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Yes, she is silly, but remember that it is now her primary Written by AnnetteJ (4/12/2010 2:32 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, She latches on to what she does understand, penned by kathleen (elder)

job to get five girls married -- girls who are in real danger of not getting married due to their lack of fortune. I think Mrs. B. is genuine in her concern for her daughters - granted that Lizzie is not the most favored one in her eyes, which I think makes us a little prejudiced against her, Mrs. B that is. And mismatched married couples appear in other works by Austen as well. Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility, well just a about every one of them has a couple where generally the wife is the one who comes off not looking too good, usually due to an empty head.

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How idiotic can one woman be? Kathleen Glancy (4/12/2010 1:26 p.m.)

She latches on to what she does understand kathleen (elder) (4/12/2010 2:01 p.m.)
- Yes, she is silly, but remember that it is now her primary AnnetteJ (4/12/2010 2:32 p.m.)
  - Her attention is easily diverted... Anne-Marie (4/12/2010 3:08 p.m.)
  - I think Mrs. Bennet is silly period Nancy Ann (4/12/2010 3:17 p.m.)
    - I agree - JA's description of Mr. and Mrs. B. (Ch. 1) Karen G (4/12/2010 4:34 p.m.)
      - Ah, but for me, too, Nancy Ann (4/12/2010 5:13 p.m.)
      - he had a good deal of curiosity as to the event of an evening   Stephanie (4/12/2010 9:20 p.m.)
        
        Mr Bennet might have been hoping   Kathleen Glancy (4/13/2010 2:08 p.m.)
        
        Hoping for disappointment   Robbin (4/14/2010 2:37 a.m.)
        
        Not how I read that passage   CarolTS (4/14/2010 3:30 a.m.)
        
        That's more how I always read it   Nancy Ann (4/14/2010 8:33 a.m.)
        
        I Agree   Lenora (4/14/2010 9:33 a.m.)
        
        But as Stephanie said at the outset   Kathleen Glancy (4/14/2010 11:33 a.m.)
        
        Such amiable qualities must speak for themselves   Robbin (4/15/2010 1:09 a.m.)
    - Yes, she is, but that's... Kathi (4/13/2010 6:55 p.m.)
      - Irony for sure! Nancy Ann (4/13/2010 8:43 p.m.)
      - this has been brought out Karen G (4/14/2010 10:09 a.m.)
Come, come! Merrie B. (4/12/2010 3:24 p.m.)
And her reaction to Miss Bingley's letter is LOL Elbè (4/13/2010 9:24 a.m.)

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