#video #The Other Bennet Sister - Season 1 - Episode 05: Chapter 5
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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.
00:34The 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's not too late for marriage, if that's what you're asking me.
01:33And I do believe it's the better choice, but 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?
02:18Have 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 don't smell like soup.
02:41What on earth?
02:53There.
02:54Thanks.
03:07Mary, you have stew on your face.
03:09Ah.
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.
03:51The first rose.
03:52Oh, you must not take it for granted.
03:54Because the feelings soon pass, and then everything becomes 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.
04:18You are only allowed two dancers with the same partner.
04:22Make eye contact fleetingly with the men you want to dance with, and avoid the eyes of those you do
04:26not.
04:26If a man asks you to dance, do not look too happy, nor too disappointed, depending on who he is.
04:33You must look nonchalant.
04:36Carefree.
04:41Mary.
04:42Mary.
04:43Think back to those times in your childhood when you had not a care in the world.
04:53Hmm.
05:11Remember, Mary, the most important thing is to be yourself.
05:37Isn't it beautiful?
05:39Oh, my God.
05:52Do not fret.
05:53The night has only just begun.
05:58Good evening, Miss Baxter.
06:00Miss Bennet.
06:01Doesn't Miss Bennet look beautiful?
06:04Well, as do you, Anne.
06:08Well.
06:14Mr. Haywin, how would you like to dance with Miss Bennet?
06:17No, I know.
06:18I think it will show how eligible you are.
06:23Well, I don't suppose you have much room for me on your card.
06:28But 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.
06:38Yes.
06:39We could dance.
06:41Thank you, Mr. Haywood.
06:49Mr. Haywood, how are you?
06:53Miss Bennet.
06:55I'm very well.
06:58How are you?
07:01Sorry.
07:01Three.
07:02One, two, three.
07:06Two, two, three.
07:13Sorry.
07:15Sorry.
07:15Sorry.
07:16Sorry.
07:16Sorry.
07:21Sorry.
08:23Miss Bennet.
08:30It was a fine minuet.
08:35Oh, now you two.
08:36You must dance together.
08:38Um, I'm going to go and...
08:41Oh, Mary, do you mind?
08:42Oh, I can go.
08:44Yeah.
08:45Yeah.
08:46Yeah.
09:00Yeah.
09:03Yeah.
09:04Yeah.
09:05Yeah.
09:07Yeah.
09:09So...
09:12Oh.
09:14Oh.
09:16Oh...
09:16Oh.
09:21Ah...
09:22Excuse me, my voice.
09:26it's you it is indeed william rider of course mr rider oh well it it is a pleasure to see
09:34you
09:34again so soon would you like to dance well um perhaps later my feet are quite
09:45then let us sit and gather your strength
10:10i find these occasions really quite intolerable all these poor young ladies
10:15parading about bearing the weight of their parents expectations it's not in the least romantic
10:21i think these occasions mean a great deal to many young women and well for good reason
10:27none of them wants to fail but doesn't it seem to you miss bennett that most people
10:36give far too much weight to the idea of marriage because for some people that is their only means
10:41of survival in matters of men and women the only thing that should guide us is the heart
10:49do you really believe that to be true well
10:55i believe we should sweep away these tired old rules and follow our inclinations as we wish
11:04i think you will find mr rider that the liberty in such situations tends to be enjoyed by the man
11:11well the consequences are born quite literally in many cases by the woman
11:19perhaps you're right i know i am
11:30dance with me when he's done
11:33come on
12:00he's supposed to be fun i think
12:05you are allowed to breathe while you dance miss bennett i am breathing
12:09i heard that you are a great reader of very serious books
12:16i'm reading wordsworth currently
12:18ah but what do you really enjoy reading miss bennett
12:22histories
12:24no no no i mean what's your secret indulgence
12:29i really enjoyed reading as a child
12:34with a servant's pamphlets
12:37they detail the most grisly crimes
12:41i knew there was a bold and curious side to you miss bennett
12:45i had to hide them from my mother
12:47i bet you did
12:54oh my gosh look at that
12:56did you show magic
13:15it's the onions
13:20you tripped
13:21i did not trip it was a deliberate embellishment of the gavotte
13:27mary
13:27miss baxter
13:29i was just about to ask miss bennett to dance again
13:33oh uh
13:35thank you mr rider
13:36but i will sit this one out
13:37ah
13:38then allow me to fetch you both some ices ladies
13:44he might be handsome mary
13:46but beware
13:46he also fancies himself above all the rules that govern the rest of us
13:50he enjoys the privileges of his class
13:53as well as good looks
13:54i cannot say i took much notice of his looks
13:57mary
13:58i did not
13:59well he certainly noticed you
14:01it's kind of you to say but
14:03he doesn't think of me in that way
14:05and actually that makes this much more enjoyable
14:09we were just talking about mr rider
14:13yes
14:13william rider
14:16ices
14:17oh thank you
14:19and the biggest one for miss mary bennett
14:21thank you
14:25heywood don't look so downhearted here you can have mine
14:27i wouldn't dream of taking yours
14:30mr hayward
14:31i seem to have found myself without a partner for the next dance
14:35i'm quite tired
14:42but i would love to dance
14:47not play with yours
14:48crunchy
14:49mr rider
14:51what on earth happened to you
14:54oh miss bingley
14:55well well
14:57miss bennett
14:58how good to see you again
15:00oh are you two ladies already acquainted
15:03oh i have known miss bennett for some years
15:06oh
15:07pianist
15:07singer
15:09raconteur
15:10my brother married her
15:12sister
15:13i heard you were a government in london
15:16though i didn't think it had quite come to that
15:18i i'm no longer in that position
15:21so you are in london for a husband
15:25no
15:30miss bennett
15:31is a radical thinker
15:33is she now
15:34well
15:35it makes me all the more glad to be spending the foreseeable future here
15:39where i can be
15:40thoroughly enlightened by your thoughts
15:42miss bennett
15:44i'm holding a small supper this thursday
15:46you should join us
15:48why
15:48thank you
15:49mr rider
15:50you must sing
15:52that is
15:53i mean to say
15:54i may not be able to
15:55i very much look forward to you joining us
15:58on thursday
15:59come mr rider
16:01come mr rider
16:37how did you find the ball last night
16:41most pleasant
16:42thank you
16:45young william rider called while you were asleep this morning mary
16:48he left this bundle of crime pamphlets as a peculiar gift
16:51is this really to your taste
16:53thank you
16:54oh and he confirmed our invitation to supper on thursday
16:56oh what fun
16:58jethro
17:00you could wear your red dress
17:03uh regarding supper i fear
17:05i may not be able to attend
17:09you have not been yourself since i saw you talking to caroline bingley last night
17:17she seems to delight in being horrible to me
17:21i have no idea what i've done to provoke her
17:23did she not once fancy herself as marrying your sister's husband
17:28mr darcy
17:28she did
17:30yes
17:30perhaps she feels threatened by you
17:35caroline bingley is not threatened by me
17:39she's better than me
17:41i know that
17:42very well
17:44she's always beautifully dressed
17:46and she has extraordinary confidence
17:48she does not appear to lack confidence
17:51that is certain
17:52perhaps underneath that brittle exterior lies doubts and insecurities the same as everyone else
17:59and she treats you as though you're beneath her to make herself feel good
18:03it riles her to see you blossoming in london
18:07blossoming
18:09you've changed
18:10you smile more
18:12and you laugh
18:14well i
18:17the thought that you're worth less than caroline
18:20really only exists in her mind
18:24we do not run and hide
18:27from the caroline bingley's of this world
18:32we stand our ground
18:35for there will always be one
18:54miss bennett
18:56how wonderful to see you
18:58oh um
19:02i very much like your um
19:07insects
19:07why thank you
19:09they were my late fathers
19:11he was a very great collector of all things
19:14strange or
19:16or unusual
19:17in that line
19:22you have an extensive book collection
19:25mr rider
19:26oh yes
19:27they are for show
19:30although
19:31grim's fairy tales proved a fine
19:35not as fine as those brilliant pamphlets you sent to me
19:39i want to hear about the strangers cases over dinner
19:44ah yes
19:45miss pennett
19:46inspired by you
19:48i have been reading some of those particular works
19:52myself
19:52and i found something
19:55made me think of you
19:56of me
19:58allow me to find it
19:59well of course
20:01miss bingley
20:03i am so glad you took my advice
20:05lady catherine de burr looks magnificent there
20:08i was just about to read something to miss bennett
20:11that made me think of her this morning
20:12it made you think of
20:15miss bennett
20:16yes
20:17exactly
20:18now
20:18where
20:19is it
20:20mr rider
20:21i wondered if it might be helpful for me to cast my eye across the dinner table
20:24before the guests sit
20:27er
20:28very well
20:30please excuse us
20:33i have to say
20:35miss bennett
20:35how refreshing it is
20:37to see a young woman
20:38with the courage
20:39to defy the dictates of fashion
20:40when most of us are foolish enough
20:42to want to look as well as we possibly can
20:45you are an example to us all
20:51yes
20:52yes
20:52yes
20:53yes
20:53yes
20:53yes
20:54yes
20:54yes
20:55yes
21:04mr hayward we are here
21:07where are you mary
21:19you're right
21:21you're right
21:58mr hirst
21:59have you ever read catherine mcauley's work
22:03no
22:03she's most insightful on democracy
22:05if you're interested
22:07no
22:14what think you of
22:16james hudden's theory
22:17that the earth is perpetually being formed
22:20i have no interest in geology
22:24what do you like mr hirst
22:28horses
22:29horses
22:29oh
22:31i 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
22:49beautiful creatures
22:51beautiful
22:52almost too beautiful
22:53more intelligent than anyone at this table
22:58perhaps if i was to construct a horse
23:00then we'd know
23:01i appreciate that
23:01right
23:02i've done this before
23:03i'm sure i can do it again
23:04fascinating
23:05these are the front legs
23:06here
23:07we call these the cloppers
23:10back legs
23:10the clippers
23:11ah
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
23:25um
23:25it can run
23:26but it can also break your heart
23:28i can see it
23:30that is
23:31uh
23:31our horse
23:32what shall we name it
23:33gerald
23:35gerald
23:36gerald
23:37let's enter him
23:39at
23:39york
23:40probably faster than the horse i bet on last week
23:43um
23:48thank you
23:48i thought
23:49thank you sir
23:51i shall never wager
23:52any significant amount of money
23:54without consulting you first
23:55ah
24:02miss bennett
24:04i was hoping to speak to you
24:07really
24:07well i couldn't let this evening pass
24:10without having the privilege of talking to you properly
24:13it's a shame then that you chose to seat me so far from you
24:15at dinner
24:20you met lady catherine once did you not
24:23i did
24:25only recently we were talking about your family
24:27and she confessed herself astonished at the great difference between you and your sisters
24:32she felt that you were
24:34not as handsome as elizabeth nor as
24:37provoking
24:38not as beautiful as jane nor as willing as kitty and
24:43well
24:43who could measure up to lydia's
24:46joie de vivre
24:51it 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
25:03tell me miss bennett
25:05do you intend to marry
25:07let's assume we all must marry
25:09in the end
25:12perhaps you might allow me to offer you a little advice
25:16if you wish
25:18it seems to me
25:20that a great deal of time is thrown away in pursuit of attachments that
25:24can never come to anything
25:26such as
25:27mr rider
25:33do you mean to suggest that i am pursuing mr rider
25:36or that
25:37he is pursuing me
25:39for both are quite without foundation
25:41and yet it seems you do all you can to please him
25:44i cannot imagine why else he would
25:47speak of you as he does
25:49what do you mean
25:50confine yourself to your proper sphere
25:52miss bennett
25:54presumptions of this kind only lead to disappointment
25:57and humiliation
25:58where 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 powerful
26:14personal nature
26:24oh miss bingley
26:26miss bingley welcome to the gate
26:28there was a very thorough lesson in horse racing
26:36you had a dinner
26:37miss bennett
26:38ah
26:40it was yes
26:41most interesting
26:44i wanted to say that
26:47i wanted to ask
26:49or that is to say
26:51i had noticed at the ball that mr rider had occupied a great deal of your time
26:56and he often acts without thinking
26:57so i'd be very glad to ask him to be more restrained if that is what you would like
27:06i very much enjoy his company
27:12i see
27:13no i of course i
27:15no no no forgive my intrusion
27:16no that is to say i'm i'm i'm not
27:19who is drawn to him
27:21bennett girl
27:21the one you said was plain
27:23oh the governess
27:24she 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 tolerable
27:31and you can see riders interested in her
27:33if i were him i'd snap her up before some other fellow
27:36excuse me
27:37i believe miss bennett
27:40would like to sing for us
27:42how lovely mary
27:43oh i have no wish to do anything of the sort
27:46oh come on miss bennett you must sing
27:48sing
28:05mary mary we must get you to pemberley
28:08immediately we have received an urgent letter
28:10your mother's been taken gravely ill
28:12oh take your carriage and go
28:14now
28:26come on mary you must hurry
28:28come dear
28:30it's all right
28:50you
28:53you
28:55you
28:55you
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