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The Other Bennet Sister - Season 1 - Episode 04: Chapter 4
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00:28If
00:29London was to be a new start for me, I would push all sorts of poetry and love aside.
00:40Mother warned me of the dirt, disease and despair that could be found here.
00:47She failed to mention the breadth of humanity, and the anonymity of the city suited me well.
00:56I had taken to walking the city's beautiful parks.
01:01It seemed that all life was in London, and here I could be anything I wanted.
01:14Surely I would find something I could succeed at in this vast, inspiring city.
01:22Oh, where did I put it?
01:24How should I know?
01:25Oh, she breaks my heart a little.
01:28She seems so awkward in herself.
01:30I worry my sister's caused some harm to poor Mary.
01:34Oh, I wonder.
01:35She's perhaps not the most natural motherness.
01:38But what else could she do with life?
01:40Be her mother's companion?
01:42I thought Tom brought her out of herself.
01:44Kind-hearted man that he is.
01:46And she seemed to get on well with Anne Baxter the other evening, but she has so little confidence.
01:51Yes.
01:52It can't have been easy growing up in the shadow of her sisters.
01:56Found it.
01:57Ah, there it is.
01:59Well, I'm happy she's with us.
02:01She has an interesting and rewarding mind.
02:07Oh, it's Bennet.
02:10Mr Haywood.
02:12How are you?
02:14Eager to hear how you've been getting on with the poetry?
02:16Oh, well, er...
02:18I'm not sure I have the mind to appreciate it completely.
02:21I keep hoping Mr Coleridge will explain himself or that Mr Wordsworth will say what he really means.
02:26But they seem to enjoy keeping their secrets.
02:31Well, do not blame yourself.
02:33I think some poets enjoy being difficult to understand.
02:45Miss Bennet, I was so sorry to hear about your father moving to the city without your family.
02:52You not having your mother to confide in, or your sister's...
02:55Oh, it's a relief to be without her.
02:57In fact, it's something of a relief to be without any of them.
03:06I'm sorry you're not feeling yourself.
03:10I'm afraid I'm not.
03:13I'm just not finding my place here as easily as I thought.
03:16Sorry, please excuse me.
03:18Oh, Mary!
03:19Tom, how lovely to see you!
03:21Quietly, my dear, you'll summon the children who, I fear, have begun to associate Tom's name
03:26with a worryingly large bag of sugar plums.
03:28Please, please excuse me.
03:29Sorry, I'm sorry.
03:31Bye.
03:53My dear Mary,
03:55I fear your correspondence has not been reaching me.
03:59I have heard nothing from you at all.
04:04How are you managing your duties?
04:06You never were good with children, even when you were one yourself.
04:12I may require you to return to Pemberley, where I will be spending the summer.
04:20Lizzie has expressed a wish to see you, but more urgently, my new puppy has a nervous air
04:26and requires near-constant companionship.
04:34I had come to London to see the world outside of my family, and that is what I would do.
04:45Oh, Mary, you're painting!
04:48To teach the children.
04:50Oh, how marvellous to see your imagination at play.
04:56It's terrible.
04:58No, no, it's...
05:00It's very neat.
05:03Did you see the letter from your mother?
05:07Is she well?
05:08Between several complaints about the damp, the unseasonable pollen, and an unpleasant exchange
05:15with a rude shopkeeper, I understand that she is.
05:17Yes.
05:17I honestly think she enjoys such encounters.
05:20It makes her feel more alive.
05:24Oh, now, speaking of encounters, I think this might be of interest to you.
05:29Tom made a strange request to Mr. Gardiner and I, and extended the invitation to you too, Mary.
05:35Oh?
05:35Yes.
05:36He was most mysterious.
05:38He wants us to meet him tomorrow morning, where he says he plans to break through our rational
05:44reserve and move our hearts as well as our heads.
05:48He does?
05:49Yes.
05:50Whatever that might entail.
05:53I must work on my lesson plans.
05:55Oh, Mary, you must join us.
05:57For my sake.
06:00Please consider it.
06:28Please consider it.
06:58Mr. and Mrs. Gardner, Miss Bennet.
07:01Thank you for humouring me.
07:03Are we allowed to know the purpose of our visit?
07:05I have conspired with the City of London and William Wordsworth himself for a morning recital unlike any other in
07:12a hidden garden.
07:13Good Lord.
07:14Will Miss Baxter be joining us?
07:16I'm afraid Miss Baxter has a variety of excuses that she skilfully deploys to avoid such events.
07:21Well, remind me to ask her what they are.
07:24Yes, I am afraid that my petitions for good weather have been in vain.
07:28No matter. We will not be dissuaded by a little drizzle.
07:33A little drizzle?
07:38Just down there.
07:45This way?
07:47Yes.
08:00How?
08:04That's magical.
08:06Wow.
08:12please forgive the theatrics i had given miss bennett the impossible task of understanding
08:19poetry without any real sense of how to feel it sometimes with poetry the more i think
08:29the less i understand
08:39earth has not anything to show more fair dull would he be of soul who could pass by a sight
08:48so touching
08:49in its majesty this city now doth like a garment wear the beauty of the morning
09:00silent there
09:05ships towers domes theatres and temples lie open unto the fields and to the sky
09:17all bright and glittering in the smokeless air
09:23never did sun more beautifully steep
09:25in his first splendor valley rock
09:29or hill
09:31nurse or i never felt
09:34a calm so deep
09:37the river glideth at his own sweet will
09:43dear god
09:44the very houses seem asleep
09:49and all that mighty heart is lying still
10:04well done tom a moving rendition
10:08tom i confess i felt entirely transported by the force of your words
10:13and what a beautiful place
10:16our wisteria never flowers like this
10:19yes your ability to kill our plants seems to be second to none
10:22come let's take a turn
10:24indeed
10:27goodness edward this place is magical
10:31yes it is
10:40well miss bennett
10:45how do you feel
10:49well uh for once i have nothing to say
10:53i'm sorry to hear that
10:55no i um
10:57no i wish to say something
11:00inspiring but i
11:03do not know how
11:06you have such
11:08such varied ways to express your feelings
11:11mine feel
11:13or frozen
11:14or
11:16feeble or
11:19entirely unknowable
11:21i do not know miss bennett
11:24well i use the words of others to
11:27puzzle through things i do not understand
11:30but i i do not believe that you are truly a stranger to strong emotions
11:44forgive me
11:46oh
11:47sorry miss bennett i
11:49oh
11:50it was just a petal
11:52mr hayward i
11:53i think i must leave london
11:56well
11:57you've only just arrived
11:59it's no great event
12:00my
12:00my mother
12:01needs a companion
12:02i see
12:03and well you will likely be
12:06very busy
12:07soon
12:07what with uh
12:08social engagements
12:09and uh
12:12miss baxter
12:16i'm sure you'll scarcely have time to notice i'm gone
12:20well i'd hoped that this would restore your spirit
12:22oh indeed it did
12:25it did
12:26thank you
12:27i shall never forget it
12:43i shall travel to pemberley on the 18th
12:46good heavens
12:48mary this is quite unexpected
12:50what is anything the matter
12:52my mother needs me
12:54is my sister bored
12:57i know that she's more likely than anyone in england to summon the troops on account of her loneliness
13:01but must you answer the call
13:06i think i must
13:07well we so enjoy having you here
13:10the children will be disappointed
13:12yes it's kind of you to say
13:16it is the truth
13:21i must plan today's lessons
13:32dearest mother
13:34although my time in london has been
13:37enlightening
13:38i will be by your side for your summer at pemberley
13:43as requested
13:46i am grateful for the generosity extended by my aunt and uncle
13:50but as you rightly point out
13:52i do not wish to burn
13:54and it will of course be
13:57an honor
13:59to look after your new pup
14:22do come in
14:40there was an old woman who lived in a shoe
14:46she had so many children she didn't know what to do
14:50she gave them some broth
14:52without any bread
14:53and she whipped them all soundly and put them to bed
14:57that poem started very well
15:00and ended very badly
15:02a good observation miss marianne
15:04why didn't she just move into a boot when the children got too many
15:08fine suggestion miss rebecca
15:09it's a glorious revolution all finished then miss bennett
15:13this week
15:14we will write and perform a poem instead
15:17yes
15:19i want to do a poem about myself because i'm quite interested
15:23i'll do typhoid
15:25or frogs
15:26disgusting
15:30miss marianne
15:31love
15:43the eye it cannot choose but see
15:47we cannot bid the ear be still
15:51our bodies feel where they be
15:55against or with our will
16:04a big green frog sat on a log
16:07the frog was quite full
16:09it had eaten
16:11ten flies
16:13two slugs
16:14one worm
16:15and three lily pad pies
16:21oh miss bennett you're obviously inspired by our morning poetry reading
16:26oh i was i was no i am yes i am
16:31oh no
16:32what is it miss rebecca
16:33i had a prop and i forgot to use it
16:38oh uh well um fear not a prop is is a cheap trick that diminishes the power of words
16:46indeed
16:50who's next
16:55i would be sad to leave london it was the first time i'd ever felt a sense of belonging
17:04oh there you are
17:05i wanted to say thank you for such a wonderful day
17:09the children will be inconsolable about you leaving
17:13marianne is stitching you a cushion
17:15with an inspirational latin phrase i believe
17:19oh yes
17:20it's mori quam fwadari
17:22death before dishonor
17:24goodness how exciting
17:28we shall miss you mary
17:30i think we both know i'm not well suited to london's liveliness
17:36oh mary
17:38you've barely given it a chance
17:41things change
17:43people
17:46situations
17:50over time
17:55may i venture something on that subject
17:59the other day
18:01i went to buy a bonnet
18:03and in the first shop i went into
18:06found a stunning bonnet
18:08an elegant blue
18:09quite lovely on me if i dare say such a thing
18:12when i went to purchase it
18:16it had been reserved for someone else
18:20i went into another shop
18:22and found not
18:23four other bonnets i like just as much
18:26and in the end
18:30one a shade of dusky pink
18:32that suited me even more
18:37do you do you see what i'm saying
18:42blue is not your colour
18:46no i'm saying that london has such a variety of choices and such quantity too
18:50you may enjoy the first thing you see well enough but often something more exciting will come along
19:01anyway i just thought i'd let you know well um yes thank you for that was very interesting
19:08interesting
19:09oh i was meaning to tell you
19:11we have decided to host a little entertainment tomorrow
19:14a night of games
19:16oh dear
19:17what sort of games?
19:19no catching
19:19word games
19:21riddles and such
19:22and very pleasant company
19:24company i know
19:25or
19:26new company?
19:28all new
19:29and very friendly
19:31we desperately desire that you remember london fondly
19:36this may be your final event with us before you leave
19:43i resolved not to send the letter to mother just yet
19:48it would be a shame to leave before the weekend
19:53i
19:54like
19:55i
19:57i
19:58i
19:59i
19:59i
19:59i
19:59i
20:01i
20:14i
20:15i
20:15i
20:20i
20:29i
20:29i
20:29i
20:29sorry i didn't realize there was a line
20:31no please
20:32i wish more people had such a restrained relationship to punch
20:37may i?
20:38oh yes of course
20:40noble defender of the punch
20:42i surrender my post
20:47and what brings you here?
20:48the word games or the company?
20:50i
20:51i like words
20:52um
20:52i'm not
20:53much for games
20:54ah
20:55and it is the company you've come for
20:57miss
20:58bennett
20:59mary bennett
21:01william
21:02william ryder
21:03and where have you come from miss bennett
21:06surely i would have remembered seeing you near punchbowls across london
21:09i am
21:12new in town
21:14well
21:15i for one am always pleased to see a new face
21:17huh
21:21now
21:22please gather
21:23take your seats
21:23i see the riddles are about to commence
21:25we are wise
21:27to begin with full glasses
21:35and now
21:37and now
21:37the quick fire round
21:39two words
21:40one answer
21:41counterfeit agony
21:43counterfeit agony
21:45a mean trick
21:47my brain is in agony
21:48it isn't counterfeit
21:49it is quite real
21:51champagne
21:53champagne
21:54champagne
21:54champagne
21:55another
21:56another
21:57point to you
21:58and
21:58our new leader
22:00fancy delivering a champagne in word not in glass
22:04tease us mr gardener
22:05all right then mr rider here's one for you
22:09judy's fellow
22:11oh
22:14my god i know it
22:17punch
22:18oh
22:18oh
22:18well done mr rider
22:20finally you've arrived on the score
22:27my first word
22:29comedians dread to hear
22:32my next new life
22:34in a revolving year
22:36i'll repeat it
22:38my first word
22:39comedians dread to hear
22:41my next
22:42new life
22:43in a revolving year
22:45offspring
22:45yes
22:46oh
22:46well done miss bennett
22:49very
22:49well done
22:51yes
22:52miss bennett
22:55cheers to you
22:56what's next
22:58mandarin
22:59delicious
22:59miss bennett
23:00how lovely to see you too
23:02miss baxter
23:03mr hayward
23:04we're so pleased you made it
23:05i had false intelligence
23:07you were busy this evening
23:08well we somehow managed to persuade mr hayward away from his work
23:12i have an important case
23:14yes
23:15oh he has the trouble fortune of being the only lawyer in london who exclusively gets important cases
23:19oh
23:21do excuse us
23:22mrs g
23:23excuse me
23:25oh
23:26miss bennett
23:26tom
23:28will
23:30mr rider and i studied law together
23:32ah
23:32yes
23:33mr hayward is responsible for my untimely retirement in the field
23:37is that so mr rider
23:38well he fed me so many poems i believe myself a deep romantic soul too sensitive for the rigors of
23:45law
23:45this seems a heavy charge to lay solely at the feet of poetry
23:48well
23:50mary how is the night of games going
23:52do we have any hope for making a late charge for the prize
23:55not unless you wish to bribe our host miss bennett here is putting us all to shame
23:59oh nonsense mr rider you beat me to the punch
24:02you see
24:03masterful words
24:08please gather yourselves for the penultimate round
24:11mr wright
24:12what
24:14i'm
24:15glad to see you're in better spirits
24:17miss bennett
24:19this evening has been something of a tonic mr hout
24:25round three
24:27ready
24:29sunday
24:30yes
24:30i'm going to miss baxter
24:34oh
24:35oh
24:36oh
24:36oh
24:36oh
24:38no no no forget i said anything
24:40it's mercury
24:40yes
24:41it is indeed
24:42well done
24:43is it really
24:44well done
24:45remarkable
24:49come on
24:51anybody
24:51er
24:51lighthouse
24:52yes
24:55i've never known a lack of thinking to prevent you from speaking
25:00that is five points a piece for miss clark and miss bennett
25:07well done
25:13the final round the two players with the most points go head to head to crack one final riddle and
25:19decide the winner the leaders come as no surprise miss clark and miss bennett
25:27what
25:27what
25:27you mean i didn't make it
25:28you mean i didn't make it
25:28you mean i didn't make it
25:29i'm astonished
25:30mrs gardner would you do the odds
25:34to suffer my seconds
25:36to suffer my seconds the doom of my first and of all of my seconds my whole is the worst
25:44a
25:46who
25:56Oh, take!
25:58Yes!
26:00Good Lord!
26:01She's pretty spying his mind!
26:03Huzzah!
26:07We declare we have a winner!
26:10London's newest arrival, but its fiercest competitor,
26:14Miss Mary Bennet!
26:16Hooray!
26:21I'm very glad that we arrived in time to see you crowned, Miss Bennet.
26:27I wanted to say...
26:29Miss Bennet, you are a liar.
26:32Am I?
26:33You told me you were not much for games.
26:36Well, I...
26:38I can't catch.
26:41Miss Bennet, I've been meaning to invite you to tea
26:43since I hear, very sadly, you are leaving London.
26:46Miss Bennet, surely not?
26:47You can't deprive the game players of London your...
26:50your riddling talents!
26:52A round of applause for our winner, Miss Bennet!
26:56Oh, well done!
26:57Bravo!
26:59Bravo!
27:01In that moment,
27:02I think I understood what my aunt was telling me
27:06with the convoluted story about the bonnets,
27:12that quantity has a quality all of its own.
27:22Thank you so much.
27:23I never doubted you.
27:24Well done!
27:25Oh, goodness.
27:26This way.
27:27Thank you for coming.
27:29Missed again.
27:30Have a wonderful...
27:31Mary, how you shone.
27:34Shone, you even caught the attention
27:36of the most eligible bachelor in town.
27:38I...
27:38I've been thinking...
27:40Um, it seems a shame to leave London
27:42before I've, you know, given it a fair chance.
27:45I think I might like to stay a little while,
27:48if it's not too much burden.
27:49It's not a burden to us at all.
27:52We're delighted to have you with us.
27:57Oh, thank you so much for coming.
27:59Living in London was helping me to see
28:01that there could be more to life
28:02than just marriage or misery.
28:05Perhaps my aunt was right.
28:08Even the most hopeless of situations,
28:12the most hopeless of people,
28:14can, with kindness,
28:18change,
28:19little by little,
28:20over time.
28:23I was excited to discover
28:25who Mary Bennett might be.
28:29For this reason,
28:29and
28:29and
28:57you
28:57now.
28:57You
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