00:00.
00:22Miss Fennet...
00:26You are quite unlike anyone I have ever met.
00:31You speak your mind with a refreshing directness,
00:35and you do not force yourself to conform to society's ideals.
00:40I imagine it will come as no surprise when I say I...
00:45have developed the greatest affection for you.
00:54I cannot understand why a man such as Mr. Ryder would 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 if you two keep talking.
01:06What is happening?
01:07Mr. Ryder and Mary are in the library and appear to be having a serious conversation.
01:12I suppose most women of better looks and 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.
01:23Will you all just be quiet?
01:27In these past few days, I have felt a deeper understanding between us.
01:36I believe you felt it too.
01:39I took to heart the things that you said.
01:44And you must.
01:46For I believe we should be very happy together.
01:49Miss Bennett, I have a mind to go abroad.
01:52To Italy.
01:54Somewhere with a lake in front of me and a mountain behind.
01:59Lakes are usually found in mountainous areas.
02:02No, although some are found in dormant volcanic craters.
02:05I cannot imagine going to Italy without you, Miss Bennett.
02:11And therefore, I wondered whether you might do me the greatest honor of coming with me.
02:23Well, I...
02:24We could read poetry all day and drink wine all evening.
02:29Oh, I do.
02:31I like poetry.
02:31And I like wine.
02:33What we have loved, others will love.
02:36And we will teach them how.
02:38Let us teach each other.
02:40I don't speak any Italian.
02:42But I suppose I could...
02:43I could learn.
02:44That's the spirit, Miss Bennett.
02:46This is why we are such a strong match.
02:48You have the courage of my convictions.
02:52How so?
02:53You understand the appeal of living boldly.
02:58Living 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, but, um, that we remain unmarried.
03:17Yes, exactly.
03:19Together, 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 and plan our trip to Italy.
03:46Oh.
04:06Well, Mary?
04:09Come, Mary dear.
04:11Who would have thought you'd make such an excellent match?
04:15No, he didn't propose, Mama.
04:18What do you mean he did not propose?
04:21I mean that he called me in there to talk about a sermon on good works.
04:32Mary, this is no time for one of your poor attempts at humour.
04:35That Mr Ryder showered you with attention, only to pull you aside to discuss a sermon?
04:44Well, we shall see about that.
04:47I am sure Mr Ryder will make his intentions clear in his own time.
04:52Yes. Yes, he will.
04:56Mary, I shall choose your dress for supper.
05:00Perhaps something of Liz's.
05:10Interestingly, I...
05:11Charlotte!
05:12Mr Collins, it looks as though you were all waiting for us.
05:16We were not.
05:18Mrs Bennet, I am pleased to see you looking so well.
05:21I see you didn't rush to pay your respects.
05:24Do not wish to impose?
05:26How are you?
05:28All. 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. Yes.
05:44You should have a straight, dear.
05:47Mary is looking very well tonight, Mr Ryder. Do you not agree?
05:52I do indeed.
05:54My daughters are a handsome set.
05:57They most certainly are.
05:58More wine, Mama.
06:00This is the wine you requested.
06:02And 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?
06:12Hmm.
06:13It 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 with her?
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.
06:36Rather delicious.
06:37Have you always lived in London, Mr Ryder?
06:40I have.
06:42Although, my plan is to move to Italy.
06:44Quite soon.
06:45Italy?
06:46How long for?
06:48To settle for the rest of my days.
06:50Or for as long as my fancy takes me.
06:52Huh.
06:53Well, 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.
07:05Though do not let that put you off.
07:07Miss Bennet is an extraordinary young woman.
07:10Young?
07:11Why Italy?
07:12For its history, its beauty, to wake up each morning to a view of a mountain.
07:18Ah, in reality, mountainous regions play havoc with one's rheumatism.
07:23Well, I think that sounds quite perfect.
07:25It really does.
07:27You find Longbourn tedious with its drafts.
07:30I hardly think you would cope in mountains.
07:33I will never know, will I?
07:38I did not know you spoke Italian, Mr Ryder.
07:46I am quite looking forward to the peace and stillness of a foreign lad.
07:51Yes.
07:52Yes, it would be most welcome.
08:06Mary?
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.
08:32So, Mr Ryder has already proposed.
08:37Mary!
08:40That is excellent news.
08:42Isn'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?
09:06It 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.
09:51One 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.
10:04Marriage is the only thing a woman has to protect herself against such difficulties.
10:08Tell me you are not seriously considering his offer.
10:14I mean, I've begun to think I'm not much suited to conventional life.
10:21I've always been the odd one out.
10:26Oh, I know.
10:27I know the scandal would be huge.
10:29I know Mother would be mortified.
10:31But Mr Ryder, he treats me well.
10:34He makes me laugh.
10:36He is interested in me.
10:42And 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 loved.
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,
11:46you could look to me and think,
11:49at least I'm not Mary.
11:51That's not true.
11:52It's absolutely true.
11:55But I always admired your strength,
11:56that you never cared what Mother or any of us thought.
11:59Of course I cared.
12:00Well, you always did things your own way.
12:02That was the only way I knew.
12:11Mary, all I want is to protect you.
12:14Well, or protect yourself from whatever shame I might bring on the family.
12:23How could you think such a thing?
12:39Do you love Mr. Ryder?
12:42Do you love Mr. Ryder?
12:43Do you love Mr. Ryder?
12:48Do you love Mr. Ryder?
12:54Do you love Mr. Ryder?
12:55Do you love Mr. Ryder?
12:56Do you love Mr. Ryder?
12:59Do you love Mr. Ryder?
12:59Do you love Mr. Ryder?
12:59Do you love Mr. Ryder?
13:00Do you love Mr. Ryder?
13:00Do you love Mr. Ryder?
13:00Do you love Mr. Ryder?
13:02Do you love Mr. Ryder?
13:03Do you love Mr. Ryder?
13:05Do you love Mr. Ryder?
13:28Ah, good 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.
13:54I have felt the same way.
14:03But 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.
14:46Of course.
14:49I see.
14:52Goodbye, Mr. Ryder.
14:57My best wishes to your family.
15:01I see.
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.
15:50Oh, what are you doing here?
15:52Oh, I was...
15:54Do join us, cousin.
15:56Where on earth is Mr Ryder?
15:59Ah, Mr 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 Bemberley.
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.
16:52Mother, 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, Mother?
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, do 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, then
17:55you shall remain here with me instead.
18:23Goodbye, Jane.
18:25Goodbye.
18:26I'll be thinking of you.
18:27I'll be thinking of you.
18:29Good luck with Mother.
18:30Bye, Jane.
18:56You make it worse.
19:00I'll be thinking of you.
19:07Mary, don't do that.
19:11Sorry, Mother.
19:15Endlessly try my patience.
19:19Come on.
19:20I don't think it's enough.
19:22No, no, but please help.
19:38Do not leave on my account, Miss Bennet.
19:42Oh, I'm sorry.
19:43I cannot provide good company today.
19:48I've noticed you've been most subdued of late.
19:52If I can be of any help, do you say,
19:53we men of the cloth can offer the most useful counsel?
19:58Thank you, Mr. Collins.
20:02I'm...
20:02I'm...
20:03I'm often alone myself.
20:05Mrs. Collins has so many duties and preoccupations
20:09that 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.
20:21No, not at all, Mr. Collins.
20:25My father often commented that I was worthless.
20:28I've thought a great deal about turning myself into something different,
20:32someone easy and obliging, but...
20:38Somehow, I can't.
20:42I've always struck the wrong note with people,
20:47even in childhood.
20:49I felt the same way many times.
20:52Um, I...
20:54I think you have much to offer, Mr. Collins.
21:00Uh, excuse me.
21:02I realise I'm now burdening you with my troubles.
21:04No, not...
21:05Not at all.
21:07Hmm.
21:08What are you reading?
21:10Hmm?
21:11Oh, er...
21:13Aristotle.
21:16I'm...
21:17looking into
21:18the question of
21:19happiness.
21:23happiness.
21:24Hmm.
21:26What it is.
21:28How one might
21:29find it.
21:33Do you, um...
21:34Do you have an answer?
21:38Well...
21:38I'm not quite sure.
21:41I, uh...
21:41I've found some points of interest.
21:45Please, would you tell me what you know,
21:47Mr. Collins?
21:50Oh, um...
21:51What I've discovered
21:52seems to suggest
21:53that it is only
21:55through self-knowledge
21:56that genuine happiness
21:57is experienced.
21:58Through self-knowledge?
22:00Hmm.
22:00I...
22:01I think it is only when
22:02we have
22:02examined
22:03and understood
22:05our strengths
22:06and weaknesses
22:07and been honest enough
22:08about what we truly desire
22:09from life,
22:11only then
22:12do you have any chance at all
22:13of retaining happiness.
22:17So,
22:18what Aristotle is saying
22:19is that
22:21our happiness
22:25is in our own hands.
22:28Yes.
22:30Oh.
22:30I think so, yes.
22:32Interesting thought,
22:34isn't it?
22:35It's most interesting.
22:43Mary!
22:44It is him!
22:47It must be
22:48Mr. Ryder
22:48coming back
22:49to try again!
23:01Uncle...
23:02Mary!
23:05Jane!
23:16You reminded us
23:18of the importance
23:19of protecting our health
23:21and so Edward and I
23:22have decided
23:23to spend
23:23some much-needed time
23:25in the lakes.
23:26Hmm.
23:27Wonderful.
23:27Quite wonderful.
23:28All that wind
23:29would play havoc
23:30with my nerves.
23:31And we were wondering
23:33whether Mary
23:34might join us.
23:35Mary?
23:35Yes.
23:36We thought perhaps
23:37Mary could join us
23:38in the lakes
23:39and then return
23:39with us to London.
23:40Elizabeth wrote to us
23:41explaining that
23:42Mary was without much
23:44to occupy her here.
23:45She has a very good
23:47occupation.
23:47She is my companion.
23:49I think it's a very
23:50sensible idea
23:50for Mary
23:51to get some fresh air.
23:52Oh, do you now?
23:53What do you think, Mary?
23:55Mary will not leave me.
23:57She knows I do not
23:58have many years left
23:59and she wants to spend
24:01this precious time
24:02at my side.
24:03Isn't that right, Mary?
24:06Mother,
24:08Mr. Darcy and I
24:09have arranged
24:10a new companion
24:11for you.
24:12She's called Susan.
24:14Susan?
24:15Am I to be
24:16looked after
24:17by a Susan?
24:19We very much
24:20enjoy Mary's company.
24:22As do I.
24:23And knowing
24:23her passion
24:24for Wordsworth...
24:25She is forbidden
24:26to leave.
24:31Aunt.
24:33Uncle.
24:35Thank you
24:35for your invitation.
24:41I would be
24:42delighted to join you.
24:44What do you mean?
24:46I think,
24:47dear sister,
24:47she means she will
24:48be joining us
24:49in the Lake Districts.
24:50What a good idea.
24:52A good decision, Mary.
24:53Well done.
24:54A most excellent decision.
24:56Always good
24:56to challenge oneself.
24:57Oh, do be quiet,
24:58Mr. Collins.
25:00Well done, Mary.
25:02Well done.
25:03You should probably
25:04go and pack.
25:05I will help.
25:19I envy you.
25:22You envy me?
25:24The lakes,
25:26London.
25:27I never did experience
25:29much of life.
25:29It is a bold
25:31and brave decision,
25:32Mary.
25:34And for what it's worth,
25:35I think it's
25:36the right one.
25:41Forgive me, Charlotte.
25:43I don't want to speak
25:44out of turn.
25:46I mean,
25:47I often have.
25:50Only you seem
25:54quite unhappy.
26:03When my mother
26:04told me the only choice
26:05for a woman
26:05was marriage or misery,
26:09she negated
26:09to tell me
26:10it was possible
26:11to be both
26:12married and
26:14miserable.
26:17Yes, well,
26:18my father let us in
26:19on that particular secret
26:20some years ago.
26:23But I do believe
26:24that
26:26if you look
26:26a little under
26:27the surface,
26:29you will find
26:30more to Mr. Collins
26:31than you imagine.
26:38Goodbye, Mother.
26:41I will write.
26:44As you wish.
26:48Susan!
27:01Mary, I am so sorry
27:03if you have ever felt
27:04that I was ashamed
27:05of you.
27:07For I am not.
27:09I am very proud
27:10of you.
27:19I am scared, Lizzie.
27:23What if I made
27:24all the wrong decisions?
27:32Mary,
27:33you will flourish.
27:48I had made my escape
27:50and would not look back.
27:53I did not know
27:54what was next,
27:56but I knew
27:57that I could not return
27:58to live with my family
27:59ever again.
28:00Hey, Miss Penhead!
28:01Miss Penhead!
28:03Here.
28:05I have something
28:06for you.
28:10Thank you, Mr. Collins.
28:30Could it be
28:30that I decide
28:31my future?
28:34I felt sure
28:35that the lakes
28:36would offer me
28:36a chance
28:37for peace
28:37and reflection.
28:38Oh, Mary,
28:39I ought to have told you
28:40Tom Haywood
28:41will be joining us
28:42in the lakes.
28:44I should have known
28:45that my life
28:46was never that simple.
29:12for you,
29:14as I am,
29:14but thanks to all
29:14Thank you,
29:21I love you,
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