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00:28If
00:29If London 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.
00:52And 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.
01:05And here I could be anything I wanted.
01:14Surely I would find something I could succeed at in this vast, inspiring city.
01:20Hmm.
01:22Where 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 sisters caused some harm to poor Mary.
01:33Oh, 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?
01:41I 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.
01:49But she has so little confidence.
01:51Yes.
01:52It can't have been easy growing up in the shadow of her sisters.
01:56I found it.
01:57Ah, there it is.
01:59Well, I'm happy she's with us.
02:01She has an interesting and wonderful mind.
02:07Oh!
02:08Oh!
02:08It's Bennett!
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,
02:23or 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...
02:33I think some poets enjoy being difficult to understand.
02:45Miss Bennett, I was so sorry to hear about your father.
02:49Moving to the city without your family,
02:52you not having your mother to confide in...
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
03:24have begun to associate Tom's name
03:26with a worryingly large bag of sugar plums.
03:28Please excuse me. Sorry. I'm sorry.
03:31Bye.
03:31I'm sorry.
03:34Bye.
03:34Bye.
03:43Bye.
03:47Bye.
03:52Bye.
03:54Bye.
03:54My 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 and requires
04:27near-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?
05:08Well, between several complaints about the damp, the unseasonable pollen, and an unpleasant exchange with a rude shopkeeper, I understand
05:16that 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, he was most mysterious.
05:38He wants us to meet him tomorrow morning, where he says he plans to break through our rational reserve and
05:45move 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?
05:58Please consider it.
06:58Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner, Ms. Bennett, thank you.
07:01Thank you for humoring 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 skillfully deploys to avoid such events.
07:21Well, remind me to ask her what they are.
07:23Yes, I am afraid that my petitions for Goodwether have been in vain.
07:28No matter.
07:29We will not be dissuaded by a little drizzle.
07:33A little drizzle?
07:38Just down there.
07:45This way?
07:47Yes.
08:00Ow.
08:04That's magical.
08:05Well.
08:12Please forgive the theatrics.
08:15I had given Miss Bennett the impossible task of understanding poetry without any real sense of how to feel it.
08:24Sometimes, with poetry, the more I think, the less I understand.
08:39Earth has not anything to show more fair.
08:44Dull would he be of soul who could pass by, a sight so touching in its majesty.
08:52This city now doth, like a garment, wear the beauty of the morning, silent, bare.
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.
09:22Never did sun more beautifully steep in its first splendor.
09:28Valley, rock or hill.
09:32Nurse or I never felt a calm so deep.
09:37The river glideth at his own sweet will.
09:43Dear God, the very houses seem asleep.
09:49And all that mighty heart is lying still.
10:04Well done, Tom.
10:06A moving rendition.
10:08Tom, I confess, I felt entirely transported by the force of your words.
10:13And what a beautiful place.
10:17Our wisteria never flowers like this.
10:19Yes, your ability to kill our plants seems to be second to none.
10:23Come, let's take a turn.
10:25Indeed.
10:27This place is magical.
10:30It's a good garden.
10:32Yes, it is.
10:38Well, Miss Bennet.
10:45How do you feel?
10:47I...
10:50Well, uh...
10:51For once, I have nothing to say.
10:54I am sorry to hear that.
10:55No, I, um...
10:57No, I wish to say something...
11:01inspiring, but I...
11:03do not know how.
11:06You have such...
11:08such varied ways to express your feelings.
11:11Mine feel...
11:14frozen, or...
11:17feeble, or...
11:19entirely unknowable.
11:21I do not know, Miss Bennet.
11:24Well, I use the words of others to...
11:26puzzle through things I do not understand.
11:30But I...
11:31I do not believe that you are truly a stranger to strong emotions.
11:44forgive me.
11:47Oh, um...
11:48Sorry, Miss Bennet, I...
11:50Oh.
11:50It was just a petal.
11:52Mr Hayward, I...
11:53I think I must leave London.
11:57Well, you've only just arrived.
11:59It's no great event.
12:00My...
12:00My mother needs a companion.
12:02I see.
12:03And, well, you will likely be...
12:06very busy...
12:07soon, what with, uh...
12:09social engagements, and, uh...
12:12Miss Baxter.
12:16I'm sure you'll scarcely have time to notice I am gone.
12:20Well, I'd hoped that this would restore your spirit.
12:23Oh, indeed, it did.
12:25It did.
12:27I shall never forget it.
12:43I shall travel to Pemberley on the 18th.
12:46Good heavens.
12:48Mary, this is quite unexpected.
12:50Well, 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
12:59to summon the troops on account of her loneliness,
13:01but must you answer the call?
13:06I think I must.
13:08Well, we so enjoy having you here.
13:10The children will be disappointed.
13:13Yes, it's kind of you to say.
13:16It is the truth.
13:21I must plan today's lessons.
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 them.
13:55And it will, of course, be...
13:57an honour?
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 without any bread,
14:53and she whipped them all soundly and put them to bed.
14:57That poem started very well and 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 Bennet.
15:13This week, we 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.
15:27Disgusting.
15:29Miss Marianne?
15:32Love.
15:33Love.
15:35Love.
15:37Love.
15:43The eye 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.
16:08The frog was quite full.
16:10It had eaten ten flies, two slugs, one worm, and three lily pad pies.
16:19Well done.
16:20Well done.
16:22Miss Bennet, you were obviously inspired by our morning poetry reading.
16:26Oh, I was.
16:28No, I, um, yes, I am.
16:31Oh no!
16:32What is it, Miss Rebecca?
16:34I had a prop and I forgot to use it.
16:38Oh, uh, well, um, fear not.
16:42A prop is a cheap trick that diminishes the power of words.
16:47Indeed.
16:50Who's next?
16:55I would be sad to leave London.
16:58It was the first time I had ever felt a sense of belonging.
17:04Oh, there you are.
17:06I wanted to say thank you for such a wonderful day.
17:10The children will be inconsolable about you leaving.
17:14Marianne is stitching you a cushion with an inspirational Latin phrase, I believe.
17:19Oh, yes, it's Mori Quam Fodari, Death Before Dishonour.
17:25Goodness, how exciting.
17:28We shall miss you, Mary.
17:30I think we both know I'm not well suited to London's liveliness.
17:37Oh, Mary.
17:39You've barely given it a chance.
17:41Things change.
17:44People.
17:47Situations.
17:50Over time.
17:54May 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.
18:20Hmm.
18:20I went into another shop
18:22and found not four other bonnets
18:25I liked just as much.
18:27And in the end,
18:30one a shade of dusky pink
18:32that suited me even more.
18:37Do you see what I'm saying?
18:42Blue is not your colour?
18:46No, I'm saying that London
18:47has such a variety of choices
18:48and such quantity, too.
18:51You may enjoy the first thing you see well enough,
18:54but often,
18:56something more exciting will come along.
19:00Anyway,
19:01I just thought I'd let you know.
19:03Well, um,
19:05yes, thank you for that.
19:06It was very...
19:08interesting.
19:09Oh, I was meaning to tell you,
19:11we have decided
19:12to host a little entertainment tomorrow.
19:14A night of games.
19:16Oh, dear.
19:17What sort of games?
19:19No catching.
19:20Word games.
19:21Riddles and such.
19:22And very pleasant company.
19:24Company I know?
19:26Or...
19:26new company?
19:27All new.
19:29And very friendly.
19:31We desperately desire
19:33that you remember London fondly.
19:36This may be your final event with us
19:38before 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.
19:54It's a derby wait.
19:58Sorry, Theo.
20:00This is a pleasure.
20:29Sorry, I didn't realise 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 like words.
20:52I'm not much for games.
20:55Ah, and it is the company you've come for.
20:58Miss...
20:58Bennett. Mary Bennett.
21:01William Ryder.
21:03And where have you come from, Miss Bennett?
21:06Surely I would have remembered seeing you near Punchbowls across London.
21:10I am...
21:12New in town.
21:14Well, I for one am always pleased to see a new face.
21:21Now, please gather.
21:23Take your seats.
21:24I see the riddles are about to commence.
21:26We are wise to begin with full glasses.
21:35And now, the quick-fire round.
21:39Two words, one answer.
21:42Counterfeit agony.
21:44Counterfeit agony.
21:46A mean trick?
21:47My brain is in agony.
21:48It isn't counterfeit.
21:49It is quite real.
21:51Champagne.
21:52Ryder.
21:53Champagne.
21:54Champagne!
21:55Why, right, Miss Clark.
21:56Another point to you and our new leader.
22:00Fancy delivering a champagne in word, not in glass.
22:03Tease us, Mr. Gardiner.
22:05All right, then, Mr. Ryder.
22:06Here's one for you.
22:09Judy's fellow.
22:14My God, I know it.
22:17Punch!
22:18Oh, well done, Mr. Ryder.
22:20Finally, you've arrived on the school.
22:27My first word, comedians dread to hear.
22:32My next new life in a revolving year.
22:37I'll repeat it.
22:38My first word, comedians dread to hear.
22:41My next new life in a revolving year.
22:45Offspring.
22:46Yes!
22:46Oh, well done, Miss Barry.
22:48Miss Barry.
22:50Well done.
22:52Yes, Miss Bennet.
22:55Cheers to you.
22:56What's next?
22:58Mandarin.
22:59Delicious.
22:59Miss Bennet, how lovely to see you.
23:02Too, Miss Pexter.
23:03Mr. Hayward, we'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
23:11away from his work.
23:12I have an important case.
23:14Oh, he has a terrible fortune of being
23:16the only lawyer in London who exclusively
23:18gets important cases.
23:21Do you excuse us, Mrs. G?
23:23Excuse me.
23:26Miss Bennet?
23:27Tom, Will.
23:30Mr. Ryder and I studied law together.
23:32Ah.
23:32Yes, Mr. Hayward is responsible for my untimely
23:36retirement in the field.
23:37Is that so, Mr. Ryder?
23:38Well, he fed me so many poems,
23:41I believe myself a deep, romantic soul.
23:43Too sensitive for the rigors of law.
23:45Seems like a heavy charge to lay solely
23:47at the feet of poetry.
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.
23:57Miss Bennet here is putting us all to shame.
23:59Oh, nonsense, Mr. Ryder.
24:00You beat me to the punch.
24:02You see?
24:04Masterful with words.
24:08Please gather yourselves
24:09for the penultimate round.
24:12Mr. Ryder.
24:13What?
24:14I'm glad to see you're in
24:16better spirits, Miss Bennet.
24:19This evening has been something of a tonic,
24:21Mr. Hayward.
24:25Round three.
24:27Ready?
24:29Sunday.
24:30Yes.
24:31Appoint your Miss Baxter.
24:35Think sharp.
24:36Is it doll troops?
24:38No, no, no.
24:39Forget I said anything.
24:40Mercury.
24:41Yes.
24:41Well done.
24:43Is it really?
24:44Well done.
24:45Remarkable.
24:49Come on.
24:50Anybody?
24:52Lighthouse.
24:53Yes.
24:53Hopefully I had a chance to think,
24:55let alone speak.
24:56I've never known a lack of thinking
24:57to prevent you from speaking.
24:59What?
25:00That is five points apiece
25:03for Miss Clark
25:04and Miss Bennet.
25:07Well done.
25:13The final round.
25:15The two players with the most points
25:16go head-to-head
25:17to crack one final riddle
25:19and decide the winner.
25:21The leaders come as no surprise.
25:22Miss Clark
25:24and Miss Bennet.
25:26You mean I didn't make it?
25:28I'm astonished.
25:30Mrs. Gardiner,
25:31would you do the odds?
25:34To suffer my seconds,
25:37the doom of my first.
25:39And of all of my seconds,
25:41my whole is the worst.
25:56Heartache!
25:58Yes!
26:00Good Lord!
26:01She's Britain's finest mind!
26:03Miss Bennet!
26:03Huzzah!
26:05Miss Bennet!
26:08We declare we have a winner!
26:10London's newest arrival
26:12but its fiercest competitor,
26:14Miss Mary Bennet!
26:16Huzzah!
26:21I'm very glad that we arrived
26:23in time to see you crowned,
26:24Miss Bennet.
26:27I wanted to say...
26:29Miss Bennet!
26:30You are a liar.
26:32Am I?
26:33You told me
26:34you were not much for games.
26:36Well, I...
26:38I can't catch.
26:39I can't.
26:41Miss Bennet,
26:42I've been meaning
26:42to invite you to tea
26:43since I hear,
26:44very sadly,
26:45you are leaving London.
26:46Miss Bennet,
26:46surely not.
26:47You can't deprive
26:48the game players of London
26:50your riddling talents.
26:52Round of applause
26:53for our winner,
26:55Miss Bennet!
26:56Well done!
27:01In that moment,
27:02I think I understood
27:04what my aunt was telling me
27:06with the convoluted story
27:07about the bonnets.
27:12That quantity
27:13has a quality
27:15all of its own.
27:22Thank you so much.
27:23I never doubted you.
27:24Well done!
27:26This way.
27:27Thank you for coming.
27:28Miss Bennet.
27:32Mary,
27:33how you shone.
27:35You even caught the attention
27:36of the most dead leave London
27:37before I've,
27:38you know,
27:38given it a fair chance.
27:40I think I might like
27:41to stay a little while,
27:43if it's not too much burden.
27:44It's not a burden
27:45to us at all.
27:47We're delighted
27:48to have you with us.
27:52Oh, thank you so much
27:54for coming.
27:54Living in London
27:55was helping me
27:56to see that there
27:57could be more to life
27:57than just marriage
27:58or misery.
28:00Perhaps my aunt
28:01was right.
28:03Even the most
28:04hopeless of situations,
28:07the most hopeless
28:08of people,
28:09can,
28:10with kindness,
28:13change.
28:13little by little,
28:16over time.
28:18I was excited
28:20to discover
28:20who Mary Bennet
28:21might be.
28:28For the first time,
28:52You
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