“I have no doubt that he will thrive and be a very rich man in time-and his being illiterate and coarse need not disturb us.”
Emma’s backhanded compliment of Robert Martin, the farmer Harriet adores
Emma, volume 1, chapter 4
Mr. Martin
Filed under Emma, Emma Woodhouse, Harriet Smith, Insults, Men, Money, Robert Martin, Wealth
The Jane Austen Guide to Life: Thoughtful Lessons for the Modern Woman (May, 2012)
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