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00:20In the weeks that followed the disastrous Meriton Assembly,
00:24I buried myself in my books, hoping to stave off the pangs of shame and humiliation.
00:31It was all part of my plan for a new Meriton.
00:36I needed a clear mind, unclouded by strong emotion.
00:40I was working on gravitas.
00:45From now on, I would be a steady, informed, and rational woman.
00:51Books would be my guide.
00:52I would think more and feel less.
01:01What could possibly go wrong?
01:12Well?
01:24I hope you have ordered a good dinner for this evening.
01:28We shall have a guest.
01:29I knew it would be so.
01:32It's not Mr Bingley.
01:35It's my cousin.
01:37Mr Collins?
01:38The very same.
01:39The man next in the end tale.
01:41Who?
01:41The man who, once I am dead, will turn you out of the house as soon as he pleases.
01:46He proposes himself as a guest here at Longbourn?
01:49In point of composition, his letter does not seem entirely defective.
01:53Entirely defective?
01:55Mary, are you quite all right?
01:56I regret deeply the breach which has existed between us for so long.
02:02As a clergyman, I feel it my duty to promote the blessings of peace in all families within my influence.
02:08Blessings of peace in this house.
02:12He must be an oddity.
02:14I cannot make him out.
02:16Can he be a sensible man, sir?
02:17He is a very sensible man, thank you, Elizabeth.
02:21Very sensible indeed.
02:24Oh, can you not all see he is looking for a wife?
02:28Do you really think so?
02:30Lizzie?
02:31You must prepare yourself.
02:32But Mama!
02:33We shall find out just what kind of man he is this afternoon.
02:36I have great hopes of his being extremely foolish.
02:41He sounds insufferably boring.
02:43A clergyman.
02:44Ugh.
02:45Is it right to condemn him before we've even met him?
02:48Oh, please, Mary.
02:50I was agreeing with you.
02:51It's the way you say things.
02:59I am looking forward to meeting Mr. Collins this afternoon.
03:09What do you keep under your hat?
03:21Oh, I hope my honesty did not offend her.
03:28My goodness.
03:29No.
03:30No.
03:31Your sister seemed most agitated this morning.
03:34My father's cousin, Mr. Collins, is to visit Longbourn and they've all decided he's a terrible ball.
03:40Mother believes he comes looking for a wife.
03:43A wife?
03:43Apparently.
03:45What is your cousin's profession?
03:46A clergyman.
03:48Oh.
03:49A modest income then, I imagine.
03:53Do you know what my advice would be to you?
03:56If my father's cousin was coming to stay and I knew he was looking for a wife, I would do
04:01everything within the bounds of propriety to attract him.
04:06Well, I have decided none of this is for me.
04:09I will live alone with knowledge.
04:11Look, Mary cannot seriously believe the life of an old maid is to be preferred.
04:18I do not think my ma has me in mind.
04:20Jane and Lizzie won't settle so low.
04:22Anyway, Jane is nearly taken.
04:24So that leaves you.
04:27You speak nothing of love.
04:32What is love to do with anything?
04:34Of course.
04:34Of course, you're right.
04:35Of course.
04:36For an educated woman, raised to be genteel as we have been, the future holds no other prospect than marriage.
04:44Marriage or misery, Mary.
04:47Marriage or misery.
04:51I should know.
05:20Mr. Collins.
05:22I'm here.
05:22Meet at last.
05:30Ah.
05:31This.
05:35This is Jane, our eldest.
05:40Well, I had an idea.
05:44She is soon to be engaged, but the others are not.
05:50This is Elizabeth.
05:56A pleasure.
06:01And Mary.
06:02How are you doing?
06:03This is Kitty.
06:04And our youngest, Lydia.
06:06Ah.
06:07Well, now, I don't know that I will be able to tell the difference between you two.
06:18The good looks of my fair cousins far exceed even the most enthusiastic of reports.
06:23Of course.
06:25Oh.
06:28No.
06:29I'm terribly sorry.
06:31I certainly didn't mean to cause any offence.
06:34You caused no offence, Mr. Collins.
06:37Of course you didn't.
06:39Allow me to show you the house.
06:42Oh.
06:43Splendid.
06:44Splendid.
06:45Much smaller than one imagined, but with a few minor modifications will suffice my meek needs.
06:53I wish you think so.
07:01I am not worthy of the crumbs which fall from thy table.
07:08Amen.
07:09And yet that gives unto me the bread of life.
07:13Evermore give me that bread that I may eat thereof,
07:18and not die...
07:22...eternally.
07:24Yes, exactly.
07:25Amen.
07:26Mr. Bennet.
07:28What a magnificent dining table.
07:30Even with the heavy curtains and the lack of natural light in here, one can still see its quality.
07:36How generous of you.
07:37Hmm.
07:41Shall we?
07:42Hmm.
07:50Mr. Collins.
07:57Mr. Bennet, I expect your daughters will be quickly and advantageously disposed of in marriage.
08:03Disposed?
08:04It is very good of you to say so.
08:05Hmm.
08:06Oh, I am happy on every occasion to offer those delicate little compliments that are agreeable to ladies.
08:12Thank you, Mr. Collins.
08:14Hmm.
08:15And may I commend your reading of grace?
08:17Hmm.
08:18It has very much stayed with me.
08:20It is most unfortunate that our girls have no proper portion to bring to their husbands.
08:26Please excuse me.
08:28You allude perhaps to the entail of this estate?
08:32It is a most vexing situation.
08:34If only there was some...
08:37...satisfactory way to amend it.
08:40Hmm.
08:41Hmm.
08:42I could say much on the subject.
08:44But I am cautious of appearing forward and...
08:48...precipited.
08:50I can assure the young ladies that I come prepared to admire them.
08:57Hmm.
09:00Have you read Dr. Fordyce, sir?
09:05Hmm.
09:05I certainly have.
09:06Cousin Elizabeth.
09:08What make you of the sermons?
09:10I am sure I haven't had time to read them, sir.
09:13So busy have I been merely being a woman, I haven't had a moment to read up on how I
09:18should go about it.
09:21I think I am the only one who is truly interested in Fordyce's sermons.
09:26More wine, Mr. Collins.
09:29Hmm.
09:34I will that women adorn themselves with sobriety.
09:39Let your speech be always...
09:42...be always, with grace, seasoned.
09:46And...
09:50...with salt.
09:54This has been wonderful.
09:57But now you must let us entertain you, Mr. Collins.
10:02Lizzie, won't you play for us?
10:06Ah.
10:10Huh.
10:11Huh.
10:17Up.
10:26Uh...
10:27Uh...
10:28Uh...
10:29Uh...
10:33Uh...
10:34Uh...
10:55Bravo, Lizzie.
10:56Yeah.
10:57Very good, Lizzie.
10:58If you were to practice properly, you really might master it.
11:01It seems a great shame to bring all the pleasure out of music.
11:03A few false notes seems a small price to pay in exchange.
11:07A great shame to waste as a gift, that is all.
11:09Hmm. Quite right.
11:12Why don't you show us how it is done, Mary?
11:23Oh, Lord.
11:48Oh, Lord.
11:49Oh, Lord.
11:52Oh, Lord.
12:14My congratulations, cousin. You play with such exactness.
12:21I imagine you practice a great deal.
12:23I practice often, it is true.
12:26Yes, it is.
12:28It's only through hard work that anything of any value has to be achieved.
12:31Yes, um...
12:33Yes, I...
12:35Mr Collins, perhaps Elizabeth could take you on a walk around the gardens.
12:49Mary. Mother.
12:53I do not want any confusion regarding Mr Collins and future prospects.
13:00I am not sure I understand.
13:02It is Lizzie in whom Mr Collins has expressed an interest. Are we clear?
13:07Don't you worry, Mama, that Lizzie won't accept Mr Collins. I have no particular feelings
13:13for him. But he and I have similar interests, and I am at least prepared to seek out the
13:20good in him.
13:20Mary, I cannot pass the man around the family like a sherry trifle.
13:28Your name has not come up.
13:39Cousins!
13:40Come on.
13:41Ready?
13:42Come on, hit it!
13:43I bring news.
13:44There...
13:45There is to be...
13:47There is to be a ball next week at Netherfield.
13:50Oh, I knew Mr Bingley would find the perfect excuse to see Jane again.
13:55And my brother and his wife shall be visiting.
13:57They might even be here when the engagement is announced.
14:00We are some way off that.
14:03A Mr and Mrs Gardner shall be joining us.
14:06They're coming down from London.
14:07Up.
14:11They're coming up from London.
14:13That is what I said.
14:15Splendid.
14:16Splendid!
14:17A real family affair.
14:19I will need new ribbons.
14:20Perhaps, Miss Bennet, you would take the first dance with me?
14:27Oh, how wonderful.
14:29Maybe I should play a little something on the piano?
14:33Yes!
14:34You should indeed.
14:36What about you, Miss Elizabeth?
14:38Do you sing?
14:40There is nothing I admire more than a woman with a wide vocal range.
15:04Very good, Miss Mary.
15:06Your playing is coming along nicely.
15:08Thank you, Hill.
15:10Mr Collins thinks I'm a very good player.
15:14I'm planning to play at the Assembly.
15:16At Netherfield?
15:17Yes.
15:18I was even thinking I might sing.
15:22Sing?
15:23Miss Mary?
15:25It will be a surprise to them all.
15:29Short and sweet.
15:31That would be my advice.
15:35And, er, maybe don't sing.
15:44Hey, Alfred!
15:45I bones, my baby!
15:48Mmm!
15:53Mmm!
15:53Mmm- edge.
15:54Mmm!
15:56Yeah!
15:57Maybe don't like it.eing使
15:57you've got det. Mmm...
15:58Mmm!
16:00Mmm!
16:00Eee
16:00-ee-eeeh-eeeh-eeeh-e-eeeh-eeeh-eeeh-eeeh-eeeh-eeeh-eeeh-eeeh-eeeh-eeeh-Ooh-eehm-eeeh-eeeh-eeh
16:04-yeah.
16:12The earlier we arrive, the earlier we can leave.
16:15Oh.
16:19Oh.
16:24Oh.
16:27Oh.
16:30Oh.
16:38I'm sure you're just being honest.
16:42So, Lady Lucas, Charlotte, please meet my brother and his dear wife, Mr. and Mrs. Gardner.
16:51They're down from London.
16:53Up.
16:53What?
16:54Up from London.
16:56And this is my very distant cousin, Mr. Collins.
17:03Shall we do?
17:08Something of a challenge to find husbands for five daughters.
17:13This is a beautiful dining room.
17:15But if Jane were to get a proposal...
17:18Am I?
17:19Please.
17:23As I say, if Jane...
17:25Lizzie seems very keen to distance herself from your cousin.
17:28She's not at all happy about his interest.
17:32What is he like?
17:35Tolerable forearms, I noticed.
17:38Have you made your interest in him clear?
17:40I am trying.
17:43But...
17:44Your mother seems terribly keen for Lizzie to be matched with a man of a modest income.
17:49I cannot think why.
17:51He is the cousin.
17:53The one from the end tale.
17:55It's Mr. Collins who stands to inherit Longbourn.
17:57The house, the estate, the income, all of it.
18:01So...
18:01My father cannot stand the man.
18:03While my mother wants Lizzie to marry him.
18:09Oh.
18:11Perhaps I will not play tonight.
18:13Oh, Mary, you must.
18:17I had prepared...
18:19Little something.
18:21But...
18:22Now that time is here, I'm not sure I have the stomach for it.
18:24Nonsense, Mary.
18:26Mr. Collins is sure to be impressed.
18:28I think it is time you get yourself noticed.
18:33Aw.
18:49I beg you, do not make it long.
19:06I beg you.
19:09I beg you, do not care.
19:09Be gone, do not care.
19:14I beg you, be gone from me.
19:20Be gone, do not care.
19:25You and I shall never agree
19:31Be gone, don't care
19:38Lydia, he's calling it
19:41I really be gone from me
19:45Be gone, don't care
19:50You and I shall never agree
19:58Long time hast thou been tarrying here
20:05And faith thou wouldst me kill
20:11Please, I will thank you
20:13Faith, don't care
20:18Thou never shalt have thy will
20:24I have another piece, Father
20:34One that's more lively
20:35Mary, you have delighted us on enough
20:47Oh, Miss Bennett, that was truly unforgettable
20:58It was a beautiful rendition of a difficult song
21:04Everybody saw him
21:07It's a kind song
21:09Take a breath, take a breath
21:12Nobody noticed but you
21:27Mary
21:31It was you that told Father to stop me playing, wasn't it?
21:35I didn't want you to overexalt yourself
21:37You insult me
21:39We both know that it's not true
21:43Mary
21:46I have had a terrible evening
21:48And yet you always appear to handle everything with such ease
21:51What do you mean?
21:52You always care what you want
21:55Without needing to try
21:57Whereas I try
22:00So hard
22:04And it's always for nothing
22:06Don't say that
22:08There is much you have achieved
22:16I'm sorry
22:19I'm truly sorry
22:38Mary
22:39Mary
22:40Mary
22:41You must get dressed and come downstairs
22:42There has been such an upset
22:44You won't believe it
22:44You can't imagine what's happened
22:48Well
22:49Mr. Collins has made Lizzie an offer
22:53And she has refused him
22:54Can you imagine?
22:55Mama is furious
22:56And says Lizzie will have him
22:58But Papa told Lizzie that her choice was a sad one
23:00Because Mother will never see her again if she doesn't marry Collins
23:04And Papa will never see her again if she does
23:06And now everyone is so utterly cross
23:08Mr. Collins has stormed off
23:09Lizzie won't say anything at all
23:11Mama is beside herself
23:12And Papa has shut himself in the library
23:14You must come
23:15So what happens now?
23:16What of Mr. Collins?
23:19Papa thinks he would choose someone else
23:21I don't know
23:22Well it's more likely to be me than you
23:27No, I am resigned
23:28Mr. Bennett, I shall take my lead
23:30As you wish
23:31Oh, Mr. Collins
23:32I am resigned, madam
23:34Oh, Mr. Collins
23:35This is just a misunderstanding
23:41Mr. Collins
23:42Mr. Collins has withdrawn his pretensions to Lizzie's favour
23:47I am very glad to hear it
23:48I don't think I could have borne much more of his good opinion
23:51He says he has resigned and will not renew his pursuit
23:55Oh
24:13Thank you, Hill
24:23I have been thinking, Mary
24:26Since Lizzie was so selfish as to refuse Mr. Collins
24:31I have turned my mind towards you
24:38I think you understand me
24:39Mama, less than a week ago you were adamant that I was not...
24:42Mary, please
24:44He will not ask me now
24:46I need to be sure that you will accept him when he offers
24:50He will not choose me, Mama
24:53Oh, Mary, he will
24:56Who else will marry him?
25:02What are you reading?
25:06A theory of the earth
25:07It's about rocks
25:08Just types of...
25:11Rocks
25:32One had obviously hoped for a slightly more capacious dining room, however
25:36I think it's quite sweet we found each other
25:39Mr. Bennet
25:41Mr. Collins has made Miss Charlotte Lucas an offer of marriage
25:47And she has accepted
25:49We wish you joy
25:51Yes, so much joy
25:53I wish you joy
25:54I wish you joy
25:54Thank you all
25:56You do know he is a clergyman, isn't it?
25:58Yes, I am
25:59You've got a lot to be with the work of a man
26:01It's a good man
26:02You're not
26:03You're not
26:04You're not
26:04They are...
26:05Mr. Kennedy
26:29Have I had any doubts as to whether I'd done the right thing?
26:32They vanished when I told my family of his offer
26:35I am too old to be generous, I'm afraid.
26:40Charlotte!
26:43Come marvel at this oak.
26:50Good night, Jane. Good night, Lizzie.
26:52Good night, Lydia. Good night, Mama.
26:54Good night, Kitty.
26:55I told you no one would marry you if you wore spectacles.
27:16It wouldn't be for much longer, wait, that we Bennet sisters lived together.
27:26As each of my sisters left home,
27:30my future felt increasingly uncertain.
27:38I often thought back to the events in that period of my life
27:41and wondered if I could have done anything differently.
27:49But I was trapped.
27:53Unable to escape the loveless world of my parents.
28:00I've now got to be clear.
28:02But I'll bring you to the loveless world of my parents.
28:06My options were limited.
28:12And I found my books offered me no instruction
28:16and little comfort.
28:19I searched desperately for answers.
28:23I clung on to hope.
28:34But in a moment, my life was upturned.
28:40Mr. Bennet?
28:41Catch the doctor.
28:43Yes, ma'am.
28:45They're bringing the carriage round. Go.
28:47Yes, ma'am. Right away.
28:54Father had found a way out,
28:56leaving Mother and I with nothing
29:00except each other.
29:10You're being Там.
29:30You're beingY Turks.
29:31You're being here.
29:32Amen.
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