GR: What to call your husband
Written by Line
(10/25/2003 12:03 p.m.)
I had to chuckle a little when I read on p. 67 that Bessy Ramsden often called her husband "Mr. R.", like Mrs. Elton's "Mr. E." in Emma. I wonder if her acquaintances considered her vulgar too, or just saw it as a sign of affection?