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  1. Public Bookmark 8

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    After Mr. Bennet’s death, Mary and her mother are forced to move to London together. Having accepted that she will never escape her mother’s clutches, Mary loses all hope of ever finding happiness. Will a friendship with Mr. Tom Hayward change all of that? Could she perhaps even find love? This is Mary and Tom navigating Mrs. Bennet’s disapproval and a forbidden love worth fighting for.

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    07 Jul 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 46

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    Tom Hayward is a sensible man with a sensible engagement and a sensible plan.

    Mrs. Gardiner has stewed pears and other ideas.

    "Will you come, or will you sit in your rooms all summer reading contracts and pretending that is the same thing as living?"

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    29 Jun 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 18

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    An engagement between Miss Mary Bennet and Mr William Ryder is formed in Derbyshire.

    Meanwhile in London, the long-standing understanding between Mr Tom Hayward and Miss Ann Baxter comes to an end.

    [Canon-divergence from episode 7 onwards]

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    29 Jun 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 13

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    A story of yearning while married.

    For Mary Bennet, thinking little of herself is a thing of the past. However, some things bring back old thinking. Her wedding night to Tom Hayward is such an event, which reminds Mary of her self-limiting beliefs. Due to a misunderstanding between the pair, things get worse and soon both Mary and Tom are longing for something in their marriage they are both too awkward to bring up.

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    29 Jun 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 34

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    Thomas Hayward recognized a few universal truths about life. One, that a single man who was not in possession of a good fortune must work for everything he has. Two, that love was not something that people merely acquired without equal amounts of hard work and finally, that you always wanted Mrs. Gardiner on your side.

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    08 Jun 2026