...the man she herself admitted knowing approached her? What did he say that was so wrong for her to say "Be gone, or I shall have you whipped!"?
shareShe wasn't really offended. She was just showing off.
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Not offended, just annoyed and avoiding exposure.
Thought it was a short but hilarious scene that was an evidence of her supposed reputation among society.
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I thought it was probably someone she boffed in a carriage once and didn't want to be reminded of it. <snort>
shareThat scene was amusing, but was not in Austen's book.
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