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