*Series:* ruclips.net/p/PLzcoQ_vebs-T2HiyFRu1TzCiioISLXLRq _“My dear Lizzy, where can you have been walking to?” was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when they sat down to table. She had only to say in reply, that they had wandered about till she was beyond her own knowledge. She coloured as she spoke; but neither that, nor anything else, awakened a suspicion of the truth._ _The evening passed quietly, unmarked by anything extraordinary. The acknowledged lovers talked and laughed; the unacknowledged were silent. Darcy was not of a disposition in which happiness overflows in mirth; and Elizabeth, agitated and confused, rather knew that she was happy than felt herself to be so; for, besides the immediate embarrassment, there were other evils before her. She anticipated what would be felt in the family when her situation became known: she was aware that no one liked him but Jane; and even feared that with the others it was a dislike which not all his fortune and consequence might do away._ _At night she opened her heart to Jane. Though suspicion was very far from Miss Bennet’s general habits, she was absolutely incredulous here._ _“You are joking, Lizzy. This cannot be! Engaged to Mr. Darcy! No, no, you shall not deceive me: I know it to be impossible.”_ _“This is a wretched beginning, indeed! My sole dependence was on you; and I am sure nobody else will believe me, if you do not. Yet, indeed, I am in earnest. I speak nothing but the truth. He still loves me, and we are engaged.”_ _Jane looked at her doubtingly. “Oh, Lizzy! it cannot be. I know how much you dislike him.”_ _“You know nothing of the matter. That is all to be forgot. Perhaps I did not always love him so well as I do now; but in such cases as these a good memory is unpardonable. This is the last time I shall ever remember it myself.”_ _Miss Bennet still looked all amazement. Elizabeth again, and more seriously, assured her of its truth._ _“Good heaven! can it be really so? Yet now I must believe you,” cried Jane. “My dear, dear Lizzy, I would, I do congratulate you; but are you certain-forgive the question-are you quite certain that you can be happy with him?”_ _“There can be no doubt of that. It is settled between us already that we are to be the happiest couple in the world. But are you pleased, Jane? Shall you like to have such a brother?”_ _“Very, very much. Nothing could give either Bingley or myself more delight. But we considered it, we talked of it as impossible. And do you really love him quite well enough? Oh, Lizzy! do anything rather than marry without affection. Are you quite sure that you feel what you ought to do?”_ _“Oh, yes! You will only think I feel more than I ought to do when I tell you all.”_ _“What do you mean?”_ _“Why, I must confess that I love him better than I do Bingley. I am afraid you will be angry.”_ _“My dearest sister, now be, be serious. I want to talk very seriously. Let me know everything that I am to know without delay. Will you tell me how long you have loved him?”_ _“It has been coming on so gradually, that I hardly know when it began; but I believe I must date it from my first seeing his beautiful grounds at Pemberley.”_ _Another entreaty that she would be serious, however, produced the desired effect; and she soon satisfied Jane by her solemn assurances of attachment. When convinced on that article, Miss Bennet had nothing further to wish._ _“Now I am quite happy,” said she, “for you will be as happy as myself. I always had a value for him. Were it for nothing but his love of you, I must always have esteemed him; but now, as Bingley’s friend and your husband, there can be only Bingley and yourself more dear to me. But, Lizzy, you have been very sly, very reserved with me. How little did you tell me of what passed at Pemberley and Lambton! I owe all that I know of it to another, not to you.”_ _Elizabeth told her the motives of her secrecy. She had been unwilling to mention Bingley; and the unsettled state of her own feelings had made her equally avoid the name of his friend: but now she would no longer conceal from her his share in Lydia’s marriage. All was acknowledged, and half the night spent in conversation._ _“Good gracious!” cried Mrs. Bennet, as she stood at a window the next morning, “if that disagreeable Mr. Darcy is not coming here again with our dear Bingley! What can he mean by being so tiresome as to be always coming here? I had no notion but he would go a-shooting, or something or other, and not disturb us with his company. What shall we do with him? Lizzy, you must walk out with him again, that he may not be in Bingley’s way.”_ _Elizabeth could hardly help laughing at so convenient a proposal; yet was really vexed that her mother should be always giving him such an epithet._ _As soon as they entered, Bingley looked at her so expressively, and shook hands with such warmth, as left no doubt of his good information; and he soon afterwards said aloud, “Mrs. Bennet, have you no more lanes hereabouts in which Lizzy may lose her way again to-day?”_ _“I advise Mr. Darcy, and Lizzy, and Kitty,” said Mrs. Bennet, “to walk to Oakham Mount this morning. It is a nice long walk, and Mr. Darcy has never seen the view.”_ _“It may do very well for the others,” replied Mr. Bingley; “but I am sure it will be too much for Kitty. Won’t it, Kitty?”_ _Kitty owned that she had rather stay at home. Darcy professed a great curiosity to see the view from the Mount, and Elizabeth silently consented. As she went upstairs to get ready, Mrs. Bennet followed her, saying,-_ _“I am quite sorry, Lizzy, that you should be forced to have that disagreeable man all to yourself; but I hope you will not mind it. It is all for Jane’s sake, you know; and there is no occasion for talking to him except just now and then; so do not put yourself to inconvenience.”_ _During their walk, it was resolved that Mr. Bennet’s consent should be asked in the course of the evening: Elizabeth reserved to herself the application for her mother’s. She could not determine how her mother would take it; sometimes doubting whether all his wealth and grandeur would be enough to overcome her abhorrence of the man; but whether she were violently set against the match, or violently delighted with it, it was certain that her manner would be equally ill adapted to do credit to her sense; and she could no more bear that Mr. Darcy should hear the first raptures of her joy, than the first vehemence of her disapprobation._ *_Pride & Prejudice, Chapter 59_* (Continued below)
_In the evening, soon after Mr. Bennet withdrew to the library, she saw Mr. Darcy rise also and follow him, and her agitation on seeing it was extreme. She did not fear her father’s opposition, but he was going to be made unhappy, and that it should be through her means; that she, his favourite child, should be distressing him by her choice, should be filling him with fears and regrets in disposing of her, was a wretched reflection, and she sat in misery till Mr. Darcy appeared again, when, looking at him, she was a little relieved by his smile. In a few minutes he approached the table where she was sitting with Kitty; and, while pretending to admire her work, said in a whisper, “Go to your father; he wants you in the library.” She was gone directly._ _Her father was walking about the room, looking grave and anxious. “Lizzy,” said he, “what are you doing? Are you out of your senses to be accepting this man? Have not you always hated him?”_ _How earnestly did she then wish that her former opinions had been more reasonable, her expressions more moderate! It would have spared her from explanations and professions which it was exceedingly awkward to give; but they were now necessary, and she assured him, with some confusion, of her attachment to Mr. Darcy._ _“Or, in other words, you are determined to have him. He is rich, to be sure, and you may have more fine clothes and fine carriages than Jane. But will they make you happy?”_ _“Have you any other objection,” said Elizabeth, “than your belief of my indifference?”_ _“None at all. We all know him to be a proud, unpleasant sort of man; but this would be nothing if you really liked him.”_ _“I do, I do like him,” she replied, with tears in her eyes; “I love him. Indeed he has no improper pride. He is perfectly amiable. You do not know what he really is; then pray do not pain me by speaking of him in such terms.”_ _“Lizzy,” said her father, “I have given him my consent. He is the kind of man, indeed, to whom I should never dare refuse anything, which he condescended to ask. I now give it to you, if you are resolved on having him. But let me advise you to think better of it. I know your disposition, Lizzy. I know that you could be neither happy nor respectable, unless you truly esteemed your husband, unless you looked up to him as a superior. Your lively talents would place you in the greatest danger in an unequal marriage. You could scarcely escape discredit and misery. My child, let me not have the grief of seeing you unable to respect your partner in life. You know not what you are about.”_ _Elizabeth, still more affected, was earnest and solemn in her reply; and, at length, by repeated assurances that Mr. Darcy was really the object of her choice, by explaining the gradual change which her estimation of him had undergone, relating her absolute certainty that his affection was not the work of a day, but had stood the test of many months’ suspense, and enumerating with energy all his good qualities, she did conquer her father’s incredulity, and reconcile him to the match._ _“Well, my dear,” said he, when she ceased speaking, “I have no more to say. If this be the case, he deserves you. I could not have parted with you, my Lizzy, to anyone less worthy.”_ _To complete the favourable impression, she then told him what Mr. Darcy had voluntarily done for Lydia. He heard her with astonishment._ _“This is an evening of wonders, indeed! And so, Darcy did everything; made up the match, gave the money, paid the fellow’s debts, and got him his commission! So much the better. It will save me a world of trouble and economy. Had it been your uncle’s doing, I must and would have paid him; but these violent young lovers carry everything their own way. I shall offer to pay him to-morrow, he will rant and storm about his love for you, and there will be an end of the matter.”_ _He then recollected her embarrassment a few days before on his reading Mr. Collins’s letter; and after laughing at her some time, allowed her at last to go, saying, as she quitted the room, “If any young men come for Mary or Kitty, send them in, for I am quite at leisure.”_ _Elizabeth’s mind was now relieved from a very heavy weight; and, after half an hour’s quiet reflection in her own room, she was able to join the others with tolerable composure. Everything was too recent for gaiety, but the evening passed tranquilly away; there was no longer anything material to be dreaded, and the comfort of ease and familiarity would come in time._ _When her mother went up to her dressing-room at night, she followed her, and made the important communication. Its effect was most extraordinary; for, on first hearing it, Mrs. Bennet sat quite still, and unable to utter a syllable. Nor was it under many, many minutes, that she could comprehend what she heard, though not in general backward to credit what was for the advantage of her family, or that came in the shape of a lover to any of them. She began at length to recover, to fidget about in her chair, get up, sit down again, wonder, and bless herself._ _“Good gracious! Lord bless me! only think! dear me! Mr. Darcy! Who would have thought it? And is it really true? Oh, my sweetest Lizzy! how rich and how great you will be! What pin-money, what jewels, what carriages you will have! Jane’s is nothing to it-nothing at all. I am so pleased-so happy. Such a charming man! so handsome! so tall! Oh, my dear Lizzy! pray apologize for my having disliked him so much before. I hope he will overlook it. Dear, dear Lizzy. A house in town! Everything that is charming! Three daughters married! Ten thousand a year! Oh, Lord! what will become of me? I shall go distracted.”_ _This was enough to prove that her approbation need not be doubted; and Elizabeth, rejoicing that such an effusion was heard only by herself, soon went away. But before she had been three minutes in her own room, her mother followed her._ _“My dearest child,” she cried, “I can think of nothing else. Ten thousand a year, and very likely more! ’Tis as good as a lord! And a special licence-you must and shall be married by a special licence. But, my dearest love, tell me what dish Mr. Darcy is particularly fond of, that I may have it to-morrow.”_ _This was a sad omen of what her mother’s behaviour to the gentleman himself might be; and Elizabeth found that, though in the certain possession of his warmest affection, and secure of her relations’ consent, there was still something to be wished for. But the morrow passed off much better than she expected; for Mrs. Bennet luckily stood in such awe of her intended son-in-law, that she ventured not to speak to him, unless it was in her power to offer him any attention, or mark her deference for his opinion._ _Elizabeth had the satisfaction of seeing her father taking pains to get acquainted with him; and Mr. Bennet soon assured her that he was rising every hour in his esteem._ _“I admire all my three sons-in-law highly,” said he. “Wickham, perhaps, is my favourite; but I think I shall like your husband quite as well as Jane’s.”_ *_Pride & Prejudice, Chapter 59_*
A special treat for those who love the 1995 best of all. Jennifer Ehle (aka Elizabeth) gave us all a present. She recorded a reading of the entire novel during Covid lockdown and has posted it to RUclips. Jennifer voiced all the characters and they are delightful, especially her Lady Catherine.
Funny you should say that. When I saw that scene again in these compilations today I had the thought that if there was a future production of this, that she would make an excellent Lady Katharine.
I Am Love Pride and Prejudice 1995 version so much!!! Hollywood Italian Dutch 1980 versions are great even 1967 version i find very interesting too but 2005 version oh my god I can not stand it. That odd strange escapade of 2005 version merely spared me any concern I might have felt in matter of this judgment!!!
Speaking of which, while watching the scenes from the three BBC adaptations in sequence, it seems a bit odd the 1980 version chose to omit Mr. Bennet's conversation with Lizzy. However, I do recollect a viewer of the old channel telling me that he/she remembers watching that scene in the 1980 version as well when it was aired on TV. But I haven't been able to find any info about it anywhere. Perhaps the viewer was mistaken and may have confused it with the scene from 1995 or 1967. I do not know..
@@Love.and.Freindship I will try firing up my copy of 1980 sometime and see if it's there. Before rewatching this I had a very vivid image in my head of Moray Watson asking Elizabeth Garvie about whether she really wanted to marry Darcy, and now it seems it's not there at all.
@@hcu4359 Thank you! Its interesting that more than one person has this feel. I just hope this isn't a case of _deja vu_ or memory playing tricks in our mind. 😀 The versions I could find online didn't have the scene though.
@@Love.and.Freindship I just checked my (Region 1 American) dvd of 1980, and the epilogue with the parents starts with Mrs Bennet shrieking "Ten Thousand a year!" on the soundtrack during the panning shot upward through the trees while Lizzie and Darcy walk together. No Lizzie and her Dad, just the Bennet couple together. I may be conflating a bit with his scene where he shares the Collins letter freaking out about Lizzie and Darcy being an item.
@@hcu4359 Thanks! To me the ending in the 1980 feels a bit rushed and incomplete as a result of this omission when compared to both 1967 and 1995, since we don't get to see a marriage or post-marriage scene either. I wonder if the conversation was originally there in the script (and even filmed), but got edited out later due to time slot constraints in TV programming.
Я считаю, что все версии хороши по-своему, какие-то мне нравятся больше, какие-то меньше. Только первая версия немного слишком специфическая. Впрочем, есть ещё индийская версия, осовремененная :) А версию с зомби я даже не планирую смотреть. И такое ощущение, что была американская осовремененная версия тоже. Но я сейчас не уверена в этом.
Do you mean Bride & Prejudice (2004) and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)? The first one is a modern retelling as well, not bad at all, quite funny, and with some cultural lessons here and there, so I would recommend that one. The second one I would recommend as well, even though I detest the zombie-genre (not the people who like it though), it does give an interesting turn of events to the intact story and dialogue actually. It is funnier than I expected, so I recommend that one too for quite different reasons. There is another one, an award winning web series in vlog-style, I would highly recommend: The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (2012). It is wonderfully creative, modern, and truly excellent within that context. I believe you may find it in its entirety here on YT. Enjoy☺️
The go slow order is probably due to wildlife. We just returned from a expedition cruise that included a kayak in Paradise Bay that was just teaming with seals, penguins and whales. Our captain stated that he was limited to 10 kts in this area to protect the whales specifically. That said, Norwegian has made a horrible mistake in communications. I support the people affected by this last minute change and understand their disappointment.
@@lynnshire7577. O dear, well take good care of yourself, and hopefully you can rest well with good memories of your travels. When you are rested, please tell me what footage you commented on, I am still curious.😌
*Series:* ruclips.net/p/PLzcoQ_vebs-T2HiyFRu1TzCiioISLXLRq
_“My dear Lizzy, where can you have been walking to?” was a question which Elizabeth received from Jane as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others when they sat down to table. She had only to say in reply, that they had wandered about till she was beyond her own knowledge. She coloured as she spoke; but neither that, nor anything else, awakened a suspicion of the truth._
_The evening passed quietly, unmarked by anything extraordinary. The acknowledged lovers talked and laughed; the unacknowledged were silent. Darcy was not of a disposition in which happiness overflows in mirth; and Elizabeth, agitated and confused, rather knew that she was happy than felt herself to be so; for, besides the immediate embarrassment, there were other evils before her. She anticipated what would be felt in the family when her situation became known: she was aware that no one liked him but Jane; and even feared that with the others it was a dislike which not all his fortune and consequence might do away._
_At night she opened her heart to Jane. Though suspicion was very far from Miss Bennet’s general habits, she was absolutely incredulous here._
_“You are joking, Lizzy. This cannot be! Engaged to Mr. Darcy! No, no, you shall not deceive me: I know it to be impossible.”_
_“This is a wretched beginning, indeed! My sole dependence was on you; and I am sure nobody else will believe me, if you do not. Yet, indeed, I am in earnest. I speak nothing but the truth. He still loves me, and we are engaged.”_
_Jane looked at her doubtingly. “Oh, Lizzy! it cannot be. I know how much you dislike him.”_
_“You know nothing of the matter. That is all to be forgot. Perhaps I did not always love him so well as I do now; but in such cases as these a good memory is unpardonable. This is the last time I shall ever remember it myself.”_
_Miss Bennet still looked all amazement. Elizabeth again, and more seriously, assured her of its truth._
_“Good heaven! can it be really so? Yet now I must believe you,” cried Jane. “My dear, dear Lizzy, I would, I do congratulate you; but are you certain-forgive the question-are you quite certain that you can be happy with him?”_
_“There can be no doubt of that. It is settled between us already that we are to be the happiest couple in the world. But are you pleased, Jane? Shall you like to have such a brother?”_
_“Very, very much. Nothing could give either Bingley or myself more delight. But we considered it, we talked of it as impossible. And do you really love him quite well enough? Oh, Lizzy! do anything rather than marry without affection. Are you quite sure that you feel what you ought to do?”_
_“Oh, yes! You will only think I feel more than I ought to do when I tell you all.”_
_“What do you mean?”_
_“Why, I must confess that I love him better than I do Bingley. I am afraid you will be angry.”_
_“My dearest sister, now be, be serious. I want to talk very seriously. Let me know everything that I am to know without delay. Will you tell me how long you have loved him?”_
_“It has been coming on so gradually, that I hardly know when it began; but I believe I must date it from my first seeing his beautiful grounds at Pemberley.”_
_Another entreaty that she would be serious, however, produced the desired effect; and she soon satisfied Jane by her solemn assurances of attachment. When convinced on that article, Miss Bennet had nothing further to wish._
_“Now I am quite happy,” said she, “for you will be as happy as myself. I always had a value for him. Were it for nothing but his love of you, I must always have esteemed him; but now, as Bingley’s friend and your husband, there can be only Bingley and yourself more dear to me. But, Lizzy, you have been very sly, very reserved with me. How little did you tell me of what passed at Pemberley and Lambton! I owe all that I know of it to another, not to you.”_
_Elizabeth told her the motives of her secrecy. She had been unwilling to mention Bingley; and the unsettled state of her own feelings had made her equally avoid the name of his friend: but now she would no longer conceal from her his share in Lydia’s marriage. All was acknowledged, and half the night spent in conversation._
_“Good gracious!” cried Mrs. Bennet, as she stood at a window the next morning, “if that disagreeable Mr. Darcy is not coming here again with our dear Bingley! What can he mean by being so tiresome as to be always coming here? I had no notion but he would go a-shooting, or something or other, and not disturb us with his company. What shall we do with him? Lizzy, you must walk out with him again, that he may not be in Bingley’s way.”_
_Elizabeth could hardly help laughing at so convenient a proposal; yet was really vexed that her mother should be always giving him such an epithet._
_As soon as they entered, Bingley looked at her so expressively, and shook hands with such warmth, as left no doubt of his good information; and he soon afterwards said aloud, “Mrs. Bennet, have you no more lanes hereabouts in which Lizzy may lose her way again to-day?”_
_“I advise Mr. Darcy, and Lizzy, and Kitty,” said Mrs. Bennet, “to walk to Oakham Mount this morning. It is a nice long walk, and Mr. Darcy has never seen the view.”_
_“It may do very well for the others,” replied Mr. Bingley; “but I am sure it will be too much for Kitty. Won’t it, Kitty?”_
_Kitty owned that she had rather stay at home. Darcy professed a great curiosity to see the view from the Mount, and Elizabeth silently consented. As she went upstairs to get ready, Mrs. Bennet followed her, saying,-_
_“I am quite sorry, Lizzy, that you should be forced to have that disagreeable man all to yourself; but I hope you will not mind it. It is all for Jane’s sake, you know; and there is no occasion for talking to him except just now and then; so do not put yourself to inconvenience.”_
_During their walk, it was resolved that Mr. Bennet’s consent should be asked in the course of the evening: Elizabeth reserved to herself the application for her mother’s. She could not determine how her mother would take it; sometimes doubting whether all his wealth and grandeur would be enough to overcome her abhorrence of the man; but whether she were violently set against the match, or violently delighted with it, it was certain that her manner would be equally ill adapted to do credit to her sense; and she could no more bear that Mr. Darcy should hear the first raptures of her joy, than the first vehemence of her disapprobation._
*_Pride & Prejudice, Chapter 59_*
(Continued below)
_In the evening, soon after Mr. Bennet withdrew to the library, she saw Mr. Darcy rise also and follow him, and her agitation on seeing it was extreme. She did not fear her father’s opposition, but he was going to be made unhappy, and that it should be through her means; that she, his favourite child, should be distressing him by her choice, should be filling him with fears and regrets in disposing of her, was a wretched reflection, and she sat in misery till Mr. Darcy appeared again, when, looking at him, she was a little relieved by his smile. In a few minutes he approached the table where she was sitting with Kitty; and, while pretending to admire her work, said in a whisper, “Go to your father; he wants you in the library.” She was gone directly._
_Her father was walking about the room, looking grave and anxious. “Lizzy,” said he, “what are you doing? Are you out of your senses to be accepting this man? Have not you always hated him?”_
_How earnestly did she then wish that her former opinions had been more reasonable, her expressions more moderate! It would have spared her from explanations and professions which it was exceedingly awkward to give; but they were now necessary, and she assured him, with some confusion, of her attachment to Mr. Darcy._
_“Or, in other words, you are determined to have him. He is rich, to be sure, and you may have more fine clothes and fine carriages than Jane. But will they make you happy?”_
_“Have you any other objection,” said Elizabeth, “than your belief of my indifference?”_
_“None at all. We all know him to be a proud, unpleasant sort of man; but this would be nothing if you really liked him.”_
_“I do, I do like him,” she replied, with tears in her eyes; “I love him. Indeed he has no improper pride. He is perfectly amiable. You do not know what he really is; then pray do not pain me by speaking of him in such terms.”_
_“Lizzy,” said her father, “I have given him my consent. He is the kind of man, indeed, to whom I should never dare refuse anything, which he condescended to ask. I now give it to you, if you are resolved on having him. But let me advise you to think better of it. I know your disposition, Lizzy. I know that you could be neither happy nor respectable, unless you truly esteemed your husband, unless you looked up to him as a superior. Your lively talents would place you in the greatest danger in an unequal marriage. You could scarcely escape discredit and misery. My child, let me not have the grief of seeing you unable to respect your partner in life. You know not what you are about.”_
_Elizabeth, still more affected, was earnest and solemn in her reply; and, at length, by repeated assurances that Mr. Darcy was really the object of her choice, by explaining the gradual change which her estimation of him had undergone, relating her absolute certainty that his affection was not the work of a day, but had stood the test of many months’ suspense, and enumerating with energy all his good qualities, she did conquer her father’s incredulity, and reconcile him to the match._
_“Well, my dear,” said he, when she ceased speaking, “I have no more to say. If this be the case, he deserves you. I could not have parted with you, my Lizzy, to anyone less worthy.”_
_To complete the favourable impression, she then told him what Mr. Darcy had voluntarily done for Lydia. He heard her with astonishment._
_“This is an evening of wonders, indeed! And so, Darcy did everything; made up the match, gave the money, paid the fellow’s debts, and got him his commission! So much the better. It will save me a world of trouble and economy. Had it been your uncle’s doing, I must and would have paid him; but these violent young lovers carry everything their own way. I shall offer to pay him to-morrow, he will rant and storm about his love for you, and there will be an end of the matter.”_
_He then recollected her embarrassment a few days before on his reading Mr. Collins’s letter; and after laughing at her some time, allowed her at last to go, saying, as she quitted the room, “If any young men come for Mary or Kitty, send them in, for I am quite at leisure.”_
_Elizabeth’s mind was now relieved from a very heavy weight; and, after half an hour’s quiet reflection in her own room, she was able to join the others with tolerable composure. Everything was too recent for gaiety, but the evening passed tranquilly away; there was no longer anything material to be dreaded, and the comfort of ease and familiarity would come in time._
_When her mother went up to her dressing-room at night, she followed her, and made the important communication. Its effect was most extraordinary; for, on first hearing it, Mrs. Bennet sat quite still, and unable to utter a syllable. Nor was it under many, many minutes, that she could comprehend what she heard, though not in general backward to credit what was for the advantage of her family, or that came in the shape of a lover to any of them. She began at length to recover, to fidget about in her chair, get up, sit down again, wonder, and bless herself._
_“Good gracious! Lord bless me! only think! dear me! Mr. Darcy! Who would have thought it? And is it really true? Oh, my sweetest Lizzy! how rich and how great you will be! What pin-money, what jewels, what carriages you will have! Jane’s is nothing to it-nothing at all. I am so pleased-so happy. Such a charming man! so handsome! so tall! Oh, my dear Lizzy! pray apologize for my having disliked him so much before. I hope he will overlook it. Dear, dear Lizzy. A house in town! Everything that is charming! Three daughters married! Ten thousand a year! Oh, Lord! what will become of me? I shall go distracted.”_
_This was enough to prove that her approbation need not be doubted; and Elizabeth, rejoicing that such an effusion was heard only by herself, soon went away. But before she had been three minutes in her own room, her mother followed her._
_“My dearest child,” she cried, “I can think of nothing else. Ten thousand a year, and very likely more! ’Tis as good as a lord! And a special licence-you must and shall be married by a special licence. But, my dearest love, tell me what dish Mr. Darcy is particularly fond of, that I may have it to-morrow.”_
_This was a sad omen of what her mother’s behaviour to the gentleman himself might be; and Elizabeth found that, though in the certain possession of his warmest affection, and secure of her relations’ consent, there was still something to be wished for. But the morrow passed off much better than she expected; for Mrs. Bennet luckily stood in such awe of her intended son-in-law, that she ventured not to speak to him, unless it was in her power to offer him any attention, or mark her deference for his opinion._
_Elizabeth had the satisfaction of seeing her father taking pains to get acquainted with him; and Mr. Bennet soon assured her that he was rising every hour in his esteem._
_“I admire all my three sons-in-law highly,” said he. “Wickham, perhaps, is my favourite; but I think I shall like your husband quite as well as Jane’s.”_
*_Pride & Prejudice, Chapter 59_*
Oh thank you for writing down theese lines! It's been a few years since I read the book, and reading this have convinced me to open the pages again!
A special treat for those who love the 1995 best of all. Jennifer Ehle (aka Elizabeth) gave us all a present. She recorded a reading of the entire novel during Covid lockdown and has posted it to RUclips. Jennifer voiced all the characters and they are delightful, especially her Lady Catherine.
Funny you should say that.
When I saw that scene again in these compilations today
I had the thought that if there was a future production of this,
that she would make an excellent
Lady Katharine.
I am never allow myself to be blinded by prejudice!!! 1995 version is my favorite!!!
1967 Mrs. Bennett is hilarious. She is particularly great in this scene!
*Note to the viewers:* The 2005 clip has been shortened due to copyright restrictions.
1995 the best
I Am Love Pride and Prejudice 1995 version so much!!! Hollywood Italian Dutch 1980 versions are great even 1967 version i find very interesting too but 2005 version oh my god I can not stand it. That odd strange escapade of 2005 version merely spared me any concern I might have felt in matter of this judgment!!!
Feels different, watching the Italians being moderately faithful to the book bracketed in between two versions that aren't.
Speaking of which, while watching the scenes from the three BBC adaptations in sequence, it seems a bit odd the 1980 version chose to omit Mr. Bennet's conversation with Lizzy. However, I do recollect a viewer of the old channel telling me that he/she remembers watching that scene in the 1980 version as well when it was aired on TV. But I haven't been able to find any info about it anywhere. Perhaps the viewer was mistaken and may have confused it with the scene from 1995 or 1967. I do not know..
@@Love.and.Freindship I will try firing up my copy of 1980 sometime and see if it's there. Before rewatching this I had a very vivid image in my head of Moray Watson asking Elizabeth Garvie about whether she really wanted to marry Darcy, and now it seems it's not there at all.
@@hcu4359 Thank you! Its interesting that more than one person has this feel. I just hope this isn't a case of _deja vu_ or memory playing tricks in our mind. 😀 The versions I could find online didn't have the scene though.
@@Love.and.Freindship I just checked my (Region 1 American) dvd of 1980, and the epilogue with the parents starts with Mrs Bennet shrieking "Ten Thousand a year!" on the soundtrack during the panning shot upward through the trees while Lizzie and Darcy walk together. No Lizzie and her Dad, just the Bennet couple together. I may be conflating a bit with his scene where he shares the Collins letter freaking out about Lizzie and Darcy being an item.
@@hcu4359 Thanks! To me the ending in the 1980 feels a bit rushed and incomplete as a result of this omission when compared to both 1967 and 1995, since we don't get to see a marriage or post-marriage scene either. I wonder if the conversation was originally there in the script (and even filmed), but got edited out later due to time slot constraints in TV programming.
I feel like this is a highlight of the 1980 and 1995 Mr. Bennets; 2005 not so much.
The 1995 is definitely based on the 1967.
@@eliasjammal1043not Lizzie telling her father that darcy IS the best man she has ever known 😂😂
The song Mary sings in !940 is anachronistic, the words had been written in the 1700s but not set to that music until the 1820s when Austen was dead.
At least the more recent versions get styles correct.
Я считаю, что все версии хороши по-своему, какие-то мне нравятся больше, какие-то меньше. Только первая версия немного слишком специфическая. Впрочем, есть ещё индийская версия, осовремененная :) А версию с зомби я даже не планирую смотреть. И такое ощущение, что была американская осовремененная версия тоже. Но я сейчас не уверена в этом.
Do you mean Bride & Prejudice (2004) and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)? The first one is a modern retelling as well, not bad at all, quite funny, and with some cultural lessons here and there, so I would recommend that one.
The second one I would recommend as well, even though I detest the zombie-genre (not the people who like it though), it does give an interesting turn of events to the intact story and dialogue actually. It is funnier than I expected, so I recommend that one too for quite different reasons.
There is another one, an award winning web series in vlog-style, I would highly recommend: The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (2012). It is wonderfully creative, modern, and truly excellent within that context. I believe you may find it in its entirety here on YT.
Enjoy☺️
The go slow order is probably due to wildlife. We just returned from a expedition cruise that included a kayak in Paradise Bay that was just teaming with seals, penguins and whales. Our captain stated that he was limited to 10 kts in this area to protect the whales specifically. That said, Norwegian has made a horrible mistake in communications. I support the people affected by this last minute change and understand their disappointment.
This comment seems somewhat misplaced here. It must be for some wildlife footage. I am quite interested though for what exactly.🤔
@@IndomitableT OMG still jet lagged.
@@lynnshire7577. O dear, well take good care of yourself, and hopefully you can rest well with good memories of your travels. When you are rested, please tell me what footage you commented on, I am still curious.😌
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Matthew MacFaden was Definitely the " Most Hot " Mr. Darcy 🔥 Hands Down 🔥🔥🔥 #1 Most Passionate Without any Kissing...
Heavens no. I found him a complete turn off, all that moping like a puppy someone kicked around and then left out in the rain.
And Collin firt ❤️