Posted by Cassia on July 17, 1997 at 17:22:15:
In reply to Re: Guardianship posted by Katariina on July 17, 1997 at 10:57:24
] ] Hmmm, the thing is, Fitzwilliam is only a year or two older than Darcy. JA says he's "about 30".
] But together they would make quite an old fellow. ;-) Besides, neither of them had to be responsible for her alone.
] Another thing occurred to me: what if this was done for Georgiana's protection? It would be a temptation to a brother in trouble to impose on his sister's fortune. Or he could have needed someone to judge differently in important cases like marriage etc.
Could be. That was a fairly common occurence. Mr Darcy, Sr. was wise in his decisions.
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