The bit about the viscount being the gentleman

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The bit about the viscount being the gentleman Written by Graciela (3/26/2009 11:29 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, Also, brazen coincidences were part of the genre..., penned by Adrian

"whose negligent servant left behind him that collection of washing–bills" (so it was not him who was alluded, but his servant) reminds me of The Beatiful Cassandra, where JA says that Cassandra's father was of noble birth, because he was a near relation of a Duchess' butler.

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Elinor, real gothic heroine Robbin (3/25/2009 10:52 p.m.)

I don't think that he "discovered" that he was nobility Graciela (3/26/2009 1:38 a.m.)
- I just assumed his elder brother died, and that JA... Adrian (3/26/2009 12:56 p.m.)
There´s another "gothic" trait in her... MarianneR (3/26/2009 1:01 p.m.)
Where's the backstory? Karen G (3/26/2009 1:41 p.m.)
- Ja recognizes that he came out of nowhere Graciela (3/26/2009 4:16 p.m.)
  - Also, brazen coincidences were part of the genre... Adrian (3/26/2009 6:05 p.m.)
    - I hadn't even thought of that JoAnn (3/26/2009 11:11 p.m.)
    - The bit about the viscount being the gentleman Graciela (3/26/2009 11:29 p.m.)

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