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00:39It is a sad fact of life that if a young woman is unlucky enough to come into the world
00:44without expectations,
00:46she had better do all she can to ensure that she is beautiful.
00:53To be poor and handsome is misfortune enough.
00:57But to be penniless and plain is a hard fate indeed.
01:04Or so my mother taught us.
01:08Mr. Bennet, have you heard Netherfield Park is lit at last?
01:13I have not.
01:18Do you want to know who has taken it?
01:21You want to tell me and I have no objection to hearing it.
01:24I would like to know.
01:27It has been lent to a Mr. Bingley, a single man of large fortune, four or five thousand a year.
01:38I heard someone came down on Monday in a chaise and four.
01:42From whom did you hear this?
01:44Girls, you must prepare yourselves.
01:48Mrs. Long told me he is from the north of England.
01:52He saw Netherfield Park, fell in love with it and snapped it up straight away.
01:55In order to understand my mother's enthusiasm for this stranger's arrival,
02:00we must start at the beginning.
02:05With cake.
02:07In Meriton, England.
02:13Where a wealthy boy met beautiful girl.
02:18Father, meet mother.
02:20Sadly, the happiness of this union was to be undone by an archaic entail
02:24that meant only a male heir could inherit my father's estate.
02:28And what followed was girl, after girl, after girl, after girl, after girl.
02:40That's his fortune and her beauty were worthless.
02:45Mother spent her days trying to involve father in how to overcome their dire situation.
02:50But father hid in his newspaper, indifferent to the cause.
02:54Why should he engage?
02:55When the time comes...
02:57I'll be dead anyway.
03:00Our mother, not known for giving up easily,
03:04found a chink of light.
03:05A saving grace.
03:07Each of her children possessed a certain je ne sais quoi.
03:11Be it Jane's beauty,
03:15Lizzie's wit,
03:18Kitty's good humour,
03:19or Lydia's
03:21spirit.
03:23Oh!
03:24Oh, Mary!
03:25If she could secure advantageous marriages for each of us girls,
03:28it would be enough to save us all from destitution.
03:33Although I had not found my own best quality,
03:38I was quite sure that I would.
03:41My fault, Mary.
03:43Until the day my mother's true opinion of me was confirmed.
03:47Mary has an awfully...
03:49ruddy complexion.
03:50She does not have the complexion of her sisters,
03:53that is true.
03:54And she is clumsy.
03:56Ungainly.
03:58Maladroite,
03:58as they say.
04:00Four good marriages will have to do.
04:03I only hope she does not ruin her sister's chances.
04:31I only hope she does not ruin her sister's chances.
04:35I am sorry,
04:37but I am sorry.
04:40I am sorry.
04:41I'm sorry.
04:42Excuse me.
04:43I will.
04:43A little boy.
04:45I will not marry her,
04:45If you're not the beautiful one,
04:48the quick-witted one,
04:50or the ones that are good at games
04:51and full of youthful energy then who are you and what can you do if you're the odd one out
05:01is it possible you'll ever find a way to fit in
05:08worth i think
05:22worse still do not fret miss bennett
05:37have we found it i think we have mr sparrow oh thank goodness for that
05:52you see the lenses here correct your vision by bending light rays well i never
05:57hmm
06:13you really do look very well in your spectacles
06:18especially when you smile
06:22ah i do not think my mother will agree but i have a great passion for reading and i i
06:28would have been
06:28sad to stop
06:31i hope they will help you better enjoy the upcoming merriton assembly an assembly yes in a month
06:38i heard this morning my sisters will be pleased
06:44perhaps i shall see you there
06:52miss mary you ought to get on of course he'll i'll settle affairs here thank you thank you and thank
06:59you
07:04mr sparrow
07:04i have news
07:12there's going to be an assembly in merriton in a month we know oh i'm going to be the one
07:17to tell mama
07:18this will mark my first
07:20my first venture into society
07:25so it will
07:29how might i secure a partner for dancing i've i've always wondered
07:33i'm sure your clever mind can work out something as simple as dance partners
07:37do not fret
07:38not i'm not fretting
08:06i'm going to fill my card for dances jane do you think i shall be allowed to dance
08:10mary move do you hope you're not going to stand this close at the assembly
08:15oh we should have taken the long route oh these are my good boots oh i'm all for you for
08:22wearing them
08:24dang
08:29do you think russet would be too harsh for my complexion
08:33i don't see why it should would match my eyes i suppose your eyes are green
08:39you are so inattentive
08:45mr thompson told me himself i was the first to know that the ball is confirmed we were the first
08:50i was the first you were stood a little behind me it is wonderful what will i wear are kitty
08:56and
08:56lydia allowed to attend the ball father why would we not be i was the one that found out about
08:59it am
09:00a smile out jane lizzie you'll of course go and mary father i shall die if i do not go
09:08i'll probably
09:09die too i very much doubt that mr bennett kitty and lydia will also need to find husbands after jane
09:16and
09:16lizzie of course
09:20i don't see what the fuss is all about those horrible sweaty affairs mary you will attend oh
09:30oh well of course mother if you wish lady lucas and i will need someone to fetch us our drinks
09:36as
09:37long as i am not expected to attend mr bennett i told you i will not attend another of those
09:42insufferable
09:43muddy little dancers oh i wonder if mr bingley will be going to the meritan assembly oh he must be
09:50who would admit it me apparently you shall all go to the ball as long as i am obliged to
09:56hear
09:57no more about it i shall never be rid of you otherwise perhaps i shall dance with bingley too hi
10:04me
10:04what's excitement over a man you've never set eyes on quite ridiculous oh mary we're only indulging
10:15ourselves
10:16mary is wearing spectacles what on earth very good i hope you find the most useful mary
10:24i do father thank you mr bennett did you know about this we discussed this at length mary was to
10:32visit
10:32the optician yes but i did not know that she would actually need her to wear glasses you seem to
10:37forget my dear that i wear spectacles myself but she is a woman nevertheless she ought to be able to
10:45see i think they look very well potatoes mary
10:55in case she couldn't see them i think you're very brave to be prepared to look so ugly did you
11:01but papa who is going to dance with mary with those things on her face pleased to be able to
11:05read
11:08oh i do hope you are to meet him surely we must spectacles indeed
11:21momma kitty and i will meet new dresses before
11:23Oh.
12:11Maybe I could help you pick out a dress at the Merriton Assembly, Miss Mary.
12:16Oh, hell.
12:19What am I to do at a dance?
12:22Dance?
12:24Oh, what if no one wants to dance with me?
12:29Then you'll eat lots of ices.
12:32Such fripperies are not for me.
12:34I wonder, Miss Mary, if you don't see yourself clearly.
12:37If you're saying I don't bear comparison to my sisters, I've known that for years.
12:41A daffodil might look plain next to a lily, but on its own there is much to be admired.
12:47Now I am tall and yellow.
12:50Miss Mary, I wonder if you wouldn't be a little happier if you went out in the world and saw
12:58yourself how other people see you outside of your family.
13:05Well, that's decided.
13:08I am picking you out a new dress for the assembly.
13:12And I will not hear another word on the subject.
13:26Help!
13:28I've lost my ribbon!
13:31Found them!
13:39Madam, please remain still if you can.
13:48Does the gold make me look like...
13:54A little.
13:57Pity!
13:58What is it?
13:59Those are my books, Lydia.
14:00I cannot treat my jewellery box.
14:02I need something to stand on.
14:04This is important, Mary.
14:06You need to start getting ready, Miss Mary.
14:16Jane is first.
14:18That's not fair.
14:19I'm always last.
14:21Very, very last.
14:25Do you think I'll be able to dance on it?
14:28Does it still hurt?
14:29Yes.
14:29It was two weeks ago.
14:31I know.
14:33Should we eat beforehand?
14:35Perhaps a small meal.
14:36Perhaps a very small meal.
14:36And don't drink too much.
14:38But what if I'm thirsty?
14:39Lydia, I don't suppose you want to relieve yourself behind a screen in front of everyone?
14:43Lizzie!
15:20Is it too fine for me, do you think?
15:23You look very handsome in it.
15:37We have taken my interview.
15:39We have my eyes, Lydia.
15:40You can have to make me a perdu.
15:42Not in that sense.
15:43Let's go.
16:15Let's go.
16:56I like your dress, Mary.
16:59Oh, Charlotte.
17:02What a route.
17:03I swear, the crowd gets bigger every season.
17:05You should limit entry to those young ladies, fortunate enough, with secured partners.
17:10Yes, I thought the very same thing.
17:46Mr. Bingley, welcome.
17:48These are my sisters, Louisa, and this is Caroline.
17:52This is Mr. Hurst and Mr. Darcy.
17:55And if I may present, Mrs. Bennet.
18:01Miss Jane Bennet.
18:03Miss Elizabeth Bennet.
18:08Kitty and Lydia.
18:12Oh, and this is Miss Mary Bennet.
18:18What's accomplished girl in the whole neighborhood?
18:22That is a great achievement, to be sure.
18:25Study clearly trumps all other considerations in your mind.
18:29What an example to us all.
18:41Oh, help me tell me it hit.
19:43I'm not handsome enough to tempt me.
20:00Excuse me, Miss Bennett.
20:04I do not mean to intrude, but it is very bad for your eyes to screw them up in such
20:08a fashion.
20:09Mr. Sparrow.
20:11Perhaps I may be permitted to help you find what you're looking for.
20:15I was looking for, uh, my sisters.
20:20Take his hand.
20:22I'm quite exhausted from all the dancing.
20:26I just chose to sit this one out.
20:29That is a shame.
20:32I was going to ask if you would do me the honor of standing up with me for the next
20:35dance.
20:37Actually, I'm now feeling much rested.
20:39And I would be delighted.
20:41Well then, I thank you.
20:44Oh, yes.
20:47Shall we remain here until the next set of schools?
20:49Of course.
20:50That's exactly what I thought.
21:01How are your spectacles?
21:03Very well.
21:04Yes, I'm able to study for hours without this year.
21:07I am delighted to hear that.
21:16Perhaps you could recommend a book to me.
21:18What do you read with such enjoyment?
21:23Well, Mrs. Catherine McCauley has written a wonderful account of British history.
21:27It's a fascinating read.
21:29I will seek it out.
21:30Are you a scholar, sir?
21:32I like to read, but science rather than history.
21:35I have a plan to study medicine in London.
21:37Barts or maybe Morpheus.
21:41What a noble ambition.
21:43But it is not a thing widely known.
21:45I have not mentioned it to anyone before you.
21:49I shall speak of it to no one.
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22:25I have not mentioned it to anyone before you, but I have not mentioned it to anyone before you, but
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22:37I
23:02I'm regressing visiting the supper table so early, I should have had less oyster passes.
23:09It's fewer, it's fewer oyster patties.
23:16Here we go!
23:39Here we go!
23:43Here we go!
23:54Here we go!
24:02Would you like a cold drink, Miss Bennet?
24:06Yes, that's an excellent idea.
24:19It looks as though you are enjoying yourself, Mary.
24:23Your partner is the young John Sparrow, isn't he?
24:27Yes, the optician's son.
24:30And you have danced with him twice.
24:35Mary, you are very young, and perhaps do not fully appreciate how things are understood.
24:42If you are to dance with him again, it will be remarked upon.
24:45Two dances in succession suggest a liking, three might imply something more.
24:53I'm very happy dancing with him.
25:08I see that you have stood up twice with the sparrow boy.
25:12Yes, Mama.
25:15You will not dance with him again.
25:21But, Mother, he's been most attentive.
25:24He's quite the gentleman.
25:26Mary, his father owns a shop.
25:30Yes?
25:32With a bell?
25:36Mother, I have danced with him twice.
25:39I have no wish to marry him.
25:40You may not object to lowering yourself, but I will not have you ruin your sister's chances of a match.
26:09Would you care to dance again, Miss Bennet, once we have finished our ices?
26:15Mr. Sparrow, I am afraid that I shall...
26:20I shall not be able to stand up with you again this evening.
26:23Oh.
26:25But I thought...
26:27I thought...
26:30I hope I have not offended you.
26:31No, no, no.
26:32Not at all, sir.
26:33I've...
26:34Oh, I've...
26:34I've very much enjoyed dancing with you.
26:39It's, um...
26:41That is to say that, um...
26:45My mother is concerned.
26:48Concerned?
26:48Uh, um, for my sisters and I.
26:51Um, it's important that we make an, uh, appropriate social, um, one might say, uh, financially, um, well, a suitable
27:03match.
27:04Yes, Bennet, there is no need for an explanation.
27:07I shall not pursue the matter.
27:08I've...
27:09Enjoyed.
27:09I've enjoyed my time.
27:11Um...
27:11Good evening to you.
27:15I'm sorry.
27:16I'm...
27:17Sorry.
27:29Of course I will.
27:49James stood up with him twice.
27:52I had little time for his friend.
27:55Please do not hold that against Mr Bingley.
27:57I'll be able to go again soon.
27:58Yes.
27:59I danced with two soldiers.
28:01I'm not very good with faces,
28:02so I'm not sure how many times I stood up with anyone.
28:05Ew!
28:06As my mother and sisters happily dissected every moment of the ball,
28:10I felt a terrible sense of shame.
28:13I had caused hurt to a man whose only crime was being kind to me.
28:21Who was I?
28:23A coward who lacked the courage to follow her own inclinations?
28:28It was time to find my own way.
28:31To look for a new version of myself, as a serious-minded woman.
28:38From now on, knowledge and reason would be my guide.
28:43No more ribbons, ball gowns, or dance cards.
28:47The old Mary would be no more.
28:50I would transform into the intellectual one.
28:54That was how I would stand out, as the other Bennet sister.
29:13I would run away from Philadelphia.
29:14For a new version of my life that I'm having niceừ can't hide,
29:14I just did they too.
29:14For a new version of myself in my life.
29:14That's called Jerry Justin Dalio.
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29:15The Asheville I can find.
29:15Yeah!
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