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Spiteful Written by Rachel G (4/30/2008 1:05 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, Extremes, penned by Antoinette

That's true. The insult to Harriet is very public and horribly spiteful. I don't think Emma is really spiteful in that way, though her fantasy about Jane and Mr Dixon is pretty horrible IMO. It isn't as public as the snub to Harriet, but it is shared with Frank, and has no other cause than that Emma dislikes Jane because Jane's accomplishments make Emma uncomfortable about her own. True, Emma does experience qualms of conscience about the Jane/ Mr Dixon fantasy, but the nasty impulse is there in Emma.

Perhaps you are right, and Mrs Elton is intended as a warning of what Emma could become. I do think though, that there could be quite a few people in Highbury who find the superior Miss Woodhouse just as offensive as we find Augusta.

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How childish! MarianneR (4/29/2008 4:18 p.m.)

Midsummer Madness Tarn (4/30/2008 12:49 a.m.)
Childish yes - also pretentious? Rachel G (4/29/2008 7:07 p.m.)
- If there was a fashion for it JulieW (4/30/2008 6:00 a.m.)
- The cool restraint of Mr Knightley MarianneR (4/30/2008 3:24 a.m.)
  - Agreed Laraine (5/1/2008 8:17 a.m.)
  - Absolutely! ;-) (nfm) Moni (4/30/2008 3:55 p.m.)
  - Wonderful moment! (nfm) Nicki (4/30/2008 3:48 p.m.)
  - Absolutely! Rae (4/30/2008 2:50 p.m.)
    - Exactly the right word for him! ;-) (nfm) Moni (4/30/2008 8:12 p.m.)
- It also makes me a tad queasy Nancy Ann (4/29/2008 9:12 p.m.)
  - Agreed, nan duval (4/30/2008 7:21 a.m.)
    - Emma & Augusta mirror one another. Rachel G (4/30/2008 10:08 a.m.)
      - Absolutely agree   Tarn (5/1/2008 2:02 a.m.)
        
        Caricature, Conscience & Social Status.   Rachel G (5/1/2008 2:49 p.m.)
        
        Why Not Mr. Knightley?   Antoinette (5/2/2008 5:22 p.m.)
        
        Mr. Knightley is not much of a snob   Robbin (5/2/2008 8:07 p.m.)
        
        Not At All   Antoinette (5/3/2008 3:54 p.m.)
        
        Your assertion was Mr. Knightley is a snob   Robbin (5/5/2008 12:48 a.m.)
        
        Harriet   BarbaraB (5/7/2008 12:07 a.m.)
        
        Beg to differ.   Rachel G (5/2/2008 7:47 p.m.)
        
        Emma Woodhouse - Fighter for Equality   Antoinette (5/3/2008 4:16 p.m.)
        
        Hmm...   Rachel G (5/3/2008 6:37 p.m.)
        
        I agree! (;D) nfm   Robbin (5/4/2008 1:12 a.m.)
        
        Jinx! Well said! (;D) nfm   Robbin (5/2/2008 8:10 p.m.)
        
        I could imagine   MarianneR (5/2/2008 3:45 a.m.)
        
        Well said, and her sister...   Moni (5/1/2008 5:28 p.m.)
        
        Well said. (;D) nfm   Robbin (5/1/2008 12:49 p.m.)
      - Extremes   Antoinette (4/30/2008 12:40 p.m.)
        
        Spiteful   Rachel G (4/30/2008 1:05 p.m.)
        
        The People of Highbury   Antoinette (5/2/2008 5:29 p.m.)
        
        A less fashionable seaside resort?   Graciela (5/4/2008 10:12 p.m.)
        
        Fashion was the root cause of the joke   JulieW (5/6/2008 5:50 p.m.)
        
        Good reading, JulieW...   Moni (5/6/2008 9:14 p.m.)
        
        Snobs, networking & less worthy females.   Rachel G (5/3/2008 5:59 a.m.)
        
        Another example for you   JulieW (5/3/2008 7:38 a.m.)
        
        The Coles' invitation to Emma   nan duval (5/3/2008 7:49 p.m.)
        
        Thanks for making this practice clearer. (;D) nfm   Robbin (5/3/2008 12:16 p.m.)
        
        Thanks for this, Julie W. nfm   Rachel G (5/3/2008 8:29 a.m.)
        
        Throwing stones at Emma   Robbin (5/3/2008 2:37 a.m.)
        
        Not What I Said   Antoinette (5/3/2008 4:30 p.m.)
        
        I agree - well said! nfm   Rachel G (5/3/2008 6:03 a.m.)
        
        Emma and Mrs E parallels   Dorothy A (4/30/2008 5:27 p.m.)
        
        IMO Emma is in more danger...   Moni (5/5/2008 4:35 a.m.)
    - Suckling JulieW (4/30/2008 7:37 a.m.)
      - May be wildly off, but...   Rae (5/2/2008 6:50 a.m.)
        
        Who is Nelson? Sir Nelson? -nfm   Elbè (5/2/2008 4:37 p.m.)
        
        Horatio   JulieW (5/2/2008 4:41 p.m.)
        
        Thanks JulieW! - love learning new things ;) -nfm   Elbè (5/3/2008 2:58 a.m.)
        
        Ah!   JulieW (5/2/2008 7:58 a.m.)
      - Names in Emma   MarianneR (5/1/2008 8:15 a.m.)
        
        IMHO Jane Austen played with names   JulieW (5/1/2008 8:28 a.m.)
        
        Agree---here's another   BarbaraB (5/3/2008 2:14 p.m.)
        
        Gypsies and hawking   Elbè (5/3/2008 4:05 p.m.)
        
        Maple Groves, of course! Never thought of it! (nfm)   MarianneR (5/1/2008 2:14 p.m.)
        
        Fascinating, JulieW;-)...totally agree (nfm)   Moni (5/1/2008 12:17 p.m.)
      - Thanks, Julie W nan duval (4/30/2008 7:07 p.m.)
Childish nan duval (4/29/2008 6:41 p.m.)
- She hasnt a clue about donkeys...... JulieW (4/29/2008 7:08 p.m.)
  - I often wonder about that Antoinette (4/30/2008 12:56 a.m.)
    - They were not taxed JulieW (4/30/2008 5:16 a.m.)
  - Ha! I love it! Nancy Ann (4/29/2008 9:06 p.m.)
  - Wonderful! Rachel G (4/29/2008 7:16 p.m.)

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