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Defending Mr. John Knightley (as is my wont)
Written by Delories
(2/23/2011 6:23 a.m.)
in consequence of the missive, Augusta, Frank, Knightley, penned by Tom P2
In other words, only Mr. Woodhouse calls her "poor Isabella" -- the use of the term above is the ON using indirect reported speech, aping Mr. W's style of talking, but then telling us that contrary to his beliefs, Isabella is perfectly content with her lot in life, indeed a "model" of a cedrtain kind of contentment. And that lot in life obviously includes her relationship with Mr. John K., and the resulting progeny. |

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