Becoming Jane Page #2

Mr Fowle will be enchanted.

San Domingo is half a world away.

He'll forget me.

Impossible.

Look at the memory you're giving him tonight.

Cassie.

His heart will stop at the very sight of you

or he doesn't deserve to live.

And, yes, I'm aware of the contradiction

embodied in that sentence.

Is it?

- Jane!

- Henry!

You look wonderful.

Well, hello, John. It's very good to see you.

- Nice to see you.

- Oh, John!

George!

Leave your brother alone.

Jane! Jane? Have you heard?

My father's nephew is staying with us.

From London.

- He is a...

- A brilliant young lawyer.

- Lucy, please.

- With a reputation.

For lateness?

Hat off, George.

Hat off, Father's ready.

- Thank you, John.

- Please.

The family is always moving

in great ways and small.

Firstly, the small.

Henry is back from Oxford with his degree,

- thank goodness.

- Well done.

And our friend John, my new student.

Then the great.

Cassandra, who is forsaking us for her

brother Edward and his family at the coast

whilst Robert voyages to the West Indies

with Lord Craven's expedition.

And then, together, they can embark on

that most great and most serious journey of life.

Miss Austen, I understand

you will be favouring us with a reading?

- Do, Jane.

Do.

Oh, please, Miss Jane.

Oh, yes, Jane, do.

Please, Jane.

"Advice from a young lady on the engagement

of her beloved sister Cassandra

"to a Fowle."

"His addresses were offered in a manner

violent enough to be flattering.

"The boundaries of propriety

were vigorously assaulted, as was only right,

"but not quite breached, as was also right.

"Nevertheless, she was..."

And may I introduce my young nephew

Mr Thomas Lefroy?

Oh.

And he's more than welcome.

Join us, sir, join us.

Green velvet coat. Vastly fashionable.

You'll find this vastly amusing.

"His addresses were...

"The boundaries of propriety

were vigorously assaulted,

"as was only right, but not quite breached,

as was also right.

"Nevertheless, she was not pleased.

"Her taste was refined, her sentiments noble,

her person lovely, her figure elegant."

Good God, there's writing

on both sides of those pages.

Shh. Damn it, man.

"'It was only yesterday I repelled Lord Graham

and his six million,

"'which would have lasted me

almost a twelvemonth,

"'with economies... '

"'... a treasure

"'greater than all the jewels in India,

an adoring heart.'"

God!

"'A nd pray, madam,

what am I to expect in return? '

"'Expect? Well, you may expect

to have me pleased from time to time.'"

Is this who I am?

"And a sweet, gentle, pleading, innocent,

"delicate, sympathetic, loyal, untutored,

adoring female heart."

The end.

- Bravo, Jane.

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