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.
00:54I miss you all.
00:58Yours?
01:00Marriott.
01:03The Gardener's Governess has returned from Norfolk, has she not?
01:06Yes.
01:07Yes, a week ago.
01:08Well then, the ball is perfectly timed for you to find a husband.
01:14A husband?
01:15Whatever 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's not too late for marriage, if that's what you're asking me.
01:32And 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.
01:54What a terrible thing for your mother to say.
01:57What, 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.
02:41What on earth?
02:53There.
02:54Thanks.
03:06Mary, you have stew on your face.
03:09I know.
03:20Oh, 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 throes.
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.
04:10Chin 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.
04:21Make 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.
04:42Mary, 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.
05:44Mary, think back to those times in your childhood when you had not a care in the world.
05:52No.
05:52Do not fret.
05:53The night has only just begun.
05:58Good evening, Miss Baxter.
06:00Miss Bennet.
06:01Doesn't Miss Bennet look beautiful?
06:04Uh, well, uh, as do you.
06:06Anne?
06:08Well?
06:13Mr. Hayward, how would you like to dance with Miss Bennet?
06:17No, no, no, 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.
06:39We could dance.
06:41Thank you, Mr. Hayward.
06:49Mr. Hayward, how are you?
06:53Miss Bennet.
06:55I'm very well.
06:56Mr. Hayward.
06:59Mr. Hayward.
07:12Sir, sir, sorry.
07:14I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
07:50I'm sorry.
08:20I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
08:44I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
09:10I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
09:43I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
09:49I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
10:20I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
10:55I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
10:58I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
11:46I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
11:59I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
12:09I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
12:45I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
13:13I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
13:20I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
14:09I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
14:35I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
15:04I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
15:35I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
15:41by your thoughts miss Bennett I'm holding a small supper this Thursday you
15:47should join us why thank you mr. Ryder you must sing that is I mean to say I
15:54may not be able to I very much look forward to you joining us on Thursday
16:00come mr. Ryder
16:37how did you find the ball last night
16:41most pleasant thank you young William Ryder called while you were asleep this
16:47morning Mary he left this bundle of crime pamphlets as peculiar gift is this
16:52really to your taste thank you oh and he confirmed our invitation to supper on
16:56Thursday oh what fun Jethro you could wear your red dress regarding
17:04things up I fear I may not be able to attend you have not been yourself since I
17:11saw you talking to Caroline Bingley last night she seems to delight in being
17:18horrible to me I have no idea what I've done to provoke her did she not once
17:25fancy herself as marrying your sister's husband mr. Darcy she did yes perhaps she
17:31feel threatened by you
17:35Caroline Bingley is not threatened by me she's better than me I know that very
17:42well she's always beautifully dressed and she has extraordinary confidence she
17:49does not appear to lack confidence that is certain perhaps underneath that brittle
17:55exterior lies doubts and insecurities the same as everyone else and she treats you as
18:00though you're beneath her to make herself feel good it riles her to see you
18:05blossoming in London blossoming you've changed you smile more you laugh well I've
18:16oh the thought that you're worth less than Caroline really only exists in her mind
18:24we do not run and hide from the Caroline Bingley's of this world we stand our ground for there will
18:36always be one
18:54miss Bennett how wonderful to see you
18:58um I very much like your um
19:07insects why thank you they were my late father's he was a very great collector of all things strange or
19:16unusual in that line
19:22you have an extensive book collection Mr. Ryder
19:26oh yes they are for show although Grimm's fairy tales proved a fine
19:34not as fine as those brilliant pamphlets you sent to me I want to hear about the strangers cases over
19:41dinner
19:44ah yes Miss Bennett inspired by you I have been reading some of those particular works myself and I found
19:54something made me think of you
19:56of me
19:58allow me to find it
19:59well of course
20:01Miss Bingley
20:03I am so glad you took my advice Lady Catherine de Burr looks magnificent there
20:08I was just about to read something to Miss Bennett that made me think of her this morning
20:13it made you think of
20:15Miss Bennett
20:17yes exactly
20:17now
20:18where is it
20:20Mr. Ryder I wondered if it might be helpful for me to cast my eye across the dinner table before
20:25the guests sit
20:27uh very well please excuse us
20:33I have to say Miss Bennett how refreshing it is to see a young woman with the courage to defy
20:39the dictates of fashion
20:40when most of us are foolish enough to want to look as well as we possibly can
20:45you are an example to us all
21:04Mr. Hayward we are here
21:07where are you Mary
21:08okay
21:08ah
21:10we are the worst
21:14it is
21:16yes
21:17dear
21:27wants
21:28to know the
21:29how
21:31can
21:31please
21:31sorry
21:32pỏi
21:32p or
21:33p
21:58Mr. Hurst, have you ever read Catherine Macaulay's work?
22:03No.
22:03She's most insightful on democracy, if you're interested.
22:07No.
22:14What think you of James Hutton's theory that the Earth is perpetually being formed?
22:20I have no interest in geology.
22:23What do you like, Mr. Hurst?
22:28Horses.
22:29Horse racing.
22:30Oh.
22:31I know so little about horse racing.
22:32I would be honoured if you would teach me all you know.
22:35We won't have time for that.
22:36Well, let's just see how we get on.
22:40Right.
22:42Right.
22:45Four legs.
22:48Cannot vomit.
22:50Oh.
22:50Beautiful creatures.
22:52Beautiful.
22:52Almost too beautiful.
22:54More intelligent than anyone at this table.
22:58Perhaps if I was to construct a horse, then we'd know.
23:01I appreciate that.
23:02Right.
23:02I've done this before.
23:03I'm sure I can do it again.
23:04Fascinating.
23:05These are the front legs.
23:06Here.
23:07We call these the cloppers.
23:09Hmm.
23:10Back legs.
23:11The clippers.
23:12Ah.
23:12Clip-clop.
23:13Right?
23:14You see what I'm saying?
23:15I see.
23:15You do not want to stand behind a horse.
23:17You do not want to do.
23:18I just want to try.
23:21What can a horse do?
23:23You tell me.
23:24Well, it can run, but it can also break your heart.
23:29I can see it.
23:30That is our horse.
23:32What shall we name it?
23:34Gerald.
23:35Gerald.
23:36Gerald.
23:37Let's enter him at York.
23:40Probably faster than the horse I bet on last week.
23:49Thank you, sir.
23:50I shall never wager any significant amount of money without consulting you first.
23:55Ah.
24:02Miss Bennet.
24:04I was hoping to speak to you.
24:07Really?
24:08I couldn't let this evening pass without having the privilege of talking to you properly.
24:13It's a shame, then, that you chose to seat me so far from you at dinner.
24:20You met Lady Catherine once, did you not?
24:23I did.
24:25Only recently we were talking about your family, and she confessed herself astonished at the
24:30great difference between you and your sisters.
24:32She felt that you were not as handsome as Elizabeth, nor as provoking, not as beautiful
24:40as Jane, nor as willing as Kitty, and, well, who could measure up to Lydia's joie de vivre?
24:51It was very candid of her.
24:52She is known for her frankness.
24:54I sometimes wonder if frankness isn't just a poor excuse for unkindness.
25:02Tell me, Miss Bennet, do you intend to marry?
25:07Let's assume we all must marry in the end.
25:12Perhaps you might allow me to offer you a little advice.
25:16If you wish.
25:17It seems to me that a great deal of time is thrown away in pursuit of attachments that
25:24can never come to anything, such as Mr. Ryder.
25:33Do you mean to suggest that I am pursuing Mr. Ryder?
25:36Or that he is pursuing me?
25:39For both are quite without foundation.
25:41And yet it seems you do all you can to please him.
25:45I cannot imagine why else he would speak of you as he does.
25:49What do you mean?
25:50Confine yourself to your proper sphere, Miss Bennet.
25:54Presumptions of this kind only lead to disappointment and humiliation,
25:58where matters of the heart are concerned.
26:04You seem to know a great deal about rejection.
26:08Is this a lesson you've learned from extensive study?
26:12Or do you perhaps owe it to experience of a more personal nature?
26:33It was a very thorough lesson in horse racing.
26:36You had a dinner, Miss Bennet.
26:40It was, yes, most interesting.
26:43I wanted to say that...
26:47I wanted to ask...
26:49Or that is to say,
26:51I had noticed at the ball that Mr. Ryder
26:53had occupied a great deal of your time.
26:56And he often acts without thinking, so...
26:58I'd be very glad to ask him to be more restrained
27:01if that is what you would like.
27:06I very much enjoy his company.
27:13I see.
27:14No, I...
27:14Of course, I...
27:15No, no, no.
27:15Forgive my intrusion.
27:16No, that is to say, I'm...
27:18I'm not...
27:19Who is drawn to him?
27:21...Bennet girl.
27:22The one you said was plain.
27:23Oh, the governess.
27:25She was the only one of the five not to marry.
27:27Can you, a man?
27:28She didn't look very plain to me.
27:30She was tolerant.
27:31And you can see Ryder's interest in her.
27:33If I were him, I'd snap her up
27:35before some other fellow does.
27:37Excuse me.
27:37I believe Miss Bennet would like to sing for us.
27:42How lovely, Mary.
27:44Oh, I have no wish to do anything of the sort.
27:46Come on, Miss Bennet.
27:47You must sing.
27:48Sing!
27:50Sing!
27:51Sing!
27:51Sing!
27:53Sing!
27:54Sing!
27:54Sing!
27:55Sing!
27:56Sing!
27:58Sing!
27:58Sing!
27:59Sing!
28:00Sing!
28:00Sing!
28:02Sing!
28:05Mary.
28:06Mary.
28:06We must get you to Pemberley.
28:08Immediately.
28:08We have received an urgent letter.
28:10Your mother's been taken gravely ill.
28:12Oh.
28:13Take her carriage and go.
28:14Now.
28:26Come on, Mary.
28:27You must hurry.
28:28Come, Dad.
28:30It's all right.
28:31We are not lying.
28:36Come, Dad.
28:37Bye.
28:42Bye.
28:43Bye.
28:46Bye.
28:48Bye.
29:01You
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