00:02Dear Mother, I write to let you know that I will not be joining you at Pemberley just
00:09yet, as I am still very much needed in London.
00:13The Gardener's governess has indeed returned, but we find ourselves quite overrun with social
00:19engagements.
00:21You will be excited to hear that I have been invited to one of Lady Winspear's weekly
00:26balls.
00:28I am very much looking forward to it.
00:32I miss you all, yours and 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, a husband, whatever else
00:53you plan to do.
00:58Someone who was once a friend told me that a woman has two choices in life, marriage or
01:03misery.
01:04What 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.
01:19I mean, I did once try to find a husband, but it was unsuccessful.
01:25My mother has always said no one will marry a girl in spectacles.
01:28Mary, that is nonsense.
01:30What 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.
01:38This 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?
01:53Hmm.
01:55Have 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.
02:15What on earth?
02:26There.
02:27Thanks.
02:39Mary, you have stew on your face.
02:42I know.
02:52Oh, now we need to work on your walk.
02:55Step into the room like you are Lady Winspear herself.
03:07Hmm.
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.
03:43It's quite hard not to.
03:47Remember, you are only allowed two dancers with the same partner.
03:51Make eye contact fleetingly with the men you want to dance with, and avoid the eyes of those you do
03:55not.
03:56If 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.
04:10Mary, think back to those times in your childhood when you had not a care in the world.
04:19Hmm.
04:38Remember, Mary, the most important thing is to be yourself.
04:55Oh, no.
04:56Oh, no.
04:57Oh, no.
04:58Oh, no.
05:03Isn't it beautiful?
05:05It is.
05:17Do not fret.
05:18The life has only just begun.
05:22Good evening, Miss Waxter.
05:25Miss Bennet.
05:25Doesn't Miss Bennet look beautiful?
05:28Uh, well, uh, as do you.
05:30Anne?
05:31Oh.
05:37Mr. Haywin.
05:38How would you like to dance with Miss Bennet?
05:41No, I know.
05:42It will show how eligible you are.
05:47Well...
05:48I don't suppose you have much room for me on your card.
05:51But if there is, I would be very glad to dance with you.
05:53Oh, well, um, there might, there might be.
05:56Let me just...
05:58check.
06:00Yes.
06:01Yes.
06:02We could dance.
06:04Thank you, Mr. Hayward.
06:05How would you like?
06:11Mr. Hayward.
06:13How are you?
06:15Miss Bennet.
06:17I'm very well.
06:19How are you?
06:24One...
06:24One, two, three.
06:59One, two, three.
07:37One, two, three.
07:54One, two, three.
08:03One, two, three.
08:25One, two, three.
08:55One, two, three.
09:02One, two, three.
09:30One, two, three.
10:22One, three.
10:25One, three.
10:38One, three.
10:40One, three.
11:10One, three.
11:37One, three.
11:40One, three.
11:53One, three.
12:05One, three.
12:09One, three.
12:12One, three.
12:25One, three.
12:39One, three.
13:01One, three.
13:02One, three.
13:03One, three.
13:13One, three.
13:18One, three.
13:20One, three.
13:47One, three.
13:50One, three.
13:50What on earth happened to you?
13:53Oh, Miss Mingley.
13:55Well, well.
13:56Miss Bennet, how good to see you again.
14:00Oh, are you two ladies already acquainted?
14:02I have known Miss Bennet for some years.
14:05Pianist, singer, raconteur.
14:09My brother married her sister.
14:12I 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.
14:18So, you are in London for a husband?
14:23No.
14:27Miss Bennet is a radical thinker.
14:31Is she now?
14:32Well, it makes me all the more glad to be spending the foreseeable future here,
14:36where I can be thoroughly enlightened 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.
14:47You 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.
15:12Ow.
15:14Ow.
15:14Ow.
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.
15:42You 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 soccer on Thursday.
15:50Oh, what fun!
15:51Death row.
15:53You could wear your red dress.
15:56Regarding something 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.
16:21She did?
16:21Yes.
16:22Perhaps she feels threatened by you.
16:27Caroline Bingley is not threatened by me.
16:30She's better than me.
16:32I know that very well.
16:35She'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...
17:06The 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, for there will always be one.
17:42Miss Bennet.
17:44How wonderful to see you.
17:46Oh, um...
17:48Uh, I very much like your, um...
17:54Insects.
17:55Why, thank you.
17:57They were my late fathers.
17:59He was a very great collector of all things strange or unusual in that line.
18:08You have an extensive book collection, Mr. Ryder?
18:12Ah, yes.
18:14They are for show.
18:17Although, Grimm's fairy tales proved a fine way.
18:21Not as fine as those brilliant pamphlets you sent to me.
18:24I want to hear about the strangest cases over dinner.
18:30Ah, yes.
18:31Miss Bennet.
18:32Inspired by you.
18:33I have been reading some of those particular works myself, and I found something that made 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.
18:52Ah, I 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 when most of us are foolish enough to want to look as well as we possibly
19:26can.
19:28You are an example to us all.
19:31Yes, ma'am.
19:34Yes, ma'am.
19:34Yes, ma'am.
19:46Mr. Hayward, we are here.
19:48Where are you, Mary?
19:50Oh, oh, oh, oh.
19:52Oh, oh, oh, oh.
19:55Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
19:57Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
19:59Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
20:04Ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff.
20:07You look out, you don't know.
20:09Ruff, ruff.
20:10Ruff, ruff.
20:11I'm fine.
20:13No, no, no.
20:17I'm fine.
20:19It's fine.
20:20I believe you don't touch that.
20:24Well it's time to know.
20:26You've got his cheeks.
20:29I've got his cheeks.
20:30I've got his cheeks.
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.
21:06Horses.
21:07Oh.
21:08I know so little about horses, you think.
21:10I would be honoured if you would teach me all you know.
21:12We won't have time for that.
21:14Let's just see how we get on.
21:17Right.
21:19Right.
21:21Four legs.
21:25Cannot vomit.
21:27Beautiful creatures.
21:28Beautiful.
21:29Almost too beautiful.
21:30More intelligent than anyone on this table.
21:34Perhaps if I was to construct a horse, then we'd know.
21:37I appreciate that.
21:37Right.
21:38I've done this before.
21:39I'm sure I can do it again.
21:40Fascinating.
21:40These are the front legs here.
21:42We call these the cloppers, back legs, the clippers.
21:47Ah.
21:48Clip-clop.
21:49Right?
21:49You see what I'm saying?
21:51You do not want to stand behind a horse.
21:52You do not want to...
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.
22:07What 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.
22:22Thank 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.
22:57Only recently we were talking about your family, and she confessed herself astonished at the
23:02great difference between you and your sisters.
23:04She felt that you were not as handsome as Elizabeth, nor as provoking, not as beautiful
23:11as Jane, nor as willing as Kitty, and, 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.
23:33Tell me, Miss Bennet, do 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
23:53can never come 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.
24:22Presumptions of this kind only lead to disappointment and humiliation,
24:26where 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?
24:59It was a very thorough lesson in horse racing.
25:02You had a dinner, Miss Bennet.
25:05It was, yes, most interesting.
25:09I wanted to say that...
25:12I wanted to ask, or that is to say,
25:16I had noticed at the ball that Mr. Ryder had occupied a great deal of your time.
25:20And he often acts without thinking.
25:23I'd be very glad to ask him to be more restrained if that is what you would like.
25:30I very much enjoy his company.
25:37I see.
25:37No, I...
25:38Of course, I...
25:39No, no, no.
25:39Forgive my intrusion.
25:40No, that is to say, I'm...
25:42I'm not drawn to him.
25:44Who is she, a bennick girl?
25:45The one you said was plain.
25:47Oh, the governess.
25:48She was the only one of the five not to marry him.
25:50Can you, a murderer?
25:51She didn't look very plain to me.
25:53She was tolerable.
25:55And you can see Ryder's interest in her.
25:56If I were you, I'd snap her up before some other fellow does.
26:00Excuse me?
26:00I believe Miss Bennet would like to sing for us.
26:05How 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!
26:13Sing!
26:14Sing!
26:15Sing!
26:16Sing!
26:18Sing!
26:20Sing!
26:20Sing!
26:21Sing!
26:21Sing!
26:22Sing!
26:23Sing!
26:23Sing!
26:24Sing!
26:26Mary, Mary, we must get you to Pemberley immediately.
26:29We have received an urgent letter.
26:32Your mother's been taken gravely ill.
26:33Oh.
26:34Take her carriage and go.
26:35Now.
26:36Oh!
26:39Kevin!
26:43Oh!
26:46Come on, Mary.
26:47You must hurry.
26:48Come, Dad.
26:50It's all right.
26:51Oh!
26:54Oh!
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