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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.
01:19You're here!
01:21Well, don't stand in the doorway. You're letting the heat out.
01:25Mother!
01:33You look...well, doesn't she?
01:36Are you a physician all of a sudden?
01:39No.
01:42I...I'm just...I'm relieved to see that you're improved.
01:47You look like you haven't slept in days. And whose dress are you wearing?
01:54Uh...my...my 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.
02:06Hello, Mary.
02:07Mary, come here.
02:20I see the London air has taken a terrible toll on your complexion.
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.
02:40And yet, here I was.
02:45Back where I started.
02:54From Mother's letter, I...I 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.
03:08Hmm.
03:09Perhaps she rallied the news that I was on my way.
03:11I, for one, am pleased we are all back together.
03:14Yes, I was thinking.
03:15Perhaps we could, um, play graces.
03:17Or charades.
03:18Or charades.
03:18After dinner.
03:18This evening.
03:19Nobody plays graces, Mary.
03:21Oh, on the contrary.
03:22It's quite fashionable in London.
03:24How is London, Mary?
03:25Yes.
03:25I want to hear all about it.
03:27Hmm.
03:28Yes.
03:28Um, London is, um...
03:30Katie.
03:30It's, it's, um...
03:32Katie!
03:33Katie!
03:33I cannot reach the preserves.
03:38How are the gardeners?
03:39Are you enjoying being their governess?
03:41I...
03:42Uh, yes.
03:42It'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.
03:54There's so many people.
03:55Um...
03:55I know she can be a little stiff at first, but...
03:58I'm sure it would be interesting company for you.
04:00I have company.
04:02There'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.
04:53Oh, 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.
05:11Now, where is my bell?
05:15Do not trouble yourselves waiting for me.
05:17I'm fine.
05:19Thank it, Mother.
05:21And 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 one for me.
05:40I was hoping for something readable.
05:42Not joining us, Mr. Darcy!
05:45Mary!
06:13Uh.
06:15Uh.
06:16Uh!
06:17Uh.
06:17Miss Bennett?
06:21A letter for you.
06:32Mary!
06:36Mary!
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, Mary?
07:02From one of my friends in London.
07:05What friend is that, Mary?
07:08Lydia?
07:09What 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.
07:40I'm so sorry to hear her.
07:41No one is not using her as her name.
07:46Sorry to ask me to remember her.
07:47I was going to ask you to thank her.
07:47Yes, she was.
07:59But I told her, do I have something to do,
08:00and I did not.
08:00I was a poor lady.
08:01I must have done my hair.
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, no 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?
09:10You, Jane, Kitty, Lydia.
09:14Lydia?
09:15Oh, no.
09:16No, Lydia 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.
09:30She 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?
09:53No.
09:53Oh, no.
09:54No.
09:56London, it's actually entirely without any eligible men.
10:00I don't think I ever believe I'm not, I'm not really the marrying sort.
10:05Nonsense, Mary.
10:14A visitor for Miss Mary Bennet.
10:20Mr. Ryder?
10:22What are you doing here?
10:24Miss Bennet.
10:26I hope you and your family won't consider this a great imposition,
10:29but you left London with such haste.
10:32I was most worried about your mother
10:34and wanted to offer my support in your hour of need.
10:39How do you do, Mr. Ryder?
10:42Mrs. Bennet?
10:45Why, it is a pleasure to see you looking so well.
10:49I usually look much better than this,
10:52though my recovery has been quite extraordinary.
10:56I'm glad to hear it.
11:01Miss Bennet, won't you introduce me to your sisters?
11:04Uh, uh, um, yes, uh, this is Mrs. Elizabeth Darcy.
11:09Um, this is Mrs. Kitty Boncock.
11:11How do you do?
11:12Mrs. Jane Bingley and Mrs. Lydia Wickham.
11:15Enchanted to meet you all.
11:17How do you know Mary?
11:18Mrs. Bennet and I met at a soiree in London
11:21and share a similar taste in despicable crime pamphlets.
11:27Oh!
11:29Anyway, I was en route to visit my Aunt Lady Catherine de Burr
11:33and wanted to pay my respects.
11:35Well, let us not stand upon ceremony.
11:39Elizabeth will arrange for us to take tea in the garden.
11:43Uh, Mr. Ryder, do join us.
11:44No, I'm, I'm sure Mr. Ryder will have more important matters to attend to.
11:49I have time.
11:52Are you well enough, Mama?
11:54Yes, thank you, Jane.
11:55I am perfectly well enough.
11:58Uh, Mary, take Mr. Ryder to the garden.
12:01Uh, Lydia will deal with the dog.
12:04What?
12:04Mr. Ryder, if this is about the bell jar, I'm not.
12:06Come along, Mr. Ryder.
12:08I'll have to go.
12:11I have always felt that what a lady puts in her garden
12:15is so terribly important.
12:17Yes.
12:18Roses, of course.
12:19Of course.
12:20Your favourite flower?
12:21Well, I must say I don't want a rose.
12:23Well, I must say I don't want a rose.
12:24Well, I don't want a rose.
12:24Well, I don't want a rose.
12:26I don't want a rose.
12:26Oh, I don't want a rose.
12:27Oh, I don't want a rose.
12:27Oh, I don't want a rose.
12:31My turn!
12:35i see you forgot to mention mr rider in your reports from london you also forgot to mention
12:42how handsome he is i mean i've not really noticed his looks i'm sure he's come an awfully long way
12:50to see you he's probably just thirsty and nearby what oh you must stay with us mr rider especially
13:01with the weather turning as it may well do do you not agree lizzie you would be most welcome mr
13:06rider
13:06that is very kind come miss bennett show us your skills
13:22excellent well done mary yes bravo
13:31i was sorry to see you leave london in such a hurry
13:37mr rider have have you come here to discuss you know uh the yes yes miss bennett i i i
13:47believe i
13:47have i've been wondering whether to write to you on the subject oh i i wouldn't expect you to lead
13:52the
13:52conversation miss bennett mr rider are you here to talk about the bell jar
14:00the bell jar what what what did you say miss bennett please do not trouble yourself over that
14:07but it was your father's i thought you'd be upset not at all please think no more of it
14:24it is a pleasure to meet your family yes my my sisters are exceptional i know as are you miss
14:34bennett
14:34uh oh no i i am much more um i find it most refreshing that you do not form over
14:43potential
14:44husbands or have your mind constantly set on finding a match
14:50well no no i don't really i don't give it much thought
14:56but you lack artifice your qualities shine out they're not corrupted by the false polish of the
15:03world she's uh observations of a very very personal nature well i have a very low opinion
15:11of the petty rules to which we submit ourselves in the name of good manners did you know that
15:16i think you may have mentioned it once or twice
15:18yes i believe miss bennett that our inability to say what we mean is one of the great curses of
15:26our age
15:28we hide behind a thousand disguises that we like to call politeness
15:49mr darcy sends his apologies he has a seasonal headache oh
15:55mr rider tell us about yourself mary mentioned you are an avid reader
16:00oh uh of poetry perhaps i find longer works are usually not for me really i think the brevity
16:09of poetry is one of its principal attractions i agree wholeheartedly i only wish i had the fine
16:16mind of your sister miss bennett has such an astute understanding of a wide range of literature
16:22she does she does she does i do not know whether she gets it from me or her father from
16:30you mother i
16:31am sure oh there are very few people who have the insight of miss bennett i could talk to you
16:38all day
16:40i must admit london has been a little gray without you
16:46uh are you joking no there there are there are many interesting minds in london all eager for
16:53thoughtful conversation none as interesting as yours
17:09hello hello mother i came to wish you good night
17:20here
17:34mr rider
17:35mr rider would make an excellent match
17:45i wonder what kind of endowment he has
17:49yes i do not know mama a sizable one i'm sure
17:57good night mama
18:03good night mary
18:13good night
18:16good night
18:51PIANO PLAYS
18:56Sorry, don't let me distract you.
19:01What are you reading, Mr Ryder?
19:03A rather fascinating book on...
19:08Jesus.
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, insufferable, rulemaking 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.
19:41What are they talking about?
19:47Barry sounds serious.
19:48She is boring him, I know it.
19:50I think you should read Mrs Macaulay.
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,
20:47He died quite suddenly.
20:50Oh.
20:52I'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.
21:06Away from his family.
21:09Away from life.
21:10And for what?
21:12For your father must have derived
21:13a great deal of pleasure from his work.
21:17Perhaps.
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.
21:45Then you must consider it now.
21:48Uh,
21:49well, um,
21:53reading.
21:53Reading.
21:54Learning.
21:55Teaching.
21:58And
22:00what of
22:01friendship?
22:05Of love?
22:09Uh, yes.
22:11No, of course, that.
22:13Life is short, Miss 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.
22:44Let'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,
23:03horse, I think.
23:15Oh, no.
23:17Oh, no.
23:22Oh, dear.
23:23Oh, dear.
23:27You're quite all right, Miss Bennett.
23:29I'm perfectly fine.
23:30Yes.
23:32No.
23:34Oh, there we go.
23:35There we go.
23:37Now, I have been thinking about your argument.
23:41That, er, that we should say more honestly what we think and feel.
23:45Oh, excellent.
23:47I knew you'd agree.
23:49Oh, I don't know that I do.
23:51I mean, surely even you must admit there may be occasions when, well, for all manner of reasons,
23:57some things are best left unsaid.
23:59I cannot concur.
24:00I intend to live my life by bolder principles.
24:03In fact, that is why I came here.
24:06To put that belief into practice.
24:09Oh, really?
24:10Yes.
24:11I came here to commit the great impropriety of telling you honestly what I think of you.
24:18Mr. Ryder, I can assure you there's no need.
24:20I attempted to scribble a few lines, but then I thought of some verses of Mr. Wordsworth that captured your
24:27spirit perfectly.
24:30May I be allowed to recite them to you?
24:35Of course, Mr. Ryder.
24:37Please.
24:41She dwelt among...
24:43Excuse me.
24:46No.
24:48Please, take your time.
24:56She dwelt among the untrodden ways, beside the springs of Dove.
25:02A maid, whom there were none to praise and very few to love.
25:09A violet by a mossy stone, half hidden from the eye.
25:15Fair as a star when only one is shining in the sky.
25:26I think you see me as a lonely figure.
25:30I was brought up in Hertfordshire, sir.
25:32So the road to London was barely five miles away.
25:35It is possible to feel oneself alone, even in such close proximity to town?
25:40Yes, but in my village, it was quite untrue to say that there were none to praise and very few
25:45to love.
25:46There were scores of people very eager to praise my sisters.
25:50Perhaps living with your family in Meryton kept you half hidden from the eye.
25:58But now you've broken out on your own.
26:01You can be seen at last as you deserve.
26:05Fair as a star when only one is shining in the sky.
26:25Fair as a star when only one is shining in the sky.
27:01Fair as a star when only one is shining in the sky.
27:02What happened on the ride?
27:05And we rode horses, and mine was most unruly, and it had a taste for brambles, as if it
27:12had a mine.
27:12It was only, really, and my saddle was not at all comfortable.
27:15Yeah, Mary.
27:15That's not a slight on the quality of it, but merely the design.
27:17Mary!
27:22It appears Mr. Ryder does have some sort of affection for you, and I believe he is about
27:28to propose.
27:32Mother, I'm not completely sure that you were right, and I really would hate to cause
27:37you any further disappointment.
27:38This is an opportunity that cannot be overlooked.
27:42He's a very eligible gentleman.
27:45You will say yes, won't you?
27:51There you are!
27:52What happened?
27:52What did he say?
27:53Did he ask you?
27:54He's not going to ask her.
27:55Does he?
27:56Yes, he is.
27:57I...
28:02Miss Barrett!
28:07Are you quite all right?
28:09Oh, it's...
28:09It's nothing.
28:11Nothing at all.
28:13May I speak with you in private?
28:16I have something very important I want to discuss with you.
28:37Mother had told me to prepare myself, but nothing could prepare me for what happened next.
28:49On the Looks
29:01I love you.
29:05I love you.
29:09You have something and I love you.
29:10What happened?
29:11I love you.
29:12I love you, too.
29:14I love you.
29:15I love you.
29:17I love you.
29:17I love you.
29:17Amen.
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