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I am scarcely sensible of his attentions being beyond those of other men
Do Mrs Clay and Elizabeth still think Mr Elliot is after Elizabeth rather than Anne? Is Elizabeth very dense or just seeing what she wants to?
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Mrs Clay found him as agreeable as any body
Is this the first hint that he is slowly seducing her behind the scenes?
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defeating her
I'd like to think that Anne would support Mrs Clay and Sir Walter if she thought they were genuinely in love but she can see Mrs Clays mechanisms - this may be her motivation rather than that Mrs Clay is "beneath him" (though it would be a match that shocked)
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if Elizabeth were also to marry
Imagine Elizabeth having to make way for the former Mrs Clay! As we learn later she and Sir Walter don't enjoy sucking up when no one is sucking up to them in turn
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nothing being of so much use to Mrs Clay’s health as a drive to Kellynch
Sounds like father and daughter are working together on her plot to seduce Sir Walter
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he meant
He's a master manipulator, you can see where his daughter Mrs Clay learnt it - good for them, they have no power in this situation. Sir Walter requires expert handling and he is handled by everyone around him almost like a child
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