( yet again, mr hickinbottom demonstrates to be a creature worthy of contempt as his simple question unleashes a torrent of debate between miss bennet and her sister. uneasy about the discussion and being the centre of it, atticus shifts in his seat. his hair conceals his ears reddening to a similar colour to his jacket. he did not speak the words to gain favour or to generate conversation. whether or not the others approve of his decision matters little to him. it is his life, and if he decides never to experience the bliss of matrimony, then so be it. he will seek fulfilment elsewhere.
and, as he is without designs to marry, he cannot have an opinion on if married people are welcome to associate with unmarried people of the opposite sex. he cannot think of any reason why not, so long as the association was entirely friendly with no intent of adultery. a change in marital status should not mean the loss of a friendship. as women have nothing but a rage to live, they should be allowed to grab happiness from whither they can.
remaining silent, atticus focuses on his tea and wishes that someone would break the hush that has settled at the table with a change in conversation. yet again, mr hickinbottom demonstrates to be a creature who cannot tolerate a moment without the sound of his voice as he asks miss kitty and miss bennet about meryton, longbourn, and their parents. despite the contempt that clouds his view of mr hickinbottom, atticus is, to an extent, grateful that the man has decided to steer away from talk of matrimony to another topic of discussion.
at the risk of appearing too forward, mr hickinbottom chose to direct his interest to her background and life. if miss bennet could speak about herself, he would then know what to discuss and in what manner. but it is miss kitty who cheerfully answers his questions, either unaware or indifferent to mr hickinbottom's attempt to induce her sister to converse with him.
when she mentions that longbourn is a mile from meryton and mr cartwright's home, mr gardiner asks, "i understand you stay at mr cawthon's former fishing lodge, mr cartwright."
atticus nods, and his voice is relieved of the uneasiness he felt only a few minutes prior. ) Aye, sir. But the pond it sits upon is nearly devoid of fish. I believe this is why Mr Cawthon gave it up in the first place. Do you know the place?
("a little. i fished there several times whenever mr cawthon and i were both in meryton. but the last occasion was years ago when mary and kitty were still little girls."
against his determination to remain detached and severe, atticus smiles at the brief thought of miss bennet as a serious little girl. ) Did Miss Bennet or Miss Kitty ever join you and Mr Cawthon on your fishing expeditions?
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and, as he is without designs to marry, he cannot have an opinion on if married people are welcome to associate with unmarried people of the opposite sex. he cannot think of any reason why not, so long as the association was entirely friendly with no intent of adultery. a change in marital status should not mean the loss of a friendship. as women have nothing but a rage to live, they should be allowed to grab happiness from whither they can.
remaining silent, atticus focuses on his tea and wishes that someone would break the hush that has settled at the table with a change in conversation. yet again, mr hickinbottom demonstrates to be a creature who cannot tolerate a moment without the sound of his voice as he asks miss kitty and miss bennet about meryton, longbourn, and their parents. despite the contempt that clouds his view of mr hickinbottom, atticus is, to an extent, grateful that the man has decided to steer away from talk of matrimony to another topic of discussion.
at the risk of appearing too forward, mr hickinbottom chose to direct his interest to her background and life. if miss bennet could speak about herself, he would then know what to discuss and in what manner. but it is miss kitty who cheerfully answers his questions, either unaware or indifferent to mr hickinbottom's attempt to induce her sister to converse with him.
when she mentions that longbourn is a mile from meryton and mr cartwright's home, mr gardiner asks, "i understand you stay at mr cawthon's former fishing lodge, mr cartwright."
atticus nods, and his voice is relieved of the uneasiness he felt only a few minutes prior. ) Aye, sir. But the pond it sits upon is nearly devoid of fish. I believe this is why Mr Cawthon gave it up in the first place. Do you know the place?
( "a little. i fished there several times whenever mr cawthon and i were both in meryton. but the last occasion was years ago when mary and kitty were still little girls."
against his determination to remain detached and severe, atticus smiles at the brief thought of miss bennet as a serious little girl. ) Did Miss Bennet or Miss Kitty ever join you and Mr Cawthon on your fishing expeditions?