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Selling jewels Written by teri-mc (10/19/2006 10:51 a.m.)

It just occured to me. Why would Mrs. Dashwood need to sell older jewels? I don't recall anything specific being said about the reason, but I have some speculations.

Are the Dashwood ladies living beyond their means, despite Elinor's attempts to have them live moderately?

Or, are they to pay for the improvements that Mrs. Dashwood wants for the cottage?

I assume that the jeweler could resuse not only the stones, but if the settings are in gold or silver, he could melt that down and reuse it.

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Selling jewels teri-mc (10/19/2006 10:51 a.m.)

Does 'exchange' necessarily mean 'sale'? nfm Tom P2 (10/19/2006 4:47 p.m.)
- Not certain... yet, Mandy N (10/19/2006 8:30 p.m.)
- I wonder the same Barbara (10/19/2006 5:38 p.m.)
  - That was what I had always read it as. Rae (10/19/2006 6:01 p.m.)
    - What about... Elizabeth Sycamore (10/20/2006 12:28 a.m.)
'a few old- fashioned jewels'. Mandy N (10/19/2006 12:13 p.m.)
- Interesting link, Mandy. Reeba (10/19/2006 2:16 p.m.)
- How interesting! Maisy (10/19/2006 12:52 p.m.)
  - Thanks Maisy.... Georgian jewellery. Mandy N (10/19/2006 1:33 p.m.)

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