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She also believes that Elliot Written by Kara M (10/24/2005 3:07 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, Warning Anne, penned by Cheryl

has sincere affection for Anne. If Anne is in love with him also, Mrs. Smith would really hope for them to be happy together. For her to try and seperate them if they had a mutual & sincere affection would be pointless. I'm inclined to think she would have tried to stop the engagement if she did not believe Elliot was in love with Anne.

"He truly wants to marry you. His present attentions to your family are very sincere: quite from the heart. I will give you my authority; his friend Colonel Wallis."

"It was on this point that she had hoped to engage Anne's good offices with Mr. Elliot. She had previously, in the anticipation of their marriage, been very apprehensive of losing her friend by it; but on being assured that he could have made no attempt of that nature, since he did not even know her to be in Bath, it immediately occurred, that something might be done in her favour by the influence of the woman he loved, ... "

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should we like Mrs. Smith? Margaret H (10/24/2005 9:21 a.m.)

Give her a break Tara O'Donnell (10/24/2005 9:44 a.m.)
- Mrs. Smith's raison detre Margaret 7 (10/24/2005 5:27 p.m.)
  - Sorry - raison d'etre ! nfm Margaret 7 (10/24/2005 7:51 p.m.)
  - I didn't mean to suggest Deborah Y (10/24/2005 9:10 p.m.)
  - Well said! (nfm) Shir (10/25/2005 11:36 a.m.)
Warning Anne Cheryl (10/24/2005 9:57 a.m.)
- Jinx, Cheryl! (See below.) Great minds, etc... *nfm* Delories (10/24/2005 9:59 a.m.)
  - Sorry, I meant, "See above" :0/ *nfm* Delories (10/24/2005 10:00 a.m.)
- She also believes that Elliot Kara M (10/24/2005 3:07 p.m.)
  - I agree. (nfm) Emmeline (10/24/2005 4:51 p.m.)
Mrs. Smith Deborah Y (10/24/2005 12:06 p.m.)
- Excellent post Jenny Allan (10/24/2005 4:53 p.m.)
  - Persuasion gkb (10/25/2005 12:03 a.m.)
    - Not quite the point Line (10/25/2005 5:01 p.m.)
  - Mrs. Smith as a true test of Anne’s charitable nature...and ours? Mia I. (10/25/2005 1:18 a.m.)
    - LR-begrudger and Mrs. Smith-apologist-half-liker lol/nfm Robbin (10/25/2005 1:23 a.m.)
    - Like Anne, I'm an apologist for both LR and Mrs S /nfm Delories (10/25/2005 4:49 a.m.)
    - No apologies, no resentment Maisy (10/25/2005 11:53 a.m.)
      - Mrs. Smith is untrustworthy Mia I. (10/26/2005 10:10 a.m.)
- Yes, EXCELLENT post! :-) + Mrs. Smith, friend or foe? Line (10/24/2005 7:46 p.m.)
Mrs. Smith, Her Choices (long) Robbin (10/25/2005 12:44 a.m.)
- It does make her a believable character : / Ann2 (10/25/2005 4:41 p.m.)
I'm torn over Mrs. Smith Jen N. (10/25/2005 3:05 p.m.)

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