Camilla

Itadori, Gifu, Japan

The rain rushed down. He hurried me up the walk, through the grounds, and into the house; but we were quite wet before we could pass the threshold. He was taking off my shawl in the hall, and shaking the water out of my loosened hair, when Mrs. Fairfax emerged from her room. I did not observe her at first, nor did Mr. Rochester. The lamp was lit. The clock was on the stroke of twelve. "Hasten to take off your wet things," said he; "and before you go, good- night — good-night, my darling!" He kissed me repeatedly. When I looked up, on leaving his arms, there stood the widow, pale, grave, and amazed.

— Jane Eyre, Chapter XXIII. Charlotte Brontë

Inside the forest | Yoho National Park, BC

We rightfully give Henry Tilney a lot of credit for knowing muslin and other girly stuff and how that implies he's a good brother to his sister, but how about a little shout-out to Captain Wentworth for the same thing? His metaphor of an old beat-up ship to an old lent-about pelisse is spot-on and doubtless only something he knows because he paid attention to, and took seriously, his big sister's fashion woes as a young lady. That's good brother behavior.

Also, his metaphor shows how intelligent, humble, and other-minded he is to put himself into the mindset of the Musgrove girls and adapt to what would make the most sense to them. A self-centered person can't think outside of themself to do this. And a proud man wouldn't want to compare a royal ship he captained to a mere pelisse.

Finally, his metaphor is simply charming. He's a good conversationalist.

Look back. Look back at me.

NORTH AND SOUTH (2004) | Episode 4