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