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The Other Bennet Sister S01E05 (2026)
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00:00But we find ourselves quite overrun with social engagements.
00:06You will be excited to hear that I have been invited to one of Lady Winspear's weekly balls.
00:12I am very much looking forward to it.
00:16I miss you all.
00:22Yours, Mary.
00:25The Gardner's governess has returned from Norfolk, has she not?
00:28Yes, yes, a week ago.
00:30Well, then the ball is perfectly timed for you to find a husband.
00:35A husband?
00:36Whatever else do you plan to do?
00:41Someone who was once a friend told me that a woman has two choices in life, marriage or misery.
00:47What do you think?
00:49Mary, it's not too late for marriage, if that's what you're asking me.
00:53And I do believe it's the better choice, but not the only one.
00:57Well, some marriages are miserable.
00:59I agree.
01:01I mean, I did once try to find a husband, but it was unsuccessful.
01:07My mother has always said no one will marry a girl in spectacles.
01:10Mary, that is nonsense.
01:12What a terrible thing for your mother to say.
01:15Well, you may not have had luck in the past, but this time it's different.
01:20This time, you have me.
01:23Under my tutelage, you will become the star of London society.
01:28It's all about confidence.
01:30A certain coolness.
01:32I think you care too much.
01:34Really?
01:35Hmm.
01:36Have you ever polished your skin?
01:44We put this in the pipkin, and the pipkin in the fire until the wax melts.
01:47Then we spread it on your face.
01:49You're going to look radiant, Mary.
01:52I'm going to smell like soup.
01:56What on earth?
02:07There.
02:08Thanks.
02:19Mary, you have stew on your face.
02:22I know.
02:32Oh, now we need to work on your walk.
02:35Step into the room like you are Lady Winspear herself.
02:47Walk normally.
02:54I'm excited for you, Mary.
02:56New love is the most romantic thing.
02:59New love?
03:00Yes.
03:01The first throws.
03:02Oh, you must not take it for granted.
03:04Because the feelings soon pass, and then everything becomes quite ordinary.
03:09It's almost impossible to remember how one felt at the beginning.
03:14Now walk.
03:16Shoulders back.
03:17Chin up.
03:18Chin down.
03:19Chin up a little.
03:20Don't look scared.
03:21Quite hard not to.
03:25Remember.
03:26You are only allowed two dancers with the same partner.
03:29Make eye contact fleetingly with the men you want to dance with, and avoid the eyes of
03:33those you do not.
03:34If a man asks you to dance, do not look too happy, nor too disappointed, depending on who
03:39he is.
03:40You must look nonchalant.
03:43Carefree.
03:47Mary.
03:48Mary.
03:49Think back to those times in your childhood when you had not a care in the world.
04:15Remember, Mary, the most important thing is to be yourself.
04:38Isn't it beautiful?
04:41Isn't it beautiful?
04:53Do not fret, the nightism had just begun.
04:58Good evening, Miss Baxter, Miss Bennet.
05:01Doesn't Miss Bennet look beautiful?
05:03Well, as do you, Anne.
05:08Well.
05:13Mr. Hayward, how would you like to dance with Miss Bennet?
05:16No, no, I can show how eligible you are.
05:23I don't suppose you have much room for me on your card.
05:26But if there is, I would be very glad to dance with you.
05:28Oh, well, there might be.
05:31Let me just check.
05:35Yes, yes, we could dance.
05:38Thank you, Miss Dayward.
05:46Mr. Hayward, how are you?
05:49Miss Bennet?
05:51I'm very well.
05:53How are you?
05:59One, two, three.
06:01One, two, three.
06:02One, two, three.
06:07Jesus, yes.
06:08Sorry, sorry, sorry.
06:10I'm sorry.
06:10Sorry, sorry.
06:15Oh, my God.
06:22Oh, my God.
06:23I know.
06:27What's that?
06:33I know.
06:36I know.
07:11Thank you, Ms. Cain.
07:13Hispanic.
07:19It was a fine minuet.
07:23Oh, now you two, you must dance together.
07:27I'm going to go and...
07:29Oh, Mary, do you mind?
08:10It's you.
08:12It is indeed.
08:14William Ryder.
08:15Of course, Mr. Ryder.
08:16Well, it is a pleasure to see you again so soon.
08:22Would you like to dance?
08:25Well, perhaps later.
08:26My feet are quiet.
08:29Then let us sit and gather your strength.
08:52I find these occasions really quite intolerable.
08:54All these poor young ladies parading about, bearing the weight of their parents' expectations.
09:00It's not the least romantic.
09:02I think these occasions mean a great deal to many young women, and for good reason.
09:08None of them wants to fail.
09:12But doesn't it seem to you, Miss Bennett, that most people give far too much weight to the idea of
09:18marriage?
09:19Because for some people, that is their only means of survival.
09:22In matters of men and women, the only thing that should guide us is the heart.
09:28Do you really believe that to be true?
09:31Well, I believe we should sweep away these tired old rules and follow our inclinations as we wish.
09:41I think you will find, Mr. Ryder, that the liberty in such situations tends to be enjoyed by the man.
09:49While the consequences are borne, quite literally in many cases, by the woman.
09:56Perhaps you're right.
09:57I know I am.
10:08Come on.
10:34You're supposed to be fun, I think.
10:38You're allowed to breathe while you dance, Miss Bennett.
10:40I am breathing.
10:42I heard that you are a great reader of very serious books.
10:48I'm reading Wordsworth, currently.
10:50Ah, but what do you really enjoy reading, Miss Bennett?
10:54Histories.
10:55No, no, no, I mean, what's your secret indulgence?
11:01I really enjoyed reading, as a child, where the servant's pamphlets, they detail the most grisly crimes.
11:12I knew there was a bold and curious side to you, Miss Bennett.
11:16I had to hide them from my mother.
11:17I bet you did.
11:24Oh my gosh, look at that.
11:25It's a show magic.
11:42It's the onions.
11:48You tripped.
11:49I did not trip.
11:51It was a deliberate embellishment of the galop.
11:54Mary?
11:55Miss Baxter, I was just about to ask Miss Bennett to dance again.
12:00Oh, uh, thank you, Mr. Ryder, but I will sit this one out.
12:04Ah, then allow me to fetch you both some ices, ladies.
12:10He might be handsome, Mary, but beware.
12:12He also fancies himself above all the rules that govern the rest of us.
12:15He enjoys the privileges of his class, as well as good looks.
12:19I cannot say I took much notice of his looks.
12:22Mary?
12:23I did not.
12:24Well, he certainly noticed you.
12:26That's kind of you to say, but he doesn't think of me in that way.
12:30And actually, that makes it much more enjoyable.
12:33We were just talking about Mr. Ryder.
12:37Yes, William Ryder.
12:39Aye, sis.
12:41Oh, thank you.
12:42And the biggest one for Miss Mary, then.
12:47Hey, we don't look so downhearted.
12:49Here, you can have mine.
12:50I wouldn't dream of taking yours.
12:53Mr. Hayward, I seem to have found myself without a partner for the next dance.
12:58I'm quite tired.
13:04But I will have to dance.
13:08Not very good swords.
13:09Oh, crunchy.
13:11Mr. Ryder, what on earth happened to you?
13:15Oh, Miss Bingley.
13:16Well, well, Miss Bennet, how good to see you again.
13:21Oh, are you two ladies already acquainted?
13:23I have known Miss Bennet for some years.
13:26Pianist, singer, raconteur.
13:30My brother married her sister.
13:33I heard you were a governess in London, though I didn't think it had quite come to that.
13:37I'm no longer in that position.
13:40So, you are in London for a husband?
13:44No.
13:48Miss Bennet is a radical thinker.
13:51Is she now?
13:52Well, it makes me all the more glad to be spending the foreseeable future here,
13:56where I can be thoroughly enlightened by your thoughts.
14:00Miss Bennet, I'm holding a small supper this Thursday.
14:03You should join us.
14:04Why, thank you, Mr. Ryder.
14:07You must sing.
14:08That is, I mean to say, I may not be able to.
14:11I very much look forward to you joining us on Thursday.
14:16Come, Mr. Ryder.
14:22Jesus, you're great.
14:28Jesus.
14:32No.
14:45Ow.
14:50How did you find the ball last night?
14:54Most pleasant, thank you
14:57Young William Ryder called while you were asleep this morning, Mary
15:00He left this bundle of crime pamphlets as a peculiar gift
15:03Is this really to your taste?
15:05Thank you
15:05Oh, and he confirmed our invitation to supper on Thursday
15:08Oh, what fun!
15:09Jethro
15:11You could wear your red dress
15:14Regarding supper, I fear I may not be able to attend
15:19You have not been yourself since I saw you talking to Caroline Bingley last night
15:27She seems to delight in being horrible to me
15:31I have no idea what I've done to provoke her
15:33Did she not once fancy herself as marrying your sister's husband?
15:37Mr Darcy, she did, yes
15:39Perhaps she feels threatened by you
15:44Caroline Bingley is not threatened by me
15:48She's better than me
15:49I know that very well
15:52She's always beautifully dressed
15:53And she has extraordinary confidence
15:56She does not appear to lack confidence, that is certain
16:00Perhaps underneath that brittle exterior lies doubts and insecurities
16:04The same as everyone else
16:06And she treats you as though you're beneath her
16:08To make herself feel good
16:09It riles her to see you blossoming in London
16:13Blossoming?
16:15You've changed
16:17You smile more
16:18And you laugh
16:20Well, I...
16:22The thought that you're worth less than Caroline really only exists in her mind
16:29We do not run and hide from the Caroline Bingley's of this world
16:37We stand our ground
16:40For there will always be one
16:57Miss Merritt?
16:59How wonderful to see you
17:04I very much like your, um, insects
17:09Why, thank you
17:11They were my late father's
17:13He was a very great collector of all things strange or unusual in that line
17:23You have an extensive book collection, Mr. Ryder
17:27Ah, yes
17:28They are for show
17:31Although, Grimm's fairy tales proved a fine read
17:35Not as fine as those brilliant pamphlets you sent to me
17:38I want to hear about the strangers' cases over dinner
17:43Ah, yes
17:44Miss Merritt
17:45Inspired by you
17:47I have been reading some of those particular works myself
17:51And I found something
17:53Made me think of you
17:54Of me?
17:56Mm-hmm
17:56Allow me to find it?
17:57Well, of course
17:59Miss Bingley
18:00I am so glad you took my advice
18:03Lady Catherine de Boer looks magnificent there
18:06I was just about to read something to Miss Bennet
18:08That made me think of her this morning
18:10It made you think of Miss Bennet?
18:13Yes, exactly
18:14Now, where is it?
18:17Mr. Ryder, I wondered if it might be helpful for me to cast my eye across the dinner table
18:21Before the guests sit
18:23Uh, very well
18:26Please excuse us
18:29I have to say, Miss Bennet
18:31How refreshing it is
18:32To see a young woman with the courage to defy the dictates of fashion
18:35When most of us are foolish enough to want to look as well as we possibly can
18:40You are an example to us all
18:58Mr. Hayward, we are here
19:00Where are you, Mary?
19:01No
19:02Mr. Hayward, we are here
19:02Mr. Hayward, we are here
19:10Mr. Hayward, we are here
19:12Your own
19:12Mr. Hayward, we rot
19:19Mr. Hayward
19:26Mr. Hayward, there is a ë°•us
19:47Mr. Hurst, have you ever read Catherine Macaulay's work?
19:52No.
19:52She's most insightful on democracy, if you're interested.
19:56No.
20:02What think you of James Hutton's theory that the Earth is perpetually being formed?
20:08I have no interest in geology.
20:11What do you like, Mr. Hurst?
20:15Horses. Horserays.
20:16Oh! I know so little about horse racing, I would be honoured if you would teach me all you know.
20:22We won't have time for that.
20:23Let's just see how we get on.
20:26Right.
20:28Right.
20:30Four legs.
20:34Cannot vomit.
20:36Beautiful creatures.
20:37Beautiful. Almost too beautiful.
20:39More intelligent than anyone on this table.
20:43Perhaps if I was to construct a horse, then we'd know.
20:45I appreciate that.
20:46Right. I've done this before. I'm sure I can do it again.
20:48Fascinating.
20:49These are the front legs here.
20:51We call these the cloppers, back legs, the clippers.
20:56Ah.
20:56Clip-clop.
20:57Right? You see what I'm saying?
20:59You do not want to stand behind a horse.
21:01You do not want to do.
21:02I don't want to try.
21:04What can a horse do?
21:06You tell me.
21:07Well, it can run, but it can also break your heart.
21:11I can see it.
21:12That is our horse. What shall we name it?
21:16Gerald.
21:17Gerald.
21:18Gerald.
21:19Let's enter him at York.
21:22Probably faster than the horse I bet on last week.
21:30Thank you, sir.
21:31I shall never wager any significant amount of money without consulting you first.
21:36Ah.
21:42Miss Bennett.
21:43I was hoping to speak to you.
21:46Really?
21:47I couldn't let this evening pass without having the privilege of talking to you properly.
21:52It's a shame, then, that you chose to seat me so far from you at dinner.
21:59You met Lady Catherine once, did you not?
22:02I did.
22:03Only recently we were talking about your family, and she confessed herself astonished at the great difference between you and
22:09your sisters.
22:10She felt that you were not as handsome as Elizabeth, nor as provoking, not as beautiful as Jane, nor as
22:18willing as Kitty,
22:19and, well, who could measure up to Lydia's joie de vivre.
22:27It was very candid of her.
22:29She is known for her frankness.
22:30I sometimes wonder if frankness isn't just a poor excuse for unkindness.
22:38Tell me, Miss Bennett, do you intend to marry?
22:42Let's assume we all must marry, in the end.
22:47Perhaps you might allow me to offer you a little advice, if you wish.
22:52It seems to me that a great deal of time is thrown away in pursuit of attachments that can never
22:59come to anything,
23:00such as Mr. Ryder.
23:06Do you mean to suggest that I am pursuing Mr. Ryder?
23:09Or that he is pursuing me?
23:12For both are quite without foundation.
23:14And yet it seems you do all you can to please him.
23:17I cannot imagine why else he would speak of you as he does.
23:21What do you mean?
23:22Confine yourself to your proper sphere, Miss Bennett.
23:26Presumptions of this kind only lead to disappointment and humiliation,
23:30where matters of the heart are concerned.
23:35You seem to know a great deal about rejection.
23:39Is this a lesson you've learned from extensive study?
23:42Or do you perhaps owe it to experience of a more personal nature?
24:02It was a very thorough lesson in horse racing.
24:05You had a dinner, Miss Bennett.
24:07Ah, it was, yes, most interesting.
24:11Well, I wanted to say that...
24:15I wanted to ask,
24:17or that is to say,
24:18I had noticed at the ball that Mr. Ryder had occupied a great deal of your time.
24:23And he often acts without thinking.
24:25I'd be very glad to ask him to be more restrained,
24:28if that is what you would like.
24:32I very much enjoy his company.
24:39I see.
24:39No, I...
24:40Of course, I...
24:41No, no, no.
24:41Forgive my intrusion.
24:42No, that is to say, I'm...
24:44I'm not drawn to him.
24:46Who is she?
24:46The one you said was plain.
24:48Oh, the governess.
24:50She was the only one of the five not to marry.
24:52Can you imagine?
24:53She didn't look very plain to me.
24:54She was tolerable.
24:56And you can see Ryder's interest in her.
24:58If I were him, I'd snap her up before some other fellow died.
25:01Excuse me.
25:02I believe Miss Bennett would like to sing for us.
25:06How lovely, Mary.
25:07Oh, I have no wish to do anything of the sort.
25:10Come, Miss Bennett.
25:10You must sing.
25:11Sing!
25:13Sing!
25:14Sing!
25:15Sing!
25:16Sing!
25:17Sing!
25:19Sing!
25:20Sing!
25:21Sing!
25:21Sing!
25:22Sing!
25:22Sing!
25:23Sing!
25:24Sing!
25:25Sing!
25:27Mary.
25:28Mary.
25:28We must get you to Pemberley immediately.
25:30We have received an urgent letter.
25:32Your mother's been taken gravely ill.
25:34Oh.
25:34Take courage and go, now.
25:46Come on, Mary. You must hurry.
25:48Oh dear.
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