Hoping not to drift into Austenuations, Mr. Rushworth, in a sense, reminds me a little of Mr. Collins in that he probably lacks just a bit in the social awareness department. He goes on and on and on about his estate without any regard or sense of what the party is thinking about or what they might otherwise want to talk about.

Again, Miss Austen portrays a personality type that many of us have unfortunately come up against: The person that gets on a subject that may only be of interest to them and they mistakenly assume that you, as recipient, are just as interested in the subject as they are! (GROAN)