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Hateful Fanny Written by kathleen (elder) (9/6/2009 5:28 a.m.) in consequence of the missive, Yes, not only, penned by nan duval

I love this description of her in Chapter 1:

Mrs. John Dashwood had never been a favourite with any of her husband's family: but she had had no opportunity, till the present, of shewing them with how little attention to the comfort of other people she could act when occasion required it. [emphasis mine]

This is Fanny's hatefulness in a nutshell -- she is evidently pleased finally to have the opportunity to show John's relatives how little she cares about them, how little value she has for them. Nasty, nasty woman.

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Chapter 1: We meet the Dashwoods, part 2 kathleen (elder) (9/5/2009 12:41 p.m.)

Salubrious Effects of Marriage - or Not Robin Jill (9/6/2009 12:20 p.m.)
the childhoods of the two sets of Dashwoods LouAnn (9/5/2009 3:36 p.m.)
- Although Anselm (9/5/2009 5:35 p.m.)
  - had not thought of that LouAnn (9/6/2009 1:28 p.m.)
  - An example of this Carol J. (9/5/2009 9:47 p.m.)
John Dashwood and his stepmother Heather Leigh (9/5/2009 2:56 p.m.)
- If he had lived with them... Martina C (9/8/2009 9:58 a.m.)
- You make an excellent point here! Outi (9/6/2009 3:12 p.m.)
- I agree Crystal M (9/5/2009 6:14 p.m.)
The Dashwood children Elbè (9/5/2009 1:07 p.m.)
- The Dashwoods lived at Stanhill Divya (9/5/2009 1:23 p.m.)
  - Yes, not only nan duval (9/5/2009 11:29 p.m.)
    - Hateful Fanny kathleen (elder) (9/6/2009 5:28 a.m.)
      - I read less into that passage Tom P2 (9/6/2009 10:32 p.m.)
        
        You may be right kathleen (elder) (9/7/2009 7:07 a.m.)
  - Yes, it was Stanhill Nina RG (9/5/2009 1:59 p.m.)
  - Pardon typo - "too fine" - NFM Divya (9/5/2009 1:25 p.m.)

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