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Never is a long time Written by Line (10/28/2005 4:17 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, Persuasion v. S&S, penned by Deborah Y

I don't think it's either/or. In Persuasion, Anne and CW really have continued to love each other without contact or encouragement for 8 long years (which, to argue the other side, I find just a tad unrealistic), and are rewarded by being reunited. However, I think the main point is not about falling in love a second time, but how long it takes to do so. Even in S&S, how long did Col. Brandon mourn his lost Eliza before he finally fell in love again? (Too long to be entirely healthy, if you ask me!) For Marianne, IIRC, it was two years before she married the Colonel, so presumably it took her a while to transfer her affections from Willoughby to him.

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I like Captain Harville! Cheryl (10/27/2005 2:57 a.m.)

Me Too! (NFM) BarbaraB (10/28/2005 5:48 p.m.)
Set for Another Robbin (10/28/2005 1:56 a.m.)
"And when I think of Benwick" Maisy (10/27/2005 5:02 p.m.)
- FW's Constancy BarbaraB (10/27/2005 10:29 p.m.)
- Constancy vs. forgetfulness Line (10/27/2005 6:02 p.m.)
  - And when I think of CW, my tongue is tied. :P Jace (10/27/2005 9:51 p.m.)
    - Well... BarbaraB (10/27/2005 10:37 p.m.)
  - Persuasion v. S&S Deborah Y (10/27/2005 9:17 p.m.)
    - Never is a long time Line (10/28/2005 4:17 p.m.)
    - Second chance, and... Reeba (10/28/2005 10:25 a.m.)
      - Good point, Reeba! (nfm) Line (10/28/2005 4:19 p.m.)
    - Impossibility? gkb (10/28/2005 9:34 a.m.)
      - Love the moral, gkb! Jace (10/28/2005 10:03 p.m.)
      - gkb, I always love your posts! Louise H (10/28/2005 10:17 a.m.)
        
        Aren't Group Reads great fun? gkb (10/28/2005 7:16 p.m.)
  - yeah, a SUTH for Benwick Jenny Allan (10/27/2005 6:31 p.m.)
A noble spirit... Robbin (10/27/2005 12:16 p.m.)
- Forgive...I meant to say unaccompanied not accompanied. nfm Robbin (10/28/2005 2:15 p.m.)
- An "Air Force brat", here... Delories (10/28/2005 8:34 a.m.)
Intrigue -- Cpt. Harville and Wentworth James S. (10/27/2005 11:13 a.m.)
- HA! Jenny Allan (10/27/2005 6:38 p.m.)
- Oh dear... Cheryl (10/27/2005 12:47 p.m.)
He is indeed a very good man. (nfm) Emmeline (10/27/2005 6:03 a.m.)

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