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00:22Dear Mother,
00:25I write to let you know that I will not be joining you at Pemberley just yet.
00:30As I am still very much needed in London.
00:33The Gardener's Governess has indeed returned, but we find ourselves quite overrun with social engagements.
00:42You will be excited to hear that I have been invited to one of Lady Winspear's weekly balls.
00:48I am very much looking forward to it.
00:53I miss you all.
01:00Yours, Mary.
01:03The Gardener's Governess has returned from Norfolk, has she not?
01:06Yes, yes, a week ago.
01:08Well then, the ball is perfectly timed for you to find a husband.
01:14A husband, whatever else do you plan to do?
01:20Someone who was once a friend told me that a woman has two choices in life, marriage or misery.
01:27What do you think?
01:29Mary, it is not too late for marriage, if that's what you're asking me.
01:33And I do believe it's the better choice, but I'm not the only one.
01:38Some marriages are miserable.
01:40I agree.
01:42I mean, I did once try to find a husband, but it was unsuccessful.
01:48My mother has always said no one will marry a girl in spectacles.
01:52Mary, that is nonsense.
01:53What a terrible thing for your mother to say.
01:57Well, you may not have had luck in the past, but this time it's different.
02:02This time, you have me.
02:05Under my tutelage, you will become the star of London society.
02:11It's all about confidence.
02:13A certain coolness.
02:15I think you care too much.
02:17Really?
02:18Hmm.
02:20Have you ever polished your skin?
02:28We put this in the pipkin, and the pipkin in the fire until the wax melts.
02:32Then we spread it on your face.
02:33You're going to look radiant, Mary.
02:36I'm going to smell like soup.
02:41What on earth?
02:53There.
02:54Thanks.
03:07Mary, you have stew on your face.
03:10Uh...
03:20Oh, now we need to work on your walk.
03:23Step into the room, like you are Lady Winspear herself.
03:36Walk normally.
03:44I'm excited for you, Mary.
03:46New love is the most romantic thing.
03:49New love?
03:50Yes, the first throws.
03:52Oh, you must not take it for granted, because the feelings soon pass, and then everything
03:57becomes quite ordinary.
04:00It's almost impossible to remember how one felt at the beginning.
04:06Now walk.
04:07Shoulders back.
04:08Chin up.
04:09Chin down.
04:11Chin up a little.
04:12Don't look scared.
04:13Quite hard not to.
04:17Remember.
04:18The first time.
04:19You are only allowed two dancers with the same partner.
04:21Make eye contact fleetingly with the men you want to dance with, and avoid the eyes of those you do
04:26not.
04:27If a man asks you to dance, do not look too happy,
04:30nor too disappointed, depending on who he is.
04:33You must look nonchalant.
04:36Carefree.
04:42Mary, think back to those times in your childhood
04:45when you had not a care in the world.
04:53Hmm.
05:11Remember, Mary,
05:13the most important thing
05:17is to be yourself.
05:37Isn't it beautiful?
05:52Do not fret.
05:53The night has only just begun.
05:58Good evening, Miss Baxter, Miss Bennet.
06:01Doesn't Miss Bennet look beautiful?
06:02Oh, well, as do you, Anne.
06:08Well?
06:13Mr. Haywing, how would you like to dance with Miss Bennet?
06:17No, no, I couldn't.
06:18It will show how eligible you are.
06:23Well, I don't suppose you have much room for me on your card.
06:27But if there is, I would be very glad to dance with you.
06:30Oh, well, there might be.
06:33Let me just check.
06:37Yes, yes, we could dance.
06:41Thank you, Mr. Hayward.
06:49Mr. Hayward, how are you?
06:53Miss Bennet?
06:55I'm very well.
06:57How are you?
07:03One, two, three.
07:05Two, three, one, two, three.
07:13Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry.
08:21Thank you, Miss Payne.
08:23That's been it.
08:30It was a fine minuet.
08:35Oh, now you two, you must dance together.
08:38Um, I'm going to go and...
08:41Oh, Mary, do you mind?
09:13Oh, I have a great question.
09:21Excuse me.
09:26It's you.
09:27It is indeed.
09:29William Ryder.
09:30Of course, Mr. Ryder.
09:31Oh, well, it is a pleasure to see you again so soon.
09:38Would you like to dance?
09:41Well, perhaps later.
09:42My feet are quiet.
09:43Ah.
09:45Then let us sit and gather your strength.
10:10I find these occasions really quite intolerable.
10:13All these poor young ladies parading about, bearing the weight of their parents' expectations.
10:19It's not in the least romantic.
10:21I think these occasions mean a great deal to many young women, and for good reason.
10:27None of them wants to fail.
10:32Well, doesn't it seem to you, Miss Bennet, that most people give far too much weight to the idea of
10:39marriage?
10:39Because for some people, that is their only means of survival.
10:43In matters of men and women, the only thing that should guide us is the heart.
10:49Do you really believe that to be true?
10:52Well, I believe we should sweep away these tired old rules and follow our inclinations as we wish.
11:04I think you will find, Mr. Ryder, that the liberty in such situations tends to be enjoyed by the man.
11:11While the consequences are borne, quite literally in many cases, by the woman.
11:19Now, perhaps you're right.
11:21I know I am.
11:30Dance with me, Miss Bennet.
11:33Come on.
12:00It's supposed to be fun, I think.
12:05You are allowed to breathe while you dance, Miss Bennet.
12:07I am breathing.
12:09I heard that you are a great reader of very serious books.
12:15I'm reading Wordsworth, currently.
12:18Ah, but what do you really enjoy reading, Miss Bennet?
12:22Histories.
12:23No, no, no, no, no, no, I mean, what's your secret indulgence?
12:29I really enjoyed reading, as a child, with a servant's pamphlet.
12:37They detail the most grisly crimes.
12:41I knew there was a bold and curious sigh to you, Miss Bennet.
12:45I had to hide them from my mother.
12:47I bet you did.
12:54Oh, my gosh, look at that.
13:19I did not trip.
13:24I did not trip.
13:25of the gavotte mary miss baxter i was just about to ask miss bennett to dance again
13:33oh uh thank you mr ryder but i will sit this one out
13:37ah then allow me to fetch you both some ices ladies
13:44he might be handsome mary but beware he also fancies himself above all the rules that govern
13:49the rest of us he enjoys the privileges of his class as well as good looks i
13:54i cannot say i took much notice of his looks mary i did not well he certainly noticed you
14:01it was kind of you to say but he doesn't think of me in that way and actually that makes
14:06much more
14:07enjoyable we were just talking about mr ryder yes we're your rider ices oh thank you and the biggest
14:20one for miss mary bennett thank you hey we don't look so downhearted here you can have mine i i
14:27wouldn't dream of taking yours mr hayward i seem to have found myself without a partner for the next
14:35dance i'm quite tired
14:42but i would love to dance
14:47not play with swords um crunchy now mr ryder what on earth happened to you oh miss bingley
14:55well well miss bennett how good to see you again oh are you two ladies already acquainted
15:03i have known miss bennett for some years oh pianist singer raconteur my brother married her sister
15:14i heard you were a government in london though i didn't think it had quite come to that
15:18i i'm no longer in that position so you are in london for a husband no
15:30miss bennett is a radical thinker is she now well it makes me all the more glad to be spending
15:37the
15:37foreseeable future here where i can be thoroughly enlightened by your thoughts miss bennett i'm
15:44holding a small supper this thursday you should join us why thank you mr ryder you must sing
15:52that is i mean to say i may not be able to i very much look forward to you joining
15:57us
15:58on thursday come mr ryder
16:37how did you find the ball last night
16:41most pleasant thank you young william ryder called while you were asleep this morning mary
16:48he left this bundle of crime pamphlets as a peculiar gift is this really to your taste
16:53thank you oh and he confirmed our invitation to supper on thursday oh what fun jethro
17:00you could wear your red dress uh regarding sup i fear i may not be able to attend
17:09you have not been yourself since i saw you talking to caroline bingley last night
17:16she seems to delight in being horrible to me i have no idea what i've done to provoke her did
17:24she not
17:24once fancy herself as marrying your sister's husband mr darcy she did yes perhaps she feels threatened by you
17:35caroline bingley is not threatened by me
17:39she's better than me i know that very well she's always beautifully dressed and she has extraordinary
17:48confidence she does not appear to lack confidence that is certain perhaps underneath that brittle
17:55exterior lies doubts and insecurities the same as everyone else and she treats you as though you're
18:01beneath her to make herself feel good it riles her to see you blossoming in london
18:08blossoming you've changed you smile more and you laugh well i'm ah the thought that you're worth less
18:19than caroline really only exists in her mind
18:24we do not run and hide from the caroline bingley's of this world
18:32we stand our ground
18:35for there will always be one
18:54miss bennett
18:56miss bennett
18:57how wonderful to see you oh um
19:01uh i i very much like your um
19:07insects why thank you they were my late father's he was a very great collector of all things
19:15strange or or unusual in that line
19:22you have an extensive book collection mr rider oh yes they are for show
19:31although grim's fairy tales proved a fine
19:35not as fine as those brilliant pamphlets you sent to me i want to hear about the strangers cases over
19:41dinner
19:44ah yes miss bennett inspired by you
19:49i have been reading some of those particular works myself and i found something
19:55made me think of you of me
19:58allow me to find it well of course
20:01miss bingley i am so glad you took my advice lady catherine de burr looks magnificent there
20:08i was just about to read something to miss bennett that made me think of her this morning
20:13it made you think of miss bennett yes exactly now where is it mr rider i wondered if it might
20:22be
20:22helpful for me to cast my eye across the dinner table before the guests sit
20:27uh very well please excuse us
20:33i have to say miss bennett how refreshing it is to see a young woman with the courage to defy
20:39the
20:39dictates of fashion when most of us are foolish enough to want to look as well as we possibly can
20:44um you are an example to us all
21:04mr hayward we are here where are you mary
21:10uh
21:25you have out
21:28Ah!
21:58Mr. Hurst, have you ever read Catherine Macaulay's work?
22:03No.
22:03She's most insightful on democracy, if you're interested.
22:07No.
22:14What think you of James Hutton's theory that the Earth is perpetually being formed?
22:20I have no interest in geology.
22:23What do you like, Mr. Hurst?
22:28Horses. Horse racing.
22:30Oh. I know so little about horse racing.
22:32I would be honoured if you would teach me all you know.
22:35We won't have time for that.
22:37Let's just see how we get on.
22:40Right.
22:42Right.
22:45Four legs.
22:48Cannot vomit.
22:50Beautiful creatures. Beautiful. Almost too beautiful.
22:54More intelligent than anyone at this table.
22:58Perhaps if I was to construct a horse, then we'd know.
23:01I appreciate that.
23:02Right. I've done this before. I'm sure I can do it again.
23:04Fascinating.
23:05These are the front legs.
23:06Here.
23:07We call these the cloppers.
23:09Back legs.
23:10The clippers.
23:12Clip-clop.
23:14Right?
23:14You see what I'm saying?
23:15You do not want to stand behind a horse.
23:17You do not want to do...
23:18I just want to try.
23:21What can a horse do?
23:23You tell me.
23:24Well, it can run, but it can also break your heart.
23:29I can see it.
23:30That is our horse.
23:32What shall we name it?
23:33Gerald.
23:35Gerald.
23:36Gerald.
23:37Let's enter him at York.
23:40Probably faster than the horse I bet on last week.
23:47Thank you, sir.
23:50I shall never wager any significant amount of money without consulting you first.
23:55Ah.
24:02Miss Bennet?
24:04I was hoping to speak to you.
24:07Really?
24:08Well, I couldn't let this evening pass without having the privilege of talking to you properly.
24:13It's a shame, then, that you chose to seat me so far from you at dinner.
24:20You met Lady Catherine once, did you not?
24:23I did.
24:24And only recently we were talking about your family, and she confessed herself astonished
24:30at the great difference between you and your sisters.
24:32She felt that you were not as handsome as Elizabeth, nor as provoking, not as beautiful
24:40as Jane, nor as willing as Kitty, and, well, who could measure up to Lydia's joie de vivre?
24:50It was very candid of her.
24:52She is known for her frankness.
24:54I sometimes wonder if frankness isn't just a poor excuse for unkindness.
25:02Tell me, Miss Bennet, do you intend to marry?
25:07Let's assume we all must marry in the end.
25:12Perhaps you might allow me to offer you a little advice, if you wish.
25:17It seems to me that a great deal of time is thrown away in pursuit of attachments that
25:24can never come to anything, such as Mr. Ryder.
25:33Do you mean to suggest that I am pursuing Mr. Ryder?
25:36Or that he is pursuing me?
25:39For both are quite without foundation.
25:41And yet it seems you do all you can to please him.
25:45I cannot imagine why else he would speak of you as he does.
25:49What do you mean?
25:50Confine yourself to your proper sphere, Miss Bennet.
25:54Presumptions of this kind only lead to disappointment and humiliation, where matters of the heart are concerned.
26:05You seem to know a great deal about rejection.
26:08Is this a lesson you've learned from extensive study?
26:12Or do you perhaps owe it to experience of a more personal nature?
26:25Oh, Miss Bingley.
26:26Miss Bingley, welcome to the gate.
26:27It was a very thorough lesson in horse racing you had at dinner, Miss Bennet.
26:38Ah, it was, yes, most interesting.
26:44I wanted to say that...
26:47I wanted to ask, or that is to say, I had noticed at the ball that Mr. Ryder had occupied
26:53a great deal of your time.
26:55And he often acts without thinking, so I'd be very glad to ask him to be more restrained if that
27:01is what you would like.
27:06I very much enjoy his company.
27:13I see.
27:13No, I...
27:14Of course, I...
27:15No, no, no.
27:15Forgive my intrusion.
27:16No, that is to say, I'm... I'm not drawn to him.
27:21Who is she, Miss Bennet, girl?
27:22The one you said was plain.
27:23Oh, the governess.
27:25She was the only one of the five not to marry.
27:27Can you imagine?
27:28She didn't look very plain to me.
27:30She was total.
27:31And you can see Ryder's interest in her.
27:33If I were him, I'd snap her up before some other fellow does.
27:36Excuse me.
27:38I believe Miss Bennet would like to sing for us.
27:42How lovely, Mary.
27:44Oh, I have no wish to do anything of the sort.
27:46Come on, Miss Bennet, you must sing.
27:48Sing!
27:49Sing!
27:51Sing!
27:52Sing!
27:53Sing!
27:54Sing!
27:55Sing!
27:56Sing!
27:58Sing!
27:58Sing!
27:59Sing!
27:59Sing!
28:00Sing!
28:00Sing!
28:02Sing!
28:05Sing!
28:06We must get you to Pemberley.
28:08Immediately.
28:08We have received an urgent letter.
28:10Your mother's been taken gravely ill.
28:12Oh.
28:13Take her carriage and go.
28:14Now.
28:15Oh!
28:16Oh!
28:20Oh, man.
28:23Oh, man.
28:26Come on, Mary.
28:27You must hurry.
28:28Come, dear.
28:30It's all right.
28:36It's all right.
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