Sense and Sensibility

Whoa.

Elinor.

I'm here, Father.

My eldest daughter, I'm so proud of the woman

that you've come to be.

Now, if my sickness continues, your mother and sisters

will need your strength.

I know I can count on you, Elinor.

You must hold our family together.

Father, I came as soon as I could.

Oh, John.

Listen to me, my son.

The law forbids me from dividing my estate.

To include your sisters and stepmother,

my fortune will be left entirely in your hands.

Father, don't worry about that now.

I do worry.

And you must promise me, John.

You must promise me that you will see

that they are taken care of.

That is my wish.

I promise, Father.

I promise.

The promise?

Yes, the promise.

3,000 pounds.

Are you mad?

1,000 for each of the girls.

Barrister assured me it was a fair amount.

Is it not enough?

Not enough?

It's far too much.

Even if you gave them half as much, no other man on Earth

would be half so generous to his half-sisters.

So 1,500, then?

1,500 would be perfect, if it is your intent to rob

us of our rightful inheritance.

Fanny, it is their rightful inheritance too.

Yet the law says differently.

But I promised Father.

John, regardless of who promised what to whom and when,

the estate is yours to do with as you see fit.

The new master and mistress of Norland Park have arrived.

We are now guests in our own home.

I don't understand why we have to leave.

John and Fanny already have a house in London.

Yes.

One must assume taking what's ours gives them great pleasure.

Stop it.

Our brother is a good man.

John will honor father's wishes.

He'll certainly allow us the time we need

to find a suitable new home.

Hold.

Mary and my dear sisters.

John.

I trust you had a pleasant journey.

Yes, thank you.

And thank you for the warm welcome.

I hope to make this transition as easy as pos--

Norland Park, how I've dreamed of this day.

John, I was hoping we could discuss

your plans for the estate.

Oh, yes.

Yes, of course, all things in good time.

But first, I-- I do have to check in on Fanny.

Excuse me.

Hello.

Hello.

I'm Edward Ferrars.

You must be Miss Dashwood.

I am.

Welcome to Norland Park.

Your sister will be happy to hear you arrived safely.

Stepsister.

And yes, Fanny is widely known through the land for

her deep concern for others.

Shall I take you to the house?

I do hope that Fanny has been treating you with civility.

It shames me to say, but Fanny takes after our mother.

Stop.

You shall not pass.

Margaret.

Good sir knight, I assure you my intentions are honorable.

I'm not a knight.

I'm a pirate.

Pirate?

Oh, no.

In that case, I hereby surrender my vessel.

Not good enough.

Oh, ooohh.

Oooh.

As beautiful as Norland is,

it requires many repairs.

I'm frankly surprised at the state of it.

Yes, quite right.

It'll be very expensive.

Money will be much tighter than we imagined.

My dear Fanny, Norland Park is a country manor.

Too many changes would ruin its charm.

There is beauty in its flaws, isn't there?

I think Father--

So, Mr. Ferrars, tell us.

How long are you to stay at Norland Park?

That depends entirely on the hospitality of Mrs. Dashwood.

You may stay--

I should think a month.

Well, I would like to stay for a month or so, perhaps longer.

Mother.

None of these will do.

They're all far too expensive.

But surely once John distributes

our share of the estate--

You can't truly still believe John

intends to honor his promise.

But he said.

We all heard him.

Mother, it's been months since Father passed.

And the most John has promised is the occasional gift

of fish and game.

And if we count on even that, we'll all go hungry, won't we?

But there is good news.

I've been reaching out to family.

You haven't.

How embarrassing.

Yes.

Well, I've received a response from your father's

cousin, Sir John Middleton of Barton Park in Devonshire.

Who?

I've never met any Sir John of Barton Park.

None of us have, but he is family.

It seems his wife recently passed,

and he's sympathetic to our situation.

He has a cottage he will rent us at a very affordable price.

A cottage?

We're to go from Norland Park to a cottage.

Mother.

Very well.

I, for one, don't care where we

go as long as we're far away from John

and his horrible wife.

I apologize for the interruption,

but I was hoping to get better acquainted with Norland's

beautiful gardens.

And I was hoping for a guide.

Devonshire is beautiful country.

I actually spent some time there during my schooling years.

Oh.

Well, if you're ever feeling nostalgic,

you always have an open invitation to stay with us,

if it suits you, of course.

It would be my honor.

My mother and I have great expectations for Edward.

I'm sure.

My mother has made it plain that she would

withdraw all his inheritance should he choose

to marry someone unworthy.

It falls to me to make sure that both Edward and Robert

marry the right kind of woman.

You understand, don't you?

I understand you perfectly.

We're grateful for the hospitality you've

shown during our time of need.

Rest assured, we will be leaving Norland Park within the week.

Edward, do you promise you'll visit?

You have my word.

Uh-- it has been a true pleasure making your acquaintance,

Miss Dashwood.

And you as well, Mr. Ferrars.

I want you to know that I'm--

that I'm-- I'm not very good at this sort of thing.

I wish that I could accompany you on your travels

and offer whatever help I'm able.

But-- but the fact is there are--

Obligations?

Complications.

Yes.

Well, life is nothing if not complicated.

I shall visit you.

And in the meantime, I want you to have this.

It's for your sketches.

Thank you.

I look forward to filling these pages.

And I to seeing them filled.

Goodbye, Miss Dashwood.

It's not fair.

What kind of law would deprive us of our rightful inheritance?

The world can be a harsh place.

It may only be temporary, for you at least.

Don't look at me like that.

I'm talking about Edward.

Your affection for one another was obvious.

Mother is convinced you will wed.

I'm certain there's no--

Do you love him?

Marianne.

Elinor, do you love him?

I-- I think very highly of him, greatly esteem him.

Esteem him?

Like him? - Shhhh.