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00:22Miss Fennett...
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00:27You are quite unlike anyone I have ever met.
00:31You speak your mind with a refreshing directness and you do not force yourself to conform to society's ideals.
00:40I imagine it will come as no surprise when I say I have developed the greatest affection for you.
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00:53I cannot understand why a man such as Mr. Rider would propose to Mary.
00:58Oh, shush.
00:58Perhaps he won't.
01:00Mother may have got her hopes up for nothing.
01:02We shall never know his intentions if you two keep talking.
01:06What is happening?
01:07Mr. Rider and Mary are in the library and appear to be having a serious conversation.
01:12I suppose most women of better looks and livelier character were already taken.
01:15It cannot be a match driven by passion.
01:19Not all matches driven by passion turn out well.
01:21Lizzie, I cannot hear what they are saying.
01:23Will you all just be quiet?
01:27In these past few days, I have felt a deeper understanding between us.
01:36I believe you felt it too.
01:39I...
01:40I took to heart the things that you said.
01:43Yes.
01:44And you must.
01:46For I believe we should be very happy together.
01:49Miss Bennet, I...
01:50I have a mind to go abroad.
01:52To Italy.
01:54Somewhere with...
01:55With a lake in front of me and a mountain behind.
01:59Lakes are usually found in mountainous areas.
02:02I am...
02:02No.
02:03Although some are found in dormant volcanic craters.
02:05I cannot imagine going to Italy without you, Miss Bennet.
02:11And therefore, I wondered whether you might do me the greatest honor of coming with me.
02:23Well, I...
02:24I...
02:24We could read poetry all day and drink wine all evening.
02:29Oh, I do.
02:31I like poetry.
02:31And I like wine.
02:33What we have loved, others will love.
02:36And we will teach them how.
02:37Let us teach each other.
02:40I...
02:40I don't speak any Italian.
02:42But I...
02:42I suppose I could...
02:43I could learn.
02:44That's the spirit, Miss Bennet.
02:46This is why we are such a strong match.
02:48You have the courage of my convictions.
02:53How so?
02:55You understand the appeal of living boldly.
02:58Living with freedom.
03:00Unburdened by the shackles of marriage.
03:03Sorry, just to be very clear.
03:06Um, so you're suggesting that, um, I live with you in Italy.
03:12But, um, that we remain unmarried.
03:17Yes.
03:18Exactly.
03:19Together.
03:20But free.
03:24For what woman wants to be owned in such a way?
03:28Oh.
03:30What do you say?
03:34I don't know what to say.
03:37Of course, of course.
03:39You must sleep on it.
03:40But if you accept, we could leave for London tomorrow
03:43and plan our trip to Italy.
04:06Well, Mary.
04:09Come, Mary dear.
04:11Who would have thought you'd make such an excellent match?
04:15No, he didn't propose, Mama.
04:18What do you mean he did not propose?
04:21I mean that he called me in there to talk about a sermon on good works.
04:32Mary, this is no time for one of your poor attempts at humour.
04:35That Mr Ryder showered you with attention, only to pull you aside to discuss a sermon?
04:44Well, we shall see about that.
04:47I am sure Mr Ryder will make his intentions clear in his own time.
04:52Yes. Yes, he will.
04:56Mary, I shall choose your dress for supper.
05:00Perhaps something of Liz's.
05:10Interestingly, I...
05:11Charlotte!
05:12Mr Collins, it looks as though you were all waiting for us.
05:16We were not.
05:18Mrs Bennet, I am pleased to see you looking so well.
05:21I see you didn't rush to pay your respects.
05:24Do not wish to impose?
05:26How are you?
05:28All. I long to know everything.
05:30Well, there is something of a situation involving Mary.
05:34Thank you, Lydia.
05:35We were just getting ready for supper.
05:37Come.
05:38Ha. Yes.
05:44You should have a straight, dear.
05:47Mary is looking very well tonight, Mr Ryder. Do you not agree?
05:52I do indeed.
05:54My daughters are a handsome set.
05:57They most certainly are.
05:58More wine, Mama.
06:00This is the wine you requested.
06:02And only one unmarried.
06:04Did you hear Charlotte's news of Longbourn, Mama?
06:07In the drawing room, we have opened up an orange room.
06:09How did you enjoy your ride this afternoon, Mr Ryder?
06:12Hmm.
06:13It was very pleasant.
06:15Excellent company.
06:16Mother, Mr Darcy and I are thinking of holding a dinner in honour of your recovery.
06:22Hmm.
06:23Very good idea, Lizzie.
06:25Was it your horse, Miss Bennet, that picked these blackberries with her?
06:30Is that what she was doing this afternoon?
06:32Well, if it is, I feel quite terrible now for having dragged her away.
06:35So you should.
06:36Rather delicious.
06:37Have you always lived in London, Mr Ryder?
06:40I have.
06:42Although, my plan is to move to Italy.
06:44Quite soon.
06:45Italy?
06:46How long for?
06:48To settle for the rest of my days.
06:50Or for as long as my fancy takes me.
06:52Huh.
06:53Well, wherever you choose, you will need a knowledgeable companion by your side.
06:59As you know, Mary reads a great deal.
07:03She has a very well-informed mind.
07:05Though do not let that put you off.
07:07Miss Bennet is an extraordinary young woman.
07:10Young?
07:11Why Italy?
07:12For its history, its beauty, to wake up each morning to a view of a mountain.
07:18Ah, in reality, mountainous regions play havoc with one's rheumatism.
07:23Well, I think that sounds quite perfect.
07:25It really does.
07:27You find Longbourn tedious with its drafts.
07:30I hardly think you would cope in mountains.
07:33I will never know, will I?
07:38I did not know you spoke Italian, Mr Ryder.
07:46I am quite looking forward to the peace and stillness of a foreign lad.
07:51Yes.
07:52Yes, it would be most welcome.
08:06Mary?
08:11I remember very well being the subject of Mother's plotting.
08:15It is quite a lot to bear.
08:18Isn't it?
08:21Engagements can take time.
08:24It is no small decision.
08:26And important not to rush.
08:28If Mr Ryder does not propose, you must not think it is a reflection on you.
08:32So, Mr Ryder has already proposed.
08:37Mary!
08:40That is excellent news.
08:42Isn't it?
08:48It was a kind of proposal.
08:52Oh?
08:54Mr Ryder proposed that I live with him in Italy, reading poetry and drinking wine.
09:03That sounds quite perfect.
09:05It does, doesn't it?
09:06It does.
09:07I think I'd very much like to travel.
09:09I would certainly rise to the challenge of a new language.
09:13I have to give him my decision tomorrow morning.
09:16Well, what did you mean by a kind of proposal?
09:21Mr Ryder believes that we should go to Italy.
09:27But remain unmarried.
09:32He proposed that you should be his mistress.
09:34Not in those words.
09:35I have never heard such a suggestion in my life.
09:37Oh, well, sadly, Lizzie, I think most of us will never find ourselves in a romantic situation as perfect as
09:41yours.
09:41But he insults you.
09:42He does not.
09:43No.
09:44Mr Ryder believes that women shouldn't be owned in such a way as marriage.
09:48So he prefers a modern arrangement.
09:50I'm sure he does.
09:51One that is far more convenient for him.
09:53If he tires of this arrangement, he can easily move on, whilst your reputation is ruined forever.
10:00Do you think he will tire of me?
10:01Of course not, Mary.
10:04Marriage is the only thing a woman has to protect herself against such difficulties.
10:08Tell me you are not seriously considering his offer.
10:14I mean, I've begun to think I'm not much suited to conventional life.
10:21I've always been the odd one out.
10:26Oh, I know.
10:27I know the scandal would be huge.
10:29I know Mother would be mortified.
10:31But Mr Ryder, he treats me well.
10:34He makes me laugh.
10:36He is interested in me.
10:42And I could escape.
10:56Mr Ryder is clearly fond of you.
11:01And it is admirable that he has his own way of seeing the world.
11:10But you deserve better than this offer.
11:16Lizzie.
11:18You have grown up with no shortage of suitors.
11:21And you're at home, too.
11:23You have always been loved.
11:24Mary, we've had largely the same upbringing.
11:26No, no.
11:27We may have grown up in the same house with the same mother and father and the same sisters.
11:31But your experience of life has been wholly different to my own.
11:36You were celebrated.
11:38And you were respected.
11:41I was not.
11:43I mean, for the rest of you, even in your worst moments growing up,
11:46you could look to me and think,
11:49at least I'm not Mary.
11:51That's not true.
11:52It's absolutely true.
11:55But I always admired your strength,
11:56that you never cared what Mother or any of us thought.
11:59Of course I cared.
12:00Well, you always did things your own way.
12:02That was the only way I knew.
12:11Mary, all I want is to protect you.
12:14Well, or protect yourself from whatever shame I might bring on the family.
12:23How could you think such a thing?
12:39Do you love Mr. Ryder?
12:42That was it?
12:44Well, I just could, you know,
12:45I just might wonder what you're trying to back out of the family.
12:58But I was.
12:59But I thought, well, that was what I could do.
13:00Well, what happened to you.
13:01Well, I was.
13:01Well, I was.
13:01Well, I don't know.
13:01I was.
13:02Well, I was.
13:02Well, I was.
13:03Well, I was.
13:03Well, I was.
13:04Well, I was.
13:05Well, I was.
13:08Well, I was.
13:28Ah, good morning, Miss Bennet.
13:31Good morning.
13:32And it is a perfect morning for travelling.
13:41I have enjoyed these last few days with you enormously.
13:46You have been a beam of light in the darkness, and I do not know what I would have done
13:53without
13:53your company.
13:55I have felt the same way.
14:03But I cannot accept your interesting proposal.
14:13I thought that you and I were aligned.
14:17I appreciate how important your ideas are to you.
14:20I know how strongly you feel about freedom in love, but, well, I am still very much bound
14:34by the expectations of society.
14:38And the expectations I have.
14:41For myself.
14:47Of course.
14:49I see.
14:52Goodbye, Mr. Ryder.
14:57My best wishes to your family.
15:02Good.
15:20Right up.
15:21Right up.
15:26We must come visit.
15:28We must come visit.
15:32good morning mary mother i trust you slept well last night i did yes thank you you must keep up
15:42your strength who knows what today may bring ah here he is oh what are you doing here oh
15:53i was do join us cousin where on earth is mr rider ah uh mr rider has left don't be
16:02ridiculous mr
16:02collins he has no plans to leave i saw him i saw him climb into his carriage and go
16:11mary yes mr rider has left he's left bemberley did he make you an offer of marriage
16:19i will not be marrying mr rider
16:23i will not be marrying anyone what did you do i'm sure mary didn't do anything why is everything
16:33with you so relentlessly disappointing beautiful morning
16:53mother i am sorry if i have disappointed you
16:58i sometimes think you delight in vexing me i do not
17:05it is not too late
17:08too late for what mother to write to mr rider and beg his forgiveness
17:15his forgiveness for whatever it is you did that drove him away
17:22oh do you really believe a man of such means will come along again for you
17:29but do you think the gardeners will have you back when they hear what you have done to mr rider
17:34mother if you will not write to him and ask him to return then i shall write to my brother
17:40and tell
17:41him you are obliged to stay here with me if you are incapable of taking advantage of the opportunities
17:50london society offers you in finding you a match then you shall remain here with me instead
18:23london society refers to anybody that is um
18:26of you. Good luck with mother.
18:56You make it worse.
19:07Mary, don't do that.
19:10Sorry mother.
19:14You endlessly try my patience.
19:38Do not leave on my account, Miss Bennet.
19:42Oh, I'm sorry. I cannot provide good company today.
19:49I've noticed you've been most subdued of late.
19:52If I can be of any help, do you say,
19:53we men of the cloth can offer the most useful counsel?
19:58Thank you, Mr. Collins.
20:01I am, I'm...
20:03I'm often alone myself.
20:05Mrs. Collins has so many duties and preoccupations
20:09that she has very little time left to spend with me.
20:11Oh.
20:12It seems I have the habit of frustrating her,
20:18as I tend to do everyone.
20:20No, not at all.
20:23Mr. Collins.
20:25My father often commented that I was worthless.
20:29I thought a great deal about turning myself into something different,
20:32someone easy and obliging,
20:35but somehow I can't.
20:42I've always struck the wrong note with people,
20:47even in childhood.
20:49I felt the same way many times.
20:52Um, I...
20:54I think you have much to offer, Mr. Collins.
21:00Uh, excuse me,
21:02I realise I'm now burdening you with my troubles.
21:04No, not, not at all.
21:07Hmm.
21:09What are you reading?
21:10Hmm?
21:11Oh, er...
21:13Aristotle.
21:16I'm...
21:17looking into the question of happiness.
21:23Happiness.
21:24Hmm.
21:26What it is.
21:28How one might find it.
21:33Do you, um...
21:34Do you have an answer?
21:38Well...
21:38I'm not quite sure.
21:40I, uh...
21:41I've found some points of interest.
21:45Please, would you tell me what you know, Mr. Collins?
21:50Oh, er...
21:50What I've discovered seems to suggest
21:53that it is only through self-knowledge
21:56that genuine happiness is experienced.
21:58Through self-knowledge?
22:00Hmm.
22:00I...
22:01I think it is only when we have examined
22:03and understood our strengths and weaknesses
22:07and been honest enough about what we truly desire from life,
22:11only then do you have any chance at all
22:13of retaining happiness.
22:17So, what Aristotle is saying is that
22:21our happiness
22:25is in our own hands.
22:28Yes.
22:30Oh.
22:30I think so, yes.
22:33Interesting thought, isn't it?
22:36It's most interesting.
22:43Mary!
22:45It is him!
22:47It must be Mr. Ryder coming back to try again!
22:50Oh!
22:56Oh!
23:01Oh!
23:02I'm gone.
23:02Mary!
23:05Jane!
23:16you reminded us of the importance of protecting our health and so edward and i have decided to
23:23spend some much needed time in the lakes wonderful quite wonderful all that wind
23:29would play havoc with my nerves and we were wondering whether mary might join us mary yes
23:36we thought perhaps mary could join us in the lakes and then return with us to london elizabeth
23:41wrote to us explaining that mary was without much to occupy her here she has a very good
23:47occupation she is my companion i think it's a very sensible idea for mary to get some fresh air
23:52oh do you now what do you think mary mary will not leave me she knows i do not have
23:58many years left
23:59and she wants to spend this precious time at my side isn't that right mary
24:07mother mr darcy and i have arranged a new companion for you she's called susan
24:13susan am i to be looked after by a susan we very much enjoy mary's company as do i and
24:23knowing her passion for words she is forbidden to leave
24:33aunt uncle thank you for your invitation
24:41i would be delighted to join you
24:44what do you mean i think dear sister she means she will be joining us in the lake districts
24:50what a good idea a good decision mary well done a most excellent decision always good to challenge
24:56oneself oh do be quiet mr collins well done mary well done probably go and pack i will help
25:19i envy you
25:22you envy me
25:24the lakes
25:25london
25:27i never did experience much of life it is a bold and brave decision mary and for what it's worth
25:35i think it's the right one
25:41forgive me charlotte i don't i don't want to speak out of turn
25:46i mean i often have
25:50only you seem
25:54quite unhappy
26:03when my mother told me the only choice for a woman was marriage or misery
26:07she
26:09negated to tell me it was possible to be both married and
26:14miserable
26:17yes well my father let us in on that particular secret some years ago
26:22yes
26:23but i do believe that
26:26if you look a little under the surface
26:29you will find more to mr collins than you imagine
26:38goodbye mother
26:41i will write
26:44as you wish
26:48susan
26:52susan
27:01susan
27:02mary i am so sorry if you have ever felt that i was ashamed of you
27:07for i am not
27:09i am very proud of you
27:19i'm scared lizzie
27:23what if i made all the wrong decisions
27:31mary you will flourish
27:48mary you will flourish
27:50escape and would not look back
27:53i did not know what was next but i knew that i could not return to live with my family
27:59ever again
28:00ms penhead
28:01ms penhead
28:04ms penhead
28:05i have something for you
28:10thank you ms penhead
28:12ms penhead
28:16ms penhead
28:37For peace and reflection.
28:38Oh, Mary, I ought to have told you Tom Haywood will be joining us in the legs.
28:44I should have known that my life was never that simple.
29:21I should have known that my life was never that simple.
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