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Implied rather than stated Written by Line (4/24/2010 8:50 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, Interesting But, penned by RobertaK

1)That's the thing - JA's contemporaries would guess without needing to be told directly what she was implying about Mr. Bennet, because they would know their own tax laws (unlike us).

2) Exactly - if Mr. Bennet paid the higher taxes, he could legally use the same horses for farm work, but not the other way around!

3) Knowing small towns, I don't doubt that many of Mr. Bennet's neighbours would at least *suspect* that he wasn't paying his taxes as he should, but how many of them would be willing to go to the authorities and accuse him of it? In a small neighbourhood, you're always running into each other!

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That would be a good scheme Stephanie (4/22/2010 9:48 p.m.)

More about Mr. Bennet's horses Line (4/23/2010 9:11 a.m.)
- Interesting But RobertaK (4/24/2010 7:31 p.m.)
  - Implied rather than stated Line (4/24/2010 8:50 p.m.)
I would say... Karen G (4/22/2010 9:56 p.m.)

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