Chapter 23 Flashcards
Elinor's reaction post-Lucy and Edward's engagement
1
Q
How does Elinor question Edward’s feelings?
A
“Had he feigned a regard for her which he did not feel? Was his engagement to Lucy an engagement of the heart?… Could he ever be tolerably happy with Lucy Steele?”
2
Q
How is Elinor logical in her thought process about everything?
A
“No; whatever it might once have been, she could not believe it such at present. His affection was all her own. She could not be deceived in that. Her mother, sisters, Fanny, all had been conscious of his regard for her at Norland; it was not an illusion of her own vanity”
3
Q
How does Elinor refer to Lucy?
A
“She had little difficulty in understanding thus much of her rival’s intentions”
“the two rivals were thus seated side by side at the same table”
