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Not even family loyalty Written by Line (3/27/2009 9:59 a.m.) in consequence of the missive, Good point, penned by MarianneR

I believe that in JA's era, if you had a really delicate sense of honour, like Jane Bennet, you would not mention *anybody's* broken engagement until you had been authorized to do so, since this was considered such personal business.

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Ch 25: my favorite interchange Karen G (3/23/2009 10:58 a.m.)

I love that, too! Lynn (3/23/2009 11:32 a.m.)
You are probably right, but MarianneR (3/23/2009 11:40 a.m.)
- Both facetious of Isabelle and true of Catherine Karen G (3/23/2009 1:41 p.m.)
  - What strikes me about this passage... Adrian (3/24/2009 12:42 p.m.)
    - Did he really detour through compassion? JoAnn (3/26/2009 1:32 a.m.)
      - A different reaction   Line (3/26/2009 9:34 a.m.)
        
        Thanks, Line - that helped   JoAnn (3/26/2009 12:41 p.m.)
        
        I think it does come down to tone   Karen G (3/26/2009 3:07 p.m.)
        
        The unaccountableness of it all   Line (3/26/2009 6:45 p.m.)
        
        Good point   MarianneR (3/27/2009 4:50 a.m.)
        
        Not even family loyalty   Line (3/27/2009 9:59 a.m.)
What about the phrase just before the one you've quoted? Cathy Allen (3/23/2009 4:10 p.m.)
- My attempt Line (3/23/2009 6:43 p.m.)

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