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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

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( in Sense and Sensibility ) Mrs. Palmer often contradicts herself; for example, when speaking of , she says, “I know him extremely well…not that I ever spoke to him, indeed; but I have seen him for ever in town.” She also says that although Colonel Brandon didn’t verbally confirm that Marianne and will be married: “…he looked as if he knows it to be true, so from that moment I set it down as certain.” Through her descriptions of Mrs. Palmer’s speech and behavior, as well as through Elinor’s analysis of evidence, what is the author saying about her views of gossip and people’s use of language?

  

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Well ,now, that's a good question, and probably your teacher wants your thoughts on this subject, and not ours. However, if you write that essay and post it here, there are probably enough Austen fans that someone will read it and offer an opinion.

  • Well ,now, that's a good question, and probably your teacher wants your thoughts on this subject, and not ours.
  • However, if you write that essay and post it here, there are probably enough Austen fans that someone will read it and offer an opinion.
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Well ,now, that's a good question, and probably your teacher wants your thoughts on this subject, and not ours.

However, if you write that essay and post it here, there are probably enough Austen fans that someone will read it and offer an opinion.

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