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(CLOCK TICKING)
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JANE: "Boundaries of...
3
"propriety...
4
"vigorously assaulted...
5
"...propriety were... "
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(EXCLAIMS)
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(PLAYING PIANO SOFTLY)
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"The boundaries of propriety were
vigorously assaulted.
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"The boundaries of propriety were
vigorously assaulted, as was only right,
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"but not quite breached, as was also right.
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"Nevertheless,
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"she was not pleased."
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(PIANO PLAYING LOUDLY)
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-What is it?
-Jane.
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Oh.
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Jane!
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Oh, dear me.
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That girl needs a husband.
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And who's good enough? Nobody.
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I blame you for that.
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Being too much the model of perfection.
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(LAUGHS SARCASTICALLY)
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I've shared your bed for 32 years
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and perfection is something
I have not encountered.
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Yet.
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No. Stop it. Mr Austen, it's Sunday!
Stop, no, it's...
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(CHUCKLES)
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The utmost of a woman's character
is expressed in the duties of daughter,
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sister and, eventually, wife and mother.
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It is secured by soft attraction, virtuous love
and quiet in the early morning.
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If a woman happens
to have a particular superiority,
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for example, a profound mind,
it is best kept a profound secret.
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Humour is liked more, but wit? No.
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It is the most treacherous talent of them all.
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Now, Georg e, old fellow,
you know you have to stay.
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-Jenny!
-George, George.
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MRS AUSTEN: Hurry along, Jane! We'll be late!
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JANE: When Her Ladyship calls, we must obey.
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MRS AUSTEN: Come along, Jane.
(CLOCK TICKING)
2
JANE: "Boundaries of...
3
"propriety...
4
"vigorously assaulted...
5
"...propriety were... "
6
(EXCLAIMS)
7
(PLAYING PIANO SOFTLY)
8
"The boundaries of propriety were
vigorously assaulted.
9
"The boundaries of propriety were
vigorously assaulted, as was only right,
10
"but not quite breached, as was also right.
11
"Nevertheless,
12
"she was not pleased."
13
(PIANO PLAYING LOUDLY)
14
-What is it?
-Jane.
15
Oh.
16
Jane!
17
Oh, dear me.
18
That girl needs a husband.
19
And who's good enough? Nobody.
20
I blame you for that.
21
Being too much the model of perfection.
22
(LAUGHS SARCASTICALLY)
23
I've shared your bed for 32 years
24
and perfection is something
I have not encountered.
25
Yet.
26
No. Stop it. Mr Austen, it's Sunday!
Stop, no, it's...
27
(CHUCKLES)
28
The utmost of a woman's character
is expressed in the duties of daughter,
29
sister and, eventually, wife and mother.
30
It is secured by soft attraction, virtuous love
and quiet in the early morning.
31
If a woman happens
to have a particular superiority,
32
for example, a profound mind,
it is best kept a profound secret.
33
Humour is liked more, but wit? No.
34
It is the most treacherous talent of them all.
35
Now, Georg e, old fellow,
you know you have to stay.
36
-Jenny!
-George, George.
37
MRS AUSTEN: Hurry along, Jane! We'll be late!
38
JANE: When Her Ladyship calls, we must obey.
39
MRS AUSTEN: Come along, Jane.
