瑪麗·默斯格羅夫(Mary Musgrove)是誰?
老是喊身體不舒服的小妹
瑪麗·默斯格羅夫是安的妹妹,艾略特家的三女。她嫁給了上克勞斯地主的繼承人查爾斯·默斯格羅夫,有兩個年幼的兒子。
她動不動就說「身體不舒服」把安叫來,可是安一到,她就精神起來,開始數落丈夫和婆家的不是。身為準男爵的女兒,她很在意座位順序和身分,和婆家人之間的小摩擦從沒斷過。把溫特沃斯上校對安的評語毫無惡意地原封不動轉告給安的,也是她。
她自我中心又吵吵鬧鬧,卻有種讓人恨不起來的地方,是為故事帶來笑料的角色。
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Every Night, They Praise the Man I LeftPersuasion (Jane Austen)
Her family leaves her behind because "no one will miss Anne if she stays." So Anne goes to her sister's house three miles away, where everyone soon treats her as the one person who'll listen to their complaints. But in that house, the name of the man she gave up eight years ago starts coming up every night, and always as praise.
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Her Ex's Verdict: "I Wouldn't Know Her"Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Her nephew's injury gives Anne an excuse to stay home and avoid one evening. The next morning, she suddenly comes face to face with the man she refused to marry eight years ago. All they share is a bow and a few minutes in the same room. Then her sister mentions, almost in passing, that he said Anne was "so changed he wouldn't have known her," and the words cut deep.
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I Overheard My Ex Through the HedgePersuasion (Jane Austen)
Anne finds herself alone in the nursery with the man she was persuaded to reject eight years ago. Days later, on a long autumn walk, she overhears his voice from behind a hedgerow, condemning people who change their hearts because others tell them to.
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