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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
00:53i 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 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
01:46for i believe we should be very happy together miss bennett i i have a mind to go abroad to
01:53italy
01:54somewhere with with a lake in front of me and a mountain behind lakes are usually found in
02:01mountainous areas i um no although some are found in dormant volcanic craters
02:05i cannot imagine going to italy without you miss bennett and therefore i wondered
02:15whether you might do me the greatest honor of coming with me
02:23well i i we could read poetry all day and and drink wine all evening oh i do i like
02:31poetry
02:31and i like wine what we have loved others will love and we will teach them how let us
02:39teach each other i i don't speak any italian but i i suppose i could i could learn
02:44that's the spirit miss bennett this is why we are such a strong match you have the courage of my
02:50convictions
02:53how so you understand the appeal of living boldly living with freedom unburdened by the shackles of marriage
03:03sorry just to to be very clear um so you're suggesting that um i i live with you in italy
03:12but
03:13um 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 for
03:42london tomorrow and plan our trip to italy
04:07well mary come mary dear who would have thought you'd make such an excellent match
04:14i know i i i uh he didn't propose mama what do you mean he did not propose
04:21i mean that uh he called me in there to talk about um a sermon on uh good works
04:31mary this is no time for one of your poor attempts at humor
04:35mr 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
04:51yes yes he will mary i shall choose your dress for supper perhaps something of lizzie's
05:08uh interestingly uh charlotte oh mr collins it looks as though you're all waiting for us
05:16we were not mrs bennett i i am pleased to see you looking so well i see you didn't rush
05:22to pay your
05:22respects do not not wish to impose how are you um all i long to know everything well there is
05:31something of a
05:32situation involving mary thank you lydia we were just getting ready for supper come
05:39ha yes
05:44you sit up straight dear mary is looking very well tonight mr rider do you not agree i do indeed
05:53my daughters are a handsome set they most certainly are more wine mama this is the wine you requested
06:01and only one unmarried did you hear charlotte's news of longbourn mama in the drawing room we have
06:08opened up an orange how did you enjoy your ride this afternoon mr rider it was very pleasant excellent
06:15company mother mr darcy and i are thinking of holding a dinner in honor of your recovery
06:21hmm very good idea lizzie was it your horse miss bennett that picked these blackberries were
06:28is that what she was doing this afternoon well if it is i feel quite terrible now for having dragged
06:35her away so you should rather delicious have you always lived in london mr rider i have
06:41although my plan is to move to italy quite soon italy how long for to settle for the rest of
06:49my days
06:50or for as long as my fancy takes me well wherever you choose you will need a knowledgeable companion
06:58by your side as you know mary reads a great deal she has a very well-informed mind though do
07:06not let
07:06that put you off miss bennett is an extraordinary young woman young why italy for its history its
07:14beauty to wake up each morning to a view of a mountain ah uh in reality mountainous regions play
07:21havoc with one's rheumatism well i think that sounds quite perfect it really does
07:27you find longborn tedious with its drafts i hardly think you would cope in mountains
07:33i will never know will i i did not know you spoke italian mr rider bocco bless you
07:46i am quite looking forward to the peace and stillness of a foreign land yes yes it would be most
07:54welcome
08:11i remember very well being the subject of mother's plotting it is quite a lot to bear isn't it
08:21engagements can take time
08:24it is no small decision and important not to rush if mr rider does not propose you must not think
08:31it is a
08:31reflection on you mr rider has already proposed
08:39mary that is excellent news isn't it
08:48was a kind of proposal oh mr rider proposed that i live with him in italy
08:59reading poetry and reading poetry and drinking wine that sounds quite perfect it does doesn't it it does
09:07i think i'd very much like to travel i would certainly rise to the challenge of a new language
09:13i have to give him my decision tomorrow morning well what 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 not in those words i have never heard such a suggestion in
09:36my life oh well sadly lizzie i think most of us will never find ourselves in a romantic situation as
09:40perfect as yours but he insults you he does not oh mr rider believes that women shouldn't be owned
09:46in such a way as marriage so he prefers a modern arrangement i'm sure he does one that is far
09:51more
09:51convenient for him if he tires of this arrangement he can easily move on whilst your reputation is
09:58ruined forever do you think he will tire of me of course not mary i
10:04marriage is the only thing a woman has to protect herself against such difficulties
10:08and tell me you are not seriously considering his offer
10:13i mean i've begun to think i'm not i'm not much suited to conventional life i've always been the odd
10:24one
10:24out oh i know i know the scandal would be huge i know mother would be mortified but mr rider
10:32he treats me
10:33well he makes me laugh he 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
11:17lizzie you have grown up with no shortage of suitors and you're at home too you have you've
11:24always been married we've had largely the same upbringing no no we may have grown up in the same
11:29house with the same mother and father and the same sisters but your experience of life has been
11:33wholly different to my own you were celebrated and you were you were respected i was not
11:43i mean for the rest of you even in your worst moments growing up you could look to me and
11:47think
11:49at least i'm not mary that's not true it's absolutely true but i always admired your strength
11:56that you never cared what mother or any of us thought of course i cared well you always did things
12:02your
12:02own way that was the only way i knew
12:11mary all i want is to protect you oh or protect yourself from whatever shame i might bring on the
12:19family
12:22how could you think such a thing
12:39do you love mr rider
12:57do you love me
13:28Ah, good morning, Miss Bennet.
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.
14:03But 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 for myself.
14:47Of course.
14:49I see.
14:52Goodbye, Mr. Ryder.
14:57My best wishes to your family.
15:32Good morning, Mary.
15:35Mother.
15:36I trust you slept well last night?
15:39I did, Miss. 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?
15:52Oh, 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.
16:03He has no plans to leave.
16:05I saw him.
16:06I saw him climb into his carriage and go.
16:11Mary?
16:12Yes, Mr. Ryder has left.
16:14He's left.
16:15Bemberley.
16:16Did he make you an offer of marriage?
16:20I will not be marrying Mr. Ryder.
16:26I will 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.
16:40Ugh.
16:52Mother.
16:53I 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.
17:23Do 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.
17:35If 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,
17:54then you shall remain here with me instead.
18:10Come on.
18:11Come on.
18:23Goodbye, Jane.
18:25Goodbye.
18:26We'll be thinking of you.
18:27Goodbye.
18:28Thank you, honey.
18:29Good luck with Mother.
18:30Goodbye to you.
18:35Goodbye.
18:56You make it worse.
19:07Mary, don't do that.
19:11Sorry, Mother.
19:14You endlessly try my patience.
19:19Come on.
19:20Enough.
19:22No, no.
19:23Please, help.
19:38Do not leave on my account, Miss Bennet.
19:41Oh, I...
19:43Sorry, I cannot provide good company today.
19:48Um...
19:49I've noticed you've been most 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.
20:01I am, um...
20:03I am 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.
20:18As I tend to do everyone.
20:20No, not at all, Mr. Collins.
20:25My father often commented that I was worthless.
20:28I thought a great deal about turning myself into something different, someone easy and obliging, but...
20:38Somehow I...
20:39I can't.
20:42I've always...
20:44struck the wrong note with people.
20:47Even in childhood.
20:49I felt the same way, many times.
20:52Um...
20:53I...
20:54I think you have...
20:56much to offer, Mr. Collins.
21:00Uh...
21:00Excuse me.
21:02I realise I'm now burdening you with my troubles.
21:04No, not at all.
21:07Hmm.
21:08What are you reading?
21:10Hmm?
21:11Oh, er...
21:13Aristotle.
21:16I'm...
21:17looking into the question of...
21:20happiness.
21:23Happiness?
21:24Hmm.
21:26What it is.
21:28How one might...
21:30find it.
21:33Do you, um...
21:34Do you have an answer?
21:37Well...
21:38I'm not quite sure.
21:40I...
21:41I've found some points of interest.
21:45Please, would you tell me what you know, Mr. Collins?
21:49Oh, er...
21:50What I've discovered seems to suggest that it is only through self-knowledge that genuine happiness is experienced.
21:58Through self-knowledge?
22:00Mm.
22:00I...
22:01I think it is only when we have examined and understood our strengths and weaknesses and been honest enough about
22:08what we truly desire from life,
22:11only then do you have any chance at all of attaining happiness.
22:14Yes.
22:17So, what Aristotle is saying is that...
22:21our happiness...
22:25is in our own hands?
22:28Yes.
22:30Oh.
22:30I think so, yes.
22:32Interesting thought, isn't it?
22:35It's most interesting.
22:43Mary!
22:45It is him!
22:47It must be Mr. Ryder coming back to try again!
23:01Uncle!
23:02Mary!
23:05Jane!
23:16You reminded us of the importance of protecting our health,
23:21and so Edward and I have decided to spend some much-needed time in the lakes.
23:26Wonderful. Quite wonderful.
23:27All that wind would play havoc with my nerves.
23:31And we were wondering whether Mary might join us.
23:35Mary?
23:35Yes, we thought perhaps Mary could join us in the lakes and then return with us to London.
23:40Elizabeth wrote to us explaining that Mary was without much to occupy her here.
23:45She has a very good occupation. She is my companion.
23:49I think it's a very sensible idea for Mary to get some fresh air.
23:52Oh, do you now?
23:53What do you think, Mary?
23:55Mary will not leave me.
23:57She knows I do not have many years left,
24:00and she wants to spend this precious time at my side.
24:03Isn't that right, Mary?
24:06Mother,
24:08Mr. Darcy and I have arranged a new companion for you.
24:12She's called Susan.
24:14Susan?
24:15Am I to be looked after by a Susan?
24:19We very much enjoy Mary's company.
24:22As do I.
24:23And knowing her passion for Wordsworth...
24:25She is forbidden to leave.
24:31Aunt.
24:33Uncle.
24:35Thank you for your invitation.
24:42I would be delighted to join you.
24:44What do you mean?
24:46I think, dear sister, she means she will be joining us in the Lake Districts.
24:50What a good idea.
24:52A good decision, Mary.
24:53Well done.
24:54A most excellent decision.
24:56Always good to challenge oneself.
24:57Oh, do be quiet, Mr. Collins!
25:00Well done, Mary!
25:02Well done.
25:03You should probably go and pack.
25:05I will help.
25:19I envy you.
25:23You envy me?
25:24The lakes.
25:26London.
25:27I never did experience much of life.
25:30It is a bold and brave decision, Mary.
25:33And for what it's worth,
25:35I think it's the right one.
25:41Forgive me, Charlotte.
25:42I don't want to speak out of turn.
25:46I 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,
26:07she...
26:08she...
26:09negated to tell me it was possible to be both married and...
26:13miserable.
26:17Yes, well, my father let us in on that particular secret some years ago.
26:22Yes.
26:23But I do believe that...
26:26if you look a little under the surface...
26:28I guess...
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!
26:52Susan!
27:01Mary, 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, Lizzy.
27:23What if I made all the wrong decisions?
27:31Mary, you will flourish.
27:39Mary, you will flourish.
27:45Mary, you will flourish.
27:50I will not 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 Bennet!
28:01Miss Bennet!
28:05I have something for you.
28:11Thank 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.
29:10I should have known that my life was never that simple.
29:14thought of my life was never right.
29:16I was thinking, but as much as we do in the lakes or other areas alone,
29:22if we knew that I am a��
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