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The Other Bennet Sister S01E07
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00:00MUSIC
00:22Miss Bennet...
00:26You are quite unlike anyone I have ever met.
00:31You speak your mind with a refreshing directness,
00:36and you do not force yourself to conform to society's ideals.
00:40I imagine it will come as no surprise when I say I...
00:45have developed the greatest affection for you.
00:54I cannot understand why a man such as Mr. Ryder would propose to Mary.
00:58Oh, shush. Perhaps he won't.
01:00Mother may have got her hopes up for nothing.
01:02We shall never know his intentions if you two keep talking.
01:06What is happening?
01:07Mr. Ryder and Mary are in the library and appear to be having a serious conversation.
01:12I suppose most women of better looks and livelier character were already taken.
01:16It cannot be a match driven by passion.
01:19Not all matches driven by passion turn out well.
01:21Lizzie, I cannot hear what they are saying.
01:23Will you all just be quiet?
01:27In these past few days, I have felt a deeper understanding between us.
01:36I believe you've felt it too.
01:39I took to heart the things that you said.
01:44And you must.
01:46For I believe we should be very happy together.
01:49Miss Bennet, I have a mind to go abroad to Italy.
01:54Somewhere with a lake in front of me and a mountain behind.
01:59Lakes are usually found in mountainous areas.
02:02No, although some are found in dormant volcanic craters.
02:06I cannot imagine going to Italy without you, Miss Bennet.
02:11And therefore, I wondered whether you might do me the greatest honor of coming with me.
02:23Well, I...
02:24We could read poetry all day and drink wine all evening.
02:29Oh, I do. I like poetry.
02:32And I like wine.
02:33What we have loved, others will love.
02:35And we will teach them how.
02:37And let us teach each other.
02:40I don't speak any Italian.
02:42But I suppose I could learn.
02:44That's the spirit, Miss Bennet.
02:46This is why we are such a strong match.
02:48You have the courage of my convictions.
02:53How so?
02:54You understand the appeal of living boldly.
02:58Living with freedom.
03:00Unburdened by the shackles of marriage.
03:03Sorry, just to be very clear.
03:06So you're suggesting that I live with you in Italy.
03:12But that we remain unmarried.
03:17Yes, exactly. Together, but free.
03:24For what woman wants to be owned in such a way?
03:28Oh.
03:30What do you say?
03:34I don't know what to say.
03:37Of course, of course.
03:39You must sleep on it.
03:41But if you accept, we could leave for London tomorrow and plan our trip to Italy.
03:47Oh, God.
04:01Oh.
04:06Oh.
04:07Oh.
04:07Oh.
04:07Well, Mary?
04:09Come, Mary dear.
04:11Who would have thought you'd make such an excellent match?
04:15No, he didn't propose, Mama.
04:18What do you mean he did not propose?
04:21I mean that he called me in there to talk about a sermon on good works.
04:32Mary, this is no time for one of your poor attempts at humour.
04:36Mama.
04:36Mr Ryder showered you with attention, only to pull you aside to discuss a sermon.
04:44Well, we shall see about that.
04:47I am sure Mr Ryder will make his intentions clear in his own time.
04:52Yes.
04:53Yes, he will.
04:56Mary, I shall choose your dress for supper.
05:00Perhaps something of Lizzie's.
05:03Wait.
05:08Uh, interestingly, I...
05:11Charlotte!
05:12Charlotte!
05:12Mr Collins, it looks as though you were all waiting for us.
05:17We were not.
05:18Mrs Bennet, I am pleased to see you looking so well.
05:21I see you didn't rush to pay your respects.
05:24Do not wish to impose?
05:26How are you?
05:28All.
05:29I long to know everything.
05:30Well, there is something of a situation involving Mary.
05:34Thank you, Lydia.
05:35We were just getting ready for supper.
05:37Come.
05:38Ha.
05:40Yes.
05:41Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
05:44Ha, ha, ha.
05:45You should have straight, dear.
05:47Mary is looking very well tonight.
05:50Mr Ryder, do you not agree?
05:52I do indeed.
05:54My daughters are a handsome set.
05:56They most certainly are.
05:59More wine, Mama.
06:00This is the wine you requested.
06:02And only one unmarried.
06:04Did you hear Charlotte's news of Longbourn, Mama?
06:07In the drawing room, we have opened up an orange room.
06:09How did you enjoy your ride this afternoon, Mr Ryder?
06:12Mm.
06:13It was very pleasant.
06:15Excellent company.
06:16Mother, Mr Darcy and I are thinking of holding a dinner in honour of your recovery.
06:22Mm.
06:23Very good idea, Lizzie.
06:25Was it your horse, Miss Bennet, that picked these blackberries where it came?
06:30No.
06:30Is that what she was doing this afternoon?
06:32Well, if it is, I feel quite terrible now for having dragged her away.
06:35So you should.
06:36You are, but delicious.
06:38Have you always lived in London, Mr Ryder?
06:40I have, although my plan is to move to Italy quite soon.
06:45Italy?
06:46How long for?
06:48To settle for the rest of my days, or for as long as my fancy takes me.
06:54Well, wherever you choose, you will need a knowledgeable companion by your side.
06:59As you know, Mary reads a great deal.
07:03She has a very well-informed mind, though do not let that put you off.
07:07Miss Bennet is an extraordinary young woman.
07:10Young.
07:11Why Italy?
07:12For its history, its beauty, to wake up each morning to a view of a mountain.
07:18Ah, er, in reality, mountainous regions play havoc with one's rheumatism.
07:23Well, I think that sounds quite perfect.
07:25It really does.
07:28You find Longbourn tedious with its drafts.
07:30I hardly think you would cope in mountains.
07:34I will never know, will I?
07:38I did not know you spoke Italian, Mr Ryder.
07:42Bocco.
07:43Bless you.
07:46I am quite looking forward to the peace and stillness of a foreign lad.
07:51Yes.
07:53Yes, it would be most welcome.
07:56Oh.
08:06No.
08:09No.
08:11I remember very well being the subject of Mother's plotting.
08:16It is quite a lot to bear.
08:18It is indeed.
08:21Engagements can take time.
08:23Propose you must not think it is a reflection on you.
08:26Mr Ryder has already proposed.
08:32Mary!
08:34That is excellent news, isn't it?
08:41It was a kind of proposal.
08:46Oh?
08:47That I live with him in Italy, reading poetry and drinking wine.
08:54That sounds quite perfect.
08:56It does, doesn't it?
08:57It does.
08:58I think I'd very much like to travel.
09:00I would certainly rise to the challenge of a new language.
09:04I have to give him my decision tomorrow morning.
09:07What did you mean by a kind of proposal?
09:12Mr Ryder believes that we should go to Italy.
09:19But remain unmarried.
09:23He proposed that you should be his mistress?
09:25Not in those words.
09:26I have never heard such a suggestion in my life.
09:28Oh, well, sadly, Lizzie, I think most of us will never find ourselves in a romantic situation as perfect as
09:32yours.
09:33But he insults you.
09:34He does not.
09:34No.
09:35Mr Ryder believes that women shouldn't be owned in such a way as marriage.
09:39So he prefers a modern arrangement.
09:41I'm sure he does.
09:42One that is far more convenient for him.
09:44If he tires of this arrangement, he can easily move on, whilst your reputation is ruined forever.
09:51Do you think he will tire of me?
09:52Of course not, Mary.
09:53I...
09:55Marriage is the only thing a woman has to protect herself against such difficulties.
09:59Tell me you are not seriously considering his offer.
10:05I mean, I've begun to think I'm not...
10:07I'm not much suited to conventional life.
10:13I've always been the odd one out.
10:17Oh, I know, I know the scandal would be huge.
10:20I know Mother would be mortified.
10:22But Mr Ryder, he treats me well.
10:25He makes me laugh.
10:26He is interested in me.
10:32And I could escape.
10:47Mr Ryder is clearly fond of you.
10:52And it is admirable that he has his own way of seeing the world.
11:01But you deserve better than this offer.
11:07Lizzie.
11:09You have grown up with no shortage of suitors.
11:12You're at home, too.
11:14You have always been...
11:16Mary, we've had largely the same upbringing.
11:17No, no.
11:18We may have grown up in the same house with the same mother and father and the same sisters.
11:23But your experience of life has been wholly different to my own.
11:27You were celebrated.
11:29And you were...
11:30You were respected.
11:32I was not.
11:34I mean, for the rest of you, even in your worst moments growing up,
11:37you could look to me and think,
11:40at least I'm not Mary.
11:42That's not true.
11:43It's absolutely true.
11:46But I always admired your strength,
11:48that you never cared what Mother or any of us thought.
11:50Of course I cared!
11:52Well, you always did things your own way.
11:54That was the only way I knew!
12:02Mary, all I want is to protect you.
12:05Oh.
12:06Or protect yourself from whatever shame I might bring on the family.
12:14How could you think such a thing?
12:30Do you love Mr. Ryder?
13:01How could you think such a thing?
13:02Oh, all right.
13:05Here, sir.
13:11Here you are, sir.
13:19Ah, good morning, Miss Bennet.
13:22Good morning.
13:23And it is a perfect morning for travelling.
13:32I have enjoyed these last few days with you enormously.
13:37You have been a beam of light in the darkness,
13:41and I do not know what I would have done without your company.
13:46I have felt the same way.
13:54But I cannot accept your interesting proposal.
14:04I thought that you and I were aligned.
14:08I appreciate how important your ideas are to you.
14:11I know how strongly you feel about freedom in love.
14:21But...
14:22Well, I am...
14:23I'm still very much bound by the expectations of society.
14:29And the expectations I have.
14:32For myself.
14:38Of course.
14:40I see.
14:43Goodbye, Mr Ryder.
14:49My best wishes to your family.
15:10Right on.
15:23Good morning, Mary.
15:26Mother.
15:27I trust you slept well last night?
15:30I did, yes.
15:32You must keep up your strength.
15:35Who knows what today may bring?
15:38Ah, here he is.
15:42What are you doing here?
15:44Oh, I was...
15:45Do join us, cousin.
15:47Where on earth is Mr Ryder?
15:50Ah.
15:51Mr Ryder has left.
15:52Don't be ridiculous, Mr Collins.
15:54He has no plans to leave.
15:56I saw him.
15:57I saw him climb into his carriage and go.
16:02Mary?
16:03Yes, Mr Ryder has left.
16:05He's left. Bemberley.
16:07Did he make you an offer of marriage?
16:11I will not be marrying Mr Ryder.
16:16I will not be marrying anyone.
16:19What did you do?
16:21I'm sure Mary didn't do anything.
16:23Why is everything with you so relentlessly disappointing?
16:30Beautiful morning.
16:44Mother, I am sorry if I have disappointed you.
16:49I sometimes think you delight in vexing me.
16:53I do not.
16:56It is not too late.
17:00Too late for what, Mother?
17:02To write to Mr Ryder and beg his forgiveness.
17:06His forgiveness?
17:08For whatever it is you did that drove him away.
17:13Oh.
17:14Do you really believe a man of such means will come along again for you?
17:20But I...
17:21Do you think the gardeners will have you back when they hear what you have done to Mr Ryder?
17:26Mother...
17:27If you will not write to him and ask him to return, then I shall write to my brother and
17:32tell him you are obliged to stay here with me.
17:37If you are incapable of taking advantage of the opportunities London society offers you in finding you a match, then
17:46you shall remain here with me instead.
17:48I shall be incapable of taking advantage of the self-defense.
17:49I shall be surprised.
17:52I shall be surprised at all.
18:06I shall be surprised at all.
18:14Bye, Jane.
18:16Goodbye.
18:17Bye.
18:17I will see you.
18:17Good-bye.
18:18Good luck.
18:19Thank you, honey.
18:20Good luck with mother.
18:21Bye to you.
18:47You make it worse.
18:58Mary, don't do that.
19:02Sorry, mother.
19:05You endlessly try my patience.
19:12Enough.
19:13No, no, please.
19:29Do not leave on my account, Miss Bennet.
19:34Sorry, I cannot provide good company today.
19:40I've noticed you've been most subdued of late.
19:43If I can be of any help, do you say we men of the cloth can offer the most useful
19:47counsel?
19:50Thank you, Mr. Collins.
19:52I am, um...
19:54I'm often alone myself.
19:56Mrs. Collins has so many duties and preoccupations that she has very little time left to spend with me.
20:02Oh.
20:04It seems I have the habit of frustrating her, as I tend to do, everyone.
20:12No, not at all, Mr. Collins.
20:16My father often commented that I was worthless.
20:20I thought a great deal about turning myself into something different, someone easy and obliging, but...
20:29Somehow, I...
20:30I can't.
20:33I've always...
20:35struck the wrong note with people, even in childhood.
20:41I felt the same way many times.
20:44Um...
20:44I...
20:45I think you have much to offer, Mr. Collins.
20:51Uh...
20:52Excuse me, I realise I'm now burdening you with my troubles.
20:56No, not at all.
20:58Hmm.
20:59What are you reading?
21:02Hmm?
21:03Oh, um...
21:04Aristotle.
21:07I'm...
21:08looking into the question of...
21:11happiness.
21:14Happiness?
21:15Hmm.
21:17What it is.
21:20How one might...
21:21find it.
21:24Do you, um...
21:25Do you have an answer?
21:28Well...
21:30I'm not quite sure.
21:32I...
21:32I've found some points of interest.
21:36Please, would you tell me what you know, Mr. Collins?
21:41Oh, um...
21:42What I've discovered seems to suggest that it is only through self-knowledge that genuine happiness is experienced.
21:50Through self-knowledge.
21:52I... I think it is only when we have examined and understood our strengths and weaknesses and been honest enough
21:59about what we truly desire from life,
22:02only then do you have any chance at all of attaining happiness.
22:08So, what Aristotle is saying is that our happiness is in our own hands?
22:19Yes.
22:21Yes.
22:21I think so, yes.
22:24Interesting thought, isn't it?
22:27It's most interesting.
22:34It must be Mr. Ryder coming back to try again.
22:42Whoa!
22:44Whoa!
22:48Ah.
22:52Uncle...
22:53Mary!
22:56Jane!
23:08You reminded us of the importance of protecting our health, and so Edward and I have decided to spend some
23:15much-needed time in the lakes.
23:17Hmm. Wonderful. Quite wonderful.
23:19All that wind would play havoc with my nerves.
23:23And we were wondering whether Mary might join us.
23:26Mary?
23:27Yes. We thought perhaps Mary could join us in the lakes and then return with us to London.
23:32Elizabeth wrote to us, explaining that Mary was without much to occupy her here.
23:36She has a very good occupation. She is my companion.
23:40I think it's a very sensible idea for Mary to get some fresh air.
23:43Oh, do you now?
23:44What do you think, Mary?
23:46Mary will not leave me. She knows I do not have many years left, and she wants to spend this
23:52precious time at my side.
23:54Isn't that right, Mary?
23:57Mother, Mr. Darcy and I have arranged a new companion for you.
24:03She's called Susan.
24:06Susan? Am I to be looked after by a Susan?
24:10We very much enjoy Mary's company.
24:13As do I.
24:14And knowing her passion for words were...
24:16She is forbidden to leave.
24:22Aunt.
24:24Uncle.
24:26Thank you for your invitation.
24:32I would be delighted to join you.
24:35What do you mean?
24:37I think, dear sister, she means she will be joining us in the Lake Districts.
24:41What a good idea.
24:43A good decision, Mary.
24:44Well done.
24:45A most excellent decision.
24:47Always good to challenge oneself.
24:48Oh, do be quiet, Mr. Collins.
24:51Well done, Mary.
24:53Well done.
24:54You should probably go and pack.
24:56I will help.
25:10I envy you.
25:14You envy me?
25:16The lakes.
25:17London.
25:19I never did experience much of life.
25:21It is a bold and brave decision, Mary.
25:25And for what it's worth, I think it's the right one.
25:32Forgive me, Charlotte.
25:33I don't want to speak out of turn.
25:37I mean, I often have.
25:41Only you seem...
25:45quite unhappy.
25:54When my mother told me the only choice for a woman was marriage or misery,
26:00she negated to tell me it was possible to be both married and miserable.
26:08Yes, well, my father let us in on that particular secret some years ago.
26:13Yes.
26:14But I do believe that if you look a little under the surface,
26:20you will find more to Mr. Collins than you imagine.
26:29Goodbye, Mother.
26:32I will write.
26:35As you wish.
26:39Susan!
26:43Susan!
26:53Mary, I am so sorry if you have ever felt that I was ashamed of you.
26:58For I am not.
27:00I am very proud of you.
27:10I'm scared, Lizzie.
27:14What if I made all the wrong decisions?
27:23Mary, you will flourish.
27:39I had made my escape and would not look back.
27:44I did not know what was next.
27:47But I knew that I could not return to live with my family ever again.
27:52Hey, Miss Bennet!
27:53Miss Bennet!
27:54Here.
27:56I have something for you.
28:02Thank you, Mr. Collins.
28:21Could it be that I decide my future?
28:25I felt sure that the lakes would offer me a chance for peace and reflection.
28:29Oh, Mary, I ought to have told you, Tom Haywood will be joining us in the lakes.
28:35I should have known that my life was never that simple.
28:45Give me a moment.
28:45Must be a moment.
28:46I have to be a moment.
28:49I have to be a moment.
28:50Oh, my God.
29:05Come here.
29:08I have to.
29:08I have to be a moment.
29:09I have to be a moment.
29:09I have to be a moment.
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