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, as do you.
05:30Anne?
05:37Mr. Haywin.
05:39How would you like to dance with this Bennet?
05:41No, I'm not.
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...
05:54There might...
05:55There might be.
05:56Let me just...
05:57Check.
06:00Yes.
06:01Yes.
06:02We could dance.
06:04Thank you, Mr. Hayward.
06:11Mr. Hayward, how are you?
06:15Miss Bennet?
06:16Miss Bennet.
06:17I'm very well.
06:19How are you?
06:21What?
06:25Two, three.
06:27Two, three.
06:28One.
06:28Two, three.
06:30Two, three.
06:33Two, three.
06:35Sorry.
06:36It's all right.
06:38Two, three.
06:39Two, three.
06:41Two, three.
06:44Two, three.
07:39Thank you, Ms. Tain.
07:41Thank you, Ms. Tain.
07:48It was a fine minuet.
07:52Oh, now you two.
07:53You must dance together.
07:56um i'm going to go and oh mary do you mind
08:41it's you it's indeed william ryder of course mr ryder well it is a pleasure to see you again so
08:49soon
08:52would you like to dance well um perhaps later my feet are quite
08:57then let us sit and gather your strength
09:23i find these occasions really quite intolerable all these poor young ladies parading about
09:29bearing the weight of their parents expectations it's not 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
09:44but doesn't it seem to you miss bennett that most people give far too much weight to the idea of
09:50marriage i guess for some people that is their only means of survival
09:54in matters of men and women the only thing that should guide us is the heart
10:00do you really believe that to be true well
10:05i 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 born quite literally in many cases by the woman
10:28and perhaps you're right i know i am
10:39don't answer this way
10:41come on
11:07you're 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 but what do you really enjoy reading miss bennett
11:28histories
11:30no i mean what's your secret intelligence
11:35i really enjoyed reading as a child
11:40where the servants pamphlets
11:42they detail the most grisly crimes
11:47i knew there was a bold and curious side to you miss bennett
11:50i had to hide them from my mother
11:52i met you too
11:59oh my gosh look at that
12:01oh my gosh look at that
12:19it's the animals
12:24you tripped
12:25i did not trip it was a deliberate rebellishment of the glock
12:30mary
12:30miss baxter
12:32i was just about to ask miss bennett to dance again
12:36oh uh thank you mr ryder but i will sit this one out
12:40ah then allow me to fetch you both some ices ladies
12:46he might be handsome mary but beware he also fancies himself above all the rules that govern the rest of
12:52us
12:52he enjoys the privileges of his class as well as good looks
12:56i cannot say i took much notice of his looks mary i did not well he certainly noticed you
13:02i was kind of you to say but he doesn't think of me in that way and actually that makes
13:08much more enjoyable
13:11we were just talking about mr ryder
13:13yes will you ride
13:15ices
13:17oh thank you
13:19and the biggest one for miss mary ben
13:22thank you
13:25hey we don't look so downhearted here you can have mine
13:27i wouldn't dream of taking yours
13:31mr hayward i seem to have found myself without a partner for the next dance
13:35i'm quite tired
13:42but i will
13:43not very sure
13:47oh crunchy
13:48mr ryder
13:50what on earth happened to you
13:53oh miss mingley
13:54well well
13:56miss bennett
13:57how good to see you again
13:59oh are you two ladies already acquainted
14:02oh i have known miss bennett for some years
14:05pionist
14:06singer
14:08raconteur
14:08my brother married her
14:10sister
14:11i heard you were a governess in london
14:14though i didn't think it had quite come to that
14:16i i'm no longer in that position
14:18so you are in london for a husband
14:23no
14:27miss bennett
14:28is a radical thinker
14:30is she now
14:31well
14:32it makes me all the more glad to be spending the foreseeable future here
14:36where i can be thoroughly enlightened by your thoughts
14:39miss bennett
14:40i'm holding a small supper this thursday
14:42you should join us
14:44why thank you mr ryder
14:46you must sing
14:48that is i mean to say
14:50i may not be able to
14:51i very much look forward to you joining us
14:54on thursday
14:56come mr ryder
14:57ndry
15:25ndry
15:27ndry
15:32How 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.
15:56Oh, regarding 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.
16:27Caroline 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?
16:59Blossom!
17:00Blossom!
17:01Blossom!
17:02Blossom!
17:03Blossom!
17:04Blossom!
17:06Blossom!
17:08Blossom!
17:09Blossom!
17:09Blossom!
17:10Blossom!
17:10Blossom!
17:14Blossom!
17:15Blossom!
17:16Blossom!
17:16Blossom!
17:17Blossom!
17:18Blossom!
17:22Blossom!
17:24Blossom!
17:25be one.
17:42Miss Bennet.
17:44How wonderful to see you.
17:49I very much like your
17:54insects.
17:55Why, thank you. They were my late fathers.
17:59He was a very great collector of all things strange or unusual in that line.
18:09You have an extensive book collection, Mr Ryder?
18:13Ah, yes. They 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. Miss 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. Allow me to find it.
18:44Well, of course.
18:46Miss Bingley.
18:47I am so glad you took my advice. Lady Catherine de Burr 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. Now, 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. Please 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.
19:26Um, you are an example to us all.
19:46Mr Hayward, we are here.
19:49Where are you, Mary?
19:49Oh, well, I lost the question from Ni there.
19:50Uh-oh.
19:56I can't speak anything.
19:59I can't speak something.
20:00Well, juicy.
20:02T careful not talking to David!
20:04Uh-huh.
20:06Ah!
20:11Ew!
20:12Oh!
20:13Oh, no, no!
20:15No!
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, I 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.
21:45Back legs.
21:46The 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...
21:56What 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.
22:05That is our horse.
22:07What shall you name it?
22:07Gerald.
22:09Gerald.
22:10Gerald.
22:11Let's enter him at York.
22:14Probably faster than the horse, I bet.
22:15I'll last make you.
22:21Well, thank you.
22:22Thank you, sir.
22:24I shall never wager any significant amount of money without consulting you first.
22:35Miss Bennet.
22:37I was hoping to speak to you.
22:40Really?
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.
22:56But only recently we were talking about your family, and she confessed herself astonished
23:01at the great 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.
24:21Presumptions 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...
25:13I 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,
25:25if 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,
25:41I'm not drawn to him.
25:54Who is she, a Bennet girl?
26:11Sing!
26:13Sing!
26:14Sing!
26:15Sing!
26:26Mary, Mary, we must get you to Pemberley, immediately.
26:30We have received an urgent letter.
26:31Her mother's been taken gravely ill.
26:33Take her carriage and go.
26:46Come on, Mary. You must hurry.
26:48Come, Dad.
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