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Ch 30: #abitofblahblahblah #prestonsworkersstealfromhamley #letsfightovergorsenow #squiregivesprestonshit #prestonsshitsonsquire #rogerannoyspreston #andaroundandaroundwego #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #ripsilas

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @lcsmcat @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @ruthiella @eeclayton @julieclair @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @peanutnine @dabbe @willaful @jewright @bklover @alldebooks 14h

Ruthiella I totally missed this when reading. I love this kind of trivia. Thanks for looking it up! 13h

ElizaMarie @Ruthiella Yeah me too! 13h

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AllDebooks And me. Great info. Thanks. 13h

AllDebooks The squire and his rages are next level! He needs to cool his lid before he has a stroke. Although I did feel sorry for him, could have been misplaced grief at the loss of Mrs H. 13h

willaful The squire definitely has a lot of issues. I don't want to be on Preston's side but the squire kinda deserved what he got. 12h

Bookwormjillk Roger to the rescue. 8h

TheAromaofBooks @AllDebooks - I definitely think he is grieving, and at a time where men especially aren't supposed to be sad/weak/etc. It doesn't excuse his bad behavior and bad decisions, but I think it gives them some context!! 8h

Lcsmcat Now I‘m going to be looking for excuses to use that phrase! 6h

mcctrish The deaths are starting to roll in 😆😆 the Squire never got out of his terrible 2s 5h

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BarkingMadRead

Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 29: #osbornethetorturedpoet #nobodywantshispoems #traveliswearingonhim #prestonmaybeworkingfordocsoon #cynthiawantstogetaway #mollywantstohelp #osbornewantstohelprogergetcynthia #evenifthatmeansosbornegetslessmoney #brotherlylove #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @lcsmcat @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @ruthiella @eeclayton @julieclair @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @peanutnine @dabbe @willaful @jewright @bklover @alldebooks 2d

mcctrish I don‘t even know what to say other than Mr Gibson is right, Osborne needs to tell his dad everything and #notarealclare can stop her schemeing 2d

Ruthiella Osborn! “No one will give me a job” boo hoo. He COULD manage the estate he is going to inherit instead of try to sell his (probably not very good) poetry. 2d

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Clare-Dragonfly Gah 2d

eeclayton @Ruthiella Agreed. He isn't even trying to get a job, he's just spending other people's money and feeling sorry for himself. 2d

Bklover @mcctrish I can hardly wait for the scene when #notarealclare finds out! 2d

mcctrish @Bklover the furies will be unleashed 2d

mcctrish @Ruthiella poor Osborne born too soon for a #gofundme 2d

willaful I'm wondering if #NotARealClare is encouraging Roger now because she thinks Osborne is going to die. And what if Osborne does die and his expected baby is a secret heir! Would explain why the book is so damn long. 😂 1d

Ruthiella @mcctrish 😂😂😂 1d

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish lol 1d

mcctrish @willaful so drawn out and not nearly the death count we are used to 1d

ElizaMarie @MccTrish and @Willaful - Yes! I thought there would be more deaths! 15h

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BarkingMadRead

Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 28: #cynthiaissickaftertheball #whatdidprestonsay ⁉️ #rogerisaconstantvisitor #bringingcyntiagifts #breakingmollysheart #mammaisnotafan #outrightrude #thegirlsdefendhim #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @lcsmcat @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @ruthiella @eeclayton @julieclair @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @peanutnine @dabbe @willaful @jewright @bklover @alldebooks 2d

mcctrish I am spiralling after this chapter - #notarealclare is soooooo obnoxious, Molly is so sweet, Roger is a dumbass, what is up with Cynthia?! My favourite quote is Osborne “I believe my movements are guided more by the lunar calendar than the floral” trying to shut #notarealclare down 2d

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish Ozzy seems to be the only one who knows what is going on. So weird. 2d

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mcctrish @Bookwormjillk he‘s one of the few that knows his back story 😆 2d

willaful I was a little confused by the section about “Mrs Gibson's cautious and quiet efforts to forward the catastrophe.“ Is she trying to get Osborne to compromise Cynthia so they have to get married? Truly that would be a catastrophe. 2d

BarkingMadRead @willaful I would not be surprised in the least #anythingforwedding 2d

ElizaMarie Another reminder that Rodger is not the Golden Boy Osborne. 2d

Clare-Dragonfly @willaful I think in this case “catastrophe” is more of a synonym of “climax” or “resolution” than “terrible thing.” But I‘m sure Mrs. Gaskell had both meanings in mind! 2d

julieclair @mcctrish “Spiraling” is the perfect word to describe how I‘m feeling after this chapter, too. 2d

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BarkingMadRead

Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 27: I know I‘ve used this pic before, but pics of just the Hamleys are hard to find 🤣 #anyway #rogergetsinvitedtothetowers #squireloseshisshit #saystheinvitemustbeforosborne #youknow #theimportantbrother 🙄 #rogerdeclines #squireloseshisshitoverthat 🙄 #boysaredumb #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @lcsmcat @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @ruthiella @eeclayton @julieclair @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @peanutnine @dabbe @willaful @jewright @bklover @alldebooks 4d

Bookwormjillk It's a long book. I feel like repeats are allowed. 4d

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk thanks 🤣 4d

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peanutnine Roger has the patience of a saint. I'd be so annoyed with my father and brother at this point 🙄 4d

Clare-Dragonfly @peanutnine Right?! 4d

mcctrish @peanutnine facts!!! I‘m ready to bludgeon the old fart!!! Osborne should bring the French catholic home sooner than later to finish him off 4d

ElizaMarie And the father being all - I was Hangry 4d

willaful @ElizaMarie lol! 3d

Bklover @mcctrish 😂😂😂Yes!! 3d

julieclair Osborne is not my favorite, but I give him some credit for trying to drum it into his father‘s head that the invitation really is for Roger, on Roger‘s own merit. 2d

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BarkingMadRead

Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 26: #timefortheball #iadorethebrownings #interestinggossipaboutmammaandpreston 👀 #thetowerscrewappears #timetodancewiththeregularpeople 🙄 #politics #mollymakesanimpression #whichpissesoffmamma #poorcynthiawillpayforit #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @lcsmcat @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @ruthiella @eeclayton @julieclair @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @peanutnine @dabbe @willaful @jewright @bklover @alldebooks 5d

Ruthiella What is this mystery about Mr. Preston? Also, I also love the Browning sisters! 5d

mcctrish I LOVE that everyone was aggrieved and defrauded by the late arrival hour and poor dress of the wealthy and the duchess. Preston and #notarealclare are the snobbiest, ill tempered social climbers anywhere 5d

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peanutnine I'm beginning to really like Lady Harriet, and how she "learned her lesson" from Molly. I love how her familiarity with Molly and the Browning sisters annoys #notarealclare so much 5d

willaful Oh man! I used to have paper dolls of the women in that picture! Dover published them.

I'm suspecting that #NotARealClare set her cap at Mr. Preston but he wanted Cynthia. 🤢 And he seems to have some power over them, so maybe he knows something damaging. Possibly he did something damaging. 😬

Great Fashion Designs of the Victorian Era Paper Dolls in Full Color

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eeclayton I read the fourth hashtag as “the tower screw appears“ 😂 4d

BarkingMadRead @eeclayton 🤣🤣 4d

Bookwormjillk @eeclayton me too! That one took me a minute. 😂

It's always a good day when we get to the ball in one of these chapter a day reads. 4d

Bklover @eeclayton Me too! 4d

Bklover @peanutnine Yes!!!! 4d

Lcsmcat @eeclayton 😂😂 4d

Lcsmcat @willaful I had those too, but mine was a coloring book. 4d

willaful @Lcsmcat There was nothing Dover couldn't do with copyright-free media. 😂 4d

willaful I actually tagged the wrong one, it was this.

Fashion Paper Dolls from Godey's Lady's Book, 1840-1854

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Clare-Dragonfly Ugh, Preston is such a creep!!! 4d

Cuilin I‘m playing catch up. I do like that the gossip was called Mrs. Hornblower. 4d

dabbe @eeclayton OMG, so did I! 😂 2d

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BarkingMadRead

Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 25: #prepfortheball #clarevisitsthetowers #totallyignoredbyherhosts #soshemadeupstories 🤷🏻‍♀️ #beatifulflowersforthegirls #frompreston 🔥 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @lcsmcat @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @ruthiella @eeclayton @julieclair @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @peanutnine @dabbe @willaful @jewright @bklover @alldebooks 6d

ElizaMarie I am curious about the story behind Preston 6d

Bklover I have to admit I rather enjoyed Clare getting snubbed! 6d

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willaful Cynthia definitely has something of her mother's ruthless disregard for other people's feelings, though she did try to make up for it.

@Bklover Yes, some satisfaction. Wow, there aint no climber like a social climber 'cause a social climber don't stop! 6d

Bookwormjillk @Bklover same 5d

dabbe @Bklover 🎯🩵🎯! 5d

mcctrish #notarealclare and Cynthia are double trouble imo @ElizaMarie I too am very curious about the mystery surrounding Preston ( I am happy the note came from him and not Roger ) 5d

rubyslippersreads @Bklover Me too. 5d

julieclair @ElizaMarie @mcctrish Me too. I really want to know what their story is. 5d

julieclair This ball is going to be so much fun! #WhatCouldGoWrong #ThePossibilitiesAreEndless 5d

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BarkingMadRead

Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 24: #shortchapter #theboyscometodinner #mammamakessurecynthialooksgood #andmollydoesnt #poormolly #rogerseemstolikecynthia #almosttimefortheball #whatcouldgowrong #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @lcsmcat @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @ruthiella @eeclayton @julieclair @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @peanutnine @dabbe @willaful @jewright @bklover @alldebooks 7d

mcctrish What a gong show! He likes her, she likes him, he‘s married to a French girl and Molly is left out 7d

Bookwormjillk Poor Molly indeed 7d

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dabbe @mcctrish I see some major emotional explosion coming soon down the Hollingford road! 7d

willaful Before I was getting Emma vibes, now I'm getting Mansfield Park vibes. 7d

Bklover Osborne and Roger can be such idiots! Poor Molly! 6d

Lcsmcat @willaful Very Mansfield Park-like! Except Molly has more spirit than Fanny. 6d

willaful @Lcsmcat She's no Fanny but she may be just as bad at being in a love-triangle. No idea what to do at all, poor dear. 6d

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BarkingMadRead

Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 23: #wehaveaname #afrenchgirlnamedaimee #ohthehorror #althoughhehintedatabitofacandal 😳 #anyway #rogergetstosmokewiththesquire #osbornewaitsforsquiretopopoffsohecangetthemoney #yikes #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @lcsmcat @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @ruthiella @eeclayton @julieclair @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @peanutnine @dabbe @willaful @jewright @bklover @alldebooks 1w

Ruthiella Well, this explains the secrecy of it all…somewhat. 1w

dabbe Osborne is annoying me like a pebble in my shoe. I adore Roger and want him to like Molly, not Cynthia. The squire's an ass, though it was good to see him laugh over a smoke with Roger. 1w

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ElizaMarie @dabbe my thoughts exactly :) 1w

mcctrish Osborne has no money now so he might as well tell his father about Aimee and explain where all his money went. It would be cheaper to house Aimee at home. The Squire can then tell him why they basically advanced him the money they did ( cuz mama pushed for it) someone can slap Roger so he can see Molly and bring her home too 1w

rubyslippersreads I‘m disappointed the wife isn‘t a character we already know. Kind of like coming to the end of a mystery where the murderer is someone we‘ve never heard of. 😏 1w

willaful @rubyslippersreads Well, we do still have HOURS and HOURS of the book left. 😂

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TheAromaofBooks I honestly feel bad for the squire. While he may not be the brightest, I do think he genuinely loved his wife and feels completely lost without her. He's grieving so much and I think he's turning some of that grief into anger at Osborne - it's pretty natural to want a target when you're sad like that. But I do think Osborne is dumb for keeping this all a secret. How can things get worse by telling him?? 1w

Bklover @rubyslippersreads I agree!! I kind of thought they‘d surprise us! 1w

rubyslippersreads @willaful True, but this particular mystery has been solved. (Unless someone murders Aimee and Osborne remarries. 😂) (edited) 1w

Ruthiella @rubyslippersreads I know! I thought it might have been Lady Harriet…because Rodger mentioned that name much earlier to Molly. 1w

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BarkingMadRead

Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 22: #squirehamley #heandosbornetoetotoe #somuchstress #osbornewantsajob #squireseeingrogersworth #staytuned #popinjay 🤣 #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @lcsmcat @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @ruthiella @eeclayton @julieclair @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @peanutnine @dabbe @willaful @jewright @bklover @alldebooks 1w

mcctrish Poor spoiled Osborne! #youhavetospendmoneytomakemoney I‘d go to work but yo how can I without a start up fund. Roger needs to marry Molly so they can have a centre to revolve around again (edited) 1w

willaful Such a sad chapter, and really shows a lot of insight into human nature. 1w

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Lcsmcat The watch! What a thing to argue about! (But great picture.) 1w

dabbe My ⌚️ is better than your ⌚️!!! #oy 1w

Ruthiella Osborne is such a waste of space. 1w

Bookwormjillk Ugh 1w

rubyslippersreads Does anyone else think the burden of all that emotional labor contributed to making Mrs. Hamley an invalid in the first place? 😏 (edited) 1w

ElizaMarie I want to meet the wife ! 1w

Bklover @ElizaMarie Me too! I keep wondering if it‘s someone we‘ve already met. 1w

willaful @rubyslippersreads I didn't but you make a good point!

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willaful @mcctrish I'm not fond of Osborne but I don't think he was wrong about needing money to start a profession. Maybe he'll sell off his fancy clothes and redeem himself? He does seem to be trying.

@Bklover It would make so much sense for it to be Cynthia, but the text doesn't seem to support that. We shall see! I'm also dying to know. 1w

rubyslippersreads @Bklover @ElizaMarie Maybe it‘s Harriet. 😆 1w

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BarkingMadRead

Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 21: #rogerisback #cardgamesatthebrownings #cynthiamonopolizesroger #poormolly #atleasttheymissedpreston #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @lcsmcat @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @ruthiella @eeclayton @julieclair @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @peanutnine @dabbe @willaful @jewright @bklover @alldebooks 1w

Ruthiella Poor Molly indeed! 😢 Is this a love triangle? Does Roger only see Molly as a sister? Also, I feel like the Miss Brownings could have stepped right out of

Cranford

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Lcsmcat Cynthia is going to hurt a lot of people, I‘m afraid. 1w

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dabbe @Ruthiella Cranford ladies sing this song, doo-dah, doo-dah! 🤣 1w

dabbe @Lcsmcat 🎯🩵🎯 She seems to enjoy it, too. 1w

AllDebooks @dabbe 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 1w

ElizaMarie Molly!? She is “friend (sister) zoned” and I don‘t think Cynthia really likes Rodger—- 1w

Clare-Dragonfly Oh dear, I sure hope Cynthia isn‘t the secret wife! 1w

mcctrish @ElizaMarie I do feel so badly for Molly - I‘m not sure she likes likes Roger but he won‘t even talk to her and Cynthia could care less about his rambles 1w

mcctrish @dabbe a top 10 hit for sure 🎶🎶🎶 1w

dabbe @AllDebooks 🤩🤣🤗 1w

dabbe @mcctrish IKR? 🤣🎶🤣 1w

Bklover I‘m probably mistaken, but I got the impression that Roger was trying to get to Molly but kept getting snatched up by Cynthia. 1w

Bookwormjillk @ElizaMarie I don‘t think Cynthia likes Roger either. I think she just likes taking what Molly wants. 1w

willaful @Bookwormjillk I don't think I've seen enough of Cynthia to make that argument, though it won't surprise me if it turns out to be true. Cynthia seems pretty shrewd and it's hard to believe she has no idea Molly is developing feelings for Roger.

The omniscient narrator is generally very kind to Cynthia and I'm not sure if we're supposed to believe it or not. 1w

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