- Oh, the intricacies of English etiquette...
pg. 20 - "She concluded with a very kind invitation to Mr. and Mrs. John Dashwood to visit her at Barton, and to Edward she gave one with still greater affection."
- Haha! pg. 21 - "she could not help feeling it hard that as Mrs. Dashwood's income would be so trifling in comparison with their own, she should have any handsome article of furniture."
- Marianne reminds me a lot of my niece. They both have a flair for the dramatic.
Chapter 6:
- I wonder what they consider a cottage:
- the building can't be regular
- the roof can't be tiled
- the window shutters must be green
- the walls must be covered in honeysuckle
That would be a pretty cottage actually...
- I really wish I could see the house as Austen meant it. It seems like it's enormous! and they want to add so much to it.
- I have a feeling that those additions will never be made--even if they come into a large fortune.
- pg. 26 - "on every formal visit a child ought to be of the party, by way of provision for discourse."
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