01x09 - Chapter 9

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I awoke early that morning,
a great thought pressing upon me.

I had made my decision.

I knew what I wanted...

..and today I would seize it.

Fortune favoured the brave...

..didn't it?

It's excellently cooked. Mm.

Mr Ryder,

I want to hear your thoughts on
the book I lent you.

Oh, I've made little progress.

What is it that you're reading?
You won't know it.

It is far too trivial
for her tastes.

Would you like the preserves,
Miss Bennet?

I recommend the strawberry.

Oh, thank you.
The marmalade is most excellent.

Mr Hayward, I am heartened to
see you out in public so soon

after your...disappointment
with Miss Baxter.

The whole situation was
so publicly played out.

I would have hidden
myself away for a year,

at least, with the
humiliation of it all.

You are brave.

MRS GARDINER: On the contrary.

Things can happen to
any of us, can't they?

Kippers, Miss Bingley.

Pass the coffee pot.

It's empty.

It's quite hard to imagine

that later today
we will see the sea. Mm.

I think I might be the first
in my family to climb a mountain.

I think you're right.

It will not disappoint,
Miss Bennet. I can assure you that.

It's extraordinary to think
that we'll be following

in Mr Wordsworth's steps,
that we'll stand where he stood.

SHE stood, actually.

It was his sister
that climbed Scafell.

And so our little party
has expanded.

Yes.

I know it is not
polite of me to say,

but I do not care much
for Miss Bingley.

Nor I.

I get the feeling

that at any moment she
might ask me to fetch her coat

or polish her shoes.

Well, you'd have to be in
possession of 10,000 a year

to win the good opinion
of Caroline Bingley.

Do you think money
is important, Miss Bennet?

You know, Lizzie used
to say that it was only

when she caught sight of Pemberley

that she realised how much
she loved Mr Darcy.

Erm... Six to one odds
on Slim And Sprightly

at the 4.20 in York next Tuesday.

On the flat? Yes.

Well, it's a shame
it isn't Newmarket,

but you must surely take the odds.

That I will, Miss Bennet.

And so must you. Yes.

Mr Hurst?

Oh, what a good idea.

Yeah.

Put some effort into it, Hayward.

You could do with loosening up.

That's it.

Tom, I wondered whether you
and I might find some time

to discuss this legal matter today.

Of course.

I'd be delighted! Come along.
The mountain will not wait.

Let's go.

It's rather marvellous.

Miss Bingley, steady on.

Steady on.

Miss Bennet.

Here.

Honeysuckle. Yes.

Very poisonous to dogs.
But not bears. Not bears.

Dogs and humans. Mm.

It's funny, although it's
called honeysuckle,

if you were to suckle
on the berries,

it would leave you quite sick.

Fascinating. I mean,
what I meant to say was thank you.

My pleasure.

Miss Bennet.

Oh. I picked this for you.

Primrose. The last two
primroses of the season.

One for you and one
for Miss Bingley.

Very thoughtful.

You must have a fact
about primroses, Miss Bennet.

Oh, ah! Ah, I shall have to think.

Erm... The first to eat
a primrose, they say,

will be the first to marry.

Could you imagine!

Silly!

Oh, they have hairy undersides.

I beg your pardon?

Primrose leaves.

I see.

Oh, there's also something
about fairies.

I probably should have
led...led with that.

Miss Bennet, you always make me
see the world in a new light.

Shall we?

Rather steep.

Gosh.

Sheep faeces. Glorious.

Thank you.

More, more.

I do hope the Hursts
are not finding it too taxing.

Mm, yes.

I offered Mrs Hurst my arm
when we forded the stream,

but she brushed me off
quite brusquely.

She obviously possesses
the same gentle charm as her sister.

MRS GARDINER: Look at this!

Isn't it marvellous?

It really, really is.

I think we'll have to accompany
the Hursts back down.

Really? Oh, they have
no wish to continue,

but, unfortunately, no recollection
of the path we walked to get here.

Well, can't they just
head downwards?

Well, the inn will be
peaceful this afternoon.

Everyone will be out.

Very good.

We shouldn't risk
the Hursts getting lost. No.

Are you happy
to continue without us, Mary?

Of course.

I want to hear all about
the view when you return.

And take good care of her,
won't you?

I will.

I'll race you down. You're on.

Well, there we are.
It's been revealed.

Onwards we go.

Thank you.

Mr Ryder, perhaps Miss Bingley

is in greater need of some
assistance. Wait for me.

GUIDE: That way lies
the Solway Firth and then Scotland.

And then beyond that?

Beyond that...

..is the sea.

What would your mother say...

..if she could see you now?

She would likely tell me
that the wind had ruined my hair.

The vastness of the landscape...

..almost overwhelming.

It is.

It reminds me how small
and insignificant we are.

How in the blink of an eye, we,

everything that we have created,
will be gone.

Do you think there's a lesson here,
Miss Bennet?

That during our short time on this
earth we should be brave?

Follow our hearts?

Perhaps there is.

Perhaps now would be a good time
to continue our conversation

from the boat yesterday.

Well, I...

Yes. Yes.

Though...

Though I spent so much of my time
absorbed in poetry,

when it comes to my own emotions...

Well...

..I do not always find it easy
knowing where to begin.

I'm the same. Yes.

Miss Bennet.

Mary.

I am most glad that
we were able to see this.

To be here together.

As am I.

You know that I've grown
so fond of you.

So fond of you
during our time together.

And I you, yes.

There is no-one I long
to talk to like I do you.

No-one.

No-one who makes me
feel more like me.

If that makes any sense at all.
It does, it does.

Yes, no, it absolutely does, yes.

I wondered if you might... Tom!

If... If I might?

Tom, I beg a word with you.

William, please give us a moment.

We're just in the middle
of a conversation.

Yes. I'm afraid I really must insist.

I'll be brief.

It is very important.

We will continue.

Now, Tom, we must discuss

my financial affairs.

You see...

Do you know what legal matter

Mr Ryder wished to speak to
Mr Hayward about so urgently?

Something to do with his aunt,
Lady Catherine de Bourgh.

That could not wait?

Evidently not.

Excuse us.

Business talk, I'm afraid.

And is the matter resolved?

Yes.

Yes, I'd say it is.

Sit.

Would you like an egg?

Ah! Now...

..where were we? Er...

What were you saying, Mr Hayward,
when Mr Ryder came over?

I'm sorry.

I cannot do this any more.

My circumstances have changed.

What has happened?

Please forgive me...

..Miss Bennet.

Mr Hayward?

Miss Bennet!

Shall we take in the views

and see what inspiration
Wordsworth can give us?

"I wandered lonely as a cloud

"That floats on high
o'er vales and hills,

"When all at once I saw a crowd,

"A host of golden daffodils.

"Beside the lake, beneath the trees,

"Fluttering and dancing
in the breeze.

"Continuous as the stars that shine

"And twinkle on the milky way,

"They stretched in never-ending line

"Along the margin of a bay."

I think that might be the inn.

It's moving.

Or a sheep.

How does Mr Hayward seem to you?
Is he quite all right?

Mr Hayward? I think so.

Mr Ryder, Mr Hayward - a word.

One moment. Now.

Mr Hayward.

..the whole terrain like this.

We need to make our way
down the mountain.

What? Why?

What has happened?
There's a storm coming in.

But we've only just arrived

and we need to rest
before heading back down.

Nevertheless, the storm is brewing.

We need to start
our descent immediately.

How does he know?

He says there's been
a change in the air.

I mean, I can't feel it.

Well, he can, and he is our guide.

So we should leave.

I was only saying that I could not
feel... Please,

let us gather our things up.

Hayward, I don't think we need
to leave immediately.

Earlier, it seemed as though a storm
was brewing and nothing happened.

Yes, and this guide is not
the sharpest fellow I've ever met,

so I say we stay here
a little longer.

He knows the skies and he knows
the area, Miss Bingley.

What do you think, Miss Bennet?

Can you imagine

what it would be like to experience
a storm from up here?

To watch it come in?

Yes, that would be quite
unforgettable.

And did Wordsworth himself

not tell us that no traveller
should grudge

a little inconvenience
to witness such a sight as a storm?

It is a privilege to witness such
a demonstration of nature's power.

I'm not sure what privilege there is
in being soaked to the skin.

A little rain is of
no concern to me.

Well, you are not the only
person here.

I think we should stay
a while longer

and I think we should experience
a storm just as Wordsworth did.

That is the spirit, Miss Bennet!

But our guide has told us
that we should leave.

Miss Bennet,
I appeal to your rational mind.

Right, I am leaving this minute
and I suggest you follow.

Or else I will inform the others

they have a rather long wait
for you.

MISS BINGLEY: Has he just left us?
I believe he has.

This is not like you at all. Oh!

Oh, it is I who has changed, is it?
Yes.

Oh, well, perhaps I'm...
I'm tired of my old character.

I wish to try a new one.
Well, I'm sorry to hear that.

I was fond of the old Mary.

I shall be sure to tell her that,

for she has wondered
many times today

what your true feelings were.

Sometimes in life
we must seize the moment

and we must...

..finish what we set out to do

without letting anything...
get in our way.

I am sorry to have disappointed you.

"There was a roaring
in the wind all night.

"The rain came heavy
and fell in floods."

Quite extraordinary.

I think perhaps now we should go.
Magnificent!

Nevertheless, I think we should
head back. Miss Bingley? Ha-ha!

Is this not the most
extraordinary site
you've ever laid eyes upon?
Ahh! We need to move quickly.

Come on. We can head down now.

What it is to be alive, eh?

I'm sorry.

Please stay close.

I told Mrs Gardiner
I would look after you.

I intend to keep my word.

Very slippery. Tread carefully.

I'll go on ahead
and find the safest way down.

Hayward, don't worry.
I know the route.

Mr Ryder!

Mr Ryder!

Miss Bennet!

Miss Bennet!

Miss Bigley? Help me!

Can you move? No, I don't think so.

Please go and get help.

I do not know where Ryder
or Hayward are.

Here, let me.

Ahh! Be careful!

Be careful! I'm trying, I'm trying!

I've got you. It's out.

Put your arm around me.
Oh, thank God.

I cannot feel my foot.

Don't walk on the stones -
they're slippery.

Miss Bennet!

Miss Bennet!

Miss Bingley!

Miss Bing...
She fell. She fell, she's hurt.

I can help. I've got her.

Do you know how I would feel if
anything were to happen to you?

Oh, it hurts.

Hold on, Miss Bingley.

They're taking too long.
Do you think something's happened?

I'm sure they're fine.
I should go and look for them.

Here they are.

I'm so sorry, I lost you all
on the way down.

Miss Bingley is badly hurt.
We must get her inside.

We've had to carry her
down the mountain.

Oh, Mary!

Mary!

Miss Bennet... Get her inside.

Miss Bennet.

Let me, let me.

Hurry! You're OK, Miss Bennet.

You're OK.

Thank you.

What did the doctor say?

Any change?

Not as yet.

You should get some rest, Tom.

Mary?

Mary? Are you awake?

Tom!

Tom! Is she awake? I think so.

Let me fetch the doctor. Shh!

Lie back.

She's doing well.
She's going to make a full recovery!

Thank you.

Thank you. And so it was that
Mr Hayward left the Lakes.

A trip that had promised so much...

..had delivered very little.

He didn't return to London.

I did not know

when I would see him again.