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Since the General compares Catherine's walking... Written by Adrian (3/12/2009 1:02 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, Ch.13: Admiring the elasticity of her walk?, penned by Line

...to the "spirit" of her dancing, I wonder if he was commenting on how quickly she had overtaken them on their way back to Milsom Street. Do we know that elasticity is a physical observation? This may have been comparable to mentioning to someone that their daughter was an athletic soccer player or spirited basketball player.

I always took elastic to mean "nimble," more or less, in this context.

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Ch.13: Admiring the elasticity of her walk? Line (3/12/2009 10:25 a.m.)

Thanks for the different clues, everyone! Line (3/21/2009 10:51 a.m.)
Another reference to an "elastic walk" JoAnn (3/20/2009 10:37 p.m.)
- More elasticity from Catherine Tom P2 (3/21/2009 3:54 a.m.)
Since the General compares Catherine's walking... Adrian (3/12/2009 1:02 p.m.)
Cultural allowances JoAnn (3/12/2009 12:39 p.m.)
Nowadays we'd be reminding Catherine ... TimLee (3/12/2009 11:30 a.m.)

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