I just want to say thank you so much for this GR. Unfortunately, due to an insane amount of work to do this week and then a much needed holiday for the following week and a half, this will probably be my only post. However, knowing this was coming up was the perfect impetus (and excuse) to pull Persuasion off the shelf and re-read (again) a novel i first read in school some 15 years ago. It was a joy to re-discover the text and once more gain much pleasure from the reading.