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Her purpose in coming to Barton was to warn Elinor Written by Barbara (9/20/2009 10:38 a.m.) in consequence of the missive, Obviously., penned by Lex

I don't think Lucy decided to tell Elinor about the engagement after all the 'Mr. F' teasing at Barton Park. Warning Elinor away from her man seems to have been the purpose of their trip to Barton Park in the first place.

When Edward was staying with them at Longstaple, it's clear he talked way, way, way more about Elinor than he ought to have done, and said highly favourable things about her, enough to raise a serious alarm in Lucy.

Lucy says

"I am rather of a jealous temper, too, by nature, and from our different situations in life, from his being so much more in the world than me, and our continual separation, I was enough inclined for suspicion, to have found out the truth in an instant, if there had been the slightest alteration in his behaviour to me when we met, or any lowness of spirits that I could not account for, or if he had talked more of one lady than another, or seemed in any respect less happy at Longstaple than he used to be."

Her assertion that he has 'never given her a moment's alarm on that account' is clearly a lie,too.

In fact, I think that when she found out he was going to see them at Barton, she gave him that ring with her hair and forced a promise out of him to wear it always, in order to mark her territory before she could get there. Edward is certainly intelligent enough to have hidden it from the Dashwoods, if he had a choice, but too honourable to remove it if he had promised not to.

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Lucy--lying Barbara (9/19/2009 6:08 p.m.)

What an eye-opener MarianneR (9/24/2009 3:27 a.m.)
Sometimes Lucy lies, sometimes not. nan duval (9/20/2009 6:25 p.m.)
Obviously. Lex (9/20/2009 3:18 a.m.)
- Her purpose in coming to Barton was to warn Elinor Barbara (9/20/2009 10:38 a.m.)
  - But wasn't there a risk in that? Anselm (9/22/2009 10:14 a.m.)
    - Not necessarily Barbara (9/22/2009 10:54 a.m.)
      - She's not related to George Wickham, is she? Anselm (9/23/2009 5:21 a.m.)
  - An Interesting Observation maud l (9/21/2009 3:25 a.m.)
    - Never Mind! maud l (9/21/2009 3:32 a.m.)
  - I have never thought of.. Lex (9/21/2009 2:06 a.m.)
  - & maybe to get her picture drawn. nan duval (9/20/2009 6:31 p.m.)
  - Lucy's other purpose; Edward's intelligence Tom P2 (9/20/2009 5:46 p.m.)
    - Thanks for the interesting ideas, many of which I didn't consider Cathy Allen (9/22/2009 6:31 p.m.)
    - Edward's hint Erica M. (9/21/2009 4:46 p.m.)
  - Calculating & Cold-hearted Robbin (9/20/2009 2:07 p.m.)
    - Chapter 24 - what a duel! Elbè (9/21/2009 4:11 p.m.)
      - Great Post! Robbin (9/30/2009 2:48 p.m.)
      - LOL, Love It! nfm BarbaraB (9/21/2009 7:50 p.m.)
      - Indeed, indeed! Tom P2 (9/21/2009 7:40 p.m.)
        
        Prelude to a Catfight! Barb JA (9/22/2009 10:07 a.m.)
    - all this and ungrammatical, too Heather Leigh (9/20/2009 4:37 p.m.)
      - I particularly enjoy the Misses Steeles' grammar errors-LOL!(nfm)   Cathy Allen (9/21/2009 6:25 p.m.)
        
        Education :-)   Barb JA (9/22/2009 11:00 a.m.)
        
        A good point,   Anselm (9/23/2009 8:23 a.m.)
        
        LOL   MarianneR (9/24/2009 3:10 a.m.)
        
        Errrmmm... the link is   Anselm (9/23/2009 8:28 a.m.)

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