It'd be a bigger lapse of gentlemanliness to imply so!

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It'd be a bigger lapse of gentlemanliness to imply so! Written by Tom P2 (9/28/2009 7:32 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, "Is your sister ill?", penned by Barbara

I take it you mean Eliza II and pregnancy. The resemblance between Eliza I and Marianne is openly mentioned ("... Hers, for me, was, I believe, fervent as the attachment of your sister to Mr. Willoughby, and it was, though from a different cause, no less unfortunate. ..." --ch31), so isn't so much of a subject for wondering.

It's only a small lapse, if Colonel Brandon has a moment of visceral alarm and forgets to say hello. For me, that's far more plausible than his going through a longer thought process, speculating about the cause of Marianne's altered looks, guessing at pregnancy, and then not taking a little more time to censor himself.

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"Is your sister ill?" Barbara (9/28/2009 2:26 p.m.)

Genuine Concern Robbin (9/29/2009 12:22 p.m.)
It'd be a bigger lapse of gentlemanliness to imply so! Tom P2 (9/28/2009 7:32 p.m.)
- I don't think he meant to imply that to Elinor Barbara (9/28/2009 10:22 p.m.)
Interesting idea! nfm Melissa K. (9/28/2009 7:12 p.m.)

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