克勞夫特太太(Mrs. Croft)是誰?
隨夫航海的溫特沃斯之姊
蘇菲亞·克勞夫特
克勞夫特太太是克勞夫特將軍的妻子,也是菲德烈·溫特沃斯上校的姊姊。她皮膚曬得黝黑、做事俐落,曾多次隨丈夫出海航行。
對安來說,她是「那個人的姊姊」這件事,帶來了很大的衝擊。弟弟不願意讓女性上船時,她反駁說:「女人也是有理性的生物。」她也注意到散步走累的安,親切地邀她搭上馬車。
她被描寫成在當時相當少見、能與丈夫平起平坐一同航海的女性,在故事中展現了理想夫妻的模樣。
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My Ex's Sister Is Moving Into My HousePersuasion (Jane Austen)
While her family turns choosing a tenant into a comedy, settling on a navy admiral, 27-year-old Anne Elliot ends up saying a name before anyone else can. It belongs to the man she gave up more than seven years ago. Out on the woodland path, she remembers the summer she was nineteen, and quietly accepts that his sister is about to live in her home.
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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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