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00:18It is a sad fact of life that if a young woman is unlucky enough to come into the world
00:22without expectations,
00:24she had better do all she can to ensure that she is beautiful.
00:31To be poor and handsome is misfortune enough, but to be penniless and plain is a hard fate indeed.
00:42Or so my mother taught us.
00:45Mr. Bennet, have you heard Netherfield Park is lit at last?
00:50I have not.
00:55Do you want to know who has taken it?
00:58You want to tell me and I have no objection to hearing it.
01:01I would like to know.
01:04It has been lent to a Mr. Bingley, a single man of large fortune.
01:10Four or five thousand a year.
01:14I heard someone came down on Monday in a chaise and four.
01:18From whom did you hear this?
01:20Girls, you must prepare yourselves.
01:24Mrs. Long told me he is from the north of England.
01:27He saw Netherfield Park, fell in love with it and snapped it up straight away.
01:31In order to understand my mother's enthusiasm for this stranger's arrival, we must start at the beginning.
01:38With cake.
01:42In Meriton, England.
01:47Where a wealthy boy met a beautiful girl.
01:51Father.
01:52Meet mother.
01:54Sadly, the happiness of this union was to be undone by an archaic entail that meant only a male heir
02:00could inherit my father's estate.
02:02And what followed was girl, after girl, after girl, after girl, after girl.
02:13That's his fortune.
02:15And her beauty.
02:16Were worthless.
02:18Mother spent her days trying to involve father in how to overcome their dire situation.
02:23But father hid in his newspaper, indifferent to the cause.
02:27Why should he engage?
02:28When the time comes...
02:29I'll be dead anyway.
02:32Our mother, not known for giving up easily, found a chink of light.
02:37A saving grace.
02:39Each of her children possessed a certain je ne sais quoi.
02:43Be it Jane's beauty.
02:47Lizzie's wit.
02:49Kitty's good humour.
02:51Or Lydia's...
02:52Spirit.
02:55If she could secure advantageous marriages for each of us girls, it would be enough to save us all from
03:01destitution.
03:04Although I had not found my own best quality.
03:08No.
03:09I was quite sure that I would.
03:11My fault, Mary.
03:13Until the day my mother's true opinion of me was confirmed.
03:17Mary has an awfully ruddy complexion.
03:20She does not have the complexion of her sisters, that is true.
03:23And she is clumsy.
03:26Ungainly.
03:27Maladroite, as they say.
03:29Four good marriages will have to do.
03:32I only hope she does not ruin her sister's chances.
03:55May I leave you alone.
04:01Thank you very much.
04:02Andrew, thank you very much.
04:03To your sisters.
04:03Thank you so much, thank you very much.
04:05I'm so sorry, thank you very much.
04:12if you're not the beautiful one the quick-witted one or the ones that are good at games and full
04:19of youthful energy then who are you and what can you do if you're the odd one out
04:27is it possible you'll ever find a way to fit in worse I think
04:48worse still do not fret miss Bennett
05:03have we found it I think we have mr. Sparrow oh thank goodness for that
05:15you see the lenses here correct your vision by bending light rays
05:20oh I never
05:36you really do look very well in your spectacles
05:40especially when you smile
05:45ah I do not think my mother will agree but I have a great passion for reading and I
05:50I would have been sad to stop
05:54I hope they will help you better enjoy the upcoming Meritan assembly
05:57an assembly yes
05:58in a month I heard this morning
06:02my sisters will be pleased
06:06perhaps I shall see you there
06:13miss Mary you ought to get on
06:15of course you'll
06:16I'll settle affairs here
06:17thank you
06:19thank you and thank you mr. Sparrow
06:29I have news
06:32there's going to be an assembly in Meritan in a month
06:34we know
06:35oh
06:36I'm going to be the one to tell my mom
06:38this will mark my first assembly
06:41my first venture into society
06:45so it will
06:48how am I to secure a partner for dancing I've always wondered
06:52oh Mary I'm sure your clever mind can work out something as simple as dance partners
06:56do not fret
06:58not fretting
07:21I'm going to fill my cards with dances
07:26Jane do you think I shall be allowed to dance
07:28Mary move
07:29do you hope you're not going to stand this close at the assembly
07:32oh we should have taken the long route
07:34oh these are my good boots
07:37oh
07:38all for you for wearing them
07:41dang
07:46do you think russet would be too harsh for my complexion
07:49I don't see why it should
07:51it would match my eyes I suppose
07:53your eyes are green
07:55you are so inattentive
08:01mr. Thompson told me himself
08:03I was the first to know that the ball is confirmed
08:05we were the first
08:06I was the first he was stood a little behind me
08:08it is wonderful
08:09what will I wear
08:10are Kitty and Lydia allowed to attend the ball father
08:13why would we not be
08:13I was the one that found out about it
08:15am I allowed
08:17Jane
08:17Jane
08:18Lizzie
08:18you will of course go
08:19and Mary
08:20father
08:21I shall die if I do not go
08:23I'll probably die too
08:24I very much doubt that
08:25mr. Bennett
08:26Kitty and Lydia will also need to find husbands
08:29after Jane and Lizzie of course
08:34I don't see what the fuss is all about
08:36those horrible sweaty affairs
08:38Mary
08:39you will attend
08:42oh
08:43oh well of course mother
08:44if you wish
08:47lady Lucas and I will need someone to fetch us our drinks
08:49as long as I am not expected to attend
08:52mr. Bennett
08:52I told you
08:53I will not attend another of those insufferable muddy little dancers
08:57I wonder if mr. Bingley will be going to the Meryton assembly
09:01oh he must be
09:02who would miss it
09:04me apparently
09:05you shall all go to the ball
09:07as long as I am obliged to hear no more about it
09:11I shall never be rid of you otherwise
09:14perhaps I shall dance with Bingley too
09:16I'm me
09:16this excitement over a man you've never set eyes on
09:18quite ridiculous
09:19oh Mary we're only indulging ourselves
09:28Mary is wearing spectacles
09:30what on earth
09:32very good
09:33I hope you find them most useful Mary
09:35I do father
09:36thank you
09:37mr. Bennett
09:38did you know about this
09:39we discussed this
09:41at length
09:41Mary was to visit the optician
09:43yes
09:43but I did not know that she would actually need to wear glasses
09:47you seem to forget my dear
09:49that I wear spectacles myself
09:51but she is a woman
09:53nevertheless
09:55she ought to be able to see
09:56I think they look very well
10:00potatoes Mary
10:01in case she couldn't see them
10:07I think you're very brave to be prepared to look so ugly
10:10Lydia
10:10but papa who is going to dance with Mary with those things on her face
10:13pleased to be able to read
10:17oh I do hope you are to meet him
10:19surely we must
10:20I expect a course indeed
10:23I wonder
10:24is that
10:24it is a shame
10:25it is a shame
10:26it is a shame
10:29Mama
10:29Githy and I will need new dresses for the walk
10:31I will have a moment which I have
10:35and I'm still
10:41after
10:42I must have
10:43I will not be zien
10:48because I'll be surprised
10:49you will not be surprised
10:50I will not be asek
11:17Maybe I could help you pick out a dress for the Meriton Assembly, Miss Mary.
11:22Oh, hell.
11:25What am I to do as a dance?
11:28Dance?
11:28Dance? But what if no one wants to dance with me?
11:34Then you'll eat lots of ices.
11:37Such fripperies are not for me.
11:39I wonder, Miss Mary, if you don't see yourself clearly.
11:42If you're saying I don't bear comparison to my sisters, I've known that for years.
11:45A daffodil might look plain next to a lily, but on its own there is much to be admired.
11:51Now I am tall and yellow.
11:54Miss Mary, I wonder if you wouldn't be a little happier if you went out in the world
12:01and saw yourself how other people see you, outside of your family.
12:09Well, that's decided.
12:11I am picking you out a new dress for the Assembly.
12:15And I will not hear another word on the subject.
12:29Hello! I've lost my ribbons!
12:34Found us!
12:41Madam, please remain still if you can.
12:50What does the gold make me look like?
12:55A little.
12:58Kitty!
12:58What is it?
12:59Those are my books, Lydia.
13:01I cannot treat my jewel's box.
13:03I need something to stand on.
13:04This is important, Mary.
13:06You need to start getting ready, Miss Mary.
13:09Miss Mary.
13:16Jane is first.
13:18That's not fair.
13:19I'm always last.
13:20Mary, you're last.
13:25Do you think I'll be able to dance on it?
13:27Does it still hurt?
13:28Yes.
13:29Two weeks ago.
13:30I know.
13:32Should we eat beforehand?
13:34Perhaps a very small meal.
13:35And don't drink too much.
13:37But what if I'm thirsty?
13:38Lydia, I don't suppose you want to relieve yourself behind a screen in front of everyone?
13:42Miss me!
13:43Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
14:17Is it too fine for me, do you think?
14:19You look very handsome in it.
14:33Hattie, we have taken my part of you!
14:35I have, I have!
14:36Miss Lydia, you can't have Hattie and Cartier!
14:38What in that scent?
14:49I can't see.
14:56I have, I have except for my婚姻,
15:00Let's go!
15:49I love your dress, Mary.
15:51Oh, Charlotte.
15:54What's it about?
15:55I swear, the crowd gets bigger every season.
15:57You should limit entry to those young ladies, fortunate enough, to have secured partners.
16:02I thought the very same thing.
16:09I thought the very same thing.
16:36Mr. Bingley, welcome.
16:38These are my sisters, Louisa, and this is Caroline.
16:42This is Mr. Hurst and Mr. Darcy.
16:44And if I may present, Mrs. Bennet, Miss Jane Bennet, Miss Elizabeth Bennet, Kitty and Lydia.
17:01Oh, and this is Miss Mary Bennet.
17:07Who's the compass girl in the whole neighborhood?
17:09Good.
17:10That is a great achievement, to be sure.
17:13Study clearly trumps all other considerations in your mind.
17:17What an example to us all.
17:26What an example to us all.
17:28What an example to us all.
17:29Oh, God.
17:29It's a great hit.
17:40What an example to us all.
17:45It's a great hit.
17:50It's a great hit.
17:52It's a great hit.
18:09You will not believe the insufferable company that Mr. Bingley keeps.
18:13What has happened?
18:14I overheard, quite accidentally, Mr. Bingley talking to that conceited gentleman lent against the war there, a Mr. Darcy.
18:24You said of me, she is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me.
18:38And round we go!
18:44Excuse me, Ms. Bennett.
18:47I do not mean to intrude, but it is very bad for your eyes to screw them up in such
18:51a fashion.
18:53Mr. Sparrow?
18:54Perhaps I may be permitted to help you find what you're looking for.
18:58I was looking for, uh, my sisters.
19:03Take his hand.
19:05I'm quite exhausted from all the dancing.
19:08I just chose to sit this one out.
19:11That is a shame.
19:14I was going to ask if you would do me the honour of standing up with me for the next
19:17dance.
19:18Actually, I'm now feeling much rested.
19:21And I would be delighted.
19:23Well then, I thank you.
19:26Oh, yes.
19:29Shall we remain here until the next second?
19:31Of course.
19:32That's exactly what I thought.
19:42How are your spectacles?
19:43Very well.
19:44Yes, I'm unable to study for hours without issue.
19:48I am delighted to hear that.
19:51It's my turn.
19:56Perhaps you could recommend a book to me.
19:58What do you read with such enjoyment?
20:03Mrs. Catherine Macaulay has written a wonderful account of British history.
20:07It's a fascinating read.
20:08I will seek it out.
20:09Are you a scholar, sir?
20:11I like to read.
20:12But science rather than history.
20:14I have a plan to study medicine in London.
20:17Baths or maybe morphine.
20:20What a noble ambition.
20:21But it is not a thing widely known.
20:24I have not mentioned it to anyone before you.
20:28I have to speak a little to no one.
21:37I'm regretting visiting the supper table so early, I should have had less Worcester parties.
21:44It's fewer, it's fewer oyster patties.
21:51Here we go!
22:35If you'd like a cold drink, you'd spend it.
22:50It looks as though you are enjoying yourself, Mary.
22:54Your partner is the young John Sparrow, isn't he?
22:58Yes, the optician's son.
23:01And you have danced with him twice.
23:05Mary, you are very young, and perhaps do not fully appreciate how things are understood.
23:12If you are to dance with him again, it will be remarked upon.
23:15Two dances in succession suggest liking, three might imply something more.
23:23I'm very happy dancing with him.
23:37I see that you have stood up twice with the sparrow boy.
23:41Yes, Mama.
23:44You will not dance with him again?
23:49But, Mother, he's been most attentive.
23:52He's quite a gentleman.
23:54Mary, his father owns a shop.
23:58Yes?
23:59With a bell.
24:03Mother, I have danced with him twice.
24:06I have no wish to marry him.
24:08You may not object to lowering yourself, but I will not have you ruin your sister's chances of a match.
24:14I have no wish.
24:35Would you care to dance again, Miss Bennet, once we have finished our ices?
24:41Mr. Sparrow, I am afraid that I shall, I shall not be able to stand up with you again this
24:48evening.
24:49Oh.
24:50But I thought, I thought, I hope I have not offended you.
24:56No, no, no, not at all, sir.
24:58I've, oh, I've, I've very much enjoyed dancing with you.
25:03It's, um, that is to say that, um, my mother is concerned.
25:12Concerned?
25:12Uh, um, for my sisters and I.
25:15Um, it's important that we make an, uh, appropriate social, um, one might say, uh, financially, um, well, a suitable
25:27match.
25:27Miss Bennet, there is no need for an explanation. I shall not pursue the matter.
25:31I've enjoyed, I've enjoyed my time with you.
25:35Good evening to you.
25:38I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
25:40I am sorry.
25:42Oh, no, no, no.
26:10James! James stood up with him twice!
26:13I had little time for his friend. Please do not hold that against Mr. Bingley.
26:18I'm going to go again soon.
26:20I danced with two soldiers.
26:22I'm not very good with faces, so I'm not sure how many times I stood up with anyone.
26:26Ew!
26:27As my mother and sisters happily dissected every moment of the war, I felt a terrible sense of shame.
26:34I had caused hurt to a man whose only crime was being kind to me.
26:41Who was I?
26:43A coward who lacked the courage to follow her own inclinations?
26:48It was time to find my own way.
26:51To look for a new version of myself as a serious-minded woman.
26:57From now on, knowledge and reason would be my guide.
27:01No more ribbons, ball gowns or dance cards. The old Mary would be no more. I would transform into the
27:10intellectual one. That was how I would stand out as the other Bennett sister.
27:16You would love you, David.
27:16To be the one you can use the one you see, David and David.
27:16Yeah, I'll show you the one you will...
27:17My mother is the one you with me...
27:17Well, I would love you.
27:17Over the whole time.
27:18You will be the one you and your sister.
27:18I will have different conversations with the signs of the people.
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