Only Molly Gibson

Marion Stephan (German,b.1968)

Der Fuchs ist zurück (The fox is back), 2010

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So we've come to the end of what I've decided is Part 2! I'll be taking a couple months to build up a buffer of pages going into Part 3, especially because since starting this project, a lot of my circumstances have changed - mainly that I'm working full time again and I don't have as much time to dedicate to this project as I used to have. That said - this puts us past the halfway point of this project!

Regardless, I'll be back as soon as I can be. I want to finish this project before moving onto new projects, so don't worry, this won't be left unfinished!

To everyone who's commented/liked/reblogged: thank you so so much! It's really really helpful and encouraging to see people respond positively to this project, especially on days when I'm particularly frustrated.

Sir Walter Elliot.

When I read Persuasion for the first time I hated it. I was 17 and I thought Anne was old and boring (I've said it before, I was very much Marianne). The rediscovered love plot was beyond me. But I loved Sir Walter right away. The first chapter was excellent.

Even now, as an adult who does love Persuasion and now understands the plot, I still love Sir Walter. He's so funny! He counted 86 plain women, who counts 86 of anything?!?! He has six mirrors in his room. He only remembers he has daughters when he's worried about them needing hats. He only reads one book and it's basically his family tree! I just love him.

And it helps that he's not explicitly mean to Anne. I actually dislike Mr. Bennet more for that reason, he openly mocks his daughters and wife. Sir Walter just ignores them. I mean I guess that's still bad but I doubt Anne wants to talk to him anyway...

I wish there was more Sir Walter. I wish he monologued for a whole chapter. He is my favourite comic antagonist in Austen and the 86 plain women scene is my favourite comic part of Austen. Modest Sir Walter!

Sir Walter/Lady Bertram - this pairing would be totally fine in my opinion, she just wants to lie around looking pretty, he wants to walk around looking pretty and judging ugliness, similar lifestyles despite the different in activity levels. However, Lady Bertram would also not do anything to curtail Sir Walter's spending and she'd probably spend a lot herself (we do know she loves being elegantly dressed)

Sir Walter/Mrs. Dashwood - she also doesn't understand money very well, this is a theme, who else can save Sir Walter from debt for 16 years? Anyway, I think this relationship would quickly sour. Mrs. Dashwood is a Romantic, while Sir Walter is just vain. They would not understand each other.

Sir Walter/Mrs. Morland - I feel like she'd be similar to Lady Elliot, practical but not super happy in the marriage.

Lol, Sir Walter/Lady Susan Vernon - so much debt and so very fast, she'd have him wrapped around her finger but for evil

Okay, fun pairing: Mrs. Jennings and Sir Walter. Position this after Lady Elliot dies, she'd be an awesome stepmom to the girls, even though Elizabeth would HATE her, she would probably bring in money from trade, and she's silly enough that Sir Walter wouldn't bother her I think. They could get on if he could overlook that she's from trade (he wouldn't, but on a personality level I think it would work) (okay it's a bit mean to Mrs. Jennings she deserves better) (But I think she'd just laugh her way through it)

Clearly the answer here is to do Emma's dad.

Dont ask me how they meet since Mr. Woodhouse never leaves his house and Sir Walter would never willingly visit but this would be a disaster of a marriage.

Anne, Elizabeth, Mary and Emma would now be prohibited from doing twice as many things. (Dont do that you'll ruin your complexion. Dont do that you’ll ruin your health.)

Edward and Elinor are very much in love, and yet, "they were neither of them quite enough in love to think that three hundred and fifty pounds a-year would supply them with the comforts of life" and do not marry until Mrs. Ferrars chips in. Elinor assures Marianne that even if Willoughby had married her, his love would turn to resentment because of their poor financial situation. Anne Elliot enthusiastically confirms to Captain Wentworth that she would have accepted him... with a few thousand pounds, and... posted into the Laconia. Then they would have been financially secure enough to make a go of it even without her family's approval.

Even Lydia's unfortunate marriage to Wickham is mostly described in financial terms instead of something like abuse. Lydia and Wickham remain in a constant state of want and instability. This is why their marriage is a failure, though the lack of affection is also undesirable.

#what do chat gpt and lady cathrine de bourgh have in common? they both have a high error rate while being absolutely convinced they are#correct all the time and acting like there can be no doubt about this

For nuance if you started reading it but haven’t finished that counts.