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Where's the dining room? Written by Anselm (9/9/2009 5:02 a.m.) in consequence of the missive, Questions about the cottage, penned by Gina Marie

And no, they wouldn't have eaten in the kitchen because that was just where the servants prepared the food (in a relatively low-income household such as this, the girls would have lent a hand, according to my reading).

Would they have eaten their meals off trays on their laps while watching CNN news on their HD plasma screen TV, kindly provided by Sir John?

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Questions about the cottage Gina Marie (9/8/2009 2:27 p.m.)

Where's the dining room? Anselm (9/9/2009 5:02 a.m.)
What is a "cottage" anyway? Louise H (9/8/2009 9:32 p.m.)
- From the description given JoAnn (9/11/2009 2:05 a.m.)
  - This might be what Marianne expected Barbara (9/15/2009 1:26 a.m.)
  - Yes, I"m beginning to think Louise H (9/11/2009 3:00 p.m.)
- Another cottage Louise H (9/9/2009 7:12 a.m.)
- Explanation from Norton Critical Edition BarbaraB (9/8/2009 10:41 p.m.)
  - Chawton cottage. Reeba (9/9/2009 2:57 a.m.)
    - I had a similar image BarbaraB (9/9/2009 10:47 a.m.)
guest room Gina Marie (9/8/2009 4:03 p.m.)
- I agree MarianneR (9/8/2009 5:10 p.m.)
  - Shared rooms Leah Noel (9/8/2009 9:24 p.m.)
    - Mrs. Dashwood and Margaret together? Louise H (9/9/2009 11:42 a.m.)
      - I read that too Barbara (9/9/2009 11:52 a.m.)
Kitchen? Carol J. (9/8/2009 3:08 p.m.)
- Part of the 'Offices' BarbaraB (9/8/2009 3:49 p.m.)
From the L&T archives Barbara (9/8/2009 2:33 p.m.)
- Thank you, Barbara. janelt (9/8/2009 9:42 p.m.)

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