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Only Jane Austen could tell you the answer to that one... Written by Caroline (2/14/2013 7:59 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, It's a more general question I just wondered, penned by OlgaI

Since Mr Rushworth and Maria are the products of Ms Austen's imagination, only she could say for certain how they would react in any given circumstance.

All I can tell you is that in those days, the very public and expensive shenanigans of divorce proceedings that Mr Rushworth undertook would have considered the birth of a child of another man as proof that his spouse- and therefore he- had been "materially damaged". Since he did go through with the divorce, I would imagine that he would not have acknowledgged any child. But Jane Austen makes no mention of children at all in this case, so all we can do is wonder....

If what you are really asking is whether there are historical cases of cuckolded husbands knowingly or unknowingly "adopting" the child of erring wives, then we are probably outside the purvey of this board, and I won't go there...

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children of wife's adultery OlgaI (2/12/2013 3:57 a.m.)
- in common law is not the husband presumed to be the father alexl (2/14/2013 2:54 p.m.)
  - Church rules Thérčse (3/21/2013 10:45 a.m.)
- Jane Austen?   Myretta (2/12/2013 7:59 a.m.)
  
  It's a more general question I just wondered   OlgaI (2/12/2013 1:27 p.m.)
  
  Married women   bridget D (2/17/2013 5:32 a.m.)
  
  Actually we don“t know   Graciela (2/17/2013 5:29 p.m.)
  
  Divorce   bridget D (2/19/2013 5:03 a.m.)
  
  Sense & Sensibility   Myretta (2/19/2013 7:40 a.m.)
  
  Article on illegitimacy   bridget D (2/17/2013 5:37 a.m.)
  
  the parade's end paradox was it Tijeans true son   alexl (3/19/2013 9:13 a.m.)
  
  Only Jane Austen could tell you the answer to that one...   Caroline (2/14/2013 7:59 p.m.)
  
  Grounds for Divorce   Jerry (4/29/2013 12:50 p.m.)

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