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Mrs. Bennet's emotional age   Written by Cheryl (4/17/2010 2:39 p.m.)
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This bit popped out at this this week:

"If I were as rich as Mr. Darcy," cried a young Lucas, who came with his sisters, "I should not care how proud I was. I would keep a pack of foxhounds, and drink a bottle of wine every day."

"Then you would drink a great deal more than you ought," said Mrs. Bennet; "and if I were to see you at it, I should take away your bottle directly."

The boy protested that she should not; she continued to declare that she would, and the argument ended only with the visit. (ch. 5)

What in the world?! I know that Mrs. Bennet isn't terribly bright or sophisticated, but to be arguing with a little boy - on his level - seems too stupid even for Mrs. Bennet. I always imagined her emotional age to be about the same as Lydia's, but this puts her much further down the scale than that. Good grief!


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