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00:02Dear Mother, I write to let you know that I will not be joining you at Pemberley just yet,
00:10as I am still very much needed in London. The gardener's governess has indeed returned,
00:16but we find ourselves quite overrun with social engagements. You will be excited to hear that I
00:24have been invited to one of Lady Winspear's weekly balls. I am very much looking forward to it.
00:32I miss you all. Yours, Mary.
00:41The gardener's governess has returned from Norfolk, has she not?
00:45Yes, yes, a week ago.
00:46Well then, the ball is perfectly timed for you to find a husband.
00:52A husband? Whatever else do you plan to do?
00:57Someone who was once a friend told me that a woman has two choices in life,
01:02marriage or misery. What do you think?
01:06Mary, it's not too late for marriage, if that's what you're asking me.
01:10And I do believe it's the better choice, but I'm not the only one.
01:15Some marriages are miserable.
01:17I agree. I mean, I did once try to find a husband, but it was unsuccessful.
01:24My mother has always said no one will marry a girl in spectacles.
01:28Mary, that is nonsense. What a terrible thing for your mother to say.
01:33Well, you may not have had luck in the past, but this time it's different.
01:37This time, you have me.
01:41Under my tutelage, you will become the star of London society.
01:46It's all about confidence.
01:48A certain coolness.
01:50I think you care too much.
01:52Really?
01:54Have you ever polished your skin?
02:02We put this in the pipkin, and the pipkin in the fire until the wax melts.
02:06Then we spread it on your face.
02:08You're going to look radiant, Mary.
02:10I'm going to smell like soup.
02:15I'm going to smell like soup.
02:16What on earth?
02:26There.
02:27Thanks.
02:39Mary, you have stew on your face.
02:42Uh...
02:52Oh, now we need to work on your walk.
02:55Step into the room like you are Lady Winspear herself.
03:08Walk normally.
03:15I'm excited for you, Mary.
03:17New love is the most romantic thing.
03:20New love?
03:21Yes.
03:22The first rose.
03:23Oh, you must not take it for granted.
03:25Because the feelings soon pass, and then everything becomes quite ordinary.
03:30It's almost impossible to remember how one felt at the beginning.
03:36Now walk.
03:37Shoulders back.
03:38Chin up.
03:39Chin down.
03:40Chin up a little.
03:41Don't look scared.
03:42It's quite hard not to.
03:47Remember, you are only allowed two dancers with the same partner.
03:50Make eye contact fleetingly with the men you want to dance with, and avoid the eyes of those you do
03:55not.
03:55If a man asks you to dance, do not look too happy, nor too disappointed, depending on who he is.
04:02You must look nonchalant.
04:05Carefree.
04:09Mary.
04:10Mary.
04:11Think back to those times in your childhood when you had not a care in the world.
04:20Hmm.
04:25Hmm.
04:38Remember, Mary.
04:40The most important thing...
04:42Is to be yourself.
04:55Oh, look.
05:03Isn't it beautiful?
05:05I love you.
05:17Do not fret.
05:18The night has only just begun.
05:22Good evening.
05:23Miss Baxter.
05:25Miss Bennet.
05:25Doesn't Miss Bennet look beautiful?
05:28Well, as do you.
05:30Anne?
05:37Mr. Haywin.
05:38How would you like to dance with this Bennet?
05:40No, I know.
05:41I think it will show how eligible you are.
05:47Well...
05:47I don't suppose you have much room for me.
05:49On your card.
05:51But if there is, I would be very glad to dance with you.
05:53Oh, well, um...
05:54There might...
05:55There might be.
05:55Let me just...
05:57Check.
05:59Yes.
06:01Yes.
06:02We could dance.
06:03Thank you, Mr. Haywood.
06:11Mr. Haywood.
06:13How are you?
06:15Miss Bennet?
06:16Miss Bennet.
06:17Miss Bennet.
06:17I'm very well.
06:19How are you?
06:21One.
06:25One, two, three.
06:26One, two, three.
06:28One, two, three.
06:29One, two, three.
06:33Jesus, yes.
06:34I'm sorry.
06:35I'm sorry.
06:36Thanks.
06:37Jesus, yes.
06:38Jesus.
06:40Jesus.
06:44Jesus.
07:39Thank you, Mr. Hain.
07:41Yes, but it.
07:47It was a fine minuet.
07:52Oh, now you two, you must dance together.
07:56I'm going to go and...
07:58Oh, Mary, do you mind?
08:05Oh, my goodness.
08:29Oh, my goodness.
08:38Excuse me, no worries.
08:41It's you.
08:42It's indeed.
08:44William Ryder.
08:45Of course, Mr. Ryder.
08:46Oh, well, it is a pleasure to see you again so soon.
08:52Would you like to dance?
08:55Well, perhaps later.
08:56My feet are quiet.
08:57Oh.
08:59Well, let us sit and gather your strength.
09:22I find these occasions really quite intolerable.
09:25All these poor young ladies parading about, bearing the weight of their parents' expectations.
09:31It's not in the least romantic.
09:33I think these occasions mean a great deal to many young women, and for good reason.
09:39None of them wants to fail.
09:43Well, doesn't it seem to you, Miss Bennett, that most people give far too much weight to the idea of
09:50marriage?
09:50Because for some people, that is their only means of survival.
09:53In matters of men and women, the only thing that should guide us is the heart.
10:00Do you really believe that to be true?
10:03Well, I believe we should sweep away these tired old rules and follow our inclinations as we wish.
10:14I think you will find, Mr. Ryder, that the liberty in such situations tends to be enjoyed by the man.
10:21Well, the consequences are borne, quite literally in many cases, by the woman.
10:28And perhaps you're right.
10:30I know I am.
10:39Dance with me, Miss Bennett.
10:41Come on.
11:07It's supposed to be fun, I think.
11:12You are allowed to breathe while you dance, Miss Bennett.
11:14I am reading.
11:16I heard that you are a great reader of very serious books.
11:22I'm reading Wordsworth, currently.
11:24Ah.
11:25But what do you really enjoy reading, Miss Bennett?
11:28Histories.
11:30No, I mean, what's your secret indulgence?
11:35When I really enjoyed reading, as a child, were the servants' pamphlets.
11:42They detail the most grisly crimes.
11:47I knew there was a bold and curious side to you, Miss Bennett.
11:51I had to hide them from my mother.
11:52Ha ha, I bet you did.
11:59Oh my gosh, look at her.
12:01I'm sure I'm working.
12:03What?
12:04Ah.
12:05Yeah.
12:18It's the animal's.
12:23You tripped.
12:25I did not trip.
12:27It was a deliberate embellishment of the glock.
12:30Mary?
12:31Miss Baxter.
12:32I was just about to ask Miss Bennett to dance again.
12:36Oh, uh, thank you, Mr. Ryder.
12:39But I will sit this one out.
12:40Ah.
12:41Then allow me to fetch you both some ices, ladies.
12:46He might be handsome, Mary, but beware.
12:49He also fancies himself above all the rules that govern the rest of us.
12:52He enjoys the privileges of his class, as well as good looks.
12:56I cannot say I took much notice of his looks.
12:59Mary?
13:00I did not.
13:01Well, he certainly noticed you.
13:03That's kind of you to say, but he doesn't think of me in that way.
13:07And actually, that makes it much more enjoyable.
13:11We were just talking about Mr. Ryder.
13:14Yes.
13:15William Ryder.
13:17I, sis.
13:18Oh, thank you.
13:19And the biggest one for Miss Mary, Billy.
13:25Hey, don't look so downhearted.
13:26Here, you can have mine.
13:27I wouldn't dream of taking yours.
13:30Mr. Heywood, I seem to have found myself without a partner for the next dance.
13:36I'm quite tired.
13:37I'm quite tired.
13:42I'm quite tired.
13:43But I was...
13:44I'm quite tired.
13:46Not very sure.
13:47Oh, crunchy.
13:49Mr. Ryder, what on earth happened to you?
13:53Oh, Miss Bingley.
13:55Well, well.
13:56Miss Bennet.
13:57How good to see you again.
14:00Oh, are you two ladies already acquainted?
14:02Oh, I have known Miss Bennet for some years.
14:05Oh.
14:05Pianist, singer, raconteur.
14:09My brother married her sister.
14:11I heard you were a governess in London, though I didn't think it had quite come to that.
14:16I'm no longer in that position.
14:19So, you are in London for a husband?
14:23No.
14:27Miss Bennet is a radical thinker.
14:30Is she now?
14:31Well, it makes me all the more glad to be spending the foreseeable future here, where I can be thoroughly
14:37enlightened by your thoughts.
14:40Miss Bennet, I'm holding a small supper this Thursday.
14:43You should join us.
14:44Why, thank you, Mr. Ryder.
14:46You must sing.
14:48That is, I mean to say, I may not be able to.
14:51I very much look forward to you joining us on Thursday.
14:56Come, Mr. Ryder.
14:58Come.
14:58Come.
14:58Come.
14:58Come.
15:00Come.
15:00Come.
15:01Come.
15:31How did you find the ball last night?
15:35Most pleasant, thank you.
15:39Young William Ryder called while you were asleep this morning, Mary.
15:42He left this bundle of crime pamphlets as a peculiar gift.
15:45Is this really to your taste?
15:47Oh, and he confirmed our invitation to supper on Thursday.
15:50Oh, what fun!
15:51Jethro.
15:53You could wear your red dress.
15:56Regarding supper, I fear I may not be able to attend.
16:02You have not been yourself since I saw you talking to Caroline Bingley last night.
16:09She seems to delight in being horrible to me.
16:13I have no idea what I've done to provoke her.
16:16Did she not once fancy herself as marrying your sister's husband?
16:19Mr. Darcy.
16:20She did?
16:21Yes.
16:22Perhaps she feels threatened by you.
16:26Caroline Bingley is not threatened by me.
16:30She's better than me.
16:32I know that very well.
16:34She's always beautifully dressed, and she has extraordinary confidence.
16:40She does not appear to lack confidence, that is certain.
16:43Perhaps underneath that brittle exterior lies doubts and insecurities, the same as everyone else.
16:49And she treats you as though you're beneath her to make herself feel good.
16:53It riles her to see you blossoming in London.
16:57Blossoming?
16:59You've changed.
17:01You smile more.
17:02And you laugh.
17:04Well, I...
17:05Oh, the thought that you're worth less than Caroline really only exists in her mind.
17:13We do not run and hide from the Caroline Bingleys of this world.
17:21We stand our ground.
17:24For there will always be one.
17:42Miss Bennet.
17:44How wonderful to see you.
17:46Oh, um...
17:49I very much like your, um...
17:53Insects.
17:54Why, thank you.
17:57They were my late father's.
17:58He was a very great collector of all things strange or unusual in that line.
18:08You have an extensive book collection, Mr. Ryder?
18:13Ah, yes.
18:14They are for show.
18:17Although, Grimm's fairy tales proved fine.
18:21Not as fine as those brilliant pamphlets you sent to me.
18:24I want to hear about the strangest cases over there.
18:29Ah, yes.
18:30Miss Bennet.
18:32Inspired by you.
18:33I have been reading some of those particular works myself.
18:37And I found something...
18:39Made me think of you.
18:41Of me?
18:42Mm-hmm.
18:43Allow me to find it?
18:44Well, of course.
18:46Miss Bingley.
18:47I am so glad you took my advice.
18:49Lady Catherine de Boer looks magnificent there.
18:53I was just about to read something to Miss Bennet that made me think of her this morning.
18:57It made you think of Miss Bennet?
19:00Yes, exactly.
19:01Now, where is it?
19:04Mr. Ryder, I wondered if it might be helpful for me to cast my eye across the dinner table before
19:08the guests sit.
19:10Uh, very well.
19:13Please excuse us.
19:16I have to say, Miss Bennet, how refreshing it is to see a young woman with the courage to defy
19:22the dictates of fashion
19:23when most of us are foolish enough to want to look as well as we possibly can.
19:26Um, you are an example to us all.
19:46Mr. Hayward, we are here.
19:48Where are you, Mary?
19:50Uh...
19:51Uh...
20:00Uh...
20:00Are you alright?
20:21I believe you don't touch it.
20:37Mr. Hurst, have you ever read Catherine Macaulay's work?
20:41No.
20:42She's most insightful on democracy, if you're interested.
20:46No.
20:52What think you of James Hutton's theory that the Earth is perpetually being formed?
20:58I have no interest in geology.
21:01What do you like, Mr. Hurst?
21:05Horses. Horses.
21:07Oh, I know so little about horses, I think I would be honoured if you would teach me all you
21:11know.
21:12We won't have time for that.
21:14Let's just see how we get on.
21:17Right.
21:19Right.
21:21Four legs.
21:24Cannot vomit.
21:26Beautiful creatures. Beautiful. Almost too beautiful.
21:29More intelligent than anyone at this table.
21:34Perhaps if I was to construct a horse, then we'd know.
21:37I appreciate that.
21:37Right. I've done this before. I'm sure I can do it again.
21:40Fascinating.
21:40These are the front legs here.
21:42We call these the cloppers.
21:45Back legs.
21:46The clippers.
21:47Ah.
21:48Clip clop.
21:49All right. You see what I'm saying?
21:51You do not want to stand behind a horse.
21:52You do not want to do it.
21:53I do not want to drop.
21:56What can a horse do?
21:58You tell me.
21:59Well, it can run, but it can also break your heart.
22:03I can see it.
22:04That is our horse.
22:06What shall we name it?
22:08Gerald.
22:09Gerald.
22:10Gerald.
22:11Let's enter him at York.
22:14Probably faster than the horse I bet on last week.
22:21Well, thank you.
22:22Thank you, sir.
22:24I shall never wager any significant amount of money without consulting you first.
22:29Ah.
22:35Miss Bennet.
22:36I was hoping to speak to you.
22:39Really?
22:40I couldn't let this evening pass without having the privilege of talking to you properly.
22:45It's a shame, then, that you chose to seat me so far from you at dinner.
22:52You met Lady Catherine once, did you not?
22:55I did.
22:56Only recently we were talking about your family, and she confessed herself astonished at the great difference between you and
23:03your sisters.
23:04She felt that you were not as handsome as Elizabeth, nor as provoking, not as beautiful as Jane, nor as
23:12willing as Kitty.
23:13And, well, who could measure up to Lydia's joie de vivre?
23:21It was very candid of her.
23:23She is known for her frankness.
23:25I sometimes wonder if frankness isn't just a poor excuse for unkindness.
23:32Tell me, Miss Bennet.
23:35Do you intend to marry?
23:37Let's assume we all must marry in the end.
23:42Perhaps you might allow me to offer you a little advice, if you wish.
23:47It seems to me that a great deal of time is thrown away in pursuit of attachments that can never
23:54come to anything, such as Mr. Ryder.
24:01Do you mean to suggest that I am pursuing Mr. Ryder?
24:04Or that he is pursuing me?
24:07For both are quite without foundation.
24:10And yet it seems you do all you can to please him.
24:13I cannot imagine why else he would speak of you as he does.
24:17What do you mean?
24:18Confine yourself to your proper sphere, Miss Bennet.
24:21Presumptions of this kind only lead to disappointment and humiliation, where matters of the heart are concerned.
24:32You seem to know a great deal about rejection.
24:35Is this a lesson you've learned from extensive study?
24:39Or do you perhaps owe it to experience of a more personal nature?
24:47Oh, Miss Bingley.
24:52Miss Bingley, welcome to the game.
24:54I never fear that I think it's a bad horse to see you.
24:56Oh, my God.
24:59That was a very thorough lesson in horse racing.
25:02You had a dinner, Miss Bennet.
25:04Oh, it was, yes.
25:07Most interesting.
25:09I wanted to say that, I wanted to ask, or that is to say, I have noticed at the ball
25:17that Mr. Ryder had occupied a great deal of your time.
25:20And he often acts without thinking, so I'd be very glad to ask him to be more restrained if that
25:26is what you would like.
25:30I very much enjoy his company.
25:36I see.
25:37No, I...
25:38Of course, I...
25:39No, no, no.
25:39Forgive my intrusion.
25:40No, that is to say, I'm not drawn to him.
25:44Who is she, a Bennet girl?
25:45The one you said was plain.
25:46Oh, the governess.
25:48She was the only one who was fired not to marry.
25:50Can you imagine?
25:51She didn't look very plain to me.
25:53She was tolerant.
25:54And you can see Ryder's interest in her.
25:56If I were him, I'd snap her up before some other fellow does.
25:59Excuse me.
26:00I believe Miss Bennet would like to sing for us.
26:04How lovely, Mary.
26:06Oh, I have no wish to do anything of the sort.
26:08Come Miss Bennet, you must sing.
26:10Sing.
26:12Sing.
26:12Sing.
26:14Sing.
26:15Sing.
26:16Sing.
26:17Sing.
26:18Sing.
26:19Sing.
26:20Sing.
26:20Sing.
26:21Sing.
26:22Sing.
26:24Sing.
26:25Sing.
26:26Mary.
26:27Mary.
26:28We must get you to Pemberley.
26:29Immediately.
26:30We have received an urgent letter.
26:31Look, your mother's been taken gravely ill.
26:33Oh.
26:34Take her carriage and go.
26:35Now.
26:36Oh.
26:37Oh.
26:38Oh.
26:39Careful.
26:40Oh.
26:42Oh.
26:46Come on, Mary.
26:47You must hurry.
26:48Come, Dad.
26:50Sorry.
26:52Oh.
26:53Oh.
26:54Oh.