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The Other Bennet Sister - Season 1 - Episode 07: Chapter 7
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00:22Miss Bennet.
00:26You are quite unlike anyone else.
00:30I have ever met.
00:31You speak your mind with a refreshing directness
00:35and you do not force yourself to conform
00:38to society's ideals.
00:40I imagine it will come as no surprise
00:42when I say I have developed the greatest affection for you.
00:53You cannot understand why a man such as Mr. Ryder
00:57would propose to Mary.
00:58Oh shush, perhaps he won't.
01:00Mother may have got her hopes up for nothing.
01:02We shall never know his intentions
01:03if you two keep talking.
01:06What is happening?
01:07Mr. Ryder and Mary are in the library
01:08and appear to be having a serious conversation.
01:12I suppose most women of better looks
01:13and livelier character were already taken.
01:16It 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.
01:23Oh, will you all just be quiet?
01:28In these past few days, I have felt a deeper understanding between us.
01:36I believe you've felt it too.
01:38I took to heart the things that you said.
01:44And you must, for I believe we should be very happy together.
01:49Miss Bennet, I have a mind to go abroad to Italy,
01:54somewhere with a lake in front of me and a mountain behind.
01:59Lakes are usually found in mountainous areas.
02:02Uh, no, although 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
02:17the greatest honour of coming with me.
02:23Well, I...
02:24We could read poetry all day and drink wine all evening.
02:29Oh, I do. I like poetry.
02:31And I like wine.
02:33What we have loved, others will love.
02:36And we will teach them how.
02:37And let us teach each other.
02:40I don't speak any Italian, but I suppose I 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?
02:54You understand the appeal of living boldly, living 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, exactly. Together, but 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?
04:14No, I, I, uh, he didn't propose, Mama.
04:18What do you mean he did not propose?
04:21I mean that, uh, he called me in there to talk about, um,
04:27a sermon on, uh, good works.
04:32Mary, this is no time for one of your poor attempts at humour.
04:36Mama.
04:36Mr Ryder showered you with attention,
04:39only to pull you aside to discuss a sermon?
04:43All right.
04:44Well, we shall see about that.
04:47I am sure Mr Ryder will make his intentions clear in his own time.
04:52Yes.
04:53Yes, he will.
04:55Mary?
04:57I shall choose your dress for supper.
05:00Perhaps something of Liz's.
05:02Hmm.
05:03Hmm.
05:04Hmm.
05:07Waste.
05:08Uh, interestingly, uh...
05:11Charlotte!
05:12Oh.
05:12Mr Collins,
05:14it looks as though you were all waiting for us.
05:16We were not.
05:18Mrs Bennett, I am pleased to see you looking so well.
05:20I see you didn't rush to pay your respects.
05:23Hmm.
05:24Do not wish to, uh, impose.
05:26How are you?
05:27Um...
05:28Oh, 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.
05:39Yes.
05:41Oh, he's good.
05:44Oose it up straight, dear.
05:47Mary is looking very well tonight, Mr Ryder.
05:51Do you not agree?
05:52I do indeed.
05:54My daughters are a handsome set.
05:56They most certainly are.
05:58More wine, Mama.
06:00This is the wine you requested.
06:01And 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?
06:12Mmm. It 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 where it came?
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. Rather delicious.
06:37Have you always lived in London, Mr. Ryder?
06:40I have. Although my plan is to move to Italy. Quite soon.
06:45Italy? How long for?
06:48To settle for the rest of my days. Or for as long as my fancy takes me.
06:54Well, 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. Though do not let that put you off.
07:07Miss Bennet is an extraordinary young woman.
07:10Young? Why Italy?
07:12For its history, its beauty, to wake up each morning to a view of a mountain.
07:18Ah, er, in reality, mountainous regions play havoc with one's rheumatism.
07:23Well, I think that sounds quite perfect.
07:25It really does.
07:28You find Longbourn tedious with its draughts. I hardly think you would cope in mountains.
07:33I will never know, will I?
07:38I did not know you spoke Italian, Mr. Ryder.
07:42Bocco.
07:43Bless you.
07:46I am quite looking forward to the peace and stillness of a foreign lad.
07:51Yes.
07:52Yes, it would be most welcome.
07:56Oh.
08:06No.
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.
08:33Mr. Ryder has already proposed.
08:38Mary!
08:40That is excellent news, isn'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? It 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, one 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.
10:02I...
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.
10:13I mean, I've begun to think I'm not, I'm not much suited to conventional life.
10:22I've always been the odd one out.
10:26Oh, I know, I know the scandal would be huge.
10:29I know Mother would be mortified.
10:30But Mr. Ryder, he treats me well.
10:34He makes me laugh.
10:35He is...
10:36He is interested in me.
10:41And 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 like...
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, you could look to me and
11:47think,
11:49at least I'm not Mary.
11:51That's not true.
11:52It's absolutely true.
11:55But I always admired your strength, that you never cared what Mother or any of us thought.
11:59Of course I cared.
12:01Well, you always did things your own way.
12:03That was the only way I knew.
12:11Mary, all I want is to protect you.
12:15Or protect yourself from whatever shame I might bring on the family.
12:22How could you think such a thing?
12:39Do you love Mr. Ryder?
12:42Mary, all I want is to protect you.
13:14Thank you, sir.
13:20There you are, sir.
13:24Yes, sir.
13:28Ah!
13:29Good 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.
13:50And I do not know what I would have done without your company.
13:53I have felt the same way.
14:04But 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.
14:30But, well, I am still very much bound by 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.
15:18Goodbye, Mr. Ryder.
15:32Good morning, Mary.
15:35Mother.
15:36I trust you slept well last night?
15:39I did, yes.
15:41You must keep up your strength.
15:43Who knows what today may bring?
15:47Ah, here he is.
15:51What are you doing here?
15:52Oh, I was...
15:54Do join us, cousin.
15:56Where on earth is Mr. Ryder?
15:59Ah.
15:59Mr. Ryder has left.
16:01Don't be ridiculous, Mr. Collins.
16:03He has no plans to leave.
16:05I saw him.
16:06I saw him climb into his carriage and go.
16:11Mary?
16:12Yes, Mr. Ryder has left.
16:14He's left.
16:15Bemberley.
16:15Did he make you an offer of marriage?
16:20I will not be marrying Mr. Ryder.
16:25I will not be marrying anyone.
16:28What did you do?
16:30I'm sure Mary didn't do anything.
16:32Why is everything with you so relentlessly disappointing?
16:39Beautiful morning.
16:53Mother, I am sorry if I have disappointed you.
16:58I sometimes think you delight in vexing me.
17:02I do not.
17:05It is not too late.
17:08Too late for what?
17:10Mother.
17:11To write to Mr. Ryder and beg his forgiveness.
17:15His forgiveness?
17:17For whatever it is you did that drove him away.
17:22Oh.
17:23Do you really believe a man of such means will come along again for you?
17:29But I...
17:30Do you think the gardeners will have you back when they hear what you have done to Mr. Ryder?
17:35Mother...
17:36If you will not write to him and ask him to return, then I shall write to my brother and
17:41tell him you are obliged to stay here with me.
17:46If you are incapable of taking advantage of the opportunities London society offers you in finding you a match,
17:54then you shall remain here with me instead.
17:57go to bed.
18:23Bye, Jane.
18:25Goodbye.
18:26We'll be thinking of you.
18:27Thank you, honey.
18:29Good luck with Mother.
18:30Bye to you.
18:56You make it worse.
19:07Mary, don't do that.
19:11Sorry, Mother.
19:15You endlessly try my patience.
19:38And, um...
19:39Do not leave on my account, Miss Bennet.
19:42Oh, I'm sorry.
19:43I cannot provide good company today.
19:48Um...
19:49I've noticed you've been most subdued of late.
19:52If I can be of any help, do you say we men of the cloth can offer the most useful
19:56counsel?
19:58Thank you, Mr. Collins.
20:02I'm...
20:02I'm often alone myself.
20:05Mrs. Collins has so many duties and preoccupations that 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, Mr. Collins.
20:25My father often commented that I was worthless.
20:28I thought a great deal about turning myself into something different, someone easy and obliging.
20:35But, somehow, I can't.
20:42I've always struck the wrong note with people, even in childhood.
20:49I felt the same way, many times.
20:52Um...
20:53I...
20:54I think you have much to offer, Mr. Collins.
21:00Uh, uh...
21:01Excuse me.
21:02I realise I'm now burdening you with my troubles.
21:04No, not at all.
21:07Hmm.
21:08What are you reading?
21:10Hmm?
21:11Oh, um...
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.
21:32Do 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, um...
21:51What I've discovered seems to suggest that it is only through self-knowledge that genuine happiness is experienced.
21:59Through self-knowledge?
22:00Hmm.
22:00I think it is only when we have examined and 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 of retaining happiness.
22:17So, what Aristotle is saying is that our happiness is in our own hands?
22:28Yes.
22:29Oh.
22:30I think so, yes.
22:32Interesting thought, isn't it?
22:35It's most interesting.
22:43Mary!
22:45It is him!
22:47It must be Mr. Ryder coming back to try again!
22:50Oh!
23:01Uncle!
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 would play havoc
23:30with my nerves and we were wondering whether mary might join us mary yes we thought perhaps mary could
23:37join us in the lakes and then return with us to london elizabeth wrote to us explaining that
23:42mary was without much to occupy her here she has a very good occupation she is my companion i think
23:49it's a very sensible idea for mary to get some fresh air oh do you now what do you think
23:54mary mary will
23:55not leave me she knows i do not have many years left and she wants to spend this precious time
24:02at
24:02my side isn't that right mary mother mr darcy and i have arranged a new companion for you she's called
24:12susan susan am i to be looked after by a susan we very much enjoy mary's company as do i
24:23and knowing
24:23her passion for words she is forbidden to leave
24:33aunt uncle thank you for your invitation
24:41i would be delighted to join you what do you mean i think dear sister she means she will be
24:48joining us
24:49in the lake districts what a good idea a good decision mary well done a most excellent decision
24:55always good to challenge oneself oh do be quiet mr collins well done mary well done probably go and pack
25:04i will help
25:19i envy you
25:22you envy me
25:24the lakes
25:26london
25:27i never did experience much of life
25:29it is a bold and brave decision mary and for what it's worth i think it's the right one
25:41forgive me charlotte i don't i don't want to speak out of turn i mean i often have
25:50only 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
26:12married and
26:13miserable
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
26:39i will write
26:43as you wish
26:47susan
26:51susan
27:06susan
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
27:32mary you will flourish
27:48i had made my escape and would not look back
27:53i did not know what was next
27:55but i knew that i could not return to live with my family ever again
28:00hey miss bennett
28:01miss bennett
28:02miss bennett
28:03here
28:05i i have something for you
28:10thank you mr collins
28:30could it be that i decide my future
28:34i felt sure that the lakes would offer me a chance for peace and reflection
28:38oh mary i ought to have told you tom haywood will be joining us in the lakes
28:44i should have known that my life was never that simple
28:48well
28:58by
28:59so
29:01so
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