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T.H.E O.T.H.E.R B.E.N.N.E.T S.I.S.T.E.R - Season 1 - Episode 07: Chapter 7
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00:21Miss Bennet.
00:26You are quite unlike anyone.
00:31You speak your mind with a refreshing directness,
00:36and you do not force yourself to conform to society's ideals.
00:40I imagine it will come as no surprise
00:42when I say I have developed the greatest affection for you.
00:53I 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
01:08and 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.
01:21Shush, Lizzie. 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've felt it too.
01:38I took to heart the things that you said.
01:44Yes.
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. I like poetry. And I like wine.
02:34What we have loved, others will love. And we will teach them how.
02:37Let us teach each other.
02:40I don't speak any Italian, but I suppose I could learn.
02:44That's the spirit, Miss Bennett. This 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.
02:58Living with freedom.
03:00Unburdened by the shackles of marriage.
03:03Sorry, just to be very clear.
03:06So you're suggesting that I live with you in Italy,
03:12but that we remain unmarried?
03:16I'll marry.
03:17Yes, exactly. Together.
03:21But 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. You must sleep on it.
03:40But if you accept, we could leave for London tomorrow
03:44and plan our trip to Italy.
03:46I don't know what to say.
03:49What are you doing here?
04:01Oh.
04:01What a number.
04:03Oh.
04:03What a number.
04:06Oh.
04:06Oh.
04:06Oh.
04:07Oh.
04:07Oh.
04:08Oh.
04:09Oh.
04:12Oh.
04:13an excellent match I know he didn't propose mama what do you mean he did not propose I mean that
04:23he called me in there to talk about um a sermon on uh good works Mary this is no time
04:33for one of
04:34your poor attempts at humor that Mr Ryder showered you with attention only to pull you aside to
04:41discuss a sermon well we shall see about that I am sure Mr Ryder will make his intentions clear in
04:51his own time yes yes he will Mary I shall choose your dress for supper perhaps something of Lizzie's
05:02um interestingly uh Charlotte oh Mr Collins it looks as though you were all waiting for us
05:16we were not Mrs Bennett I am pleased to see you looking so well I see you didn't rush to
05:22pay your
05:22respects do not not wish to impose how are you all I long to know everything well there is something
05:32of a situation involving Mary thank you Lydia we were just getting ready for supper come
05:39ha yes
05:44you sit up straight dear Mary is looking very well tonight Mr Ryder do you not agree I do indeed
05:53my daughters are a handsome set they most certainly are more wine mama this is the wine you requested
06:01and only one unmarried did you hear Charlotte's news of Longbourn mama in the drawing room we have
06:08opened up an orange how did you enjoy your ride this afternoon Mr Ryder hmm it was very pleasant
06:14excellent company mother Mr Darcy and I are thinking of holding a dinner in honor of your recovery
06:23hmm very good idea Lizzie was it your horse Miss Bennett that picked these blackberries
06:28what are you doing is that what she was doing this afternoon well if it is I feel quite terrible
06:34now
06:34for having dragged her away so you should rather delicious have you always lived in London Mr Ryder
06:40I have although my plan is to move to Italy quite soon Italy how long for to settle for the
06:48rest of
06:49my days or for as long as my fancy takes me well wherever you choose you will need a knowledgeable
06:58companion by your side as you know Mary reads a great deal she has a very well informed mind though
07:06do not let that put you off Miss Bennett is an extraordinary young woman young why Italy for
07:13its history its beauty to wake up each morning to a view of a mountain ah uh in reality mountainous
07:21regions play havoc with one's rheumatism well I think that sounds quite perfect it really does
07:27you find Longbourn tedious with its drafts I hardly think you would cope in mountains
07:33I will never know will I I did not know you spoke Italian Mr Ryder
07:42Bocco bless you
07:46I am quite looking forward to the peace and stillness of a foreign land yes yes it would be most
07:54welcome
08:11I remember very well being the subject of mother's plotting it is quite a lot to bear isn't it
08:21engagements can take time
08:24it is no small decision and important not to rush if Mr Ryder does not propose you must not
08:30think it is a reflection on you Mr Ryder has already proposed
08:46it was a kind of proposal oh Mr Ryder proposed that I live with him in Italy reading poetry and
09:01drinking wine
09:03that sounds quite perfect it does doesn't it it does I think I'd very much like to travel I would
09:09certainly rise to the challenge of a new language
09:13I have to give him my decision tomorrow morning
09:16what did you mean by a kind of proposal Mr Ryder believes that we should go to Italy
09:27but remain unmarried
09:32he proposed that you should be his mistress not in those words I have never heard such a suggestion in
09:36my life oh well sadly Lizzie I think most of us will never find ourselves in a romantic
09:40situation as perfect as yours but he insults you does not oh Mr Ryder believes that women shouldn't
09:46be owned in such a way as marriage so he prefers a modern arrangement I'm sure he does one that
09:51is far more
09:52convenient for him if he tires of this arrangement he can easily move on whilst your reputation is
09:58ruined forever do you think he will tire of me of course not Mary I
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 I'm not much suited to conventional life
10:21I've always been the odd one out
10:24oh I know I know the scandal would be huge
10:29I know mother would be mortified but Mr Ryder
10:32he treats me well he makes me laugh he is he 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
11:17Lizzy you have grown up with no shortage of suitors
11:21you're at home too you have you've always been married we've had largely the same upbringing
11:26no no we may have grown up in the same house with the same mother and father and the same
11:31sisters
11:31but your experience of life has been wholly different to my own you were celebrated
11:38and you were you were respected I 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
11:54but I always admired your strengths that you never cared what mother or any of us thought
11:59of course I did
12:00well you always did things your own way
12:03that was the only way I knew
12:11Mary all I want is to protect you
12:14or 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
12:41do you love mr. Ryder
12:41do you love mr. Ryder
12:59come
13:28how
13:28what
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.
13:54I 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.
14:46Of course.
14:49I see.
14:52Goodbye, Mr Ryder.
14:58My best wishes to your family.
15:19Right on.
15:26I bet.
15:32Good morning, Mary.
15:35Mother.
15:36I trust you slept well last night?
15:39I did, yes. Thank you.
15:41You must keep up your strength.
15:44Who knows what today may bring?
15:47Ah, here he is.
15:50Oh, what are you doing here?
15:53Oh, 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. He has no plans to leave.
16:05I saw him. I saw him climb into his carriage and go.
16:11Mary?
16:12Yes, Mr Ryder has left. He's left. Bemberley.
16:16Did he make you an offer of marriage?
16:20I will not be marrying Mr Ryder.
16:26Oh, we'll 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, 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.
18:27Goodbye.
18:28Thank you, honey.
18:29Good luck with Mother.
18:30Goodbye to you.
18:56You make it worse.
19:07Mary, don't do that.
19:11Sorry, Mother.
19:14You endlessly try my patience.
19:37And, um, do not leave on my account, Miss Bennet.
19:42Um, I'm sorry, I cannot provide good company today.
19:47Um.
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.
20:01I am, um...
20:03I'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.
20:21No, not at all, Mr. Collins.
20:25My father often commented that I was worthless.
20:29I thought a great deal about turning myself into something different.
20:32Someone easy and obliging.
20:35But somehow I can't.
20:42I've always struck the wrong note with people, even in childhood.
20:50I felt the same way many times.
20:52Um.
20:53I...
20:54I think you have much to offer, Mr. Collins.
21:00Uh, uh, excuse me.
21:02I realise I'm now burdening you with my troubles.
21:04No, no, not at all.
21:06Hmm.
21:08What are you reading?
21:10Hmm?
21:11Oh, um...
21:14Aristotle.
21:16I'm...
21:17looking into the question of happiness.
21:23Happiness?
21:24Hmm.
21:26What it is.
21:28How one might find it.
21:33Do you, um...
21:34Do you have an answer?
21:37Well...
21:39I'm not quite sure.
21:41I, 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
21:53that it is only through self-knowledge
21:56that genuine happiness is experienced.
21:59Through self-knowledge?
22:00Hmm.
22:00I...
22:01I think it is only when we have examined
22:03and understood our strengths and weaknesses
22:07and been honest enough
22:08about what we truly desire from life,
22:11only then do you have any chance at all
22:13of attaining happiness.
22:17So, what Aristotle is saying
22:19is that
22:21our happiness
22:25is in our own hands.
22:28Yes.
22:29Oh.
22:30I think so, yes.
22:33Interesting thought, isn't it?
22:36It's most interesting.
22:43Mary!
22:45It is him!
22:47It must be Mr. Ryder
22:48coming back to try again!
23:01Uncle...
23:02Uncle...
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
24:42i 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
25:05i will help
25:19i envy you
25:23you 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 i don't want to speak out of turn
25:46i mean i often have
25:50only you seem
25:54quite unhappy
26:03when my mother told me the only choice for a woman was marriage or misery she negated to tell
26:10me it was possible to be both married and miserable
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
26:41i will write
26:44as you wish
26:48as you wish
26:48susan
26:52susan
27:02mary i'm so sorry if you have ever felt that i was ashamed of you
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
27:56but i knew that i could not return to live with my family ever again
28:00hey miss bennett
28:05i have something for you
28:10thank you mr collins
28:13you
28:15i am sure you could not return to live with the future
28:32i am sure you are going to be in the future
28:34i am sure you are going to be in the future
28:37for peace and reflection.
28:38Oh, Mary, I ought to have told you
28:40Tom Haywood will be joining us in the lakes.
28:44I should have known that my life
28:47was never that simple.
29:21I should have known that my life
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