Chapter 22 Flashcards
Lucy confesses about the engagement
How is Marianne’s tolerance for things?
“Marianne, who had never much toleration for anything like impertinence, vulgarity, inferiority of parts, or even difference of taste from herself”
What are the positives of Lucy’s character vs the negatives?
“Lucy was naturally clever; her remarks were often just and amusing… but her powers had received no aid from education, she was ignorant and illiterate”
Who notices that Lucy is not very educated?
“her deficiency of all mental improvement, her want of information in the most common particulars, could not be concealed from Miss Dashwood [Elinor], in spite of her constant endeavour to appear to advantage… [Elinor] pitied her for the neglect of abilities”
How can we tell that Lucy is looking for a reaction from Elinor?
After asking Elinor if she was “personally acquainted with [her] sister-in-law’s mother, Mrs Ferrars”, she says “I am sure you must think me very strange, for inquiring about her in such a way,’ said Lucy, eyeing Elinor attentively”
“with only one side-glance at her companion to observe its effect on her”
How does Elinor measure her reaction so as to not satisfy Lucy?
“Elinor made her a civil reply” when the subject is first brought up. And when Lucy confesses her engagement to Elinor - “Her astonishment at what she heard was at first too great for words; but at length forcing herself to speak, and to speak cautiously, she said we a calmness of manner which tolerably well concealed her surprise and solicitude”
“Elinor’s security sunk; but her self-command did not sink with it.”
How is Lucy very persistent and insufferable?
“who renewed the subject again by saying with some hesitation ‘I cannot bear to have you think me impertinently curious; I am sure I would rather do anything in the world than be though so by a person whose good opinion is so well worth having as yours”
How does Lucy bind Elinor to secrecy?
“Not a soul of all my relations know of it but Anne… you must know of what importance it is to us not to have it reach his mother; for she would never approve it… I shall have no fortune”
How is Elinor a little bit two faced in the way she tries to flatter Elinor?
“as soon as I saw you, I felt almost as if you was an old acquaintance”
What is something that Lucy asks Elinor to see her reaction and how does Elinor actually react?
“‘I think whether it would not be better for us both, to break off the matter entirely.’ As she said this, she looked directly at her companion”
“Pardon me’, replied Elinor, startled by the question; ‘but I can hive you no advice under such circumstances. Your own judgement must direct you.”
How can we see that Elinor does have emotion?
“her heart sunk within her, and she could hardly stand; but exertion was indispensably necessary, and she struggled so resolutely against the oppression of her feelings that her success was speedy… she was mortified, shocked and confounded”
Who did the hair in Edward’s ring belong to?
“I gave him a lock of my hair set in a ring” - Lucy’s
