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What's the kicking? Written by Tracy W (9/24/2006 6:47 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, The exception..., penned by Rae

What's the kicking JA gives her?

JA describes the woman as rather cold, apart from being obsessed with her children, and that's how she comes across.

And we have the comment:
Most grateful did Elinor feel to Lady Middleton for observing at this moment, "that it rained very hard," (chpt 12), so JA does mean for us to feel some advantages from Lady Middleton's politeness.

Lady Middleton has a wealthy home, a husband who seems reasonably good as husbands go (as far as we know, no gambling, no mistresses, no violence), and some children she dearly loves, so I see no authorial punishment of Lady Middleton.

In fact, I wonder if Lady Middleton is intended as an answer to Marianne's belief in openness of feeling and behaviour and Marianne's ignoring social mores if it counters her . Though Lady Middleton is not personally sympathetic to the Dashwoods, her adherence to the requirements of manners protects their feelings in a way that Mrs Jennings and Sir John's openness does not. With Colonel Brandon providing a better example of the combination of manners and genuine sympathy, of course.

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Sir John and Willoughby James S. (9/23/2006 3:04 p.m.)

Making conquests Barbara (9/23/2006 4:33 p.m.)
JA's Minor Characters James S. (9/23/2006 3:58 p.m.)
- The exception... Rae (9/24/2006 3:47 p.m.)
  - What's the kicking? Tracy W (9/24/2006 6:47 p.m.)
    - I think you put it more kindly than I had read it Rae (9/25/2006 1:20 p.m.)
      - I read it like you did   Barbara (9/25/2006 2:11 p.m.)
        
        I still read it like that   Rae (9/25/2006 2:55 p.m.)
        
        Indeed, I also read it like that   Tracy W (9/25/2006 4:51 p.m.)
      - That's one of my favourite things about a GR... Delories (9/25/2006 1:38 p.m.)
Sir John's schemes Tina T (9/23/2006 3:17 p.m.)
- I agree, and maybe he thinks Elinor suit him better? Therése (9/24/2006 5:47 a.m.)
  - I don't think Sir John thinks of things like that Barbara (9/24/2006 10:03 a.m.)
- 'Brandon is quite smitten' Barbara (9/23/2006 3:54 p.m.)
  - Oh! And an addition from my notes! Barbara (9/23/2006 4:21 p.m.)
    - I just remembered a line from CH: 10... Reeba (9/24/2006 9:10 a.m.)
      - Yes, but this would be later... Barbara (9/24/2006 10:08 a.m.)
    - Brandon and Sir John Mary Anne (9/23/2006 7:48 p.m.)
      - Probably Barbara (9/23/2006 9:32 p.m.)
    - Ummm! Nice picture :) Reeba (9/23/2006 5:12 p.m.)
      - yes--their raillery is it! LouAnn (9/23/2006 7:24 p.m.)

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