1 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:24,040 Miss Bennet. 2 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:30,800 You are quite unlike anyone I have ever met. 3 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:36,720 You speak your mind with a refreshing directness and... 4 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:40,240 ..and you do not force yourself to conform to society's ideals. 5 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:42,680 I imagine it will come as no surprise 6 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:43,920 when I say I... 7 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:48,040 ..have developed the greatest affection for you. 8 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:56,920 I cannot understand why a man such as Mr Ryder 9 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:58,960 would propose to Mary. Oh, shush! 10 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:00,840 Perhaps he won't. 11 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:02,440 Mother may have got her hopes up for nothing. 12 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:05,040 We shall never know his intentions if you two keep talking. 13 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:08,800 What is happening? Mr Ryder and Mary are in the library 14 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:12,240 and appear to be having a serious conversation. 15 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:14,160 I suppose most women of better looks and 16 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:16,600 livelier character were already taken. 17 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:18,960 It cannot be a match driven by passion. 18 00:01:18,960 --> 00:01:21,520 Not all matches driven by passion turn out well. 19 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:23,840 Sh! Lizzie, I cannot hear what they are saying. 20 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:25,200 Oh, will you all just be quiet?! 21 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:30,720 In these past few days, I... 22 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:36,960 ..have felt a deeper understanding between us. 23 00:01:36,960 --> 00:01:39,600 I believe you've felt it too. I... 24 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:44,360 I took to heart the things that you said. 25 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:45,440 And you must. 26 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:49,640 For I believe we should be very happy together. 27 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:54,160 Miss Bennet, I have a mind to go abroad, to Italy. 28 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:59,160 Somewhere with a lake in front of me and a mountain behind. 29 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:02,040 Lakes are usually found in mountainous areas. 30 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:06,080 No, although some are found in dormant volcanic craters. 31 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:10,759 I cannot imagine going to Italy without you, Miss Bennet, 32 00:02:10,759 --> 00:02:17,040 and therefore I wondered whether you might do me... 33 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:19,560 ..the greatest honour 34 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:21,040 of coming with me. 35 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:29,520 Well, I... We could read poetry all day and drink wine all evening. 36 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:33,880 Oh, I do, I like poetry and I like wine. 37 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:38,079 What we have loved others will love and we will teach them how. 38 00:02:38,079 --> 00:02:40,360 Let us teach each other. 39 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:44,600 I don't speak any Italian, but I suppose I could learn. 40 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:46,600 That's the spirit, Miss Bennet! 41 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:48,720 This is why we are such a strong match. 42 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:50,800 You have the courage of my convictions. 43 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:54,880 How so? 44 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:58,600 You understand the appeal of living boldly. 45 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:02,440 Living with freedom, unburdened by the shackles of marriage. 46 00:03:03,920 --> 00:03:07,320 Sorry, just to be very clear. 47 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:12,560 So you're suggesting that I live with you in Italy? 48 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:17,520 But, um...that we remain unmarried. 49 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:19,040 Yes, exactly. 50 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:21,079 Together... 51 00:03:21,079 --> 00:03:22,640 ..but free. 52 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:28,400 For what woman wants to be owned in such a way? 53 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:29,560 Oh. 54 00:03:30,920 --> 00:03:31,960 What do you say? 55 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:36,120 I don't know what to say. 56 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,640 Of course, of course. You must sleep on it. 57 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:43,920 But if you accept, we could leave for London tomorrow 58 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:46,560 and plan our trip to Italy. 59 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:03,040 THEY CHATTER 60 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:11,920 Well... Mary. Come, Mary, dear. 61 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:14,680 Who would have thought you'd make such an excellent match? 62 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:18,600 No. I, I... He didn't propose, Mama. 63 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:21,200 What do you mean, he did not propose? 64 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:23,560 I mean that, uh, 65 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:25,920 he called me in there to talk about, 66 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:32,120 um...a sermon on...uh, good works. 67 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:35,920 Mary, this is no time for one of your poor attempts at humour. 68 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:39,800 Mama... Mr Ryder showered you with attention, 69 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:43,000 only to pull you aside to discuss a sermon?! 70 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:47,159 Well, we shall see about that. 71 00:04:47,159 --> 00:04:52,200 I am sure Mr Ryder will make his intentions clear in his own time. 72 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:54,480 Yes. Yes, he will. 73 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:57,760 Mary... 74 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:00,400 ..I shall choose your dress for supper, 75 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:04,000 perhaps something of Lizzy's. Mm. Mm. 76 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:05,600 BELL RINGS 77 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:10,240 Interestingly... 78 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:12,040 Ah! Charlotte! 79 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:13,920 ALL: Oh! Mr Collins. 80 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:16,800 It looks as though you were all waiting for us. 81 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:18,000 We were not. 82 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,800 Mrs Bennet, I am pleased to see you looking so well. 83 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:23,680 I see you didn't rush to pay your respects. 84 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:29,040 I...did not wish to impose. How are you...all? 85 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:30,880 I long to know everything. 86 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:34,000 Well, there is something of a situation involving Mary. 87 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:35,280 Thank you, Lydia. 88 00:05:35,280 --> 00:05:36,920 We were just getting ready for supper. 89 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:37,960 Come. 90 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,200 Ha! Yes. 91 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:42,880 MRS BENNET LAUGHS 92 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:46,280 Do sit up straight, dear. 93 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:51,880 Mary is looking very well tonight, Mr Ryder. Do you not agree? 94 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:53,800 I do indeed. 95 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:58,880 My daughters are a handsome set... They most certainly are. 96 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:01,880 More wine, Mama? This is the wine you requested. 97 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,200 ..and only one unmarried. 98 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:06,440 Did you hear Charlotte's news of Longbourn, Mama? 99 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:09,320 In the drawing room, we have opened up an orangery. 100 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:12,440 How did you enjoy your ride this afternoon, Mr Ryder? 101 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:14,680 Mm. It was very pleasant. 102 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:16,240 Excellent company. 103 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:19,800 Mother, Mr Darcy and I are thinking of holding a dinner 104 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:21,320 in honour of your recovery. 105 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:23,400 Mm. 106 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:25,640 Very good idea, Lizzie. 107 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:27,400 Was it your horse, Miss Bennet, 108 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:29,120 that picked these blackberries we're eating? 109 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:32,320 Is that what she was doing this afternoon? 110 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,400 Well, if it is, I feel quite terrible now, 111 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:35,720 for having dragged her away. 112 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:37,880 So you should. They're rather delicious. 113 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:40,680 Have you always lived in London, Mr Ryder? 114 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:45,560 I have, although my plan is to move to Italy quite soon. 115 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:48,040 Italy?! How long for? 116 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:52,200 To settle for the rest of my days, or for as long as my fancy takes me. 117 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:56,080 Well, wherever you choose, 118 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:59,480 you will need a knowledgeable companion by your side. 119 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:03,440 As you know, Mary reads a great deal. 120 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:05,440 She has a very well-informed mind. 121 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:07,600 Though, do not let that put you off. 122 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:10,760 Miss Bennet is an extraordinary young woman. 123 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:12,840 Young! Why Italy? 124 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:14,240 For its history, 125 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:18,840 its beauty, to wake up each morning to a view of a mountain. 126 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:20,400 Ah! In reality, 127 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,280 mountainous regions play havoc with one's rheumatism. 128 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:25,360 Well, I think that sounds quite perfect. 129 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:26,600 It really does. 130 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:30,560 You find Longbourn tedious with its draughts. 131 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:32,360 I hardly think you would cope in mountains. 132 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:35,560 I will never know, will I? 133 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:42,080 I did not know you spoke Italian, Mr Ryder. 134 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:43,280 Poco. 135 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:44,360 Bless you. 136 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:48,800 I am quite looking forward to 137 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:51,960 the peace and stillness of a foreign land. 138 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:55,000 Yes. Yes, it would be most welcome. 139 00:07:57,720 --> 00:07:59,560 MARY SIGHS 140 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:03,800 KNOCK AT DOOR 141 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:08,040 Mary. 142 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:16,240 I remember very well being the subject of Mother's plotting. 143 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:17,720 It is quite a lot to bear. 144 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:18,920 It is indeed. 145 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:22,880 Engagements can take time. 146 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:28,680 It is no small decision, and important not to rush. 147 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:30,080 If Mr Ryder does not propose, 148 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:32,600 you must not think it is a reflection on you. 149 00:08:33,919 --> 00:08:35,559 Mr Ryder has already proposed. 150 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:40,640 Mary! 151 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:43,840 That is excellent news, isn't it? 152 00:08:48,680 --> 00:08:53,080 It was a kind of proposal. Oh? 153 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:56,800 Mr Ryder proposed 154 00:08:56,800 --> 00:09:00,080 that I live with him in Italy, 155 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:03,560 reading poetry and drinking wine. 156 00:09:03,560 --> 00:09:06,560 That sounds quite perfect. It does, doesn't it? 157 00:09:06,560 --> 00:09:09,120 It does. I think I'd very much like to travel. 158 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:12,040 I would certainly rise to the challenge of a new language. 159 00:09:13,560 --> 00:09:15,320 I am to give him my decision tomorrow morning. 160 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:20,360 Well, what did you mean by a "kind of proposal"? 161 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:25,640 Mr Ryder believes that we should go to Italy... 162 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:29,400 ..but remain unmarried. 163 00:09:30,560 --> 00:09:34,080 He proposed that you should be his mistress? 164 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:35,160 Not in those words. 165 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:37,000 I have never heard such a suggestion in my life! 166 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:39,720 Oh, well, sadly, Lizzie, I think most of us will never find ourselves 167 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:41,560 in a romantic situation as perfect as yours. 168 00:09:41,560 --> 00:09:42,840 But he insults you. 169 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:46,960 He does not! No. Mr Ryder believes that women shouldn't be owned 170 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:49,960 in such a way as marriage, so he prefers a modern arrangement. 171 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:53,240 I'm sure he does, one that is far more convenient for him. 172 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:56,360 If he tires of this arrangement, he can easily move on, 173 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:59,880 whilst your reputation is ruined forever. 174 00:09:59,880 --> 00:10:01,320 Do you think he will tire of me? 175 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:02,960 Of course not, Mary. I... 176 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:05,960 Marriage is the only thing a woman 177 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:08,960 has to protect herself against such difficulties. 178 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:11,640 Tell me you are not seriously considering his offer. 179 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:15,960 I mean, I've begun to think I'm not... 180 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:20,680 ..I'm not much suited to conventional life. 181 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:24,720 I've always been the odd one out. 182 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:29,080 Oh, I know, I know the scandal would be huge. 183 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:31,400 I know Mother would be mortified. 184 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:34,360 But, Mr Ryder, he treats me well. 185 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:35,680 He makes me laugh. 186 00:10:35,680 --> 00:10:39,080 He is...he is interested in ME. 187 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:43,400 And I could escape. 188 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:58,720 Mr Ryder is clearly fond of you. 189 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:07,320 And it is admirable that he has his own way of seeing the world. 190 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:13,240 But you deserve better than this offer. 191 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:18,320 Lizzie... 192 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:21,600 ..you have grown up with no shortage of suitors. 193 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:24,400 At home, too, you have... You've always been... 194 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:26,760 Oh, Mary, we've had largely the same upbringing. 195 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:29,280 No! No. We may have grown up in the same house 196 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:31,720 with the same mother and father and the same sisters, 197 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:36,120 but your experience of life has been wholly different to my own. 198 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:41,280 You were celebrated and you were... You were respected. 199 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:44,680 I was not. I mean, for the rest of you, 200 00:11:44,680 --> 00:11:46,560 even in your worst moments growing up, 201 00:11:46,560 --> 00:11:51,520 you could look to me and think, "At least I'm not Mary." 202 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:55,160 That's not true. It's absolutely true. 203 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:56,920 But I always admired your strength, 204 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:59,600 that you never cared what Mother or any of us thought. 205 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:03,120 Of course I cared! You always did things your own way. 206 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:04,720 That was the only way I knew! 207 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:14,440 Mary, all I want is to protect you. Oh! 208 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:17,480 Or protect yourself... 209 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:19,800 ..from whatever shame I might bring on the family. 210 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:24,880 How could you think such a thing? 211 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:41,240 Do you love Mr Ryder? 212 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:12,480 Oh. 213 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:21,480 There you are, sir. 214 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:25,640 Yes. 215 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:28,760 Yes. 216 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:32,720 Ah, good morning, Miss Bennet. Good morning. 217 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:35,960 And it is a perfect morning for travelling. 218 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:46,160 I have enjoyed these last few days with you enormously. 219 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:50,440 You have been a beam of light in the darkness, 220 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:54,040 and I do not know what I would have done without your company. 221 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:56,320 I have felt the same way. 222 00:14:04,560 --> 00:14:08,800 But I...I-I cannot accept your... 223 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:12,240 ..interesting proposal. 224 00:14:14,080 --> 00:14:17,360 I thought that you and I were aligned. 225 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:20,360 I appreciate how important your ideas are to you. 226 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:23,920 I know how strongly you feel 227 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:27,600 about freedom in love. 228 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:31,480 But... 229 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:36,760 Well, I'm still very much bound by the expectations of society. 230 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:43,040 And the expectations I have for myself. 231 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:48,280 Of course. 232 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:50,840 I see. 233 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:53,840 Goodbye, Mr Ryder. 234 00:14:58,200 --> 00:14:59,920 My best wishes to your family. 235 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:34,040 Good morning, Mary. 236 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:36,400 Mother. 237 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:39,520 I trust you slept well last night. 238 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:41,840 I did, yes. Thank you. 239 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:46,560 You must keep up your strength, for who knows what today may bring. 240 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:47,840 KNOCK AT DOOR 241 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:48,960 Ah, here he is. 242 00:15:50,520 --> 00:15:54,640 Oh! What are you doing here? Oh, I was... 243 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:55,840 Do join us, cousin. 244 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:58,720 Where on earth is Mr Ryder? 245 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:01,680 Ah! Uh, Mr Ryder has left. 246 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:03,400 Don't be ridiculous, Mr Collins. 247 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:06,800 He has no plans to leave. I saw him. 248 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:09,440 I saw him climb into his carriage and go. 249 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:15,960 Mary? Yes, Mr Ryder has left. He's left Pemberley. 250 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:18,040 Did he make you an offer of marriage? 251 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:23,640 I will not be marrying Mr Ryder. 252 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:29,000 I will not be marrying anyone. 253 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:30,280 What did you do? 254 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:32,360 I'm sure Mary didn't DO anything. 255 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:36,160 Why is everything with you so relentlessly disappointing? 256 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:40,720 Ugh! Beautiful morning. 257 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:42,120 Ah! Hmm. 258 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:53,560 Mother. 259 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:57,760 I am sorry if I have disappointed you. 260 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:02,440 I sometimes think you delight in vexing me. 261 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:03,560 I do not. 262 00:17:05,839 --> 00:17:07,240 It is not too late. 263 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:11,240 Too late for what, Mother? 264 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:14,119 To write to Mr Ryder and beg his forgiveness. 265 00:17:15,839 --> 00:17:17,040 His forgiveness. 266 00:17:18,079 --> 00:17:21,119 For whatever it is you did that drove him away. 267 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:25,760 Oh, do you really believe a man 268 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:28,200 of such means will come along again for you? 269 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:32,120 But... Do you think the Gardiners will have you back 270 00:17:32,120 --> 00:17:34,760 when they hear what you have done to Mr Ryder? 271 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:38,560 Mother... If you will not write to him and ask him to return, 272 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:41,880 then I shall write to my brother and tell him 273 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:44,600 you are obliged to stay here with me. 274 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:49,680 If you are incapable of taking advantage of 275 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:53,560 the opportunities London society offers you in finding you a match... 276 00:17:55,120 --> 00:17:57,720 ..then you shall remain here with me instead. 277 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:26,040 Goodbye, Jane. Goodbye. 278 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:27,560 I'll be thinking of you. 279 00:18:27,560 --> 00:18:29,720 Goodbye. 280 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:30,920 Good luck with Mother. 281 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:49,680 SHE SIGHS 282 00:18:55,600 --> 00:18:56,920 Uff! 283 00:18:56,920 --> 00:18:58,200 You make it worse! 284 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:09,240 Mary, don't do that. 285 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:12,720 Sorry, Mother. 286 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:18,560 You endlessly try my patience. 287 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:23,840 INDISTINCTLY: Enough. But please... 288 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:39,080 MARY MUTTERS 289 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:40,760 Do not leave on my account, Miss Bennet. 290 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:46,640 Oh, I'm sorry, I cannot provide good company today. 291 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:47,720 Um... 292 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:52,240 I've noticed you've been most subdued of late. 293 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:53,800 If I can be of any help, do say. 294 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:57,040 We men of the cloth can offer the most useful counsel. 295 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:00,840 Thank you, Mr Collins. 296 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:04,640 I am... I'm often alone myself. 297 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:09,280 Mrs Collins has so many duties and preoccupations 298 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:11,840 that she has very little time left to spend with me. 299 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:13,120 Oh. 300 00:20:13,120 --> 00:20:17,120 It seems I have the habit of frustrating her... 301 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:20,000 ..as I tend to do everyone. 302 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:24,240 No. Not at all, Mr Collins. 303 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:29,120 My father often commented that I was worthless. 304 00:20:29,120 --> 00:20:32,040 I thought a great deal about turning myself into something different. 305 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:35,840 Someone easy and obliging, but... 306 00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:40,040 Somehow I can't. 307 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:47,600 I've always struck the wrong note with people... 308 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:48,760 ..even in childhood. 309 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:53,360 I've felt the same way many times. Um... 310 00:20:53,360 --> 00:20:58,840 I... I think you have much to offer, Mr Collins. 311 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:02,240 Uh, I... Excuse me. 312 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:04,880 I realise I'm now burdening you with my troubles. 313 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:07,720 No, not at all. Hm. 314 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:12,720 What are you reading? Mm? Oh. Um... 315 00:21:14,280 --> 00:21:15,760 Aristotle. 316 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:21,280 I'm looking into the question of happiness. 317 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:25,200 Happiness? Mm. 318 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:27,680 What it is... 319 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:31,000 ..how one might find it. 320 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:35,480 Do you... Do you have an answer? 321 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:40,800 I'm not quite sure. 322 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:43,480 I've found some points of interest. 323 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:48,280 Please, would you tell me what you know, Mr Collins? 324 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:54,240 Oh, um... What I've discovered seems to suggest that 325 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:56,680 it is only through self-knowledge 326 00:21:56,680 --> 00:21:58,960 that genuine happiness is experienced. 327 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:00,720 Through self-knowledge. Mm. 328 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:04,280 I think it is only when we have examined 329 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:07,000 and understood our strengths and weaknesses, 330 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:10,640 and been honest enough about what we truly desire from life... 331 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:14,880 ..only then do we have any chance at all of attaining happiness. 332 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:23,040 So, what Aristotle is saying is that our happiness... 333 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:26,960 ..is in our own hands? 334 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:29,800 Yes. 335 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:31,320 Ah. I think so, yes. 336 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:34,640 Interesting thought, isn't it? 337 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:37,840 It's most interesting. 338 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:46,960 Mary! It is him! 339 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:50,400 It must be Mr Ryder coming back to try again. 340 00:22:57,320 --> 00:22:58,560 Oh! 341 00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:03,120 Uncle! Mary! 342 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:06,680 Jane. 343 00:23:17,120 --> 00:23:21,560 You reminded us of the importance of protecting our health. 344 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:23,960 And so Edward and I have decided to spend 345 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:26,160 some much needed time in the Lakes. 346 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:28,320 Mm. Wonderful. Quite wonderful. 347 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:31,560 All that wind would play havoc with my nerves. 348 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:34,840 And we were wondering whether Mary might join us. 349 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:37,040 Mary?! MR GARDINER: Yes. We thought perhaps 350 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:40,640 Mary could join us in the Lakes and then return with us to London. 351 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:41,840 Elizabeth wrote to us, 352 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:45,440 explaining that Mary was without much to occupy her here. 353 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:49,320 She has a very good occupation. She is my companion. 354 00:23:49,320 --> 00:23:52,240 I think it's a very sensible idea for Mary to get some fresh air. 355 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:55,000 Oh, do you now? What do you think, Mary? 356 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:57,200 Mary will not leave me. 357 00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:59,560 She knows I do not have many years left. 358 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:03,880 And she wants to spend this precious time at my side. 359 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,000 Isn't that right, Mary? 360 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:07,040 Mother... 361 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:12,200 ..Mr Darcy and I have arranged a new companion for you. 362 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:13,800 She's called Susan. 363 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:14,840 Susan! 364 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:19,760 Am I to be looked after by a Susan?! 365 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:21,960 We very much enjoy Mary's company. 366 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:25,200 As do I! And knowing her passion for Wordsworth... 367 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:26,920 She is forbidden to leave. 368 00:24:31,880 --> 00:24:32,920 Aunt... 369 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:36,800 ..Uncle, thank you for your invitation. 370 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:43,680 I would be delighted to join you. 371 00:24:44,680 --> 00:24:47,720 What do you mean? I think, dear sister, 372 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:50,720 she means she will be joining us in the Lake District. 373 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:53,720 What a good idea. A good decision, Mary. 374 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:54,800 WHISPERING: Well done. 375 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:55,960 MR COLLINS: A most excellent decision. 376 00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:57,560 Always good to challenge oneself. 377 00:24:57,560 --> 00:25:00,200 Oh, do be quiet, Mr Collins. 378 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:01,600 Well done, Mary! 379 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:05,200 Well done. I should probably go and pack. 380 00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:06,640 I will help. 381 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:21,080 I envy you. 382 00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:25,080 You envy me? 383 00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:30,440 The Lakes, London... I never did experience much of life. 384 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:33,040 It is a bold and brave decision, Mary. 385 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:37,160 And for what it's worth, I think it's the right one. 386 00:25:41,360 --> 00:25:42,440 Forgive me, Charlotte. 387 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:46,440 I don't want to speak out of turn. 388 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:47,800 I mean, I often have. 389 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:51,960 Only you seem... 390 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:55,160 ..quite unhappy. 391 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:05,160 When my mother told me the only 392 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:07,800 choice for a woman was marriage or misery, 393 00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:10,760 she negated to tell me it was 394 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:14,720 possible to be both married and miserable. 395 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:19,560 Yes, well, my father let us in on 396 00:26:19,560 --> 00:26:21,240 that particular secret some years ago. 397 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:29,960 But I do believe that if you look a little under the surface... 398 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:32,280 ..you will find more to Mr Collins than you imagine. 399 00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:40,040 Goodbye, Mother. 400 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:42,360 I will write. 401 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:45,760 As you wish. 402 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:49,360 Susan. 403 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:52,840 Susan! 404 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:52,840 DOG BARKS 405 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:56,480 DOOR SLAMS 406 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:03,400 Mary, I'm so sorry 407 00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:05,440 if you have ever felt that I was ashamed of you... 408 00:27:07,400 --> 00:27:08,480 ..for I'm not. 409 00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:11,240 I am very proud of you. 410 00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:21,120 I'm scared, Lizzy. 411 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:26,120 What if I made all the wrong decisions? 412 00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:34,600 Mary, you will flourish. 413 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:52,360 I had made my escape and would not look back. 414 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:56,320 I did not know what was next, 415 00:27:56,320 --> 00:28:01,000 but I knew that I could not return to live with my family ever again. 416 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:02,800 Miss Bennet! Miss Bennet. 417 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:07,200 I have something for you. 418 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:12,600 Thank you, Mr Collins. 419 00:28:30,120 --> 00:28:32,320 Could it be that I decide my future? 420 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:36,560 I felt sure that the Lakes would offer me 421 00:28:36,560 --> 00:28:38,840 a chance for peace and reflection. 422 00:28:38,840 --> 00:28:40,600 Oh, Mary, I ought to have told you. 423 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:43,040 Tom Hayward will be joining us in the Lakes. 424 00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:48,840 I should have known that my life was never that simple.