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Gosh, Julie thanks a lot. Written by Reeba (9/17/2006 9:35 a.m.) in consequence of the missive, Do these words seem familiar to you?, penned by JulieW

The similarity is amazing.

Jane Austen did say she wrote only what she saw and knew.
I am wondering whether JA knew about these discussions.
Does that mean this was sort of a *normal* conversation. That JA may have witnessed other people discussing in this manner about the amount to allow for helpless female relatives?

And 'they' were talking of an amount much lessser than the amount Fanny Dashwood thought would be enough for the Dashwood women.

Should Fanny's assumptions about the comfort of the Dashwood women on an income far above the Austen women not sound so bad after all? I wonder.

Of course the Dashwoods lived better, on an income of Ł4000 a year, so their *fall* was one from a higher point.

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Do these words seem familiar to you? JulieW (9/17/2006 9:04 a.m.)

Though there is the distinct difference... Tracy W (9/17/2006 9:45 p.m.)
- Thats not my point( such as it is) JulieW (9/18/2006 2:59 a.m.)
  - If I understood the tone Laraine (9/18/2006 9:03 a.m.)
- 4 people and 3 servants Barbara (9/18/2006 1:46 a.m.)
  - I agree Jan (9/18/2006 1:34 p.m.)
    - Its a comparative poverty, Jan JulieW (9/18/2006 3:27 p.m.)
      - I totally agree that it's relative   Jan (9/18/2006 5:39 p.m.)
        
        Its a trap,"gentility",isn't it?   JulieW (9/19/2006 4:38 a.m.)
        
        Would the effort involved in working be worth it?   Pennie (9/18/2006 10:42 p.m.)
        
        Well JA appears to have regarded her earnings...   Tracy W (9/19/2006 2:13 a.m.)
      - And England was very poor in absolute terms at the time Tracy W (9/18/2006 5:00 p.m.)
      - Thank you Julie, JeannetteF (9/18/2006 3:56 p.m.)
        
        I'qm not sure we are given JulieW (9/19/2006 7:39 a.m.)
    - Money and economies for Mrs. Dashwood Barbara (9/18/2006 2:47 p.m.)
      - Perhaps she had never had to save. Jan (9/18/2006 5:09 p.m.)
    - Good point about the daughters Caroline (9/18/2006 2:19 p.m.)
      - Austenuations, please   Barbara (9/18/2006 2:41 p.m.)
        
        Clarification, please   Caroline (9/18/2006 8:50 p.m.)
        
        Spelling it out.   Barbara (9/18/2006 11:23 p.m.)
        
        okay   Caroline (9/19/2006 12:13 p.m.)
        
        No, that's not what I'm saying   Barbara (9/19/2006 1:21 p.m.)
  - That's the way I think about it Laraine (9/18/2006 8:57 a.m.)
  - Servants not as lavish as they seem Delories (9/18/2006 5:05 a.m.)
    - Excellent perspective, Delories... Elizabeth Sycamore (9/18/2006 9:27 p.m.)
Very familiar... Moni (9/17/2006 10:44 a.m.)
- Similiar cirumstances... Mandy N (9/17/2006 12:38 p.m.)
Thanks for the interesting insight! *nfm* LaurieC (9/17/2006 10:39 a.m.)
Gosh, Julie thanks a lot. Reeba (9/17/2006 9:35 a.m.)
- The opinion of the rich Mary Ellen (9/18/2006 8:44 p.m.)
- Fanny vs. JA's brothers Maisy (9/17/2006 10:08 a.m.)
  - Margaret's education Tina T (9/17/2006 10:21 a.m.)

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