Deputatizing
Posted by Jane Elizabeth on September 19, 1997 at 12:25:04:
In response to Gentlemen don't shoot?, written by Caroline on September 18, 1997 at 09:12:49
According to "What Jane Austen Ate..." the only one authorized to shoot on gentleman's estate was the owner. Others would need to be deputized, ie. authorized to shoot. So if Croft wasn't deputized, he couldn't shoot. I don't know what he meant by "never killed...gentleman." It sounds like a sly Austen bit ribbing gentlemanly behavior...anyone?
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