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The Other Bennet Sister Episode 4 (2026) | English Subtitles | Period Drama | HD
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00:09If London was to be a new start for me, I would push all sorts of poetry and love aside.
00:20Mother warned me of the dirt, disease and despair that could be found here. She failed
00:27not to mention the breadth of humanity and the anonymity of the city suited me well.
00:35I had taken to walking the city's beautiful parks. It seemed that all life was in London
00:43and here I could be anything I wanted.
00:52Surely I would find something I could succeed at in this vast, inspiring city.
01:00Where did I put it?
01:03She breaks my arms a little. She seems so awkward in herself.
01:07I worry my sisters caused some harm to poor Mary.
01:11Oh, I wonder. She's perhaps not the most natural motherness.
01:15But what else could she do in life? Be her mother's companion?
01:19I thought Tom brought her out of herself. Cunt-hearted man that he is.
01:23And she seemed to get on well with Anne Baxter the other evening. She has so little confidence.
01:28Yes. It can't have been easy growing up in the shadow of her sisters.
01:32Found it.
01:33Oh, there it is. Well, I'm happy she's with us. She has an interesting...
01:43Oh, Miss Bennet.
01:45Mr. Hayward.
01:48How are you?
01:49Are you good to hear how you've been getting on with the poetry?
01:51Oh, well, I'm not sure I have the mind to appreciate it completely.
01:55I keep hoping Mr. Coleridge will explain himself or that Mr. Wordsworth will say what he really means,
02:01but they seem to enjoy keeping their secrets.
02:05Well, do not blame yourself. I think some poets enjoy being difficult to understand.
02:19Miss Bennet, I was so sorry to hear about your father.
02:23Moving to the city without your family. You not having your mother to confide in.
02:28What is this?
02:29Oh, it's a relief to be without her. In fact, it's something of a relief to be without any of
02:32them.
02:38I'm sorry you're not feeling yourself.
02:43I'm afraid I'm not.
02:45I'm just not finding my place here as easily as I thought.
02:49Sorry, please excuse me.
02:50Oh, Mary! Tom, how lovely to see you!
02:53Quietly, my dear, you'll summon the children who I fear have begun to associate Tom's name with a worryingly large
02:59bag of sugar plombs.
03:00Please excuse me. Sorry, I'm sorry.
03:24My dear Mary, I fear your correspondence has not been reaching me.
03:29I have heard nothing from you at all.
03:34How are you managing your duties?
03:36You never were good with children, even when you were one yourself.
03:42I may require you to return to Pemberley, where I will be spending the summer.
03:49Lizzie has expressed a wish to see you, but more urgently, my new puppy has a nervous air and requires
03:56near constant companionship.
04:02I had come to London to see the world outside of my family, and that is what I would do.
04:13Oh, Mary, you're painting!
04:16To teach the children?
04:17Oh, how marvellous to see your imagination at play!
04:24It's terrible.
04:25No, no, it's...
04:28It's very neat.
04:30Did you see the letter from your mother?
04:34Is she well?
04:35Between several complaints about the damp, the unseasonable pollen, and an unpleasant exchange with a rude shopkeeper.
04:42I understand that she is.
04:44I honestly think she enjoys such encounters.
04:46It makes her feel more alive.
04:50Oh, now, speaking of encounters, I think this might be of interest to you.
04:55Tom made a strange request to Mr Gardner and I, and extended the invitation to you too, Mary.
05:01Oh?
05:01Yes, he was most mysterious.
05:04He wants us to meet him tomorrow morning, where he says he plans to break through our rational reserve and
05:10move our hearts as well as our heads.
05:13He does?
05:14Yes, whatever that might entail.
05:18I must work on my lesson plans.
05:20Mary, you must join us.
05:22For my sake?
05:24Please consider it.
05:43Please consider it for our own sake.
05:43Let's go to mind.
05:44It must be the same for you.
05:46You must be the same for me.
05:46The same for you.
05:51What you are to do, I'm a good man.
05:51You must be the same for you.
06:00All you have to pass.
06:20Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner, Miss Bennett, thank you for humoring me.
06:24Are we allowed to know the purpose of our visit?
06:26I have conspired with the City of London and William Wordsworth himself for a morning recital, unlike any other, in
06:33a hidden garden.
06:34Good Lord.
06:35Will Miss Baxter be joining us?
06:36I'm afraid Miss Baxter has a variety of excuses that she skillfully deploys to avoid such events.
06:42Well, remind me to ask her what they are.
06:44Yes, I am afraid that my petitions for good weather have been in vain.
06:48No matter. We will not be dissuaded by a little drizzle.
06:54A little drizzle?
06:57Just down there.
07:04This way?
07:06Yes.
07:18How?
07:22That's magical.
07:24What?
07:31Please forgive the theatrics. I had given Miss Bennett the impossible task of understanding poetry without any real sense of
07:39how to feel it.
07:42Sometimes, with poetry, the more I think, the less I understand.
07:56Earth has not anything to show more fair.
08:01Dole would he be of soul who could pass by, a sight so touching in its majesty.
08:08This city now doth, like a garment, wear the beauty of the morning, silent, bare.
08:18There.
08:20Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie open unto the fields, into the sky.
08:32All bright and glittering in the smokeless air.
08:37All bright and glittering in the smokeless air.
08:52The river blideth at his own sweet will.
08:57Dear God, the very houses seem asleep.
09:02And all that mighty heart is lying still.
09:17Well done, Tom.
09:19A moving rendition.
09:21Tom, I confess I felt entirely transported by the force of your words.
09:26And what a beautiful place.
09:29Our wisteria never flowers like this.
09:31Yes, your ability to kill our plants seems to be second to none.
09:34Come.
09:35Let's take a turn.
09:37Indeed.
09:39But instead, this place is magical.
09:42It's a secret garden.
09:43Yes, it is.
09:47Well, Miss Bennet.
09:56How do you feel?
09:58I...
10:01Well, for once I have nothing to say.
10:04I am sorry to hear that.
10:05I am sorry to hear that.
10:06No, I am...
10:07No, I wish to say something inspiring, but I do not know how.
10:16You have such varied ways to express your feelings.
10:21Mine feel frozen or feeble or entirely unknowable.
10:30I do not know, Miss Bennet.
10:33Well, I use the words of others to puzzle through things I do not understand.
10:39But I do not believe that you are truly a stranger to strong emotions.
10:52Forgive me.
10:55Oh, um...
10:56Sorry, Miss Bennet.
10:57I...
10:57Oh.
10:58It was just a petal.
11:00Mr. Hayward, I think I must leave London.
11:04Well, you've only just arrived.
11:06It's no great event.
11:07My...
11:07My mother needs a companion.
11:10I see.
11:10And, well, you will likely be very busy soon.
11:14What with, uh, social engagements and, uh, Miss Baxter.
11:22I'm sure you'll scarcely have time to notice I'm gone.
11:27Well, I'd hoped that this would restore your spirit.
11:29Oh, indeed it did.
11:31It did.
11:33I shall never forget it.
11:49I shall travel to Pemberley on the 18th.
11:51Good heavens!
11:53Mary, this is quite unexpected.
11:55Well, is anything the matter?
11:57My mother needs me.
11:59Is my sister bored?
12:01I know that she's more likely than anyone in England to summon the troops on account of her loneliness.
12:06But must you answer the call?
12:10I think I must.
12:12Well, we so enjoy having you here.
12:14And the children will be disappointed.
12:17Yes, it's kind of you to say.
12:20It is the truth.
12:24I must plan today's lessons.
12:35Dearest Mother,
12:36Although my time in London has been enlightening,
12:41I will be by your side for your summer at Pemberley.
12:45As requested.
12:48I am grateful for the generosity extended by my aunt and uncle.
12:52But as you rightly point out, I do not wish to burn them.
12:56And it will, of course, be an honour to look after your new pup.
13:23Do come in.
13:39There was an old woman who lived in a shoe.
13:45She had so many children she didn't know what to do.
13:49She gave them some broth without any bread.
13:53And she whipped them all soundly and put them to bed.
13:56That poem started very well and ended very badly.
14:00A good observation, Miss Marianne.
14:02Why didn't she just move into a boot when the children got too many?
14:06Fine suggestion, Miss Rebecca.
14:07It's a glorious revolution all finished then, Miss Bennet.
14:11This week, we will write and perform a poem instead.
14:15Yes!
14:17I want to do a poem about myself because I'm quite interesting.
14:21I'll do typhoid.
14:23Or frogs.
14:24Disgusting.
14:27Miss Marianne?
14:29Love.
14:40The eye cannot choose but see.
14:44We cannot bid the ear be still.
14:47Our bodies feel where they be.
14:51Against or with our will.
15:00A big green frog sat on a log.
15:03The frog was quite full.
15:06It had eaten ten flies, two slugs, one worm and three lily pad pies.
15:16Oh, Miss Bennet, you were obviously inspired by our morning poetry reading.
15:21Oh.
15:22I was.
15:23No, I am.
15:24Yes, I am.
15:25Oh no!
15:27What is it, Miss Rebecca?
15:28I had a prop and I forgot to use it.
15:32Oh.
15:33Oh.
15:34Well, um, fear not.
15:36A prop is a cheap trick that diminishes the power of words.
15:40Indeed.
15:44Who's next?
15:48I would be sad to leave London.
15:51It was the first time I had ever felt a sense of belonging.
15:57Oh, there you are.
15:58I wanted to say thank you for such a wonderful day.
16:03The children were being consolable about you leaving.
16:06Marianne is stitching you a cushion with an inspirational Latin phrase, I believe.
16:11Oh, yes.
16:12It's Mori Quam Fodari.
16:15Death before dishonour.
16:17Goodness.
16:17How exciting.
16:20We shall miss you, Mary.
16:22I think we both know I'm not well suited to London's liveliness.
16:28Oh, Mary.
16:30You've barely given it a chance.
16:33Things change.
16:35People.
16:37Situations.
16:40Over time.
16:45May I venture something on that subject?
16:49The other day, I went to buy a bonnet.
16:53And in the first shop I went into, found a stunning bonnet.
16:58An elegant blue, quite lovely on me if I dare say such a thing.
17:02When I went to purchase it,
17:06it had been reserved for someone else.
17:09Hmm.
17:10I went into another shop,
17:11and found not four other bonnets I liked just as much,
17:15and in the end,
17:18one a shade of dusky pink that suited me even more.
17:26Do you see what I'm saying?
17:30Blue is not your colour?
17:34No, I'm saying that London has such a variety of choices,
17:37and such quantity too.
17:39You may enjoy the first thing you see well enough,
17:42but often something more exciting will come along.
17:48Anyway, I just thought I'd let you know.
17:50Well, um, yes, thank you for that.
17:53It was very interesting.
17:56Oh, I was meaning to tell you.
17:58We have decided to host a little entertainment tomorrow.
18:01A night of games.
18:03Oh dear.
18:04What sort of games?
18:05No catching.
18:06Word games.
18:07Riddles and such.
18:08And very pleasant company.
18:10Company I know,
18:11or new company?
18:14All new.
18:15And very friendly.
18:17We desperately desire that you remember London fondly.
18:21This may be your final event with us before you leave.
18:29I resolved not to send the letter to Mother just yet.
18:33It would be a shame to leave before the weekend.
18:38laughter
18:41I'm sorry, Theo.
18:46laughter
18:47laughter
18:49laughter
18:55music
19:00music
19:01music
19:12Sorry, I didn't realise there was a line.
19:14No, please.
19:15I wish more people had such a restrained relationship to Punch.
19:20May I?
19:20Oh, yes, of course.
19:23Noble defender of the Punch.
19:24I surrender my post.
19:29And what brings you here?
19:30The word games or the company?
19:32I like words.
19:34I'm not much for games.
19:36Ah, it is the company you've come for.
19:39Miss...
19:40Bennett. Mary Bennett.
19:43William Ryder.
19:44Where have you come from, Miss Bennett?
19:47Surely I would remember seeing you near Punchbowls across London.
19:51I am...
19:52new in town.
19:55Well, I for one am always pleased to see a new face.
20:03I see the riddles are about to commence.
20:06We are wise to begin with full glasses.
20:15And now, the quickfire round.
20:19Two words, one answer.
20:22Counterfeit agony.
20:23Counterfeit agony?
20:25I mean...
20:26My brain is in agony.
20:27It isn't counterfeit.
20:28It is quite real.
20:30Champagne.
20:32Champagne.
20:33Champagne!
20:35Another point to you, and our new leader.
20:39Fancy delivering a champagne in word, not in glass.
20:42Tease us, Mr. Gardiner.
20:44All right then, Mr. Ryder.
20:45Here's one for you.
20:47Judy's fellow.
20:49Oh.
20:52My God, I know it.
20:55Punch!
20:56Oh, well done, Mr. Ryder.
20:58Finally you've arrived.
20:59Oh, my God.
21:04My first word, comedians dread to hear.
21:09My next new life in a revolving year.
21:21Oh, offspring.
21:22Yes!
21:23Oh, well done, Miss Bennet.
21:25Oh, well done, Miss Bennet.
21:27Well done.
21:28Bravo.
21:29Yes, Miss Bennet.
21:31Cheers to you.
21:32What's next?
21:34Mandarin.
21:35Delicious.
21:35Miss Bennet.
21:36How lovely to see you.
21:37Too, Miss Bexter.
21:39Mr. Hayward.
21:40We're so pleased you made it.
21:41I had false intelligence.
21:43You were busy this year.
21:43Well, we somehow managed to persuade Mr. Hayward away from his work.
21:48I have an important case.
21:49Oh, he has the terrible fortune of being the only lawyer in London who exclusively gets important cases.
21:56Do excuse us, Mrs. Drew.
21:57Excuse me?
22:00Miss Bennet.
22:02Tom.
22:02Will.
22:04Mr. Ryder and I studied law together.
22:06Ah.
22:07Yes, Mr. Hayward is responsible for my untimely retirement in the field.
22:11Is that so, Mr. Ryder?
22:12Well, he fed me so many poems, I believe myself a deep, romantic soul.
22:17Too sensitive for the rigors of law.
22:19Seems a heavy charge to lay solely at the feet of poetry.
22:22What?
22:24Mary, how is the night of games going?
22:25Do we have any hope for making a late charge for a prize?
22:29Not unless you wish to bribe our host.
22:30Miss Bennet here is putting us all to shame.
22:32Oh, nonsense, Miss Ryder.
22:33You beat me to the punch.
22:35You see?
22:37Masterful was worse.
22:41Please gather yourselves for the penultimate round.
22:44Mr. Ryder.
22:45What?
22:47I'm glad to see you're in better spirits, Miss Bennet.
22:52This evening has been something of a tonic, Mr. Hayward.
22:57Round three.
22:59Ready?
23:01Sunday!
23:02Yes!
23:02Appoint you, Miss Baxter!
23:06Think sharp.
23:07Is it Doldrums?
23:09No, no, no, forget I said anything.
23:11Is it Marjorie?
23:12Yes!
23:13Well done.
23:14Is it really?
23:15Well done.
23:16How remarkable.
23:25I've never known a lack of thinking to prevent you from speaking.
23:30That is five points apiece for Miss Clark and Miss Bennet.
23:37Well done!
23:42The final round.
23:44The two players with the most points go head-to-head to crack one final riddle and decide the winner.
23:50The leaders come as no surprise, Miss Clark and Miss Bennet.
23:55You mean I didn't make it?
23:57I'm astonished.
23:59Mrs. Gardner, would you do the odds?
24:02To suffer my seconds, the doom of my first, and of all of my seconds, my whole is the worst.
24:24Heartache!
24:25Yes!
24:26Good Lord!
24:28She's Britain's finest mind!
24:30Huzzah!
24:35We declare we have a winner!
24:37London's newest arrival, but its fiercest competitor, Miss Mary Bennet!
24:47I'm very glad that we arrived in time to see you crowned Miss Bennet.
24:53I wanted to say...
24:55Miss Bennet!
24:56You are a liar!
24:58Am I?
24:59You told me you were not much for games!
25:02Well, I...
25:03I can't catch.
25:06Miss Bennet, I've been meaning to invite you to tea since I hear, very sadly, you are leaving London.
25:11Miss Bennet, surely not?
25:12You can't deprive the game players of London your riddling talents!
25:17Round of applause for our winner, Miss Bennet!
25:20Oh, well done!
25:22Round of applause!
25:24Round of applause!
25:26In that moment, I think I understood what my aunt was telling me with the convoluted story about the bonnets.
25:35That quantity has a quality all of its own.
25:45Thank you so much!
25:47I never doubted you.
25:49This way.
25:50Thank you for coming.
25:52Thank you for coming.
25:54Mary, how you shone.
25:57You even caught the attention of the most eligible bachelor in town!
26:01I've been thinking.
26:02It seems a shame to leave London before I've given it a fair chance.
26:08I think I might like to stay a little while, if it's not too much burden.
26:11It's not a burden to us at all.
26:14We're delighted to have you with us.
26:19Oh, thank you so much for coming.
26:21Living in London was helping me to see that there could be more to life than just marriage or misery.
26:27Perhaps my aunt was right.
26:28Even the most hopeless of situations, the most hopeless of people, can, with kindness, change.
26:39Little by little.
26:41Over time.
26:43I was excited to discover who Mary Bennett might be.
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