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Nikki N Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Darcy admitted in his letter "That I was desirous> of believing her indifferent is certain -- but I> will venture to say...
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Thank you for this link´. I´ve bookmarked it and I am going to watch as soon as I have time.
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Alberta Wrote:------------------------------------------------------->> But how would Darcy be convinced that Jane is> truly interested? Would the fact that she has> money and more...
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I've heard of this show, but never knew exactly what it was. Interesting...
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Some links for hermits in Regency England:[englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com.au][www.hermitary.com]
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Nikki, you may be aware that marriage is one of the hardest things you can do, and that most definitely includes even when you are madly in love. Austen was not married, but she is an apt observer in...
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Hi: I have the DVD version whichi s 6 hours long. I wonder what they cut out? It is a little slow (as I suspect the parties often were) so I'm not surprised they were able to cut some.In general it...
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I have to agree with you that I can't see an Elizabeth/Bingley pairing if we use the characters written by Austen. Elizabeth has put forth the effort to educate herself as best she can and made use of...
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There was a hermitage at Longbourn (which Mrs Bennet recommends Lizzy show to Lady Catherine).Wonder if they had their own hermit. (Or did Mr Bennet serve that role??)
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I think you're right that the estate of Longbourn would be a lot more appealing if Mr. Bennet were already dead. That would be a different situation and yes, I agree, would make it a desirable...
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As for a ballroom -- in S&S, chap 36, Robert Ferrars said when his friend wanted to give a dance, he advised her --"Lady Elliott wished to give a dance. 'But how can it be done?' said she; 'my...
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Alberta Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Nikki, you may be aware that marriage is one of> the hardest things you can do, and that most> definitely includes even...
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Quite true. It is merely an assumption, and I will admit that Mr. Bennet's determination upon reigning in his wife's spending could be the sole reason that it seems quite clear that he never has...
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I think this is a good point. Elizabeth is often painted as a sort of early nerd, but her real passion is the outdoors and exercise, and at the end of the novel we're told that Darcy will improve her...
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I think it's also worth noting that there's a pretty strong implication that Charlotte's level of happiness with her marriage is going to take a sharp downhill turn. I don't remember the exact...
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I do have to say that I think it's worth asking if "marriage" meant the same thing then as it does now. It's always been shooting for the same goal, of course, but I think there was more individual...
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Agreed!This whole conversation is really teasing me because this is mostly what I wrote my story about, but I don't want to give too many of my thoughts away while it's in beta.I will be really...
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Thanks for posting a link! I just watched it and really enjoyed it.I wonder where I could find the other 4 hours that were aired on BBC that this version cut out.I wonder what it would have been like...
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But Charlotte managed to influence Collins to desert Lady Cat and support Darcy and Eliz instead at the end of the book when Lady Cat was rendered so exceedingly angry by Darcy's engagement to Eliz....
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