Good Question, Bob!! (THE LIBRARY message #3153)

Good Question, Bob!!

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Posted by Mark on December 05, 1997 at 16:18:39:

In response to I don't think so either. But, what if...?, written by Bob S. on December 05, 1997 at 15:43:43

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] What would have happened if Elizabeth had gone to Rosings that night instead of staying at Hunsford? Would Darcy have proposed before he left Rosings? If he didn't propose (which, BTW, I believe), would he have left Rosings haunted by her charms and so eventually persue her at Longbourn? Or would time and distance serve to fade his memory of her and the story ends there?

Excellent, Excellent. I have meditated upon that very thing, myself. These are my conclusions:

No, Darcy doesn't propose at Rosings, there are too many things going against it:

It's his turf, so he's comfortable there.
Rosings represents the established order.
Too many people. How would he get a quiet moment with her
The visit has been planned. He has steeled himself for it.

Does he persue her to Longbourn? I think the chances now are a little better than even, though nowhere near a sure thing. He would go back to London and then be exposed to Miss Bingley again. That would be such a jolt that he would probably decide to "check out" Miss Elizabeth Bennet once more. "Now there's a classy lady!" Would you blame him? And once he does, he would eventually pop the question, but in a planned manner.

These "What-if's" are turning into quite a enjoyable discussion!

Mark

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Proposal by letter Ann 01:16:39 12/06/97 (1)
- That's quite interesting Mark 10:48:54 12/06/97 (0)

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