"Swords aligned..." "Start!" "For me, the match is closed." "For me, this duel is closed, the match starts now." "Subs and sync by Anthea." "Hence the knowledge of nature may be divided... into the history of generations, the history of pretergenerations..." "Mother, the ribbon, please..." "Ask Elizabeth!" "Oh, Elizabeth." "Mama says you have to sew it!" "I don't have time, sorry." "Come, I'll do it." "There is no need because this is mine, the stained one is yours..." "Mama it's the second time..." "That's not true." "Stop arguing girls, we are almost late." "Here we are mama." "Ah." "Hence the knowledge of nature may be divided... into the history of generations, the history of pretergen..." "Good evening." "Are they ready, Mr. Bennet?" "Well, I think not yet, dear Charlotte..." "But, if you have the courage to go up, maybe they will decide to come down." "Maybe it's the best thing to do." "Oh dear, I thought I heard the carriage." " Good evening ma'am." "Good evening, let me look at you..." "You were very kind to come and take us." "Can you imagine if we had to go to Netherfield on foot, because our horses are always needed at the farm, right Bennet?" "Charlotte was going to go upstairs." "Please tell them to come down, otherwise we'll arrive when the other girls will have already filled the carnet." "Please no!" "Elizabeth?" "She can't help herself, she wants to see the girls' dresses, what a curious girl." "If their dresses are like yours, they'll be the most beautiful girls at the party, even if, damn it, a little bit uncomfortable." "Oh dear, you know, I also was beautiful, but now I know I'm nothing extraordinary..." "Yes, I'm still a beautiful woman." "Ai!" " Keep calm." "But when a woman has 4 young daughters she has to give up thinking about her charm." "Listen, if that's the case, it's rare she has to worry about that." "Do you think so?" "Hm, I hope at least one of our daughters will be appreciated by our neighbour." "Ooh, a rich unmarried man, providence cares about me, 4 or 5 thousand pounds per year, in the castle of Netherfield." "Oh, what an opportunity!" "Look, I'm sure Mr Bingley doesn't want to marry at all, people says he rented the castle just to go hunting with friends." "So why would he organise this party?" "I'm telling you he's looking for a wife, and if you just help me, by becoming his friend..." "No, it's better not." "I couldn't really advise anyone marrying one of our daughters." "Maybe Elizabeth, but the others..." "Look, Elizabeth is not better than the other girls." "She's not as beautiful as Jenny, and she is not as likeable as Lydia or as elegant as Mary." "But you always think of her better maybe because she was born first." "You're so annoying!" "Come on girls, come on." "Maybe you're right, but none of them is special." "They are all very silly and ignorant." "Elizabeth is the only one smart and she is not annoying as her sisters." "Bennet, how can you speak like this about your own creatures?" "Do you really enjoy teasing me while I'm anguished?" "Don't you have mercy for my poor nerves?" "You are wrong my dear, I respect them very much, since they are my best friends, your nerves stayed with us for 25 years, never abandoning us." "You don't know how much I suffer." "Let's hope you'll get better soon, so to help your daughters to find some brilliant young man." "Dear, don't pretend to be interested in your daughters future, since you consider them stupid and ignorant..." "Bennet look how beautiful they are;" "girls get in line to be admired..." "You, let down that petticoat..." "Mary, who did that bow?" "Stand up straight!" "Our mother seems like a general just before a battle..." "You should lose weight Charlotte." "Well, my mother thinks I'm too slim." " Well, if she says so..." "Let's go girls!" "You know that to be early is of provincials, but to be late means to be boors." "Let's hope he has invited officiers too." "Sure, otherwise what kind of party would that be?" "You'll get wrinkled my dear." "Charlotte, are your father and mother coming?" "Yes ma'am, they'll come later, I'll send the carriage back for them." "Good, it would be such a pity for Mrs Lucas not to come this evening." "Good night father." " Good night dear." "Good night father." " Good night." "Good night father." " Good night." "Good night father." " Good night." "They say he has a childhood friend who is always with him." "They came together from London." "Well, mother will be happy to know that, two single men, two hopes." "Bennet, think of me tonight." "I really need it." "Don't be afraid my dear, every time you are about to speak, be quiet, and I'll be there." "Good night father." " Good night." "If it's God's will..." "Hence the knowledge of nature may be divided into the history of generation, the history of pretergenerations, the history of regenerations." "May I, Miss Bennet?" "Shameless girls, they don't leave him alone, not even for one dance." "But this is the second time he is dancing with Jenny." "Do you think he is pleasant, that Bingley?" "Yes, but he'll be more if he'll continue to organize parties like this one." "And if all the girls won't be in love with him." "He is beautiful no doubt." "And he has such a posture..." "It's clear he spent his life in London." "What a charming smile..." "If only I was younger..." "He smiles like the king passing through people on a carriage." "Lucky your daughter, he invited her for the first dance." "Yes, but he seems more pleased with the following dances..." "You mean my Jane?" " Yes." "Oh yes, he seems so pleased to dance with her." "Miss Bennet, now that I know you, I have one reason more to be happy for buying this place." " You are very kind Mr Bingley." "And you smile in a lovely way." "Have you met my sister?" " Yes, a moment ago, she's nice." "We will stay here for the whole winter," "I hope you two will become good friends." " I hope that, too." "Oh, I'm so so sorry." " Okay, but be careful next time." "Captain." "Enough." "How rude, who does he think he is?" "If it wasn't for the colonel, I would have told him..." "Mr Darcy, patience, you know, dancing..." "Yes, dancing makes men so ridiculous." "Lizzy?" " Yes?" "Lizzy dear, he was so kind." "Who?" " Mr. Bingley." "You know, he is absolutely how I always thought a gentleman must be." "He is kind but nice, fair but pleasant." "And don't forget, he is also beautiful." "No, it's not that, he speaks politely." "When he invited me for the second time I did not see that coming." "There is nothing surprising, he probably noticed that you are so much prettier than any other girl here." "Just a blind man couldn't see that." " His sister is nice too, right?" "I don't think so..." "You are extraordinary Jenny." "You always think well of everyone." "You think everyone is good, perfect." " I am always sincere, you know that." "That's what is extraordinary, the fact that you think well of everyone." "You mean I am silly, right?" " No, I mean you are adorable, but you need to be careful because it's too easy to make you suffer." "Oh Lizzy, I envy your common sense." "And I envy your optimism." "That young man, who's speaking with your husband, he never dances." "It's not kind of him, he must see that there are more ladies than men." "My Charlotte is sitting there from two dances already." "But your husband doesn't understand such things, it's not time for having a conversation." " He doesn't notice such things." "And he has just met him." "He is noble, and they say he has a 10.000 thousand income per year." "It may be but neither of the two things have taught him good manner." "Does he live at the castle?" "Yes, he is a really good friend of Mr Bingley." "Fortunately they don't have anything in common." "I want to see something..." "excuse me." "You possess a palace in the city, I can imagine." "I also thought of living in London some time ago, and I appreciate staying with the high society, but unfortunately city's air is not good for my wife, so..." "Mr. Lucas, you are such a chatterer, just leave the young ones to enjoy." " Mrs. Bennet, do you know Mr. Darcy?" "Nice to meet you." "Don't you think dance is one of the best activities for young people?" "I think it's one of humanity's best conquests." "Sure, even though it's a common practice between uncivilised people:" "Every savage know how to dance." "Ah, do you prefer conversation?" " Yes, but not with everyone." "Carol, Carol, I asked her to stay here with us at the castle for one day." "Oh, it's a wonderful idea," "I will not be alone anymore when you two will go hunting." "You know, I hate city's social conversations but I don't even appreciate being alone." "Then come, at the Bennet's you never get bored." "I'm sure you'll be a good neighbour." "Ideal..." "let's say useful." " Or better, let's say humble." "Unbelievable, those 10.000 thousand pounds were all spent for his arrogance." "I bet I can guess what you are thinking." "What?" "That my brother should not have bought this castle in the countryside." "Well, hunting will be a consolation." "Maybe, but you are thinking how distressing it will be, passing more evenings like this." "Oh, I absolutely agree with you, I have never been so bored." "How dull, noisy and full of themselves are those provincial people," "I would love to hear what you think about them." "Oh, you'll know..." "Without anything else to do it will be a good activity." "Mother?" "Captain Carter wants to make your acquaintance." "Very pleased Captain," "I saw you dancing with my Lydia and I admired your style very much." "Ah... men in uniforms." " You are too kind ma'am." "You know, the Captain is staying at Meryton, and he often goes to aunt Gardner's house." "Well, this means we will often see each other, Captain ...?" "Yes ma'am, Captain Cartner." " Cartner." "Cartner." "Beautiful name, Cartner." "We go to Maryton every Thursday." " I'll escort your carriage Mrs. Bennet." "Good, someone will get mad." "May I, Miss?" " Yes Colonel." "Nice party right?" "Come and dance with us," "I can't stand to see you all alone and sulky." "Oh please, you know I don't love dancing." "And is all so unbearable, your sister is always busy and the other women..." " You are too demanding," "I swear I have never saw so many nice women all together." "Many of them are very nice." "Ah, you choose the only beautiful one." "Oh yes, she is the most beautiful girl I have even seen;" "but her sister is also very nice." "Yes, she is acceptable, but not beautiful enough to tempt me." "And right now I am not in the mood to be concerned with girls, who are of no interest to any other man." "You'll better go to your girl, you are wasting your time with me." "Don't worry, I don't need any advice in such matters." "Excuse me." " Yes Miss." "Oh, keep calm, they are watching us." "He said "acceptable"." "Oh, who cares, he is so unpleasant that it's better this way." "I surely don't want him to like me." "I'm just sorry none else heard him, they would have known how boor he is." "Oh no, you are wrong, given his title and his money, they will certainly think he has the right to be proud." "And I'm sure he is the first to think that he has to be pretentious." "You know, Miss Bennet, in London I heard so many stupidities about the province." "They were all foolishness." "He is unable to judge for now, soon he will regret his London." "I don't think so, especially if he will keep her promise to become of her sister, you'll see." "I'm starting to think it will be a wonderful winter." "Miss Elizabeth, don't you want to dance?" "Mr Darcy, may I suggest you to dance with her?" "She is a perfect dancer." "Oh sir, I absolutely don't want to dance." "Please, don't think I'm in search for a partner." "Please, now I'm the one begging." "Oh, you are so kind, but I'm too tired." "Thanks Sir Lucas." "It was an... acceptable party, right?" "May I Colonel?" " Yes, ma'am." "I bet I'll guess once again?" " I doubt it." "Don't you want to say goodnight to everyone?" "Actually I was thinking about two beautiful eyes, on a pretty woman's face." "Are you Charles Bingley?" "Yes, I hope you didn't have to wait too long." "I hope I'm not disturbing." " Would you please go to the library?" "There was a party before." " I know." "Please." " Thanks." "I'm all ears." "A cigar?" " No thanks." "I must confess your kindness bothers me." "Usually people are not kind with strangers." "Furthermore not at this hour." "Anyway I must..." "I must speak to you, but I waited for your guests to go." "My kindness, as you say, it's a duty of every good host." "And regarding you being a stranger, if not considering the uniform you wear, it would have been enough the fact that you consider yourself David Darcy's friend." "Ah, is Mr Darcy so important to you, then?" "Mr Darcy is my best friend, and his friends are mine, too." "Hm, I don't think this is the case." "Friendship sometimes..." "deceives you." "And who can say, if you are more a victim of some kind of spell, than a true friend for him?" "I doubt it." "Really, don't you want a cigar?" " I don't smoke, thanks." "Don't tell me that you don't drink either, otherwise I must change my ideas on military man." "Is this what people think about us?" "Well, popular imagination thinks of a warrior in so many different ways." "But never things of a not-drinking warrior." "Haha, if it's so, I'll accept it so not to disappoint popular imagination." "Do you know what you are thinking right now, Mr Bingley?" "Tell me." "My relationship with David Darcy, right?" "You clearly made me understand..." " That our ties are not of friendship." "And I'm pleased that our conversation pointed that out in such a banal way, sparing me long and boring explanations." "No, I'm not a friend of Darcy, Mr Bingley, even though fate brought out lives together, in such a way that we could not ignore each other anymore." "And it's not referring to him that I came here..." "I wouldn't use that name neither to save myself from a death sentence." "May I have more cognac?" " Help yourself." "I can now understand why you wanted Darcy not knowing about this meeting, but I still can't understand why you came to see me." "Your request is more than legitimate, Mr Bingley, more than legitimate." "...if just mine was legitimate too." " So you have to ask me something?" "500 pounds Mr Bingley." "Do you want some cognac?" "Never paid that much for a cognac." "And can't you offer me anything else?" "Sure, what do you prefer?" "The pathetic history of a man who had always defended himself, or the drama of an inheritance swept by a smart friend?" "Or the tragedy of an officer who must pay a gambling debt in less than 24 hours?" "The truth." " The truth." "It's a 500 pound truth that you want..." "It's very expensive, I know." "But I trust in this fascinating drink to bury what remains of my dignity and of my uniform." "So prosit..." "let's make a toast to the death of a warrior?" "Whatever your problem and the reasons why you came to me," "I will gladly help an officer of his majesty, and I think we don't have to say anything to Darcy about this." "You are very kind Mr Bingley, but I would have come dressed like a tramp just to not use the power of my uniform... if I also could have not used Darcy's name." "It's true I have only 24 hours for my debt, but it's not this trivial issue which bothers me," "but it's also true that David Darcy is my debtor, but some unfortunate circumstances prevented me to go directly to him," "and this fact, yes Mr Bingley, deeply humiliates me." "Between Darcy and me..." "I just wanted to know the truth, and what you said to me is worth more than 500 pounds." "Don't tell me more, I don't want interests." "One day you'll know everything Bingley, and that day I will feel relaxed." "Before that day you will already have returned me the money, so you can feel relaxed from now." "Thanks, surely as soon as I can..." " Sure." "Oh, and there is one more thing..." "Even though you want to ignore my relationship with Darcy," "I must ask you not to speak with him about this." "I agree." "He could reprimand me for doing what he has to do." "Indeed, and I can't permit this." "Jenny, Jenny!" " Lizzy!" "I wanted to come sooner." "You didn't have to, now we are both wet." "Oh I don't mind, I'll go to bed as soon as I go home, but how can you go at the castle like this?" "Maybe I should give up, I must seem miserable." "Oh no, the castle is not far and Miss Bingley could probably lend you a dress." "Come on, let's go." " No, they invited you." "I go back home." " Are you crazy?" "Come with me, I don't have the courage to go alone." "Lizzy, look!" "It seems like a dream." " It is." "Come on, let's go or you'll get ill." "No Charles, it's not just father's fault if our library is so modest." "You did nothing to expand it!" "Truth is, even though it's modest, it's still more than what I read." "What a magnificent library you have in Pemberley." "It's the result of many generations." "But you had an important role in it, and you always buy new books." "I can't understand how one can neglect a family's library." "I'm sure you don't neglect anything which can make your house prettier." "Charles, when you'll buy your house," "I would like it to be at least half beautiful as Pemberley." "Yes, actually I'll buy Pemberley if possible." "But I'm speaking of possible things." "Carol, I think it's easier to buy Darcy's house than try to imitate it." "Miss Bennet." "Oh you are all wet." "I'm very sorry, we didn't send a carriage." "Miss Jenny you are totally drenched." "Oh no, it's nothing." " I hope you won't get a cold." "Charles, Miss Elizabeth is in the same situation." "Unfortunately I couldn't save her from the storm." "A cup of tea will be helpful." " Thanks." "Carol, take them upstairs, they must change." " Surely." "Actually I must go, they are waiting for me at home and..." "Oh please, stay, since the storm took here two Bennets instead of one." "Stay, please." "You are very kind, as always, but like this I'm not even acceptable." "Nonsense." "We'll send someone to your house." "To take some clothes." "Come, I'll show you the way." "Lovely." "Yes... two lovely provincial girls." "Oh, how boring, I can't even go to aunt Gardner's house." "Which is near to the garrison." "When it's going to stop raining?" "Oh stop saying silly things, this is good luck." "Oh Bennet, today I'm not going to complain about the carriage." "Good, so I don't have to tell you again that our modest condition doesn't permit us neither to buy other horses, nor to not use the two we have on the field, just to take your daughters to uncertain and hypothetical husbands." "Whatever you say, my dear, I'm in a good mood this morning." "This rain makes me so happy." "Since when do you care about the harvest?" "Ah, this rain is good for a certain seeding, dear Bennet." "Are you capable of influencing Jupiter, too?" "In that case I would ask you to tell him to stop the rain, because I must go out." "My credit was to make Jenny go while it was starting to rain." "I have never heard you to be proud of your nonsense." "Nonsense?" "Listen, if you are the owner of a castle and you have a guest totally wet, would you have the courage to send her away after a few hours?" "You certainly would, but not Bingley, who cares about our Jenny so much, that he would let her stay at the castle for a week." "Okay, so if your daughter will get cold, if she will die, we'll at least comfort ourselves, knowing that she was able to "hunt" Mr Bingley as you wished." "Oh, people don't die for a cold, you sneeze at the most, and I'm sure they'll take care of her." "Until she's at the castle, we can keep calm, my dear." "And Elizabeth went after her with the umbrella." "They'll both get wet." "Lassa malassa Michelei." " What?" "I want the carriage for tomorrow," "I must go there to take care of my daughters." "Elizabeth, I don't want them to think that I'm just pretending." "Oh please, you heard the doctor!" "And you can't pretend having fever." "Take this." "Oh, they were so kind..." "You know, instead of asking about Dr. Jones," "Mr Bingley wanted to call a city doctor." "He thinks that in the countryside there are no good doctors." "Yes, yes, I noticed all Mr Bingley's attentions." "Do you think fever will wither me?" "Oh, didn't you heard what he said?" ""Fever makes you more beautiful, Miss Jenny."" "If so, I would love to have fever every day!" "Your sister must be happy receiving your letter." "Please tell her that I want to see her." "I have already told her, as you asked me." "You are very fast at writing." "You are wrong, I do it slowly." "I wonder how many letters you do write in a whole year." "Business letters, I imagine." "Oh, I wouldn't be able to do it." "Then it's fortunate that it's not up to you to do that." "Tell your sister that I'm very proud of her harp's progress, and that..." "Please, wait until the next letter, there is no more space in this one." "Carol, you should go to Jenny to see how she is feeling." "But I was there a while ago, she feels well." "Her sister bundled her up as she had pneumonia." "I don't know how I prevented myself from laughing." "I think they love each other very much, there is nothing to laugh about." "Oh please, to run that way in the countryside with such a weather, and come here totally unpresentable." "And the petticoat..." "I hope you saw it." "Miss Elizabeth's petticoat's hem was all covered in mud." "Maybe you're right, but I don't really care," "Miss Jenny was especially charming this morning." "Darcy, you probably saw Miss Elizabeth," "I don't think you'd appreciate that behaviour in your sister." "Oh, not at all." "Anyway, come on, Jenny was awaited here so she had to come, but the sister... to run alone for 2, or 3, or 4 miles, or whatever..." "How could she expect to come here without being awaited in such a condition." "No no, for me that's a provincial behaviour." "It seems to me... that you are too severe Carol." "I bet Darcy agrees with me." "Plus, he probably doesn't admire those beauty eyes anymore." "Not at all." "The running made her eyes look more sparkling." "Well, if I may speak frankly, the Bennet girls are good girls, and I wish them to get married well with all my heart." "But with such parents and relations, I don't think there is much hope." "I think they have an uncle in Meryton, a gentleman." "Oh no, oh working man, an attorney, and they also have a magistrate relation who lives in Lipsyde." "Even if they had thousands of uncles, all magistrates, they couldn't be lovelier." "But you have to admit that this affects their possibilities to marry a man, belonging to the high society." "Excuse me." " Oh Miss Jenny." "How is your sister?" "We are so worried for her." "I was hoping she felt better, but she is still exhausted." "I gave her medicines and I hope she'll be able to sleep." "I told the governess to stay with her." "Oh we don't want to bother you, I could stay with her..." "Actually I just came here to take a book, if I may, and then I'll go back to her." "May I help you choosing it?" "Or do you prefer to do it on your own?" "Yes please, choose one for me." "It's interesting to find out something about your character." "And why?" "Because mine is common enough, and yours must be a rare one." "At least here..." "I don't know about London." "I didn't know you were interested in characters, it's a pleasant intellectual occupation." "Useful to separate insincere people from sincere ones, the humble from the presumptuous." "No doubt, also because the countryside must be a perfect observation field." "Why?" " Because, don't feel offended, but having less distractions and relations, makes people lonely, and also original." "You mean eccentric?" " In a way, yes, too." "And a bit crazy?" " No, I didn't mean that." "Oh, that's a pity..." "I love crazy people." "Really?" "And you hate good sense?" "When it's all that matters, yes, common sense must be used as an instrument when it's needed, but it doesn't have to enslave our intelligence and our imagination." "You are very persuasive, Miss Bennet." "But not enough to make you change your mind, right?" "I must admit it, you are right." "So here is my choice." "Castle of Indolence by Jim Thomson." "It's about a magician, who attracts people at his castle, making them believe, that they'll live a wonderful life there." "Only a magician could cheat that way." "Do you think I'm not well educated Mr Darcy?" "Every good family girl is educated nowadays." "Every?" " Yes, they know how to lacquer a table, to cover a screen, to make net bags, and they think this means to be educated." "Actually I can say I know only 5 or 6 girls who really are well educated." "So your concept of "well educated"" "must consist of extraordinary qualities, right?" "Indeed." "In that case, I'm not surprised you know only 5 or 6 of them." "Actually I'm amazed you know so many." "You are so severe toward women to doubt the existence of such women?" "I have never known anyone like that, but if it's true that you know at least one like that, why don't you marry her?" "Miss Bennet, do you want to dance?" "I asked you if you want to dance." "Yes I heard you, but I wasn't able to answer immediately..." "I know you wanted me to say yes so to take revenge on me for our first encounter, and so I have decided to say no, I would not dance with you, and now you can despise me, if you want, good night." "No, really." "That's not what I want." "Good night to all." " Good night." "Wish your sister best." " Thank you." "She is the kind of woman who tries to prove her worth despising the other women, and this actually works with many men..." "Yes, but it's a miserable strategy, I think." "Oh sure, every strategy that a woman employs in order to be liked by a man, is miserable..." "Also the speaking ill of probable opponents." "Yes, understood, and sometimes the slyness is so clear, like in the case of their mother." "You'll see Darcy, that the good lady will honour us with a visit, and she will certainly start describing her daughters' qualities." "Or she'll tell us Lydia is capable of making pancakes or about that young man who fell in love with Jenny and wrote a poem for her when she was only 15 years old." " Do you know that story too?" "Last Thursday she told me the story in a few seconds." "She would be a lovely mother in law, Mrs. Bennet, don't you agree Mr. Darcy?"