Mr. Bennet has finally learnt to be cautious - Pride & Prejudice (1957,1967,1980,1995,2005) 

*Series:* ru-vid.com/group/PLzcoQ_vebs-T2HiyFRu1TzCiioISLXLRq _When Mr. Bennet arrived, he had all the appearance of his usual philosophic composure. He said as little as he had ever been in the habit of saying; made no mention of the business that had taken him away; and it was some time before his daughters had courage to speak of it._ _It was not till the afternoon, when he joined them at tea, that Elizabeth ventured to introduce the subject; and then, on her briefly expressing her sorrow for what he must have endured, he replied, “Say nothing of that. Who should suffer but myself? It has been my own doing, and I ought to feel it.”_ _“You must not be too severe upon yourself,” replied Elizabeth._ _“You may well warn me against such an evil. Human nature is so prone to fall into it! No, Lizzy, let me once in my life feel how much I have been to blame. I am not afraid of being overpowered by the impression. It will pass away soon enough.”_ _“Do you suppose them to be in London?”_ _“Yes; where else can they be so well concealed?”_ _“And Lydia used to want to go to London,” added Kitty._ _“She is happy, then,” said her father, drily; “and her residence there will probably be of some duration.”_ _Then, after a short silence, he continued, “Lizzy, I bear you no ill-will for being justified in your advice to me last May, which, considering the event, shows some greatness of mind.”_ _They were interrupted by Miss Bennet, who came to fetch her mother’s tea._ _“This is a parade,” cried he, “which does one good; it gives such an elegance to misfortune! Another day I will do the same; I will sit in my library, in my nightcap and powdering gown, and give as much trouble as I can,-or perhaps I may defer it till Kitty runs away.”_ _“I am not going to run away, papa,” said Kitty, fretfully. “If I should ever go to Brighton, I would behave better than Lydia.”_ _“You go to Brighton! I would not trust you so near it as Eastbourne, for fifty pounds! No, Kitty, I have at least learnt to be cautious, and you will feel the effects of it. No officer is ever to enter my house again, nor even to pass through the village. Balls will be absolutely prohibited, unless you stand up with one of your sisters. And you are never to stir out of doors, till you can prove that you have spent ten minutes of every day in a rational manner.”_ _Kitty, who took all these threats in a serious light, began to cry._ _“Well, well,” said he, “do not make yourself unhappy. If you are a good girl for the next ten years, I will take you to a review at the end of them.”_ *_Pride & Prejudice, Chapter 48_*

*Note to the viewers:* The scene from the 1957 Italian TV series (more or less a repeat from the previous video) has Mary assuming Kitty's role since the latter character was omitted from that adaptation. The scene from the 1967 BBC adaptation, while happening _after_ Lydia's return to Longbourn like the 2005 scene, has retained Mr. Bennet's dialogue with the place names altered.

a new video!! how delightful :D thank you!! it's nice to see Mr. Bennet taking responsibility for his daughters!

an Italian P&P? don't mind if i do