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The Other Bennet Sister - Season 1 - Episode 01: Chapter 1
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00:11Piano music
00:39It is a sad fact of life that if a young woman is unlucky enough to come into the world
00:44without expectations,
00:46she had better do all she can to ensure that she is beautiful.
00:53To be poor and handsome is misfortune enough.
00:57But to be penniless and plain is a hard fate indeed.
01:04Or so my mother taught us.
01:08Mr. Bennet, have you heard?
01:10Netherfield Park is lit at last.
01:13I have not.
01:18Do you want to know who has taken it?
01:21You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it.
01:24I would like to know.
01:27It has been lent to a Mr. Bingley, a single man of large fortune, four or five thousand a year.
01:38I heard someone came down on Monday in a chaise and four.
01:42From whom did you hear this?
01:44Girls, you must prepare yourselves.
01:48Mrs. Long told me he is from the north of England.
01:52He saw Netherfield Park, fell in love with it and snapped it up straight away.
01:55In order to understand my mother's enthusiasm for this stranger's arrival,
02:00we must start at the beginning.
02:05With cake.
02:07In Meryton, England.
02:13Where a wealthy boy met beautiful girl.
02:18Father, meet mother.
02:20Sadly, the happiness of this union was to be undone by an archaic entail
02:25that meant only a male heir could inherit my father's estate.
02:28And what followed was girl after girl.
02:32After girl, after girl, after girl.
02:40That's his fortune.
02:42And her beauty were worthless.
02:45Mother spent her days trying to involve father in how to overcome their dire situation.
02:50But father hid in his newspaper, indifferent to the cause.
02:54Why should he engage?
02:55When the time comes...
02:57I'll be dead anyway.
03:00Our mother, not known for giving up easily,
03:04found a chink of light.
03:06A saving grace.
03:07Each of her children possessed a certain je ne sais quoi.
03:11Be it Jane's beauty,
03:15Lizzie's wit,
03:18Kitty's good humour,
03:19or Lydia's spirit.
03:24If she could secure advantageous marriages for each of us girls,
03:29it would be enough to save us all from destitution.
03:34Although I had not found my own best quality,
03:38I was quite sure that I would.
03:41My fault, Mary.
03:43Until the day my mother's true opinion of me was confirmed.
03:47Mary has an awfully ruddy complexion.
03:50She does not have the complexion of her sisters, that is true.
03:54And she is clumsy.
03:56Ungainly.
03:58Maladroite, as they say.
04:00Four good marriages will have to do.
04:03I only hope she does not ruin her sister's chances.
04:33Mrs.
04:45if you're not the beautiful one the quick-witted one or the ones that are good at games and full
04:52of youthful energy then who are you and what can you do if you're the odd one out
05:01is it possible you'll ever find a way to fit in
05:08worse I think
05:23worse still do not fret Miss Bennet
05:38have we found it I think we have Mr. Sparrow oh thank goodness for that
05:52you see the lenses here correct your vision by bending light rays
05:56well I never
06:13you really do look very well in your spectacles
06:18especially when you smile
06:22ah I do not think my mother will agree but I have a great passion for reading and I
06:27I would have been sad to stop
06:32I hope they will help you better enjoy the upcoming Meriton assembly
06:35an assembly yes in a month I heard this morning
06:40my sisters will be pleased
06:44perhaps I shall see you there
06:52Miss Mary you ought to get on
06:54well of course he'll I'll settle affairs here thank you thank you thank you and thank you
07:08I have news there's going to be an assembly in Meriton in a month we know I'm going to be
07:17the one
07:17to tell Mama this will mark my first assembly my first venture into society
07:25so it will
07:29how might I secure a partner for dancing I've always wondered
07:33oh Mary I'm sure your clever mind can work out something as simple as dance partners
07:37do not fret
07:39not fretting
07:42Lizzie
07:49yes I thought
07:51yes
07:52yes
07:53yes
07:53yes
07:53yes
07:53yes
07:53yes
07:53yes
07:55yes
08:03we're going to fill my cart for
08:08dances
08:09Jane do you think I shall be allowed to dance
08:10Mary model
08:11move
08:12dude you're not going to stand this close to
08:14the assembly
08:15oh we should have taken the long route
08:17oh
08:18these are my good boots
08:20oh
08:21no more for you for wearing them
08:23follower
08:29Do you think russet would be too harsh for my complexion?
08:33I don't see why it should.
08:35It would match my eyes, I suppose.
08:37Your eyes are green.
08:39You are so inattentive.
08:45Mr. Thompson told me himself I was the first to know that the ball is confirmed.
08:49We were the first.
08:50I was the first. You were stood a little behind me.
08:52It is wonderful. What will I wear?
08:55Are Kitty and Lydia allowed to attend the ball, Father?
08:58Why would we not be?
08:59I was the one that found out about it.
09:00Am I allowed?
09:02Jane, Lizzie, you'll of course go. And marry.
09:06Father, I shall die if I do not go.
09:08I'll probably die too.
09:10I very much doubt that.
09:11Mr. Bennet, Kitty and Lydia will also need to find husbands.
09:15After Jane and Lizzie, of course.
09:20I don't see what the fuss is all about.
09:22Those horrible, sweaty affairs.
09:25Mary, you will attend.
09:28Oh.
09:30Oh, well, of course, Mother, if you wish.
09:34Lady Lucas and I will need someone to fetch us our drinks.
09:36As long as I am not expected to attend.
09:39Mr. Bennet.
09:39I told you.
09:40I will not attend another of those insufferable muddy little dancers.
09:44Oh.
09:45I wonder if Mr. Bingley will be going to the Meryton Assembly.
09:48Oh, he must be.
09:50Who would miss it?
09:52Me, apparently.
09:53You shall all go to the ball, as long as I am obliged to hear no more about it.
09:59I shall never be rid of you otherwise.
10:02Perhaps I shall dance with Bingley too.
10:04I'm me.
10:04This excitement over a man you've never set eyes on is quite ridiculous.
10:08Oh, Mary, we're only indulging ourselves.
10:17Mary is wearing spectacles.
10:19What on earth?
10:21Very good.
10:22I hope you find them most useful, Mary.
10:25I do, Father.
10:26Mr. Bennet.
10:28Did you know about this?
10:29We discussed this at length.
10:31Mary was to visit the optician.
10:33Yes.
10:33But I did not know that you would actually need to wear glasses.
10:37You seem to forget, my dear, that I wear spectacles myself.
10:41But she is a woman.
10:44Nevertheless, she ought to be able to see.
10:46I think they look very well.
10:51Potatoes, Mary.
10:55In case you couldn't see them.
10:58I think you're very brave to be prepared to look so ugly.
11:01Did you?
11:01But Papa, who is going to dance with Mary with those things on her face?
11:05Pleased to be able to read.
11:08Oh, I do hope you are to meet him.
11:10Surely we must.
11:12Spectacles, indeed.
11:15I wonder if it is...
11:16Is that not the breast chain?
11:17And I'll be in the jail here.
11:18Yes, it is.
11:19Hello, Lizzie.
11:20Mama!
11:21Kitty and I will meet in your dresses at the hall.
11:24Keep in the halls.
11:25You're welcome.
11:25Yeah, I am.
11:33I am ready.
11:35She has a man with me.
11:35heartfelt, executions.
11:35Oh, boy.
11:35Oh, boy.
11:42I will see a woman with a man.
11:43One, two, three, three, two, three, three.
11:49I will see.
11:49Okay, I will see a man with a man with a woman.
12:12Maybe I could help you pick out a dress for the Merriton Assembly, Miss Mary.
12:16Oh, hell.
12:20What am I to do at a dance?
12:22Dance?
12:24Oh, what if no one wants to dance with me?
12:29Then you'll eat lots of ices.
12:32Such fripperies are not for me.
12:34I wonder, Miss Mary, if you don't see yourself clearly.
12:37If you're saying I don't bear comparison to my sisters, I've known that for years.
12:41A daffodil might look plain next to a lily, but on its own there is much to be admired.
12:47Now I am tall and yellow.
12:49Hello.
12:50Miss Mary, I wonder if you wouldn't be a little happier if you went out in the world and saw
12:58yourself how other people see you, outside of your family.
13:06Well, that's decided.
13:08I am picking you out a new dress for the Assembly.
13:12And I will not hear another word on the subject.
13:27Hang on!
13:28I've lost my ribbon!
13:32Found them!
13:40Madam, please remain still if you can.
13:49Does the gold make me look like them?
13:54A little.
13:57Pity!
13:58What is it?
13:59Those are my books, Lydia.
14:00I cannot treat my jewellery box.
14:02I need something to stand on.
14:04This is important, Mary.
14:06You need to start getting ready, Miss Mary.
14:16Jane is first.
14:18That's not fair.
14:19I'm always last.
14:21Mary, no last.
14:25Do you think I'll be able to dance on it?
14:28Does it still hurt?
14:29Yes.
14:29It was two weeks ago.
14:31I know.
14:33Should we eat beforehand?
14:35Perhaps a very small meal, and don't drink too much.
14:38But what if I'm thirsty?
14:39Lydia, I don't suppose you want to relieve yourself behind a screen in front of everyone?
14:44Lizzie!
15:20Is it too fine for me, do you think?
15:23You look very handsome in it.
15:36I'm sure I'm sure I'll be able to do it.
15:37Kiki!
15:38I've taken my parking.
15:39I have Lillian.
15:41You haven't met your parking.
15:42Not in that sense.
17:04The crowd gets bigger every season.
17:05You should limit entry to those young ladies fortunate enough with secured partners.
17:10I thought the very same thing.
17:46Mr. Bingley, welcome.
17:48These are my sisters, Louisa, and this is Caroline.
17:52This is Mr. Hurst and Mr. Darcy.
17:55And if I may present, Mrs. Bennet.
18:01Miss Jane Bennet.
18:03Miss Elizabeth Bennet.
18:08Kitty and Lydia.
18:12Oh, and this is Miss Mary Bennet.
18:19Most accomplished girl in the whole neighborhood.
18:22That is a great achievement, to be sure.
18:25Study clearly trumps all other considerations in your mind.
18:29What an example to us all.
18:39If I could be so proud of us to ask for a response.
18:42Oh, how many do we do?
18:43Let's start this road.
18:47Hey.
19:05Are you ready?
19:08Yeah.
19:23You will not believe the insufferable company that Mr. Bingley keeps.
19:28What has happened?
19:29I overheard, quite accidentally, Mr. Bingley talking to that conceited gentleman lent against the wall there, a Mr. Darcy.
19:39Who said of me, she is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me.
20:01Excuse me, Miss Bennet.
20:04I do not mean to intrude, but it is very bad for your eyes to screw them up in such
20:08a fashion.
20:09Mr. Sparrow.
20:11Perhaps I may be permitted to help you find what you're looking for.
20:15I was looking for, uh, my tisters.
20:20Take his hand.
20:23I'm quite exhausted from all the dancing.
20:26I just chose to sit this one out.
20:29That is a shame.
20:32I was going to ask if you do me the honor of standing up with me for the next dance.
20:37Actually, I'm now feeling much rested.
20:39And I would be delighted.
20:41Well then, I thank you.
20:44Oh, yes.
20:45Oh, yes.
20:47Oh, yes.
20:47Shall we remain here until the next session?
20:50Of course.
20:50Except that's exactly what I thought.
20:52Yeah.
20:54Oh, yes.
20:58Oh, yes.
21:00Oh, yes.
21:01Oh, yes.
21:03Oh, yes.
21:04Oh, yes.
21:07Oh, yes.
21:08Oh, yes.
21:09Oh, yes.
21:11Oh, yes.
21:13Oh, yes.
21:13Oh, yes.
21:16Perhaps you could recommend a book to me.
21:18What do you read with such enjoyment?
21:23Well, Mrs. Catherine McCauley has written a wonderful account of British history.
21:27It's a fascinating read.
21:29I will seek it out.
21:30Oh, are you a scholar, sir?
21:32I like to read, but science rather than history.
21:36I have a plan to study medicine in London.
21:38Bart's or maybe Morpheus.
21:41What a noble ambition.
21:42But it is not a thing widely known.
21:45I have not mentioned it to anyone before you.
21:49I shall speak of it to no-one.
22:04Thank you, Sarah.
23:05I should have had less oyster patties.
23:09It's fewer.
23:11It's fewer oyster patties.
23:17Here we go!
23:35Here we go!
23:39Here we go!
23:41Here we go!
24:02Would you like a cold drink, Miss Benis?
24:05Oh, yes, that's an excellent idea. Thank you.
24:19It looks as though you are enjoying yourself, Mary.
24:23Your partner is the young John Sparrow, isn't he?
24:27Yes, the optician's son.
24:30And you have danced with him twice.
24:35Mary, you are very young, and perhaps do not fully appreciate how things are understood.
24:42If you are to dance with him again, it will be remarked upon.
24:45Two dances in succession suggest a liking, three might imply something more.
24:54I'm very happy dancing with him.
25:08I see that you have stood up twice with the Sparrow boy.
25:13Yes, Mama.
25:15You will not dance with him again.
25:21But, Mother, he's been most attentive. He's quite the gentleman.
25:26Mary, his father owns a shop.
25:30Yes?
25:32With a bell.
25:36Mother, I have danced with him twice. I have no wish to marry him.
25:40You may not object to lowering yourself, but I will not have you ruin your sister's chances of a match.
25:48I wish.
26:09Would you care to dance again, Miss Bennet?
26:12Once we have finished our ices.
26:15Mr. Sparrow, I am afraid that I shall...
26:20I shall not be able to stand up with you again this evening.
26:23Oh.
26:25But I thought...
26:27I thought...
26:30I hope I have not offended you.
26:31No, no, no. Not at all, sir.
26:33I've...
26:34Oh, I've...
26:35I've...
26:35Very much...
26:37Enjoyed...
26:38Dancing with you.
26:39It's, um...
26:41That is to say that, um...
26:45My mother is...
26:47Concerned.
26:48Concerned?
26:49For my sisters.
26:51And I.
26:52Um...
26:53It's important that we make an...
26:54Uh...
26:55Appropriate...
26:56Social...
26:57Um...
26:58One might say...
26:59Uh...
27:00Financially...
27:00Um...
27:01Well...
27:02A suitable match.
27:04Mrs. Bennet, there is no need for an explanation.
27:07I shall not pursue the matter.
27:08I've...
27:09Enjoyed.
27:10I've enjoyed my time.
27:11Um...
27:12Good evening to you.
27:15I'm sorry.
27:16I'm...
27:17Sorry.
27:21You're insane.
27:22We have...
27:29uh...
27:29...
27:30Uh...
27:30Of course, please.
27:34Uh...
27:35My...
27:36Oh.
27:49James stood up with him twice.
27:52I had little time for his friend.
27:55Please do not hold that against Mr. Bingley.
27:57Do you want me to go again, Miss Dooley?
27:58Yes.
28:00I dance with tea soldiers.
28:01I'm not very good with faces, so I'm not sure how many times I stood up with anyone.
28:05Ew!
28:07As my mother and sisters happily dissected every moment of the ball, I felt a terrible
28:12sense of shame.
28:13I had caused hurt to a man whose only crime was being kind to me.
28:21Who was I?
28:23A coward who lacked the courage to follow her own inclinations?
28:28It was time to find my own way.
28:31To look for a new version of myself, as a serious-minded woman.
28:39From now on, knowledge and reason would be my guide.
28:43No more ribbons, ball gowns, or dance cards.
28:47The old Mary would be no more.
28:49I would transform into the intellectual one.
28:54That was how I would stand out.
28:56As the other Bennet sister.
28:58And a girl's in the middle of the house.
29:28No more ribbons, but not a little boy.
29:28You
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