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