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00:22Miss Bennet.
00:26you are quite unlike anyone i have ever met you speak your mind with a with a refreshing directness
00:35and and you do not force yourself to conform to society's ideals i imagine it will come as
00:41no surprise when i say i have developed the greatest affection for you
00:53i cannot understand why a man such as mr rider would propose to mary oh shush perhaps he won't
01:00mother may have got her hopes up for nothing we shall never know his intentions if you two keep
01:04talking what is happening mr rider and mary are in the library and appear to be having a serious
01:11conversation i suppose most women of better looks and livelier character were already taken
01:15it cannot be a match driven by passion not all matches driven by passion turn out well
01:21lizzie i cannot hear what they are saying will you all just be quiet
01:27in these past few days i
01:32have felt a deeper understanding between us i believe you felt it too
01:38i i took to heart the things that you said yes and you must
01:46for i believe we should be very happy together miss bennett i i have a mind to go abroad to
01:53italy
01:54somewhere with with a lake in front of me and a mountain behind lakes are usually found in
02:01mountainous areas i um no although some are found in dormant volcanic craters
02:05i cannot imagine going to italy without you miss bennett and therefore i wondered
02:15whether you might do me the greatest honor of coming with me
02:23well i i we could read poetry all day and and drink wine all evening oh i do i like
02:31poetry
02:31and i like wine what we have loved others will love and we will teach them how let us
02:39teach each other i i don't speak any italian but i i suppose i could i could learn
02:44that's the spirit miss bennett this is why we are such a strong match you have the courage of my
02:50convictions
02:53how so you understand the appeal of living boldly living with freedom unburdened by the shackles of marriage
03:03sorry just to to be very clear um so you're suggesting that um i i live with you in italy
03:12but
03:13um that we remain unmarried yes exactly together but free
03:24for what woman wants to be owned in such a way oh what do you say
03:34i don't know what to say of course of course you must sleep on it but if you accept we
03:42could leave for
03:42london tomorrow and plan our trip to italy
04:07well mary come mary dear who would have thought you'd make such an excellent match
04:14i know i i i uh he didn't propose mama what do you mean he did not propose
04:21i mean that uh he called me in there to talk about um a sermon on uh good works
04:31mary this is no time for one of your poor attempts at humor
04:35mr rider showered you with attention only to pull you aside to discuss a sermon
04:44well we shall see about that i am sure mr rider will make his intentions clear in his own time
04:51yes yes he will mary i shall choose your dress for supper perhaps something of lizzie's
05:08uh interestingly uh charlotte oh mr collins it looks as though you're all waiting for us
05:16we were not mrs bennett i i am pleased to see you looking so well i see you didn't rush
05:22to pay your
05:22respects do not not wish to impose how are you um all i long to know everything well there is
05:31something of a
05:32situation involving mary thank you lydia we were just getting ready for supper come
05:39ha yes
05:44you sit up straight dear mary is looking very well tonight mr rider do you not agree i do indeed
05:53my daughters are a handsome set they most certainly are more wine mama this is the wine you requested
06:01and only one unmarried did you hear charlotte's news of longbourn mama in the drawing room we have
06:08opened up an orange how did you enjoy your ride this afternoon mr rider it was very pleasant excellent
06:15company mother mr darcy and i are thinking of holding a dinner in honor of your recovery
06:21hmm very good idea lizzie was it your horse miss bennett that picked these blackberries were
06:28is that what she was doing this afternoon well if it is i feel quite terrible now for having dragged
06:35her away so you should rather delicious have you always lived in london mr rider i have
06:41although my plan is to move to italy quite soon italy how long for to settle for the rest of
06:49my days
06:50or for as long as my fancy takes me well wherever you choose you will need a knowledgeable companion
06:58by your side as you know mary reads a great deal she has a very well-informed mind though do
07:06not let
07:06that put you off miss bennett is an extraordinary young woman young why italy for its history its
07:14beauty to wake up each morning to a view of a mountain ah uh in reality mountainous regions play
07:21havoc with one's rheumatism well i think that sounds quite perfect it really does
07:27you find longborn tedious with its drafts i hardly think you would cope in mountains
07:33i will never know will i i did not know you spoke italian mr rider bocco bless you
07:46i am quite looking forward to the peace and stillness of a foreign land yes yes it would be most
07:54welcome
08:11i remember very well being the subject of mother's plotting it is quite a lot to bear isn't it
08:21engagements can take time
08:24it is no small decision and important not to rush if mr rider does not propose you must not think
08:31it is a
08:31reflection on you mr rider has already proposed
08:39mary that is excellent news isn't it
08:48was a kind of proposal oh mr rider proposed that i live with him in italy
08:59reading poetry and reading poetry and drinking wine that sounds quite perfect it does doesn't it it does
09:07i think i'd very much like to travel i would certainly rise to the challenge of a new language
09:13i have to give him my decision tomorrow morning well what did you mean by a kind of proposal
09:21mr rider believes that we should go to italy
09:27but remain unmarried
09:32he proposed that you should be his mistress not in those words i have never heard such a suggestion in
09:36my life oh well sadly lizzie i think most of us will never find ourselves in a romantic situation as
09:40perfect as yours but he insults you he does not oh mr rider believes that women shouldn't be owned
09:46in such a way as marriage so he prefers a modern arrangement i'm sure he does one that is far
09:51more
09:51convenient for him if he tires of this arrangement he can easily move on whilst your reputation is
09:58ruined forever do you think he will tire of me of course not mary i
10:04marriage is the only thing a woman has to protect herself against such difficulties
10:08and tell me you are not seriously considering his offer
10:13i mean i've begun to think i'm not i'm not much suited to conventional life i've always been the odd
10:24one
10:24out oh i know i know the scandal would be huge i know mother would be mortified but mr rider
10:32he treats me
10:33well he makes me laugh he is he is interested in me
10:41and i could escape
10:56mr rider is clearly fond of you
11:01and it is admirable that he has his own way of seeing the world
11:10but you deserve better than this offer
11:17lizzie you have grown up with no shortage of suitors and you're at home too you have you've
11:24always been married we've had largely the same upbringing no no we may have grown up in the same
11:29house with the same mother and father and the same sisters but your experience of life has been
11:33wholly different to my own you were celebrated and you were you were respected i was not
11:43i mean for the rest of you even in your worst moments growing up you could look to me and
11:47think
11:49at least i'm not mary that's not true it's absolutely true but i always admired your strength
11:56that you never cared what mother or any of us thought of course i cared well you always did things
12:02your
12:02own way that was the only way i knew
12:11mary all i want is to protect you oh or protect yourself from whatever shame i might bring on the
12:19family
12:22how could you think such a thing
12:39do you love mr rider
12:57do you love me
13:11oh what
13:28Ah, good morning, Miss Bennet.
13:31Good morning.
13:32And it is a perfect morning for travelling.
13:41I have enjoyed these last few days with you enormously.
13:46You have been a beam of light in the darkness, and I do not know what I would have done
13:53without
13:53your company.
13:55I have felt the same way.
14:03But I cannot accept your interesting proposal.
14:13I thought that you and I were aligned.
14:17I appreciate how important your ideas are to you.
14:20I know how strongly you feel about freedom in love.
14:30But, well, I am still very much bound by the expectations of society.
14:38And the expectations I have.
14:41For myself.
14:46Of course.
14:49I see.
14:52Goodbye, Mr. Ryder.
14:57My best wishes to your family.
15:00I see.
15:05I see.
15:19I see.
15:32good morning mary mother i trust you slept well last night i did yes thank you you must keep up
15:42your strength who knows what today may bring ah here he is oh what are you doing here oh i
15:54was
15:54do join us cousin where on earth is mr rider ah mr rider has left don't be ridiculous mr collins
16:03he
16:03has no plans to leave i saw him i saw him climb into his carriage and go mary
16:11yes mr rider has left he's left bemberley did he make you an offer of marriage
16:19i will not be marrying mr rider
16:23i will not be marrying anyone what did you do i'm sure mary didn't do anything why is everything
16:33with you so relentlessly disappointing
16:39beautiful morning
16:52mother i am sorry if i have disappointed you
16:58i sometimes think you delight in vexing me i do not
17:05it is not too late
17:08too late for what mother to write to mr rider and beg his forgiveness
17:15his forgiveness
17:16forgiveness for whatever it is you did that drove him away
17:22oh
17:23do you really believe a man of such means will come along again for you
17:29but do you think the gardeners will have you back when they hear what you have done to mr rider
17:34mother if you will not write to him and ask him to return then i shall write to my brother
17:40and tell him you are obliged to stay here with me if you are incapable of taking advantage of the
17:49opportunities london society offers you in finding you a match
17:54then you shall remain here with me instead
18:25i'll be thinking of you
18:27Good luck with mother.
18:57You make it worse.
19:07Mary, don't do that.
19:11Sorry, mother.
19:14You endlessly try my patience.
19:38Do not leave on my account, Miss Bennet.
19:41Oh, I'm sorry. I cannot provide good company today.
19:48Um...
19:48I've noticed you've been most subdued of late.
19:52If I can be of any help, do you say we men of the cloth can offer the most useful
19:56counsel?
19:58Thank you, Mr Collins.
20:02I'm, um...
20:03I'm often alone myself.
20:05Mrs Collins has so many duties and preoccupations that she has very little time left to spend with me.
20:11Oh.
20:12It seems I have the habit of frustrating her, as I tend to do everyone.
20:20No, not at all, Mr Collins.
20:25My father often commented that I was worthless.
20:28I thought a great deal about turning myself into something different, someone easy and obliging, but...
20:38Somehow, I can't.
20:42I've always struck the wrong note with people, even in childhood.
20:49I felt the same way many times.
20:52Um...
20:53I...
20:54I think you have much to offer, Mr Collins.
21:00Uh...
21:00Excuse me.
21:02I realise I'm now burdening you with my troubles.
21:04No, not at all.
21:07Hmm.
21:08What are you reading?
21:10Hmm?
21:11Oh, um...
21:14Aristotle.
21:16I'm...
21:17looking into the question of...
21:20happiness.
21:23happiness.
21:24Hmm.
21:26What it is.
21:28How one might...
21:30find it.
21:33Do you, um...
21:34Do you have an answer?
21:38Well...
21:38I'm not quite sure.
21:40I, uh...
21:41I've found some points of interest.
21:45Please, would you tell me what you know, Mr Collins?
21:50Oh, um...
21:51What I've discovered seems to suggest that it is only through self-knowledge that genuine happiness is experienced.
21:58Through self-knowledge?
22:00Mm.
22:00I...
22:01I think it is only when we have examined and understood our strengths and weaknesses and been honest enough about
22:08what we truly desire from life,
22:11only then do you have any chance at all of attaining happiness.
22:17So, what Aristotle is saying is that our happiness is in our own hands?
22:28Yes.
22:30Yes.
22:30I think so, yes.
22:33Interesting thought, isn't it?
22:35It's most interesting.
22:43Mary!
22:45It is him!
22:47It must be Mr Ryder coming back to try again!
22:50Oh!
22:52Oh!
22:56Oh!
23:01Oh!
23:02Mary!
23:05Jane!
23:06Jane!
23:16you reminded us of the importance of protecting our health and so edward and i have decided to
23:23spend some much needed time in the lakes wonderful quite wonderful all that wind would play havoc
23:30with my nerves and we were wondering whether mary might join us mary yes we thought
23:36perhaps mary could join us in the lakes and then return with us to london elizabeth wrote to us
23:41explaining that mary was without much to occupy her here she has a very good occupation she is my
23:48companion i think it's a very sensible idea for mary to get some fresh air oh do you now what
23:53do
23:53you think mary mary will not leave me she knows i do not have many years left and she wants
24:00to spend
24:01this precious time at my side isn't that right mary mother mr darcy and i have arranged a new
24:11companion for you she's called susan susan am i to be looked after by a susan we very much enjoy
24:20mary's
24:21company as do i and knowing her passion for words she is forbidden to leave
24:33aunt uncle thank you for your invitation
24:41i would be delighted to join you what do you mean i think dear sister she means she will be
24:48joining us
24:49in the lake districts what a good idea a good decision mary well done a most excellent decision
24:55always good to challenge oneself oh do be quiet mr collins well done mary well done probably go and pack
25:04i will help
25:19i envy you
25:22you envy me the lakes london i never did experience much of life it is a bold and brave decision
25:32mary
25:33and for what it's worth i think it's the right one
25:41forgive me charlotte i i don't want to speak out of turn i mean i often have
25:50only you seem
25:54quite unhappy
26:03when my mother told me the only choice for a woman was marriage or misery she negated to tell me
26:10it
26:10was possible to be both married and miserable
26:17yes well my father let us in on that particular secret some years ago
26:23but i do believe that if you look a little under the surface
26:29you will find more to mr collins than you imagine
26:38goodbye mother i will write
26:44as you wish
26:45i am
26:52i am
26:52i am
27:02i am
27:02i am so sorry if you have ever felt that i was ashamed of you
27:07for i am not
27:09i am very proud of you
27:19i am scared lizzie
27:23what if i made all the wrong decisions
27:31mary you will flourish
27:48mary you will flourish
27:50escape and would not look back
27:53i did not know what was next
27:56but i knew that i could not return to live with my family ever again
28:00miss bennett
28:01miss bennett
28:02miss bennett
28:02yeah
28:05i have something for you
28:10thank you mr collins
28:29could it be that i decide my future
28:34i felt sure that the lakes
28:35would offer me a chance for peace and reflection
28:38oh mary i ought to have told you tom haywood will be joining us in the lakes
28:44i should have known that my life was never that simple
29:06is
29:06is
29:06we are
29:06we are
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