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Personality clash Written by KateL (1/26/2004 1:57 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, I've thougt about this too., penned by JulieW

]I think the difference in character between Mr Collins senior and Mr Bennet was probably the root cause of the rift..Mr Bennet can never be called a miser and was certainly a gentleman, though selfish,IMHO.He sounds diametrically opposite to Mr Collins senior.

I agree. Mr. Collins Sr. who brought his son up in "subjection", as well as being illiterate and miserly, sounds like the type of person who would take any disagreement or defiance as a personal insult. (Hmm. Sounds exactly like Lady Catherine!)

Imagine the young Mr. Bennet, well-educated and sharp-tongued, meeting stupidity and arrogance with biting sarcasm. It might have been the entail, politics or the weather which started the argument, but no matter what the subject, it would have got out of hand very quickly and probably festered with Mr. Collins Sr. for years.

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Random observations from Mr. Collins Kristen G. (1/23/2004 4:44 p.m.)

In regard to first observation... Mandy N (1/24/2004 6:44 a.m.)
Some more Collins musings Art (1/24/2004 12:30 a.m.)
- Mr. C's knowledge of the Bennets Line (1/24/2004 10:25 p.m.)
  - Spring Ordination.. DeborahAnn (1/25/2004 9:58 a.m.)
  - I agree kathleen (elder) (1/25/2004 8:47 a.m.)
- Trying to impress her? KateL (1/24/2004 3:36 p.m.)
  - That would be my guess... Christiana (1/24/2004 11:15 p.m.)
- Not wishing to interrupt Antoinette (1/24/2004 2:05 p.m.)
Mrs. Jenkinson Vania (1/23/2004 9:24 p.m.)
I don't know about ... Line (1/23/2004 6:33 p.m.)
- Random speculation KateL (1/23/2004 6:59 p.m.)
  - Real life Mr. Collins Antoinette (1/24/2004 2:09 p.m.)
  - The unshakable Mr. Collins Daphne (1/23/2004 9:07 p.m.)
    - Was Mr. Collins... Vania (1/23/2004 9:33 p.m.)
      - I wonder if ... Line (1/24/2004 9:47 a.m.)
      - Basically agree...   Mandy N (1/24/2004 6:06 a.m.)
        
        Yes, he did   B. Michelle (1/24/2004 10:30 a.m.)
        
        A different take   Line (1/24/2004 10:14 p.m.)
        
        Poor, silly Mr Collins.   Mandy N (1/24/2004 8:07 p.m.)
        
        Was the "disagreement"   Vania (1/24/2004 11:42 p.m.)
        
        My impression...   Mandy N (1/25/2004 4:45 a.m.)
        
        Ah,...the entail(long)   JulieW (1/25/2004 11:40 a.m.)
        
        lack of connections   Diane Margaret (1/25/2004 6:39 p.m.)
        
        I've thougt about this too.   JulieW (1/26/2004 8:01 a.m.)
        
        Personality clash   KateL (1/26/2004 1:57 p.m.)
        
        her people   Diane Margaret (1/26/2004 9:05 a.m.)
        
        Other Possibilities???   BarbaraB (1/25/2004 3:56 p.m.)
        
        Entails..   DeborahAnn (1/25/2004 12:35 p.m.)
        
        Not 100%   Line (1/25/2004 2:22 p.m.)
        
        Well........   JulieW (1/25/2004 1:12 p.m.)
        
        Relationship of Collins, Sr to Mr Bennet   kathleen (elder) (1/25/2004 12:26 p.m.)
        
        Cousinship   Line (1/25/2004 2:02 p.m.)
        
        Cousins..   DeborahAnn (1/25/2004 12:55 p.m.)
        
        But Mr Collins   JulieW (1/25/2004 1:13 p.m.)
        
        Mr Collins was certainly a cousin   JulieW (1/25/2004 12:48 p.m.)
        
        The probable descent was thus:   JulieW (1/25/2004 1:48 p.m.)
        
        Mr Bennet..   DeborahAnn (1/25/2004 2:19 p.m.)
        
        Well   JulieW (1/25/2004 2:28 p.m.)

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