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It is a sad fact of life
that if a young woman

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is unlucky enough to come into
the world without expectations,

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she had better do all she can to

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ensure that she is beautiful.

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To be poor
and handsome is misfortune enough.

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But to be penniless and plain

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is a hard fate indeed.

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Or so my mother taught us.

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Mr Bennet.

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Have you heard,
Netherfield Park is let at last?

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I have not.

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Do you want to know
who has taken it?

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You want to tell me and
I have no objection to hearing it.

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I would like to know.

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It has been let to a Mr Bingley.

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A single man.

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GIRL GASPS

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Of large fortune.

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Four or five thousand a year!

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MRS BENNET LAUGHS

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I heard someone came down on Monday
in a chaise and four.

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From whom did you hear this?
Girls, you must prepare yourselves.

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Mrs Long told me he is from
the North of England.

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He saw Netherfield Park,
fell in love with it

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and snapped it up straight away...

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VOICEOVER: In order to understand
my mother's enthusiasm

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for this stranger's arrival,

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we must start at the beginning.

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With cake...

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..in Meryton, England.

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Where wealthy boy
met beautiful girl.

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Father... Mh-hm. ..meet Mother.

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Sadly, the happiness of this union
was to be undone

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by an archaic entail that meant
only a male heir

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could inherit my father's estate.

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WOMAN SCREAMS
And what followed was girl...

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..after girl... Forceps!

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..after girl,

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after girl.

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WOMAN STRAINS

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After...girl.

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Thus his fortune and her beauty
were worthless.

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Mother spent her days
trying to involve Father

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in how to overcome
their dire situation.

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But Father hid in his newspaper,

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indifferent to the cause.

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Why should he engage?
When the time comes...

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I'll be dead anyway.

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FRUSTRATED GROAN

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Our mother, not known
for giving up easily,

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found a chink of light,

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a saving grace.

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Each of her children possessed
a certain je ne sais quoi.

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Be it Jane's beauty.

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Lizzy's wit.

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Kitty's good humour.

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Or Lydia's...spirit.

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MARY GROANS

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Oh, Mary!

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If she could secure advantageous
marriages for each of us girls

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it would be enough to save us all
from destitution.

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Although I had not yet
found my own best quality...

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Oh!

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..I was quite sure that I would...

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Blindfold, Mary.

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..until the day my mother's true
opinion of me was confirmed.

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Mary has an awfully
ruddy complexion.

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She does not have the complexion
of her sisters, that is true.

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And she is clumsy.

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Ungainly.

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Maladroite, as they say.

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Four good marriages will have to do.

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I only hope she does not ruin
her sisters' chances.

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SHE SIGHS

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WOMEN LAUGH

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If you're not the beautiful one,

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the quick-witted one,

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or the ones that are good at games
and full of youthful energy,

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then who are you?

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And what can you do
if you're the odd one out?

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Is it possible you'll ever
find a way to fit in?

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Worse, I think.

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Worse still!

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Do not fret Miss Bennet.

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SHE SIGHS

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SHE GASPS

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Have we found it?

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I think we have, Mr Sparrow!

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Oh, thank goodness for that!

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You see, the lenses here correct
your vision by bending light rays.

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Well, I never!

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Hmm.

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You really do look very well
in your spectacles.

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Especially when you smile.

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Ah.

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I do not think my mother will agree.

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But I have a great
passion for reading

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and I...I would have been sad
to stop.

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I hope they will help you better
enjoy the upcoming Meryton assembly?

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An assembly?
Yes! In a month.

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I heard this morning.

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My sisters will be pleased.

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Perhaps I shall see you there.

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Hmm.

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Miss Mary, you ought to get on.
Of course, Hill.

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I'll settle affairs here.

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Erm, thank you.

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Thank you.
And thank you, Mr Sparrow.

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I have news!

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There's going to be an assembly
in Meryton in a month.

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We know! Oh...

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I'm going to be the one
to tell Mama.

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This will mark my first assembly.

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My first venture into society.

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So it will.

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How might I secure a partner for
dancing, I've always wondered?

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Oh, Mary, I'm sure your clever mind
can work out something as simple

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as dance partners. Do not fret.

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I'm not! I'm not fretting.

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SISTERS CHATTER

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We'll have fun, Lizzy. Will we?

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I'm going to fill my card
with dances.

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Jane, do you think
I shall be allowed to dance?

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Mary, move!

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I do hope you're not going to stand
this close at the assembly.

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Oh, we should have taken
the long route.

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Ugh! These are my good boots!

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Well, more fool you
for wearing them.

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SQUELCH

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Damn!

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What are we going to wear?
I want to wear the green dress.

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The green.

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Do you think russet will be
too harsh for my complexion?

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I don't see why it should.

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It would match my eyes, I suppose.

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Your eyes are green.

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You are so inattentive.

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MARY SIGHS

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Mr Thompson told me himself.

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I was the first to know
that the ball is confirmed.

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WE were the first. I was the first.
You were stood a little behind me.

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It is wonderful.

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What will I wear?

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Are Kitty and Lydia allowed
to attend the ball, Father?

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Why would we not be? I was the one
that found out about it.

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Am I allowed?

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Jane, Lizzy, you will of course go.

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And Mary.

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Father! I shall die if I do not go!

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I'll probably die too.
I very much doubt that.

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Mr Bennet, Kitty and Lydia will
also need to find husbands.

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After Jane and Lizzy, of course.

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I don't see what the fuss
is all about.

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Those horrible, sweaty affairs.

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Mary!

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You WILL attend.

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Oh.

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Oh, well of course, Mother,
if you...

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..if you wish.

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Lady Lucas and I will need someone
to fetch us our drinks.

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As long as I am not
expected to attend.

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Mr Bennet.. I told you, I will not
attend another of those insufferable

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muddy little dances.

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Oh!

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I wonder if Mr Bingley will be
going to the Meryton assembly?

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Oh, he must be.

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Who would miss it?

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Me, apparently.

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You shall all go to the ball.

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As long as I am obliged to hear
no more about it.

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EXCITED GIGGLES

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I shall never be rid of you
otherwise.

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Perhaps, I shall dance
with Bingley, too. And me!

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This excitement over a man you've
never set eyes on, quite ridiculous.

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Oh, Mary,
we're only indulging ourselves.

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SHE GASPS

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Mary is wearing spectacles.

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What on earth...?

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Very good. I hope you find
them most useful, Mary.

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I do, Father, thank you.

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Mr Bennet, did you know about this?

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We discussed this, at length.

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Mary was to visit the optician. Yes!

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But I did not know that she would
actually need to wear glasses.

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You seem to forget, my dear,

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that I wear spectacles myself.

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But she is a woman!

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Nevertheless,
she ought to be able to see.

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I think they look very well.

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Potatoes, Mary!

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In case she couldn't see them.

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I think you're very brave to be
prepared to look so ugly. Lydia!

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But, Papa, who is going to dance
with Mary with those things

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on her face?
I'm pleased to be able to read.

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Oh, I do hope we are to meet him?
Surely we must.

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Spectacles indeed.

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SISTERS CHATTER

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Mama, Kitty and I will need
new dresses for the ball.

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SHE COUGHS

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MARY GROANS

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Oh, that's...

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Maybe I could help you pick out a
dress for the Meryton assembly,

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Miss Mary?

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Oh, Hill.

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What am I to do at a dance?

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Dance?

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But what if no-one
wants to dance with me?

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Then you'll eat lots of ices.

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Such fripperies are not for me.

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I wonder, Miss Mary,
if you don't see yourself clearly.

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If you're saying I don't bear
comparison to my sisters,

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I've known that for years.

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A daffodil might look plain
next to a lily,

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but on its own,
there is much to be admired.

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Now I am tall and yellow?

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Miss Mary,

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I wonder if you wouldn't be a little
happier if you went out in the world

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and saw yourself how other people
see you,

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outside of your family.

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Well, that's decided.

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I am picking you out a
new dress for the assembly.

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Oh...

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And I will not hear another word
on the subject.

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Hill! I've lost my ribbons!

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Found them.

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LIGHT TUNE PLAYS

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Madam, please remain still,
if you can.

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Does the gold make me look like...
MOUTHS: ..Mother?

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A little.

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Kitty! What is it?

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Those are my books, Lydia.

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I cannot reach my jewellery box.
I need something to stand on.

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This is important, Mary.

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You need to start getting ready,
Miss Mary.

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Jane is first.

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That's not fair! I'm always last.

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Mary can go last.

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Do you think I'll be able to dance
on it? Does it still hurt?

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Yes. It was two weeks ago. I know!

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Should we eat beforehand?

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Perhaps a very small meal,
and don't drink too much.

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But what if I'm thirsty?

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Lydia, I don't suppose you want to
relieve yourself behind a screen

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in front of everyone. Lizzy!

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THEY LAUGH

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Is it too fine for me, do you think?

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You look very handsome in it.

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Kitty! You have taken my perfume!
I have my own.

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Miss Lydia, you have plenty
of perfume!

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But not in that scent.

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DOOR SLAMS

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JAUNTY MUSIC PLAYS

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I like your dress, Mary.

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Oh, Charlotte!

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What a rout. I swear the crowd
gets bigger every season.

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They should limit entry to those
young ladies fortunate enough

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to have secured partners.

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Yes, I thought the very same thing.

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APPLAUSE

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MARY CLEARS HER THROAT

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Oh!

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Elizabeth!

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Mr Bingley. Welcome.

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These are my sisters,
Louisa, and this is Caroline.

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This is Mr Hurst and Mr Darcy.

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And if I may present Mrs Bennet.

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Miss Jane Bennet.

268
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Miss Elizabeth Bennet.

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Kitty and Lydia.

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Oh, and this is Miss Mary Bennet.

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The most accomplished girl
in the whole neighbourhood.

272
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That is a great achievement,
to be sure.

273
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Study clearly trumps all other
considerations in your mind.

274
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What an example to us all.

275
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If I could be so bold
as to ask you for this dance.

276
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Oh, I'd be delighted.

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LIVELY MUSIC STARTS

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CLAPPING TO THE MUSIC

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WHOOPS AND SHOUTS

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There she is.

281
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You will not believe
the insufferable company

282
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that Mr Bingley keeps.

283
00:19:28,620 --> 00:19:29,900
What has happened?

284
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I overheard, quite accidentally,

285
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Mr Bingley talking to that
conceited gentleman

286
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leant against the wall there,

287
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a Mr Darcy.

288
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Who said of me,

289
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"She is tolerable but not
handsome enough to tempt me."

290
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Around we go!

291
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Excuse me.

292
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Miss Bennet.

293
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MARY GIGGLES

294
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I do not mean to intrude,
but it is very bad for your eyes

295
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to screw them up in such a fashion.

296
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Mr Sparrow.

297
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Perhaps I may be permitted to help
you find what you're looking for?

298
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I was looking for, er,

299
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my sisters!

300
00:20:23,460 --> 00:20:26,820
I am quite exhausted
from all the dancing.

301
00:20:26,820 --> 00:20:29,420
I just chose to sit this one out.

302
00:20:29,420 --> 00:20:30,780
That is a shame.

303
00:20:32,060 --> 00:20:34,380
I was going to ask if you'd do me
the honour

304
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of standing up with me
for the next dance?

305
00:20:36,940 --> 00:20:39,060
Actually, I am now feeling
much rested.

306
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And I would be delighted.

307
00:20:41,740 --> 00:20:43,500
Well, then, I thank you.

308
00:20:44,940 --> 00:20:46,100
Yes.

309
00:20:47,540 --> 00:20:50,340
Shall we remain here until the next
set is called? Of course.

310
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Exact... That's exactly
what I thought.

311
00:21:02,100 --> 00:21:03,820
How are your spectacles? Very well.

312
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Yes, I'm able to study for hours
without issue.

313
00:21:07,340 --> 00:21:09,220
I am delighted to hear that.

314
00:21:11,100 --> 00:21:12,540
It's my turn.

315
00:21:16,540 --> 00:21:19,020
Perhaps you could recommend
a book to me?

316
00:21:19,020 --> 00:21:20,860
What do you read
with such enjoyment?

317
00:21:23,540 --> 00:21:26,500
Oh, Mrs Catharine Macaulay
has written a wonderful account

318
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of British history,
it's a fascinating read.

319
00:21:28,940 --> 00:21:32,420
I will seek it out.
Are you a scholar, sir?

320
00:21:32,420 --> 00:21:36,140
I like to read,
but science rather than history.

321
00:21:36,140 --> 00:21:38,060
I have a plan to study medicine
in London.

322
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Barts or maybe Moorfields.

323
00:21:41,380 --> 00:21:43,220
What a noble ambition.

324
00:21:43,220 --> 00:21:45,140
But it is not a thing widely known.

325
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I have not mentioned it
to anyone before you.

326
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I shall speak of it to no-one.

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APPLAUSE

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CHEERING

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MUSIC BEGINS

330
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I am regretting visiting
the supper table so early.

331
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I should have had less
oyster patties.

332
00:23:09,740 --> 00:23:10,900
It's fewer.

333
00:23:12,180 --> 00:23:13,860
It's FEWER oyster patties.

334
00:23:17,340 --> 00:23:19,260
Here we go! Oh!

335
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HIGH TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS

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APPLAUSE

337
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Should you like a cold drink,
Miss Bennet?

338
00:24:04,860 --> 00:24:07,420
Ah, yes, that's an excellent idea.

339
00:24:07,420 --> 00:24:08,820
Thank you.

340
00:24:16,700 --> 00:24:18,660
MARY SIGHS

341
00:24:19,700 --> 00:24:22,180
It looks as though
you are enjoying yourself, Mary.

342
00:24:23,860 --> 00:24:27,220
Your partner is the young
John Sparrow, isn't he?

343
00:24:27,220 --> 00:24:28,900
Yes. The optician's son.

344
00:24:30,420 --> 00:24:33,140
And you have danced with him twice?

345
00:24:34,860 --> 00:24:37,140
Mary, you are very young

346
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and perhaps do not fully appreciate
how things are...understood.

347
00:24:42,100 --> 00:24:44,980
If you are to dance with him again
it will be remarked upon.

348
00:24:44,980 --> 00:24:47,300
Two dances in succession
suggests a liking.

349
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Three might imply something more.

350
00:24:54,140 --> 00:24:55,980
But I am very happy
dancing with him.

351
00:25:09,060 --> 00:25:12,860
I see that you have stood up twice
with the Sparrow boy.

352
00:25:12,860 --> 00:25:14,300
Yes, Mama.

353
00:25:15,820 --> 00:25:18,260
You will not dance with him again.

354
00:25:21,660 --> 00:25:24,300
But Mother,
he's been most attentive.

355
00:25:24,300 --> 00:25:26,420
He's quite the gentleman.

356
00:25:26,420 --> 00:25:29,460
Mary, his father owns a shop.

357
00:25:30,460 --> 00:25:31,900
Yes.

358
00:25:31,900 --> 00:25:33,540
With a bell.

359
00:25:36,700 --> 00:25:38,980
Mother, I have danced with him
twice.

360
00:25:38,980 --> 00:25:40,940
I have no wish to marry him.

361
00:25:40,940 --> 00:25:43,220
You may not object
to lowering yourself,

362
00:25:43,220 --> 00:25:46,860
but I will not have you ruin
your sisters' chances of a match.

363
00:26:09,900 --> 00:26:12,220
Would you care to dance again,
Miss Bennet?

364
00:26:12,220 --> 00:26:14,300
Once we have finished our ices.

365
00:26:15,580 --> 00:26:18,820
Mr Sparrow, I am afraid
that I shall...

366
00:26:20,700 --> 00:26:24,060
I shall not be able to stand up with
you again, this evening. Oh.

367
00:26:25,180 --> 00:26:26,900
But I thought...

368
00:26:26,900 --> 00:26:28,380
I thought...

369
00:26:29,940 --> 00:26:31,900
I hope I have not offended you.

370
00:26:31,900 --> 00:26:33,500
No, no, no. Not at all, sir.

371
00:26:33,500 --> 00:26:35,540
I have... Oh, I've, I've

372
00:26:35,540 --> 00:26:38,740
very much enjoyed dancing with you.

373
00:26:38,740 --> 00:26:40,260
It's...

374
00:26:41,780 --> 00:26:43,500
That is to say that...

375
00:26:45,260 --> 00:26:47,780
..my mother is concerned.

376
00:26:47,780 --> 00:26:49,500
Concerned?

377
00:26:49,500 --> 00:26:52,740
For my sisters and I.

378
00:26:52,740 --> 00:26:55,300
It's important that we make an, erm,

379
00:26:55,300 --> 00:26:57,700
appropriate, social,

380
00:26:57,700 --> 00:27:01,140
one might say, er, financially,

381
00:27:01,140 --> 00:27:03,900
well, a suitable match...

382
00:27:03,900 --> 00:27:07,020
Miss Bennet, there is
no need for an explanation.

383
00:27:07,020 --> 00:27:08,500
I shall not pursue the matter.

384
00:27:08,500 --> 00:27:11,940
I've enjoyed,
I've enjoyed my time with...

385
00:27:11,940 --> 00:27:13,500
Good evening to you.

386
00:27:15,420 --> 00:27:17,020
I'm sorry, I'm...

387
00:27:17,020 --> 00:27:18,100
..sorry.

388
00:27:25,260 --> 00:27:27,820
JAUNTY MUSIC PLAYS

389
00:27:30,180 --> 00:27:32,180
INDISTINCT CHATTER

390
00:27:48,780 --> 00:27:52,220
Jane stood up with him twice.

391
00:27:52,220 --> 00:27:54,980
I had little time for his friend.

392
00:27:54,980 --> 00:27:57,540
Please do not hold
that against Mr Bingley.

393
00:27:59,740 --> 00:28:03,020
I danced with two soldiers!
I'm not very good with faces,

394
00:28:03,020 --> 00:28:05,420
so I'm not sure how many times
I stood up with anyone.

395
00:28:05,420 --> 00:28:06,700
Hill!

396
00:28:06,700 --> 00:28:10,700
As my mother and sisters happily
dissected every moment of the ball,

397
00:28:10,700 --> 00:28:13,180
I felt a terrible sense of shame.

398
00:28:14,180 --> 00:28:17,420
I had caused hurt to a man whose
only crime was being kind to me.

399
00:28:21,220 --> 00:28:23,020
Who was I?

400
00:28:23,020 --> 00:28:27,060
A coward, who lacked the courage
to follow her own inclinations?

401
00:28:28,540 --> 00:28:31,780
It was time to find my own way.

402
00:28:31,780 --> 00:28:34,900
To look for a new version of myself

403
00:28:34,900 --> 00:28:37,260
as a serious-minded woman.

404
00:28:38,620 --> 00:28:42,500
From now on, knowledge
and reason would be my guide.

405
00:28:43,540 --> 00:28:45,260
No more ribbons,

406
00:28:45,260 --> 00:28:47,340
ballgowns or dance cards!

407
00:28:47,340 --> 00:28:49,140
The old Mary would be no more.

408
00:28:50,460 --> 00:28:54,340
I would transform
into the intellectual one.

409
00:28:54,340 --> 00:28:58,220
That was how I would stand out
as the other Bennet sister.