“[Charles] has received 30 pounds for his share of the privateer & expects 10 pounds more-but of what avail is it to take prizes if he lays out the produce in presents to his Sisters. He has been buying Gold chains & Topaze Crosses for us;-he must be well scolded.”
letter to Cassandra
May 27, 1801 [38]
Jane’s younger brother Charles was in the navy (along with their brother Frank). You can see the topaz crosses Charles bought his sisters at Jane Austen’s House Museum.
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Hello, dear readers! Forgive my absence Friday — I was in an editing stupor. Just a couple more days, and then all should be nearly done… and I love it, but I can’t wait until this book is ready for publication!
Today’s quote is in honor of tonight’s season finale for The Bachelor (which, of course, is completely ridiculous, but sometimes I have to watch it to see just how ridiculous it’s going to be. I think Jane would understand).
“Yes, here I am, Sophia, quite ready to make a foolish match. Anybody between fifteen and thirty may have me for asking. A little beauty, and a few smiles, and a few compliments to the navy, and I am a lost man.”
Captain Wentworth to his sister Mrs. Croft
Persuasion, volume 1, chapter 7
Now, Frederick Wentworth… I could compliment that navy.
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