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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.
00:33The 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 is 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?
02:18Hmm.
02:20Have 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'm going to smell like soup.
02:40Oh, what on earth?
02:53There.
02:54Thanks.
03:06Mary, you have stew on your face.
03:19Oh, 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, the first throws.
03:52Oh, you must not take it for granted, because 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.
04:18Remember, you 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.
04:27If 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.
04:43Mary, think 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.
05:28Oh, look.
05:37Isn't it beautiful?
05:46Isn't it beautiful?
05:51Do not fret.
05:53The night has only just begun.
05:58Good evening, Miss Baxter.
06:00Miss Bennet.
06:01Doesn't Miss Bennet look beautiful?
06:03Uh, well, uh, as do you, Anne.
06:13Mr. Haywin, how would you like to dance with Miss Bennet?
06:17No, I know, I didn't.
06:18It 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, um, there might, there might be.
06:33Let me just check.
06:37Yes, yes, we could dance.
06:41Thank you, Mr. Hayward.
06:49Mr. Hayward, how are you?
06:53Miss Bennet.
06:55I'm very well.
06:58How are you?
06:59One.
07:04Two, three.
07:05One, two, three.
07:07One, two, three.
07:07One, two, three.
07:07One, two, three.
07:08One, two, three.
07:09One, two, three.
07:13Sorry, sorry, sorry.
07:15Sorry, sorry.
07:16Sorry, sorry.
07:19I'm going to dance.
07:19Come on.
07:28You're so feeling us.
07:31Yes, sir.
07:31Take the left hand.
07:38Take it.
07:39Ah, I need you.
08:21Thank you, Miss Laine.
08:23Miss Laine.
08:29It was a fine minuet.
08:35Oh, now you two, you must dance together.
08:38Um, I'm going to go and...
08:41Oh, Mary, do you mind?
08:42I'm going to go and get it out.
08:48Oh, my God.
08:54Oh, my God.
08:55Oh, my God.
08:59Uh-huh.
09:06Oh, my God.
09:27It's you.
09:28It is indeed.
09:29William Ryder.
09:30Of course, Mr Ryder.
09:32Well, it is a pleasure to see you again so soon.
09:38Would you like to dance?
09:40Well, um, perhaps later.
09:42My feet are quiet.
09:45Then let us sit and gather your strength.
10:10Parading about, bearing the weight of their parents' expectations.
10:13It's not in the least romantic.
10:16I think these occasions mean a great deal to many young women, and for good reason.
10:22None of them wants to fail.
10:27But doesn't it seem to you, Miss Bennet, that most people give far too much weight to the
10:33idea of marriage?
10:34Because for some people, that is their only means of survival.
10:38In matters of men and women, the only thing that should guide us is the heart.
10:49I believe we should sweep away these tired old rules and follow our inclinations as we wish.
10:59I think you will find, Mr Ryder, that the liberty in such situations tends to be enjoyed by the man,
11:05while the consequences are born, quite literally in many cases, by the woman.
11:14Perhaps you're right.
11:16I know I am.
11:25Dance with me, Miss Bennet.
11:27I am.
11:28Come on.
11:30Come on.
11:31Come on.
11:55It's supposed to be fun, I think.
12:00You are allowed to breathe while you dance, Miss Bennet.
12:02I am breathing.
12:04I heard that you are a great reader of very serious books.
12:11I'm reading Wordsworth, currently.
12:13Ah, but what do you really enjoy reading, Miss Bennet?
12:17Histories.
12:19No, no, no, I mean, what's your secret indulgence?
12:25What I really enjoyed reading, as a child, were the servants' pamphlets.
12:32They detail the most grisly crimes.
12:36I knew there was a bold and curious side to you, Miss Bennet.
12:40I had to hide them from my mother.
12:42I bet you did.
12:49Oh my gosh, look at her.
12:51Did you show them, I think?
13:09It's the onions.
13:15You tripped?
13:16I did not trip.
13:19It was a deliberate embellishment of the gavotte.
13:22Mary?
13:22Miss Baxter.
13:24I was just about to ask Miss Bennet to dance again.
13:28Oh, uh, thank you, Mr. Ryder, but I will sit this one out.
13:32Ah.
13:33Then allow me to fetch you both some ices, ladies.
13:39He might be handsome, Mary, but beware.
13:42He also fancies himself above all the rules that govern the rest of us.
13:45He enjoys the privileges of his class, as well as good looks.
13:49I cannot say I took much notice of his looks.
13:52Mary.
13:53I did not.
13:54Well, he certainly noticed you.
13:56It's kind of you to say, but he doesn't think of me in that way.
14:00And actually, that makes us much more enjoyable.
14:05We were just talking about Mr. Ryder.
14:08Yes.
14:09Well, you're Ryder.
14:11Aye, sis.
14:12Oh, thank you.
14:14And the biggest one for Miss Mary Bennet.
14:19Oh, Hayward, don't look so downhearted.
14:21Here, you can have mine.
14:22I wouldn't dream of taking yours.
14:24Oh, that.
14:25Mr. Hayward, I seem to have found myself without a partner for the next dance.
14:31I'm quite tired.
14:38But I would love to dance.
14:45Mr. Hayward, what on earth happened to you?
14:49Oh, Miss Bingley.
14:51Well, well, Miss Bennet.
14:53How good to see you again.
14:56Oh, are you two ladies already acquainted?
14:59Oh, I have known Miss Bennet for some years.
15:01Oh.
15:02Pianist, singer, raconteur.
15:05My brother married her sister.
15:08I heard you were a governess in London, though I didn't think it had quite come to that.
15:13I'm no longer in that position.
15:16So, you are in London for a husband?
15:20No.
15:25Miss Bennet is a radical thinker.
15:28Is she now?
15:29Well, it makes me all the more glad to be spending the foreseeable future here, where I can be thoroughly
15:36enlightened by your thoughts.
15:38Miss Bennet, I'm holding a small supper this Thursday.
15:41You should join us.
15:43Why, thank you, Mr. Ryder.
15:45You must sing.
15:47That is, I mean to say, I may not be able to.
15:50I very much look forward to you joining us on Thursday.
15:55Come, Mr. Ryder.
15:56Come, Mr. Ryder.
16:27Ow.
16:32How did you find the ball last night?
16:36Most pleasant, thank you.
16:40Young William Ryder called while you were asleep this morning, Mary.
16:43He left this bundle of crime pamphlets as a peculiar gift.
16:46Is this really to your taste?
16:49Oh, and he confirmed our invitation to supper on Thursday.
16:52Oh, what fun!
16:53Jethro.
16:55You could wear your red dress.
16:58Regarding supper, I fear I may not be able to attend.
17:04You have not been yourself since I saw you talking to Caroline Bingley last night.
17:11I have no idea what I've done to provoke her.
17:14Did she not once fancy herself as marrying your sister's husband?
17:17Mr. Darcy.
17:19She did?
17:20Yes.
17:21Perhaps she feels threatened by you.
17:25Caroline Bingley is not threatened by me.
17:29She's better than me.
17:31I know that very well.
17:34She's always beautifully dressed, and she has extraordinary confidence.
17:39She does not appear to lack confidence, that is certain.
17:42Perhaps underneath that brittle exterior lies doubts and insecurities the same as everyone else, and she treats you as though
17:51you're beneath her to make herself feel good.
17:53It riles her to see you blossoming in London.
17:57Blossoming?
17:59You've changed.
18:01You smile more.
18:03And you laugh.
18:05Well, I...
18:06The thought that you're worth less than Caroline really only exists in her mind.
18:14We do not run and hide from the Caroline Bingleys of this world.
18:22We stand our ground.
18:25For there will always be one.
18:44Miss Bennet.
18:46How wonderful to see you.
18:48Oh, um...
18:52I very much like your, um...
18:57Insects.
18:58Why, thank you.
18:59Uh, they were my...
19:01All unusual in that line.
19:07You have an extensive book collection, Mr. Ryder?
19:12Ah, yes.
19:13They are for show.
19:16Although, Grimm's fairy tales proved a fine...
19:20Not as fine as those brilliant pamphlets you sent to me.
19:24I want to hear about the strangers' cases over dinner.
19:29Ah, yes.
19:30Miss Bennet.
19:32Inspired by you.
19:33I have been reading some of those particular works myself.
19:38And I found something...
19:40Made me think of you.
19:41Of me?
19:42Mm-hmm.
19:43Allow me to find it?
19:44Well, of course.
19:46Miss Bingley.
19:48I am so glad you took my advice.
19:50Lady Catherine de Burr looks magnificent there.
19:54I was just about to read something to Miss Bennet that made me think of her this morning.
19:58It made you think of...
20:00Miss Bennet?
20:01Yes, exactly.
20:03Now, where is it?
20:05Mr. Ryder, I wondered if it might be helpful for me to cast my eye across the dinner table
20:09before the guests sit.
20:12Er, very well.
20:15Please excuse us.
20:18I have to say, Miss Bennet, how refreshing it is to see a young woman with the courage
20:24to defy the dictates of fashion when most of us are foolish enough to want to look as
20:28well as we possibly can.
20:30You are an example to us all.
20:50Mr. Hayward, we are here.
20:52Where are you, Mary?
20:53Oh, my God.
21:01I'm happy there.
21:02You're still there.
21:05Are you all right?
21:12You have outdone yourself in the world.
21:14Ah!
21:17Ah!
21:20Ah!
21:23Ah!
21:24Ah!
21:43Mr. Hurst, have you ever read Catherine Macaulay's work?
21:48No.
21:48She's most insightful on democracy, if you're interested.
21:52No.
21:55Ah!
21:59What think you of James Hutton's theory that the Earth is perpetually being formed?
22:05I have no interest in geology.
22:09What do you like, Mr. Hurst?
22:13Horses.
22:14Horse racing.
22:15Oh!
22:16I know so little about horse racing.
22:17I would be honoured if you would teach me all you know.
22:20We won't have time for that.
22:22Let's just see how we get on.
22:24Oh, right.
22:27Right.
22:28Ah.
22:30Four legs.
22:33Cannot vomit.
22:35Ah!
22:35Beautiful creatures.
22:37Beautiful.
22:37Almost too beautiful.
22:39More intelligent than anyone at this table.
22:43Perhaps if I was to construct a horse, then we'd know.
22:46I appreciate that.
22:46Right.
22:47I've done this before.
22:48I'm sure I can do it again.
22:49Fascinating.
22:50These are the front legs here.
22:52We call these the cloppers.
22:54Hmm.
22:55Back legs.
22:56The clippers.
22:57Ah.
22:57Clip clop.
22:59Right?
22:59You see what I'm saying?
23:00Yes.
23:00You do not want to stand behind a horse.
23:02You do not want to do...
23:03I just want to try.
23:06What can a horse do?
23:08You tell me.
23:09Well, um, it can run, but it can also break your heart.
23:14I can see it.
23:15That is, uh, our horse.
23:17What shall we name it?
23:19Gerald.
23:20Gerald.
23:21Gerald.
23:22Let's enter him at York.
23:25Probably faster than the horse I bet on last week.
23:28Um...
23:34I thought it was...
23:34Thank you, sir.
23:35I shall never wager any significant amount of money without consulting you first.
23:40Ah.
23:47Miss Bennet.
23:49I was hoping to speak to you.
23:52Really?
23:53I couldn't let this evening pass without having the privilege of talking to you properly.
23:58It's a shame, then, that you chose to seat me so far from you at dinner.
24:05You met Lady Catherine once, did you not?
24:08I did.
24:10Only recently we were talking about your family, and she confessed herself astonished at the great difference between you and
24:16your sisters.
24:17She felt that you were not as handsome as Elizabeth, nor as provoking, not as beautiful as Jane, nor as
24:26willing as Kitty, and, well, who could measure up to Lydia's joie de vivre?
24:35I thought it was very candid of her.
24:37She is known for her frankness.
24:39I sometimes wonder if frankness isn't just a poor excuse for unkindness.
24:47Tell me, Miss Bennet, do you intend to marry?
24:52Let's assume we all must marry in the end.
24:57Perhaps you might allow me to offer you a little advice.
25:01If you wish.
25:02It seems to me that a great deal of time is thrown away in pursuit of attachments that can never
25:10come to anything, such as Mr. Ryder.
25:18Do you mean to suggest that I am pursuing Mr. Ryder?
25:21Or that he is pursuing me?
25:24For both are quite without foundation.
25:26And yet it seems you do all you can to please him.
25:30I cannot imagine why else he would speak of you as he does.
25:34What do you mean?
25:35Confine yourself to your proper sphere, Miss Bennet.
25:39Presumptions of this kind only lead to disappointment and humiliation, where matters of the heart are concerned.
25:49You seem to know a great deal about rejection.
25:53Is this a lesson you've learned from extensive study?
25:57Or do you perhaps owe it to experience of a more personal nature?
26:05Oh, Miss Bingley.
26:11Miss Bingley, welcome to the game.
26:13I fear I leave too bad those to say.
26:16It was a very thorough lesson in horse racing.
26:21You had a dinner, Miss Bennet.
26:23Ah, it was, yes, most interesting.
26:29I wanted to say that...
26:32I wanted to ask, or that is to say, I had noticed at the ball that Mr. Ryder had occupied
26:38a great deal of your time.
26:41And he often acts without thinking, so I'd be very glad to ask him to be more restrained if that
26:46is what you would like.
26:51I very much enjoy his company.
26:58I see.
26:59No, I...
26:59Of course, I...
27:00No, no, no.
27:00Forgive my intrusion.
27:01No, that is to say, I'm...
27:03I'm not...
27:04Who is drawn to him?
27:06...Bennet girl.
27:07The one you said was plain.
27:08Oh, the governess.
27:10She was the only one of the five not to marry.
27:12Can you imagine?
27:13She didn't look very plain to me.
27:15She was tolerable.
27:16And you can see Ryder's interest in her.
27:18If I were him, I'd snap her up before some other fellow does.
27:22Excuse me.
27:22I believe Miss Bennet would like to sing for us.
27:27How lovely, Mary.
27:29Oh, I have no wish to do anything of the sort.
27:31Come on, Miss Bennet, you must sing.
27:33Sing.
27:35Sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing.
27:50Mary, Mary, we must get you to Pemberley immediately.
27:53We have received an urgent letter.
27:55Your mother's been taken gravely ill.
27:57Oh, oh.
27:58Take our carriage and go.
27:59Now.
28:00Oh, oh.
28:01Oh.
28:03Kevin.
28:10Come on, Mary, you must hurry.
28:13Come, dear.
28:15Son.
28:20Come on, Mary, you must hurry.
28:49Come on, Mary.
28:49Come on, Mary.
28:49Come on, Mary.
28:49Come on, Mary.
28:49Come on, Mary.
28:50Come on, Mary.
28:50You
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