Sense and Sensibility, Volume the Third, Chapters Four and Five

In which Mrs. Jennings and Elinor continue to play Mr. Roper and Jack Tripper, respectively; Elinor makes the Colonel's offer to Edward in a scene of much awkwardity; and we revisit Mr. John Dashwood and our narrator's favorite, Mr. Robert Ferrars, to hear their reactions to the whole affair.



Yup, rushing around again today, sneaking a recording in a conference room at work. No notes, but two illustrations:

14:33 - Both gained considerable amusement.

 Maybe not a note, but perhaps it should be pointed out in case it wasn't clear: Mrs. Jenning's confusion, whereby she thinks that Edward is to be "the man," is that she thinks Colonel Brandon and Elinor intend to have him be the officiant for their wedding, explaining why they want to wait for him to take orders, and why she thinks it silly for them to put off their marriage for two or three months just to give him a gig. Really, if that were the case, he should just get ordained by the Universal Life Church, like my officiant did. Why, he could've been ready in a matter of minutes!
 

22:58 - "Of one thing I may assure you."

If you would like to read along, the text can be found at Project Gutenberg, and high-res copies of the Thompson illustrations can be found in the British Library's Flickr stream. No reading ahead, though!