00:19In the weeks that followed the disastrous Meriton Assembly, I buried myself in my books,
00:25hoping to stave off the pangs of shame and humiliation. It was all part of my plan for a new
00:33Mary. I needed a clear mind, unclouded by strong emotion. I was working on gravitas.
00:43From now on, I would be a steady, informed, and rational woman. Books would be my guide.
00:51I would think more, and feel less. What could possibly go wrong?
01:11Will?
01:23I hope you have ordered a good dinner this evening. We shall have a guest.
01:28I knew it would be so.
01:31It's not, Mr Bingley. It's my cousin.
01:36Mr Collins?
01:37The very same.
01:38The man next in the entail.
01:39Who?
01:40The man who, once I am dead, will turn you out of the house as soon as he pleases.
01:45He proposes himself as a guest here at Longbourn.
01:48In point of composition, his letter does not seem entirely defective.
01:52Entirely defective? Mary, are you quite all right?
01:55I regret deeply the breach which has existed between us for so long.
02:00As a clergyman, I feel it my duty to promote the blessings of peace in all families within my influence.
02:07Blessings of peace in this house?
02:10He must be an oddity.
02:13I cannot make him out. Can he be a sensible man, sir?
02:16He is a very sensible man, thank you, Elizabeth. Very sensible indeed.
02:22Oh, can you not all see? He is looking for a wife.
02:27Do you really think so?
02:28Lizzie, you must prepare yourself.
02:31But Mama...
02:32We shall find out just what kind of man he is this afternoon.
02:35I have great hopes of his being extremely foolish.
02:39He sounds insufferably boring.
02:42A clergyman.
02:43It wasn't right to condemn him before we've even met him.
02:46Please, Mary.
02:48I was agreeing with you.
02:49It's the way you say things.
02:57I am looking forward to meeting Mr. Collins this afternoon.
03:07What do you keep under your hat?
03:17We've got your ribbons.
03:18We have.
03:19We do not sparkle as they do, you and I.
03:24Oh, I hope my honesty did not offend him.
03:27My goodness, no.
03:28No.
03:30Your sister seemed most agitated this morning.
03:33My father's cousin, Mr. Collins, is to visit Longbourn and they've all decided he's a terrible bull.
03:39Mother believes he comes looking for a wife.
03:41A wife?
03:42Apparently.
03:43What is your cousin's profession?
03:45A clergyman.
03:46Oh.
03:47A modest income, then, I imagine.
03:52Do you know what my advice would be to you?
03:54If my father's cousin was coming to stay and I knew he was looking for a wife, I would do
03:59everything within the bounds of propriety to attract him.
04:04Well, I have decided none of this is for me.
04:07I will live alone with knowledge.
04:10Look, Mary cannot seriously believe the life of an old maid is to be preferred.
04:16I do not think Mama has me in mind.
04:19Jane and Lizzie won't settle so low.
04:20Anyway, Jane is nearly taken.
04:22So that leaves you.
04:26You speak nothing of love.
04:30What does love to do with anything?
04:32Of course, of course, of course, you're right, of course.
04:35For an educated woman, raised to be genteel as we have been, the future holds no other prospect than marriage.
04:43Marriage or misery, Mary?
04:46Marriage or misery?
04:50I should know.
05:19Mr. Collins!
05:20I'm here!
05:21Meet at last.
05:29Ah, this...
05:34This is Jane, our eldest.
05:38Well, I had an idea.
05:43She is soon to be engaged, but the others are not.
05:49This is Elizabeth.
05:55A pleasure.
05:59And, uh, Mary...
06:01How do you do?
06:01This is Kitty, and our youngest, Lydia.
06:06Ah, well, now, I don't know that I will be able to tell the difference between you two.
06:16Oh, the good looks of my fair cousins far exceed even the most enthusiastic of reports.
06:24Oh, um, no, I'm terribly sorry. I certainly didn't mean to cause any offence.
06:32Oh, you caused no offence, Mr. Collins?
06:36Of course you didn't.
06:38Allow me to show you the house.
06:40Hmm. Oh, splendid.
06:43Splendid. Much smaller than one imagined, but with a few minor modifications will suffice my meek needs.
07:00I am not worthy of the crumbs which fall from my table.
07:07And yet that gives unto me the bread of life.
07:11Nevermore give me that bread that I may eat thereof and not die.
07:21Dudley.
07:23Yes, exactly.
07:24Oh, man.
07:25Mr. Bennet, what a magnificent dining table.
07:29Even with the, uh, heavy curtains and the lack of natural light in here, one can still see its quality.
07:35How generous of you.
07:36Hmm.
07:39Shall we?
07:40Hmm.
07:48Mr. Collins?
07:56Mr. Bennet, I expect your daughters will be quickly and advantageously disposed of in marriage.
08:02Disposed?
08:02It is very good of you to say so.
08:04Oh, I am happy on every occasion to offer those delicate little compliments that are agreeable to ladies.
08:11Thank you, Mr. Collins.
08:13Hmm.
08:13And may I commend your reading of grace?
08:16It is very much stayed with me.
08:19It is most unfortunate that our girls have no proper portion to bring to their husbands.
08:25Please excuse me.
08:26You allude, perhaps, to the entail of this estate?
08:30It is a most vexing situation.
08:33If only there was some satisfactory way to amend it.
08:38Hmm.
08:39Hmm.
08:41Hmm.
08:41I could say much on the subject.
08:43But I am cautious of appearing forward and, um, precipitate.
08:48Hmm.
08:49I can assure the young ladies that I come prepared to admire them.
08:56Hmm.
08:59Have you read Dr. Fordyce, sir?
09:03Hmm.
09:04I certainly have.
09:05Uh, Cousin Elizabeth?
09:06What make you of the sermons?
09:09I'm sure I haven't had time to read them, sir.
09:12So busy have I been merely being a woman, I haven't had a moment to read up on how I
09:17should go about it.
09:19I think I'm the only one who's truly interested in Fordyce's sermons.
09:25Yeah.
09:25More wine, Mr. Collins.
09:28Hmm.
09:33I will let women adorn themselves with sobriety.
09:37Let your speech be always, be always, with grace, seasoned.
09:49With salt.
09:53This has been wonderful.
09:55Hmm.
09:56But now you must let us entertain you, Mr. Collins.
10:00Lizzie?
10:01Won't you play for us?
10:05Ah.
10:15Ah.
10:18Hmm.
10:19Mm-hmm.
10:50Yeah.
10:54Bravo, Lizzie.
10:55Yeah.
10:56Very good, Lizzie.
10:57If you were to practice properly, you really might master it.
10:59It seems a great shame to bring all the pleasure out of music.
11:02A few false notes seems a small price to pay in exchange.
11:06Great shame to waste a gift, that is all.
11:08Mm, quite right.
11:11Why don't you show us how it is done, Mary?
11:21Oh, Lord.
11:30Oh, Lord.
11:35Oh, Lord.
11:35Why don't you show us how it is done, Mary?
11:36Oh, Lord.
12:02Why don't you show us how it is done, Mary?
12:02And what will you show us how it is done?
12:12My congratulations, cousin. You play with such exactness.
12:19I imagine you practice a great deal.
12:22I practice often, which is true.
12:24Yes, it is.
12:27It's only through hard work that anything of any value has to be achieved.
12:30Yes, um... Yes, I...
12:33Mr. Collins, perhaps Elizabeth could take you on a walk around the gardens.
12:47Mary.
12:48Mother.
12:51I do not want any confusion regarding Mr. Collins and future prospects.
12:59I'm not sure I understand.
13:01It is Lizzie in whom Mr. Collins has expressed an interest. Are we clear?
13:06Don't you worry, Mama, that Lizzie won't accept Mr. Collins.
13:10I have no particular feelings for him.
13:13But he and I have similar interests, and I am at least prepared to seek out the good in him.
13:19Mary, I cannot pass the man around the family like a sherry trifle.
13:27Your name has not come up.
13:38Cousins!
13:39Come on.
13:40Ready?
13:41Come on, hit it.
13:41I bring news.
13:43There is to be...
13:46There is to be a ball next week at Neverfield.
13:49Oh!
13:50I knew Mr. Bingley would find the perfect excuse to see Jane again.
13:53And my brother and his wife shall be visiting.
13:56They might even be here when the engagement is announced.
13:59We are some way off that.
14:02Mr. and Mrs. Gardner shall be joining us.
14:05They're coming down from London.
14:06Up.
14:10They're coming up from London.
14:12That is what I said.
14:14Splendid.
14:15Splendid!
14:16A real family affair.
14:18I will need new ribbons.
14:20Perhaps, Miss Bennet, you would take the first dance with me?
14:26Oh, how wonderful.
14:28Maybe I should play a little something on the piano?
14:32Yes, you should indeed.
14:34What about you, Miss Elizabeth?
14:37Do you sing?
14:39There is nothing I admire more than a woman with a wide vocal range.
15:02Very good, Miss Mary.
15:04Your playing is coming along nicely.
15:07Thank you, Hill.
15:09Mr. Collins thinks I'm a very good player.
15:12Huh?
15:12I'm planning to play at the assembly.
15:15At Netherfield?
15:16Yes.
15:17I was even thinking...
15:19I might sing.
15:21Sing?
15:22Miss Mary?
15:23It will be a surprise to them all.
15:27Short and sweet.
15:29That would be my advice.
15:33And, er...
15:35Maybe don't sing.
15:42Help!
15:44I lost my shoes.
15:46Help!
15:50Mngh!
15:51Mngh!
15:53Mngh.
15:57Mngh!
16:11the earlier we arrive
16:12the earlier we can leave
16:16oh
16:21oh
16:42lady lucas charlotte
16:44please meet my brother
16:45and his dear wife
16:47mr and mrs gardner
16:50they're down from london
16:51up
16:51what up from london
16:54and this is my very distant
16:58cousin mr collins
17:01shall we do
17:06something
17:07a challenge to find husbands
17:11for five daughters
17:12this is a beautiful dining room
17:13but if jane were to get a
17:15proposal
17:16a ma
17:17please
17:22as i say
17:22if jane
17:24lizzie seems very keen to distance herself from your cousin
17:27she's not at all happy about his interest
17:31what is he like
17:34tolerable forearms i noticed
17:37have you made your interest in him clear
17:39i am trying
17:40but
17:43your mother seems terribly keen for lizzie to match with a man of a modest income
17:47i cannot think why
17:49he is the cousin
17:52the one from the entail
17:53it's mr collins
17:54it's mr collins who stands to inherit longboard
17:55the house
17:56the estate
17:57the income
17:58all of it
17:59so
18:00my father cannot stand the man
18:01while my mother wants lizzie to marry him
18:09perhaps i will not play tonight
18:12oh mary you must
18:16i had prepared
18:17a little something
18:18but
18:20now the time is here
18:21i'm not sure i have the stomach for it
18:22nonsense mary
18:24mr collins is sure to be impressed
18:27i think it is time you get yourself noticed
18:47i beg you do not make it long
19:11i pray thee be gone from me
19:18be gone down care
19:24you and i shall never agree
19:31be gone down care
19:36i will be gone from me
19:44be gone down care
19:49you and i shall never agree
19:54never agree
19:57long time
19:59long time
20:00hast thou
20:01been
20:03tarrying
20:03here
20:04and faith
20:05thou would
20:07me
20:08kill
20:09please
20:11i will
20:11thank you
20:14don't
20:15care
20:15thou
20:18never
20:19shalt
20:20have
20:21i will
20:25i am i have another piece father one that's more lively
20:35mary you have denied us on enough
20:42she should have told us
20:46oh miss bennett that was truly unforgettable
20:58it's a beautiful rendition of a difficult song
21:03everybody saw it
21:05please have got it so much
21:08take a breath
21:08thank you
21:10nobody
21:10nobody noticed but you
21:26mary
21:30mary
21:31it was you that told father to stop me playing wasn't
21:33i didn't want you to overexcite yourself
21:36you insult me
21:38we both know that isn't true
21:42mary
21:45mary
21:45i have had a terrible evening
21:46and yet you always appear to handle everything with such ease
21:50what do you mean
21:51you always get what you want
21:53without needing to try
21:56whereas i try
21:59so hard
22:03and it's always for nothing
22:04don't say that
22:06there is much you have achieved
22:15i'm sorry
22:18i'm truly sorry
22:36mary
22:38mary
22:39mary
22:39you must get dressed and come downstairs
22:41there has been such an upset you won't believe it
22:43you can't imagine what's happened
22:46well
22:47mr collins has made lizzie an offer
22:51and she has refused him
22:53can you imagine
22:54mama is furious
22:55and says lizzie will have him
22:56but papa told lizzie that her choice was a sad one
22:59because mother will never see her again if she doesn't marry collins
23:03and papa will never see her again if she does
23:05and now everyone is so utterly cross
23:07mr collins has stormed off
23:08lizzie won't say anything at all
23:09mama is beside herself
23:11and papa has shut himself in the library
23:12you must come
23:13so what happens now what if mr collins
23:17papa thinks he would choose someone else
23:19i don't know
23:21well it's more likely to be me than you
23:24please
23:25no i am resigned
23:27mr bennett i shall take my ring
23:28as you wish
23:29oh mr collins
23:31i am resigned madam
23:33oh mr collins
23:34this is just a misunderstanding
23:39mr collins
23:41has withdrawn his pretensions
23:43to lizzie's favour
23:45i am very glad to hear it
23:47i don't think i could have borne much more of his good opinion
23:50he says he's resigned and will not renew his pursuit
23:54oh
23:55oh
24:12thank you hill
24:22i have been thinking
24:24mary
24:24since lizzie was so selfish as to refuse mr collins
24:29i have turned my mind towards you
24:36i think you understand me
24:38mama
24:39less than a week ago you were adamant
24:41that i was
24:41mary please
24:43he will not ask me now
24:45i need to be sure that you will accept him when he offers
24:49he will not choose me
24:51mama
24:52oh mary he will
24:55who else will marry him
25:00what are you reading
25:04a theory of the earth
25:06it's about rocks
25:07just types of
25:10rocks
25:12ah
25:17ah
25:34mr collins
25:35i think it's quite sweet we found each other
25:37mr collins
25:41has made miss charlotte lucas an offer of marriage
25:45and she has accepted
25:48we wish you joy
25:50yes
25:51so much joy
25:52i wish you joy
25:52thank you all
25:55did you know he is a clergyman
25:56yes
25:57you really do
25:58this is a woman
25:59very good to have you sir
26:02they are
26:03mr ellen
26:04although they are
26:05sons
26:06he is a clergyman
26:09and you are
26:11a person
26:11a wonderful
26:12wonderful
26:12wonderful
26:14thank you
26:15thank you
26:18ha ha
26:20yes
26:20yes
26:27if i had any doubts as to whether i'd done the right thing
26:31they vanished when i told my family of his offer
26:34i am too old to be generous i'm afraid
26:36t
26:39i am too
26:49Good night, Jane. Good night, Lizzie.
26:51Good night, Lydia. Good night, Kitty.
26:54I told you no-one would marry you if you wore spectacles.
27:14It wouldn't be for much longer, wait, that we Bennet sisters live together.
27:24As each of my sisters left home, my future felt increasingly uncertain.
27:36I often thought back to the events in that period of my life and wondered if I could have done
27:42anything differently.
27:44Hmm. But I was trapped, unable to escape the loveless world of my parents.
27:56Thank you. My options were limited.
28:10And I found my books offered me no instruction and little comfort.
28:17I searched desperately for answers.
28:22I clung on to hope.
28:32But in a moment, my life was upturned.
28:38Mr Bennet?
28:40Fetch the doctor.
28:43They're bringing the carriage round. Go.
28:45Yes, ma'am. Right away.
28:53Father had found a way out, leaving Mother and I with nothing except each other.
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