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00:02You are quite unlike anyone I have ever met.
00:07You speak your mind with a refreshing directness,
00:11and you do not force yourself to conform to society's ideals.
00:15I imagine it will come as no surprise when I say I have developed the greatest affection.
00:28I cannot understand why a man such as Mr Ryder would propose to Mary.
00:32Oh shush, perhaps he won't. Mother may have got our hopes up for nothing.
00:37We shall never know his intentions if you two keep talking.
00:40What is happening?
00:41Mr Ryder and Mary are in the library and appear to be having a serious conversation.
00:46I suppose most women of better looks and livelier character were already taken.
00:49It cannot be a match driven by passion.
00:52Not all matches driven by passion turn out well.
00:55It is. I cannot hear what they are saying.
00:57Will you all just be quiet?
01:00In these past few days, I have felt a deeper understanding between us.
01:09I believe you've felt it too.
01:11I took to heart the things that you said.
01:16Yes, yes.
01:16And you must.
01:19For I believe we should be very happy together.
01:22Miss Bennet, I have a mind to go abroad to Italy.
01:26Somewhere with a lake in front of me and a mountain behind.
01:30Lakes are usually found in mountainous areas.
01:34No, although some are found in dormant volcanic craters.
01:36I cannot imagine going to Italy without you, Miss Bennet.
01:42And therefore, I wondered whether you might do me the greatest honor of coming with me.
01:53Well, I...
01:55We could read poetry all day and drink wine all evening.
01:59Oh, I do. I like poetry. And I like wine.
02:03What we have loved, others will love. And we will teach them how.
02:07Let us teach each other.
02:10I don't speak any Italian, but I suppose I could learn.
02:14That's the spirit, Miss Bennet.
02:15This is why we are such a strong match.
02:18You have the courage of my convictions.
02:22How so?
02:23You understand the appeal of living boldly.
02:27Living with freedom.
02:29Unburdened by the shackles of marriage.
02:32Sorry, just to be very clear.
02:35So you're suggesting that I live with you in Italy,
02:40but that we remain unmarried?
02:45Yes, exactly. Together, but free.
02:52For what woman wants to be owned in such a way?
02:55Oh.
02:58What do you say?
03:01I don't know what to say.
03:04Of course, of course.
03:06You must sleep on it.
03:07But if you accept, we could leave for London tomorrow
03:10and plan our trip to Italy.
03:32Well, Mary?
03:34Come, Mary dear.
03:37Who would have thought you'd make such an excellent match?
03:40No, he didn't propose, Mama.
03:43What do you mean he did not propose?
03:45I mean that he called me in there to talk about a sermon on good works.
03:56Mary, this is no time for one of your poor attempts at humour.
04:00No.
04:00Mr Ryder showered you with attention only to pull you aside to discuss a sermon?
04:08Well, we shall see about that.
04:11I am sure Mr Ryder will make his intentions clear in his own time.
04:15Yes.
04:16Yes, he will.
04:19Mary?
04:20I shall choose your dress for supper.
04:23Perhaps something of Liz's.
04:26Hmm.
04:32Interestingly...
04:33Charlotte!
04:35Mr Collins...
04:37Looks as though you were all waiting for us.
04:39We were not.
04:40Mrs Bennet, I am pleased to see you looking so well.
04:43I see you didn't rush to pay your respects.
04:45I do not wish to impose.
04:48How are you?
04:49All.
04:50I long to know everything.
04:52Well, there is something of a situation involving Mary.
04:55Thank you, Lydia.
04:56We were just getting ready for supper.
04:58Come.
05:00Ah.
05:01Yes.
05:03Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
05:05You should have estranged here.
05:08Mary is looking very well tonight, Mr Ryder.
05:11Do you not agree?
05:12I do indeed.
05:14My daughters are a handsome set.
05:17They most certainly are.
05:19More wine, Mama.
05:20This is the wine you requested.
05:21And only one unmarried.
05:24Did you hear Charlotte's news of Longbourn, Mama?
05:27In the drawing room we have opened up an orange room.
05:29How did you enjoy your ride this afternoon, Mr Ryder?
05:32Hmm.
05:33It was very pleasant.
05:34Excellent company.
05:35Mother, Mr Darcy and I are thinking of holding a dinner in honour of your recovery.
05:41Hmm.
05:42Very good idea, Lizzie.
05:44Was it your horse, Miss Bennet, that picked these blackberries with her?
05:49Is that what she was doing this afternoon?
05:51Well, if it is, I feel quite terrible now, having dragged her away.
05:54You should.
05:55Rather delicious.
05:56Have you always lived in London, Mr Ryder?
05:58I have.
06:00Although, my plan is to move to Italy.
06:02Quite soon.
06:03Italy?
06:04How long for?
06:05To settle for the rest of my days.
06:07Or for as long as my fantasy takes me.
06:11Well, wherever you choose, you will need a knowledgeable companion by your side.
06:16As you know, Mary reads a great deal.
06:20She has a very well-informed mind.
06:22Though do not let that put you off.
06:24Miss Bennet is an extraordinary young woman.
06:27Young?
06:28Why Italy?
06:29For its history, its beauty, to wake up each morning to a view of a mountain.
06:35In reality, mountainous regions play havoc with one's rheumatism.
06:39Well, I think that sounds quite perfect.
06:41It really does.
06:43You find Longborn tedious with its drafts.
06:46How do you think you would cope in mountains?
06:49I will never know, will I?
06:54I did not know you spoke Italian, Mr Ryder.
06:57Pocco.
06:58Bless you.
07:01I am quite looking forward to the peace and stillness of a foreign lad.
07:06Yes.
07:07Yes, it would be most welcome.
07:20Mary.
07:25I remember very well being the subject of Mother's plotting.
07:29It is quite a lot to bear.
07:31Isn't it?
07:34Engagements can take time.
07:37It is no small decision.
07:39And important not to rush.
07:41If Mr Ryder does not propose, you must not think it is a reflection on you.
07:46Mr Ryder has already proposed.
07:50Mary!
07:52That is excellent news, isn't it?
07:56It was a kind of proposal.
08:04Oh?
08:05Mr Ryder proposed that I live with him in Italy, reading poetry and drinking wine.
08:14That sounds quite perfect.
08:16It does.
08:17Doesn't it?
08:18It does.
08:18I think I'd very much like to travel.
08:20I would certainly rise to the challenge of a new language.
08:24I have to give him my decision tomorrow morning.
08:27What did you mean by a kind of proposal?
08:32Mr Ryder believes that we should go to Italy, but remain unmarried.
08:42He proposed that you should be his mistress.
08:44Not in those words.
08:45I have never heard such a suggestion in my life.
08:47Sadly, Lizzie, I think most of us will never find ourselves in a romantic situation as perfect as yours.
08:51But he insults you.
08:52He does not.
08:54Mr Ryder believes that women shouldn't be owned in such a way as marriage, so he prefers a modern arrangement.
08:59I'm sure he does, one that is far more convenient for him.
09:02If he tires of this arrangement, he can easily move on whilst your reputation is ruined forever.
09:08Do you think he will tire of me?
09:10Of course not, Mary.
09:12Marriage is the only thing a woman has to protect herself against such difficulties.
09:17Tell me you are not seriously considering his offer.
09:22I mean, I've begun to think I'm not, I'm not much suited to conventional life.
09:29I've always been the old one out.
09:33Oh, I know, I know the scandal would be huge.
09:36I know Mother would be mortified.
09:38But Mr Ryder, he treats me well.
09:41He makes me laugh.
09:43He is interested in me.
09:48And I could escape.
10:02Mr Ryder is clearly fond of you.
10:06And it is admirable that he has his own way of seeing the world.
10:16But you deserve better than this offer.
10:21Lizzie.
10:23You have grown up with no shortage of suitors.
10:26At home, too.
10:28You've always been married.
10:29We've had largely the same upbringing.
10:31No, no.
10:32We may have grown up in the same house with the same mother and father and the same sisters, but
10:36your experience of life has been wholly different to my own.
10:40You were celebrated.
10:42And you were respected.
10:45I was not.
10:47I mean, for the rest of you, even in your worst moments growing up, you could look to me and
10:51think, at least I'm not Mary.
10:55That's not true.
10:55It's absolutely true.
10:58But I always admired your strength, that you never cared what Mother or any of us thought.
11:02Of course I cared.
11:04Well, you always did things your own way.
11:05That was the only way I knew.
11:13Mary, all I want is to protect you.
11:17Or protect yourself from whatever shame I might bring on the family.
11:24How could you think such a thing?
11:40Do you love Mr. Ryder?
12:10Oh, where is-
12:14Thank you, sir.
12:19Here you are, sir.
12:27Ah, good morning, Miss Bennet.
12:30Good morning.
12:31And it is a perfect morning for travelling.
12:39I have enjoyed these last few days with you enormously.
12:44You have been a beam of light in the darkness, and I do not know what I would have done
12:50without your company.
12:52I felt the same way.
13:01But I cannot accept your interesting proposal.
13:10I thought that you and I were aligned.
13:14I appreciate how important your ideas are to you.
13:17I know how strongly you feel about freedom in love.
13:26But, well, I am still very much bound by the expectations of society, and the expectations I have, for myself.
13:42Of course. I see.
13:47Goodbye, Mr Ryder.
13:52My best wishes to your family.
13:55Goodbye.
13:56Goodbye.
14:12K vuele.
14:13I don't have...
14:20Why do you...
14:25Good morning, Mary.
14:28Mother, I trust you slept well last night?
14:32I did, yes, thank you.
14:34You must keep up your strength.
14:36Who knows what today may bring?
14:39Ah, here he is.
14:43What are you doing here?
14:45Oh, I was...
14:46Do join us, cousin.
14:48Where on earth is Mr Ryder?
14:50Ah, Mr Ryder has left.
14:53Don't be ridiculous, Mr Collins. He has no plans to leave.
14:57I saw him. I saw him climb into his carriage and go.
15:02Mary?
15:03Yes, Mr Ryder has left. He's left, Bemberley.
15:06Did he make you an offer of marriage?
15:11I will not be marrying Mr Ryder.
15:16I will not be marrying anyone.
15:18What did you do?
15:20I'm sure Mary didn't do anything.
15:22Why is everything with you so relentlessly disappointing?
15:29Beautiful morning.
15:41Mother, I am sorry if I have disappointed you.
15:47I sometimes think you delight in vexing me.
15:51I do not.
15:54It is not too late.
15:57Too late for what, Mother?
15:59To write to Mr Ryder and beg his forgiveness.
16:03His forgiveness?
16:05For whatever it is you did that drove him away.
16:10Oh.
16:11Do you really believe a man of such means will come along again for you?
16:16But I...
16:17Do you think the gardeners will have you back when they hear what you have done to Mr Ryder?
16:22Mother...
16:23If you will not write to him and ask him to return,
16:26then I shall write to my brother and tell him you are obliged to stay here with me.
16:32If you are incapable of taking advantage of the opportunities London Society offers you in finding you a match,
16:41then you shall remain here with me instead.
16:43You shall never die with me instead.
16:53Go.
17:08Goodbye, Dean.
17:09Goodbye, Dean.
17:10What was thinking of you?
17:11Good luck with Mother.
17:38You make it worse.
17:50Mary, don't do that.
17:53Sorry, Mother.
17:57You endlessly try my patience.
18:01Come on.
18:03Come on.
18:04Enough.
18:04No, no, no.
18:05But please help me.
18:20Do not leave on my account, Miss Bennet.
18:21Oh, sorry.
18:24I cannot provide good company today.
18:27Um.
18:29I've noticed you've been most subdued of late.
18:32If I can be very helped, you say we men of the cloth can offer the most useful counsel.
18:39Thank you, Mr. Collins.
18:41I am, um.
18:43I am often alone myself.
18:45Mrs. Collins has so many duties and preoccupations that she has very little time left to spend with me.
18:50Oh.
18:52It seems I have the habit of frustrating her, as I tend to do, everyone.
19:00No, not at all, Mr. Collins.
19:04My father often commented that I was worthless.
19:08I thought a great deal about turning myself into something different, someone easy and obliging.
19:13But somehow I can't.
19:20I've always struck the wrong note with people, even in childhood.
19:27I felt the same way many times.
19:31I think you have much to offer, Mr. Collins.
19:38Oh, excuse me.
19:39I realise I'm now burdening you with my troubles.
19:41No, not at all.
19:45What are you reading?
19:47Hmm?
19:48Oh, er, Aristotle.
19:53I'm looking into the question of happiness.
19:59Happiness?
20:00Hmm.
20:02What it is.
20:04How one might find it.
20:08Do you, um, do you have an answer?
20:14I'm not quite sure.
20:16I've found some points of interest.
20:20Please, would you tell me what you know, Mr. Collins?
20:24Oh, er, what I've discovered seems to suggest that it is only through self-knowledge that genuine happiness is experienced.
20:33Through self-knowledge?
20:34Through self-knowledge?
20:35I think it is only when we have examined and understood our strengths and weaknesses and been honest enough about
20:42what we truly desire from life, only then do you have any chance at all of attaining happiness.
20:50So, what Aristotle is saying is that our happiness is in our own hands?
21:01Yes.
21:02Oh.
21:03I think so, yes.
21:05Interesting thought, isn't it?
21:08It's most interesting.
21:16Mary!
21:17It is him!
21:19It must be Mr. Ryder coming back to try again!
21:23Oh!
21:25Oh!
21:28Oh!
21:29Oh!
21:30Oh!
21:32Oh!
21:33Oh!
21:33Oh!
21:34Oh!
21:34Oh!
21:36Oh!
21:37Oh!
21:37Oh!
21:37Oh!
21:37Oh!
21:38Oh!
21:39Oh!
21:41Oh!
21:47You reminded us of the importance of protecting our health, and so Edward and I have decided to spend some
21:54much-needed time in the lakes.
21:56Ah.
21:57Wonderful.
21:57Quite wonderful.
21:58All that wind would play havoc with my nerves.
22:01And we were wondering whether Mary might join us.
22:05Mary?
22:05Yes.
22:06We thought perhaps Mary could join us in the lakes and then return with us to London.
22:10Elizabeth wrote to us, explaining that Mary was without much to occupy her here.
22:15She has a very good occupation.
22:17She is my companion.
22:18I think it's a very sensible idea for Mary to get some fresh air.
22:21Oh, do you now?
22:22What do you think, Mary?
22:24Mary will not leave me.
22:26She knows I do not have many years left, and she wants to spend this precious time at my side.
22:32Isn't that right, Mary?
22:34Mother, Mr. Darcy and I have arranged a new companion for you.
22:40She's called Susan.
22:42Susan?
22:43Am I to be looked after by a Susan?
22:47We very much enjoy Mary's company.
22:49As do I.
22:50And knowing her passion for words were...
22:53She is forbidden to leave.
22:58Aunt.
23:00Uncle.
23:02Thank you for your invitation.
23:08I would be delighted to join you.
23:11What do you mean?
23:12I think, dear sister, she means she will be joining us in the Lake Districts.
23:17What a good idea.
23:18A good decision, Mary.
23:20Well done.
23:20Most excellent decision.
23:22Always good to challenge oneself.
23:23Oh, do be quiet, Mr. Collins.
23:26Well done, Mary.
23:28Well done.
23:29You should probably go and pack.
23:30I will help.
23:44I envy you.
23:47You envy me?
23:49The lakes.
23:50The lakes.
23:51London.
23:52I never did experience much of life.
23:54It is a bold and brave decision, Mary.
23:58And for what it's worth, I think it's the right one.
24:05Forgive me, Charlotte.
24:07I don't want to speak out of turn.
24:10I mean, I often have.
24:14Only you seem...
24:17quite unhappy.
24:26When my mother told me the only choice for a woman was marriage or misery,
24:31she negated to tell me it was possible to be both married and miserable.
24:40Yes, well, my father let us in on that particular secret some years ago.
24:44Yes.
24:45But I do believe that if you look a little under the surface,
24:51you will find more to Mr. Collins than you imagine.
25:00Goodbye, Mother.
25:02I will write.
25:05As you wish.
25:09Susan!
25:12Susan!
25:22Mary, I am so sorry if you have ever felt that I was ashamed of you.
25:27For I am not.
25:29I am very proud of you.
25:33Mary.
25:38I am scared, Lizzie.
25:42What if I made all the wrong decisions?
25:50Mary, you will flourish.
26:06I had made my escape and would not look back.
26:11I did not know what was next, but I knew that I could not return to live with my family
26:17ever again.
26:18Miss Bennet!
26:19Miss Bennet!
26:20Miss Bennet!
26:22I have something for you.
26:27Thank you, Mr. Collins.
26:29Is it great?
26:32Jane?
26:32Yes!
26:45Could it be that I decide my future?
26:48Yes.
26:50I felt sure that the lakes would offer me a chance for peace and reflection.
26:54Oh, Mary, I ought to have told you, Tom Haywood will be joining us in the lakes.
26:59I should have known that my life was never that simple.
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