I'm struck in these first few chapters that there are a number of times that I read something that (to me) echoes pieces of JA's other novels.

For instance, we are told in Chapter 2 that "Mrs. Morland knew so little of lords and baronets, that she entertained no notion of their gernal mischievousness..." In my mind, this contrasted with Mary Crawford's assertion that, "my home at my uncle’s brought me acquainted with a circle of admirals. Of Rears and Vices I saw enough.".

Images of S&S's Mrs. Jennings arose for me when I read Isabella saying in Chapter 6: "...but I see how it is: you are indifferent to every body's admiration, except that of one gentleman, who shall be nameless." I expected her to start in on Mr. F! This interchange and its continuation also had me thinking about Emma, with her certainty that she understand's everyone else's heart so well.