Bella excitedly shares her discovery of sexual pleasure with the household staff and her caretaker, Max. The scene explores the tension between Bella's uninhibited curiosity and the rigid social decorum of those around her.
BELLA: Mrs Prim. Bella discover happy when she want.
PRIM: Uh huh.
BELLA: You are a sour face, but I fix you.
PRIM: I-
BELLA: Close eyes.
[Bella shoves her hand between Prim’s legs]
PRIM: Oh!
BELLA: Just wait, it takes a moment.
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