WEBVTT FILE 1 00:00:02.000 --> 00:00:07.000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08.000 --> 00:00:13.000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:00:10.135 --> 00:00:14.431 [uplifting music] 4 00:00:14.472 --> 00:00:19.310 * 5 00:00:19.352 --> 00:00:23.148 * 6 00:00:23.189 --> 00:00:26.317 [uplifting music continues] 7 00:00:26.359 --> 00:00:30.321 * 8 00:00:30.363 --> 00:00:33.575 * 9 00:00:33.616 --> 00:00:38.204 * 10 00:00:38.246 --> 00:00:42.208 * 11 00:00:42.250 --> 00:00:45.754 * 12 00:00:51.760 --> 00:00:53.678 Pride and Prejudice, huh? 13 00:00:53.720 --> 00:00:55.764 Have you read it before? 14 00:00:55.805 --> 00:00:56.973 -Many times. 15 00:00:57.015 --> 00:00:58.558 -Ah, you're a romantic. 16 00:00:59.934 --> 00:01:01.436 -That's interesting. 17 00:01:01.478 --> 00:01:04.356 You see I'm reading Austen and you assume I'm a romantic? 18 00:01:04.397 --> 00:01:05.440 Why? 19 00:01:05.482 --> 00:01:08.068 -Jane Austen writes romance novels. 20 00:01:08.109 --> 00:01:10.779 -Can I ask if you've ever read any of her books? 21 00:01:10.820 --> 00:01:12.322 -Pretty sure I saw a movie. 22 00:01:12.364 --> 00:01:13.531 -Right. 23 00:01:13.573 --> 00:01:15.241 Heaving bosoms and declarations of passion? 24 00:01:15.283 --> 00:01:16.743 -And men in wet shirts. 25 00:01:16.785 --> 00:01:18.078 -All very pleasant, 26 00:01:18.119 --> 00:01:20.246 but it doesn't make Austen a romance author. 27 00:01:20.288 --> 00:01:22.749 A comic genius, a social realist, 28 00:01:22.791 --> 00:01:25.669 a prose assassin taking down the powerful and fatuous 29 00:01:25.710 --> 00:01:28.338 with a well-aimed dagger of a sentence... 30 00:01:28.380 --> 00:01:31.299 Anything but a romance author. 31 00:01:31.341 --> 00:01:33.134 -You're a teacher, aren't you? 32 00:01:33.176 --> 00:01:35.512 -Professor. Austen's my speciality. 33 00:01:35.553 --> 00:01:37.597 -You can specialize in Jane Austen? 34 00:01:37.639 --> 00:01:39.224 -You can have a whole conference on it! 35 00:01:39.265 --> 00:01:41.184 That's why I'm on this plane. 36 00:01:43.812 --> 00:01:47.273 -Jane Austen League of America Annual Conference and Ball? 37 00:01:47.315 --> 00:01:49.067 -I'm the keynote speaker. 38 00:01:49.109 --> 00:01:51.986 -Wow! You must go every year. 39 00:01:52.028 --> 00:01:54.280 -Once, when I was 15. 40 00:01:54.322 --> 00:01:56.324 -But let's not relive that. -[clears throat] 41 00:01:56.366 --> 00:01:59.536 -The JALA people can be a little... romantic. 42 00:01:59.577 --> 00:02:03.123 They have balls, and dancing, and... 43 00:02:03.164 --> 00:02:04.958 some of them even dress up. 44 00:02:05.000 --> 00:02:06.751 Not really my thing. 45 00:02:06.793 --> 00:02:08.628 -Then why accept the gig? 46 00:02:10.964 --> 00:02:12.298 -Victoria Jennings. 47 00:02:12.340 --> 00:02:14.050 She's on the Princeton hiring committee, 48 00:02:14.092 --> 00:02:16.136 and I'm up for the job. 49 00:02:16.177 --> 00:02:18.179 Plus, my little sister lives in town. 50 00:02:18.221 --> 00:02:20.849 -So, should I come hear the big speech? 51 00:02:20.890 --> 00:02:22.976 -Definitely! 52 00:02:23.018 --> 00:02:25.395 But you should do some prep work first. 53 00:02:25.437 --> 00:02:26.813 -Hmm... 54 00:02:28.898 --> 00:02:30.442 [airplane chimes] 55 00:02:34.237 --> 00:02:36.031 ELOISE: Oh, um... 56 00:02:36.072 --> 00:02:38.116 I wanted to give you this before I go, 57 00:02:38.158 --> 00:02:39.409 if you don't mind. 58 00:02:43.204 --> 00:02:44.497 -A reading list? 59 00:02:44.539 --> 00:02:45.665 -Enjoy! 60 00:02:45.707 --> 00:02:47.834 Oh, and I need this back. 61 00:02:47.876 --> 00:02:49.294 Excuse me. 62 00:02:50.754 --> 00:02:53.131 [indistinct chatter] 63 00:02:53.173 --> 00:02:56.676 [cellphone buzzing] 64 00:02:56.718 --> 00:02:57.844 Hello? 65 00:02:57.886 --> 00:02:59.637 -Hey, big sister! Where are you? 66 00:02:59.679 --> 00:03:01.931 -Just deplaned. Did Rob propose yet? 67 00:03:01.973 --> 00:03:03.850 -No! But it's soon! 68 00:03:03.892 --> 00:03:06.061 He visited his mom last weekend. 69 00:03:06.102 --> 00:03:07.687 Perfect time to get the ring. 70 00:03:07.729 --> 00:03:09.981 I can't wait to see what he has planned! 71 00:03:10.023 --> 00:03:11.024 -He is a planner. 72 00:03:11.066 --> 00:03:12.609 -[squeals happily] 73 00:03:12.650 --> 00:03:14.736 -And sweet and handsome, and absolutely the best guy 74 00:03:14.778 --> 00:03:15.695 you've ever dated! 75 00:03:15.737 --> 00:03:17.238 -I agree! 76 00:03:17.280 --> 00:03:19.866 And now to spend my time finding youa husband. 77 00:03:19.908 --> 00:03:20.950 -Don't do that. 78 00:03:20.992 --> 00:03:21.993 -You leave me no choice. 79 00:03:22.035 --> 00:03:23.244 You're guy-blind. 80 00:03:23.286 --> 00:03:25.080 You ignore everyone who isn't fictional. 81 00:03:25.121 --> 00:03:27.707 -That's not true. [quietly] Hi! 82 00:03:27.749 --> 00:03:29.959 I just never meet anyone who's interested in me. 83 00:03:30.001 --> 00:03:31.378 MIA: What about this weekend? 84 00:03:31.419 --> 00:03:33.672 It's a whole group of people who love literature. 85 00:03:33.713 --> 00:03:35.882 You could meet your own personal Mr. Darcy. 86 00:03:35.924 --> 00:03:37.300 -Ugh! 87 00:03:37.342 --> 00:03:38.760 - Spot him across a crowded ballroom... 88 00:03:38.802 --> 00:03:40.178 He's in a top hat... 89 00:03:40.220 --> 00:03:42.931 You're in your Elizabeth Bennett costume from 10th grade. 90 00:03:42.972 --> 00:03:44.307 -Professor Jennings is one of 91 00:03:44.349 --> 00:03:46.935 America's foremost scholars. I'm not here to flirt. 92 00:03:46.976 --> 00:03:48.395 I'm here to give an amazing keynote 93 00:03:48.436 --> 00:03:50.438 and show her that I take Austen seriously. 94 00:03:50.480 --> 00:03:51.731 -Ugh. 95 00:03:51.773 --> 00:03:54.317 -Even if I wanted to, which I do not, 96 00:03:54.359 --> 00:03:56.403 it's very unlikely I would meet any man at a conference 97 00:03:56.444 --> 00:03:59.656 that is 75% women, let alone personal Mr. Dar-- 98 00:04:06.162 --> 00:04:07.414 -Eloise? 99 00:04:07.455 --> 00:04:10.083 -I gotta go. Someone's here for me. 100 00:04:10.125 --> 00:04:14.921 [intriguing music] 101 00:04:14.963 --> 00:04:16.423 -Eloise Cavendish? 102 00:04:17.799 --> 00:04:19.009 -Yes? 103 00:04:19.050 --> 00:04:20.927 -I'm your guest-of-honour liaison. 104 00:04:20.969 --> 00:04:23.471 -Oh, that isn't necessary. 105 00:04:23.513 --> 00:04:25.724 -I'm here to take you over to the, uh, venue, 106 00:04:25.765 --> 00:04:28.435 and to make sure that you have everything that you need. 107 00:04:28.476 --> 00:04:30.854 -And the outfit and... 108 00:04:30.895 --> 00:04:32.439 the accent? 109 00:04:32.480 --> 00:04:35.233 -Oh, I'm the official Mr. Darcy of the conference. 110 00:04:35.275 --> 00:04:36.484 The accent is real. 111 00:04:36.526 --> 00:04:37.694 ONLOOKER: Mr. Darcy! 112 00:04:37.736 --> 00:04:38.987 -Miss Cavendish, your carriage awaits! 113 00:04:39.029 --> 00:04:40.447 ELOISE: Oh, please don't bow again. 114 00:04:40.488 --> 00:04:42.866 Look, I'm sorry, I don't mean to be rude, but... 115 00:04:42.907 --> 00:04:44.200 a lot of people are staring. 116 00:04:44.242 --> 00:04:45.368 [crowd murmuring, cameras clicking] 117 00:04:45.410 --> 00:04:47.203 ELOISE: I really don't need any of this. 118 00:04:47.245 --> 00:04:48.371 -You don't need a ride? 119 00:04:48.413 --> 00:04:49.831 -I have rideshare. Thanks! 120 00:04:49.873 --> 00:04:50.999 -Uh, wait, Miss Cavendish! 121 00:04:51.041 --> 00:04:52.167 -It's not Miss. -Uh, Madame? 122 00:04:52.208 --> 00:04:53.835 -Technically, it's Doctor. 123 00:04:53.877 --> 00:04:56.129 Look, I'm sorry, I just-- I don't need anything! 124 00:04:56.171 --> 00:04:57.714 Goodbye. 125 00:05:00.842 --> 00:05:02.552 [text notification pings] 126 00:05:02.594 --> 00:05:07.265 [plane flying overhead] 127 00:05:07.307 --> 00:05:08.975 MR. DARCY: [clears throat] 128 00:05:09.017 --> 00:05:10.185 Dr. Cavendish? 129 00:05:10.226 --> 00:05:11.644 -Uh... 130 00:05:11.686 --> 00:05:12.979 please just call me Eloise. 131 00:05:13.021 --> 00:05:15.982 -No, I'm sorry, I didn't introduce myself properly. 132 00:05:16.024 --> 00:05:17.692 I'm Sam Lee. 133 00:05:19.277 --> 00:05:21.988 You having a little trouble with rideshare? 134 00:05:22.030 --> 00:05:23.323 -Yeah. 135 00:05:23.365 --> 00:05:25.200 -The conference location is a little remote, 136 00:05:25.241 --> 00:05:27.452 which is why JALA, in its infinite wisdom, 137 00:05:27.494 --> 00:05:31.456 opted to provide you with a guest-of-honour liaison. 138 00:05:31.498 --> 00:05:34.542 It was, uh, my own smart idea to come dressed like this. 139 00:05:34.584 --> 00:05:36.169 -Honestly, you look great. 140 00:05:36.211 --> 00:05:37.337 It's just that I don't like-- 141 00:05:37.379 --> 00:05:39.339 -Fun? -Dress-up. 142 00:05:39.381 --> 00:05:41.049 It's fine for people who enjoy it, 143 00:05:41.091 --> 00:05:42.842 but I don't like being a spectacle. 144 00:05:44.552 --> 00:05:47.097 [women giggling, cameras clicking] 145 00:05:47.138 --> 00:05:49.724 -Well, then we should probably get out of here, then. 146 00:05:52.894 --> 00:05:54.896 -Please. 147 00:05:54.938 --> 00:05:56.147 [cameras clicking] 148 00:05:57.941 --> 00:06:00.151 SAM: So, tonight you have the Speaker's Reception. 149 00:06:00.193 --> 00:06:02.112 There's a dance lesson, 150 00:06:02.153 --> 00:06:03.238 and a chocolate tasting. 151 00:06:03.279 --> 00:06:05.865 -[laughs] 152 00:06:05.907 --> 00:06:07.117 -What's so funny? 153 00:06:07.158 --> 00:06:08.785 -Mr. Darcy in a compact? 154 00:06:10.412 --> 00:06:12.497 -Well, they're very reliable cars. 155 00:06:13.790 --> 00:06:18.503 * 156 00:06:18.545 --> 00:06:22.716 * 157 00:06:22.757 --> 00:06:26.845 * 158 00:06:26.886 --> 00:06:29.723 SAM: This is the Duchess Square Resort and Gardens. 159 00:06:29.764 --> 00:06:31.891 It's where we will be spending the weekend. 160 00:06:31.933 --> 00:06:33.101 Horrible? 161 00:06:33.143 --> 00:06:34.394 -I think I can tolerate it. 162 00:06:34.436 --> 00:06:36.146 -Ah, good. Well, let me walk you in. 163 00:06:36.187 --> 00:06:39.065 -Oh, that won't be necessary. I'd rather go in on my own. 164 00:06:39.107 --> 00:06:40.191 -Okay. Well, as you wish. 165 00:06:40.233 --> 00:06:41.526 Uh, but you need anything, then I'm-- 166 00:06:41.568 --> 00:06:42.986 -I'll let you know! 167 00:06:43.028 --> 00:06:46.114 * 168 00:06:46.156 --> 00:06:49.534 * 169 00:06:51.036 --> 00:06:54.539 [indistinct chatter] 170 00:06:56.124 --> 00:06:58.293 WOMAN: Thank you very much. Enjoy the conference. 171 00:06:58.335 --> 00:06:59.961 ELOISE: Hello. Uh, Cavendish, please. 172 00:07:00.003 --> 00:07:03.256 -[gasps] Dr. Cavendish, our keynote speaker! 173 00:07:03.298 --> 00:07:04.841 Here is your goodie bag. 174 00:07:04.883 --> 00:07:06.217 -Oh! 175 00:07:06.259 --> 00:07:09.763 -Did you meet up with your liaison? 176 00:07:09.804 --> 00:07:11.014 -Mr. Lee? 177 00:07:11.056 --> 00:07:12.307 -Isn't he something? 178 00:07:12.349 --> 00:07:13.516 -Mmm! 179 00:07:13.558 --> 00:07:14.476 [cellphone buzzing] 180 00:07:14.517 --> 00:07:16.144 Oh, I'm getting a call. 181 00:07:19.439 --> 00:07:21.274 Mia? 182 00:07:21.316 --> 00:07:23.026 -I can't! -Mia! 183 00:07:23.068 --> 00:07:25.653 -I can't-- Take it! 184 00:07:25.695 --> 00:07:27.280 ELOISE: Rob, what's going on? 185 00:07:27.322 --> 00:07:28.698 -Hi, Eloise. 186 00:07:28.740 --> 00:07:30.700 -Are you okay? Why is Mia crying? 187 00:07:30.742 --> 00:07:32.077 -Oh, you should probably ask her, 188 00:07:32.118 --> 00:07:34.120 'cause I don't understand her and I never will. 189 00:07:34.162 --> 00:07:35.914 -Rob... -[sighs] 190 00:07:35.955 --> 00:07:37.290 She forgot this. 191 00:07:37.332 --> 00:07:38.291 Have a nice weekend. 192 00:07:38.333 --> 00:07:39.376 -Rob! 193 00:07:39.417 --> 00:07:40.543 [tires squealing] 194 00:07:40.585 --> 00:07:44.130 [Mia crying] 195 00:07:44.172 --> 00:07:46.800 -Mia? -Is he gone? 196 00:07:46.841 --> 00:07:48.134 -Oh... 197 00:07:48.176 --> 00:07:50.637 He asked me to give you these. 198 00:07:50.679 --> 00:07:52.639 Do you want to talk in my hotel room? 199 00:07:52.681 --> 00:07:54.265 People are staring. 200 00:07:54.307 --> 00:07:55.934 -What do they care? 201 00:07:55.975 --> 00:07:58.728 -Well, a pretty woman in tears is always a subject of interest. 202 00:08:03.775 --> 00:08:06.861 -[groans] 203 00:08:10.532 --> 00:08:13.034 -I take it you are not engaged...? 204 00:08:13.076 --> 00:08:14.619 -We broke up. 205 00:08:14.661 --> 00:08:17.288 -[sighs] Mia, why? What did you do? 206 00:08:17.330 --> 00:08:20.500 -What did Ido?! Why do you always think it's me? 207 00:08:20.542 --> 00:08:22.919 -Sorry! You thought he was gonna propose! 208 00:08:22.961 --> 00:08:25.171 -Well, I can't talk about it right now. 209 00:08:25.213 --> 00:08:27.215 I just can't go home. 210 00:08:28.925 --> 00:08:31.052 -Do you wanna... stay with me? 211 00:08:31.094 --> 00:08:33.555 -You've got your speech. You have to network. 212 00:08:33.596 --> 00:08:34.848 -Mia, whatever this is, 213 00:08:34.889 --> 00:08:36.516 I'm not letting you face it on your own. 214 00:08:36.558 --> 00:08:37.684 -Thank you! 215 00:08:37.726 --> 00:08:39.686 I promise I won't be any trouble. 216 00:08:39.728 --> 00:08:42.063 I'll just lie in bed watching cable, 217 00:08:42.105 --> 00:08:43.523 sobbing into Room Service, 218 00:08:43.565 --> 00:08:45.525 mourning the destruction of my life. 219 00:08:45.567 --> 00:08:47.277 You won't even see me! 220 00:08:50.196 --> 00:08:51.781 -Do you want some water? 221 00:08:51.823 --> 00:08:53.366 -Uh-uh. 222 00:08:53.408 --> 00:08:54.534 -A hot bath? 223 00:08:54.576 --> 00:08:56.077 -[muffled] No. 224 00:08:56.119 --> 00:08:58.496 -Ice cream? 225 00:08:58.538 --> 00:09:00.040 -[muffled] Mm-hm... 226 00:09:04.961 --> 00:09:06.379 JENNY: Professor! 227 00:09:06.421 --> 00:09:08.214 Professor Cavendish? 228 00:09:08.256 --> 00:09:11.301 Professor Cavendish! 229 00:09:11.343 --> 00:09:13.845 -Jenny! What are you doing here? 230 00:09:13.887 --> 00:09:16.056 -Remember how in your class I wrote a play 231 00:09:16.097 --> 00:09:17.557 instead of a final paper? 232 00:09:17.599 --> 00:09:19.476 -Vividly! -Guess what? 233 00:09:19.517 --> 00:09:21.561 The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged, 234 00:09:21.603 --> 00:09:23.605 is about to become a reality. 235 00:09:23.646 --> 00:09:25.648 I'm producing it at the conference! 236 00:09:25.690 --> 00:09:27.192 -Thisconference? 237 00:09:27.233 --> 00:09:29.944 -The JALA people were really into my PowerPoint presentation. 238 00:09:29.986 --> 00:09:32.280 I told them how much you inspired me. 239 00:09:32.322 --> 00:09:35.867 -That's wonderful, but the play was completely your idea. 240 00:09:35.909 --> 00:09:37.869 -You know what you tell us in class: 241 00:09:37.911 --> 00:09:40.246 women have to go above and beyond... 242 00:09:40.288 --> 00:09:41.664 BOTH: ...to get what they want. 243 00:09:41.706 --> 00:09:44.250 -This play is my beyond. 244 00:09:44.292 --> 00:09:45.919 You'll come see it, won't you? 245 00:09:45.960 --> 00:09:48.088 I'm gonna be casting it with members of the conference 246 00:09:48.129 --> 00:09:50.090 and we're gonna be rehearsing it all weekend-- 247 00:09:50.131 --> 00:09:52.008 like in Mansfield Park. 248 00:09:52.050 --> 00:09:54.094 Of course, that didn't work out well for them, 249 00:09:54.135 --> 00:09:56.930 so that scene is cut from the third act. 250 00:09:56.971 --> 00:09:59.057 Also, the JALA people didn't like that it was 251 00:09:59.099 --> 00:10:01.142 more than an hour, so it's just 40 minutes. 252 00:10:01.184 --> 00:10:03.228 And then I decided to cut Sense and Sensibility 253 00:10:03.269 --> 00:10:04.854 because your note was just absolutely influential 254 00:10:04.896 --> 00:10:06.481 in the making of this play. 255 00:10:06.523 --> 00:10:10.068 Oh, and then I did a major rewrite to fit in Lady Susan. 256 00:10:10.110 --> 00:10:13.071 I'll be directing, and I'll be playing the role of Jane Austen! 257 00:10:13.113 --> 00:10:14.698 -[chuckles] 258 00:10:14.739 --> 00:10:16.241 -You're... gonna come, right? 259 00:10:16.282 --> 00:10:17.701 I mean, you don't have to, 260 00:10:17.742 --> 00:10:19.285 but I'd, like, die if you don't. 261 00:10:19.327 --> 00:10:21.454 SAM: [clears throat] 262 00:10:21.496 --> 00:10:22.956 Oh, excuse me, Miss. 263 00:10:22.997 --> 00:10:24.582 -Wow. 264 00:10:24.624 --> 00:10:29.087 -Um, Mr. Lee, this is my student, Jenny. 265 00:10:29.129 --> 00:10:32.132 -I'm sorry, but I need to speak to Professor Cavendish 266 00:10:32.173 --> 00:10:35.176 on some very important guest-of-honour business. 267 00:10:36.594 --> 00:10:38.471 -Right. 268 00:10:38.513 --> 00:10:40.598 Uh, if you'll excuse us, Jenny, I'll see you at your theatrical. 269 00:10:40.640 --> 00:10:41.808 -Okay! 270 00:10:41.850 --> 00:10:43.309 Bye! 271 00:10:43.351 --> 00:10:44.936 Goodbye! [laughs] 272 00:10:46.813 --> 00:10:48.189 -What is it? -Oh, nothing. 273 00:10:48.231 --> 00:10:50.191 I just... thought you needed rescuing. 274 00:10:50.233 --> 00:10:51.317 [chuckles] 275 00:10:52.360 --> 00:10:54.070 Uh, you gave me a pleading look. 276 00:10:54.112 --> 00:10:55.238 -Oh. [laughs] 277 00:10:55.280 --> 00:10:57.365 That wasn't a pleading look. 278 00:10:58.867 --> 00:11:00.827 My eyes rested on you for a second 279 00:11:00.869 --> 00:11:02.996 and then I immediately looked away. 280 00:11:03.038 --> 00:11:04.539 -Yes. 281 00:11:04.581 --> 00:11:06.207 Well, anyway, there's a special lesson 282 00:11:06.249 --> 00:11:08.543 to learn all the country dances for the ball-- 283 00:11:08.585 --> 00:11:10.337 -Oh, thank you, but no, I don't dance. 284 00:11:10.378 --> 00:11:11.963 -You don't dance? 285 00:11:12.005 --> 00:11:13.256 Well, that can't be true. 286 00:11:13.298 --> 00:11:15.175 If you don't dance, then you're not a dancer, 287 00:11:15.216 --> 00:11:17.344 and if you're not a dancer, then how do I reserve 288 00:11:17.385 --> 00:11:18.428 your first dance? 289 00:11:18.470 --> 00:11:19.763 Adorable, aren't they? 290 00:11:19.804 --> 00:11:21.306 They're handing them out at registration because-- 291 00:11:21.348 --> 00:11:22.515 -Please stop. 292 00:11:22.557 --> 00:11:24.017 -Stop what? 293 00:11:24.059 --> 00:11:26.686 -Mr. Lee, there will be no first dance or second dance, 294 00:11:26.728 --> 00:11:28.563 or any other number. 295 00:11:28.605 --> 00:11:30.315 I will not be dancing, dressing up, 296 00:11:30.357 --> 00:11:32.776 or pretending to be a teenage heroine husband-hunting 297 00:11:32.817 --> 00:11:34.361 in a dead century. 298 00:11:34.402 --> 00:11:38.615 I'm a scholar, not some Fitzwilliam Darcy fangirl. 299 00:11:38.656 --> 00:11:40.325 -Fangirl? 300 00:11:40.367 --> 00:11:43.078 -I'm not one of these women who hang off your every word 301 00:11:43.119 --> 00:11:45.497 just because you're wearing breeches and a hat. 302 00:11:46.998 --> 00:11:48.958 You like attention, Mr. Lee. 303 00:11:49.000 --> 00:11:50.335 There's nothing wrong with that, 304 00:11:50.377 --> 00:11:52.796 but you won't be getting any of it from me. 305 00:11:54.381 --> 00:11:56.383 -Hmm! 306 00:11:56.424 --> 00:11:59.010 You know, you can be a scholar and still have a little fun. 307 00:11:59.052 --> 00:12:01.930 -[under her breath] Dr. Victoria Jennings? 308 00:12:01.971 --> 00:12:03.056 -Hmm? 309 00:12:03.098 --> 00:12:04.391 -Excuse me! 310 00:12:04.432 --> 00:12:05.558 I need to network. 311 00:12:05.600 --> 00:12:07.435 Enjoy the rest of the conference! 312 00:12:30.667 --> 00:12:32.252 ELOISE: So many choices! 313 00:12:32.293 --> 00:12:33.712 -Oh! [chuckles] 314 00:12:33.753 --> 00:12:36.214 If you'd like a recommendation, I am a bit of an expert. 315 00:12:36.256 --> 00:12:38.758 -Oh! [laughs] Well, I'm a complete beginner, 316 00:12:38.800 --> 00:12:40.885 so I'll take any tea tips you have. 317 00:12:40.927 --> 00:12:42.929 -Oh! -I'm Eloise Cavendish. 318 00:12:42.971 --> 00:12:46.683 -Oh, hello! Victoria Jennings, pleasure. 319 00:12:46.725 --> 00:12:48.143 Oh! Is that my edition? 320 00:12:48.184 --> 00:12:50.562 -Yes! -Oh, please join me! 321 00:12:53.273 --> 00:12:56.109 VICTORIA: My personal favourite is the Rose Congou. 322 00:12:56.151 --> 00:12:58.611 It's a bit of an acquired taste, 323 00:12:58.653 --> 00:13:00.405 so we'll start you in on the Lady Grey. 324 00:13:00.447 --> 00:13:02.198 [chuckles] 325 00:13:02.240 --> 00:13:03.283 Two minutes! 326 00:13:03.324 --> 00:13:05.660 Eloise, I'm so glad I ran into you. 327 00:13:05.702 --> 00:13:07.328 I am looking forward to your keynote. 328 00:13:07.370 --> 00:13:09.914 -It's quite an honour. I just hope I do it justice. 329 00:13:09.956 --> 00:13:12.625 -Well, these events can be challenging. 330 00:13:12.667 --> 00:13:15.128 Not your traditional academic conference. 331 00:13:15.170 --> 00:13:16.629 The attendees can be so, uh... 332 00:13:16.671 --> 00:13:17.964 passionate. 333 00:13:18.006 --> 00:13:19.966 -I've noticed! All the costumes, the balls-- 334 00:13:20.008 --> 00:13:21.760 it's like Comic-Con for Jane Austen fans. 335 00:13:21.801 --> 00:13:23.386 [both laugh] 336 00:13:23.428 --> 00:13:24.804 -Yes, I know! 337 00:13:24.846 --> 00:13:26.806 -[laughs] -Isn't it marvellous? 338 00:13:26.848 --> 00:13:28.099 -[laughs nervously] Mmm! 339 00:13:28.141 --> 00:13:30.101 -I look forward to it every year. 340 00:13:30.143 --> 00:13:32.437 I spend all my time studying Austen, 341 00:13:32.479 --> 00:13:34.105 and then I finally get a chance to live it! 342 00:13:34.147 --> 00:13:36.399 -Uh-huh! Yeah, of course! 343 00:13:36.441 --> 00:13:39.486 -I mean, you've got to be able to enjoy yourself, don't you? 344 00:13:39.527 --> 00:13:42.405 I mean, otherwise, how can you instill that joy, 345 00:13:42.447 --> 00:13:44.657 that love of literature to your students? 346 00:13:44.699 --> 00:13:45.950 -That's... 347 00:13:45.992 --> 00:13:47.577 such a good point. -Mmm! 348 00:13:47.619 --> 00:13:50.413 I know some scholars who look down on JALA as something, 349 00:13:50.455 --> 00:13:52.999 oh, I don't know, unserious. 350 00:13:53.041 --> 00:13:55.543 As if you have to take Austen seriously 351 00:13:55.585 --> 00:13:57.128 in order to understand her. 352 00:13:57.170 --> 00:13:59.673 Snobs. Dismal, boring snobs! 353 00:13:59.714 --> 00:14:02.550 [both laugh] 354 00:14:02.592 --> 00:14:04.344 -Oh, Samuel! 355 00:14:04.386 --> 00:14:06.388 Samuel, come over here and meet my new friend. 356 00:14:06.429 --> 00:14:08.264 -Oh, you don't have to. He's clearly busy. 357 00:14:08.306 --> 00:14:09.891 -Samuel! 358 00:14:09.933 --> 00:14:12.519 Uh, Professor Cavendish, I'd like to introduce-- muah! 359 00:14:12.560 --> 00:14:13.853 My nephew. 360 00:14:13.895 --> 00:14:16.439 He plays Mr. Darcy at the conference. 361 00:14:16.481 --> 00:14:18.108 -Oh, we've met. 362 00:14:18.149 --> 00:14:20.860 -Uh, Sam was kind enough to get me from the airport. 363 00:14:20.902 --> 00:14:22.445 He's my guest-of-honour liaison. 364 00:14:22.487 --> 00:14:24.739 He's been... great. 365 00:14:24.781 --> 00:14:26.908 -Well of course, the official JALA Mr. Darcy 366 00:14:26.950 --> 00:14:30.870 shouldn't be anything less than a perfect gentleman! 367 00:14:30.912 --> 00:14:32.247 [quietly] Works in start-ups. 368 00:14:32.288 --> 00:14:34.082 Single. 369 00:14:34.124 --> 00:14:37.460 Um, we were just saying how much fun the ball will be. 370 00:14:37.502 --> 00:14:39.379 -Oh! Really? 371 00:14:39.421 --> 00:14:40.755 -Mm-hm! 372 00:14:40.797 --> 00:14:43.133 Oh, Samuel, she's a delightful woman. 373 00:14:43.174 --> 00:14:45.301 Not one of those stuffed-shirt academics who doesn't know 374 00:14:45.343 --> 00:14:47.721 how to cut loose and party like it's 1810. 375 00:14:47.762 --> 00:14:48.972 [both laugh] 376 00:14:49.014 --> 00:14:50.390 -Speaking of which, 377 00:14:50.432 --> 00:14:52.392 you didn't invite her to the special dance lesson. 378 00:14:52.434 --> 00:14:53.518 She's missing it. 379 00:14:53.560 --> 00:14:55.103 -He did. I told him that I-- 380 00:14:55.145 --> 00:14:56.646 -Already know all the dances. 381 00:14:56.688 --> 00:14:58.273 -VICTORIA: Really? -SAMUEL: Oh, yes! 382 00:14:58.314 --> 00:15:01.609 Dr. Cavendish is a huge fan of English country dancing. 383 00:15:01.651 --> 00:15:04.237 Oh, apparently, she belongs to an association back home. 384 00:15:04.279 --> 00:15:05.947 -No, I don't-- -SAM: Oh, don't be modest! 385 00:15:05.989 --> 00:15:08.116 No, she knows them all! 386 00:15:08.158 --> 00:15:10.869 The Arlington Assembly, the Ashford Anniversary, 387 00:15:10.910 --> 00:15:12.996 even Mr. Beveridge's After Dinner Maggot! 388 00:15:13.038 --> 00:15:15.206 -Oh! Which is your favourite? 389 00:15:17.667 --> 00:15:18.960 -The After Dinner Maggot...? 390 00:15:19.002 --> 00:15:20.378 -Oh, I knew it! 391 00:15:20.420 --> 00:15:22.756 Oh, Samuel, I hope you reserved a dance! 392 00:15:22.797 --> 00:15:24.382 SAM: Oh, the very first one. 393 00:15:24.424 --> 00:15:27.677 Now, has Eloise told you about the outfit that she has planned? 394 00:15:27.719 --> 00:15:30.096 -No! -Uh, Mr. Lee? 395 00:15:30.138 --> 00:15:31.848 Can I steal you for a moment? 396 00:15:31.890 --> 00:15:34.184 Just, I have a few guest-of-honour questions. 397 00:15:34.225 --> 00:15:36.519 VICTORIA: Oh, but of course! 398 00:15:36.561 --> 00:15:37.645 Take a turn about the room! 399 00:15:37.687 --> 00:15:39.272 [all laugh] 400 00:15:39.314 --> 00:15:41.149 -[quietly] Please, you've made your point. 401 00:15:41.191 --> 00:15:42.317 -Really? 402 00:15:42.359 --> 00:15:44.277 Or perhaps I was just asking for attention. 403 00:15:44.319 --> 00:15:46.446 -Mr. Lee, I am so sorry for what I said! 404 00:15:46.488 --> 00:15:49.449 I can be controlling when I feel... 405 00:15:49.491 --> 00:15:50.533 stressed. 406 00:15:50.575 --> 00:15:51.826 - Istressed you? 407 00:15:51.868 --> 00:15:53.953 -No. Not you. The whole conference. 408 00:15:53.995 --> 00:15:55.288 Look, I'm on the edge 409 00:15:55.330 --> 00:15:57.499 of something I've worked for my entire life. 410 00:15:57.540 --> 00:16:00.710 My sister's up in my hotel room crying with her heart broken. 411 00:16:00.752 --> 00:16:02.379 I took it out on you. 412 00:16:02.420 --> 00:16:05.465 It was no way to treat someone who's been nothing but kind. 413 00:16:08.843 --> 00:16:11.012 You won't tell your aunt, will you? 414 00:16:11.054 --> 00:16:12.931 -You're up for that new professorship at Princeton, 415 00:16:12.972 --> 00:16:14.557 aren't you? 416 00:16:14.599 --> 00:16:17.977 -So, if there's anything I can do to make it up to you... 417 00:16:18.019 --> 00:16:20.480 -Then you'll do it as long as I keep my mouth shut? 418 00:16:20.522 --> 00:16:22.065 -Yes. -Hmm. 419 00:16:23.233 --> 00:16:25.151 Alright. 420 00:16:25.193 --> 00:16:27.070 Actually, I'll do you one better. 421 00:16:27.112 --> 00:16:29.155 I'll help you get the job. 422 00:16:29.197 --> 00:16:32.158 Now, my aunt may seem easygoing, but she is not 423 00:16:32.200 --> 00:16:34.035 when it comes to the Princeton English Department, 424 00:16:34.077 --> 00:16:35.453 and she is definitely not 425 00:16:35.495 --> 00:16:38.123 when it comes to a Jane Austen scholar. 426 00:16:38.164 --> 00:16:40.667 But I've had a lifetime to learn what she likes 427 00:16:40.709 --> 00:16:42.794 and what she doesn't, so... 428 00:16:42.836 --> 00:16:44.170 I can advise you. 429 00:16:45.922 --> 00:16:47.215 -Why would you do that for me? 430 00:16:47.257 --> 00:16:49.259 -Oh, I'm not doing it for you. 431 00:16:49.300 --> 00:16:50.552 Look... 432 00:16:52.929 --> 00:16:55.807 That is Crispin Crane. 433 00:16:57.809 --> 00:16:59.227 Actor turned academic. 434 00:16:59.269 --> 00:17:03.440 He played Mr. Willoughby for British television in 1986. 435 00:17:03.481 --> 00:17:05.817 He's been hovering around my aunt like a fruit fly 436 00:17:05.859 --> 00:17:08.194 on a banana. [sighs] 437 00:17:08.236 --> 00:17:10.405 My aunt practically blushed when she told me 438 00:17:10.447 --> 00:17:12.824 that she was interviewing him at the conference. 439 00:17:12.866 --> 00:17:14.993 He's flirting his way into the job. 440 00:17:15.035 --> 00:17:16.369 -You want me to block him? 441 00:17:16.411 --> 00:17:17.704 -Yes. 442 00:17:19.247 --> 00:17:23.209 My aunt has suffered enough heartbreak. 443 00:17:23.251 --> 00:17:25.545 I don't want her to get hurt by some warmed-up 444 00:17:25.587 --> 00:17:27.922 Willoughby wannabe cad. 445 00:17:27.964 --> 00:17:30.842 So, do we have a deal? 446 00:17:30.884 --> 00:17:32.635 -What exactly am I agreeing to? 447 00:17:32.677 --> 00:17:33.928 -Well, there's the dancing. 448 00:17:33.970 --> 00:17:35.347 You missed the special dance lesson, 449 00:17:35.388 --> 00:17:37.098 so you've a lot of catching up to do. 450 00:17:37.140 --> 00:17:38.391 And the outfit. 451 00:17:38.433 --> 00:17:39.517 -The outfit?! 452 00:17:39.559 --> 00:17:41.102 -Kelsey can probably help us with that. 453 00:17:41.144 --> 00:17:43.855 Oh, and I need a partner for the Lawn Games tournament. 454 00:17:46.107 --> 00:17:48.735 My aunt respects a killer instinct. 455 00:17:48.777 --> 00:17:52.364 But beyond that, just agree with her on all matters of taste 456 00:17:52.405 --> 00:17:56.451 and, well, be the fantastic scholar that JALA says you are. 457 00:18:00.330 --> 00:18:02.499 -Deal. 458 00:18:02.540 --> 00:18:04.042 No bowing! 459 00:18:04.084 --> 00:18:05.460 -Oh, now, that-- 460 00:18:05.502 --> 00:18:08.046 you see, that is the sort of stuffed-shirt attitude 461 00:18:08.088 --> 00:18:09.506 that you're gonna have to work on. 462 00:18:12.133 --> 00:18:13.426 Text me your room number 463 00:18:13.468 --> 00:18:15.804 and I'll pick you up at 9:00 am sharp. 464 00:18:24.646 --> 00:18:26.940 Oh, aren't you adorable! 465 00:18:26.981 --> 00:18:28.692 -Miss Scott! 466 00:18:28.733 --> 00:18:29.693 What a surprise. 467 00:18:29.734 --> 00:18:32.529 [door opens] 468 00:18:35.240 --> 00:18:36.991 ELIZABETH: [on TV] Mr. Darcy, I don't understand. 469 00:18:37.033 --> 00:18:38.660 What are you doing here? 470 00:18:38.702 --> 00:18:40.745 DONOVAN: [on TV] You act as if I invaded your territory! 471 00:18:40.787 --> 00:18:43.123 -Elly-bell? What happened? Are you okay? 472 00:18:43.164 --> 00:18:46.835 -I'm fine. Just academic job search stuff. 473 00:18:46.876 --> 00:18:48.378 I got a lot to do tomorrow. 474 00:18:48.420 --> 00:18:49.796 -Wait, should I go? -No! 475 00:18:49.838 --> 00:18:51.464 -Because I can go. 476 00:18:51.506 --> 00:18:55.552 -No, I'm not kicking you out in the middle of the night. 477 00:18:55.593 --> 00:18:56.928 -A romcom? 478 00:18:56.970 --> 00:18:58.513 Is now really the time? 479 00:18:58.555 --> 00:19:01.057 -Nothing else was on except that wedding dress show. 480 00:19:01.099 --> 00:19:02.517 Do you have my ice cream? 481 00:19:05.061 --> 00:19:06.438 -Uh... 482 00:19:06.479 --> 00:19:09.024 Praline and Prejudice or Mansfield Chunk? 483 00:19:09.065 --> 00:19:11.067 -What's Mansfield Chunk? 484 00:19:11.109 --> 00:19:12.777 -Basically Rocky Road but with coffee. 485 00:19:12.819 --> 00:19:14.279 -Yeah! 486 00:19:16.448 --> 00:19:17.449 Oh, yeah. 487 00:19:23.288 --> 00:19:25.123 ELIZABETH: [TV] What does that mean, exactly? 488 00:19:25.165 --> 00:19:26.082 DONOVAN: [TV] Nothing. 489 00:19:26.124 --> 00:19:27.334 -What's wrong with men? 490 00:19:27.375 --> 00:19:29.419 Why didn't Rob propose? 491 00:19:29.461 --> 00:19:31.963 -It's not that he didn't propose. 492 00:19:32.005 --> 00:19:33.923 -He proposed?! -In the kitchen! 493 00:19:33.965 --> 00:19:37.052 Over takeout coffee like it was an afterthought. 494 00:19:37.093 --> 00:19:38.345 He didn't even kneel! 495 00:19:38.386 --> 00:19:40.930 He just handed me the mocha and said, 496 00:19:40.972 --> 00:19:43.516 "So, there's something I wanna talk to you about." 497 00:19:43.558 --> 00:19:44.934 -Oh... 498 00:19:44.976 --> 00:19:46.770 -And then he went right into talking about finances 499 00:19:46.811 --> 00:19:49.564 and house down payments and timelines! 500 00:19:49.606 --> 00:19:51.399 I'm surprised he didn't have a PowerPoint about 501 00:19:51.441 --> 00:19:53.443 why it was [deep voice] "A good decision!" 502 00:19:53.485 --> 00:19:54.944 -Well, isn't it a good decision? 503 00:19:54.986 --> 00:19:56.029 I mean, you two just... 504 00:19:56.071 --> 00:19:57.489 work together. 505 00:19:57.530 --> 00:20:00.116 -But there was nothing about love in that proposal! 506 00:20:00.158 --> 00:20:02.410 No passion, no romance. 507 00:20:02.452 --> 00:20:05.413 And I just thought, "This is gonna be the rest of my life." 508 00:20:05.455 --> 00:20:07.540 This is the most important moment of our love story 509 00:20:07.582 --> 00:20:09.209 and all he gave me was a mocha from the kiosk 510 00:20:09.250 --> 00:20:10.752 in the grocery store! 511 00:20:10.794 --> 00:20:12.295 He could have at least grabbed roses! 512 00:20:12.337 --> 00:20:13.463 They're right there! 513 00:20:13.505 --> 00:20:15.090 -Did you tell him how you feel? 514 00:20:15.131 --> 00:20:16.925 -He doesn't think it's valid. 515 00:20:16.966 --> 00:20:18.677 -Well, I can talk to him for you. 516 00:20:18.718 --> 00:20:22.180 Just... I think you have a communication issue. 517 00:20:22.222 --> 00:20:24.724 -There's no fixing this, Eloise. 518 00:20:24.766 --> 00:20:26.935 I'm a romantic! 519 00:20:28.436 --> 00:20:30.397 And he's an accountant. 520 00:20:30.438 --> 00:20:32.649 All this time, he supposedly loved me 521 00:20:32.691 --> 00:20:35.276 and he was just putting up with my nonsense. 522 00:20:35.318 --> 00:20:36.778 -Did he say that? 523 00:20:36.820 --> 00:20:39.614 -I don't wanna be put up with, Eloise. 524 00:20:39.656 --> 00:20:41.449 I wanna be loved! 525 00:20:41.491 --> 00:20:43.159 -Aw... 526 00:20:43.201 --> 00:20:44.828 I love you, Mimi. 527 00:20:44.869 --> 00:20:46.246 -[whimpers] 528 00:20:46.287 --> 00:20:48.331 -And I put up with your nonsense. 529 00:20:49.749 --> 00:20:52.794 But for what it's worth, I do think Rob loves you too. 530 00:20:55.296 --> 00:20:57.757 -Love is about putting yourself out there, 531 00:20:57.799 --> 00:21:00.260 risking it all. 532 00:21:00.301 --> 00:21:02.929 Rob isn't willing to risk anything! 533 00:21:02.971 --> 00:21:05.306 [muffled sobbing] 534 00:21:10.270 --> 00:21:11.771 [knock on the door] 535 00:21:11.813 --> 00:21:13.440 MIA: Huh? 536 00:21:13.481 --> 00:21:16.317 -It's just the housekeeper. Go back to sleep. 537 00:21:20.488 --> 00:21:22.991 -[quietly] Shh. My sister is still sleeping. 538 00:21:25.577 --> 00:21:27.662 Oh my gosh. You're wearing it again. 539 00:21:27.704 --> 00:21:29.581 -Actually, this is my hunting suit. 540 00:21:29.622 --> 00:21:31.124 -You're really trying to embarrass me 541 00:21:31.166 --> 00:21:32.542 as much as possible, aren't you? 542 00:21:32.584 --> 00:21:33.752 -Oh, it's not all about you. 543 00:21:33.793 --> 00:21:36.796 After all, I am the conference Mr. Darcy. 544 00:21:36.838 --> 00:21:39.174 I have a responsibility to look this good. 545 00:21:39.215 --> 00:21:40.467 -Hmm. 546 00:21:40.508 --> 00:21:42.510 -Shall we? -We shall! 547 00:21:44.846 --> 00:21:48.058 [indistinct chatter] 548 00:21:48.099 --> 00:21:52.979 * 549 00:21:53.021 --> 00:21:55.899 -Is that a first edition Cowper? -Uh, focus, Eloise. 550 00:21:55.940 --> 00:21:57.359 I want you to meet someone. 551 00:21:58.276 --> 00:21:59.402 Kelsey? 552 00:22:00.278 --> 00:22:01.571 Kelsey? 553 00:22:01.613 --> 00:22:03.698 -Oh...! -Ah. You have a client. 554 00:22:05.283 --> 00:22:07.452 This is Eloise Cavendish, my guest of honour. 555 00:22:07.494 --> 00:22:11.164 Eloise, this is Kelsey Shelton, genius costumier. 556 00:22:11.206 --> 00:22:12.457 ELOISE: Hi. 557 00:22:12.499 --> 00:22:13.667 -You have excellent posture. 558 00:22:13.708 --> 00:22:14.793 SAMUEL: Hmm! 559 00:22:14.834 --> 00:22:16.461 -Hmm. Thank you. 560 00:22:16.503 --> 00:22:18.296 -Kelsey and I have been friends since high school, 561 00:22:18.338 --> 00:22:20.048 ever since we were in tech crew together 562 00:22:20.090 --> 00:22:21.257 for Much Ado About Nothing. 563 00:22:21.299 --> 00:22:22.926 -He was chasing a girl playing Hero, 564 00:22:22.967 --> 00:22:25.512 knew nothing about theatre, and kept breaking things. 565 00:22:25.553 --> 00:22:26.930 -You weren't in the cast? 566 00:22:26.971 --> 00:22:29.182 -In high school I was, you know, quiet and-- 567 00:22:29.224 --> 00:22:31.267 -Huge nerd. 568 00:22:31.309 --> 00:22:33.144 But it paid off for this Craftsy thing. 569 00:22:33.186 --> 00:22:34.562 -Craftsy? 570 00:22:34.604 --> 00:22:36.439 -It's that website for independent craftspeople 571 00:22:36.481 --> 00:22:38.108 who sell handmade goods. 572 00:22:38.149 --> 00:22:39.818 -Uh, yeah, I know it. 573 00:22:39.859 --> 00:22:41.236 My sister loves it. 574 00:22:41.277 --> 00:22:42.612 You sold stuff on Craftsy? 575 00:22:42.654 --> 00:22:45.532 -No, I built the start-up company 576 00:22:45.573 --> 00:22:47.742 that provides billing and compliance software services 577 00:22:47.784 --> 00:22:50.036 for independent artisans who... 578 00:22:50.078 --> 00:22:52.872 sell things on Craftsy. 579 00:22:52.914 --> 00:22:54.582 -And then Craftsy bought it-- you're welcome. 580 00:22:54.624 --> 00:22:56.167 I was his inspiration. 581 00:22:56.209 --> 00:22:57.544 Interstate tax compliance 582 00:22:57.585 --> 00:22:59.546 was really cutting into my sewing time. 583 00:22:59.587 --> 00:23:02.674 Arms up, please. -Uh, I don't know if I, um... 584 00:23:02.716 --> 00:23:04.884 Don't most people just wear an evening gown? 585 00:23:04.926 --> 00:23:07.053 SAM: But we don't want to be most people. 586 00:23:07.095 --> 00:23:08.680 No, you want to stand out. 587 00:23:08.722 --> 00:23:11.266 -So, Sam was telling me that this is a rush job, 588 00:23:11.307 --> 00:23:13.059 but I have a couple of half-finished pieces 589 00:23:13.101 --> 00:23:14.227 I can adapt. 590 00:23:14.269 --> 00:23:16.146 White batiste with... 591 00:23:16.187 --> 00:23:17.731 pink accents! 592 00:23:17.772 --> 00:23:19.107 Did you bring your period- appropriate undergarments? 593 00:23:19.149 --> 00:23:20.567 -Okay, no, I can't do this. 594 00:23:20.608 --> 00:23:22.736 I-I can't wear a costume. 595 00:23:22.777 --> 00:23:24.821 You're not gonna tell on me for not wearing 596 00:23:24.863 --> 00:23:26.406 a period-appropriate undergarment, are you? 597 00:23:26.448 --> 00:23:28.283 -Well, when you put it like that... 598 00:23:28.324 --> 00:23:29.784 Kelsey, change of plan. 599 00:23:29.826 --> 00:23:30.952 Rush job's off. 600 00:23:30.994 --> 00:23:32.912 -KELSEY: What? -SAM: I tell you what. 601 00:23:32.954 --> 00:23:35.415 You can wear an evening gown if you wear these. 602 00:23:35.457 --> 00:23:36.750 -Completely inaccurate. 603 00:23:36.791 --> 00:23:39.919 There's no period fabrics at all. 604 00:23:39.961 --> 00:23:41.171 They're $30... 605 00:23:41.212 --> 00:23:42.547 -Bargain! 606 00:23:45.425 --> 00:23:47.719 ELOISE: Pleasure doing business with you. 607 00:23:47.761 --> 00:23:49.429 -You would have looked so authentic! 608 00:23:49.471 --> 00:23:50.430 ELOISE: I'm sorry, Kelsey. 609 00:23:50.472 --> 00:23:51.973 SAM: Thank you for trying. 610 00:23:52.015 --> 00:23:54.768 -Okay, I need coffee and food in that order. 611 00:23:54.809 --> 00:23:56.936 -Okay, well, the, uh, buffet's open till 10:30. 612 00:23:56.978 --> 00:23:58.104 I'll take you. 613 00:23:58.146 --> 00:23:59.981 -Oh-- uh, oh, you don't have to do that. 614 00:24:00.023 --> 00:24:01.274 -Uh, yes I do. 615 00:24:01.316 --> 00:24:02.942 My aunt eats late. 616 00:24:02.984 --> 00:24:03.985 -Right! 617 00:24:07.864 --> 00:24:10.158 -Ah! See, what did I tell you? 618 00:24:10.200 --> 00:24:11.493 Uh-- Ow, what? 619 00:24:11.534 --> 00:24:12.702 -[quietly] There's Crane! 620 00:24:14.704 --> 00:24:17.624 -Oh, look at him primping into his baked beans. 621 00:24:18.833 --> 00:24:19.668 Distract him. 622 00:24:19.709 --> 00:24:21.127 -Me?! -Yes, delay him 623 00:24:21.169 --> 00:24:24.005 as long as you can, and meet me in the craft hall. 624 00:24:24.047 --> 00:24:25.465 -The craft hall? -Mm-hm. 625 00:24:25.507 --> 00:24:28.134 -Uh, Dr. Crane? Crispin Crane? 626 00:24:28.176 --> 00:24:29.511 -Uh, yes. 627 00:24:29.552 --> 00:24:31.638 -From the 1986 British television production 628 00:24:31.680 --> 00:24:33.223 of Sense and Sensibility? 629 00:24:33.264 --> 00:24:34.974 -Yes, in fact. 630 00:24:35.016 --> 00:24:36.017 And you are...? 631 00:24:36.059 --> 00:24:37.435 -Eloise Cavendish. 632 00:24:37.477 --> 00:24:38.937 I'm actually giving the keynote speech. 633 00:24:38.978 --> 00:24:40.230 -How impressive. 634 00:24:40.271 --> 00:24:42.691 I was just going-- -I'm a big fan. 635 00:24:42.732 --> 00:24:43.983 -Really? 636 00:24:44.025 --> 00:24:45.735 I would have thought you were a bit young 637 00:24:45.777 --> 00:24:47.529 for that particular version. 638 00:24:47.570 --> 00:24:50.115 It's been so outshone by subsequent, 639 00:24:50.156 --> 00:24:51.366 you know, adaptations. 640 00:24:51.408 --> 00:24:53.493 -Oh, well, a classic can never be outshone! 641 00:24:53.535 --> 00:24:55.245 -Thank you. 642 00:24:55.286 --> 00:24:59.040 I abandoned that life long ago, but it's nice to be remembered. 643 00:24:59.082 --> 00:25:00.125 If you don't mind... 644 00:25:00.166 --> 00:25:01.751 -Uh, can-- can I ask-- 645 00:25:01.793 --> 00:25:04.254 There's, um, um... there's a talk later today on Wickham, 646 00:25:04.295 --> 00:25:06.840 on whether he can really be considered a villain. 647 00:25:06.881 --> 00:25:08.800 As someone who played one of Austen's villains 648 00:25:08.842 --> 00:25:11.344 in a major television production-- 649 00:25:11.386 --> 00:25:13.138 -Oh, hardly major, my dear. 650 00:25:13.179 --> 00:25:15.598 -Well, still, wouldn't you say that, um, 651 00:25:15.640 --> 00:25:18.059 playing Willoughby gave you an unusual insight 652 00:25:18.101 --> 00:25:19.602 into his character? 653 00:25:19.644 --> 00:25:22.605 -Of course, but it's not always useful. 654 00:25:22.647 --> 00:25:24.107 -Oh, really? 655 00:25:24.149 --> 00:25:27.986 -I retain a certain partiality towards the character 656 00:25:28.028 --> 00:25:31.197 that makes it very hard for me, to this day, 657 00:25:31.239 --> 00:25:32.866 to see him as a villain. -Oh! 658 00:25:32.907 --> 00:25:35.243 -As I was just saying to my friend, Victoria... 659 00:25:36.494 --> 00:25:38.204 Victoria? 660 00:25:38.246 --> 00:25:40.165 Ah, would you please...? 661 00:25:40.206 --> 00:25:42.417 Uh... 662 00:25:42.459 --> 00:25:45.295 Um... 663 00:25:45.337 --> 00:25:46.588 -Ahh! 664 00:25:49.132 --> 00:25:51.217 -That is stunning. 665 00:25:51.259 --> 00:25:52.260 You really have an eye. 666 00:25:53.762 --> 00:25:55.680 -Look, Samuel. Professor Cavendish is here. 667 00:25:55.722 --> 00:25:58.058 -Oh, fantastic. I need a model. 668 00:25:58.099 --> 00:25:59.392 -Oh, no. 669 00:25:59.434 --> 00:26:00.685 -Did you get rid of Crane? 670 00:26:00.727 --> 00:26:01.978 -Mm-hm. -Chin up. 671 00:26:03.313 --> 00:26:05.023 You really have the bone structure for bonnets. 672 00:26:05.065 --> 00:26:06.900 Why don't you make one with my aunt? 673 00:26:06.941 --> 00:26:09.486 -Oh, I-I'm not very crafty. 674 00:26:09.527 --> 00:26:11.446 VICTORIA: Oh, it's just gluing to taste. 675 00:26:11.488 --> 00:26:13.865 You can change it if you like. 676 00:26:17.827 --> 00:26:23.416 * 677 00:26:23.458 --> 00:26:26.586 * 678 00:26:26.628 --> 00:26:28.004 -[clears throat] 679 00:26:31.633 --> 00:26:33.301 "I do not think it is very pretty, 680 00:26:33.343 --> 00:26:35.553 "but I shall pull it to pieces as soon as I get home 681 00:26:35.595 --> 00:26:37.722 "and see if I can make it up any better!" 682 00:26:37.764 --> 00:26:39.307 -Lydia Bennet! 683 00:26:39.349 --> 00:26:42.435 I think that's one of the most telling passages in the novel. 684 00:26:42.477 --> 00:26:44.187 It shows us how Lydia views men. 685 00:26:44.229 --> 00:26:45.105 -As interchangeable? 686 00:26:45.146 --> 00:26:46.648 -Exactly. 687 00:26:46.690 --> 00:26:48.858 One bonnet is just as good as another 688 00:26:48.900 --> 00:26:50.985 if you pretty it up with a nice piece of satin. 689 00:26:51.027 --> 00:26:52.904 -And one man is just as good as the next 690 00:26:52.946 --> 00:26:54.280 if he's wearing the right uniform. 691 00:26:54.322 --> 00:26:55.740 -Mm-hm! -Uh, excuse me! 692 00:26:55.782 --> 00:26:58.076 -Oh, Samuel, not you, dear. 693 00:26:58.118 --> 00:27:00.704 You're unique and perfect all the way through. 694 00:27:00.745 --> 00:27:02.789 -Oh, I don't know. For most people around here, 695 00:27:02.831 --> 00:27:04.457 I'm just a pair of breeches and a hat. 696 00:27:04.499 --> 00:27:06.793 [all laugh] 697 00:27:13.758 --> 00:27:16.094 ELOISE: I don't know what I'm gonna do with this thing, 698 00:27:16.136 --> 00:27:18.471 but am I crazy to think that that went well? 699 00:27:18.513 --> 00:27:19.472 -Are you kidding? -[laughs] 700 00:27:19.514 --> 00:27:20.807 -No, you nailed it. 701 00:27:20.849 --> 00:27:22.976 I mean, you busted out that Lydia Bennet quote. 702 00:27:23.018 --> 00:27:26.980 I mean, anyone can quote Elizabeth, but Lydia? 703 00:27:27.022 --> 00:27:29.149 -I have to admit, I thought that crafts project 704 00:27:29.190 --> 00:27:32.318 would be silly, but that was a fascinating conversation. 705 00:27:34.863 --> 00:27:37.490 Hey, I'm sorry for what I said earlier. 706 00:27:37.532 --> 00:27:38.992 -What do you mean? 707 00:27:39.034 --> 00:27:40.535 -The whole thing about you being 708 00:27:40.577 --> 00:27:42.537 just a pair of breeches and a hat. 709 00:27:42.579 --> 00:27:44.080 If I made you feel in any way... 710 00:27:44.122 --> 00:27:45.540 -Uh, no. 711 00:27:45.582 --> 00:27:46.666 That was a joke. 712 00:27:46.708 --> 00:27:48.877 Uh, I don't know if you've noticed, 713 00:27:48.918 --> 00:27:50.712 but I make a lot of those. 714 00:27:51.963 --> 00:27:53.548 -Is that a defence mechanism? 715 00:27:53.590 --> 00:27:54.966 -The hat or the jokes? 716 00:27:57.552 --> 00:28:00.347 Yeah, we are not psychoanalyzing me, 717 00:28:00.388 --> 00:28:02.349 we are here to get you that job. 718 00:28:02.390 --> 00:28:03.558 -I thought I nailed it! 719 00:28:03.600 --> 00:28:05.435 -Uh, professor? It is only Thursday. 720 00:28:05.477 --> 00:28:07.103 We have a long weekend ahead of us, 721 00:28:07.145 --> 00:28:09.356 and you still don't know how to dance. 722 00:28:09.397 --> 00:28:10.982 Ah-ah-ah, don't make that face! 723 00:28:12.317 --> 00:28:14.152 You told my aunt that you know all the dances. 724 00:28:14.194 --> 00:28:15.070 -I didn't, you did! 725 00:28:15.111 --> 00:28:16.613 -Let's not throw blame around. 726 00:28:16.654 --> 00:28:18.865 We have work to do. 727 00:28:18.907 --> 00:28:20.825 -I have an idea-- I'll break my ankle. 728 00:28:20.867 --> 00:28:21.951 -Oh, no, good idea. 729 00:28:21.993 --> 00:28:24.079 Break it while learning to dance. 730 00:28:24.120 --> 00:28:27.040 -Uh, this part of the hotel doesn't look open to guests. 731 00:28:27.082 --> 00:28:28.875 -Are you always such a rule-follower? 732 00:28:28.917 --> 00:28:30.627 Huh, well, I guess that's a great way 733 00:28:30.669 --> 00:28:32.754 to avoid being noticed. 734 00:28:32.796 --> 00:28:35.131 -Now you're psychoanalyzing me? 735 00:28:35.173 --> 00:28:36.299 [door closes] 736 00:28:36.341 --> 00:28:37.676 Where are we going? -Somewhere private. 737 00:28:37.717 --> 00:28:39.719 You'd get embarrassed otherwise. 738 00:28:39.761 --> 00:28:41.054 -That's surprisingly considerate. 739 00:28:41.096 --> 00:28:43.181 -Plus, we can't risk revealing your dark secret. 740 00:28:43.223 --> 00:28:44.224 -That I can't dance? 741 00:28:44.265 --> 00:28:46.434 -That you're no fun. 742 00:28:46.476 --> 00:28:48.812 -Now, it's just a little bit closed for renovations, 743 00:28:48.853 --> 00:28:51.064 but that means that no one will wander in. 744 00:28:51.106 --> 00:28:53.900 -Unless they're willing to ignore all the signs. 745 00:28:53.942 --> 00:28:55.235 SAM: What can I say? 746 00:28:55.276 --> 00:28:57.070 I like exploring. 747 00:28:57.112 --> 00:29:00.198 I found this place yesterday, and I thought to myself, 748 00:29:00.240 --> 00:29:03.201 "There must be some earthly use for it." 749 00:29:03.243 --> 00:29:04.744 -It's lovely. 750 00:29:04.786 --> 00:29:06.913 And I'm sure any pretty, young Jane Austen fan 751 00:29:06.955 --> 00:29:09.416 you brought here would be swept off her feet. 752 00:29:12.794 --> 00:29:14.879 -So, first things first. 753 00:29:18.425 --> 00:29:19.801 The After Dinner Maggot. 754 00:29:21.886 --> 00:29:23.096 [instrumental music playing] 755 00:29:23.138 --> 00:29:24.848 -Come on. Come, come, come, come, come! 756 00:29:26.307 --> 00:29:28.643 The men on this side, women on that side. 757 00:29:28.685 --> 00:29:30.061 Although we never have enough men, 758 00:29:30.103 --> 00:29:31.771 so you'll probably have to learn both sides. 759 00:29:31.813 --> 00:29:33.064 Right, we split and return. 760 00:29:33.106 --> 00:29:34.941 May I? And, here we go! 761 00:29:34.983 --> 00:29:37.944 And... [counting steps quietly] 762 00:29:37.986 --> 00:29:39.946 'Round the other dancers. 763 00:29:39.988 --> 00:29:42.282 -What dancers? -Uh, the imaginary dancers. 764 00:29:42.323 --> 00:29:45.535 That's it, and... 765 00:29:45.577 --> 00:29:47.328 And right, left, right, and right. 766 00:29:47.370 --> 00:29:50.623 And left, right, left, and left, and left. 767 00:29:50.665 --> 00:29:52.334 Left, uh... 768 00:29:52.375 --> 00:29:53.460 You're the left. 769 00:29:53.501 --> 00:29:55.170 Okay. 770 00:29:55.211 --> 00:29:57.172 Now, you allemande on the fourth corner on the second count 771 00:29:57.213 --> 00:29:59.132 and it's the second corner on the third. 772 00:29:59.174 --> 00:30:01.343 But remember that we have to end up where we started 773 00:30:01.384 --> 00:30:03.178 so that we can switch again. -What?! 774 00:30:03.219 --> 00:30:06.473 [music continues] 775 00:30:06.514 --> 00:30:09.726 SAM: [with music] Dah... dah... 776 00:30:09.768 --> 00:30:15.690 [music continues] 777 00:30:15.732 --> 00:30:16.983 SAM: [with music] Dah, dah, dah! 778 00:30:17.025 --> 00:30:18.276 Good! Much better! 779 00:30:18.318 --> 00:30:20.070 Now, you made it through the whole figure 780 00:30:20.111 --> 00:30:21.154 without making any mistakes. 781 00:30:21.196 --> 00:30:23.281 Now you may venture a witty remark. 782 00:30:23.323 --> 00:30:25.992 -I can't. My brain's processing power 783 00:30:26.034 --> 00:30:28.661 is tied up in my feet. -Well, ignore your feet. 784 00:30:28.703 --> 00:30:29.829 You're looking at your feet so much 785 00:30:29.871 --> 00:30:32.248 that I'm starting to get jealous. 786 00:30:32.290 --> 00:30:33.541 Look at me. 787 00:30:33.583 --> 00:30:35.919 Remember, I like attention. 788 00:30:35.960 --> 00:30:37.170 -You're so annoying. 789 00:30:37.212 --> 00:30:39.214 -You are so... 790 00:30:39.255 --> 00:30:40.382 graceful. 791 00:30:40.423 --> 00:30:41.633 [music stops] 792 00:30:41.675 --> 00:30:43.426 See? 793 00:30:43.468 --> 00:30:45.804 It wasn't that bad, was it? 794 00:30:45.845 --> 00:30:48.181 Now, the next step is to do it all again, 795 00:30:48.223 --> 00:30:49.766 but without counting under your breath 796 00:30:49.808 --> 00:30:52.352 and without stomping around like you're wearing moon boots. 797 00:30:54.354 --> 00:30:56.022 -[music starts again] -Now, just relax. 798 00:30:56.064 --> 00:30:58.608 Shoulders back, eyes up, and remember: 799 00:30:58.650 --> 00:31:00.360 you are graceful, you are elegant, 800 00:31:00.402 --> 00:31:02.779 you are the most beautiful girl in the ballroom! 801 00:31:02.821 --> 00:31:04.072 You must-- -Stop. 802 00:31:04.114 --> 00:31:05.740 This isn't gonna work. 803 00:31:05.782 --> 00:31:08.535 It's fine here by myself, but out there in front of everyone? 804 00:31:08.576 --> 00:31:10.203 I-I can't do this. 805 00:31:10.245 --> 00:31:12.414 -[music stops] -Sorry if I went too fast, 806 00:31:12.455 --> 00:31:13.623 if I, um-- 807 00:31:13.665 --> 00:31:14.833 -No, it's not you. It's just... 808 00:31:14.874 --> 00:31:16.376 I don't dance! 809 00:31:16.418 --> 00:31:18.086 I don't like being the centre of attention. 810 00:31:18.128 --> 00:31:19.879 -But aren't you about to give a speech 811 00:31:19.921 --> 00:31:21.881 in front of a room full of people? 812 00:31:21.923 --> 00:31:24.050 -That's being an academic. That's what I'm used to. 813 00:31:24.092 --> 00:31:26.845 I'm used to being the girl off to the side in the corner 814 00:31:26.886 --> 00:31:29.305 reading a book, not the girl on the dance floor. 815 00:31:29.347 --> 00:31:30.724 That's Mia. 816 00:31:30.765 --> 00:31:31.725 My sister. 817 00:31:31.766 --> 00:31:33.643 -The one in your hotel room. 818 00:31:33.685 --> 00:31:35.937 -She's very comfortable being the centre of attention 819 00:31:35.979 --> 00:31:37.522 and sometimes will create situations 820 00:31:37.564 --> 00:31:38.898 where that can happen. 821 00:31:38.940 --> 00:31:40.775 Everyone has a role in their family. 822 00:31:40.817 --> 00:31:43.236 I'm the smart one, the practical one. 823 00:31:43.278 --> 00:31:47.574 Mia's pretty and reckless and charming, and... 824 00:31:47.615 --> 00:31:49.242 unlike me, a great dancer. 825 00:31:49.284 --> 00:31:51.619 -What's the worst that can happen? 826 00:31:51.661 --> 00:31:52.871 -I'll mess up! 827 00:31:52.912 --> 00:31:54.789 I'll look like a fool! 828 00:31:54.831 --> 00:31:56.791 I'll look like a woman pretending to be... 829 00:31:56.833 --> 00:31:57.917 -Pretending to be what? 830 00:31:57.959 --> 00:32:00.337 -A heroine in a romance novel, alright? 831 00:32:00.378 --> 00:32:02.255 I'll look like an unmarried woman in her thirties 832 00:32:02.297 --> 00:32:03.590 pretending to be Elizabeth Bennet 833 00:32:03.631 --> 00:32:06.301 looking for Mr. Darcy. 834 00:32:06.343 --> 00:32:07.469 [sighs] 835 00:32:15.518 --> 00:32:19.105 I did pretend to be Elizabeth Bennet once 836 00:32:19.147 --> 00:32:21.900 for a homecoming dance when I was 15. 837 00:32:21.941 --> 00:32:23.360 I bought the dress from here. 838 00:32:23.401 --> 00:32:26.154 Well, not here, actually; another JALA conference. 839 00:32:26.196 --> 00:32:29.240 -You went to a JALA conference when you were 15? 840 00:32:29.282 --> 00:32:31.951 -My parents liked to encourage my interests. 841 00:32:31.993 --> 00:32:33.495 It's kind of a curse. 842 00:32:35.997 --> 00:32:38.124 But it was a train ride away 843 00:32:38.166 --> 00:32:40.460 and it was Pride and Prejudice themed, 844 00:32:40.502 --> 00:32:41.628 and I... 845 00:32:41.670 --> 00:32:44.339 I just loved the book so much. 846 00:32:44.381 --> 00:32:47.217 It was the first book I read that I really loved, 847 00:32:47.258 --> 00:32:50.720 and everyone there loved it too. 848 00:32:50.762 --> 00:32:52.931 And they treated me like I was... 849 00:32:52.972 --> 00:32:54.766 sophisticated and interesting 850 00:32:54.808 --> 00:32:57.727 and like a real-life Austen ingénue. 851 00:32:57.769 --> 00:33:00.647 [both chuckle] 852 00:33:00.689 --> 00:33:03.733 Anyway, I got carried away and I bought this dress. 853 00:33:03.775 --> 00:33:06.528 -And you wore it to homecoming? 854 00:33:06.569 --> 00:33:09.155 -I thought that if Cody Anderson could see me 855 00:33:09.197 --> 00:33:11.032 across the dance floor, he'd realize 856 00:33:11.074 --> 00:33:13.076 how sophisticated and interesting I was. 857 00:33:13.118 --> 00:33:14.994 -Ah! And what happened? 858 00:33:15.036 --> 00:33:16.830 -He saw me across the dance floor 859 00:33:16.871 --> 00:33:18.915 and, uh, he laughed. 860 00:33:18.957 --> 00:33:20.875 And then everyone saw me and they all laughed, 861 00:33:20.917 --> 00:33:22.711 and then I ran and hid in the library. 862 00:33:22.752 --> 00:33:25.171 Janitor let me in; nice man. 863 00:33:25.213 --> 00:33:27.048 -Oh. 864 00:33:27.090 --> 00:33:29.718 Well, Cody Anderson's an idiot. 865 00:33:31.511 --> 00:33:34.931 Ah, I bet there was a boy at that dance 866 00:33:34.973 --> 00:33:38.184 who wondered where you went all night. 867 00:33:38.226 --> 00:33:42.022 A huge nerd who was into computers 868 00:33:42.063 --> 00:33:44.149 and classic literature. 869 00:33:45.025 --> 00:33:46.317 -[chuckles] 870 00:33:46.359 --> 00:33:47.944 -Hey, it's not as if I was 871 00:33:47.986 --> 00:33:49.779 tearing up the dance floor at 15. 872 00:33:52.490 --> 00:33:54.200 Look, I know that it's embarrassing 873 00:33:54.242 --> 00:33:57.203 to wear this outfit. 874 00:33:57.245 --> 00:33:58.872 You know what the most embarrassing part is? 875 00:33:58.913 --> 00:34:01.374 -No. 876 00:34:01.416 --> 00:34:02.876 -I like it. 877 00:34:02.917 --> 00:34:04.836 [both laugh] 878 00:34:04.878 --> 00:34:06.421 -Come on. 879 00:34:09.799 --> 00:34:13.595 SAM: For the first few years, it was like a favour to my aunt. 880 00:34:13.636 --> 00:34:16.598 But the truth is that I don't get to be the romantic hero 881 00:34:16.639 --> 00:34:18.183 in my normal life. 882 00:34:20.185 --> 00:34:23.730 No, my normal life is dealing with start-up bros 883 00:34:23.772 --> 00:34:26.191 and enduring their jokes. 884 00:34:26.232 --> 00:34:28.026 But everywhere I go as Mr. Darcy, 885 00:34:28.068 --> 00:34:29.819 I make women happy. 886 00:34:29.861 --> 00:34:32.072 -Must be fun. -No, it is. 887 00:34:32.113 --> 00:34:34.032 Until my aunt points out all the single women 888 00:34:34.074 --> 00:34:37.660 at the conference who clearly only like me for my frock coat. 889 00:34:37.702 --> 00:34:39.954 That's why it's so nice to meet someone who sees beyond 890 00:34:39.996 --> 00:34:42.874 the hat and the breeches and... 891 00:34:42.916 --> 00:34:44.125 doesn't like me at all. 892 00:34:45.126 --> 00:34:46.878 -Was that another defence mechanism? 893 00:34:46.920 --> 00:34:48.421 -You mean a joke? 894 00:34:48.463 --> 00:34:52.967 -Well I hate to disappoint you, but... 895 00:34:53.009 --> 00:34:54.719 you're growing on me. 896 00:34:54.761 --> 00:34:56.137 -Huh. 897 00:34:56.179 --> 00:34:58.098 Well, maybe there is something to be said 898 00:34:58.139 --> 00:35:00.642 for the confidence-boosting effects of a costume. 899 00:35:00.684 --> 00:35:02.394 Here, put this on. 900 00:35:02.435 --> 00:35:03.603 -Why? 901 00:35:03.645 --> 00:35:05.438 -Well, you may have learned the steps, 902 00:35:05.480 --> 00:35:08.191 but now I need you to get into the spirit of the thing. 903 00:35:08.233 --> 00:35:10.193 I need you to dance like everyone is watching, 904 00:35:10.235 --> 00:35:12.487 and I need you to wear this hat. 905 00:35:12.529 --> 00:35:13.822 -Oh, good lord... 906 00:35:16.324 --> 00:35:19.494 -[music starts again] -Okay, and five, six, 907 00:35:19.536 --> 00:35:20.620 seven, eight... 908 00:35:20.662 --> 00:35:21.705 Repeat after me: 909 00:35:21.746 --> 00:35:23.248 "I am beautiful." 910 00:35:23.289 --> 00:35:25.208 -What?! -Come on, say it! 911 00:35:25.250 --> 00:35:27.293 I... am... beautiful! 912 00:35:27.335 --> 00:35:29.212 -No! [laughs] -I am beautiful! 913 00:35:29.254 --> 00:35:31.131 -I am-- oh my gosh. 914 00:35:31.172 --> 00:35:32.424 I am beautiful! 915 00:35:32.465 --> 00:35:33.550 -Yes! 916 00:35:33.591 --> 00:35:35.301 I am worthy. 917 00:35:35.343 --> 00:35:37.053 -I am also worthy. 918 00:35:37.095 --> 00:35:39.055 -Ah, no editorializing! 919 00:35:39.097 --> 00:35:40.724 No jokes. Mean it! 920 00:35:40.765 --> 00:35:42.142 Look at me. -Look at me! 921 00:35:42.183 --> 00:35:43.685 -Look at me! 922 00:35:46.855 --> 00:35:47.981 VICTORIA: Samuel! 923 00:35:48.023 --> 00:35:49.441 Professor Cavendish! 924 00:35:49.482 --> 00:35:51.484 What on Earth are you doing out here? 925 00:35:51.526 --> 00:35:53.695 I've been looking everywhere for you! 926 00:35:53.737 --> 00:35:55.030 There's been a disaster. 927 00:35:55.071 --> 00:35:56.823 Annabelle has bit the refreshments 928 00:35:56.865 --> 00:35:58.491 for the Lawn Games. -What? 929 00:35:58.533 --> 00:36:01.327 -I don't know what kind of caterer she engaged, 930 00:36:01.369 --> 00:36:03.121 but they claim it is for next weekend-- 931 00:36:03.163 --> 00:36:04.789 and they will not budge! 932 00:36:04.831 --> 00:36:06.458 Someone needs to make a picnic for tomorrow 933 00:36:06.499 --> 00:36:08.418 that won't draw shame onto the head of JALA! 934 00:36:08.460 --> 00:36:10.253 -Oh, why can't the hotel handle it? 935 00:36:10.295 --> 00:36:13.798 -Oh, no, they're overbooked and very unhelpful. 936 00:36:13.840 --> 00:36:16.676 So, Samuel, I was hoping you could drive into town 937 00:36:16.718 --> 00:36:18.511 and see if you could find something suitably authentic-- 938 00:36:18.553 --> 00:36:20.180 -I can help. 939 00:36:20.221 --> 00:36:21.514 -You can? 940 00:36:21.556 --> 00:36:24.017 -I taught a seminar in Regency cuisine. 941 00:36:24.059 --> 00:36:26.061 My students were thoroughly engaged. 942 00:36:26.102 --> 00:36:27.187 [laughs] 943 00:36:27.228 --> 00:36:29.522 -That sounds suspiciously like fun. 944 00:36:29.564 --> 00:36:31.232 VICTORIA: Oh, well, come along, then. 945 00:36:31.274 --> 00:36:32.984 No time to waste. 946 00:36:37.280 --> 00:36:39.240 ELOISE: Okay, yeah. Thank you. Bye. 947 00:36:40.241 --> 00:36:41.701 -Any luck? 948 00:36:41.743 --> 00:36:43.870 -For an order this big, it's not luck we need, 949 00:36:43.912 --> 00:36:45.372 it's a miracle. -Ah. 950 00:36:45.413 --> 00:36:47.707 Well, maybe we need to think beyond catering. 951 00:36:47.749 --> 00:36:50.543 -Well, an authentic Regency nuncheon would be... 952 00:36:50.585 --> 00:36:52.712 cold meats, salad, and fruit. 953 00:36:52.754 --> 00:36:55.256 What Kitty and Lydia buy their sisters at the inn. 954 00:36:55.298 --> 00:36:57.092 Cold meat and salad... for how many? 955 00:36:57.133 --> 00:36:58.760 SAM: A hundred and twenty. 956 00:36:58.802 --> 00:37:00.762 -That's gonna present a significant... 957 00:37:03.765 --> 00:37:05.934 um... 958 00:37:05.975 --> 00:37:07.394 difficulty. 959 00:37:09.688 --> 00:37:10.939 -I have an idea. 960 00:37:23.702 --> 00:37:25.662 -[doorbell chimes] -ELOISE: Thank you. 961 00:37:28.456 --> 00:37:29.582 -Welcome to Supro Subs. 962 00:37:29.624 --> 00:37:31.084 We serve sandwiches in a snap. 963 00:37:31.126 --> 00:37:32.335 How may we delight you today? 964 00:37:32.377 --> 00:37:34.504 -Your giant party sub, does that serve 20? 965 00:37:34.546 --> 00:37:35.797 -Mm-hm. -And can you deliver 966 00:37:35.839 --> 00:37:37.841 to the middle of the Duchess Square Golf Course? 967 00:37:37.882 --> 00:37:38.925 -We're happy to delight you 968 00:37:38.967 --> 00:37:40.343 anywhere within a five-mile radius. 969 00:37:40.385 --> 00:37:42.721 -Great, well, I'll take 10 for 12:30 tomorrow. 970 00:37:42.762 --> 00:37:45.223 Oh, and can you make them carb-free? 971 00:37:45.265 --> 00:37:46.433 -[laughs] Ten... 972 00:37:46.474 --> 00:37:48.143 submarine party subs... 973 00:37:48.184 --> 00:37:49.519 with no bread? 974 00:37:49.561 --> 00:37:50.812 -And the toppings on the side. 975 00:37:50.854 --> 00:37:52.939 -We'll also take 60 of your fruit medley cups. 976 00:37:54.399 --> 00:37:56.443 -Oh-kay...! 977 00:37:56.484 --> 00:37:58.611 Uh, and would you like to add chips, 978 00:37:58.653 --> 00:38:00.822 or ultimate chocolate peanut butter brownies, 979 00:38:00.864 --> 00:38:02.490 or rainbow sprinkle cookies to your order? 980 00:38:02.532 --> 00:38:04.325 -Yeah... -Hmm, not very authentic. 981 00:38:04.367 --> 00:38:06.494 -Inauthentic won't impress my aunt. 982 00:38:06.536 --> 00:38:08.788 -If I had a kitchen, there's this recipe I make 983 00:38:08.830 --> 00:38:10.206 every Christmas, but... 984 00:38:10.248 --> 00:38:12.292 -Well, there's a perfectly good kitchen at the hotel. 985 00:38:12.334 --> 00:38:14.294 -Well, we can't use that-- -Come on. 986 00:38:14.336 --> 00:38:16.171 We'll go to the market on the way. 987 00:38:16.212 --> 00:38:17.630 Thank you! 988 00:38:17.672 --> 00:38:19.549 -Oh, I just don't think that we can. 989 00:38:19.591 --> 00:38:21.301 The hotel has all these regulations 990 00:38:21.343 --> 00:38:23.261 and the managers are so picky. 991 00:38:23.303 --> 00:38:24.679 -We won't take up too much time, 992 00:38:24.721 --> 00:38:26.473 and they hold cooking classes here, so-- 993 00:38:26.514 --> 00:38:29.809 -Oh, those are planned with instructors and notice. 994 00:38:29.851 --> 00:38:32.437 There's no time to arrange some last-minute-- Sam? 995 00:38:32.479 --> 00:38:34.147 -Hi, Annabelle. I'm here for the cooking class. 996 00:38:34.189 --> 00:38:35.565 -Wait, cooking class? 997 00:38:35.607 --> 00:38:38.026 -I'm an expert in Georgian and Regency cuisines. 998 00:38:38.068 --> 00:38:40.528 I was hoping to demonstrate syllabubs and Shrewsbury cakes. 999 00:38:40.570 --> 00:38:42.030 -Mmm! 1000 00:38:42.072 --> 00:38:45.200 If only someone could help us with the hotel management. 1001 00:38:45.241 --> 00:38:47.243 -You know that we're not supposed... 1002 00:38:47.285 --> 00:38:49.329 [sighs] 1003 00:38:49.371 --> 00:38:50.747 I'll distract them. Go. 1004 00:38:56.878 --> 00:38:58.713 ELOISE: I'm gonna do the dry ingredients. 1005 00:38:58.755 --> 00:39:00.256 A cup of sugar... 1006 00:39:00.298 --> 00:39:03.593 [uplifting music] 1007 00:39:03.635 --> 00:39:06.012 * 1008 00:39:06.054 --> 00:39:08.014 Just that much. 1009 00:39:08.056 --> 00:39:10.058 -Wow! 1010 00:39:10.100 --> 00:39:11.101 ELOISE: Zest it up. 1011 00:39:11.142 --> 00:39:12.268 SAM: Whisky business! 1012 00:39:12.310 --> 00:39:13.520 -You've got to roll this. 1013 00:39:13.561 --> 00:39:14.729 -Okay... -Just like that. 1014 00:39:14.771 --> 00:39:15.772 -Mm-hm. 1015 00:39:15.814 --> 00:39:17.857 -And then... 1016 00:39:17.899 --> 00:39:19.067 Okay! 1017 00:39:19.109 --> 00:39:21.236 [uplifting music continues] 1018 00:39:21.277 --> 00:39:22.862 ELOISE: Press down... 1019 00:39:22.904 --> 00:39:24.030 so that... 1020 00:39:24.072 --> 00:39:27.117 * 1021 00:39:27.158 --> 00:39:29.160 Oh, there we go. See? 1022 00:39:29.202 --> 00:39:30.203 Ha! 1023 00:39:30.245 --> 00:39:33.206 * 1024 00:39:33.248 --> 00:39:36.126 * 1025 00:39:36.167 --> 00:39:37.293 -ELOISE: And.... -SAM: Nice. 1026 00:39:37.335 --> 00:39:39.587 ELOISE: That... 1027 00:39:39.629 --> 00:39:42.340 -Wow. 1028 00:39:42.382 --> 00:39:43.967 SAM: Nice. 1029 00:39:44.009 --> 00:39:48.847 * 1030 00:39:48.888 --> 00:39:52.684 * 1031 00:39:52.726 --> 00:39:54.394 ELOISE: So, we just chill these overnight, 1032 00:39:54.436 --> 00:39:57.022 and we are done! 1033 00:40:03.737 --> 00:40:06.531 [laughs] Am I hallucinating? 1034 00:40:06.573 --> 00:40:08.116 -You looked hungry. 1035 00:40:12.328 --> 00:40:13.788 -Mmm! 1036 00:40:13.830 --> 00:40:16.249 I can't remember the last time a man cooked for me. 1037 00:40:16.291 --> 00:40:17.625 Where'd you learn to do this? 1038 00:40:17.667 --> 00:40:19.085 -The library. -[scoffs] 1039 00:40:19.127 --> 00:40:21.338 -No, seriously! 1040 00:40:21.379 --> 00:40:23.923 It has cookbooks. 1041 00:40:23.965 --> 00:40:26.009 My auntie did so much for me growing up, 1042 00:40:26.051 --> 00:40:28.928 and she didn't have much time when she was getting her tenure, 1043 00:40:28.970 --> 00:40:32.640 that, well, cooking was a way of helping her out. 1044 00:40:32.682 --> 00:40:34.392 -You two were close? 1045 00:40:34.434 --> 00:40:36.895 -Still are. 1046 00:40:36.936 --> 00:40:40.065 So, after my parents divorced, my mum was really struggling, 1047 00:40:40.106 --> 00:40:42.859 so we moved here to the States and my auntie took us in. 1048 00:40:42.901 --> 00:40:46.321 She didn't have much money or much room, but... 1049 00:40:46.363 --> 00:40:47.739 but she made it work. 1050 00:40:48.948 --> 00:40:50.950 Without her, we wouldn't have made it through. 1051 00:40:53.244 --> 00:40:55.955 -That's why you're so protective. 1052 00:40:55.997 --> 00:40:57.624 -Well, that's what happens when you grow up 1053 00:40:57.665 --> 00:41:00.085 in a household with two single women! 1054 00:41:02.003 --> 00:41:04.130 -Too many Wickhams in the world, not enough Darcys. 1055 00:41:04.172 --> 00:41:05.757 -Exactly! 1056 00:41:08.343 --> 00:41:09.469 -I'll dry. 1057 00:41:09.511 --> 00:41:11.471 [water turns on] 1058 00:41:11.513 --> 00:41:13.223 I don't think I could live with my sister. 1059 00:41:13.264 --> 00:41:14.349 -Hah! 1060 00:41:14.391 --> 00:41:16.476 Well, my mum did get her own place 1061 00:41:16.518 --> 00:41:18.478 as soon as I got out of college, 1062 00:41:18.520 --> 00:41:20.063 but she still lives in Princeton. 1063 00:41:20.105 --> 00:41:22.982 In fact, I'm actually trying to, uh, set up my incubator there. 1064 00:41:23.024 --> 00:41:25.318 I spend way too much time on the train from New York. 1065 00:41:25.360 --> 00:41:26.695 -Incubator? 1066 00:41:26.736 --> 00:41:29.322 -Yes, it's a non-profit to help people set up 1067 00:41:29.364 --> 00:41:32.158 a socially responsible start-up. 1068 00:41:32.200 --> 00:41:33.451 -Hmm! 1069 00:41:33.493 --> 00:41:34.994 A do-gooder tech guy. 1070 00:41:35.036 --> 00:41:36.162 -Interesting. -Hmm! 1071 00:41:36.204 --> 00:41:37.664 Well, after I sold my company, 1072 00:41:37.706 --> 00:41:40.166 I didn't really need to make any more money. 1073 00:41:40.208 --> 00:41:41.668 And, well, I just-- 1074 00:41:41.710 --> 00:41:43.586 I wanted to do something to give back. 1075 00:41:45.422 --> 00:41:47.590 -So you'd move there? 1076 00:41:47.632 --> 00:41:50.093 -Yeah, I'm thinking about buying a house there. 1077 00:41:50.135 --> 00:41:54.431 I just need to get more people excited about the non-profit. 1078 00:41:54.472 --> 00:41:56.182 -I think you will. 1079 00:41:56.224 --> 00:42:00.729 [heartwarming music] 1080 00:42:00.770 --> 00:42:02.522 ELOISE: I don't know, it's her decision, 1081 00:42:02.564 --> 00:42:04.816 but Rob's the best guy she's dated by miles. 1082 00:42:04.858 --> 00:42:07.318 Like, miles and country miles. 1083 00:42:07.360 --> 00:42:10.447 I'm talking unsuccessful bands, wannabe influencers, 1084 00:42:10.488 --> 00:42:12.866 and some guy who said he was gonna get rich 1085 00:42:12.907 --> 00:42:15.410 by daytrading something called cyrocurrency? 1086 00:42:15.452 --> 00:42:17.203 -Oh, it's a type of a cryptocurrency. 1087 00:42:17.245 --> 00:42:18.621 -Well, it certainly isn't a job. 1088 00:42:18.663 --> 00:42:19.998 There's just been a lot of... 1089 00:42:20.040 --> 00:42:21.332 -A lot of Wickhams? 1090 00:42:21.374 --> 00:42:22.792 -[laughs] -Hmm? 1091 00:42:22.834 --> 00:42:26.296 -You know, Rob drove her here after they broke up 1092 00:42:26.338 --> 00:42:28.298 so she wouldn't be alone. 1093 00:42:28.340 --> 00:42:29.966 That's love. -Huh. 1094 00:42:30.008 --> 00:42:31.926 -Is a fancy proposal that big a deal? 1095 00:42:31.968 --> 00:42:33.678 -I don't know. Is it to you? 1096 00:42:33.720 --> 00:42:35.055 -I'd prefer something substantive. 1097 00:42:35.096 --> 00:42:36.848 Something that would show that he really 1098 00:42:36.890 --> 00:42:38.600 cared about what was important to me. 1099 00:42:38.641 --> 00:42:39.976 -Well, a fancy proposal is important to me. 1100 00:42:42.228 --> 00:42:45.023 -I didn't give you permission to be right. 1101 00:42:45.065 --> 00:42:46.274 -Eloise! -Mia! 1102 00:42:46.316 --> 00:42:48.234 -I was just getting some... 1103 00:42:48.276 --> 00:42:49.444 ice. 1104 00:42:49.486 --> 00:42:51.529 You've made a friend! 1105 00:42:51.571 --> 00:42:54.199 -This is Sam, my guest-of-honour liaison. 1106 00:42:54.240 --> 00:42:56.409 -I also play Mr. Darcy at the conference. 1107 00:42:56.451 --> 00:42:58.203 -Yes, I see. 1108 00:42:58.244 --> 00:43:00.413 They give you your own personal Mr. Darcy. 1109 00:43:00.455 --> 00:43:01.623 -Okay, let's go back inside! 1110 00:43:01.664 --> 00:43:02.791 -Oh-- what? My ice! 1111 00:43:02.832 --> 00:43:04.167 -It's been a long day. Bye, Sam! 1112 00:43:04.209 --> 00:43:05.543 MIA: [fake English accent] Later, Sam! 1113 00:43:05.585 --> 00:43:06.920 Hope to see you at the ball! 1114 00:43:06.961 --> 00:43:07.796 [door closes] 1115 00:43:07.837 --> 00:43:09.881 SAM: [muffled] Bye! 1116 00:43:13.259 --> 00:43:15.178 -Who was that? 1117 00:43:15.220 --> 00:43:17.222 -I told you! My guest-of-honour liaison. 1118 00:43:18.139 --> 00:43:19.265 We had... 1119 00:43:19.307 --> 00:43:21.017 some problems to solve. 1120 00:43:21.059 --> 00:43:24.270 -Solving problems with a handsome man... 1121 00:43:24.312 --> 00:43:25.605 with an accent! 1122 00:43:25.647 --> 00:43:27.774 -Well, the accent's real. He moved here from... 1123 00:43:29.025 --> 00:43:30.902 Why are there flowers in here? 1124 00:43:30.944 --> 00:43:33.029 -I sent them to myself! 1125 00:43:33.071 --> 00:43:34.739 Because I suffered a great heartbreak 1126 00:43:34.781 --> 00:43:36.783 and mindless spending helps. 1127 00:43:36.825 --> 00:43:39.285 It's rude of you to remind me when I was so well-distracted 1128 00:43:39.327 --> 00:43:40.704 with Mr. Darcy. 1129 00:43:40.745 --> 00:43:44.207 -First of all, Sam's personality is nothing like Darcy's. 1130 00:43:44.249 --> 00:43:45.959 -Okay, so... 1131 00:43:46.001 --> 00:43:47.043 what is he like? 1132 00:43:49.045 --> 00:43:51.089 -Actually, the exact opposite. 1133 00:43:51.131 --> 00:43:55.969 He's funny and open and makes a lot of jokes, 1134 00:43:56.011 --> 00:43:57.470 but... 1135 00:43:57.512 --> 00:43:59.222 he's kind. 1136 00:43:59.264 --> 00:44:00.265 -Do you like him? 1137 00:44:00.306 --> 00:44:02.225 -Absolutely not! 1138 00:44:02.267 --> 00:44:04.978 -Okay, but I haven't heard you say that many nice things 1139 00:44:05.020 --> 00:44:07.147 about a non-fictional man in years. 1140 00:44:07.188 --> 00:44:08.523 -I like him as a person. 1141 00:44:08.565 --> 00:44:10.650 We're not very compatible. 1142 00:44:10.692 --> 00:44:12.402 I don't think I could ever be serious 1143 00:44:12.444 --> 00:44:15.071 about a man who enjoys wearing a Mr. Darcy costume. 1144 00:44:15.113 --> 00:44:16.281 -Your loss. 1145 00:44:16.322 --> 00:44:17.824 He seems like the kind of guy 1146 00:44:17.866 --> 00:44:20.035 who'd make a fool of himself... 1147 00:44:20.076 --> 00:44:21.703 for love. 1148 00:44:30.545 --> 00:44:31.838 You've been spending a lot of time 1149 00:44:31.880 --> 00:44:33.340 with Professor Cavendish? 1150 00:44:33.381 --> 00:44:36.009 -I'm her liaison. 1151 00:44:36.051 --> 00:44:37.552 She's a very interesting woman. 1152 00:44:37.594 --> 00:44:39.012 -Hmm! 1153 00:44:39.054 --> 00:44:40.847 May I offer a word of advice, Samuel? 1154 00:44:40.889 --> 00:44:42.807 -Really? Just the one? 1155 00:44:42.849 --> 00:44:45.518 -Oh, don't make a joke of it like you always do! 1156 00:44:45.560 --> 00:44:49.272 If you like this young woman, be honest about what you want. 1157 00:44:49.314 --> 00:44:51.775 You don't want to wake up at my age realizing 1158 00:44:51.816 --> 00:44:54.736 you've deflected every chance of happiness with a joke. 1159 00:44:54.778 --> 00:44:56.571 It's one of the greatest dangers in life-- 1160 00:44:56.613 --> 00:44:57.906 missed opportunities. 1161 00:44:57.947 --> 00:44:59.366 -Hmm. 1162 00:44:59.407 --> 00:45:01.368 There are dangers in being honest. 1163 00:45:01.409 --> 00:45:02.786 -Like what? 1164 00:45:04.579 --> 00:45:05.747 -Heartbreak. 1165 00:45:06.664 --> 00:45:08.041 -You see? 1166 00:45:08.083 --> 00:45:10.168 That was honest. 1167 00:45:10.210 --> 00:45:15.465 * 1168 00:45:15.507 --> 00:45:20.929 * 1169 00:45:20.970 --> 00:45:24.432 * 1170 00:45:24.474 --> 00:45:29.396 * 1171 00:45:29.437 --> 00:45:32.023 [cellphone buzzing] 1172 00:45:34.234 --> 00:45:36.277 -Rob, you have every reason to be upset. 1173 00:45:36.319 --> 00:45:37.737 I'm upset. 1174 00:45:37.779 --> 00:45:39.823 But if only you could see how much she's hurting. 1175 00:45:39.864 --> 00:45:41.741 -She's... hurting? 1176 00:45:41.783 --> 00:45:44.035 -Rob, she's devastated! 1177 00:45:44.077 --> 00:45:45.704 -That's surprising, 'cause she said 1178 00:45:45.745 --> 00:45:48.915 that I make her miserable. 1179 00:45:48.957 --> 00:45:50.333 -You don't. You make her happy. 1180 00:45:50.375 --> 00:45:52.919 Not the crazy highs and lows that she used to chase, 1181 00:45:52.961 --> 00:45:55.839 but actually happy the majority of the time I talk to her. 1182 00:45:55.880 --> 00:45:57.674 That hasn't happened before. 1183 00:45:57.716 --> 00:45:59.259 I can't let you throw that away. 1184 00:45:59.300 --> 00:46:02.137 -It was a perfectly good proposal. 1185 00:46:02.178 --> 00:46:03.763 I bought her her favourite drink 1186 00:46:03.805 --> 00:46:07.183 and I asked if she was interested... 1187 00:46:07.225 --> 00:46:08.727 in marriage! 1188 00:46:08.768 --> 00:46:10.061 Now, what's wrong with that? 1189 00:46:10.103 --> 00:46:11.855 -You might have bought her some roses. 1190 00:46:11.896 --> 00:46:14.482 -Okay, so, what, I gotta make a fool out of myself 1191 00:46:14.524 --> 00:46:16.276 with some big romantic gesture 1192 00:46:16.317 --> 00:46:18.403 before I even know if she wants to get married, 1193 00:46:18.445 --> 00:46:20.572 let alone to me? 1194 00:46:20.613 --> 00:46:22.073 We didn't even talk about it yet. 1195 00:46:22.115 --> 00:46:24.200 -See, this is what you should tell her! 1196 00:46:24.242 --> 00:46:26.286 If you could just come to the hotel, 1197 00:46:26.327 --> 00:46:28.788 you two could communicate and actually figure this out. 1198 00:46:28.830 --> 00:46:31.332 No big gestures, just a conversation. 1199 00:46:35.003 --> 00:46:36.296 Uh-- um, I have to go, 1200 00:46:36.338 --> 00:46:38.506 but please just think about what I said, okay? 1201 00:46:40.175 --> 00:46:41.301 SAM: Hi. 1202 00:46:41.343 --> 00:46:42.469 -You're out of uniform. 1203 00:46:42.510 --> 00:46:45.680 -I thought, since things are going so well, 1204 00:46:45.722 --> 00:46:47.766 that I could take you on a field trip. 1205 00:46:47.807 --> 00:46:50.143 -Oh, please, my ego can't take any more crafting or dancing. 1206 00:46:50.185 --> 00:46:51.603 -Don't worry. This should be something 1207 00:46:51.644 --> 00:46:53.605 that you're very good at. 1208 00:46:53.646 --> 00:46:55.482 -What am I good at? 1209 00:46:55.523 --> 00:47:01.071 * 1210 00:47:01.112 --> 00:47:06.326 * 1211 00:47:06.368 --> 00:47:10.413 * 1212 00:47:10.455 --> 00:47:11.498 -What do you think? 1213 00:47:11.539 --> 00:47:13.458 -Sam, it's wonderful. 1214 00:47:21.549 --> 00:47:23.385 [gasps] 1215 00:47:32.560 --> 00:47:35.355 "The day has come on which I am to flirt my last 1216 00:47:35.397 --> 00:47:37.899 "with Tom Lefroy, and when you receive this 1217 00:47:37.941 --> 00:47:39.526 "it will be over. 1218 00:47:39.567 --> 00:47:43.279 "My tears flow as I write, at the melancholy idea." 1219 00:47:43.321 --> 00:47:45.281 Can you believe how many people are convinced 1220 00:47:45.323 --> 00:47:47.492 that Tom Lefroy was Austen's lost true love 1221 00:47:47.534 --> 00:47:49.327 on the basis of these two short letters? 1222 00:47:49.369 --> 00:47:50.495 It's absurd. 1223 00:47:50.537 --> 00:47:52.789 -What's absurd about it? 1224 00:47:52.831 --> 00:47:54.874 -Well, she's joking. She's obviously joking. 1225 00:47:54.916 --> 00:47:57.502 "My tears flow as I write this"? Come on. 1226 00:47:57.544 --> 00:47:59.671 -Oh, just because someone's joking doesn't mean 1227 00:47:59.713 --> 00:48:01.339 they're not feeling. 1228 00:48:01.381 --> 00:48:02.882 -Good point. 1229 00:48:02.924 --> 00:48:04.676 Still... I wish people would just admit 1230 00:48:04.718 --> 00:48:06.261 that she was a fantastic writer 1231 00:48:06.302 --> 00:48:09.055 without needing some romantic backstory that started it all. 1232 00:48:10.849 --> 00:48:12.976 -"Was he the Wickham that jilted her 1233 00:48:13.018 --> 00:48:15.812 "or the Darcy that got away?" 1234 00:48:15.854 --> 00:48:18.690 -Maybe he was the Collins that annoyed her. 1235 00:48:25.113 --> 00:48:27.157 ELOISE: She did turn down a proposal once. 1236 00:48:27.198 --> 00:48:29.200 Not from Lefroy, but another guy. 1237 00:48:31.244 --> 00:48:34.456 She went to bed; in the morning, changed her mind. 1238 00:48:34.497 --> 00:48:36.249 -That's strange. 1239 00:48:36.291 --> 00:48:38.626 You think his proposal lacked romance? 1240 00:48:41.296 --> 00:48:44.049 -No, I think she said yes for practical reasons 1241 00:48:44.090 --> 00:48:46.426 and then no because she'd just be doing it to be married. 1242 00:48:46.468 --> 00:48:47.719 And that wasn't enough. 1243 00:48:49.387 --> 00:48:51.681 I mean, could any of the men she'd met have possibly known 1244 00:48:51.723 --> 00:48:55.018 who she really was, the same way her readers do? 1245 00:48:55.060 --> 00:48:57.187 -Men can read. 1246 00:48:57.228 --> 00:48:58.396 -[laughs] 1247 00:48:58.438 --> 00:48:59.606 -With a little help. 1248 00:49:03.860 --> 00:49:05.820 SAM: So, is that what you're looking for? 1249 00:49:05.862 --> 00:49:08.281 Someone who really knows who you are? 1250 00:49:08.323 --> 00:49:10.200 -Well, it certainly isn't a big romantic proposal. 1251 00:49:10.241 --> 00:49:11.242 I don't-- 1252 00:49:11.284 --> 00:49:12.619 -Like being the centre of attention. 1253 00:49:12.660 --> 00:49:14.120 I know. 1254 00:49:14.162 --> 00:49:15.872 But if you can't get through the proposal, 1255 00:49:15.914 --> 00:49:17.791 then how are you gonna get through the wedding? 1256 00:49:17.832 --> 00:49:19.959 -Oh, no, my literal nightmare! 1257 00:49:20.001 --> 00:49:21.461 Why do we make women do that? 1258 00:49:21.503 --> 00:49:23.546 Stand up there in front of everyone 1259 00:49:23.588 --> 00:49:25.965 in a big, ridiculous dress? -Well, the man is there too. 1260 00:49:26.007 --> 00:49:27.133 -It's such an ordeal. 1261 00:49:27.175 --> 00:49:29.427 Why can't I just skip to the good part? 1262 00:49:29.469 --> 00:49:31.971 -Ooh, the good part? 1263 00:49:32.013 --> 00:49:33.515 -You know what I mean. -[chuckles] 1264 00:49:35.100 --> 00:49:36.851 -Have you ever turned down a proposal? 1265 00:49:36.893 --> 00:49:38.186 -Yes. 1266 00:49:38.228 --> 00:49:40.772 I get at least one per JALA conference. 1267 00:49:40.814 --> 00:49:42.440 -Right... 1268 00:49:42.482 --> 00:49:43.650 Breeches and a hat. 1269 00:49:43.692 --> 00:49:45.568 -Yeah. Doesn't count, though. 1270 00:49:45.610 --> 00:49:46.820 -[chuckles] 1271 00:49:46.861 --> 00:49:48.822 Well, you look pretty good in a jacket too. 1272 00:49:48.863 --> 00:49:50.657 -[feigned gasp] Miss Eloise! 1273 00:49:50.699 --> 00:49:51.825 -It's Doctor! 1274 00:49:51.866 --> 00:49:53.910 -Oh, okay, Doctor! -[laughs] 1275 00:49:53.952 --> 00:49:55.537 [someone clears throat] 1276 00:49:57.372 --> 00:49:58.289 -Oh... 1277 00:50:03.044 --> 00:50:04.337 -I feel like an undergraduate. 1278 00:50:04.379 --> 00:50:06.506 -I know; I should probably get you out of here 1279 00:50:06.548 --> 00:50:08.133 before you expose yourself to public censure 1280 00:50:08.174 --> 00:50:09.509 on account of your behaviour. 1281 00:50:09.551 --> 00:50:10.677 -[laughs] 1282 00:50:10.719 --> 00:50:14.681 * 1283 00:50:14.723 --> 00:50:17.100 * 1284 00:50:17.142 --> 00:50:18.727 -What? -Nothing. 1285 00:50:18.768 --> 00:50:19.936 It's just... 1286 00:50:19.978 --> 00:50:20.979 I'm having fun. 1287 00:50:21.021 --> 00:50:22.230 -Ah! 1288 00:50:22.272 --> 00:50:24.190 -Are you gonna be unbearably smug about it? 1289 00:50:26.026 --> 00:50:27.402 -Definitely. 1290 00:50:35.035 --> 00:50:36.453 [golf club hits ball] 1291 00:50:36.494 --> 00:50:37.746 MAN: Fore! 1292 00:50:40.623 --> 00:50:42.542 -Oh, I'm sorry, we've reserved this-- 1293 00:50:45.587 --> 00:50:47.005 MAN: Hey! 1294 00:50:47.047 --> 00:50:48.757 Monopoly Man! 1295 00:50:50.967 --> 00:50:52.010 SAM: Hi, Tanner. 1296 00:50:52.052 --> 00:50:55.055 -Yeah, I remember you! 1297 00:50:55.096 --> 00:50:56.931 Hey, guys, it's Sam! 1298 00:50:56.973 --> 00:51:00.185 Yeah, the guy that washed up at VC Pitch Blast in November. 1299 00:51:00.226 --> 00:51:01.561 Hey, sorry you didn't get funding 1300 00:51:01.603 --> 00:51:02.604 for that no-profit thing. 1301 00:51:02.645 --> 00:51:04.564 -Yeah, non-profit. 1302 00:51:04.606 --> 00:51:06.608 -Yeah, maybe you should have worn your top hat. 1303 00:51:09.069 --> 00:51:11.279 So, uh... what's all this? 1304 00:51:11.321 --> 00:51:13.573 -This? Oh, this is the, uh, 1305 00:51:13.615 --> 00:51:15.575 Jane Austen League of America conference, 1306 00:51:15.617 --> 00:51:18.453 and we have reserved this area of the golf course 1307 00:51:18.495 --> 00:51:20.580 for period-appropriate lawn games. 1308 00:51:21.706 --> 00:51:22.791 GOLF BRO: Tanner! 1309 00:51:22.832 --> 00:51:24.292 Just pick up your ball. Let's go. 1310 00:51:24.334 --> 00:51:25.460 This is the driving range. 1311 00:51:25.502 --> 00:51:27.545 -Yeah. Uh... 1312 00:51:27.587 --> 00:51:28.755 Wow! 1313 00:51:28.797 --> 00:51:31.007 Sam Lee, blast from the past. 1314 00:51:31.049 --> 00:51:32.300 Hey, did you know we were 1315 00:51:32.342 --> 00:51:34.844 in the Stanford Start-up Incubator together? 1316 00:51:34.886 --> 00:51:36.096 First one of us to sell. 1317 00:51:36.137 --> 00:51:37.639 Settled for that $50 mill exit, 1318 00:51:37.681 --> 00:51:40.600 but people thought you'd do big things. 1319 00:51:42.227 --> 00:51:44.229 What happenedto you, man? 1320 00:51:44.270 --> 00:51:46.856 Eh, I guess the future's not for everybody! 1321 00:51:46.898 --> 00:51:48.108 Ah... 1322 00:51:48.149 --> 00:51:49.234 So, where's your costume? 1323 00:51:49.275 --> 00:51:50.360 -At the cleaners. 1324 00:51:50.402 --> 00:51:51.611 -[laughs] 1325 00:51:51.653 --> 00:51:53.613 Are all you Jane Austen fangirls this funny? 1326 00:51:53.655 --> 00:51:55.699 -Finish your round and join us for bowling. 1327 00:51:55.740 --> 00:51:56.908 You can judge for yourself. 1328 00:51:58.159 --> 00:52:00.870 -Uh, yeah, okay. Uh, maybe. 1329 00:52:00.912 --> 00:52:02.622 Good seeing you, Sam. 1330 00:52:02.664 --> 00:52:04.040 Nice to meet you. 1331 00:52:04.082 --> 00:52:06.334 And good luck with, uh... 1332 00:52:06.376 --> 00:52:07.335 this. 1333 00:52:07.377 --> 00:52:08.378 SAM: Hm. 1334 00:52:09.838 --> 00:52:11.214 -What was that all about? 1335 00:52:11.256 --> 00:52:12.132 Were you hiding from them? 1336 00:52:12.173 --> 00:52:13.633 -Uh, no. No, no, no. 1337 00:52:13.675 --> 00:52:15.635 It's just, you know, I don't like to, uh, 1338 00:52:15.677 --> 00:52:18.930 mix my JALA life with my professional life. 1339 00:52:18.972 --> 00:52:21.808 -[laughs] 1340 00:52:21.850 --> 00:52:24.769 -Thanks for stepping in, though. I appreciate that. 1341 00:52:24.811 --> 00:52:27.522 -I owed it to you after everything I put you through. 1342 00:52:27.564 --> 00:52:29.858 -You? No, no, you're-- you're... 1343 00:52:29.899 --> 00:52:31.568 you're an angel! 1344 00:52:31.609 --> 00:52:33.528 -Is that the word you wanted to use? 1345 00:52:33.570 --> 00:52:35.321 -"Challenge." -[both laugh] 1346 00:52:35.363 --> 00:52:36.656 -You're a challenge. 1347 00:52:38.283 --> 00:52:39.701 I like challenges. 1348 00:52:41.703 --> 00:52:43.830 -Maybe I could start to like attention. 1349 00:52:45.165 --> 00:52:46.499 MIA: Elly! 1350 00:52:46.541 --> 00:52:48.293 Elly-bell! 1351 00:52:48.335 --> 00:52:49.627 Stop everything! 1352 00:52:49.669 --> 00:52:51.671 No more fun. 1353 00:52:51.713 --> 00:52:53.673 No more fun without me! 1354 00:52:53.715 --> 00:52:55.717 -Oh, look, Elly-bell, your sister's here! 1355 00:52:57.761 --> 00:52:59.637 -I'm done. Done... 1356 00:52:59.679 --> 00:53:02.182 ...with the ice cream and the cable and the crying. 1357 00:53:02.223 --> 00:53:04.059 I'm ready for distractions. 1358 00:53:04.100 --> 00:53:05.685 Also, Elly, I hope you don't mind, 1359 00:53:05.727 --> 00:53:07.062 I borrowed your bonnet. 1360 00:53:07.103 --> 00:53:08.646 -Where'd you get that? 1361 00:53:08.688 --> 00:53:11.358 -Hmm? Oh, I got it at this old market thing in the hotel. 1362 00:53:11.399 --> 00:53:13.318 Didn't want to commit with the whole dress, 1363 00:53:13.360 --> 00:53:15.737 but I wanted to get in the spirit of the thing, 1364 00:53:15.779 --> 00:53:18.156 and out of the spirit of the other thing. 1365 00:53:18.198 --> 00:53:20.492 You know... being dumped. 1366 00:53:20.533 --> 00:53:23.536 -Well, you are just in time for Lawn Game. 1367 00:53:23.578 --> 00:53:24.954 -Oh... yeah! 1368 00:53:24.996 --> 00:53:26.206 I play games! -Good! 1369 00:53:26.247 --> 00:53:28.083 You can be my partner. 1370 00:53:28.124 --> 00:53:30.418 Go sign up at the table. I'll be right over. 1371 00:53:30.460 --> 00:53:32.837 ELOISE: Oh, I-I thought we were gonna... 1372 00:53:32.879 --> 00:53:34.214 we were gonna do that. 1373 00:53:34.255 --> 00:53:36.508 -Oh, no, no, it-- it's much better this way. 1374 00:53:36.549 --> 00:53:38.593 You can partner up with my aunt. 1375 00:53:39.594 --> 00:53:41.846 -Oh, that makes perfect sense! 1376 00:53:44.724 --> 00:53:45.684 So much sense... 1377 00:53:45.725 --> 00:53:47.268 [phone buzzing] 1378 00:53:58.613 --> 00:54:01.199 VICTORIA: You can do it! Deep breaths! 1379 00:54:01.241 --> 00:54:02.409 CRISPIN: Victoria? 1380 00:54:02.450 --> 00:54:03.993 -Oh, Crispin. Where have you been? 1381 00:54:04.035 --> 00:54:05.912 -Looking for you, mostly. 1382 00:54:05.954 --> 00:54:08.832 I was hoping it's not too late to engage you as my partner 1383 00:54:08.873 --> 00:54:10.000 for the tournament? 1384 00:54:10.041 --> 00:54:11.418 -Oh, I'd be delighted, 1385 00:54:11.459 --> 00:54:13.712 but I'm afraid Professor Cavendish and I 1386 00:54:13.753 --> 00:54:16.756 are well into our first round of lawn bowling. 1387 00:54:16.798 --> 00:54:18.425 [Mia giggling] 1388 00:54:22.971 --> 00:54:24.347 [giggling] 1389 00:54:25.306 --> 00:54:27.684 -No, uh, turning back now. 1390 00:54:27.726 --> 00:54:28.810 -Mia! 1391 00:54:30.395 --> 00:54:32.105 -Oh, my turn again already? 1392 00:54:32.147 --> 00:54:33.565 Hold this, please. 1393 00:54:33.606 --> 00:54:35.066 [giggling] 1394 00:54:35.108 --> 00:54:38.069 * 1395 00:54:38.111 --> 00:54:41.156 * 1396 00:54:41.197 --> 00:54:42.949 MIA: Tee-hee! 1397 00:54:42.991 --> 00:54:44.075 [clears throat] 1398 00:54:47.037 --> 00:54:49.956 [suspenseful music] 1399 00:54:49.998 --> 00:54:51.624 -Ahh! -Oh, well done! 1400 00:54:51.666 --> 00:54:53.626 -Eeh! -We are in the lead. 1401 00:54:53.668 --> 00:54:55.003 -Oh! [giggles] 1402 00:54:55.045 --> 00:54:56.254 We can do better than that. 1403 00:54:56.296 --> 00:54:58.548 Okay, look, if we do this... 1404 00:54:58.590 --> 00:55:01.343 -Your sister has quite the killer instinct. 1405 00:55:01.384 --> 00:55:03.219 -I'm just glad she's having a good time. 1406 00:55:03.261 --> 00:55:04.721 She just broke up with her boyfriend. 1407 00:55:04.763 --> 00:55:06.139 -Oh! 1408 00:55:06.181 --> 00:55:08.391 -I'll pass you my parasol. One and two. 1409 00:55:08.433 --> 00:55:09.976 Ooh, we should incorporate a bow and a curtsey 1410 00:55:10.018 --> 00:55:10.977 in here somewhere. 1411 00:55:11.019 --> 00:55:12.687 -Really? 1412 00:55:12.729 --> 00:55:14.606 -MIA: And then I'll-- -ROB: Mia! 1413 00:55:14.647 --> 00:55:15.815 -Rob? 1414 00:55:15.857 --> 00:55:18.193 What are you doing here? 1415 00:55:18.234 --> 00:55:20.320 -What am I... doing? What are you doing here? 1416 00:55:20.362 --> 00:55:21.988 -Victorian lawn games. 1417 00:55:22.030 --> 00:55:23.114 -Regency. 1418 00:55:23.156 --> 00:55:24.199 -Regency lawn games. 1419 00:55:24.240 --> 00:55:25.950 -Yeah, looks like an absolute blast. 1420 00:55:25.992 --> 00:55:27.702 Who's your friend here? 1421 00:55:27.744 --> 00:55:29.204 -That's none of your business! 1422 00:55:29.245 --> 00:55:30.330 -Sam. 1423 00:55:30.372 --> 00:55:31.498 I'm Sam Lee. 1424 00:55:31.539 --> 00:55:34.167 -I wasn't actually speaking to you... 1425 00:55:34.209 --> 00:55:35.502 sir. 1426 00:55:35.543 --> 00:55:37.337 What, are you on a date with this, uh, 1427 00:55:37.379 --> 00:55:38.838 romance novel cover model reject? 1428 00:55:38.880 --> 00:55:40.006 -So what if I am? 1429 00:55:40.048 --> 00:55:41.883 Rob, we broke up. 1430 00:55:41.925 --> 00:55:44.344 -Less than two days ago I asked you to marry me. 1431 00:55:44.386 --> 00:55:45.470 Actually, you should know this. 1432 00:55:45.512 --> 00:55:47.222 I asked her to marry me two days ago. 1433 00:55:47.263 --> 00:55:49.265 -Uh, I'm just here for the Lawn Games. 1434 00:55:49.307 --> 00:55:50.642 MIA: Youdumped me! 1435 00:55:50.684 --> 00:55:52.435 ROB: Because I asked you to marry me. 1436 00:55:52.477 --> 00:55:53.853 You said the question was "depressing." 1437 00:55:53.895 --> 00:55:55.146 -Not because of you, Rob! 1438 00:55:55.188 --> 00:55:56.606 Because of the way that you asked it! 1439 00:55:56.648 --> 00:55:57.857 ROB: Well, what did you want? 1440 00:55:57.899 --> 00:56:00.026 You want me to make a fool out of myself 1441 00:56:00.068 --> 00:56:02.237 in front of everybody to prove how much I love you? 1442 00:56:02.278 --> 00:56:03.947 MIA: It would be nice. 1443 00:56:03.988 --> 00:56:06.533 -Rob, maybe we can go back to my hotel room to talk about this. 1444 00:56:06.574 --> 00:56:08.535 ROB: No, Eloise, I don't need any more of your help! 1445 00:56:08.576 --> 00:56:10.245 I came because you said Mia was devastated, 1446 00:56:10.286 --> 00:56:11.413 and she doesn't look very devastated. 1447 00:56:11.454 --> 00:56:12.997 -You told him what? 1448 00:56:13.039 --> 00:56:15.125 -Well, I just wanted to help you two communicate. 1449 00:56:15.166 --> 00:56:17.544 -Well, we're communicating now, Eloise, are you happy? 1450 00:56:17.585 --> 00:56:20.630 And for the record, Rob, I was devastated. 1451 00:56:20.672 --> 00:56:24.551 I completely, completely love you! 1452 00:56:24.592 --> 00:56:26.678 But you don't like me, 1453 00:56:26.720 --> 00:56:28.596 because something that is as important to me 1454 00:56:28.638 --> 00:56:34.477 as a romantic wedding proposal is just like a big joke to you. 1455 00:56:34.519 --> 00:56:36.813 -Look, I-I don't want it to end this way, alright? 1456 00:56:36.855 --> 00:56:39.649 I don't want it to end because of some stu-- 1457 00:56:39.691 --> 00:56:41.609 [sighs] What can I do, alright? 1458 00:56:41.651 --> 00:56:43.570 What's it gonna take? 1459 00:56:45.613 --> 00:56:47.574 -A lot more than this. 1460 00:56:51.077 --> 00:56:53.079 -Fine. 1461 00:56:53.121 --> 00:56:55.081 I'm-- I'm leaving. 1462 00:56:55.123 --> 00:56:57.208 And I'm taking these... 1463 00:56:57.250 --> 00:56:58.209 perfectly good flowers. 1464 00:57:01.046 --> 00:57:02.839 -Mia? -Eloise. 1465 00:57:02.881 --> 00:57:05.967 I appreciate the thought but this has nothing to do with you. 1466 00:57:07.218 --> 00:57:08.595 -Uh... 1467 00:57:08.636 --> 00:57:10.889 Well, I think it's high time for pall-mall. 1468 00:57:10.930 --> 00:57:12.390 I'll get the clubs! 1469 00:57:12.432 --> 00:57:13.933 -I'll help. 1470 00:57:17.228 --> 00:57:19.230 -[sighs] 1471 00:57:19.272 --> 00:57:20.774 Eloise, I'm sorry. 1472 00:57:20.815 --> 00:57:23.234 Look, I honestly only wanted to cheer her up. 1473 00:57:23.276 --> 00:57:25.570 I had no idea her ex would be here. 1474 00:57:25.612 --> 00:57:27.405 And I certainly didn't think that he would interpret-- 1475 00:57:27.447 --> 00:57:29.407 -There's no need to apologize. 1476 00:57:29.449 --> 00:57:31.493 It has nothing to do with me. 1477 00:57:31.534 --> 00:57:32.410 -I'm sure your sister didn't mean-- 1478 00:57:32.452 --> 00:57:33.912 -My sister was right. 1479 00:57:33.953 --> 00:57:36.289 I've been sticking my nose in where it's not wanted. 1480 00:57:36.331 --> 00:57:38.667 And I have enough to worry about this weekend with the keynote 1481 00:57:38.708 --> 00:57:40.960 and everything else. 1482 00:57:41.002 --> 00:57:42.170 Let's exert ourselves! 1483 00:57:42.212 --> 00:57:43.588 Let's have fun! 1484 00:57:54.474 --> 00:57:56.226 JENNY: Professor Cavendish! 1485 00:57:56.267 --> 00:57:57.686 ELOISE: Jenny? 1486 00:57:57.727 --> 00:58:00.355 -I need your help! This show is about to be ruined. 1487 00:58:00.397 --> 00:58:03.316 -Ruined? -Two of our actors dropped out. 1488 00:58:03.358 --> 00:58:04.484 -The play is tomorrow, right? 1489 00:58:04.526 --> 00:58:06.695 -It's tonight! -Oh. 1490 00:58:06.736 --> 00:58:08.905 -We've got four hours. 1491 00:58:08.947 --> 00:58:12.325 I just need two actors to play Darcy and Elizabeth, 1492 00:58:12.367 --> 00:58:13.785 and I was thinking, maybe, 1493 00:58:13.827 --> 00:58:16.246 since your friend already has the costume... 1494 00:58:16.287 --> 00:58:17.706 -I'd be happy to help. 1495 00:58:17.747 --> 00:58:20.291 In fact, I think I can get you some tech crew. 1496 00:58:20.333 --> 00:58:22.293 -And then, for Elizabeth, 1497 00:58:22.335 --> 00:58:24.462 I was thinking maybe someone who's... 1498 00:58:24.504 --> 00:58:26.506 a really good public speaker. 1499 00:58:26.548 --> 00:58:27.841 Someone who knows the novels 1500 00:58:27.882 --> 00:58:31.177 and kind of sparkles with vivacity and charisma. 1501 00:58:31.219 --> 00:58:33.346 -Well, I'm not sure if I-- I don't know if I could, um-- 1502 00:58:33.388 --> 00:58:34.848 -I'll do it! 1503 00:58:34.889 --> 00:58:36.683 Mia Cavendish, former star of every high school 1504 00:58:36.725 --> 00:58:38.184 and one and a half college musicals. 1505 00:58:38.226 --> 00:58:41.354 -Uh, you are... 1506 00:58:41.396 --> 00:58:43.440 the right size for the costume. 1507 00:58:43.481 --> 00:58:44.524 Ha, you are cast! 1508 00:58:44.566 --> 00:58:46.276 -Oh! -You are all cast. 1509 00:58:46.317 --> 00:58:48.695 Except you, Professor Cavendish. 1510 00:58:48.737 --> 00:58:50.697 -Oh, well, I can help out with the set. 1511 00:58:50.739 --> 00:58:52.490 That's where I really shine in the theatre... 1512 00:58:52.532 --> 00:58:53.700 Off-stage. 1513 00:58:53.742 --> 00:58:56.786 -This'll be just like high school! 1514 00:58:56.828 --> 00:58:59.497 -And then come back around here... 1515 00:58:59.539 --> 00:59:01.499 And... bow! 1516 00:59:01.541 --> 00:59:02.834 Lift up the quill. 1517 00:59:02.876 --> 00:59:06.129 Everyone, hands up towards the quill. 1518 00:59:06.171 --> 00:59:07.339 KELSEY: Hey. 1519 00:59:09.132 --> 00:59:10.216 You are... 1520 00:59:10.258 --> 00:59:11.343 terrible at sewing. 1521 00:59:11.384 --> 00:59:12.594 -I'm so glad you're here. 1522 00:59:12.635 --> 00:59:14.262 I'm never gonna get through this. 1523 00:59:14.304 --> 00:59:15.263 -Give it... 1524 00:59:16.639 --> 00:59:18.725 Sam texted me for help with a play. 1525 00:59:18.767 --> 00:59:20.226 Just like in high school. 1526 00:59:20.268 --> 00:59:22.520 ELOISE: Guess I'll paint. 1527 00:59:22.562 --> 00:59:24.230 KELSEY: Who's that that Sam's talking to? 1528 00:59:25.440 --> 00:59:26.399 -My sister. 1529 00:59:26.441 --> 00:59:28.109 -Oh... 1530 00:59:28.151 --> 00:59:30.070 -She's comfortable in the spotlight... 1531 00:59:30.111 --> 00:59:31.071 like Sam. 1532 00:59:31.112 --> 00:59:33.114 -[laughs] 1533 00:59:33.156 --> 00:59:34.574 Are you kidding? 1534 00:59:34.616 --> 00:59:37.243 Sam's the shyest man I've ever known. 1535 00:59:37.285 --> 00:59:40.205 When we first met, he could hardly speak in front of a girl. 1536 00:59:40.246 --> 00:59:41.581 -You're kidding. 1537 00:59:41.623 --> 00:59:44.250 He's been bowing and kissing hands all weekend. 1538 00:59:44.292 --> 00:59:45.877 -No, no, no, that's the thing... 1539 00:59:45.919 --> 00:59:48.254 It's 'cause he's wearing a costume. 1540 00:59:48.296 --> 00:59:49.589 Girl, watch your brush! 1541 00:59:49.631 --> 00:59:51.049 -Mm, sorry. 1542 00:59:51.091 --> 00:59:53.343 -It started in high school when he stepped in 1543 00:59:53.385 --> 00:59:55.345 for Benedict in that Much Ado. 1544 00:59:55.387 --> 00:59:57.889 Sam was a weird nerd. 1545 00:59:57.931 --> 00:59:59.432 Like, he liked computers better than people. 1546 00:59:59.474 --> 01:00:02.018 But once you gave him a script 1547 01:00:02.060 --> 01:00:03.770 and put a little outfit on him...? 1548 01:00:03.812 --> 01:00:05.230 Bam! [snaps finger] 1549 01:00:05.271 --> 01:00:06.398 He was the leading man. 1550 01:00:07.732 --> 01:00:09.192 -So it's all a front? 1551 01:00:09.234 --> 01:00:10.652 -No. 1552 01:00:10.694 --> 01:00:13.113 Some people just do better with a script. 1553 01:00:13.154 --> 01:00:15.281 That's why he dated so many drama queens. 1554 01:00:17.075 --> 01:00:18.076 -Men like drama. 1555 01:00:18.118 --> 01:00:19.661 -Hmph! I guess. 1556 01:00:21.496 --> 01:00:24.040 -I come bearing pizza! 1557 01:00:24.082 --> 01:00:25.166 CROWD: Yay! 1558 01:00:28.253 --> 01:00:29.921 VICTORIA: You look pensive, Cavendish. 1559 01:00:29.963 --> 01:00:32.090 Why aren't you sitting with your young people over there? 1560 01:00:32.132 --> 01:00:34.509 ELOISE: I just wanted some space to think about tomorrow. 1561 01:00:34.551 --> 01:00:36.928 Of course, my presentation is all prepared and rehearsed, 1562 01:00:36.970 --> 01:00:39.264 but still... I like to go above and beyond. 1563 01:00:39.305 --> 01:00:41.808 -Oh, women always have to to get what they want. 1564 01:00:43.351 --> 01:00:45.311 -That's what I tell my students. 1565 01:00:45.353 --> 01:00:48.189 -Well, I hope it's easier for them than it was for me. 1566 01:00:48.231 --> 01:00:51.109 [sighs] I had to make a lot of difficult choices. 1567 01:00:51.151 --> 01:00:54.154 There are many things I might have wanted in an ideal world 1568 01:00:54.195 --> 01:00:56.364 that just weren't compatible with an academic career 1569 01:00:56.406 --> 01:00:58.241 at the time. 1570 01:00:58.283 --> 01:00:59.492 -I'm sorry. 1571 01:00:59.534 --> 01:01:02.370 -Oh, no, I like to look forward. 1572 01:01:02.412 --> 01:01:04.748 And it's my dearest hope for you, Professor Cavendish, 1573 01:01:04.789 --> 01:01:07.625 in whom I see so very much of myself, 1574 01:01:07.667 --> 01:01:09.544 that you get every single thing that you want. 1575 01:01:09.586 --> 01:01:11.796 The career, the acclaim. 1576 01:01:11.838 --> 01:01:13.548 Perhaps some fun on the weekends... 1577 01:01:13.590 --> 01:01:15.300 -[chuckles] -And a partner. 1578 01:01:15.342 --> 01:01:16.509 Why not? 1579 01:01:16.551 --> 01:01:18.094 That is, if you care to have one. 1580 01:01:18.136 --> 01:01:19.179 -I care to. 1581 01:01:19.220 --> 01:01:21.056 Uh, he just has to be the right one. 1582 01:01:21.097 --> 01:01:22.223 -Mm-hm! 1583 01:01:22.265 --> 01:01:23.683 Isn't that the truth. 1584 01:01:23.725 --> 01:01:26.394 A world full of Wickhams and Collinses. 1585 01:01:26.436 --> 01:01:28.063 If you stumble upon a Darcy, 1586 01:01:28.104 --> 01:01:29.522 grab him. 1587 01:01:29.564 --> 01:01:31.024 It's what Jane would have wanted. 1588 01:01:31.066 --> 01:01:33.193 -[chuckles] 1589 01:01:33.234 --> 01:01:35.862 -And I know it's silly to think of a dead writer 1590 01:01:35.904 --> 01:01:39.866 as a friend or someone who would wish you well, but... 1591 01:01:39.908 --> 01:01:42.994 I think she would have wished us all a Darcy. 1592 01:01:45.080 --> 01:01:46.748 [Mia giggling] 1593 01:01:46.790 --> 01:01:48.541 -But what if you're not an Elizabeth...? 1594 01:01:48.583 --> 01:01:50.627 -Hmm? 1595 01:01:50.669 --> 01:01:52.087 -Nothing, um... 1596 01:01:52.128 --> 01:01:54.005 I should head back up to my room. 1597 01:01:54.047 --> 01:01:55.882 Um, they don't need me here, and I could use the mental space 1598 01:01:55.924 --> 01:01:57.342 to prep for tomorrow. 1599 01:01:57.384 --> 01:01:58.468 I'll see you at the play? 1600 01:01:58.510 --> 01:02:00.220 -Yes, of course. 1601 01:02:03.807 --> 01:02:06.267 [indistinct chatter] 1602 01:02:13.274 --> 01:02:14.401 KELSEY: The set looks... 1603 01:02:14.442 --> 01:02:15.610 better. 1604 01:02:15.652 --> 01:02:16.945 I think it has an excellent chance 1605 01:02:16.986 --> 01:02:18.154 of making it through the show. 1606 01:02:18.196 --> 01:02:20.073 -Really? -It's only 40 minutes long. 1607 01:02:20.115 --> 01:02:24.411 -[laughs] 1608 01:02:24.452 --> 01:02:27.163 [applause] 1609 01:02:29.124 --> 01:02:31.668 -It is a truth universally acknowledged 1610 01:02:31.710 --> 01:02:33.378 that a writer of genius 1611 01:02:33.420 --> 01:02:36.506 must be in want of a topic to inspire her pen! 1612 01:02:37.882 --> 01:02:39.592 MIA: Come away from that desk! 1613 01:02:39.634 --> 01:02:41.761 There is a ball in Steventon tonight! 1614 01:02:41.803 --> 01:02:44.097 -I care not for balls! 1615 01:02:44.139 --> 01:02:48.059 [instrumental music playing] 1616 01:02:48.101 --> 01:02:51.771 I must dance with my quill tonight! 1617 01:02:51.813 --> 01:02:53.481 I see her before me... 1618 01:02:54.649 --> 01:02:56.192 Elizabeth Bennet! 1619 01:02:57.360 --> 01:03:01.823 [applause] 1620 01:03:06.202 --> 01:03:07.954 -Not handsome enough to tempt me. 1621 01:03:07.996 --> 01:03:12.083 [laughter and booing] 1622 01:03:12.125 --> 01:03:13.960 SAM: In vain, I have struggled. 1623 01:03:15.503 --> 01:03:16.963 This will not do. 1624 01:03:18.506 --> 01:03:22.177 You must allow me to tell you how ardently I love 1625 01:03:22.218 --> 01:03:23.428 and admire you! 1626 01:03:23.470 --> 01:03:24.929 [applause] 1627 01:03:24.971 --> 01:03:27.599 [triumphant, romantic music] 1628 01:03:27.640 --> 01:03:33.605 * 1629 01:03:33.646 --> 01:03:39.152 * 1630 01:03:39.194 --> 01:03:44.240 * 1631 01:03:44.282 --> 01:03:46.993 [applause] 1632 01:03:52.582 --> 01:03:54.501 AUDIENCE: Woo! 1633 01:03:54.542 --> 01:03:56.920 [cheering and applause] 1634 01:04:00.215 --> 01:04:03.009 [applause] 1635 01:04:08.807 --> 01:04:13.353 [cheering and applause] 1636 01:04:13.395 --> 01:04:19.109 [cheering and applause] 1637 01:04:19.150 --> 01:04:21.236 -The key for me was bringing Austen's text to life 1638 01:04:21.277 --> 01:04:22.862 through movement. 1639 01:04:22.904 --> 01:04:25.031 The quill floating in the air was an inspiration 1640 01:04:25.073 --> 01:04:27.409 and just put the whole piece into perspective. 1641 01:04:29.077 --> 01:04:31.871 -Elly! Where have you been? Was I any good? 1642 01:04:31.913 --> 01:04:34.165 I know he was fabulous! 1643 01:04:34.207 --> 01:04:37.711 I'm starting to understand this whole Mr. Darcy obsession. 1644 01:04:37.752 --> 01:04:41.089 -Oh, Dr. Cavendish, what a performance! 1645 01:04:41.131 --> 01:04:44.050 You really must be an inspirational teacher. 1646 01:04:44.092 --> 01:04:46.386 And here... here is the star of the show! 1647 01:04:46.428 --> 01:04:47.887 -Oh! 1648 01:04:47.929 --> 01:04:50.265 -I believe I saw you at the Lawn Games tournament, 1649 01:04:50.306 --> 01:04:52.142 but I don't believe we were properly introduced. 1650 01:04:52.183 --> 01:04:53.852 -Oh, this is my sister, Mia. 1651 01:04:53.893 --> 01:04:55.186 Mia, this is Professor Jennings. 1652 01:04:55.228 --> 01:04:56.438 -Oh! 1653 01:04:56.479 --> 01:04:57.897 -TheProfessor Jennings from Princeton? 1654 01:04:57.939 --> 01:04:59.774 -Well, I suppose there must be others! 1655 01:04:59.816 --> 01:05:01.818 -Oh, my sister's told me all about you! 1656 01:05:01.860 --> 01:05:04.070 -Really? Well, I hope all good things! 1657 01:05:04.112 --> 01:05:06.072 -Well, I hope you're gonna hire her. 1658 01:05:06.781 --> 01:05:07.991 -Mia! 1659 01:05:08.033 --> 01:05:09.451 -She's the smartest person I've ever met. 1660 01:05:09.492 --> 01:05:11.661 She knows everything about literature. 1661 01:05:11.703 --> 01:05:15.290 She's an awesome teacher, and she lives for Austen. 1662 01:05:15.331 --> 01:05:16.332 -Mia, I don't-- 1663 01:05:16.374 --> 01:05:18.668 -Eloise, stop selling yourself short. 1664 01:05:18.710 --> 01:05:21.338 My sister would be an incredible professor at Princeton. 1665 01:05:21.379 --> 01:05:24.424 No one takes Austen more seriously than her. 1666 01:05:24.466 --> 01:05:26.593 Everyone at this conference is here to have fun. 1667 01:05:26.634 --> 01:05:30.055 I mean, I love fake balls and funny hats, but not Eloise. 1668 01:05:30.096 --> 01:05:31.473 She thinks this is all ridiculous. 1669 01:05:31.514 --> 01:05:34.225 She's here to be a scholar, not some Austen fangirl. 1670 01:05:34.267 --> 01:05:35.769 -Interesting. I would have never guessed, 1671 01:05:35.810 --> 01:05:37.479 considering how enthusiastically 1672 01:05:37.520 --> 01:05:40.065 you participated in all of the events. 1673 01:05:40.106 --> 01:05:41.441 For some reason, I-- 1674 01:05:41.483 --> 01:05:44.444 I thought you held a different opinion entirely. 1675 01:05:44.486 --> 01:05:45.445 I don't know why. 1676 01:05:45.487 --> 01:05:46.488 -Professor Jennings, I-- 1677 01:05:46.529 --> 01:05:47.947 -For the record, 1678 01:05:47.989 --> 01:05:50.450 I believe a serious scholar can still on occasion 1679 01:05:50.492 --> 01:05:52.035 wear a funny hat. 1680 01:05:52.077 --> 01:05:54.746 Uh, what that scholar wears on their head has no power 1681 01:05:54.788 --> 01:05:56.456 to diminish what she has inside it. 1682 01:05:56.498 --> 01:05:57.457 [chuckles uncomfortably] 1683 01:05:58.833 --> 01:05:59.876 Well, I, uh... 1684 01:05:59.918 --> 01:06:01.086 I better get back to the party. 1685 01:06:01.127 --> 01:06:03.672 Again, Mia, congratulations. 1686 01:06:03.713 --> 01:06:05.256 Professor Cavendish. 1687 01:06:05.298 --> 01:06:06.383 Bye. 1688 01:06:09.260 --> 01:06:11.805 -MIA: Did I just-- -Mia... 1689 01:06:11.846 --> 01:06:15.600 Do you ever think before you speak? 1690 01:06:15.642 --> 01:06:17.936 You just ruined my chance at the Princeton job! 1691 01:06:17.977 --> 01:06:19.354 -I didn't mean to! 1692 01:06:19.396 --> 01:06:21.314 I was just trying to tell her how good you'd be. 1693 01:06:21.356 --> 01:06:24.150 -I had everything under control until you blew in here 1694 01:06:24.192 --> 01:06:25.902 like a force of nature! 1695 01:06:25.944 --> 01:06:28.613 My hotel room, my chance with Professor Jennings, 1696 01:06:28.655 --> 01:06:30.323 my peace of mind, gone! 1697 01:06:30.365 --> 01:06:32.158 -I'm sorry, I-- -I'm sorry too, Mia. 1698 01:06:32.200 --> 01:06:34.077 I'm sorry that I tried to stop you 1699 01:06:34.119 --> 01:06:35.829 from making the biggest mistake of your life, 1700 01:06:35.870 --> 01:06:38.331 because you are unstoppable. 1701 01:06:38.373 --> 01:06:40.625 And the more I try to put your life in order, 1702 01:06:40.667 --> 01:06:41.793 the more you ruin mine! 1703 01:06:41.835 --> 01:06:43.837 -It's not your job to put my life in order. 1704 01:06:43.878 --> 01:06:46.506 -Then why do you turn to me the second anything goes wrong? 1705 01:06:46.548 --> 01:06:49.259 I have to be the big sister, I have to be the strong one. 1706 01:06:49.300 --> 01:06:50.593 I can never just-- -Eloise! 1707 01:06:50.635 --> 01:06:51.553 -Please just leave me alone. 1708 01:06:59.894 --> 01:07:01.187 SAM: Eloise? 1709 01:07:02.480 --> 01:07:03.565 Hey, um... 1710 01:07:06.776 --> 01:07:08.486 You alright? 1711 01:07:08.528 --> 01:07:09.446 -Just tired. 1712 01:07:09.487 --> 01:07:11.197 Thought I'd sneak up to my room 1713 01:07:11.239 --> 01:07:13.283 while everyone was congratulating my sister. 1714 01:07:13.324 --> 01:07:16.161 -Hm. -Why wouldn't I be alright? 1715 01:07:16.202 --> 01:07:17.662 -I saw you with Mia. 1716 01:07:17.704 --> 01:07:19.164 And I just... 1717 01:07:19.205 --> 01:07:21.291 wondered if you were disappointed about the play. 1718 01:07:21.332 --> 01:07:24.794 You know, 'cause, um, Jenny had asked you first, and... 1719 01:07:24.836 --> 01:07:27.047 well, in the garden, you said that Mia has a tendency-- 1720 01:07:27.088 --> 01:07:29.883 -Why would I want to be in the play? 1721 01:07:29.924 --> 01:07:31.885 -Well... I mean, it was... 1722 01:07:31.926 --> 01:07:33.303 Well, it was really good fun. 1723 01:07:33.345 --> 01:07:35.472 -I'm sure you had a great time, but believe me, 1724 01:07:35.513 --> 01:07:37.932 there's nothing I would like less than being up on that stage 1725 01:07:37.974 --> 01:07:39.267 in front of everyone, kissing you. 1726 01:07:40.560 --> 01:07:42.062 -Oh. 1727 01:07:42.103 --> 01:07:43.063 -I don't know how many times I have to say this. 1728 01:07:43.104 --> 01:07:44.564 I'm not like you. 1729 01:07:44.606 --> 01:07:45.732 I'm not like Mia. 1730 01:07:45.774 --> 01:07:48.193 I don't like being the centre of attention. 1731 01:07:48.234 --> 01:07:50.236 I'm not trying to set myself 1732 01:07:50.278 --> 01:07:52.030 at the centre of some romantic fantasy 1733 01:07:52.072 --> 01:07:53.740 for everyone to gawk at. 1734 01:07:53.782 --> 01:07:55.492 I just want to be left alone, 1735 01:07:55.533 --> 01:07:58.495 and for some reason that hasn't happened since I got here. 1736 01:08:00.121 --> 01:08:02.707 -You don't have to dance with me. 1737 01:08:02.749 --> 01:08:04.751 Tomorrow, at the ball, really. 1738 01:08:04.793 --> 01:08:06.461 You don't have to. 1739 01:08:06.503 --> 01:08:08.797 Well, my aunt Victoria does love the ball, but, well, 1740 01:08:08.838 --> 01:08:10.298 she already likes you a lot, 1741 01:08:10.340 --> 01:08:12.592 and, uh, I promise that I won't tell her what I said. 1742 01:08:12.634 --> 01:08:15.136 I should-- I should never have held that over you. 1743 01:08:18.014 --> 01:08:18.848 See, honestly... 1744 01:08:21.059 --> 01:08:23.478 The truth is that you hurt my feelings, and... 1745 01:08:24.896 --> 01:08:28.817 I had to make a joke of it and devote the past few days 1746 01:08:28.858 --> 01:08:32.278 to pulling your pigtails and... 1747 01:08:32.320 --> 01:08:34.406 well, making you do things that you disliked. 1748 01:08:36.908 --> 01:08:39.661 I would like to, um... 1749 01:08:42.288 --> 01:08:45.792 officially relieve you of any and all obligations 1750 01:08:45.834 --> 01:08:48.169 that you have towards me, 1751 01:08:48.211 --> 01:08:52.382 and whatever happens... 1752 01:08:52.424 --> 01:08:54.134 your secret's safe. -Sam-- 1753 01:08:54.175 --> 01:08:55.552 -I don't want to dance with someone 1754 01:08:55.593 --> 01:08:58.096 who doesn't want to dance with me. 1755 01:08:58.138 --> 01:08:59.681 -[elevator dings] -Uh-- 1756 01:08:59.723 --> 01:09:00.682 [door slides open] 1757 01:09:03.226 --> 01:09:04.686 SAM: Saved by the bell. 1758 01:09:16.031 --> 01:09:17.699 I guess this is goodnight. 1759 01:09:19.034 --> 01:09:20.744 -Yeah. 1760 01:09:20.785 --> 01:09:21.703 I guess so. 1761 01:09:24.289 --> 01:09:26.416 [door slides shut] 1762 01:09:27.876 --> 01:09:32.672 [melancholy music] 1763 01:09:32.714 --> 01:09:34.924 * 1764 01:09:34.966 --> 01:09:40.972 [crying] 1765 01:09:41.014 --> 01:09:45.977 * 1766 01:09:46.019 --> 01:09:48.271 [keypad clicking] 1767 01:09:57.697 --> 01:09:58.907 [door opens] 1768 01:09:58.948 --> 01:09:59.949 MIA: Eloise? 1769 01:10:01.076 --> 01:10:02.494 I know you're awake. 1770 01:10:02.535 --> 01:10:04.996 I heard you stop breathing when I came in. 1771 01:10:06.331 --> 01:10:07.749 I want to talk to you. 1772 01:10:09.084 --> 01:10:10.752 Or at you. At you is fine too. 1773 01:10:12.379 --> 01:10:14.714 I'm so sorry. 1774 01:10:14.756 --> 01:10:18.051 Tomorrow might be one of the biggest days of your life. 1775 01:10:18.093 --> 01:10:19.761 You always support me, 1776 01:10:19.803 --> 01:10:21.930 and the one time you need my support... 1777 01:10:24.099 --> 01:10:25.600 I've been a terrible sister, 1778 01:10:25.642 --> 01:10:27.894 and everything that happened today is my fault. 1779 01:10:29.270 --> 01:10:30.522 -No, it's not. 1780 01:10:31.940 --> 01:10:34.234 There was this whole thing with Professor Jennings 1781 01:10:34.275 --> 01:10:35.777 that I didn't tell you about. 1782 01:10:35.819 --> 01:10:37.070 -Because I didn't let you. 1783 01:10:37.112 --> 01:10:38.822 I just emoted all over your hotel room, 1784 01:10:38.863 --> 01:10:41.700 and I didn't leave space for anything else. 1785 01:10:41.741 --> 01:10:43.493 I could have noticed the strain you were under 1786 01:10:43.535 --> 01:10:46.287 and actually tried to help. 1787 01:10:46.329 --> 01:10:49.165 I could have done what you would have done in my place. 1788 01:10:49.207 --> 01:10:51.835 -Mia, I like helping you. 1789 01:10:51.876 --> 01:10:53.878 -And you hate being helped? 1790 01:10:53.920 --> 01:10:55.338 Because too bad, sister. 1791 01:10:55.380 --> 01:10:58.717 From now on, there's got to be a little give and take. 1792 01:10:58.758 --> 01:11:00.802 -Why didn't Rob just buy the stupid flowers? 1793 01:11:02.053 --> 01:11:04.472 -I don't know. 1794 01:11:04.514 --> 01:11:07.976 What's done is done, we said what we said, 1795 01:11:08.018 --> 01:11:09.936 and now I have to deal with it. 1796 01:11:11.104 --> 01:11:11.980 -Can you? 1797 01:11:13.064 --> 01:11:14.566 -I don't know. 1798 01:11:14.607 --> 01:11:16.109 But... 1799 01:11:16.151 --> 01:11:17.318 I have hope. 1800 01:11:17.360 --> 01:11:18.987 There are Darcys in the world after all. 1801 01:11:23.324 --> 01:11:26.536 [poignant music] 1802 01:11:30.165 --> 01:11:31.332 -Mia? 1803 01:11:35.253 --> 01:11:40.175 [hopeful music] 1804 01:11:40.216 --> 01:11:45.180 * 1805 01:11:45.221 --> 01:11:49.476 * 1806 01:11:49.517 --> 01:11:50.894 MIA (V.O.): "Hey, big sis. 1807 01:11:50.935 --> 01:11:53.146 "I'd wish you luck today, but you don't need it. 1808 01:11:53.188 --> 01:11:54.647 "What I thought youcould use 1809 01:11:54.689 --> 01:11:56.483 "is a little alone time to prepare. 1810 01:11:56.524 --> 01:11:58.193 "You've got caffeine, you've got carbs, 1811 01:11:58.234 --> 01:11:59.361 "and you've got this. 1812 01:11:59.402 --> 01:12:00.612 "Love, Mimi." 1813 01:12:15.460 --> 01:12:16.670 ELOISE: "I would like to thank 1814 01:12:16.711 --> 01:12:18.922 "the Jane Austen League of America 1815 01:12:18.963 --> 01:12:21.633 "for inviting me here today to speak to you 1816 01:12:21.675 --> 01:12:24.219 "about the inimitable Jane Austen, 1817 01:12:24.260 --> 01:12:25.845 "novelist, satirist..." 1818 01:12:25.887 --> 01:12:27.639 [voice overlapping] ...see what Darcy sees in Elizabeth. 1819 01:12:27.681 --> 01:12:30.183 We can deduce then, that for Austen, 1820 01:12:30.225 --> 01:12:31.643 the property not only becomes 1821 01:12:31.685 --> 01:12:33.978 an indication of social standing, 1822 01:12:34.020 --> 01:12:36.731 but ultimately symbolic of the characters themselves, 1823 01:12:36.773 --> 01:12:39.359 leading us back to the exquisite detail captured 1824 01:12:39.401 --> 01:12:42.195 the moment Elizabeth Bennet first saw Pemberley. 1825 01:12:42.237 --> 01:12:43.321 Thank you. 1826 01:12:43.363 --> 01:12:44.364 [applause] 1827 01:12:44.406 --> 01:12:46.366 MIA: Woo! 1828 01:12:46.408 --> 01:12:49.577 [applause continues] 1829 01:12:53.665 --> 01:12:55.250 JENNY: Hi, you were so good! 1830 01:12:55.291 --> 01:12:56.668 -Thank you. -JENNY: Thank you so much. 1831 01:12:56.710 --> 01:12:58.378 I'll see you at the ball. 1832 01:12:58.420 --> 01:13:00.088 MIA: Elly! 1833 01:13:00.130 --> 01:13:02.257 You were fantastic! 1834 01:13:02.298 --> 01:13:03.758 ELOISE: Got your note. 1835 01:13:03.800 --> 01:13:05.927 It's the sweetest thing anyone's ever written me. 1836 01:13:05.969 --> 01:13:08.221 I appreciated it almost as much as the latte. 1837 01:13:08.263 --> 01:13:09.597 [both giggle] 1838 01:13:12.851 --> 01:13:13.810 -Professor... 1839 01:13:14.978 --> 01:13:16.187 Mia. 1840 01:13:18.857 --> 01:13:21.568 I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your talk. 1841 01:13:21.609 --> 01:13:23.319 I was a little short yesterday. 1842 01:13:23.361 --> 01:13:25.530 Mostly out of surprise. 1843 01:13:25.572 --> 01:13:27.741 But I've been thinking, and I wanted to reassure you 1844 01:13:27.782 --> 01:13:30.660 that I admired your behaviour during this conference 1845 01:13:30.702 --> 01:13:33.580 before our conversation yesterday, and I admire it now. 1846 01:13:33.621 --> 01:13:35.874 -You do? -Yes, of course. 1847 01:13:35.915 --> 01:13:39.419 Your quick wit, your willingness to help, your positive attitude. 1848 01:13:39.461 --> 01:13:41.838 All the more impressive given your initial doubts. 1849 01:13:41.880 --> 01:13:43.214 -It's true. 1850 01:13:43.256 --> 01:13:46.051 I wasn't on board with any of this at first, but... 1851 01:13:46.092 --> 01:13:48.428 I've changed my mind. 1852 01:13:48.470 --> 01:13:50.555 -And the ability to do so is the greatest talent 1853 01:13:50.597 --> 01:13:52.474 a scholar can have. 1854 01:13:52.515 --> 01:13:55.602 As for your wish to make a good impression, well, 1855 01:13:55.643 --> 01:13:57.103 when we're colleagues, 1856 01:13:57.145 --> 01:13:59.397 you'll learn that I am the last person in the world 1857 01:13:59.439 --> 01:14:01.524 to think ill of a woman for her ambition. 1858 01:14:01.566 --> 01:14:02.776 -Did you say "when"? 1859 01:14:02.817 --> 01:14:04.694 -Shh-shh-shh! 1860 01:14:04.736 --> 01:14:06.696 Not a word until it's official. 1861 01:14:10.075 --> 01:14:12.744 -Am I hallucinating, or did you just get hired at Princeton? 1862 01:14:12.786 --> 01:14:14.204 -I think I just got hired at Princeton. 1863 01:14:14.245 --> 01:14:15.455 -Ooh! 1864 01:14:15.497 --> 01:14:17.332 Now we can go celebrate at the ball! 1865 01:14:17.374 --> 01:14:19.542 -Uh... 1866 01:14:19.584 --> 01:14:20.669 I need to do something first. 1867 01:14:20.710 --> 01:14:21.628 -Okay. 1868 01:14:22.712 --> 01:14:23.630 -Kelsey? 1869 01:14:23.672 --> 01:14:25.382 I made a huge mistake. 1870 01:14:25.423 --> 01:14:27.008 I know it's probably too late, but-- 1871 01:14:27.050 --> 01:14:29.177 -It's never too late. 1872 01:14:29.219 --> 01:14:31.012 -It isn't? For what? 1873 01:14:31.054 --> 01:14:32.555 -To dress up for the ball. 1874 01:14:32.597 --> 01:14:34.099 I had to finish the white batiste anyway, 1875 01:14:34.140 --> 01:14:35.767 and I already have your measurements, so... 1876 01:14:35.809 --> 01:14:36.893 -What? -Come with me. 1877 01:14:41.690 --> 01:14:45.860 [chamber music playing] 1878 01:14:48.071 --> 01:14:49.322 -Professor Jennings? 1879 01:14:49.364 --> 01:14:50.532 Have you seen Sam? 1880 01:14:50.573 --> 01:14:52.492 -Dr. Cavendish! 1881 01:14:52.534 --> 01:14:54.202 You look lovely! 1882 01:14:54.244 --> 01:14:55.912 -Thank you. 1883 01:14:55.954 --> 01:14:58.039 -Mr. Darcy always arrives late. 1884 01:14:58.081 --> 01:15:00.417 Just like in the book. 1885 01:15:00.458 --> 01:15:03.128 -Victoria. It's time to start the ball. 1886 01:15:03.169 --> 01:15:04.587 -Oh... 1887 01:15:04.629 --> 01:15:07.007 Well, I think our keynote speaker should do the honours. 1888 01:15:07.048 --> 01:15:08.258 What say you, Professor? 1889 01:15:08.299 --> 01:15:09.467 -It would be an honour. 1890 01:15:09.509 --> 01:15:10.969 Thank you. 1891 01:15:11.011 --> 01:15:11.803 -You're welcome. 1892 01:15:15.348 --> 01:15:17.350 [chamber music continues] 1893 01:15:17.392 --> 01:15:19.561 [indistinct chatter] 1894 01:15:21.563 --> 01:15:22.939 -Excuse me, everyone? 1895 01:15:22.981 --> 01:15:25.025 If I could have your attention for a moment. 1896 01:15:28.236 --> 01:15:31.197 [crowd murmuring] 1897 01:15:31.239 --> 01:15:32.949 [footsteps of people entering] 1898 01:15:45.795 --> 01:15:46.671 -Rob? 1899 01:15:49.382 --> 01:15:50.925 -Mia Cavendish... 1900 01:15:54.679 --> 01:15:56.306 [Mia gasps] 1901 01:15:56.348 --> 01:15:58.391 [crowd murmuring and gasping] 1902 01:15:58.433 --> 01:16:00.310 -Oh! 1903 01:16:00.352 --> 01:16:04.689 ROB: Mia, you are the wildest, 1904 01:16:04.731 --> 01:16:07.692 most maddening woman that I know, 1905 01:16:08.860 --> 01:16:11.780 but you are also the kindest 1906 01:16:11.821 --> 01:16:13.323 and the most lovable. 1907 01:16:15.033 --> 01:16:17.452 If you want a big, romantic gesture; 1908 01:16:17.494 --> 01:16:20.413 if you want me to make a fool out of myself 1909 01:16:20.455 --> 01:16:23.625 in front of everybody, I will do that, 1910 01:16:23.667 --> 01:16:26.127 because I want to spend the rest of my life 1911 01:16:26.169 --> 01:16:29.130 making sure that you get everything you want. 1912 01:16:31.508 --> 01:16:33.093 So... 1913 01:16:35.345 --> 01:16:37.263 [crowd gasps] 1914 01:16:38.473 --> 01:16:40.016 -[laughs in disbelief] 1915 01:16:41.393 --> 01:16:44.145 -Will you... -[screams] 1916 01:16:44.187 --> 01:16:45.522 [ring clinks to floor] 1917 01:16:45.563 --> 01:16:47.941 [applause and cheering] 1918 01:16:47.982 --> 01:16:52.654 [both laugh] 1919 01:16:52.696 --> 01:16:55.073 -Is that a yes? Do I need to ask you again? 1920 01:16:55.115 --> 01:16:57.617 -Yes, yes, yes, yes! 1921 01:16:57.659 --> 01:16:59.828 [applause continues] 1922 01:16:59.869 --> 01:17:01.788 -This is not at all period-appropriate. 1923 01:17:04.582 --> 01:17:06.793 [Mia crying happily] 1924 01:17:06.835 --> 01:17:09.170 I can't help it... [giggling] 1925 01:17:09.212 --> 01:17:11.381 -I think you might be needing this. 1926 01:17:11.423 --> 01:17:12.757 -Ooh! -And congratulations. 1927 01:17:12.799 --> 01:17:14.300 -Oh! [giggles] 1928 01:17:14.342 --> 01:17:15.719 Eeh! 1929 01:17:18.972 --> 01:17:22.726 I can't apologize to you or Rob enough. 1930 01:17:22.767 --> 01:17:26.187 This is all thanks to you, and Sam, of course. 1931 01:17:26.229 --> 01:17:27.522 -Sam? 1932 01:17:27.564 --> 01:17:29.107 -Yeah! 1933 01:17:29.149 --> 01:17:30.650 Didn't you know? 1934 01:17:30.692 --> 01:17:34.154 He spent all today talking with Rob and getting him ready. 1935 01:17:34.195 --> 01:17:37.032 Where did you think Rob got the outfit? 1936 01:17:37.073 --> 01:17:39.659 -Well, it's just, yesterday you were talking to Sam constantly, 1937 01:17:39.701 --> 01:17:41.327 and I-- -Yeah, about Rob. 1938 01:17:42.537 --> 01:17:44.372 Eloise, you didn't think-- 1939 01:17:44.414 --> 01:17:45.832 -Let's not rehash what I thought. 1940 01:17:45.874 --> 01:17:47.375 I'm just so happy for you. 1941 01:17:47.417 --> 01:17:49.544 -Mmm! I'm happy for me too! 1942 01:17:49.586 --> 01:17:51.629 We're getting married! [giggles] 1943 01:17:51.671 --> 01:17:53.757 [tapping on glass] 1944 01:17:56.426 --> 01:17:59.888 -And now we actually will hear from our keynote speaker, 1945 01:17:59.929 --> 01:18:01.681 Dr. Eloise Cavendish, 1946 01:18:01.723 --> 01:18:03.516 who will commence the dancing. 1947 01:18:03.558 --> 01:18:06.936 [applause] 1948 01:18:09.356 --> 01:18:10.732 -Thank you. I, um... 1949 01:18:12.609 --> 01:18:13.777 Sorry. 1950 01:18:13.818 --> 01:18:15.904 I'm so sorry, it's just... 1951 01:18:15.945 --> 01:18:17.989 my sister just got engaged. 1952 01:18:18.031 --> 01:18:20.241 [applause] 1953 01:18:22.744 --> 01:18:24.746 -But I do want to say one thing 1954 01:18:24.788 --> 01:18:26.998 before we officially begin the evening. 1955 01:18:32.921 --> 01:18:35.757 I have loved these novels 1956 01:18:35.799 --> 01:18:38.927 and these characters since I was 13. 1957 01:18:38.968 --> 01:18:41.805 Back when Pride and Prejudice was the most romantic book 1958 01:18:41.846 --> 01:18:44.849 I had ever read. 1959 01:18:44.891 --> 01:18:47.310 Since then, I have learned so much more about Austen, 1960 01:18:47.352 --> 01:18:50.021 her world and the compromises she had to make. 1961 01:18:51.815 --> 01:18:55.443 And it's still the most romantic book I have ever read. 1962 01:18:56.778 --> 01:18:58.405 And that scares me. 1963 01:19:00.281 --> 01:19:01.449 I'm scared of emotion. 1964 01:19:02.992 --> 01:19:05.078 Scared of being swept away. 1965 01:19:05.120 --> 01:19:07.205 And I'm even scared of dancing. 1966 01:19:07.247 --> 01:19:09.457 Scared of looking like a fool, 1967 01:19:09.499 --> 01:19:11.918 and that's what can happen on the dance floor, right? 1968 01:19:11.960 --> 01:19:14.963 Missing a step and making a fool of yourself. 1969 01:19:15.005 --> 01:19:18.008 But if there's one thing I learned this weekend, 1970 01:19:18.049 --> 01:19:20.260 one thing I've learned from reading and re-reading 1971 01:19:20.301 --> 01:19:24.472 these books that we all love so much... 1972 01:19:24.514 --> 01:19:28.309 it's that fools and heroines are not separate categories. 1973 01:19:30.145 --> 01:19:33.231 You have to risk being one in order to become the other. 1974 01:19:33.273 --> 01:19:35.275 So, as we proceed to the dance floor, 1975 01:19:35.316 --> 01:19:38.945 there's someone here with a place on my dance card. 1976 01:19:40.864 --> 01:19:42.282 If he wants it. 1977 01:19:44.909 --> 01:19:47.162 [scattered applause] 1978 01:19:49.748 --> 01:19:52.167 [hopeful music] 1979 01:19:53.793 --> 01:19:54.878 -Eloise... 1980 01:19:54.919 --> 01:19:57.088 CRISPIN: Professor Cavendish! 1981 01:19:57.130 --> 01:20:00.800 I understand congratulations are in order. 1982 01:20:00.842 --> 01:20:02.802 Victoria told me about Princeton. 1983 01:20:02.844 --> 01:20:04.095 Couldn't be more deserved. 1984 01:20:04.137 --> 01:20:05.263 -That's very kind of you. 1985 01:20:05.305 --> 01:20:07.307 I heard you were up for the same job. 1986 01:20:07.349 --> 01:20:10.060 -Me? [scoffs] Whatever gave you that idea? 1987 01:20:10.101 --> 01:20:12.312 I'm wildly under-qualified. 1988 01:20:12.354 --> 01:20:14.773 -But my aunt told me that you were interviewing with her 1989 01:20:14.814 --> 01:20:16.066 at the conference. 1990 01:20:16.107 --> 01:20:18.985 -I can't imagine why she'd say that. 1991 01:20:19.027 --> 01:20:21.363 Unless she didn't want you to know the real reason 1992 01:20:21.404 --> 01:20:23.615 we're spending so much time together. 1993 01:20:23.656 --> 01:20:24.741 -The real reason? 1994 01:20:24.783 --> 01:20:26.993 -I'm retiring, Mr. Lee. 1995 01:20:27.035 --> 01:20:29.287 It's high time I think about more important things 1996 01:20:29.329 --> 01:20:31.539 than career. 1997 01:20:31.581 --> 01:20:33.291 -More important things like... 1998 01:20:33.333 --> 01:20:35.126 Aunt Victoria? 1999 01:20:35.168 --> 01:20:37.545 -We were post-doctorate sweethearts. 2000 01:20:37.587 --> 01:20:39.464 Can you believe it? 2001 01:20:39.506 --> 01:20:41.841 But I'd already been bitten by the acting bug, 2002 01:20:41.883 --> 01:20:44.552 so I left academia, and her. 2003 01:20:46.554 --> 01:20:47.931 I was an idiot. 2004 01:20:49.057 --> 01:20:50.642 Luckily, she's very forgiving. 2005 01:20:52.477 --> 01:20:53.770 [clears throat] 2006 01:20:53.812 --> 01:20:54.938 This weekend... 2007 01:20:56.898 --> 01:20:58.233 miracles indeed. 2008 01:21:00.110 --> 01:21:01.569 Well! 2009 01:21:01.611 --> 01:21:04.197 I suppose you young people are done listening to me snivel. 2010 01:21:04.239 --> 01:21:06.408 Go, dance! 2011 01:21:06.449 --> 01:21:07.575 Excuse me. 2012 01:21:07.617 --> 01:21:09.869 Victoria... 2013 01:21:09.911 --> 01:21:12.539 Victoria, might I reserve your first Maggot? 2014 01:21:12.580 --> 01:21:13.581 VICTORIA: Of course! 2015 01:21:14.791 --> 01:21:16.626 -Huh. 2016 01:21:16.668 --> 01:21:19.129 He didn't even apply. 2017 01:21:19.170 --> 01:21:21.172 I've just spent the last few days trying to separate 2018 01:21:21.214 --> 01:21:24.592 my aunt from her one true love. 2019 01:21:24.634 --> 01:21:27.012 -I think we've all learned a few lessons this weekend, 2020 01:21:27.053 --> 01:21:28.722 me especially. 2021 01:21:28.763 --> 01:21:30.390 -Hm. 2022 01:21:30.432 --> 01:21:31.266 -So... 2023 01:21:32.392 --> 01:21:33.601 are you ready? 2024 01:21:33.643 --> 01:21:35.520 -Ready for what? 2025 01:21:35.562 --> 01:21:37.063 [music starts playing] 2026 01:21:37.105 --> 01:21:38.815 ELOISE: Ready to dance. 2027 01:21:38.857 --> 01:21:41.026 VICTORIA: Oh, pleasure. 2028 01:21:41.067 --> 01:21:42.444 -Really, you don't have to-- 2029 01:21:42.485 --> 01:21:44.571 -Sam, if you try to weasel out of this dance again, 2030 01:21:44.612 --> 01:21:45.905 I'm going to lose my temper, 2031 01:21:45.947 --> 01:21:47.615 and I wouldn't want to give you that satisfaction 2032 01:21:47.657 --> 01:21:49.409 a second time. 2033 01:21:49.451 --> 01:21:51.327 -Was that a witty remark? 2034 01:21:53.163 --> 01:21:55.582 -While dancing, yes. 2035 01:21:55.623 --> 01:21:57.959 [music continues playing] 2036 01:22:00.045 --> 01:22:02.088 -I have you to thank for my sister's happiness. 2037 01:22:02.130 --> 01:22:04.215 -Oh, that was all Rob. 2038 01:22:04.257 --> 01:22:06.509 Turns out all he needed was a little push. 2039 01:22:06.551 --> 01:22:08.678 -Don't we all. 2040 01:22:08.720 --> 01:22:10.430 Did you hear I'm moving to Princeton? 2041 01:22:10.472 --> 01:22:11.806 -You are? 2042 01:22:11.848 --> 01:22:13.641 -When? -Next fall. 2043 01:22:21.816 --> 01:22:23.818 SAM: By the way, I didn't do it for Rob. 2044 01:22:23.860 --> 01:22:25.612 I didn't do it for Mia either. 2045 01:22:27.322 --> 01:22:28.656 -Why, then? 2046 01:22:30.283 --> 01:22:33.453 -Turns out that some women can't be charmed. 2047 01:22:33.495 --> 01:22:38.166 Some women can only be won by doing something substantive. 2048 01:22:38.208 --> 01:22:39.876 -Oh, I was charmed. 2049 01:22:39.918 --> 01:22:41.336 I just didn't want to admit it. 2050 01:22:41.378 --> 01:22:42.545 -Hm. 2051 01:22:42.587 --> 01:22:46.216 [music continues] 2052 01:22:46.257 --> 01:22:49.969 * 2053 01:22:50.011 --> 01:22:52.055 -For the record, I wasn't weaselling out of 2054 01:22:52.097 --> 01:22:53.765 dancing with you last night. 2055 01:22:53.807 --> 01:22:55.642 I've always wanted to dance with you. 2056 01:22:55.684 --> 01:22:58.603 I just meant that, well, you didn't have to dance with me 2057 01:22:58.645 --> 01:22:59.938 in order to... 2058 01:22:59.979 --> 01:23:01.398 -In order to what? 2059 01:23:04.526 --> 01:23:07.028 -Eloise Cavendish, you can do anything you want. 2060 01:23:09.906 --> 01:23:12.075 -I'm thinking of something 2061 01:23:12.117 --> 01:23:15.412 really, really inauthentic to the period. 2062 01:23:17.372 --> 01:23:19.082 -Like...? 2063 01:23:19.124 --> 01:23:22.627 [romantic music swells up] 2064 01:23:22.669 --> 01:23:26.631 * 2065 01:23:26.673 --> 01:23:29.175 * 2066 01:23:34.848 --> 01:23:38.184 * 2067 01:23:38.226 --> 01:23:41.229 * 2068 01:23:41.271 --> 01:23:44.774 * 2069 01:23:44.816 --> 01:23:47.819 * 2070 01:23:47.861 --> 01:23:51.573 * 2071 01:23:51.614 --> 01:23:55.452 * 2072 01:23:55.493 --> 01:23:59.414 *