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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.
03:30It'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.
03:46And if...
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.
04:54Oh, no.
05:02Isn't it beautiful?
05:04Oh, no.
05:04Yes.
05:16Do not fret.
05:18The night has only just begun.
05:22Good evening, Miss Vaxter, Miss Bennet.
05:25Doesn't Miss Bennet look beautiful?
05:27Well, as do you, Anne.
05:30Mm-hmm.
05:31Mm-hmm.
05:32Oh.
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, there might be.
05:55Let me just check.
05:59Yes.
06:00Yes.
06:01We could dance.
06:03Thank you, Mr. Haywood.
06:05Thank you, Mr. Haywood.
06:11Mr. Haywood.
06:12How are you?
06:14Miss Bennet.
06:16And very well.
06:19Of course, how are you?
06:25Checkers.
06:32Checkers.
06:34Checkers.
06:36Checkers.
06:36Checkers.
06:36Let me click here.
06:41And I am a place for you...
07:12Oh, oh, oh, oh.
07:14Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
07:47Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
07:47It was a fine minuet.
07:51Oh, now you two, you must dance together.
07:54Um, I'm going to go and...
07:57Oh, oh, Mary, do you mind?
08:41It's you.
08:42It's indeed.
08:43William Ryder.
08:44Of course, Mr. Ryder.
08:46Well, 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.
10:21Well, the consequences are born, quite literally in many cases, by the woman.
10:28Perhaps you're right.
10:29I know I am.
10:39Dance with me, Miss Bennett.
10:41Come on.
11:07It'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, I mean, what's your secret intelligence?
11:35I really enjoyed reading as a child.
11:39Where the servants are pamphlets.
11:42They detail the most grisly crimes.
11:46I knew there was a bold and curious side to you, Miss Bennett.
11:50I had to hide them from my mother.
11:52Yeah, you did.
11:59Oh my gosh, look at that.
12:05It's the onions.
12:18It's the onions.
12:23You tripped.
12:25I did not trip.
12:26It was a deliberate embellishment of the glock.
12:29Mary?
12:30Miss Baxter.
12:31Sir, 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.
12:40Ah, then 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.
12:55I 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.
13:14Yes.
13:14Well, you're Ryder.
13:16I, sis.
13:18Oh, thank you.
13:19And the biggest one for Miss Mary, Ben.
13:24Hey, don't look so downhearted.
13:26You can have mine.
13:27I wouldn't dream of taking yours.
13:30Mr. Heywood, 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 sure.
13:47Oh, crunchy.
13:48Mr. 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?
14:02I have known Miss Bennet for some years.
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.
14:15I, I'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, where I can be thoroughly
14:37enlightened 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.
15:11Oh, my God.
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.
15:52Oh, you could wear your red dress.
15:56Regarding 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 you not once fancy herself as marrying your sister's husband.
16:13Mrs. Darcy?
16:14She did?
16:15Yes.
16:16Perhaps she feels threatened by you.
16:20Caroline Bingley is not threatened by me.
16:24She's better than me.
16:25I know that very well.
16:28She's always beautifully dressed, and she has extraordinary confidence.
16:33She does not appear to lack confidence, that is certain.
16:37Perhaps underneath that brittle exterior lies doubts and insecurities the same as everyone else.
16:43And she treats you as though you're beneath her to make herself feel good.
16:47It riles her to see you blossoming in London.
16:51Blossoming?
16:52You've changed.
16:54You smile more.
16:56And you laugh.
16:58Well, I...
16:59Oh, the thought that you're worth less than Caroline really only exists in her mind.
17:07We do not run and hide from the Caroline Bingleys of this world.
17:14We stand our ground.
17:17For there will always be one.
17:35Miss Merritt.
17:37How wonderful to see you.
17:39Oh, um...
17:42I very much like your, um...
17:47Insects.
17:48Why, thank you.
17:50They were my late father's.
17:52He was a very great collector of all things strange or unusual in that line.
18:02You have an extensive book collection, Mr. Ryder?
18:06Ah, yes.
18:07They are for show.
18:10Although, Grimm's fairy tales proved a fine way.
18:15Not as fine as those brilliant pamphlets you sent to me.
18:18I want to hear about the strangest cases over dinner.
18:23Ah, yes.
18:24Miss Merritt.
18:25Inspired by you.
18:27I have been reading some of those particular works myself.
18:31And I found something.
18:33When you think of you.
18:35Of me?
18:36Mm-hmm.
18:36Allow me to find it.
18:37Well, of course.
18:39Miss Bingley.
18:41I am so glad you took my advice.
18:43Lady Catherine de Burr looks magnificent there.
18:46I was just about to read something to Miss Bennet that made me think of her this morning.
18:50It made you think of Miss Bennet?
18:54Yes, exactly.
18:55Now, where is it?
18:57Mr. Ryder, I wondered if it might be helpful for me to cast my eye across the dinner table before
19:02the guests sit.
19:04Uh, very well.
19:06Please excuse us.
19:10I have to say, Miss Bennet, how refreshing it is to see a young woman with the courage to defy
19:15the dictates of fashion
19:16when most of us are foolish enough to want to look as well as we possibly can.
19:21You are an example to us all.
19:36Mr. Hayward, we are here.
19:39Where are you, Mary?
19:41Uh...
19:51Mr. Hayward, we are here.
20:28Mr. Hayward, have you ever read Catherine Macaulay's work?
20:32No.
20:33She's most insightful on democracy, if you're interested.
20:36No.
20:43What think you of James Hutton's theory that the Earth is perpetually being formed?
20:49I have no interest in geology.
20:52What do you like, Mr. Hurst?
20:56Horses.
20:57Horses.
20:57Oh!
20:58I know so little about horses, you think?
21:00I would be honoured if you would teach me all you know.
21:03We won't have time for that.
21:05Let's just see how we get on.
21:07Right.
21:10Right.
21:12Four legs.
21:15Cannot vomit.
21:17Oh!
21:17Beautiful creatures.
21:19Beautiful.
21:19Almost too beautiful.
21:20More intelligent than anyone at this table.
21:24Perhaps if I was to construct a horse, then we'd know...
21:27I appreciate that.
21:28Right, I've done this before, I'm sure I can do it again.
21:30That's amazing.
21:31These are the front legs, here.
21:33We call these the cloppers.
21:36Back legs.
21:37The clippers.
21:38Ah.
21:38Clip-clop.
21:39Right?
21:40You see what I'm saying?
21:41You do not want to stand behind a horse.
21:43You do not want to...
21:44I don't want to jump.
21:47What can a horse do?
21:49You tell me.
21:50Well, it can run, but it can also break your heart.
21:54I can see it.
21:55That is our horse.
21:57What shall we name it?
21:58Gerald.
22:00Gerald.
22:01Gerald.
22:02Let's enter him at York.
22:04Probably faster than the horse, I bet.
22:11Well, thank you.
22:13Thank you, sir.
22:14I shall never wager any significant amount of money without consulting you first.
22:19Ah.
22:25Miss Bennett.
22:27I was hoping to speak to you.
22:30Really?
22:31Well, I couldn't let this evening pass without having the privilege of talking to you properly.
22:36It's a shame, then, that you chose to seat me so far from you at dinner.
22:43You met Lady Catherine once, did you not?
22:46I did.
22:47Only recently we were talking about your family, and she confessed herself astonished at the
22:52great difference between you and your sisters.
22:54She felt that you were not as handsome as Elizabeth, nor as provoking, not as beautiful
23:02as Jane or as willing as Kitty, and, well, who could measure up to Lydia's joie de vivre.
23:12It was very candid of her.
23:13She is known for her frankness.
23:15I sometimes wonder if frankness isn't just a poor excuse for unkindness.
23:23Tell me, Miss Bennett, do you intend to marry?
23:28Let's assume we all must marry, in the end.
23:32Perhaps you might allow me to offer you a little advice, if you wish.
23:37It seems to me that a great deal of time is thrown away in pursuit of attachments that
23:44can never come to anything, such as Mr. Ryder.
23:52Do you mean to suggest that I am pursuing Mr. Ryder?
23:55Or that he is pursuing me?
23:58For both are quite without foundation.
24:00And yet it seems you do all you can to please him.
24:03I cannot imagine why else he would speak of you as he does.
24:08What do you mean?
24:09Confine yourself to your proper sphere, Miss Bennett.
24:12Presumptions of this kind only lead to disappointment and humiliation, where matters of the heart are
24:18concerned.
24:22You seem to know a great deal about rejection.
24:25Is this a lesson you've learned from extensive study?
24:29Or do you perhaps owe it to experience of a more personal nature?
24:41Oh, Miss Bingley.
24:43Miss Bingley, welcome to the gate.
24:44I fear I'm in the bad most of the time.
24:50It was a very thorough lesson in horse racing you had at dinner, Miss Bennett.
24:55Ah, it was, yes, most interesting.
24:59I wanted to say that...
25:03I wanted to ask...
25:05Or that is to say, I had noticed at the ball that Mr. Ryder had occupied a great deal of
25:09your time.
25:11And he often acts without thinking.
25:13I'd be very glad to ask him to be more restrained if that is what you would like.
25:19Mr. Garth, I very much enjoy his company.
25:27I see.
25:28No, I...
25:29Of course, I...
25:29No, no, no.
25:30Forgive my intrusion.
25:31No, that is to say, I'm...
25:33I'm not...
25:33Who is she?
25:34Oh, the governess.
25:36She was the only one of the five.
25:38Excuse me.
25:39I believe Miss Bennett would like to sing for us.
25:44Sing!
25:45Sing!
25:46Sing!
25:46Sing!
25:47Sing!
25:48Sing!
25:48Sing!
25:48Sing!
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