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GR: Interesting Written by Line (8/27/2003 9:31 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, GR: But this all begs the question..., penned by Cheryl

] We've all been pretty hard on Marianne this read (with reason, I believe), but why would such a wonderful, sweet man like Col. Brandon fall in love with such a whiny, petulant, selfish brat like Marianne?

My edition of S&S has an introduction by Margaret Drabble, and reading your post, I remembered reading this:

"Austen does her best to render plausible Brandon's *somewhat unlikely* passion for Marianne", so somebody agrees with you, though it's hard to tell whether she's talking about Marianne being selfish, or other reasons!

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GR:suffering in love Barbara (8/27/2003 12:10 a.m.)

GR: Mature Love CherylS (8/27/2003 9:51 a.m.)
- GR: But this all begs the question... Cheryl (8/27/2003 12:13 p.m.)
  - GR: Because (long) Buba (8/28/2003 10:31 a.m.)
    - GR: Insipid women of our favorite novels Claire S (8/28/2003 11:56 p.m.)
      - Well Buba (8/29/2003 11:19 a.m.)
      - Please make comparisons at Austenuations Barbara (8/29/2003 2:01 a.m.)
    - GR: Love is blind... Cheryl (8/28/2003 12:02 p.m.)
      - Absolutely true Buba (8/29/2003 11:28 a.m.)
  - GR: Interesting Line (8/27/2003 9:31 p.m.)
  - Interesting point... CherylS (8/27/2003 2:52 p.m.)
    - so true Kresel (8/27/2003 6:47 p.m.)
    - GR: Feeding her offensiveness Cheryl (8/27/2003 5:12 p.m.)
      - GR: Marianne is so seventeen   Linden (8/28/2003 7:00 p.m.)
        
        GR: LOL!   Line (8/28/2003 7:39 p.m.)
        
        sense gets a bad rap   Kresel (8/28/2003 9:34 p.m.)
        
        Repression   Linden (8/29/2003 3:46 a.m.)
        
        GR: repression or discretion   Kresel (8/29/2003 5:08 p.m.)
        
        GR: Yes, but ...   Line (8/29/2003 11:07 p.m.)
      - Offensive Marianne CherylS (8/28/2003 9:13 a.m.)
      - GR: Disliking Marianne Barbara (8/27/2003 5:21 p.m.)
        
        Maturing with S&S Nuria (8/28/2003 4:42 a.m.)
  - GR: Why he may love her joe m (8/27/2003 12:51 p.m.)
    - Baggage (spoilers maybe?) lynnja (8/27/2003 7:24 p.m.)
      - Spoilers definitely Barbara (8/27/2003 9:48 p.m.)
    - GR: Marianne's description Cheryl (8/27/2003 1:33 p.m.)
      - GR: I did say moments (-;   joe m (8/27/2003 2:09 p.m.)
        
        GR: Appeal of a passionate young woman   Lucy K (8/27/2003 4:43 p.m.)
        
        the up-side of sensibility   Kresel (8/28/2003 9:38 p.m.)
        
        GR: I think...   Barbara (8/28/2003 10:11 p.m.)
        
        GR: Yes, quite...   Cheryl (8/28/2003 10:36 p.m.)
        
        GR: Of course!   Barbara (8/29/2003 1:58 a.m.)
        
        mmmMMMMmmmm Thanks! ;-) (nfm)   Cheryl (8/29/2003 11:50 a.m.)
        
        GR: I've behaved too (-;   joe m (8/29/2003 8:52 a.m.)
        
        GR: She feels her feelings   Barbara (8/27/2003 2:45 p.m.)
        
        GR: I had a thought while reading this...   Jean B (8/28/2003 1:45 p.m.)
        
        Exactly (NFM)   Buba (8/29/2003 11:03 a.m.)
        
        GR: Midsummer Night's Sensibility (-;   joe m (8/27/2003 3:24 p.m.)
        
        GR: And I was thinking...   Kristen G. (8/27/2003 5:02 p.m.)
        
        GR: The course of true love...   Barbara (8/27/2003 5:18 p.m.)
        
        GR Marianne and the Colonel - match.com?   Annette J. (8/27/2003 6:56 p.m.)

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