:35,457 She might have painted the colonnade another colour, 259 00:45:35,583 --> 00:45:37,749 but that's got to be Ambrosia. 260 00:45:37,875 --> 00:45:40,874 I'm surprised you could make a bed big enough for her to be locked in. 261 00:45:41,000 --> 00:45:43,415 OK, then it's the same customer I'm thinking of. 262 00:45:44,250 --> 00:45:46,749 But yes, that design is a lot more popular 263 00:45:46,875 --> 00:45:48,957 and because of the spring, it's easy to lift up. 264 00:45:49,083 --> 00:45:52,040 With both designs, there's a lock at each end of the bed, 265 00:45:52,166 --> 00:45:53,999 but even without those, 266 00:45:54,125 --> 00:45:55,999 the weight of one's lover sleeping on top 267 00:45:56,125 --> 00:45:58,165 means that it's almost impossible to escape. 268 00:45:59,125 --> 00:46:01,249 - And... - I can also add metal hooks to the inside 269 00:46:01,375 --> 00:46:04,249 if you like having your hands and feet tied to something. 270 00:46:05,083 --> 00:46:06,999 That sounds perfect. 271 00:46:07,125 --> 00:46:10,332 And how long does it take once we've placed an order? 272 00:46:10,458 --> 00:46:13,624 Oh, usually around eight weeks. 273 00:46:16,000 --> 00:46:17,540 Eight weeks! 274 00:46:17,666 --> 00:46:24,415 I'm afraid there's a lot of demand and it takes time to make each bed. 275 00:46:24,541 --> 00:46:25,999 Eight weeks? 276 00:46:26,125 --> 00:46:28,915 Is there any way you can offer a faster service? 277 00:46:29,041 --> 00:46:31,582 It's just that Evelyn's birthday is coming up 278 00:46:31,708 --> 00:46:33,749 and I was planning this as a present. 279 00:46:34,500 --> 00:46:38,707 - Oh, it depends when your birthday is. - Two weeks. 280 00:46:38,833 --> 00:46:41,082 It will be my birthday in two weeks. 281 00:46:42,166 --> 00:46:43,582 Two weeks? 282 00:46:45,791 --> 00:46:48,249 It's impossible. I'm sorry. 283 00:46:48,375 --> 00:46:51,790 (Cynthia) We can offer you extra, if it helps. 284 00:46:51,916 --> 00:46:54,707 We have a mount of extremely rare Satyrids. 285 00:46:54,833 --> 00:46:57,374 You wouldn't find those even in the museums. 286 00:46:57,500 --> 00:46:59,832 They're worth far more than Nymphalids or Burnets. 287 00:46:59,958 --> 00:47:02,874 Evelyn's right. It's a highly collectable mount. 288 00:47:03,000 --> 00:47:06,874 I'm sorry, but I have too much pressure from other customers. 289 00:47:07,000 --> 00:47:11,374 And I cannot do it any sooner than eight weeks. I'm so sorry.