1 00:00:01,518 --> 00:00:03,313 Viewers like you make this program possible. 2 00:00:03,451 --> 00:00:05,591 Support your local PBS station. 3 00:01:03,925 --> 00:01:05,548 Where on earth have you been, Dinah? 4 00:01:05,686 --> 00:01:07,136 I'm sorry, ma'am. 5 00:01:07,274 --> 00:01:08,999 I was in the kitchen with Miss Isabella. 6 00:01:09,138 --> 00:01:10,484 And what of Miss Austen? 7 00:01:10,622 --> 00:01:12,072 In the roof, ma'am. 8 00:01:12,210 --> 00:01:14,626 And what's she doing in there? Cassandra! 9 00:01:14,764 --> 00:01:15,523 There's work to be done. 10 00:01:19,493 --> 00:01:22,220 Mary, my dear. So there you are. 11 00:01:23,462 --> 00:01:24,429 So here I am. 12 00:01:26,431 --> 00:01:28,433 We weren't expecting you so soon... 13 00:01:28,571 --> 00:01:30,538 ...on account of tea with Mrs Banbury. 14 00:01:30,676 --> 00:01:32,609 I guess there's been a falling out to do with you, Cassandra. 15 00:01:33,852 --> 00:01:35,198 Me? 16 00:01:35,336 --> 00:01:36,855 Mrs Bunbury suggested that you arriving here 17 00:01:36,993 --> 00:01:39,271 without informing me first was a slur on my reputation. 18 00:01:39,409 --> 00:01:41,342 I mounted a most robust defence, 19 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:43,137 but she was adamant. 20 00:01:43,275 --> 00:01:45,243 It's not the done thing, Cassandra. 21 00:01:45,381 --> 00:01:46,692 We're supposed to be sisters. 22 00:01:47,935 --> 00:01:49,247 I... 23 00:01:49,385 --> 00:01:52,560 sincerely hope that relations with Mrs Bunbury 24 00:01:52,698 --> 00:01:54,217 return to cordiality very soon. 25 00:01:55,218 --> 00:01:56,461 Hmm. 26 00:01:56,599 --> 00:01:57,772 Dinah says you've made a start 27 00:01:57,910 --> 00:01:59,153 on clearing my dear sister's room. 28 00:01:59,291 --> 00:02:00,465 You know, I wish to help. 29 00:02:00,603 --> 00:02:01,776 Did you find any letters from Jane? 30 00:02:03,330 --> 00:02:04,365 Not a single one. 31 00:02:05,539 --> 00:02:07,506 How odd! 32 00:02:07,644 --> 00:02:09,267 Considering how often Jane wrote. 33 00:02:09,405 --> 00:02:10,854 No matter. 34 00:02:10,992 --> 00:02:11,752 I'll find them myself. 35 00:02:13,305 --> 00:02:14,824 Perhaps you will be lucky where I was not. 36 00:02:16,757 --> 00:02:17,827 Mmm. 37 00:02:17,965 --> 00:02:19,553 Ma'am, Mrs Austen, 38 00:02:19,691 --> 00:02:21,279 do you wish me to make up Mrs Bell's room for you? 39 00:02:21,417 --> 00:02:22,970 Yes, yes. Do it at once, 40 00:02:23,108 --> 00:02:24,868 so I may settle myself and get on with clearing. 41 00:02:26,180 --> 00:02:27,354 A task I do not relish, 42 00:02:27,492 --> 00:02:28,769 given how close Eliza and I were. 43 00:02:32,393 --> 00:02:33,601 - Now, I said. - Mm. 44 00:02:36,259 --> 00:02:37,329 Oh! 45 00:02:40,746 --> 00:02:42,852 Well, let me pick it up, ma'am. You'll hurt yourself. 46 00:02:42,990 --> 00:02:44,681 There is little point in making more work 47 00:02:44,819 --> 00:02:46,856 than is absolutely necessary, Isabella. 48 00:02:46,994 --> 00:02:48,961 It was an accident. 49 00:02:49,099 --> 00:02:51,274 Well, I'll leave you to it. I have work to do upstairs. 50 00:02:52,517 --> 00:02:54,277 Dinah. Dinah. As soon as you're ready. 51 00:02:57,211 --> 00:02:58,178 There's too much to do. 52 00:02:59,386 --> 00:03:01,111 I must ask Mr Dundas for more time. 53 00:03:01,250 --> 00:03:03,873 I'm not ready. I won't be ready. 54 00:03:04,011 --> 00:03:05,357 Isabella. 55 00:03:05,495 --> 00:03:07,463 Isabella, I have been in your position, 56 00:03:07,601 --> 00:03:11,260 and I know how daunting this task must appear. 57 00:03:12,813 --> 00:03:16,230 But I also know how uncertainty for your future 58 00:03:16,368 --> 00:03:19,751 can make it feel all the more onerous. 59 00:03:19,889 --> 00:03:23,548 That is why this question must be settled without delay. 60 00:03:23,686 --> 00:03:25,791 - But I... - To that purpose, 61 00:03:25,929 --> 00:03:28,173 I wonder if we might make a visit today 62 00:03:28,311 --> 00:03:29,657 to see your sisters. 63 00:03:29,795 --> 00:03:30,969 We're still too busy here, Cassandra. 64 00:03:31,107 --> 00:03:32,557 But surely it can wait. 65 00:03:32,695 --> 00:03:35,801 Isabella, I'm becoming increasingly concerned about 66 00:03:35,939 --> 00:03:37,389 what is to become of you. 67 00:03:37,527 --> 00:03:39,598 We cannot delay this decision any longer. 68 00:03:41,186 --> 00:03:42,946 We should do it. 69 00:03:43,084 --> 00:03:46,674 Of course, but... But not today. 70 00:03:48,435 --> 00:03:50,747 Tomorrow, perhaps. 71 00:03:50,885 --> 00:03:52,680 Besides, I have errands to run this morning. 72 00:03:54,441 --> 00:03:55,476 Very well. 73 00:03:56,546 --> 00:03:57,892 Well, in that case, 74 00:03:58,030 --> 00:04:01,517 perhaps I could start to clear the dining room. 75 00:04:01,655 --> 00:04:03,726 I could clear your mother's writing desk. 76 00:04:03,864 --> 00:04:04,968 Save your aunt, Mary, the bother. 77 00:04:05,106 --> 00:04:05,935 Thank you. 78 00:04:09,628 --> 00:04:11,389 I have loved this China since I was a child. 79 00:04:13,805 --> 00:04:15,289 Now it is all to go to my brother. 80 00:04:19,466 --> 00:04:22,917 All will be well, Isabella. 81 00:04:23,055 --> 00:04:23,884 I am sure of it. 82 00:05:00,092 --> 00:05:01,128 Mama! 83 00:05:01,266 --> 00:05:03,579 For me? 84 00:05:03,717 --> 00:05:05,166 What does that say? 85 00:05:05,305 --> 00:05:06,029 It says, Eliza. 86 00:05:22,045 --> 00:05:22,839 Eliza. 87 00:05:48,175 --> 00:05:49,970 My dearest Eliza, 88 00:05:50,108 --> 00:05:51,661 your happy news has lightened our spirits 89 00:05:51,799 --> 00:05:54,077 here in Steventon. 90 00:05:54,215 --> 00:05:56,494 Mother and father cannot settle on whether you are 91 00:05:56,632 --> 00:05:59,186 to expect a boy or a girl. 92 00:05:59,324 --> 00:06:01,464 I shall let you know as soon as they decide. 93 00:06:04,156 --> 00:06:06,158 I wish I had more cheerful news of Cassy. 94 00:06:07,781 --> 00:06:10,473 In all this time, her grief has not abated. 95 00:06:13,442 --> 00:06:15,098 It is not in my sister's nature 96 00:06:15,236 --> 00:06:17,169 to reveal the depth of her suffering 97 00:06:17,307 --> 00:06:19,171 for fear of burdening us with her sorrow. 98 00:06:21,311 --> 00:06:23,037 Come on, boys. Walk on. 99 00:06:23,175 --> 00:06:25,626 But I can see how much her heart still aches for Tom. 100 00:06:38,398 --> 00:06:40,779 Our brother Edward has invited her to stay 101 00:06:40,917 --> 00:06:43,748 at Godmersham Park, his estate in Kent. 102 00:06:45,750 --> 00:06:47,890 I will miss her dreadfully, 103 00:06:48,028 --> 00:06:50,064 though I am hopeful this change in surroundings 104 00:06:50,202 --> 00:06:51,859 might lift her from her melancholy. 105 00:06:55,622 --> 00:06:57,244 It may amuse you to learn 106 00:06:57,382 --> 00:06:59,902 that Edwards invitation did not extend to me. 107 00:07:02,007 --> 00:07:05,528 I fear I may be a little too eccentric for Kent society. 108 00:07:07,634 --> 00:07:10,464 It is regretful, as I could certainly cultivate a taste 109 00:07:10,602 --> 00:07:12,501 for their acres of rolling countryside, 110 00:07:12,639 --> 00:07:15,711 extensive library and well-stocked wine cellar. 111 00:07:22,062 --> 00:07:23,615 Perhaps Edward's wife, Elizabeth, 112 00:07:23,753 --> 00:07:25,410 fears that I would become 113 00:07:25,548 --> 00:07:29,310 rather too comfortable and outstay my welcome. 114 00:07:29,449 --> 00:07:31,796 While she is always unfailingly polite 115 00:07:31,934 --> 00:07:35,489 to us lonely Austens, I admit to some surprise, 116 00:07:35,627 --> 00:07:38,250 she's willing to play host to one of us at all. 117 00:07:46,845 --> 00:07:50,228 Welcome to Godmersham, my dear sister. 118 00:07:50,366 --> 00:07:51,367 Edward. 119 00:07:51,505 --> 00:07:53,473 How well you look. 120 00:07:53,611 --> 00:07:55,958 Considering, um, I do hope 121 00:07:56,096 --> 00:07:58,305 your journey was a pleasant one, if, if, if anything 122 00:07:58,443 --> 00:07:59,962 can be pleasant at such a... 123 00:08:01,688 --> 00:08:02,758 a time 124 00:08:03,828 --> 00:08:05,001 Thank you, my dear brother. 125 00:08:06,244 --> 00:08:07,107 Come. 126 00:08:11,111 --> 00:08:12,699 Now I know you'll want to gather yourselves, 127 00:08:12,837 --> 00:08:15,495 but the children are quite wild with excitement. 128 00:08:15,633 --> 00:08:17,220 If we don't go straight to see them, 129 00:08:17,358 --> 00:08:19,568 I fear they will burst. 130 00:08:19,706 --> 00:08:22,225 They are the perfect tonic to stave off sad. 131 00:08:22,363 --> 00:08:23,537 cannot wait to see them. 132 00:08:23,675 --> 00:08:24,745 Stand still. No fidgeting. 133 00:08:24,883 --> 00:08:26,091 Say hello, children. 134 00:08:26,229 --> 00:08:27,437 - Look who's here. - Oh, look who's here! 135 00:08:27,576 --> 00:08:28,473 Who's is it? 136 00:08:28,611 --> 00:08:29,612 Aunt Cassy! 137 00:08:30,613 --> 00:08:31,821 Look how you've all grown! 138 00:08:32,926 --> 00:08:34,479 Look who's that! 139 00:08:34,617 --> 00:08:36,826 Hello! 140 00:08:36,964 --> 00:08:38,172 Hello! 141 00:08:42,729 --> 00:08:44,765 I told you, Cass, fit to burst. 142 00:08:47,734 --> 00:08:49,390 Hello! 143 00:08:49,529 --> 00:08:51,876 Someone of a more cynical disposition might wonder 144 00:08:52,014 --> 00:08:53,843 if Elizabeth has something to gain 145 00:08:53,981 --> 00:08:56,846 by having Aunt Cassy at Godmersham. 146 00:08:56,984 --> 00:08:58,710 This is not a thought that 147 00:08:58,848 --> 00:09:01,161 should ever cross my mind, Eliza. 148 00:09:01,299 --> 00:09:03,094 And certainly not one I would write down. 149 00:09:03,232 --> 00:09:04,164 Ma'am. 150 00:09:19,489 --> 00:09:20,801 All set, are we? 151 00:09:20,939 --> 00:09:22,665 Well, it would appear so. 152 00:09:24,943 --> 00:09:26,738 I may pay Mary Jane, 153 00:09:26,876 --> 00:09:29,361 Isabella's sister, a visit on my travels. 154 00:09:29,499 --> 00:09:31,363 Are you expected? 155 00:09:31,501 --> 00:09:33,849 Mrs Mary Jane Dexter is not one for surprise visitors. 156 00:09:33,987 --> 00:09:36,161 I am sure she will be more than happy to see me 157 00:09:36,299 --> 00:09:37,749 when she knows the purpose of my visit. 158 00:09:38,888 --> 00:09:40,614 Time is of the essence. 159 00:09:42,271 --> 00:09:45,205 We must make sure Isabella is taken care of. 160 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:51,591 Must we now? 161 00:10:09,436 --> 00:10:11,058 Who is it? 162 00:10:11,196 --> 00:10:12,681 Mrs Dexter. 163 00:10:12,819 --> 00:10:15,615 Mary Jane, it's me, Cassandra Austen. 164 00:10:15,753 --> 00:10:16,685 I've come to call on you. 165 00:10:21,862 --> 00:10:22,898 In. In. 166 00:10:29,663 --> 00:10:31,423 You can never be too careful. 167 00:10:33,046 --> 00:10:34,047 Come into the parlour. 168 00:10:43,815 --> 00:10:46,024 What interesting objects. 169 00:10:46,162 --> 00:10:48,855 Hmm. What you see here are the joys of the empire. 170 00:10:50,891 --> 00:10:52,306 Halcyon days. 171 00:10:54,757 --> 00:10:56,586 Halcyon. 172 00:10:56,725 --> 00:10:59,693 Now, sit down. 173 00:11:05,941 --> 00:11:07,528 Isabella's been looking after you, has she? 174 00:11:07,667 --> 00:11:09,634 Oh. Yes. 175 00:11:09,772 --> 00:11:11,429 Impeccably. 176 00:11:12,361 --> 00:11:13,845 Mmm. 177 00:11:13,983 --> 00:11:15,813 She's got the heart of an ox, Isabella. 178 00:11:16,952 --> 00:11:18,022 Braver than you think. 179 00:11:21,232 --> 00:11:23,510 Although she wouldn't survive for one single day on her own. 180 00:11:23,648 --> 00:11:25,029 So it's a good thing she's come to live with me. 181 00:11:26,409 --> 00:11:27,272 So it's settled then. 182 00:11:28,653 --> 00:11:30,034 Of course it's settled. 183 00:11:30,172 --> 00:11:32,692 Isn't that why you're here? To make sure. 184 00:11:32,830 --> 00:11:36,972 Yes, it's just that Isabella doesn't seem to know this. 185 00:11:37,110 --> 00:11:38,456 What you have to know about my sister is this... 186 00:11:39,871 --> 00:11:41,770 she thinks she knows her own mind. 187 00:11:42,909 --> 00:11:43,875 But she doesn't. 188 00:11:48,121 --> 00:11:49,053 Tiffin? 189 00:11:50,571 --> 00:11:51,503 Uh... 190 00:12:04,033 --> 00:12:06,449 - Miss Fowle. - Mr Lidderdale. 191 00:12:06,587 --> 00:12:07,761 I must offer you my apologies. 192 00:12:09,004 --> 00:12:10,764 I have been tardy in calling 193 00:12:10,902 --> 00:12:12,628 to inquire how you were faring since... 194 00:12:12,766 --> 00:12:15,182 I am perfectly well, thank you. 195 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:17,253 In truth, I have been busy 196 00:12:17,391 --> 00:12:20,049 preparing the vicarage for the new vicar. 197 00:12:20,187 --> 00:12:21,948 I'm sure that must be a most difficult task. 198 00:12:24,744 --> 00:12:29,231 Have you secured new lodgings? 199 00:12:29,369 --> 00:12:30,232 Not yet. 200 00:12:31,612 --> 00:12:33,580 But it is all in hand. 201 00:12:33,718 --> 00:12:34,788 I am delighted to hear that. 202 00:12:36,583 --> 00:12:40,518 There is nothing more unsettling than insecurity. 203 00:12:41,243 --> 00:12:42,106 Indeed. 204 00:12:44,902 --> 00:12:45,834 I wish you well. 205 00:12:46,973 --> 00:12:48,284 Truly. 206 00:12:48,422 --> 00:12:49,458 That is most kind. 207 00:12:51,460 --> 00:12:53,531 Now, if you'll forgive me, I have an errand to run. 208 00:13:02,747 --> 00:13:06,337 Dearest Eliza, I am happy to report that Cassy indulges 209 00:13:06,475 --> 00:13:09,064 my frequent demands for news from Godmersham, 210 00:13:09,202 --> 00:13:10,893 and writes often. 211 00:13:11,031 --> 00:13:13,102 Though, I hear suspiciously little 212 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:14,655 about the delights and amusements 213 00:13:14,794 --> 00:13:16,657 of the Kent countryside, 214 00:13:16,796 --> 00:13:19,212 and a great deal more about spillikins 215 00:13:19,350 --> 00:13:21,248 with the tiny inhabitants of the nursery. 216 00:13:22,663 --> 00:13:23,526 Oh... 217 00:13:29,153 --> 00:13:31,776 Oh. Elizabeth. There you are. 218 00:13:31,914 --> 00:13:33,536 I wondered if I might take a short turn 219 00:13:33,674 --> 00:13:35,400 around the garden while the baby's asleep. 220 00:13:35,538 --> 00:13:36,885 Oh, my dear. No. 221 00:13:37,817 --> 00:13:39,197 It's still warm outside. 222 00:13:39,335 --> 00:13:41,372 You're in the best place up here. 223 00:13:41,510 --> 00:13:44,099 Besides, I cannot play that game for my life. 224 00:13:45,790 --> 00:13:46,964 Oh. 225 00:13:47,102 --> 00:13:49,483 Look how they adore you. 226 00:13:49,621 --> 00:13:53,384 I cannot tell you how much it suits me to have you here. 227 00:13:53,522 --> 00:13:56,042 Things have turned out so well, have they not? 228 00:13:56,974 --> 00:13:58,009 I mean... 229 00:13:59,839 --> 00:14:01,461 I did not mean-- 230 00:14:01,599 --> 00:14:03,981 I know what you mean, my dear. I'm most grateful to be here. 231 00:14:04,982 --> 00:14:06,017 Good. 232 00:14:07,329 --> 00:14:08,986 Now I think I might have a little rest 233 00:14:09,124 --> 00:14:10,435 before my family arrive for dinner. 234 00:14:14,301 --> 00:14:17,270 Oh, look. I did it. 235 00:14:17,408 --> 00:14:19,168 It's your turn, Aunt Cassy. 236 00:14:26,658 --> 00:14:29,696 Edward, where are you going? 237 00:14:29,834 --> 00:14:31,387 We have guests for dinner. 238 00:14:31,525 --> 00:14:32,975 Just the stables to cast my eyes over the new filly. 239 00:14:33,113 --> 00:14:34,494 I won't be long. 240 00:14:34,632 --> 00:14:36,013 I'm afraid the filly will have to wait. 241 00:14:36,151 --> 00:14:37,324 My mother will be here before we know it 242 00:14:37,462 --> 00:14:39,223 and she would not be happy 243 00:14:39,361 --> 00:14:41,225 if a horse has taken precedence. 244 00:14:41,363 --> 00:14:43,675 Now, you know, that would not do. 245 00:14:43,813 --> 00:14:46,126 Have you told Cassy what time she's expected downstairs? 246 00:14:46,264 --> 00:14:48,335 Oh, my dearest. 247 00:14:48,473 --> 00:14:51,097 I don't think it would be correct for Cassy to join us. 248 00:14:51,235 --> 00:14:52,443 But it's a family dinner. 249 00:14:52,581 --> 00:14:53,893 And Cassy is family, after all. 250 00:14:54,031 --> 00:14:56,619 She is still in mourning, Edward. 251 00:14:56,757 --> 00:14:59,243 It would not be appropriate for her to attend a happy party. 252 00:15:00,969 --> 00:15:02,349 Cook will send something up on a tray? 253 00:15:07,803 --> 00:15:10,840 Eliza, I must prevail upon you for assistance 254 00:15:10,979 --> 00:15:12,912 in a matter of great urgency. 255 00:15:14,465 --> 00:15:17,261 Cassy is trapped in the nursery at Godmersham. 256 00:15:17,399 --> 00:15:20,057 My good and dutiful sister does not complain, 257 00:15:20,195 --> 00:15:23,474 but it is clear to me that the situation is most serious. 258 00:15:26,822 --> 00:15:28,928 Please do not think me indelicate if I suggest 259 00:15:29,066 --> 00:15:30,619 the timing is to our advantage. 260 00:15:31,931 --> 00:15:32,932 I beg you, Eliza. 261 00:15:33,070 --> 00:15:34,830 Thank you. 262 00:15:34,968 --> 00:15:37,764 Write to Cassy and request her presence at your confinement. 263 00:15:37,902 --> 00:15:40,870 Elizabeth will not deny a mother in need. 264 00:15:41,009 --> 00:15:44,219 And as for Edward, he will do as he is bidden. 265 00:15:45,599 --> 00:15:47,463 We cannot allow our beloved Cassy 266 00:15:47,601 --> 00:15:50,501 to convince herself that her life's sole value 267 00:15:50,639 --> 00:15:53,021 lies in the role of dependable spinster aunt. 268 00:15:54,815 --> 00:15:57,508 Please write as soon as you are able. 269 00:15:57,646 --> 00:15:59,717 I have an inkling that our intervention 270 00:15:59,855 --> 00:16:01,270 will be a relief to her. 271 00:16:21,704 --> 00:16:22,636 Hush now. 272 00:16:23,568 --> 00:16:25,605 The baby will be here soon. 273 00:16:25,743 --> 00:16:27,400 Safe and sound. 274 00:16:28,435 --> 00:16:29,505 She needs laudanum. 275 00:16:44,003 --> 00:16:45,211 Eliza. 276 00:16:45,349 --> 00:16:47,523 She's sleeping, Fulwar. She's exhausted. 277 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:49,594 You have a girl. 278 00:16:51,631 --> 00:16:53,702 The sweetest, most beloved little girl. 279 00:16:56,015 --> 00:16:57,982 Another girl. 280 00:17:10,408 --> 00:17:13,687 My dearest Eliza, we are delighted to hear 281 00:17:13,825 --> 00:17:17,070 you are safely delivered, and baby, Isabella, is thriving. 282 00:17:24,733 --> 00:17:28,254 Isabella is a splendid name. 283 00:17:28,392 --> 00:17:30,773 She can only grow up to be a heroine 284 00:17:30,911 --> 00:17:32,465 or a Spanish queen, 285 00:17:32,603 --> 00:17:34,881 though I would not wish that fate upon her. 286 00:17:35,019 --> 00:17:38,850 No. Her adventures will be magnificent, 287 00:17:38,988 --> 00:17:41,819 and not solely confined to the great county of Berkshire. 288 00:17:43,476 --> 00:17:45,650 Look, Isabella. 289 00:17:47,135 --> 00:17:50,483 Your dear, sweet Uncle Tom's tree. 290 00:17:51,656 --> 00:17:52,864 His and mine. 291 00:18:05,739 --> 00:18:06,809 Twenty-eight. 292 00:18:06,947 --> 00:18:07,810 Mm-hmm. 293 00:18:09,053 --> 00:18:10,503 Five times seven is... 294 00:18:12,815 --> 00:18:15,853 - ...35. - Very good, Arthur. 295 00:18:15,991 --> 00:18:18,545 Now six times seven is... 296 00:18:18,683 --> 00:18:20,237 Six times seven is... 297 00:18:22,101 --> 00:18:23,964 - Forty-two. - Mm-hmm. 298 00:18:24,103 --> 00:18:25,690 Seven times seven is... 299 00:18:28,797 --> 00:18:30,902 - Rise and shine. - Forty-nine. 300 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:32,387 Well, done. 301 00:18:33,595 --> 00:18:35,424 Shall we attempt the eight times table? 302 00:18:35,562 --> 00:18:37,116 - I can try, Miss. - Good. 303 00:18:41,948 --> 00:18:43,743 One times eight is... 304 00:18:43,881 --> 00:18:45,400 - eight. - Indeed. 305 00:18:46,539 --> 00:18:47,816 Two times eight is... 306 00:18:48,713 --> 00:18:49,714 Sixteen. 307 00:18:52,096 --> 00:18:54,892 I have just seen Miss Isabella with a pupil. 308 00:18:55,030 --> 00:18:55,927 She is quite the teacher. 309 00:18:57,066 --> 00:18:58,965 I had no idea. 310 00:18:59,103 --> 00:19:00,898 There's a lot to Miss Isabella that people don't know. 311 00:19:01,899 --> 00:19:03,728 Or don't want to. 312 00:19:03,866 --> 00:19:05,868 She must have made her father proud, 313 00:19:06,006 --> 00:19:08,699 Looking after him, as she did. 314 00:19:08,837 --> 00:19:10,873 Well, if he was, Ma'am, he never told her. 315 00:19:11,011 --> 00:19:13,255 Though he wasn't quiet about much else. 316 00:19:13,393 --> 00:19:15,119 He used to fill the house with his presence, 317 00:19:15,257 --> 00:19:17,225 that Reverend Fowle. God rest him. 318 00:19:17,363 --> 00:19:18,502 Hmm. 319 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:20,055 I had not seen him for some time, 320 00:19:20,193 --> 00:19:22,816 but I do recall he was the most exuberant of men. 321 00:19:22,954 --> 00:19:25,647 Well, if that's what you like to call it. 322 00:19:25,785 --> 00:19:27,442 There's many a day you'd have heard him 323 00:19:27,580 --> 00:19:28,788 shouting up in the village, 324 00:19:28,926 --> 00:19:31,377 and he used to bellow at Miss Isabella. 325 00:19:33,448 --> 00:19:35,519 Bellow? What do you mean, Dinah? 326 00:19:37,106 --> 00:19:38,487 Nothing, ma'am. 327 00:19:38,625 --> 00:19:40,213 It's not for me to say anything. 328 00:19:40,351 --> 00:19:42,422 I must go and fetch the rest of the dinner service. 329 00:19:44,666 --> 00:19:47,910 Uh, Dinah, is Mrs Austen still resting? 330 00:19:48,048 --> 00:19:49,671 She is that, ma'am. 331 00:19:49,809 --> 00:19:53,502 I wish to visit Miss Isabella's other sister. 332 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:55,401 Where might I find Miss Beth's school? 333 00:19:56,609 --> 00:19:57,782 Behind the Plaster's Arms. 334 00:20:30,367 --> 00:20:31,713 Excuse me. 335 00:20:31,851 --> 00:20:34,094 Could you tell me where I might find Miss Fowle? 336 00:20:34,233 --> 00:20:35,026 Miss Winterbourne's. 337 00:20:55,909 --> 00:20:56,738 Thank you. 338 00:20:59,465 --> 00:21:00,638 Cassandra, there's illness here. 339 00:21:00,776 --> 00:21:01,950 You must leave at once. 340 00:21:02,088 --> 00:21:02,985 Miss Austen, you cannot be in here. 341 00:21:03,641 --> 00:21:04,608 What ails her? 342 00:21:05,609 --> 00:21:07,438 Diphtheria. 343 00:21:07,576 --> 00:21:09,302 It has spread through the village. 344 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:13,099 But as for the rest, poverty, misfortune. 345 00:21:13,237 --> 00:21:13,996 Nothing I can cure. 346 00:21:15,135 --> 00:21:15,895 Now I beg you, leave. 347 00:21:16,965 --> 00:21:18,138 It is not safe here. 348 00:21:18,277 --> 00:21:19,485 Come, Cassandra. 349 00:21:19,623 --> 00:21:20,796 I'll walk you to the end of the village. 350 00:21:30,461 --> 00:21:32,049 Beth, I must talk to you about Isabella's future. 351 00:21:33,119 --> 00:21:34,465 Isabella's future, 352 00:21:34,603 --> 00:21:37,503 that great conversation that never seems to end. 353 00:21:37,641 --> 00:21:39,090 What? It has been discussed already? 354 00:21:39,228 --> 00:21:40,747 Endlessly. 355 00:21:40,885 --> 00:21:42,646 Though I've tried very hard to stay out 356 00:21:42,784 --> 00:21:43,992 of the Fowle family politics 357 00:21:44,130 --> 00:21:45,752 as I have no appetite for meddling. 358 00:21:45,890 --> 00:21:47,754 But your sister is about to lose her home. 359 00:21:47,892 --> 00:21:49,342 Isabella is a grown woman. 360 00:21:51,413 --> 00:21:54,036 Surely, she's more than capable of securing her own future, 361 00:21:54,174 --> 00:21:55,935 whatever that may be. 362 00:21:56,073 --> 00:21:57,557 I'm sorry, but I... I must get back. 363 00:21:57,695 --> 00:21:59,387 Mr Lidderdale needs me. 364 00:21:59,525 --> 00:22:01,423 Come visit again when the school reopens. 365 00:22:01,561 --> 00:22:03,149 I'd like to show you what I do there. 366 00:22:03,287 --> 00:22:04,426 Beth! 367 00:22:04,564 --> 00:22:05,600 Beth! 368 00:22:14,263 --> 00:22:15,299 Oh. 369 00:22:15,437 --> 00:22:16,852 Where have you been? 370 00:22:16,990 --> 00:22:20,028 We've been so worried. This weather! 371 00:22:20,166 --> 00:22:24,550 Isabella! Remove this dog from my presence at once! 372 00:22:24,688 --> 00:22:27,138 It appears your Aunt Mary has risen from her rest. 373 00:22:27,276 --> 00:22:29,693 Yes. She found my mother's room a little on the chilly side. 374 00:22:38,426 --> 00:22:41,014 - Still no letters, Mary? - Er, no. 375 00:22:41,152 --> 00:22:42,947 Strangely. 376 00:22:43,085 --> 00:22:44,811 This is my sister's writing desk. 377 00:22:46,675 --> 00:22:48,159 We'll throw these away. 378 00:22:48,297 --> 00:22:49,851 Eliza was always prone to a great deal of sentiment. 379 00:22:51,887 --> 00:22:54,234 How foolish to go out in this weather, Cassandra. 380 00:22:54,373 --> 00:22:55,028 Should know better at your age. 381 00:22:58,307 --> 00:22:59,136 That dog is feral. 382 00:23:01,103 --> 00:23:02,173 He'll be the death of me. 383 00:23:02,311 --> 00:23:03,865 He must be banned from the house at once. 384 00:23:06,419 --> 00:23:08,387 Tea, Dinah, in the drawing room. 385 00:23:08,525 --> 00:23:10,561 Come on. Come on. 386 00:23:12,287 --> 00:23:13,081 Good boy. 387 00:23:28,614 --> 00:23:29,787 Is that the only China we have? 388 00:23:30,926 --> 00:23:32,411 We have packed the rest, Aunt Mary, 389 00:23:32,549 --> 00:23:33,929 at your instruction. 390 00:23:34,067 --> 00:23:36,000 Oh, well, then I suppose I must endure it. 391 00:23:37,795 --> 00:23:39,038 Ah, my leg is bothering me again. 392 00:23:43,249 --> 00:23:44,492 That tea will be going cold 393 00:23:44,630 --> 00:23:45,734 before any of us have a chance to taste it. 394 00:23:47,218 --> 00:23:48,841 Isabella, do you have any more cushions? 395 00:23:48,979 --> 00:23:50,532 My legs should be more raised. 396 00:23:52,051 --> 00:23:52,948 Uh... 397 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:56,124 - More raised? - Yes. 398 00:23:57,263 --> 00:23:58,851 And a blanket, perhaps. 399 00:24:06,479 --> 00:24:07,584 Yes. 400 00:24:07,722 --> 00:24:09,137 And more logs on the fire. 401 00:24:14,867 --> 00:24:15,868 So where've you been, anyway? 402 00:24:17,352 --> 00:24:19,043 To visit Miss Beth. 403 00:24:19,181 --> 00:24:21,977 There's a sickness at the top of the village. 404 00:24:22,115 --> 00:24:23,945 She is up there helping Mr Lidderdale. 405 00:24:24,083 --> 00:24:25,878 Ah, Beth and Mr Lidderdale. 406 00:24:27,189 --> 00:24:29,606 So she's a nurse as well as a teacher. 407 00:24:29,744 --> 00:24:31,677 They did seem very familiar with one another. 408 00:24:31,815 --> 00:24:34,576 Hmm. That is a surprise, is it not, Isabella. 409 00:24:36,509 --> 00:24:37,579 You must forgive me, Aunt Mary. 410 00:24:38,994 --> 00:24:40,686 I have much to be getting on with. 411 00:24:40,824 --> 00:24:42,929 Dinah, run Miss Austen a hot bath. 412 00:24:43,067 --> 00:24:44,690 We don't want her getting sick. 413 00:24:51,144 --> 00:24:55,770 Beth Fowle has been nothing but a trial for this family. 414 00:24:55,908 --> 00:24:58,255 Fraternising with certain elements of society. 415 00:24:59,428 --> 00:25:00,947 Her father did not approve. 416 00:25:01,085 --> 00:25:03,018 She was tending to Mrs Winterbourne. 417 00:25:04,986 --> 00:25:07,160 You should see the conditions that poor woman lives in. 418 00:25:07,298 --> 00:25:11,268 Well, let us not dwell on misfortune. 419 00:25:11,406 --> 00:25:13,097 You go, go, go! Take your bath. 420 00:25:14,547 --> 00:25:16,273 Mmm. I'll rest some more, 421 00:25:16,411 --> 00:25:18,724 and then I can set about taking charge. 422 00:25:18,862 --> 00:25:20,208 This family needs a firmer hand. 423 00:25:50,687 --> 00:25:51,722 Cassandra! 424 00:25:57,556 --> 00:25:58,591 Cassandra! 425 00:26:04,804 --> 00:26:06,703 Ah! So you're in here now. 426 00:26:08,428 --> 00:26:09,188 I thought I heard a noise. 427 00:26:10,672 --> 00:26:12,053 I thought you were resting your leg. 428 00:26:12,191 --> 00:26:14,883 Oh, the fire in the drawing room is a misery. 429 00:26:16,333 --> 00:26:17,645 Have you found something? 430 00:26:18,991 --> 00:26:20,164 No. 431 00:26:20,302 --> 00:26:21,959 No. No. 432 00:26:22,097 --> 00:26:25,376 I just wanted to see if could still hear the sea. 433 00:26:25,514 --> 00:26:29,001 Stories for children, Cassandra. 434 00:26:29,139 --> 00:26:30,381 You could never hear the sea. 435 00:26:33,143 --> 00:26:34,869 The sea sounds so calm today. 436 00:26:37,043 --> 00:26:39,080 I cannot wait to stand beside it in Sidmouth. 437 00:26:39,218 --> 00:26:40,737 I'll miss you when you're gone. 438 00:26:40,875 --> 00:26:42,359 It is only for a season. 439 00:26:42,497 --> 00:26:44,948 The Austen's of Hampshire are embarking on the first 440 00:26:45,086 --> 00:26:47,329 of their great holiday schemes. 441 00:26:47,467 --> 00:26:49,124 You'll hardly recognise us when we return. 442 00:26:50,367 --> 00:26:52,680 Isabella will have grown so much by then. 443 00:26:54,785 --> 00:26:57,443 It is Brother James and Sister Mary. 444 00:26:57,581 --> 00:26:59,825 They've arrived. How lovely. 445 00:27:10,456 --> 00:27:11,284 Where's Anna? 446 00:27:14,253 --> 00:27:15,116 Anna. 447 00:27:18,844 --> 00:27:19,741 Anna. 448 00:27:19,879 --> 00:27:21,329 Aunt Jane. 449 00:27:23,676 --> 00:27:24,712 We've missed you. 450 00:27:25,609 --> 00:27:26,679 Let's go upstairs. 451 00:27:27,059 --> 00:27:29,095 You've grown, Miss Anna. 452 00:27:30,131 --> 00:27:31,857 I've grown two whole shoe sizes. 453 00:27:31,995 --> 00:27:34,583 Two? Let's hope you stop growing soon 454 00:27:34,722 --> 00:27:36,896 or there'll be no shoes left in the country to fit you. 455 00:27:37,034 --> 00:27:38,380 Save giant shoes. 456 00:27:41,245 --> 00:27:42,177 Hold it to your ear and listen. 457 00:27:44,076 --> 00:27:45,008 Can you hear the sea? 458 00:27:46,837 --> 00:27:48,390 I can hear it. I can hear it. 459 00:27:48,528 --> 00:27:50,185 What does the sea look like? 460 00:27:52,429 --> 00:27:55,777 Well, you will soon know, 461 00:27:57,227 --> 00:27:59,954 because we three are going to the seaside. 462 00:28:01,507 --> 00:28:02,922 What a wonderful idea. 463 00:28:04,648 --> 00:28:06,754 What a splendid idea. 464 00:28:06,892 --> 00:28:09,135 I'm sure your father and I will manage without you, Anna. 465 00:28:19,456 --> 00:28:23,080 My dear Isabella, please try to pull yourself together. 466 00:28:23,218 --> 00:28:26,359 Mary. Mary, she has just lost her father. 467 00:28:26,497 --> 00:28:28,672 I am aware, and it is sad. 468 00:28:28,810 --> 00:28:30,156 But he was elderly, 469 00:28:30,294 --> 00:28:31,917 and that is the natural order of things. 470 00:28:33,159 --> 00:28:35,472 It should be easier to bear. 471 00:28:35,610 --> 00:28:37,474 But there is nothing written to tell each one of us 472 00:28:37,612 --> 00:28:39,027 how we must endure grief. 473 00:28:43,825 --> 00:28:45,344 Isabella, 474 00:28:45,482 --> 00:28:48,657 perhaps a few chapters from your Aunt Jane's novel 475 00:28:48,796 --> 00:28:50,970 may make a welcome distraction. 476 00:28:51,108 --> 00:28:53,352 Have have you been reading aloud from Jane's novels? 477 00:28:54,733 --> 00:28:55,975 I thought your father 478 00:28:56,113 --> 00:28:57,736 had expressly forbidden that practise. 479 00:28:57,874 --> 00:28:59,530 As you have reminded me, Aunt Mary, 480 00:28:59,668 --> 00:29:02,395 my father is no longer here. 481 00:29:02,533 --> 00:29:06,158 Perhaps I could recite some of your Uncle James' poetry. 482 00:29:07,676 --> 00:29:09,368 That is kind. 483 00:29:09,506 --> 00:29:11,370 But I find myself pleasantly surprised 484 00:29:11,508 --> 00:29:13,855 by how much I'm enjoying Persuasion. 485 00:29:13,993 --> 00:29:16,789 Anne Elliot is a most interesting character. 486 00:29:18,239 --> 00:29:19,930 A pleasant sort of person. 487 00:29:21,380 --> 00:29:22,450 Sensible. 488 00:29:23,796 --> 00:29:24,521 Not much drama about her. 489 00:29:26,178 --> 00:29:27,904 And I am most keen to hear the ending of her story 490 00:29:28,042 --> 00:29:29,388 before I am evicted from this house. 491 00:29:31,770 --> 00:29:33,944 Will she have her happy ending? 492 00:29:34,082 --> 00:29:36,360 Well, we must read on then and find out. 493 00:29:37,983 --> 00:29:39,570 Oh, I must know if she is to be married. 494 00:29:42,090 --> 00:29:43,989 Is that the only outcome that would be happy? 495 00:29:45,784 --> 00:29:46,992 It is. 496 00:29:47,647 --> 00:29:49,201 Oh, Isabella. 497 00:29:49,339 --> 00:29:52,687 There are so many other ways for women like us 498 00:29:52,825 --> 00:29:54,240 to find happiness. 499 00:29:54,378 --> 00:29:56,242 Are there? 500 00:29:56,380 --> 00:29:57,899 Read on. Please, Cassandra. 501 00:30:00,350 --> 00:30:02,007 "From this time, 502 00:30:02,145 --> 00:30:04,354 "Captain Wentworth and Anne Elliot 503 00:30:04,492 --> 00:30:06,943 "were repeatedly in the same circle. 504 00:30:09,186 --> 00:30:11,223 "They had no conversation together, 505 00:30:11,361 --> 00:30:12,603 "no intercourse, 506 00:30:12,741 --> 00:30:14,882 "but what the commonest civility required... 507 00:30:16,090 --> 00:30:17,885 "once so much to each other, 508 00:30:19,093 --> 00:30:20,577 "and now nothing. 509 00:30:22,579 --> 00:30:24,132 "Now they were strangers. 510 00:30:24,270 --> 00:30:26,410 "Nay, worse than strangers. 511 00:30:28,102 --> 00:30:29,620 "For they could never become acquainted." 512 00:30:30,656 --> 00:30:32,382 Oh, Cassandra, 513 00:30:32,520 --> 00:30:37,283 your sister understood affairs of the heart better than anyone. 514 00:30:37,421 --> 00:30:40,286 Please tell me, did she ever know love? 515 00:30:42,116 --> 00:30:45,774 Writing was Jane's greatest love. 516 00:30:45,913 --> 00:30:49,917 She took great comfort from the heroes in her books, 517 00:30:50,055 --> 00:30:54,093 but in life, no man was ever worthy. 518 00:30:54,231 --> 00:30:55,474 Forgive me, my dear, 519 00:30:55,612 --> 00:30:57,131 but I think your memory fails you. 520 00:30:59,064 --> 00:31:01,204 Wasn't there a gentleman you both met in Sidmouth? 521 00:31:02,619 --> 00:31:05,449 The season you spent there. Remember? 522 00:31:05,587 --> 00:31:09,177 And wasn't there even rivalry... between you? 523 00:31:09,315 --> 00:31:10,213 Rivalry? 524 00:31:11,455 --> 00:31:12,560 In love? 525 00:31:14,873 --> 00:31:16,460 But I have no idea 526 00:31:16,598 --> 00:31:18,290 what your aunt, Mary, is talking about. 527 00:31:18,428 --> 00:31:19,774 If I recall, 528 00:31:19,912 --> 00:31:23,364 this gentleman seemed greatly attracted to Jane. 529 00:31:29,128 --> 00:31:30,060 Do excuse me, madam. 530 00:31:40,381 --> 00:31:43,625 How romantic... to fall in love by the sea. 531 00:31:48,941 --> 00:31:52,600 What a lovely confection! 532 00:31:52,738 --> 00:31:56,638 Your aunt, Jane, would be very amused to find herself 533 00:31:56,776 --> 00:32:00,470 the heroine of a... of a romantic triangle. 534 00:32:03,749 --> 00:32:06,062 I am afraid, I find myself exceedingly tired 535 00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:07,339 and my head hurts. 536 00:32:09,582 --> 00:32:12,654 I do hope I have not caught a chill... 537 00:32:12,792 --> 00:32:14,035 from today's wanderings. 538 00:32:15,243 --> 00:32:18,212 No, no, I can manage. Thank you. 539 00:32:20,766 --> 00:32:22,285 Good night. 540 00:32:59,632 --> 00:33:00,668 Come along, now. 541 00:33:01,703 --> 00:33:03,291 Jane! 542 00:33:03,429 --> 00:33:05,121 Jane, shall we go? 543 00:33:08,331 --> 00:33:09,573 Okay. Let me tie it for you. 544 00:33:13,784 --> 00:33:16,166 Why do you only wear black, Aunt Cassy? 545 00:33:16,304 --> 00:33:18,617 Because... it becomes me. 546 00:33:20,999 --> 00:33:22,483 Your aunt Jane is happy here. 547 00:33:23,553 --> 00:33:25,072 Let's just go shopping. 548 00:33:25,210 --> 00:33:26,521 Yes, please. 549 00:33:43,814 --> 00:33:45,851 Oh, look at the yellow one, Aunt Cassy. 550 00:33:45,989 --> 00:33:47,473 Do you see it? 551 00:33:47,611 --> 00:33:49,199 You would look so pretty in that. 552 00:33:49,337 --> 00:33:50,683 Far better than boring, old black. 553 00:33:52,030 --> 00:33:53,445 It is very lovely, my dear. 554 00:33:57,794 --> 00:33:59,209 Oh, look at the blue, Auntie Cassy. 555 00:33:59,347 --> 00:34:00,521 It's the colour of the sea. 556 00:34:02,764 --> 00:34:04,801 Oh, would you like the yellow best because it's like the sun? 557 00:34:07,252 --> 00:34:09,668 It is, indeed. 558 00:34:09,806 --> 00:34:11,911 Let's come back for some ribbons tomorrow. 559 00:34:12,050 --> 00:34:12,809 What a charming child. 560 00:34:13,982 --> 00:34:15,122 Thank you. 561 00:34:17,883 --> 00:34:18,642 Do excuse me, madam. 562 00:34:25,925 --> 00:34:27,996 Forgive my impertinence, miss, 563 00:34:28,135 --> 00:34:30,068 but that is the most excellent shell. 564 00:34:31,724 --> 00:34:32,863 Yes, it is. 565 00:34:34,900 --> 00:34:36,867 Mama, are you ready? 566 00:34:37,005 --> 00:34:37,730 Thank you, my dear. 567 00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:43,081 Good day to you. 568 00:34:56,266 --> 00:34:57,923 Oh, I do like it here. Oh! 569 00:34:58,061 --> 00:34:59,683 I like it very much. 570 00:34:59,821 --> 00:35:01,754 So what have you been up to since the beach, my darlings? 571 00:35:01,892 --> 00:35:03,618 I hope you haven't been sitting in here 572 00:35:03,756 --> 00:35:05,862 when outside there's all manner of magnificence. 573 00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:08,796 Look, Aunt Jane, I found this for my collection. 574 00:35:08,934 --> 00:35:11,902 Oh! That's a beauty. 575 00:35:12,040 --> 00:35:13,525 Cassy. 576 00:35:13,663 --> 00:35:15,458 I think the sea is beginning to work its magic. 577 00:35:15,596 --> 00:35:17,770 I spy some colour in this land lover's face 578 00:35:17,908 --> 00:35:19,703 will make a pirate out of her. 579 00:35:21,774 --> 00:35:24,398 I think Aunt Cassy's recovering some of her bloom, too, 580 00:35:24,536 --> 00:35:25,399 in spite of her best efforts. 581 00:35:27,263 --> 00:35:29,057 You look better. 582 00:35:29,196 --> 00:35:31,232 The nice man we met in the dress shop 583 00:35:31,370 --> 00:35:33,579 said it was the most excellent shell 584 00:35:33,717 --> 00:35:35,271 Nice man? 585 00:35:35,409 --> 00:35:37,238 What nice man is this, pray tell? 586 00:35:38,895 --> 00:35:41,277 I'll go and check on mother 587 00:35:41,415 --> 00:35:42,795 and then we can make plans for the rest of the day. 588 00:35:44,556 --> 00:35:46,799 Is grandmama poorly? 589 00:35:46,937 --> 00:35:49,492 No, my dear. Your grandmama likes to take to her bed 590 00:35:49,630 --> 00:35:51,632 whenever we arrive anywhere new. 591 00:35:51,770 --> 00:35:54,048 She can test the mattress, meet the doctors, 592 00:35:54,186 --> 00:35:56,361 sample the wears of the local apothecary. 593 00:35:56,499 --> 00:35:58,466 It's her way of feeling at home. 594 00:35:58,604 --> 00:36:01,020 Like all the best invalids, she will outlive us all-- 595 00:36:01,159 --> 00:36:03,402 Jane, that's not fair. 596 00:36:03,540 --> 00:36:05,991 Mama has been quite bilious since we arrived. 597 00:36:06,129 --> 00:36:06,854 Travel affects her. 598 00:36:11,514 --> 00:36:14,379 They're beautiful. 599 00:36:14,517 --> 00:36:17,865 My bowels feel much steadier, Cassy. 600 00:36:18,003 --> 00:36:21,179 After what was the most frightful evacuation. Huh! 601 00:36:21,317 --> 00:36:22,870 Thanks be to the Lord. 602 00:36:23,008 --> 00:36:25,804 I think I will like this apothecary. 603 00:36:25,942 --> 00:36:27,875 He has a good feel for my system. 604 00:36:32,155 --> 00:36:35,365 - Beautiful evening, - Yes. Quite beautiful. 605 00:36:37,781 --> 00:36:40,301 - Mrs George Austen. - Mr Henry Hobday. 606 00:36:40,439 --> 00:36:42,648 My pleasure, ma'am. 607 00:36:42,786 --> 00:36:44,754 This is my eldest daughter, Miss Austen. 608 00:36:47,895 --> 00:36:50,346 Yes, I do believe I've made your daughter's acquaintance before. 609 00:36:52,002 --> 00:36:53,866 Miss Austen. 610 00:36:54,004 --> 00:36:55,799 Passing encounter in a shop is all. 611 00:36:56,421 --> 00:36:57,698 Indeed. 612 00:37:00,114 --> 00:37:04,325 And this is my other daughter, Miss Jane Austen. 613 00:37:04,463 --> 00:37:05,809 - Delighted. - Likewise. 614 00:37:07,501 --> 00:37:08,467 Have a lovely evening. 615 00:37:12,230 --> 00:37:13,748 Come. 616 00:37:13,886 --> 00:37:16,855 Father and Anne will be waiting, impatiently, no doubt. 617 00:37:41,569 --> 00:37:43,364 I don't want to go all the way up there, 618 00:37:43,502 --> 00:37:45,504 - grandpapa. - We don't have to, my pet. 619 00:37:45,642 --> 00:37:46,919 We have every chance 620 00:37:47,057 --> 00:37:48,611 of discovering treasures amongst these rocks. 621 00:37:49,577 --> 00:37:50,889 Good morning, sir. 622 00:37:51,027 --> 00:37:53,029 Splendid day for fossil hunting, is it not? 623 00:37:53,167 --> 00:37:54,064 Indeed it is, sir. 624 00:37:55,894 --> 00:37:58,586 Now my granddaughter has declared it the perfect day 625 00:37:58,724 --> 00:38:01,520 to unearth hidden treasures from the past. 626 00:38:01,658 --> 00:38:04,212 Well, she has come to the right place. 627 00:38:04,351 --> 00:38:06,007 - Ladies. - I'm not a lady. 628 00:38:06,145 --> 00:38:07,077 I'm far too young. 629 00:38:07,215 --> 00:38:08,009 My apologies. 630 00:38:10,391 --> 00:38:13,014 Now, you are a serious fossil hunter, are you not? 631 00:38:13,152 --> 00:38:14,430 I am. 632 00:38:14,568 --> 00:38:16,155 Well, I've already found some excellent specimens 633 00:38:16,294 --> 00:38:17,709 that you might be interested in. 634 00:38:17,847 --> 00:38:19,573 Let me furnish you with the tools of the trade. 635 00:38:19,711 --> 00:38:21,022 Thank you. 636 00:38:21,160 --> 00:38:22,161 We are blessed 637 00:38:22,300 --> 00:38:23,853 to have such an expert with us. 638 00:38:23,991 --> 00:38:26,096 Oh. No expert, more of an enthusiastic amateur. 639 00:38:35,036 --> 00:38:37,280 Well, the mystery of ancient life 640 00:38:37,418 --> 00:38:39,006 have been hidden in these very rocks. 641 00:38:39,144 --> 00:38:41,042 Do you think I'll find a sea monster, Mr Hobday? 642 00:38:43,113 --> 00:38:46,807 Perhaps not a monster, but a sea creature certainly. 643 00:38:46,945 --> 00:38:50,258 Some sea creatures' fossils are found at the top of mountains. 644 00:38:50,397 --> 00:38:51,329 Isn't that so? 645 00:38:51,467 --> 00:38:52,847 You see, many years ago, 646 00:38:52,985 --> 00:38:55,298 the earth was almost completely covered by water. 647 00:38:55,436 --> 00:38:56,851 And then over time, 648 00:38:56,989 --> 00:38:59,647 those waters receded to reveal the land beneath. 649 00:39:08,104 --> 00:39:10,037 Do you think I'll find a sea creature in here? 650 00:39:10,175 --> 00:39:10,900 You may well do. 651 00:39:23,326 --> 00:39:25,984 Thousands of years ago, Mr Hobday, many... 652 00:39:34,475 --> 00:39:35,407 What am I looking at? 653 00:39:35,545 --> 00:39:36,926 It's the shape of a worm. 654 00:39:37,064 --> 00:39:39,342 Mr Hobday says it must be thousands of years old. 655 00:39:39,480 --> 00:39:40,930 Many thousand even. 656 00:39:41,068 --> 00:39:42,794 That is evidence of a creature that lived on Earth 657 00:39:42,932 --> 00:39:44,002 even before man. 658 00:39:44,140 --> 00:39:45,037 Hmm. 659 00:39:46,280 --> 00:39:47,626 What are you drawing, my dear? 660 00:39:47,764 --> 00:39:50,249 My daughter is an artist of considerable talent. 661 00:39:50,388 --> 00:39:51,389 Papa! 662 00:39:51,527 --> 00:39:52,804 Oh, look, 663 00:39:52,942 --> 00:39:54,184 she's captured your likeness brilliantly. 664 00:39:54,322 --> 00:39:55,669 May I see? 665 00:39:55,807 --> 00:39:56,808 It is but a sketch. 666 00:39:59,707 --> 00:40:02,400 Now, young lady, let us leave Mr Hobday in peace. 667 00:40:07,543 --> 00:40:09,648 Mr Mr Hobday is so clever, Aunt Jane. 668 00:40:09,786 --> 00:40:11,478 - Is he now? - He knows everything. 669 00:40:11,616 --> 00:40:12,927 Does he now? 670 00:40:13,065 --> 00:40:14,515 Aunt Cassy drew a sketch of him. 671 00:40:16,206 --> 00:40:17,656 Did she now? 672 00:40:17,794 --> 00:40:19,727 She did. And it was quite the likeness. 673 00:40:20,348 --> 00:40:21,867 Not just of him. 674 00:40:22,005 --> 00:40:23,490 I'd drew all three of them 675 00:40:23,628 --> 00:40:25,906 while I was bored waiting for them to finish. 676 00:40:26,044 --> 00:40:28,771 And what was your opinion of Mr Hobday, husband? 677 00:40:29,910 --> 00:40:31,843 Well, given we hardly know him, 678 00:40:31,981 --> 00:40:36,123 he struck me as unusually gifted in all that is agreeable. 679 00:40:37,365 --> 00:40:41,542 Eh... Now, Cassy, pray tell me, 680 00:40:41,680 --> 00:40:43,130 do you share your father's opinion? 681 00:40:45,581 --> 00:40:46,616 I must say I do. 682 00:40:48,584 --> 00:40:49,792 So much so that I believe 683 00:40:49,930 --> 00:40:51,587 he would be an ideal suitor for Jane. 684 00:40:52,691 --> 00:40:54,037 For me? 685 00:40:54,175 --> 00:40:59,077 Yes, you. He's intelligent, he... He reads. 686 00:40:59,215 --> 00:41:01,044 He knows a great deal about the history of mankind. 687 00:41:02,770 --> 00:41:04,151 You must think of your future, Jane. 688 00:41:04,289 --> 00:41:06,394 It matters not a jot which of you, 689 00:41:06,533 --> 00:41:07,741 as long as it's one of you. 690 00:41:17,129 --> 00:41:19,649 I have no intention of taking tea with Mrs Hobday 691 00:41:19,787 --> 00:41:21,996 or anyone for that matter. 692 00:41:22,134 --> 00:41:24,482 I'm far too busy. I have a chapter I must finish. 693 00:41:25,931 --> 00:41:29,072 But... Well, what if he's there? 694 00:41:29,210 --> 00:41:30,418 What if who was there? 695 00:41:30,557 --> 00:41:31,627 Mr Hobday. 696 00:41:32,973 --> 00:41:35,734 You... You might find him to your liking. 697 00:41:37,080 --> 00:41:38,530 I won't find him to my liking. 698 00:41:58,619 --> 00:41:59,827 One moment. 699 00:42:03,382 --> 00:42:04,142 How is your headache? 700 00:42:05,730 --> 00:42:06,903 You retired rather abruptly, 701 00:42:07,041 --> 00:42:08,180 and I thought I'd look in on you. 702 00:42:11,390 --> 00:42:12,875 Was it something I said? 703 00:42:13,013 --> 00:42:15,774 No, no, no, no. Not at all. 704 00:42:15,912 --> 00:42:17,224 I can't even remember what we were talking about. 705 00:42:18,708 --> 00:42:21,435 - How is Eliza's room? - Cold. 706 00:42:21,573 --> 00:42:22,919 This house is like a grave now. 707 00:42:26,026 --> 00:42:27,268 Well, good night. Good night. 708 00:42:27,406 --> 00:42:28,304 Sleep well, my dear. 709 00:42:41,662 --> 00:42:43,699 No, Mrs Austen, I do sympathise. 710 00:42:43,837 --> 00:42:45,321 I'm here for the sea air. 711 00:42:45,459 --> 00:42:47,012 But this wretched body of mine 712 00:42:47,150 --> 00:42:49,014 has not let me outdoors all week. 713 00:42:49,152 --> 00:42:50,913 How awful. 714 00:42:51,051 --> 00:42:54,537 Well, I was struck down by biliousness 715 00:42:54,675 --> 00:42:56,608 the minute we arrived. 716 00:42:56,746 --> 00:42:58,990 It would be her evacuations next. 717 00:42:59,128 --> 00:43:01,302 Perhaps the floor will open up and swallow us. 718 00:43:01,440 --> 00:43:02,821 It would be a blessed relief. 719 00:43:02,959 --> 00:43:05,548 And what of Mr Hobday? 720 00:43:05,686 --> 00:43:09,310 We lost my husband, four years ago. 721 00:43:09,448 --> 00:43:11,071 I'm sorry to hear that. 722 00:43:12,313 --> 00:43:13,798 What did he ail from? 723 00:43:14,350 --> 00:43:15,213 A tumour. 724 00:43:16,386 --> 00:43:17,595 A tumour? 725 00:43:17,733 --> 00:43:19,148 We saw the best of men, 726 00:43:19,286 --> 00:43:20,736 but there was nothing to be done. 727 00:43:22,876 --> 00:43:24,843 I see you are studying our books. 728 00:43:24,981 --> 00:43:26,707 Do novels interest you both? 729 00:43:26,845 --> 00:43:28,088 Very much so. 730 00:43:28,226 --> 00:43:29,883 You have some of our favourites here. 731 00:43:30,021 --> 00:43:31,436 My sister and I never go anywhere 732 00:43:31,574 --> 00:43:33,162 without Sir Charles Grandison by our side. 733 00:43:33,300 --> 00:43:35,060 These are my son's books, 734 00:43:35,198 --> 00:43:37,200 and he reads to me every night. 735 00:43:37,338 --> 00:43:39,513 Perhaps that shall be our next book. 736 00:43:39,651 --> 00:43:40,825 Your son enjoys the works 737 00:43:40,963 --> 00:43:42,378 of the Madam Burney in Edgeworth. 738 00:43:43,448 --> 00:43:44,725 Cassy seemed to think 739 00:43:44,863 --> 00:43:46,796 he was of the more scientific persuasion. 740 00:43:46,934 --> 00:43:49,281 - He's a scientist and an artist. - Oh. 741 00:43:49,419 --> 00:43:52,353 A philosopher and a lover of the novel. 742 00:43:52,491 --> 00:43:54,562 I do believe he could take over the world 743 00:43:54,701 --> 00:43:56,081 if you were not so insistent 744 00:43:56,219 --> 00:43:58,428 on looking after his poor, infirm mother. 745 00:44:00,085 --> 00:44:01,639 Would you like some more cake? 746 00:44:01,777 --> 00:44:03,675 Well, you did say he was perfect. 747 00:44:03,813 --> 00:44:06,644 I'm not sure my constitution would take it. 748 00:44:11,027 --> 00:44:13,443 That man was handsome enough 749 00:44:13,581 --> 00:44:15,929 and single from what I hear. 750 00:44:16,067 --> 00:44:19,518 - But his sermon was a touch of-- - Terrifying, Mama? 751 00:44:19,657 --> 00:44:22,452 - Mrs Austen. - Ah! 752 00:44:22,590 --> 00:44:25,076 Well, this is a coincidence. 753 00:44:25,214 --> 00:44:27,457 And I must say, the happiest one. 754 00:44:28,942 --> 00:44:30,357 Mr Hobday. Mrs Hobday. 755 00:44:30,495 --> 00:44:31,323 Mrs Austen. 756 00:44:32,739 --> 00:44:34,982 How did you find the sermon today, sir? 757 00:44:35,120 --> 00:44:37,364 Oh, I thought the young lad did well enough, 758 00:44:37,502 --> 00:44:40,160 considering his church was hardly full to brimming. 759 00:44:40,298 --> 00:44:43,025 That must explain his histrionics in the pulpit. 760 00:44:43,163 --> 00:44:45,510 Perhaps he's hoping his reputation for hysteria 761 00:44:45,648 --> 00:44:48,340 will travel and drum up more gullible trade from out of town. 762 00:44:48,478 --> 00:44:52,034 My dear Jane, he's entitled to preach in his own manner. 763 00:44:52,172 --> 00:44:53,760 My father is being polite. 764 00:44:53,898 --> 00:44:55,554 That sermon was not to our taste. 765 00:44:55,693 --> 00:44:57,142 It was vulgar and excessive. 766 00:44:57,280 --> 00:44:59,627 What did you think, Mr Hobday? -Jane. 767 00:44:59,766 --> 00:45:01,319 You cannot ask Mr Hobday of his opinion 768 00:45:01,457 --> 00:45:02,838 when you've been so sure of your own. 769 00:45:04,115 --> 00:45:06,738 Do forgive my sister, Mr Hobday. 770 00:45:06,876 --> 00:45:09,810 She's not usually quite so outspoken. 771 00:45:09,948 --> 00:45:12,675 I can assure you she certainly is, Mr Hobday. 772 00:45:12,813 --> 00:45:15,920 Well, luckily, I agree most comprehensively with Ms Austen. 773 00:45:16,058 --> 00:45:17,922 It was not to my taste, either. 774 00:45:18,060 --> 00:45:19,647 How are you all finding Sidmouth? 775 00:45:19,786 --> 00:45:21,235 - Oh. - I like it very much. 776 00:45:21,373 --> 00:45:23,962 We are of the exact same opinion once again, it must seem. 777 00:45:24,100 --> 00:45:25,895 We must pick up the pace, girls. 778 00:45:26,033 --> 00:45:28,001 Our son Frank is returning tonight. 779 00:45:28,139 --> 00:45:29,657 Did you know 780 00:45:29,796 --> 00:45:31,452 our brother has fought Napoleon single handed, Mr Hobday? 781 00:45:33,592 --> 00:45:35,387 I rather approve of your Mr Hobday. 782 00:45:37,182 --> 00:45:39,944 He's not my Mr Hobday. 783 00:45:40,082 --> 00:45:42,187 In fact, I thought you made rather the impression. 784 00:45:42,325 --> 00:45:43,361 Was I delightful? 785 00:45:43,499 --> 00:45:44,949 No, you were frightful. 786 00:45:45,087 --> 00:45:46,744 As frightful as I was to Mr Blackhall? 787 00:45:48,435 --> 00:45:50,230 Nobody in the history of social intercourse 788 00:45:50,368 --> 00:45:52,922 has been as frightful to anyone as you were to Mr Blackhall. 789 00:45:53,060 --> 00:45:55,269 So would you estimate this morning at, say, 790 00:45:55,407 --> 00:45:56,305 half a Blackhall? 791 00:45:57,755 --> 00:45:59,273 I think I'd say more of a third. 792 00:46:01,517 --> 00:46:03,208 And he's certainly not my Mr Hobday. 793 00:46:03,346 --> 00:46:04,520 Really? 794 00:46:04,658 --> 00:46:06,660 Then you have not noticed the way he looks at you. 795 00:46:06,798 --> 00:46:09,594 Nonsense. He ignores me at every opportunity. 796 00:46:09,732 --> 00:46:11,251 He pays everyone else far more attention. 797 00:46:11,389 --> 00:46:13,149 - Papa, Anna, you... - Precisely. 798 00:46:13,287 --> 00:46:15,565 And that is the evidence. 799 00:46:15,703 --> 00:46:18,499 I am something of an expert in romantic matters. 800 00:46:18,637 --> 00:46:21,986 And I'm quite sure I saw sparks flying between you. 801 00:46:22,124 --> 00:46:23,815 I think what you caught in my bonnet 802 00:46:23,953 --> 00:46:25,886 because of your charms, I might have gone up in smoke. 803 00:46:27,681 --> 00:46:28,544 Cass. 804 00:46:29,648 --> 00:46:31,236 How can you be so blind? 805 00:46:31,374 --> 00:46:33,238 You have caught him in your powers. 806 00:46:33,376 --> 00:46:36,379 - I have no powers. - Oh, you do, my darling. 807 00:46:36,517 --> 00:46:39,210 And that you are unaware of them makes you more powerful still. 808 00:46:40,556 --> 00:46:42,903 Mr Hobday has fallen for you, Cassy. 809 00:46:45,216 --> 00:46:46,286 Well, then I'm sorry for him. 810 00:46:48,426 --> 00:46:49,876 I've lost the only man I could ever marry. 811 00:46:50,014 --> 00:46:51,878 I have no possible interest in Mr Hobday. 812 00:46:56,814 --> 00:46:58,056 - Where are you going? - To write 813 00:47:13,451 --> 00:47:14,314 Jane. 814 00:47:15,522 --> 00:47:17,179 What more have you said? 815 00:47:18,076 --> 00:47:19,767 " Eliza, 816 00:47:19,906 --> 00:47:22,184 "our Sidmouth adventure is proving far more entertaining 817 00:47:22,322 --> 00:47:24,600 "than even I could have imagined. 818 00:47:24,738 --> 00:47:26,844 "A secret plan is afoot, 819 00:47:26,982 --> 00:47:30,399 "and I am to be my young niece, Anna's, willing accomplice. 820 00:47:30,537 --> 00:47:34,058 "The beneficiary of our surprise is to be Cassy, no less." 821 00:47:45,138 --> 00:47:46,484 Please say you like it. 822 00:47:58,254 --> 00:47:59,393 - Blanket for the the beach. - Thank you. 823 00:48:18,274 --> 00:48:20,069 Do you see your power now? 824 00:48:38,846 --> 00:48:40,089 What is it? 825 00:48:40,227 --> 00:48:42,057 Just waiting for someone. 826 00:48:53,931 --> 00:48:56,243 - Miss Austen. - Mr Hobday. 827 00:48:58,901 --> 00:48:59,729 Yellow suits you. 828 00:49:20,578 --> 00:49:22,097 I may have neglected to say 829 00:49:22,235 --> 00:49:24,444 how sorry I was to hear of your tragic loss. 830 00:49:26,860 --> 00:49:28,344 That is most kind, Mr Hobday. 831 00:49:30,864 --> 00:49:32,003 I confess, I... 832 00:49:33,487 --> 00:49:35,524 I was overwhelmed by grief at first. 833 00:49:36,939 --> 00:49:38,976 And now? 834 00:49:40,563 --> 00:49:41,979 Now... 835 00:49:43,256 --> 00:49:44,533 It is not so sharp. 836 00:49:52,851 --> 00:49:54,301 My dear Eliza, 837 00:49:54,439 --> 00:49:57,235 this comes to you with great urgency. 838 00:49:57,373 --> 00:49:58,754 I must share it with you, 839 00:49:58,892 --> 00:50:02,068 though it is not my secret to tell. 840 00:50:02,206 --> 00:50:03,828 My sister, 841 00:50:03,966 --> 00:50:08,039 my beloved sister, Cassy... is in love. 842 00:50:22,295 --> 00:50:24,366 Cassandra! 843 00:50:24,504 --> 00:50:26,299 What are you doing down here at this hour? 844 00:50:27,990 --> 00:50:29,129 I heard a noise. 845 00:50:29,267 --> 00:50:30,924 It frightened the life out of me. 846 00:50:31,062 --> 00:50:32,891 I don't know how I got here. 847 00:50:33,030 --> 00:50:33,961 Are you ill? 848 00:50:34,100 --> 00:50:35,273 You must be ill. 849 00:50:35,411 --> 00:50:36,654 Now don't come near if you're ill. 850 00:50:36,792 --> 00:50:40,002 Please, just leave me. 851 00:50:40,140 --> 00:50:41,314 If you're sure. 852 00:51:21,112 --> 00:51:22,734 Miss Austen. 853 00:51:22,872 --> 00:51:24,391 Miss Austen. 854 00:51:24,529 --> 00:51:26,669 God save us. Don't tell us she's gone and died on us. 855 00:51:26,807 --> 00:51:28,223 - Cassandra! - Isabella! 856 00:51:28,361 --> 00:51:29,845 Cassandra! It's me, Isabella. 857 00:51:29,983 --> 00:51:32,261 - Is she all right? - She's burning up. 858 00:51:32,399 --> 00:51:34,091 We should send for Mr Lidderdale. 859 00:51:35,989 --> 00:51:38,474 - Miss Isabella, - Mr Lidderdale is too busy. 860 00:51:38,612 --> 00:51:40,545 We'll nurse her ourselves. 861 00:51:40,683 --> 00:51:43,445 - Miss Isabella-- - I know what I am doing, Dinah.