The first time I read NA, I was on a cruise ship experiencing a LOT of sea sickness, so when I first read about John Thorpe, he gave me a headache. I had attributed my headache to my present dizzyness. But now that I'm on solid ground, and re-reading the same passage, it still gives me a headache! He is such a whirlwind. I feel like I'm back on that ship. Ha!

The one passage that sticks out in my mind about Mr. Thorpe is from Ch 7:

"Curricle-hung, you see; seat, trunk, sword-case, splashing-board, lamps, silver moulding, all you see complete; the iron-work as good as new, or better. He asked fifty guineas; I closed with him directly, threw down the money, and the carriage was mine."