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04:00Thank you, thank you, my dear.
04:02I know my demeanour may not suggest it, but I hope that I'm still capable of untying a warbun.
04:07If you will forgive me, I really must get back to my father.
04:14Dinah will see you to your room.
04:16If you don't mind, I would like to see Fuller now, if I may.
04:19Very well, you may look in on him, Mr. Lidderdale, our surgeon will not want my father disturbed for long.
04:28Mr. Lidderdale, Mr. Lidderdale, we have a visitor.
04:40Mr. Lidderdale, we have a visitor, Miss Cassandra Austin, a dear family friend. She will not linger long.
05:02Mr. Lidderdale, Mr. Lidderdale, Mr. Lidderdale, it's Miss Hostin.
05:07How is he?
05:09Much the same, Miss Farrell. He's been in and out of sleep. I've given him something for the pain. He should rest better now.
05:17Fuller. It's Cassandra. Cassandra Austen.
05:37Cassie.
05:42Oh, my apologies. I cannot greet you as befits you.
05:47Worry not. Isabella has served you well. And I am here now to assist her.
05:56Good. Isabella. Papa.
06:01Will you send this sergeant away? I have no more need of him.
06:07Then I shall take my leave for now. Try to rest, Reverend Fowle.
06:12Rest? Where I'm going, I'll get plenty of rest.
06:16I will show you out, Mr. Lidderdale.
06:21There is no need, Miss Fowle. I insist.
06:24Cassie. Now you're here, you must do something for me. You promised me.
06:43What? Isabella. You must live with her sisters. You promised me.
06:55No, worry not. There is no greater comfort in this world than a sister.
07:04Come now, Miss. The master needs rest. I'll show you to your room.
07:11I'll return tomorrow, Miss Fowle. But if your father worsens in the night, you must send for me.
07:19I will. Thank you. How long? Until...
07:34Death, like birth, dictates its own cause. But it should not be much longer, is it that now?
07:52Miss Fowle.
07:55Till tomorrow, Mr. Lidderdale.
08:04If you'd let Miss Isabella know you were coming, ma'am, we'd have prepared a more welcoming room.
08:18My weary bones will rest wherever they are put, Dinah.
08:22Toh indicis is with her.
08:24I'm six months ahead with me.
08:26You're now.
08:27Good.
08:28Bye.
08:30I can never do anything after I leave.
08:32We met her for sure to change the judgement.
08:35But she's a good choice here.
08:36She's a good choice, Miss Fowle.
08:37She's a good choice.
08:39She's conspressed, Miss Fowle, and I'll try.
08:42She's a good choice.
08:44She wants to fight.
08:45She's a good choice.
08:47She's a good choice when she's a good choice.
09:20Can I help you, ma'am?
09:38Oh, Tyna, I'm sorry. I quite lost my bearings for a moment.
09:45Were you looking for something in particular, ma'am?
09:47Do you know, I can't remember why I came out in the first place.
09:53I must be tired in this, ma'am.
09:56Let's get back to bed. You're down at the other end, remember?
09:58Bye.
10:28Oh, Isabella. I am so sorry.
10:43The end was peaceful. At least.
10:54If you'll excuse me, I have the arrangements to make.
10:58Of course.
10:58If there's anything I could do.
11:03I'm so sorry.
11:33I'm surprised your sisters could not stay longer.
11:59Surely it would have been the ideal opportunity for the three of you to converse, would it not?
12:07Isabella?
12:11It appears my sister Beth has more important business elsewhere.
12:23I for one am grateful we women were not allowed to stand by the graveside.
12:28Our grief laid bare for water witness.
12:34Miss Vow, my heartfelt condolences.
12:38Thank you, Mr. Dundas.
12:41May I introduce my aunt, Mary Austin, and our dear friend, Miss Cassandra Austin.
12:46Mr. Dundas is to be Kintpre's new vicar.
12:49A position I am deeply honoured to fill.
12:53Austin, are you perhaps some relation to Miss Jane Austin, the great lady novelist?
12:59I am delighted to say I am.
13:02She is, was my sister and my sister-in-law.
13:08I am her greatest admirer.
13:12You cannot imagine my despair when she was taken from us so early.
13:16Then allow me to say how sorry I am for your great personal loss.
13:21Most kind.
13:22Most kind.
13:23I have read all her works.
13:25What is the one with the clergyman?
13:29They all have her.
13:30Mansfield House.
13:31That's the one.
13:32That's my favourite of all.
13:35The thing about your sister, Miss Austin, and sadly so few people seem to grasp this,
13:40is that her understanding of people of a certain milieu was so profound as to be almost unique.
13:46That is indeed true.
13:48It strikes me as a great shame there's not been more public acknowledgement of her genius.
13:53In my view, she warrants a substantial biography, one perhaps where we might discover the real Jane Austin.
14:01Everything one needs to know about Jane Austin is to be found within the pages of her novels.
14:07There is nothing more.
14:09Oh, come, Cassandra.
14:11You know that is most certainly not true.
14:13My sister-in-law exaggerates somewhat.
14:15There is nothing more to learn.
14:17If you say so, my dear.
14:19If you'll excuse me, I must prepare my father's study for the reading of his will.
14:24Before you go, Miss Fowle, I wish to inform you that my wife and I will be taking up residence in the vicarage in a fortnight.
14:35A fortnight?
14:36I trust it will be more than enough time to make arrangements for the removals?
14:40No.
14:41It...
14:42That's too soon.
14:43The retiring family are always granted two months, Mr. Dundas.
14:48That's the custom.
14:50As old as the church.
14:52That would be appropriate in the case of a family, Miss Austin.
14:55But there's no family in this instance, only my own.
14:58And my wife is due to give birth to our fourth child within the month.
15:02It's only right she should be settled first.
15:05And besides, I'm keen to get on and do my best for the parish.
15:10I fear Isabella will need some assistance with the removals.
15:29She will be completely at sea if left to her own devices.
15:34Well, I am happy to stay for as long as she needs me.
15:38Well, that is a weight from my mind.
15:44I mean, I can supervise, of course, but I have other family commitments which take up a great deal of my time.
15:49You, on the other hand...
15:52Do not.
15:55Oh, that Mr. Dundas.
15:58He was quite insufferable.
16:02His remarks did make me ponder, perhaps...
16:05There is a biography to be written.
16:08About Jane?
16:10Not just Jane, but my late husband, James Austin, too.
16:16He was a gifted writer himself, as well you know.
16:19Jane's writing would be a part of it, of course.
16:22But who would pen this great opus, Mary, now that both the Austin writers have departed this earth?
16:29I mean, my son, James Edward, springs to mind.
16:34He seems to have inherited his father's great gift.
16:36I must instruct Isabella not to remove any of my sister's private correspondence.
16:43I would take care of that.
16:45There's sure to be letters in Eliza's room that will cast up all manner of treasure.
16:49After all, Jane and Eliza corresponded vigorously.
16:56As did you and Eliza, if I recall.
16:59Surely you do not intend to do this now, my dear.
17:03But after all, the day has been trying enough.
17:06That is true.
17:07That is true.
17:08Yes, it's been something of an ordeal.
17:13I will return refreshed and tackle Eliza's correspondence tomorrow.
17:17How is Miss Isabella now, Dinah?
17:18She's gone for a walk, ma'am.
17:19Says the fresh-year-old her kid.
17:20She did not attend her father's will reading, then?
17:21It's men's business, ma'am.
17:22Or so they say.
17:23It's men's business, ma'am.
17:24Or so they say.
17:25It's men's business, ma'am.
17:26It's men's business, ma'am.
17:27Or so they say.
17:29How is Miss Isabella now, Dinah?
17:31She's gone for a walk, ma'am.
17:32Says the fresh-year-old her kid.
17:33She did not attend her father's will reading, then?
17:34It's men's business, ma'am.
17:35Or so they say.
17:36It's men's business, ma'am.
17:37Says the fresh-year-old her kid.
17:38She did not attend her father's will reading, then?
17:41It's men's business, ma'am.
17:43Or so they say.
18:06They say.
20:06Jane.
21:16As ever, Cassie is the calm of the heart of us all, but I know she cannot wait to see Fuller's brother, Tom.
21:28You look radiant, Cassie.
21:34Here he comes.
21:36Gosh, Jane.
21:38My dear Cassie, may I beg your indulgence and request to speak alone with you?
21:52Alone? Tom Fowle? What conversation could be so important it requires a private assignation?
21:58Well...
22:00Pay my sister no heed, Tom.
22:02She sees drama in every encounter.
22:04My dear Cassie...
22:14My dear Cassie...
22:28You...
22:32You know what I'm about to say.
22:33Do I?
22:34Do I?
22:35You must.
22:37Well...
22:39Even so, I'd dearly love to hear you say it.
22:43Well...
22:44I will do my utmost to find the words.
22:47I will do my utmost to find the words.
22:51Cassandra Austin.
22:53I have loved you since...
22:57Since...
22:59Since...
23:00Well...
23:01I...
23:02I...
23:03I...
23:04I cannot quite remember.
23:05But...
23:06Um...
23:07But you are...
23:09The only woman I...
23:11I could...
23:12I can...
23:14Ever...
23:15Um...
23:16Contemplate...
23:18Sharing my life with.
23:22So help it.
23:23Yes.
23:24Yes, yes, yes.
23:26Finally.
23:28I told you he would.
23:29You did.
23:30I'm always correct in these matters.
23:31You are.
23:32Well, you said yes, of course.
23:33I said yes.
23:34Yes.
23:35As much as I delight in your rejoicing, I cannot breathe.
23:36No.
23:37Cassie...
23:38You are abandoning me to our parents.
23:40You.
23:41My own sister.
23:42Yes.
23:43Yes.
23:44Yes.
23:45Yes.
23:46Yes.
23:47Yes.
23:48Yes.
23:49Yes.
23:50Yes.
23:51Yes.
23:52Yes.
23:53Yes.
23:54Yes.
23:55Yes.
23:56What is to become of me?
23:57I'm hardly going far.
23:59I'll be here in Berkshire and you'll be in the next little county.
24:02You'll see just as much of me.
24:03You say that now, but won't you have a husband and children?
24:06No, Jane.
24:07She's teasing you, dearest.
24:12We'll be sisters.
24:14The three of us.
24:15Four?
24:16Eliza, how can you forget your own sister Mary?
24:19Yes.
24:20How could you forget Mary, Eliza?
24:22Come now.
24:23Dear sisters, let us go and demonstrate how Canasta should be played.
24:28And one.
24:29Jane.
24:30Jane.
24:31We cannot play cards without you.
24:32Is Miss Isabella back yet, Dinah?
24:33Not yet, Mum, but she won't be much longer.
24:37You'll be off soon then.
24:38There's nothing left for you here and now.
24:40Not so, Dinah.
24:41If Miss Isabella is to vacate the vicarage within a fortnight, I am needed here more than
24:42ever.
24:43I am resolved to ensure she is settled with her sisters.
24:44I'll give you a meal first by theen.
24:45Is Miss Isabella back yet?
24:46Is Miss Isabella back yet, Dinah?
24:49Not yet, Mum, but she won't be much longer.
24:52You'll be off soon then.
24:53There's nothing left for you here and now.
24:55Not so, Dinah.
24:57If Miss Isabella is to vacate the vicarage within a fortnight, I am needed here more than
25:00ever.
25:01I am resolved to ensure she is settled with her sisters.
25:04Report.
25:05The evening.
25:06I can go now.
25:09I believe that the interests of our landowners must be protected at all times.
25:38Thank you, dear Eliza. I've been waiting for that.
25:45Tom seems rather subdued considering the news. Perhaps it's because he's with his brother and can't get a word in.
25:52You have a fine pair of sea legs, young Frank Hostin. I'm sure you'll make your family exceedingly proud.
25:57Though I do believe you'll soon have some competition in your seafaring adventures.
26:02Is this not so, Tom?
26:03Please, but I'd rather you did not.
26:06Dear friends and family, I have some glad tidings to impart.
26:14My brother Tom has found himself the most suitable wife in our dear Cassie here.
26:19They are to be married, and we fowls could not be more delighted.
26:25Not only is Cassie an accomplished and gifted young woman, she is our dearest friend.
26:31A toast to Tom and Cassie. May their union be a happy one.
26:37To Tom and Cassie.
26:39But the celebrations do not end there, for Tom has also secured himself a patron.
26:46It is the most esteemed Lord Craven.
26:49His Lordship has asked our very own curate to accompany him on a great adventure.
26:55An expedition to the Wynwood Islands.
26:59In the West Indies, no less.
27:02So another toast.
27:03To Tom and all his seafaring adventures.
27:09To Tom.
27:10To Tom.
27:11You are shivering.
27:23Yeah.
27:25My dear Cassie, I know it'll be hard, for both of us.
27:42I am doing this for us, for our future.
27:54Craven has promised me my own parish, on our return.
27:59My own parish, Cassie. Our very own vicarage.
28:04It's long been our dream, so what harm is one more year?
28:08The year?
28:09We could not be married for at least a year.
28:11Besides, he's offered to pay me handsomely, beyond anything I could make here.
28:18All shall be set, my love. For life. Just one year.
28:27Did you not think to discuss this with me first?
28:31Well, he pressed me. And I knew you would agree. As we agree on all things.
28:44My ship leaves from Portsmouth and a fortnight. We have till then.
28:57Oh, Jane. I was happy with my home-loving curate. I do not crave a swashbuckling hero.
29:15You and I have read enough novels to know that entitled lords, no matter how personable, cannot always be trusted.
29:24Then we must hope this lord is a man of his word.
29:30Tom is only doing this to secure your future, my dearest.
29:33You are marrying for love, and that is a joy. Love comes at a price.
29:38Neither of you has a fortune, so he must make one.
29:46All will be well. I know it.
30:03A year will be over before we know it.
30:19And you must visit Kentbury often while I'm away. This is your home now.
30:24I can make myself useful, helping Eliza with the children.
30:28It will be good preparation for when we have our own.
30:31How many children shall we have?
30:34Four. No, five. No, six. It cannot be an odd number.
30:40What shall we call them?
30:42Jane. If our firstborn is a girl.
30:45Fuller if it's a boy.
30:47Really? Seems an awfully serious name for a little boy.
30:51Well, you will be a man one day.
30:54My darling, you know I will be happy, whatever they are called.
30:58But there are things I must say to you before I leave, in case I do not return.
31:07No.
31:09You will come back. Let us not discuss this.
31:11And Cassie, we must.
31:12I have made a will, and left you the bulk of my money.
31:22Do not say it.
31:23I want you to have it.
31:26You have pledged yourself to me, therefore you should be careful, if I...
31:31If I do not...
31:32We are betrothed. That is my choice.
31:36I will give you a little security.
31:41Cassie, I want you to promise me that this bequest will not make you beholden to my memory.
31:47If you cannot marry me, you must feel free to marry another.
31:51I promise you, Tom, faithfully here before God, that I will never marry any other man but you.
32:06I will never marry any other man but you.
32:07I will never marry any other man but you.
32:36Today has been more difficult than I could ever have imagined.
32:50To first lose your dearest mother and now your father too.
32:55And I am sure Mr. Dundas' sudden announcement today did not help.
33:00It was quite unexpected.
33:02Well, at least now your father's will has been read and you can proceed with the removals.
33:09It would appear so.
33:11We fowls have lived in this house for three generations, handed down from father to son.
33:19Now I must leave the only home I have ever known.
33:25I will be on my own for the first time ever.
33:28No, Isabella, you will not be on your own.
33:32You will be with your sisters.
33:35That is not fully decided yet.
33:37Your father wanted you to live with them.
33:39He was very clear about his wishes.
33:41I know what his wishes were.
33:44His feelings were very strong on the matter but his feelings were strong on all matters.
33:48I have never once done anything to displease him but what of my own feelings?
33:58What of those?
33:59Oh, they are your sisters.
34:02There is no closer bond.
34:06For this you should be grateful.
34:09Grateful?
34:10Yes.
34:11And your comfort will be enhanced in the knowledge that you are living according to your father's dying wish.
34:22I find myself strangely tired now.
34:28Quite ready for bed.
34:29My dear Eliza, you must find it in your heart to forgive the tardiness of my reply to your letter.
34:44Aren't these pretty journeys?
34:47Yes, mamma.
34:49We have arrived back at Steventon.
34:52But the truth is our once peaceful rectory has been consumed by such a riot of celebration that it's hard to find a quiet place in which to write.
35:01There is so much joy and delight about as to make me feel quite sick and wicked.
35:07I cannot quite remember how we passed our time in the days before my sister's engagement.
35:21Jane!
35:23What do you think?
35:26Beautiful.
35:27Both Cassie and the Vale.
35:28I can only hope it is still in fashion by the time she walks down the aisle.
35:34Come along, mamma. Let us leave Jane in peace.
35:36Of course, we always knew they were the most perfect match.
35:40We just didn't know if Tom would ever get round to asking.
35:43Well, he's a man of caution, mamma.
35:45I wouldn't have him any other way.
35:47Well, he'd never find a better peach to pick than you.
35:50Such an accomplished young lady as my eldest daughter would be an asset to any man.
35:56But poor Jane.
35:58We're not sure what's going to become of her.
36:00Mamma!
36:01Jane is in the room!
36:02I'm merely saying that while you have a surfeit of competence, my dear Cassandra, your dear sister here is less...
36:13Useful? I think that is the word you are searching for, mamma.
36:16Come, come, Mrs. Austen. We are blessed with two brilliant daughters.
36:23Even if that brilliance manifests itself differently in each.
36:27Any man would be lucky to have either.
36:29Thank you for that glowing testimonial, papa.
36:32But mamma is right. Cassie is the peach.
36:35And Tom Fowle is the luckiest man alive.
36:39Now, husband, I wish to show you something.
36:42If there is one drawback to this perfect arrangement,
36:48it's that I will somehow have to live without her.
36:53I am not ready to let my beloved sister go.
36:59She's finished.
37:02This silk is perfect, Cassie.
37:05Perhaps you should store it away, mamma, to prevent it spoiling before Cassie wears it.
37:10I am of the firm belief, Jane, that it is better to be prepared than not.
37:15Mamma's right, Jane. I want everything to be ready.
37:18So, Anna, who shall we make first?
37:21The bride.
37:23Will it be me?
37:25No. Well, who then?
37:27Father's bride.
37:29Would you like my son to marry again, Anna?
37:33Then it shall be so.
37:35Why have one wedding when we can have two?
37:37Yes.
37:39Your aunts and I will find him someone.
37:41That's a splendid idea.
37:43Cassie, why not?
37:45I want everyone to be as happy as I am.
37:47Even you, my darling Jane.
37:49I refuse to be involved with your matrimonial schemings.
37:51What about Eliza's sister, Mary Lloyd?
37:55For brother James? Mother?
37:57I can't think of anyone better. Can you, Cassie?
38:02No one. She would be perfect.
38:04It shall be done. We must make two brides now, Anna. You must ask your Aunt Jane for more paper.
38:10Yes, Eliza. My mother is up to her old matchmaking tricks again.
38:15She's intent to match our brother James with your sister, Mary.
38:18What do you think of this, Anna?
38:21From my mother, this kind of plotting is to be expected.
38:25But it is Cassie's part in it that's far more surprising.
38:29I can only put that down to her elevated status as an engaged woman.
38:34Luckily, no attempts have been made to match me, so I can happily pursue my fated role as an irascible spinster.
38:40If Cassie will allow it.
38:45Honestly, Cassie, you and Mother are like women possessed.
38:49What's come over you? Where is my sister?
38:53Nothing's come over me.
38:55I'm Cassie Austin, soon to be Cassie Fowle, the happiest woman in the world.
38:58And if I'm to be this happy, then I want everyone around me to be happy too.
39:02Happiness isn't like a cold. You can't just pass it on.
39:05Are you cross with me?
39:07Not cross.
39:09Surprised.
39:11Mary Lloyd and James? Even you must have dealt on that count.
39:14His eyes follow her everywhere when he's in her company.
39:17That's not love.
39:19What is it then?
39:20Polite curiosity.
39:22You're supposed to be the romantic one.
39:24No, the only problem we might have...
39:25Aren't we?
39:26...is that brother James is not without his admirers.
39:28Miss Harrison, for one.
39:29Well, that's a mystery too.
39:30How can a widower of such indifferent humour have so much choice?
39:34Because he's a man.
39:36I'm sorry if you disapprove, Jane, but whatever happens, James must marry again.
39:40That poor child needs a mother.
39:42Mary, though?
39:44Are you sure Miss Harrison will not be there?
39:46You know how your brother admires her, Cassie.
39:47Nonsense.
39:49She towers over him.
39:50No man wants a wife that is taller than he is.
39:53Besides, I've heard that she's out of the country.
39:55Dear sister, he will have eyes for you and you alone.
39:59Isn't that so, Jane?
40:12The county ball is to be the setting for the advancement of this romantic plot.
40:16I must admit, I have something approaching sympathy for the single man.
40:22I wonder how my brother James would feel to know he is the object of such lively speculation.
40:29And how closely the feminine eyes of Basingstoke are soon to be trained upon him.
40:34I knew it.
40:36Your brother has not looked at me once, not since the moment we arrived.
40:41He's simply talking with friends.
40:42It's not entirely unreasonable of him to be sociable.
40:45It is, after all, a social event.
40:47I should never have got my hopes up.
40:50Why would a man like James Austin look at me?
40:53Cassie, I wish I was as elegant as you are.
40:57I have never seen you look as elegant as you do tonight, Mary.
41:00In fact, I would go so far as to say that you are positively glowing.
41:03Dear sister, that pale blue does become you, sir.
41:06Wish I could find a colour that suited my complexion so well.
41:10You could wear any colour, my dearest Eliza, not just blue.
41:13I, for one, do not intend to spend the whole evening staring at my brother's back.
41:17Come along, Cassie.
41:18Let's take a turn around the room.
41:23Oh, no.
41:24Miss Harrison has come. Cassie, you said she was out of a country.
41:27I'm sunk.
41:28Nonsense.
41:29We shall make sure my brother knows that you are here.
41:31No.
41:32Cassie?
41:33I hope you were nice in him.
41:34Do you think this is wise?
41:35James is perfectly contented dancing with Miss Harrison.
41:37He might seem it, but he does not know how much more contented he might be if he danced with Mary.
41:41You are sounding suspiciously like my mum.
41:43Would it not be better to allow James to decide his own fate?
41:46Is that he will do?
41:47With a helping hand from his beloved sisters.
41:50I am not convinced Mary Lloyd is his ideal match.
41:53The Lloyd sisters are our dearest friends.
41:54Eliza, yes, but not Mary.
41:56Why must you always be so critical of her?
41:58Mary lacks confidence.
42:00Once married, she walked blue.
42:09This is a disaster.
42:11My mother.
42:12SheSA, no woman.
42:13But, she assassin is our picture.
42:14Come on.
42:16I can't see the trouble.
42:17Mother.
42:18Must do this matter.
42:19Beautiful.
42:20Cut.
42:22I can't...
42:23It's the funny.
42:24But, she got some documents.
42:26Well...
42:27Beautiful.
42:28Come on.
42:29Brother, an enjoyable evening, is it not?
42:49Yes.
42:50It seems to be a success.
42:53I saw you dancing.
42:55You really are rather good.
42:57Do you think so?
42:57If Miss Mary Lloyd and I were remarking on that very fact,
43:02it might be polite of you to pay her some attention.
43:05Especially if she admires you so.
43:08Oh.
43:15Miss Lloyd?
43:17Mr. Austin?
43:18Would you care to have this next dance?
43:20Of course, I wish Mary and James the greatest happiness, Eliza.
43:31But I cannot help but worry that our dear niece, Anna, might be forgotten in all this plotting.
43:37Plotting?
43:39What?
43:40I wasn't plotting.
43:41I was thinking only of Anna.
43:43I know Mary is your sister, Eliza.
43:59But I do find it difficult to imagine her embracing motherhood.
44:04Perhaps she will surprise us all.
44:06Cassie?
44:14Would you like to hear the latest chapter?
44:16It's finished.
44:17Is it the book?
44:18Oh, at last.
44:22Does Mary Bennett have to be called Mary?
44:24She's so perfectly dreadful.
44:27It will not go down well when our sister-in-law, Mary, discovers it.
44:30She won't discover it.
44:31She has rather limited literary taste.
44:33If it wasn't written by James, then it cannot be any good.
44:37It is a delight to see my Cassie in such high spirits.
44:43She has waited one whole year for her beloved to come home.
44:50Who are you writing to?
44:52Eliza.
44:53She must be as excited to see Tom as we are.
44:56I have such butterflies.
45:00I will admit to some butterflies of my own, Eliza.
45:03For it is at this point Cassie and I must separate,
45:07and I will take up the position of solitary daughter.
45:09I cannot welcome it, but I suppose I must bear it.
45:15Jane.
45:18You and I will always be sisters, even when I'm Mrs. Fowl.
45:24You are saddled with me forever.
45:31It will be strange at first, but it is something that most sisters must go through.
45:39Most?
45:39Most sisters.
45:41Is that how you think of us?
45:43I mistakenly assumed myself of greatest significance.
45:46Jane, you know.
45:47Of course I know.
45:50We are not most sisters.
45:56We were not most sisters.
45:58We were not most sisters.
45:58Oh.
45:59Excuse me, ma'am.
46:14I was just setting the greet.
46:16There's no rest for the wicked.
46:17Leave it.
46:18It's...
46:19It's fine for now.
46:22I have started clearing Mrs. Fowl's room.
46:26There's so little time now.
46:29If you say so, ma'am.
46:30Mrs. Mary Austin is expected soon, ma'am.
46:38Mary.
46:51Mary.
46:55my dear eliza we left for steventon as soon as your letter arrived
47:09though i did not relish the task before me i felt compelled to undertake it with forbearance
47:16in truth i felt equal to it for i am a married woman now with a husband by my side
47:24and i am family and austin too
47:28when we were in the hall i could hear cassie and jane upstairs laughing
47:35they were to be found where they always are alone together a secret sisterhood of two
47:44their door shut on the rest of the world and even lydia was too much fatigue to utter more than the
47:50occasional exclamation of lord how tired i am accompanied by a violent yawn they do seem to
47:58laugh an unusual amount what can be so amusing so much of the time these do not mind it but lately
48:05i found it a source of great irritation mama never knocks
48:17as soon as cassie saw my face she knew the purpose of my visit
48:22i judged it best to speak with her alone without her sister jane could you leave us
48:28no i'm going nowhere please jane
48:40cassandra we have bad tidings to impart cassie you must prepare yourself
48:47i came straight to the point tom was dead of yellow fever and these past two months had
48:54lain buried at sea
49:06cassie my dear there is something else that we must tell you something you must know
49:13you must not blame lord craven for taking tom from you he had no knowledge of your engagement tom
49:19had kept it from him knowing full well he would never have taken a betrothed man abroad
49:24his desire to go was of such intensity cassie do not believe her it is true tell her james
49:35it was tom's own decision cassandra's reaction was quite desperate she fell to the floor and
49:42the fit of the hysterics i have never heard wailing like it she was inconsolable
49:52what
49:55she could not speak a word i'm sure that must have been very hard for you both so thank you
50:01how dull and sordid is this business of grief is it always to be my lot to have to deal with the
50:10dramas of my new sisters it is not a position i relish
50:13but when bad things happen the truth must be told
50:27the truth must be told
50:44you lied
50:57Did you find any letters from Jane?
51:22Not a single one.
51:33The children are quite wild with excitement.
51:37Beth, your sister is about to lose her home. Isabella is a grown woman.
51:40The Austens of Hampshire are embarking on the first of their great holiday schemes.
51:45Wasn't there a gentleman you both met in Sidmouth?
51:47How romantic.
51:48To fall in love by the sea.
51:50I have no idea what your Aunt Mary is talking about.
52:20I have no idea what your Mother I want in Fitz