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The Other Bennet Sister S01E05 (2026)
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00:02Dear Mother, I write to let you know that I will not be joining you at Pemberley just
00:09yet, as I am still very much needed in London.
00:13The Gardener's governess has indeed returned, but we find ourselves quite overrun with social
00:18engagements.
00:21You will be excited to hear that I have been invited to one of Lady Winspear's weekly
00:26balls.
00:27I am very much looking forward to it.
00:31I miss you all.
00:38Yours, Mary.
00:41The Gardener's governess has returned from Norfolk, has she not?
00:44Yes.
00:45Yes, a week ago.
00:46Well then, the ball is perfectly timed for you to find a husband.
00:51A husband?
00:52Whatever else do you plan to do?
00:57Someone who was once a friend told me that a woman has two choices in life, marriage
01:02or misery.
01:04What do you think?
01:06Mary, it is not too late for marriage, if that's what you're asking me.
01:10And I do believe it's the better choice, but I'm not the only one.
01:14Some marriages are miserable.
01:16I agree.
01:18I mean, I did once try to find a husband, but it was unsuccessful.
01:24My mother has always said no one will marry a girl in spectacles.
01:27Mary, that is nonsense.
01:29What a terrible thing for your mother to say.
01:33Well, you may not have had luck in the past, but this time it's different.
01:37This time, you have me.
01:40Under my tutelage, you will become the star of London society.
01:46It's all about confidence.
01:47A certain coolness.
01:49I think you care too much.
01:52Really?
01:53Hmm.
01:55Have you ever polished your skin?
02:02We put this in the pipkin, and the pipkin in the fire until the wax melts.
02:06Then we spread it on your face.
02:07You're going to look radiant, Mary.
02:10I'm going to smell like soup.
02:15What on earth?
02:26There.
02:27Thanks.
02:39Mary, you have stew on your face.
02:43Er...
02:51Oh, now we need to work on your walk.
02:54Step into the room like you are Lady Winspear herself.
03:06Hmm.
03:07Walk normally.
03:14I'm excited for you, Mary.
03:16New love is the most romantic thing.
03:20New love?
03:20Yes.
03:21The first rose.
03:22Oh, you must not take it for granted.
03:24Because the feelings soon pass, and then everything becomes quite ordinary.
03:29It's almost impossible to remember how one felt at the beginning.
03:35Now walk.
03:37Shoulders back.
03:38Chin up.
03:39Chin down.
03:40Chin up a little.
03:41Don't look scared.
03:42Quite hard not to.
03:46Understand.
03:46Remember.
03:47You are only allowed two dancers with the same partner.
03:50Make eye contact fleetingly with the men you want to dance with and avoid the eyes of those you do
03:55not.
03:55If a man asks you to dance, do not look too happy.
03:58Nor too disappointed, depending on who he is.
04:02You must look nonchalant.
04:04Carefree.
04:10Mary, think back to those times in your childhood when you had not a care in the world.
04:38Remember, Mary, the most important thing is to be yourself.
05:02Isn't it beautiful?
05:16Do not frighten.
05:18The night has only just begun.
05:22Good evening, Miss Vaxter.
05:24Miss Bennet.
05:25Doesn't Miss Bennet look beautiful?
05:27Well, as do you, Anne.
05:37Mr. Haywin, how would you like to dance with Miss Bennet?
05:40No, I know.
05:41It will show how eligible you are.
05:46Well, I don't suppose you have much room for me on your card.
05:50But if there is, I would be very glad to dance with you.
05:53Oh, well, there might be.
05:56Let me just check.
06:00Yes, yes, we could dance.
06:03Thank you, Mr. Haywood.
06:11Mr. Haywood, how are you?
06:14Miss Bennet?
06:17I'm very well.
06:19How are you?
06:21How are you?
06:26Mr. Haywood.
06:33Yes, sir.
06:34I'm sorry.
06:38Hello.
06:47I'm sorry.
06:49I'm sorry.
06:50I'm sorry.
07:38Thank you, Mr. Hayden.
07:46It was a fine minuet.
07:51Oh, now you two.
07:52You must dance together.
07:56I'm going to go.
07:57Oh, Mary, do you mind?
07:58I'm going to go.
08:37Excuse me.
08:41It's you.
08:42It's indeed.
08:43William Ryder.
08:44Of course, Mr. Ryder.
08:45Well, it is a pleasure to see you again so soon.
08:52Would you like to dance?
08:54Well, perhaps later.
08:56My feet are quiet.
08:59Then let us sit and gather your strength.
09:22I find these occasions really quite intolerable.
09:25All these poor young ladies parading about, bearing the weight of their parents' expectations.
09:31It's not the least romantic.
09:33I think these occasions mean a great deal to many young women.
09:37And for good reason.
09:39None of them wants to fail.
09:43But doesn't it seem to you, Miss Bennett, that most people give far too much weight to the idea of
09:49marriage?
09:50Because for some people, that is their only means of survival.
09:53In matters of men and women, the only thing that should guide us is the heart.
10:00Do you really believe that to be true?
10:03Well, I believe we should sweep away these tired old rules and follow our inclinations as we wish.
10:13I think you will find, Mr. Ryder, that the liberty in such situations tends to be enjoyed by the man.
10:21While the consequences are borne, quite literally in many cases, by the woman.
10:28Perhaps you're right.
10:29I know I am.
10:39Go on, Miss Bennett.
10:41Come on.
11:06It's supposed to be fun, I think.
11:11You are allowed to breathe while you dance, Miss Bennett.
11:14I am breathing.
11:15I heard that you are a great reader of very serious books.
11:22I'm reading Wordsworth, currently.
11:24Ah, but what do you really enjoy reading, Miss Bennett?
11:28Histories.
11:29No, no, no.
11:30I mean, what's your secret intelligence?
11:35What I really enjoyed reading, as a child, were the servants' pamphlets.
11:42They detail the most gristly cries.
11:46I knew there was a bold and curious side to you, Miss Bennett.
11:50I had to hide them from my mother.
11:52It's the onions.
11:53Thank you so much.
11:56Oh my gosh, look at that.
12:00It's a show magic.
12:18It's the onions.
12:23You tripped?
12:25I did not trip. It was a deliberate embellishment of the grove.
12:30Mary?
12:30Miss Baxter, I was just about to ask Miss Bennett to dance again.
12:36Oh, uh, thank you, Mr Ryder, but I will sit this one out.
12:40Then allow me to fetch you both some ices, ladies.
12:46He might be handsome, Mary, but beware.
12:48He also fancies himself above all the rules that govern the rest of us.
12:52He enjoys the privileges of his class, as well as good looks.
12:56I cannot say I took much notice of his looks.
12:59Mary?
13:00I did not.
13:01Well, he certainly noticed you.
13:03That's kind of you to say, but he doesn't think of me in that way.
13:06And actually, that makes it much more enjoyable.
13:10We were just talking about Mr Ryder.
13:13Yes.
13:14William Ryder.
13:16Ices.
13:18Oh, thank you.
13:19And the biggest one for Miss Mary Ben.
13:25Heywood, don't look so downhearted.
13:26Here, you can have mine.
13:27I wouldn't dream of taking yours first.
13:30Mr Haywood, I seem to have found myself without a partner for the next dance.
13:35I'm quite tired.
13:42But I would love to dance.
13:46Not very short.
13:47Oh, crunchy.
13:49Mr Ryder, what on earth happened to you?
13:53Oh, Miss Bingley.
13:54Well, well.
13:55Miss Bennet.
13:57How good to see you again.
13:59Oh, are you two ladies already acquainted?
14:01I have known Miss Bennet for some years.
14:04Oh.
14:05Pianist, singer, raconteur.
14:08My brother married her sister.
14:11I heard you were a governess in London, though I didn't think it had quite come to that.
14:16I'm no longer in that position.
14:18So, you are in London for a husband?
14:22No.
14:27Miss Bennet is a radical thinker.
14:30Is she now?
14:31Well, it makes me all the more glad to be spending the foreseeable future here,
14:35where I can be thoroughly enlightened by your thoughts.
14:39Miss Bennet, I'm holding a small supper this Thursday.
14:42You should join us.
14:44Why, thank you, Mr Ryder.
14:46You must sing.
14:48That is, I mean to say, I may not be able to.
14:51I very much look forward to you joining us on Thursday.
14:55Come, Mr Ryder.
14:57What is going on?
15:12No.
15:17No.
15:21No.
15:23No.
15:25No.
15:25No.
15:26Ow.
15:27No.
15:31How did you find the ball last night?
15:35Most pleasant, thank you.
15:38Young William Ryder called while you were asleep this morning, Mary.
15:41He left a spondyl of crime pamphlets.
15:43It's a peculiar gift.
15:44Is this really to your taste?
15:47Oh, and he confirmed our invitation to supper on Thursday.
15:49Oh, what fun!
15:51Jethro.
15:52You could wear your red dress.
15:55Uh, regarding supper, I fear I may not be able to attend.
16:01You have not been yourself since I saw you talking to Caroline Bingley last night.
16:08She seems to delight me.
16:10I have no idea what I've done to provoke her.
16:12Did she not once fancy herself as marrying your sister's husband?
16:16Mr. Darcy.
16:17She did?
16:18Yes.
16:19Perhaps she feels threatened by you.
16:23Caroline Bingley is not threatened by me.
16:27She's better than me.
16:28I know that very well.
16:31She's always beautifully dressed, and she has extraordinary confidence.
16:36She does not appear to lack confidence, that is certain.
16:39Perhaps underneath that brittle exterior lies doubts and insecurities, the same as everyone else.
16:46And she treats you as though you're beneath her to make herself feel good.
16:50It riles her to see you blossoming in London.
16:54Blossoming?
16:55You've changed.
16:57You smile more.
16:59And you laugh.
17:01Well, I...
17:03The thought that you're worth less than Caroline really only exists in her mind.
17:10We do not run and hide from the Caroline Bingley's of this world.
17:17We stand our ground.
17:20For there will always be one.
17:38Miss Bennet.
17:40How wonderful to see you.
17:42Oh, um...
17:45I very much like your, um...
17:50Insects.
17:51Why, thank you.
17:53They were my late father's.
17:55He was a very great collector of all things strange or unusual in that line.
18:05You have an extensive book collection, Mr. Ryder?
18:09Ah, yes.
18:10They are for show.
18:13Although, Grimm's fairy tales proved to find me.
18:18Not as fine as those brilliant pamphlets you sent me.
18:21I want to hear about the strangest cases over there.
18:26Ah, yes.
18:27Miss Bennet.
18:28Inspired by you.
18:30I have been reading some of those particular works myself.
18:34And I found something.
18:36When you think of you.
18:38Of me?
18:39Mm-hmm.
18:39Allow me to find it?
18:40Well, of course.
18:42Miss Bingley.
18:44I am so glad you took my advice.
18:46Lady Catherine de Boer looks magnificent there.
18:49I was just about to read something to Miss Bennet that made me think of her this morning.
18:53It made you think of Miss Bennet?
18:57Yes, exactly.
18:58Now, where is it?
19:00Mr. Ryder, I wondered if it might be helpful for me to cast my eye across the dinner table before
19:05the guests sit.
19:07Uh, very well.
19:09Please excuse us.
19:13I have to say, Miss Bennet, how refreshing it is to see a young woman with the courage to defy
19:18the dictates of fashion
19:19when most of us are foolish enough to want to look as well as we possibly can.
19:23Um, you are an example to us all.
19:42Mr. Hayward, we are here.
19:45Where are you, Mary?
19:47Uh...
19:47Mr. Hayward, we are here.
19:51Mr. Hayward, we are here.
19:55Mr. Hayward!
19:59Homer!
19:59Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough.
20:04You have alcohol, don't do yourself in the morning.
20:10Ow.
20:11I'm not going to be too long.
20:14I'm not going to be too long.
20:16Don't do it.
20:17Come on.
20:18I believe you don't understand.
20:20It's hot, no.
20:22No, no, no.
20:23It's cheap, sir.
20:25It's cheap.
20:34Mr. Hurst, have you ever read Catherine Macaulay's work?
20:38No.
20:39She's most insightful on democracy, if you're interested.
20:42No.
20:48What think you of James Hutton's theory that the Earth is perpetually being formed?
20:55I have no interest in geology.
20:58What do you like, Mr. Hurst?
21:02Horses. Horses.
21:03Oh, I know so little about horses, you think. I would be honoured if you would teach me all you
21:08know.
21:09We won't have time for that.
21:11Let's just see how we get on.
21:13Right.
21:16Right.
21:18Four legs.
21:21Cannot vomit.
21:23Ah.
21:23Beautiful creatures. Beautiful. Almost too beautiful.
21:26More intelligent than anyone at this table.
21:30Perhaps if I was to construct a horse, then we'd know.
21:33I appreciate that.
21:34Right. I've done this before. I'm sure I can do it again.
21:36Fascinating.
21:37These are the front legs here.
21:39We call these the cloppers.
21:41Back legs.
21:42The clippers.
21:44Ah.
21:44Clip clop.
21:45Right? You see what I'm saying?
21:47You do not want to stand behind a horse.
21:49You do not want to.
21:50I just want to try.
21:53What can a horse do?
21:55You tell me.
21:56Well, it can run, but it can also break your heart.
22:00I can see it.
22:01That is our horse.
22:03What shall we name it?
22:04Gerald.
22:06Gerald.
22:07Gerald.
22:08Let's enter him at York.
22:10Probably faster than the horse I bet on last week.
22:17Well, thank you.
22:19Thank you, sir.
22:20I shall never wager any significant amount of money without consulting you first.
22:25Ah.
22:31Miss Bennett.
22:33I was hoping to speak to you.
22:36Really?
22:37Well, I couldn't let this evening pass without having the privilege of talking to you properly.
22:42It's a shame, then, that you chose to seat me so far from you at dinner.
22:49You met Lady Catherine once, did you not?
22:52I did.
22:53Only recently we were talking about your family, and she confessed herself astonished at the great difference between you and
22:59your sisters.
23:01She felt that you were not as handsome as Elizabeth, nor as provoking,
23:07not as beautiful as Jane, nor as willing as Kitty, and, well, who could measure up to Lydia's joie de
23:14vivre.
23:18But it was very candid of her.
23:19She is known for her frankness.
23:21I sometimes wonder if frankness isn't just a poor excuse for unkindness.
23:29Tell me, Miss Bennett, do you intend to marry?
23:34Let's assume we all must marry in the end.
23:38Perhaps you might allow me to offer you a little advice.
23:42If you wish.
23:43It seems to me that a great deal of time is thrown away in pursuit of attachments that can never
23:51come to anything.
23:52Such as Mr. Ryder?
23:58Do you mean to suggest that I am pursuing Mr. Ryder?
24:01Or that he is pursuing me?
24:04For both are quite without foundation.
24:06And yet it seems you do all you can to please him.
24:09I cannot imagine why else he would speak of you as he does.
24:14What do you mean?
24:15Confine yourself to your problem where matters of the heart are concerned.
24:28It was a very thorough lesson in horse racing.
24:31You had a dinner, Miss Bennett.
24:33Ah, it was, yes, most interesting.
24:38I wanted to say that, I wanted to ask, or that is to say,
24:45I had noticed at the ball that Mr. Ryder had occupied a great deal of your time.
24:50And he often acts without thinking.
24:52I'd be very glad to ask him to be more restrained if that is what you would like.
25:00I very much enjoy his company.
25:06I see.
25:07No, I...
25:08Of course, I...
25:08No, no, no.
25:09Forgive my intrusion.
25:10No, that is to say, I'm not drawn to him.
25:14Miss Bennett, girl.
25:15The one you said was plain.
25:16Oh, the governess.
25:18She was the only one of the five not to marry.
25:20Can you imagine?
25:21She didn't look very plain to me.
25:22She was tolerant.
25:24And you can see Ryder's interest in her.
25:26If I were him, I'd snap her up before some other fellow does.
25:29Excuse me.
25:30I believe Miss Bennett would like to sing for us.
25:34How lovely, Mary.
25:36Oh, I have no wish to do anything of the sort.
25:38Come on, Miss Bennett.
25:39You must sing.
25:40Sing.
25:41Sing.
25:42Sing.
25:43Sing.
25:43Sing.
25:45Sing.
25:55Mary, Mary, we must get you to Pemberley.
25:59Immediately.
25:59We have received an urgent letter.
26:01Your mother's been taken gravely ill.
26:03Take her carriage and go.
26:04Now.
26:05Oh.
26:06Oh.
26:07Careful.
26:16Come on, Mary. You must hurry.
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