1 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:24,920 In the weeks that followed the disastrous Meryton Assembly, 2 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:27,040 I buried myself in my books, 3 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:31,920 hoping to stave off the pangs of shame and humiliation. 4 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:35,800 It was all part of my plan for a new Mary. 5 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:40,520 I needed a clear mind, unclouded by strong emotion. 6 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:44,040 I was working on gravitas. 7 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:50,360 From now on, I would be a steady, informed and rational woman. 8 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:53,680 Books would be my guide. 9 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:57,760 I would think more and feel less. 10 00:00:57,760 --> 00:00:59,520 CHICKEN CLUCKS 11 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:04,280 What could possibly go wrong? 12 00:01:13,039 --> 00:01:14,400 Well? 13 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,600 I hope you have ordered a good dinner this evening. 14 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:31,720 We shall have a guest. I knew it would be so! 15 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,039 JANE SNEEZES 16 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,039 It's not Mr Bingley. 17 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:37,360 It's my cousin. 18 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:39,280 Mr Collins? The very same. 19 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:41,520 The man next in the entail? Who?! 20 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:43,520 The man who, once I am dead, 21 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:46,680 will turn you out of the house as soon as he pleases. 22 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,360 He proposes himself as a guest here at Longbourn? 23 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:53,280 In point of composition, his letter does not seem entirely defective. 24 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:55,200 Entirely defective?! 25 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:57,280 Mary, are you quite all right? 26 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:01,760 "I regret deeply the breach which has existed between us for so long. 27 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:06,280 "As a clergyman, I feel it my duty to promote the blessings of peace 28 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:09,320 "in all families within my influence." 29 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:11,960 Blessings of peace in this house? HE LAUGHS 30 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:14,600 He must be an oddity. 31 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:17,920 I cannot make him out. Can he be a sensible man, sir? 32 00:02:17,920 --> 00:02:20,840 He is a very sensible man, thank you, Elizabeth. 33 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:22,760 Very sensible indeed. 34 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:28,160 Oh, can you not all see? He is looking for a wife. 35 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:29,760 Do you really think so? 36 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:32,440 Lizzy, you must prepare yourself. 37 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:33,840 But, Mama...! 38 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,880 We shall find out just what kind of man he is this afternoon. 39 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:40,760 I have great hopes of his being extremely foolish. 40 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:43,280 He sounds insufferably boring. 41 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:45,360 A clergyman... BOTH: Urgh! 42 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:48,160 Is it right to condemn him before we've even met him? 43 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:49,920 Oh, please, Mary! 44 00:02:49,920 --> 00:02:53,079 I was agreeing with you. It's the way you say things! 45 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:04,320 I am looking forward to meeting Mr Collins this afternoon. 46 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:10,960 What do you keep under your hat? 47 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,120 We've got new ribbons. 48 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:22,920 We do not sparkle as they do, you and I. 49 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:28,480 Oh, I hope my honesty did not offend. 50 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:30,800 My goodness, no... No. 51 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:34,560 Your sisters seem most agitated this morning. 52 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:37,920 My father's cousin, Mr Collins, is to visit Longbourn 53 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:40,960 and they've all decided he's a terrible bore. 54 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:44,520 Mother believes he comes looking for a wife. A wife? Apparently. 55 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:48,600 What is your cousin's profession? A clergyman. Oh. 56 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:51,280 A modest income, then, I imagine. 57 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:55,920 Do you know what my advice would be to you? 58 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:58,280 If my father's cousin was coming to stay 59 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:02,600 and I knew he was looking for a wife, I would do everything, 60 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:06,280 within the bounds of propriety, to attract him. 61 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:09,440 Well, I have decided none of this is for me. 62 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:11,440 I will live alone, with knowledge... 63 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:13,760 Look, Mary, you cannot seriously believe 64 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:17,079 the life of an old maid is to be preferred. 65 00:04:18,079 --> 00:04:20,440 I do not think Mama has me in mind. 66 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:24,040 Jane and Lizzy won't settle so low. Anyway, Jane is nearly taken. 67 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:26,640 So that leaves you. 68 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:29,760 You speak nothing of... 69 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:31,200 ..love. 70 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:34,200 CHARLOTTE LAUGHS What has love to do with anything? 71 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:36,040 Of course. Of course, you are right. 72 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:39,640 For an educated woman, raised to be genteel, as we have been, 73 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:43,000 the future holds no other prospect than marriage. 74 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:47,600 Marriage or misery, Mary. 75 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:49,360 Marriage or misery. 76 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:53,440 I should know. 77 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:07,360 MR COLLINS GROANS 78 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,680 Mr Collins! I'm here. We meet at last. 79 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,040 Erm, this... 80 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:39,120 This is Jane, our eldest. 81 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:42,760 Well, I had no idea. 82 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:48,720 She is soon to be engaged but, erm, the others are not. 83 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:50,240 Oh... 84 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:52,840 This is Elizabeth. 85 00:05:52,840 --> 00:05:54,440 Whoa... 86 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:56,040 Hmm... 87 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:57,640 A pleasure. 88 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:03,320 And, erm, Mary... How do you do? 89 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:06,040 Oh... This is Kitty. And our youngest, Lydia. 90 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:08,000 Ah! Ha-ha! 91 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:11,200 Well, now, I don't know that I will be able to tell the difference 92 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:14,080 between you two! Yes. 93 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:14,080 HE LAUGHS 94 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:15,440 Mm. 95 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:18,040 Hmm... 96 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:21,120 The good looks of my fair cousins far exceed 97 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,800 even the most enthusiastic of reports. 98 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:25,800 THEY SNIGGER 99 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:27,680 Oh, erm... 100 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:31,440 No, I'm... I'm terribly sorry. 101 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:34,240 I... I certainly did not mean to cause any offence. 102 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:36,560 Oh, you caused no offence, Mr Collins. 103 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:39,200 Of course you didn't. 104 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:42,440 Allow me to show you the house. Hmm... 105 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:45,600 Oh, splendid. Splendid. 106 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:50,280 Erm, much smaller than one imagined but, with a few minor modifications, 107 00:06:50,280 --> 00:06:52,600 will suffice my meagre needs! 108 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:54,280 I'm pleased you think so. 109 00:06:54,280 --> 00:06:56,040 LAUGHTER 110 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:03,040 I am not worthy... 111 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:05,840 ..of the crumbs... 112 00:07:06,840 --> 00:07:09,360 ..which fall from thy table... Amen. 113 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,960 ..and yet Thou gives unto me the bread of life. 114 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:17,560 Evermore give me that bread that I may eat thereof... 115 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:20,600 ..and...and not die... 116 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:23,920 ..eternally. 117 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:26,600 Yes, exactly. ALL: Amen. 118 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:28,840 Mr Bennet! 119 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:32,840 What a magnificent dining table. Even with the heavy curtains 120 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:36,280 and the lack of natural light in here, one can still see its quality. 121 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:38,640 How generous of you. Mm. 122 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:41,920 Shall we? 123 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:43,520 Hmm! 124 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:51,280 Mr Collins? 125 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:00,200 Mr Bennet, I expect your daughters will be quickly 126 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:02,840 and advantageously disposed of in marriage. 127 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:04,320 Disposed?! 128 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:07,280 It is very good of you to say so. MR COLLINS BREAKS WIND 129 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:09,000 I am happy on every occasion to offer 130 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:12,040 those delicate little compliments that are agreeable to ladies. 131 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:15,040 Thank you, Mr Collins. Mm. 132 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:18,040 And may I commend your reading of grace. Oh! 133 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:21,080 It has very much stayed with me. 134 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:23,920 It is most unfortunate that our girls have no proper portion 135 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:26,320 to bring to their husbands... MR BENNET COUGHS 136 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:28,280 Please excuse me. 137 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:31,880 You allude perhaps to the entail of this estate? 138 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:34,159 It is a most vexing situation. 139 00:08:34,159 --> 00:08:40,080 If only there was some satisfactory way to amend it. 140 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:42,120 Hmm... Mm... 141 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:44,680 I... I could say much on the subject. 142 00:08:44,680 --> 00:08:47,880 But I am cautious of appearing forward and, erm... 143 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:49,800 ..precipitate. 144 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:54,000 I can assure the young ladies that I come prepared to admire them. 145 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:05,000 Have you read Dr Fordyce, sir? 146 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:06,600 Mm, I certainly have. 147 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,520 Cousin Elizabeth, what make you of the sermons? 148 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:14,160 I'm sure I haven't had time to read them, sir. 149 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:16,760 So busy have I been merely being a woman, 150 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:19,800 I haven't had a moment to read up on how I should go about it. 151 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:21,440 MR BENNET LAUGHS 152 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:23,520 I think I'm the only one who is 153 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:26,080 truly interested in Fordyce's sermons. 154 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:29,440 Yes... More wine, Mr Collins? 155 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:35,760 I will... 156 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:38,720 ..that women adorn themselves with sobriety. 157 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:41,680 Let your speech be always... 158 00:09:42,680 --> 00:09:46,200 Be always with grace, seasoned... 159 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:52,760 ..with salt. 160 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:52,760 ELIZABETH SNIGGERS 161 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:57,680 This has been wonderful... Ooh... 162 00:09:57,680 --> 00:10:00,920 ..but now you must let us entertain you, Mr Collins. 163 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:04,400 Lizzy, won't you play for us? 164 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:08,040 Ah. 165 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:16,040 LIZZY PLAYS 'PIANO SONATINA' BY CLEMENTI 166 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:22,040 HE HUMS ALONG 167 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:26,000 SHE PLAYS A WRONG NOTE 168 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:29,840 Ah! 169 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:36,520 'PIANO SONATINA' CONTINUES 170 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:49,840 WRONG NOTES 171 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:49,840 Oh. 172 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:56,560 Bravo, Lizzy. 173 00:10:56,560 --> 00:10:58,120 Yes. Very good, Lizzy. 174 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:01,000 If you were to practise properly, you really might master it. 175 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:03,920 It seems a great shame to wring all the pleasure out of music. 176 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:07,040 A few false notes seems a small price to pay in exchange. 177 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:09,640 A great shame to waste a gift, that is all. 178 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:11,120 Hmm, quite right. 179 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:15,080 Why don't you show us how it is done, Mary? 180 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:17,920 LOUD SIGH 181 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:23,040 MARY PLAYS 'SARABANDE' BY HANDEL 182 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:25,040 Oh, lord. 183 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:33,560 MRS BENNET EXHALES LOUDLY 184 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:01,920 SNORING 185 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:06,760 MRS BENNET SIGHS 186 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:18,040 My congratulations, cousin. You play with such exactness. 187 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:21,280 I, hmm... 188 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:23,520 I imagine you practise a great deal. 189 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:25,960 I practise often, it is true. MARY CHUCKLES 190 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:28,040 Yes, it is... 191 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:31,040 It is only through hard work that anything of any value 192 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:32,920 is to be achieved. Yes. Erm... 193 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:34,680 Yes! I... I... 194 00:12:34,680 --> 00:12:38,040 Mr Collins, perhaps Elizabeth 195 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:40,920 could take you on a walk around the gardens. 196 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:44,600 Ooh! 197 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:48,600 DOOR OPENS 198 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:50,080 Mary. 199 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:51,680 Mother! 200 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:58,040 I do not want any confusion regarding Mr Collins and, erm... 201 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:00,480 ..future prospects. 202 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:02,280 I'm not sure I understand. 203 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:06,040 It is Lizzy in whom Mr Collins has expressed an interest. 204 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:07,840 Are we clear? 205 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:11,920 Don't you worry, Mama, that Lizzy won't accept Mr Collins? 206 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:15,040 I have no particular feelings for him, 207 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:17,880 but he and I have similar interests 208 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:20,800 and I am at least prepared to seek out the good in him. 209 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:25,280 Mary, I cannot pass the man around the family like a sherry trifle! 210 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:30,480 Your name has not come up. 211 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:34,120 DOOR CLOSES 212 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:39,040 MARY SIGHS 213 00:13:39,040 --> 00:13:40,600 Cousins! 214 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:43,040 Come on. Ready? Come on, hit it. 215 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:46,120 I bring news! There... There is to be... 216 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:47,520 Ahem. 217 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:51,480 There is to be a ball next week at Netherfield. Oh! 218 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:55,320 I knew Mr Bingley would find the perfect excuse to see Jane again. 219 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:57,600 And my brother and his wife shall be visiting. 220 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:00,520 They might even be here when the engagement is announced. 221 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:03,000 We are some way off that! 222 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:03,000 LAUGHTER 223 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:06,560 And Mr and Mrs Gardiner shall be joining us. 224 00:14:06,560 --> 00:14:08,960 They're coming down from London. BOTH: Up! 225 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:15,720 They're coming up from London. That is what I said. 226 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:17,880 Splendid. Splendid! Ha! 227 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:19,880 A real family affair. 228 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:23,000 I will need new ribbons. Ah! Perhaps, Miss Bennet, erm... 229 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:26,840 ..you would...would take the first dance with me? 230 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:28,600 Oh, how wonderful! 231 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:33,480 Maybe I should play a little something on the piano. 232 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:36,440 Yes... Yes, yes, you should indeed! 233 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:38,840 What about you, Miss Elizabeth? 234 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:40,680 Do you sing? 235 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:45,760 There is nothing I admire more than a woman with a... 236 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:47,960 ..wide vocal range. 237 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:49,440 LYDIA SNORTS 238 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:55,040 MARY PLAYS 'BEGONE, DULL CARE' 239 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:06,040 Very good, Miss Mary. 240 00:15:06,040 --> 00:15:08,520 Your playing is coming along nicely. 241 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:10,160 Thank you, Hill. 242 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:13,360 Mr Collins thinks I'm a very good player. 243 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:16,800 Oh. I'm planning to play at the assembly. 244 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:18,760 At Netherfield? Yes. 245 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:22,040 I was even thinking I might sing. 246 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:25,080 Sing, Miss Mary? 247 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:27,440 It will be a surprise to them all. 248 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:32,600 Short and sweet. That would be my advice. 249 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:38,520 And, erm, maybe don't sing. 250 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:44,160 MARY SIGHS 251 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:47,760 Hill! I've lost my shoes! 252 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:49,720 Hill! 253 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:52,520 Found them! 254 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:52,520 MARY DOES VOCAL EXERCISES 255 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:09,960 CONTINUES VOCAL EXERCISES 256 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:16,040 The earlier we arrive, the earlier we can leave. 257 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:19,320 Oh! 258 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:20,880 MRS BENNET GASPS 259 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:24,040 Oh! 260 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:26,760 Ah! 261 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:42,880 I don't play as well as she does. I'm sure you're just being modest. 262 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:47,040 Lady Lucas, Charlotte, please meet my brother 263 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:50,040 and his dear wife, Mr and Mrs Gardiner. 264 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:54,120 They're down from London. Up. 265 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:56,040 What? Up from London. 266 00:16:56,040 --> 00:17:02,040 And this is my very distant cousin, Mr Collins. 267 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:05,520 Shall we, dear? 268 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:13,280 Something of a challenge to find husbands for five daughters... 269 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:15,520 This is a beautiful dining room. 270 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:18,040 ..but if Jane were to get a proposal... 271 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:20,040 Mama, please! 272 00:17:23,319 --> 00:17:25,880 As I say, if Jane... 273 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:29,000 Lizzy seems very keen to distance herself from your cousin. 274 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:31,520 She's not at all happy about his interest. 275 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:33,240 LIZZY PLAYS PIANO 276 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:34,880 What is he like? 277 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:38,040 Tolerable forearms, I noticed. 278 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:40,960 Have you made your interest in him clear? 279 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:43,520 I am trying, but... 280 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:47,360 Your mother seems terribly keen for Lizzy to be matched 281 00:17:47,360 --> 00:17:49,960 with a man of a modest income. I cannot think why. 282 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:53,280 He is THE cousin. 283 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:55,320 The one from the entail. 284 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:57,840 It's Mr Collins who stands to inherit Longbourn - 285 00:17:57,840 --> 00:18:00,480 the house, the estate, the income, all of it. 286 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:03,240 So my father cannot stand the man, 287 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:05,720 while my mother wants Lizzy to marry him. 288 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:11,000 Oh. 289 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:13,400 Perhaps I will not play tonight. 290 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:15,480 Oh, Mary, you must. 291 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:19,920 I had prepared a little something, 292 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:24,080 but now the time is here, I'm not sure I have the stomach for it. 293 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:25,760 Nonsense, Mary. 294 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:28,120 Mr Collins is sure to be impressed. 295 00:18:28,120 --> 00:18:31,040 I think it is time you get yourself noticed. 296 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:33,880 MR COLLINS GROANS 297 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:39,600 APPLAUSE 298 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:51,440 I beg you, do not make it long. 299 00:18:56,960 --> 00:18:58,760 MARY EXHALES LOUDLY 300 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:13,040 301 00:19:14,040 --> 00:19:19,280 302 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:26,080 303 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:30,280 Mr Collins. 304 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:32,800 305 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:39,120 306 00:19:39,120 --> 00:19:41,160 Lydia! Be kind. 307 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:45,440 308 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:51,480 309 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:56,320 310 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:58,040 LAUGHTER 311 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:02,840 312 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:06,040 313 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:10,040 Papa, this is gone too far, and if you don't step in, I will. 314 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:11,800 315 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:13,760 Please. I will. Thank you. 316 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:17,880 317 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:24,760 318 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:30,640 APPLAUSE 319 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:34,280 I, erm... I have another piece, Father. 320 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:36,040 One that's more lively. 321 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:40,040 Mary, you have delighted us long enough. 322 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:50,760 Oh, Miss Bennet, that was... 323 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:53,040 ..truly unforgettable. 324 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:03,280 That was a beautiful rendition of a difficult song. 325 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:06,680 Everybody saw. 326 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:06,680 SHE SOBS 327 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:09,040 Mr Collins saw. 328 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:11,280 Take a breath, take a breath. 329 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:13,840 Nobody noticed but you. 330 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:19,040 Sh. 331 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:21,680 It's OK. 332 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:29,120 Mary. 333 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:35,160 It was you that told Father to stop me playing, wasn't it? 334 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:37,680 I didn't want you to over-exert yourself. 335 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:39,600 You insult me. 336 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:42,040 We both know that isn't true. 337 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:45,040 Mary... 338 00:21:46,760 --> 00:21:48,680 ..I have had a terrible evening. 339 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:51,800 And yet you always appear to handle everything with such ease. 340 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:54,520 What do you mean? You always get what you want. 341 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:56,680 Without needing to try. 342 00:21:57,680 --> 00:21:59,320 Whereas I try... 343 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:02,040 ..so hard... 344 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:06,920 ..and it's always for nothing. 345 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:10,440 Don't say that. There is much you have achieved. 346 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:18,120 I'm sorry. 347 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:21,520 I am truly sorry. 348 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:36,400 LAUGHTER 349 00:22:38,360 --> 00:22:40,000 Mary! 350 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,680 Mary, you must get dressed and come downstairs. 351 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:45,240 There has been such an upset you won't believe it. 352 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:47,440 You can't imagine what's happened. 353 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:51,920 Well? Mr Collins has made Lizzy an offer. 354 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:55,520 And she has refused him. Can you imagine? 355 00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:58,040 Mama is furious and says Lizzy will have him. 356 00:22:58,040 --> 00:23:01,120 But Papa told Lizzy that her choice was a sad one because 357 00:23:01,120 --> 00:23:04,480 mother will never see her again if she doesn't marry Collins... 358 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:07,040 ..and Papa will never see her again if she does! 359 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:10,040 And now everyone is so utterly cross. Mr Collins has stormed off, 360 00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:12,680 Lizzy won't say anything at all, Mama is beside herself 361 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:15,320 and Papa has shut himself in the library. You must come! 362 00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:18,320 So... So what happens now? What of Mr Collins? 363 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:21,080 Papa thinks he will choose someone else. 364 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:22,760 Oh, no! 365 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:25,440 Well, it's more likely to be me than you. 366 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:27,280 Mr Collins, please... 367 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:30,040 No, I am resigned. Mr Bennet, I shall take my leave. 368 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:31,560 As you wish. 369 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:34,880 Oh, Mr Collins! I am resigned, Madam. 370 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:37,760 Oh, Mr Collins, this is just a misunderstanding. 371 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:40,440 No, it is not. 372 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:40,440 MARY EXHALES LOUDLY 373 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:46,440 Mr Collins has withdrawn his pretensions to Lizzy's favour. 374 00:23:46,440 --> 00:23:49,200 MRS BENNET GASPS 375 00:23:46,440 --> 00:23:49,200 I'm very glad to hear it. 376 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:52,400 I don't think I could have borne much more of his good opinion. 377 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:55,920 He says he's resigned and will not renew his pursuit. 378 00:23:55,920 --> 00:23:57,520 Argh! 379 00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:16,040 Thank you, Hill. 380 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:26,520 I have been thinking, Mary. 381 00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:31,400 Since Lizzy was so selfish as to refuse Mr Collins, 382 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:34,520 I have turned my mind towards you. 383 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:40,040 I think you understand me. 384 00:24:40,040 --> 00:24:42,760 Mama, less than a week ago you were adamant that I... 385 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:44,520 Mary, please. 386 00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:46,760 He will not ask me now. 387 00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:50,880 I need to be sure that you will accept him when he offers. 388 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:53,840 He will not choose me, Mama. 389 00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:55,840 Oh, Mary, he will. 390 00:24:57,240 --> 00:24:59,200 Who else will marry him? 391 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:03,840 What are you reading? 392 00:25:06,360 --> 00:25:09,040 Erm, Theory of the Earth. It's about rocks. 393 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:11,040 Just types of... 394 00:25:11,040 --> 00:25:13,000 ..rocks. 395 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:14,320 MARY SIGHS 396 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:15,680 Ah! 397 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:31,520 Yes, splendid news, sir. Splendid. 398 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:35,480 One had obviously hoped for a slightly more 399 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:37,360 capacious dining room, however. 400 00:25:37,360 --> 00:25:39,520 I think it's quite sweet they found each other. 401 00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:41,280 Mr Bennet. 402 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:46,080 Mr Collins has made Miss Charlotte Lucas an offer of marriage... 403 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:49,400 ..and she has accepted. 404 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:51,800 We wish you joy! 405 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:54,600 Yes, so much joy. I wish you joy. 406 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:56,000 Thank you all. 407 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:58,800 You do know he's a clergyman? Yes. 408 00:26:00,360 --> 00:26:02,440 FEINT CHATTER 409 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:32,360 If I had any doubts as to whether I had done the right thing, 410 00:26:32,360 --> 00:26:35,040 they vanished when I told my family of his offer. 411 00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:38,040 I am too old to be generous, I'm afraid. 412 00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:42,920 Charlotte! 413 00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:42,920 SISTERS GIGGLE 414 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:45,560 Charlotte, come marvel at this oak. 415 00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:52,840 Good night, Jane. Good night, Lizzy. 416 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:54,560 Good night, Mama. 417 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:58,720 I told you no-one would marry you if you wore spectacles. 418 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:04,040 DOOR SLAMS 419 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:12,040 CHURCH BELLS RING 420 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:18,840 It wouldn't be for much longer... 421 00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:20,280 Wave! 422 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:23,040 ..that we Bennet sisters lived together. 423 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:28,920 As each of my sisters left home... 424 00:27:31,040 --> 00:27:34,920 ..my future felt increasingly uncertain. 425 00:27:38,280 --> 00:27:42,280 I often thought back to the events in that period of my life 426 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:44,920 and wondered if I could have done anything... 427 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:47,280 MRS BENNET SIGHS 428 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:47,280 ..differently. 429 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:51,920 But I was trapped. 430 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:57,760 Unable to escape the loveless world of my parents... 431 00:27:57,760 --> 00:27:59,440 Hill! 432 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:02,440 Thank you! I am now deaf in one ear! 433 00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:04,280 MARY SIGHS 434 00:28:06,440 --> 00:28:09,040 ..my options were limited. 435 00:28:12,520 --> 00:28:15,920 And I found my books offered me no instruction... 436 00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:19,480 ..and little comfort. 437 00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:22,520 I searched desperately for answers. 438 00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:26,760 I clung on to hope. 439 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:38,440 But, in a moment, my life was upturned. 440 00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:40,520 Urgh! 441 00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:40,520 LOUD THUD 442 00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:42,040 Mr Bennet? 443 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:43,760 Fetch the doctor! 444 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:48,680 They're bringing the carriage 'round. Go! Yes, Ma'am. Right away. 445 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:51,760 MRS BENNET SOBS 446 00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:56,920 Father had found a way out, 447 00:28:56,920 --> 00:29:00,040 leaving mother and I with nothing 448 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:02,320 except each other.