Suzanne O Wrote:
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> There are also other things to consider--Darcy's
> deeply private nature, and his fastidiousness,
> along with the superabundance of STDs in London at
> the time; his hatred of Wickham's "vicious habits"
> (although we have no indication in the book that
> he's a rapist); his assertion that he has always
> tried to avoid weaknesses which expose a man to
> ridicule.
Your points speak to whether Darcy would choose it for himself or engage in such activities on his own. I think it's likely that he was "indoctrinated" at an impressionable age by some older cousin or his father or Uncle. I don't think he's a rake, keeps a mistress or has an open tab at a brothel, but I don't think he's a virgin on his wedding night.
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> There are also other things to consider--Darcy's
> deeply private nature, and his fastidiousness,
> along with the superabundance of STDs in London at
> the time; his hatred of Wickham's "vicious habits"
> (although we have no indication in the book that
> he's a rapist); his assertion that he has always
> tried to avoid weaknesses which expose a man to
> ridicule.
Your points speak to whether Darcy would choose it for himself or engage in such activities on his own. I think it's likely that he was "indoctrinated" at an impressionable age by some older cousin or his father or Uncle. I don't think he's a rake, keeps a mistress or has an open tab at a brothel, but I don't think he's a virgin on his wedding night.