Nabobs and palanquins--another jab at the colonel

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Nabobs and palanquins--another jab at the colonel Written by Barbara (9/14/2009 5:46 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, Envy, penned by Robbin

In this part where Willoughby and Marianne are criticizing Colonel Brandon, when Elinor defends him by saying he is interesting because he travelled, they begin saying insulting things about his knowledge of the East Indies.

Willoughby makes this remark:
"Perhaps his observations may have extended to the existence of nabobs, gold mohrs, and palanquins."

One online source I consulted (Civility and empire: literature and culture in British India) makes the observation that this might have been Willoughby's attempt to hint that Colonel Brandon's wealth was ill-gotten and that he might have been exploitively gathering wealth while he was in the Colonial East Indies, but that he phrased it this way as though to imply it was perhaps too scandalous to just speak it outright.

Elinor's reply of "I may venture to say that his observations have stretched much farther than your candour" is said teasingly, but it's also as if she's saying to Willoughby that if he has something negative to say about Brandon that is actually based on something other than their imagination, he should just come out and say it instead of making remarks like these.

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What is Willoughby's Problem Anyway? (Ch 10) BarbaraB (9/12/2009 4:30 p.m.)

Perhaps he is parroting Marianne again? kathleen (elder) (9/12/2009 4:58 p.m.)
- Or..... Rachel G (9/12/2009 5:42 p.m.)
- Totally bogus! Barbara (9/12/2009 6:11 p.m.)
  - Nice evaluation CarolTS (9/12/2009 6:31 p.m.)
  - What exactly is the 'hanging of a curricle'? Elbè (9/13/2009 3:52 p.m.)
    - Brown mare and curricle Barbara (9/13/2009 4:23 p.m.)
      - Thank you!   Elbè (9/13/2009 5:36 p.m.)
        
        A good eye for a horse   Barbara (9/13/2009 5:53 p.m.)
        
        New thought about the horse   Karen G. (9/13/2009 7:46 p.m.)
  - A question of Candour Robbin (9/13/2009 10:59 p.m.)
- Other way around, rather Mary Anne (9/12/2009 7:32 p.m.)
  - Envy Robbin (9/12/2009 9:46 p.m.)
    - I agree. I cannot say more. (nfm) Lex (9/13/2009 9:09 a.m.)
    - Envious of wealth, situation, and more Mary Anne (9/13/2009 9:24 a.m.)
      - Is not Willoughby generally respected?   Robbin (9/13/2009 8:54 p.m.)
        
        Mrs. Smith?   Barbara (9/13/2009 9:26 p.m.)
        
        Puppet on a purse-string   Robbin (9/13/2009 11:23 p.m.)
    - Mr Willoughby's finances Tom P2 (9/14/2009 3:33 a.m.)
      - Net Spendable Income   Robbin (9/14/2009 1:31 p.m.)
        
        So he's lying?   CarolTS (9/14/2009 1:57 p.m.)
        
        Thanks! (I must've chosen bad search terms for the archive) nfm   Tom P2 (9/14/2009 5:34 p.m.)
    - Nabobs and palanquins--another jab at the colonel Barbara (9/14/2009 5:46 p.m.)
      - Revealing himself though his actions Robbin (9/18/2009 10:29 a.m.)
  - Willoughby parroting Marianne. Reeba (9/14/2009 9:58 a.m.)
Willoughby in the winner's seat? BarbaraB (9/14/2009 1:13 a.m.)
It Strikes Me... maud l (9/17/2009 1:43 a.m.)
- Willoughby and Brandon Carol J. (9/19/2009 11:49 p.m.)
  - Do we know if Brandon CarolTS (9/20/2009 12:38 a.m.)
    - And Willoughby doesn't hang around Barton Park all the time Barbara (9/20/2009 1:08 a.m.)

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