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The Other Bennet Sister Episode 6
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00:21The anxiety I felt over my mother's sudden illness was quite overwhelming.
00:27Losing one parent had upturned my life. To lose the other was unthinkable.
00:37Though my mother's presence had always loomed large in my life, I could not imagine myself without her.
00:47Top of the stairs, Miss Bennet.
01:06Top of the stairs, Miss Bennet.
01:19You're here!
01:21Well, don't stand in the doorway. You're letting the heat out.
01:25Mother!
01:32You look...
01:34well, doesn't she?
01:36Are you a physician all of a sudden?
01:39No.
01:39I, uh...
01:41I'm just...
01:42I'm...
01:43I'm relieved to see that you're, um...
01:46improved.
01:47You look like you haven't slept in days.
01:49And whose dress are you wearing?
01:53My...
01:53my own.
01:55Mary!
01:56I am so pleased to see you.
02:00Oh, it has been far too long.
02:03I cannot be expected to stand.
02:06No, Mary.
02:07Mary, come here.
02:20I see the London air has taken a terrible toll on your complexion.
02:24Hmm.
02:26And your hair!
02:27I am sure being back in the country will help.
02:30Looks beyond repair to me.
02:37I had undertaken such a long journey.
02:41And yet...
02:42here I was.
02:45Back where I started.
02:54From Mother's letter, I...
02:57I thought that she was gravely ill.
02:59I...
02:59We all did.
03:01Has she actually been ill?
03:02At all?
03:03She thought it might be influenza.
03:05Or smallpox.
03:06But she has made a miraculous recovery.
03:09Hmm.
03:09Perhaps she rallied at the news that I was on my way.
03:11I, for one, am pleased we are all back together.
03:14Yes, I was thinking, perhaps we could, um, play graces.
03:17Or charades.
03:18After dinner.
03:18This evening.
03:19Nobody plays graces, Mary.
03:21Oh, on the contrary.
03:22It's quite fashionable in London.
03:23How is London, Mary?
03:25Yes.
03:25I want to hear all about it.
03:27Hmm.
03:28Yes.
03:28Um, London is, um...
03:30Kitty.
03:31It's, it's, um...
03:32Kitty!
03:32Kitty!
03:33I cannot reach the preserves.
03:38How are the gardeners?
03:39Are you enjoying being that governess?
03:41I, uh, yes.
03:43It's, uh, most rewarding.
03:45Have you made many new acquaintances?
03:47Uh, my sister-in-law, Caroline, is in London for the summer.
03:50Have you crossed paths?
03:53Oh, gosh, there's so many people.
03:55Um...
03:55I know she can be a little stiff at first, but she would be interesting company for you.
04:01I have company.
04:02We, uh, there's a plethora of choice, really, for interesting company in London.
04:06Do you mean your books?
04:12That's my ma's bell.
04:13She wants you, Mary.
04:14I've only just been up there.
04:16I will send a servant to attend to her.
04:21Mrs Bennet would like Miss Bennet to attend to her.
04:27She probably wants to hear all about London.
04:31Walk the Duchess to the edge of the fountain and no further.
04:35If you feel the wind picking up, you must bring her inside immediately
04:38and give her warm water and chopped meat.
04:41Do not let Cook give her the leftovers, only fresh, chopped beef.
04:46After 30 minutes, you may return her to me,
04:48for she is the only member of this family upon whom I can depend these days.
04:59Oh, and tell Lizzie I wish to be moved to the drawing room.
05:05Do you think you'll be happier convalescing in here, Mama?
05:08Well, you might remember to visit me if I'm here.
05:12Now, where is my bell?
05:15Do not trouble yourselves waiting for me. I'm fine.
05:19Thank it, Mother.
05:20Hmm.
05:22And these pillows will not do.
05:25I'll send for some others.
05:28Maybe some toasted cheese.
05:31I feel terribly weak this morning.
05:35And a book.
05:38Well, perhaps Mary can choose something.
05:40I was hoping for something readable.
05:42You're not joining us, Mr Darcy.
05:45Mary!
06:14Ah!
06:15Ah!
06:16Ah!
06:17Ah!
06:17Ah!
06:18Ah!
06:21Ah!
06:21Ah!
06:30Ah!
06:37Ah!
06:38Mary, where on earth have you been all this time?
06:41I was walking the dog.
06:43Mama.
06:45Please.
07:00Who's the letter from?
07:01Mary?
07:02Ah!
07:03Ah!
07:05Ah!
07:06Ah!
07:06Ah!
07:07Ah!
07:08Lydia? What friend is that, Mary?
07:14Her name is Miss Baxter. Anne Baxter.
07:17I've never heard of Miss Baxter.
07:19Then she surely does not exist.
07:20She most probably does not.
07:22Lydia is being most unkind.
07:38Lydia?
07:39I'm so born and I'm so born.
07:45Lydia?
07:45Lydia?
08:11Something seems to be troubling you, Mary.
08:14You seem full of concerns every time we mention London.
08:18Do I?
08:20I thought you would be eager to return.
08:27Does Mother's dog in any way remind you of Mother?
08:34Oh, Lizzie. Oh.
08:38I embarrassed myself terribly when I left London.
08:42Caroline Bingley was there.
08:43She was determined to humiliate me.
08:46And I left in such a flurry.
08:49I smashed a bell jar of great sentimental value to its owner,
08:54a new friend, Mr Ryder.
08:56And everyone stared.
08:59Mary.
08:59Mary.
09:01No-one else will have given it a second thought.
09:04It will seem worse to you, I'm sure.
09:06What person has not done something regrettable in their lives?
09:09You.
09:11You.
09:11Jane.
09:12Kitty.
09:13Lydia.
09:14Lydia?
09:15Oh, no.
09:16No.
09:17Lydia has.
09:19I can assure you, we all have.
09:24Anne wrote to tell me not to worry.
09:26You see?
09:27Mm.
09:28She's become a dear friend.
09:29She has something of an understanding with another good friend of mine.
09:34Um, Mr. Tom Haywood.
09:38Mr. Haywood is...
09:41He's, uh, he's just the kind, kindest man.
09:46I see.
09:48And have you met any gentlemen that have taken your eye?
09:52I...
09:53No.
09:53Oh, no.
09:54No.
09:56London, it's actually entirely without any eligible men.
10:00I don't think about everybody if I'm not...
10:02I'm not really the marrying sort.
10:05Nonsense, Mary.
10:14A visitor for Miss Mary Bannert.
10:20Mr Ryder!
10:22What are you doing here?
10:24Miss Bannert.
10:26I hope you and your family won't consider this a great imposition, but...
10:30You left London with such haste.
10:32I was most worried about your mother and...
10:34Wanted to offer my support in your hour of meet.
10:39How do you do, Mr Ryder?
10:43Mrs Bannert?
10:45Why...
10:46It is a pleasure to see you looking so well.
10:48Oh.
10:49I usually look much better than this.
10:52Though my recovery has been quite extraordinary.
10:56I am.
10:56I'm glad to hear it.
11:01Miss Bannert, won't you introduce me to your sisters?
11:04Uh...
11:05Uh...
11:06Um...
11:06Yes.
11:06This is Mrs Elizabeth Darcy.
11:09This is...
11:10This is Kitty Boncock.
11:11How do you do?
11:12Mrs Jane Bingley and Mrs Lydia Wickham.
11:15Uh...
11:15Enchanted to meet you all.
11:17How do you know Mary?
11:18Miss Bannert and I met at a soiree in London and...
11:23Share a similar taste in despicable crime pamphlets.
11:27Oh!
11:29Anyway...
11:29I was en route to visit my Aunt Lady Catherine de Burr and wanted to pay my respects.
11:36Well...
11:36Let us not stand upon ceremony.
11:39Elizabeth will arrange for us to take tea in the garden.
11:43Uh...
11:43Mr Ryder, do join us.
11:45No, I'm...
11:45I'm sure Mr Ryder will have more important matters to attend to.
11:49I have time.
11:52Are you well enough, Mama?
11:54Yes.
11:55Thank you, Jane.
11:56I am perfectly well enough.
11:58Uh...
11:58Mary...
11:59Take Mr Ryder to the garden.
12:01Uh...
12:02Lydia will deal with the dog.
12:04What?
12:05Mr Ryder...
12:06If this is about...
12:06Come along, Mr Ryder.
12:08I must...
12:11I have always felt...
12:13What a lady puts in her garden is...
12:16So terribly important.
12:17Yes.
12:18Roses, of course.
12:19Of course.
12:20Your favourite flower?
12:21Well, I must know...
12:22Well, I must know...
12:23Well, I must know...
12:25Well, I must know...
12:31My turn!
12:36I see you forgot to mention Mr Ryder in your reports from London.
12:40You also forgot to mention how handsome he is.
12:44I mean, I've not really noticed his looks, I'm sure.
12:49He's come an awfully long way to see you.
12:51He's probably just thirsty.
12:53And nearby.
12:56What?
12:58Oh, you must stay with us, Mr Ryder.
13:01Especially with the weather turning as it may well do.
13:03Do you not agree, Lizzie?
13:04You would be most welcome, Mr Ryder.
13:07That is very kind.
13:09Come, Miss Bennet.
13:10Show us your skills.
13:15That's...
13:16No.
13:16That's...
13:17That's...
13:18That's not what I...
13:21Excellent!
13:22Well done, Mary!
13:24Yes.
13:26Bravo!
13:27I agree.
13:28Well done.
13:31I was sorry to see you leave London in such a hurry.
13:37Mr Ryder, have...
13:39Have you come here to discuss...
13:41You know, the...
13:44Yes.
13:45Yes, Miss Bennet.
13:46I believe I have.
13:47I've been wondering whether to write to you on the subject.
13:50Oh, I wouldn't expect you to lead the conversation, Miss Bennet.
13:54Mr Ryder, are you here to talk about...
13:57The bell jar?
14:00The bell jar?
14:01What...
14:02What...
14:02What did you say?
14:03Miss Bennet!
14:05Please, do not trouble yourself over that.
14:08But it was your father's.
14:09I thought you'd be upset.
14:11Not at all.
14:12Please, think no more of it.
14:24It is a pleasure to meet your family.
14:28Yes, my...
14:29My sisters are...
14:31Exceptional.
14:31I know.
14:32As are you, Miss Bennet.
14:35Oh, no.
14:36I am much more...
14:40I find it most refreshing that you do not fawn over potential husbands or...
14:46Have your mind constantly set on finding a match?
14:51Well...
14:51No.
14:52No, I don't really...
14:54I don't give it much thought.
14:56You lack artifice.
14:58Your qualities shine out.
15:00They're not corrupted by the false polish of the world.
15:04Gosh, these are...
15:06Observations of a very, very personal nature.
15:09Well, I have a very low opinion of the petty rules to which we submit ourselves in the name of
15:14good manners.
15:15Did you know that?
15:16I think you may have mentioned it once or twice.
15:20I believe, Miss Bennet, that our inability to say what we mean is one of the great curses of our
15:27age.
15:27We hide behind a thousand disguises that we like to call politeness.
15:32Hmm.
15:49Mr. Darcy sends his apologies. He has a seasonal headache.
15:53Oh.
15:54Hmm.
15:56Mr. Ryder, tell us about yourself.
15:58Mary mentioned you are an avid reader.
16:01Oh.
16:02Of poetry, perhaps.
16:04I find longer works are usually not for me.
16:07Really?
16:07I think the brevity of poetry is one of its principal attractions.
16:11I agree.
16:13Wholeheartedly.
16:14I only wish I had the fine mind of your sister.
16:18Miss Bennet has such an astute understanding of a wide range of literature.
16:23She does.
16:24She does.
16:25I do not know whether she gets it from me or her father.
16:30From you, Mother, I'm sure.
16:31Oh.
16:33There are very few people who have the insight of Miss Bennet.
16:37I could talk to you all day.
16:40I must admit London has been a little grey without you.
16:46Oh, no.
16:47Are you joking?
16:49No, there are many interesting minds in London, all eager for thoughtful conversation.
16:55None as interesting as yours.
17:01Oh.
17:03Oh.
17:09Hello?
17:12Mother.
17:14I came to wish you goodnight.
17:20Here.
17:34Mr. Ryder would make an excellent match.
17:45I wonder what kind of endowment he has.
17:50I do not know, Mama.
17:52A sizable one, I'm sure.
17:57Goodnight, Mama.
18:03Goodnight, Mary.
18:39эй.
18:44Okay.
18:48Hi, my friend.
18:49I'm sorry about it.
18:49I could not say anything.
18:56Sorry, don't let me distract you.
19:01What are you reading, Mr. Ryder?
19:03A rather fascinating book.
19:08Um...
19:09Uh, Jesus.
19:09Right, it's upside down.
19:11Ah, so it is.
19:14What are you reading, Miss Bennet?
19:16Fordyce's Sermons to Young Women.
19:17Oh, it's sufferable, rule-making pedant.
19:20Would you like me to put it in the fire for you?
19:24It's not quite how I remember it, I'll admit.
19:40What are they talking about?
19:47Barry sounds serious.
19:48She is boring him, I know it.
19:50I think you should read Mrs. McCauley.
19:52She will help you to better understand the world.
19:56I am no good at all at wasting my energy on anything that does not either move or please me.
20:02I think that is a shame, sir.
20:10You know, my father was a scholar.
20:13He devoted all his time to studying insects.
20:16Winged beetles, mostly.
20:18Of course, yes.
20:19The beetle in the jar.
20:22It's fascinating stuff, really.
20:26Well, I'm not so sure, but it occupied his every waking hour.
20:32He rarely emerged from his study.
20:36We hardly ever saw him.
20:40When I was 15 years old,
20:44he...
20:48died quite suddenly.
20:50Oh, I'm sorry.
20:53I'm sorry.
20:55A few days after his death,
20:58I sat in his dark study and...
21:02I thought about all the hours he'd spent in there.
21:07Away from his family.
21:09Away from life.
21:10And for what?
21:12For your father must have derived a great deal of pleasure from his work.
21:16Perhaps.
21:18But I think I learnt more about the point of human existence in that moment
21:22than my father learnt in a lifetime of study.
21:26From then on,
21:27I devoted myself
21:29to the pursuit of joy.
21:33Tell me, Miss Bennett.
21:36What makes you happy?
21:41Sorry, um,
21:42nobody ever asked me such a question.
21:45Um...
21:46Then you must consider it now.
21:48Uh,
21:49well,
21:50um,
21:53reading.
21:53Reading.
21:54Learning.
21:55Teaching.
21:58And
22:00what of
22:02friendship?
22:05Of love?
22:09Uh, yes.
22:11No, of course.
22:12That...
22:13life is short,
22:15Miss Bennett.
22:17Everything turns to dust in the end.
22:23We might as well experience some joy before that happens.
22:33Let's go ride it.
22:37Yes!
22:39Let's!
22:45Ladies.
22:49What a waste.
22:51Well?
22:52Well, what?
22:53Are you going out walking again, Mary?
22:54No, Mr Ryder and I are going riding.
22:56On a horse?
22:57Yes, that's generally the idea.
22:58But you hate horses.
22:59Mary,
23:00what are his intentions?
23:02To ride a horse,
23:03I think.
23:15Oh,
23:16no.
23:19Oh,
23:22dear, oh, dear.
23:27Um...
23:27You're quite all right, Miss Bennett.
23:29I'm perfectly fine.
23:30Yes.
23:32No.
23:33Oh,
23:34there we go.
23:35There we go.
23:37Now,
23:38I have been thinking
23:39about your argument.
23:41That, uh,
23:42that we should say more honestly
23:44what we think and feel.
23:45Oh,
23:46excellent.
23:47I knew you'd agree.
23:48Oh,
23:50I don't know that I do.
23:51I mean,
23:52surely even you must admit
23:53there may be occasions
23:54when,
23:55well,
23:55for all manner of reasons,
23:57some things are best left unsaid.
23:59I cannot concur.
24:00I intend to live my life
24:02by bolder principles.
24:03In fact,
24:04that is why I came here,
24:06to put that belief into practice.
24:09Oh,
24:09really?
24:10Yes.
24:11I came here to commit
24:12the great impropriety
24:13of telling you honestly
24:14what I think of you.
24:18Mr. Ryder,
24:19I can assure you
24:19that there's no need.
24:20I attempted to scribble
24:21a few lines,
24:22but then I thought of
24:24some verses
24:25of Mr. Wordsworth
24:26that captured
24:27your spirit perfectly.
24:30May I be allowed
24:31to recite them to you?
24:35Of course,
24:36Mr. Ryder,
24:37please.
24:41She dwelt
24:42among...
24:43Excuse me.
24:46No.
24:48Please,
24:49take your time.
24:56She dwelt
24:57among the untrodden ways,
25:00beside the springs of Dove,
25:02a maid
25:04whom there were none
25:05to praise
25:06and very few
25:07to love.
25:09A violet
25:10by a mossy stone
25:11half hidden
25:13from the eye.
25:15Fair as a star
25:16when only one
25:18is shining
25:19in the sky.
25:27I think you see me
25:28as a lonely figure.
25:30I was brought up
25:31in Hertfordshire, sir,
25:33so the road to London
25:33was barely five miles away.
25:35It is possible
25:36to feel oneself alone
25:37even in such
25:38close proximity to town?
25:40Yes, but in my village
25:41it was quite untrue
25:42to say
25:43that there were none
25:44to praise
25:44and very few to love.
25:46There were scores
25:47of people
25:48very eager
25:49to praise my sisters.
25:50Perhaps living
25:51with your family
25:52in Meryton
25:53kept you
25:55half hidden
25:56from the eye.
25:58But now you've
25:59broken out
25:59on your own.
26:01You can be seen
26:02at last
26:03as you deserve.
26:05fair as a star
26:06when only one
26:07is shining
26:08in the sky.
26:14Oh!
26:19You are an actual
26:20Miss Bennet.
26:21Oh, I'm not.
26:22I know.
26:27Our conversation
26:28has made me very happy,
26:29Miss Bennet.
26:34Me too,
26:35Mr. Ryder.
26:51Walk on!
27:00Mary, there you are.
27:02Whatever is the matter?
27:03What happened
27:03on the ride?
27:06We rode horses.
27:07Hmm.
27:08And mine was
27:09most unruly
27:10and it had a taste
27:11for brambles
27:12as if it had a mine
27:12it was own.
27:13Really, and my saddle
27:14was not at all comfortable.
27:15Yeah, Mary.
27:15That's not a slight
27:16on the quality.
27:17Mary.
27:21It appears
27:22Mr. Ryder
27:23does have
27:24some sort
27:24of affection
27:24for you
27:25and I believe
27:27he is about
27:28to propose.
27:32Mother,
27:33I'm not
27:33completely sure
27:34that you are right
27:35and I really
27:36would hate
27:37to cause you
27:37any further
27:37disappointment.
27:38This is an
27:39opportunity
27:40that cannot
27:40be overlooked.
27:41He's a very
27:43eligible gentleman.
27:46you will say
27:46yes,
27:47won't you?
27:51There you are!
27:52What happened?
27:52What did he say?
27:53Did he ask you?
27:54He's not going
27:54to ask her.
27:55There's yet another one.
28:03Miss Beryl?
28:07Are you
28:08quite all right?
28:09Oh, it's
28:10nothing.
28:11Nothing at all.
28:13May I speak
28:14with you
28:14in private?
28:16I have
28:16something
28:17very important
28:18I want
28:18to discuss
28:18with you.
28:37Mother had
28:38told me
28:39to prepare
28:40myself.
28:42But nothing
28:43could prepare
28:44me
28:45for what
28:46happened
28:47next.
28:49I have
28:51told me
28:51to
28:52I
28:57know
29:09I
29:10I
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