Sense and Sensibility Chapters 29-30

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Try to count how many times we say b*tt cr*ck in this episode...we can't help it when we're talking about men whose names start with W. In today's episode, we finally find out the truth about Marianne and Willoughby's relationship status. Topics discussed include sisterhood, gaslighting, remedies for a broken heart, The Economics of Dating in Jane Austen, colicky gout, and Elinor's emo moment.

Final buttcrack count: 17

Final BPM (Buttcracks Per Minute): .34

Study Questions: Topics discussed include money problems, what the situation with Willoughby means for Colonel Brandon, the rumor mill, a comparison between Edward and Willoughby, oral contracts, and Elinor and Marianne’s relationship.

Funniest quote: "She then went away, walking on tiptoe out of the room, as if she supposed her young friend’s affliction could be increased by noise."

Questions moving forward: Willoughby? Brandon’s daughter?

Who wins the chapters? Mrs. Jennings AND Elinor

Glossary of Terms and Phrases: 

colicky (adj.): experiencing or denoting severe pain in the abdomen (colic) due to gas or intestinal obstruction.

gout (n): a disease in which defective metabolism of uric acid causes arthritis.

Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Gaslighter, Aladdin, Cinderella, the Office, finger traps

Next Episode: Chapter 31 (or Volume II Chapter 9)

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