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BkloverOh, and I do feel a bit sorry for Betty. She‘s had Molly for a long time.2d
BookwormjillkI was liking Dad until the whole Molly doesn't need to know how to read thing. Seems like Ms Eyre will do it anyway though.2d
CuilinI know Betty cares for Molly but to make fun of Ms Eyre in front of Molly is so unkind. Gibson must be making bank paying for three servants and a governess for his daughter!!(edited) 2d
AllDebooksPlease add me to the taglist. I'll play catch-up tonight. Hope you're recovering well@BarkingMadRead 💓2d
willafulYeah, dad definitely fell in my esteem. But I guess if he was perfect there wouldn't be a story, right? Assuming he's going to be a right numpty and marry NotClare.
I was reminded of the mom in Lark Rise. I guess discouraged intellectual curiosity was a common theme for women writers.
The prose was pretty amusing in this chapter. I liked the allusion to “echo answers.“2d
ElizaMarieUgh - I was all #TeamDaddy until the reading comment. But I love that Molly is still gonna learn :) I am really liking our little Miss Molly.2d
Clare-DragonflyMolly reminds me of Maggie in The Mill on the Floss with wanting to learn! Thankfully she has a Miss Eyre to help her and no Tom to get in the way.2d
Lcsmcat@dabbe It could be. There‘s about 20 years between publication dates. I‘d like to think it was one author supporting another.2d
quietjenn@dabbe@lcsmcat I'm pretty sure it is. They were friends and she wrote a biography of Charlotte.2d
quietjennI am momentarily willing to give Dad a pass on the limited education, because I think he just doesn't want her to grow up too fast. But my grace won't extend if he makes a terrible marriage choice.2d
I was reminded of the mom in Lark Rise. I guess discouraged intellectual curiosity was a common theme for women writers.
The prose was pretty amusing in this chapter. I liked the allusion to “echo answers.“ 2d
I wish the dad didn't have those thoughts regarding his daughter's education. It truly did suck to be a woman in the 1800s. 2d