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Propriety=conformingtoacceptedstandardsofsocially
acceptablebehaviour.

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"Goingto?Why,youhavenotforgotourengagement!Didnotweagreetogetherto
takeadrivethismorning?Whataheadyouhave!WearegoingupClavertonDown."

"Somethingwassaidaboutit,Iremember,"saidCatherine,lookingatMrs.Allenforher
opinion;"butreallyIdidnotexpectyou."

"Notexpectme!That'sagoodone!Andwhatadustyouwouldhavemade,ifIhadnot
come."

Catherine'ssilentappealtoherfriend,meanwhile,wasentirelythrownaway,forMrs.
Allen,notbeingatallinthehabitofconveyinganyexpressionherselfbyalook,wasnot
awareofitsbeingeverintendedbyanybodyelse;andCatherine,whosedesireof
seeingMissTilneyagaincouldatthatmomentbearashortdelayinfavourofadrive,
andwhothoughttherecouldbenoimproprietyinhergoingwithMr.Thorpe,as
IsabellawasgoingatthesametimewithJames,wasthereforeobligedtospeakplainer.
"Well,ma'am,whatdoyousaytoit?Canyousparemeforanhourortwo?ShallIgo?"

"Dojustasyouplease,mydear,"repliedMrs.Allen,withthemostplacidindifference.
Catherinetooktheadvice,andranofftogetready.

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Dancingwasanintegralpartof18thcenturylife,itallowed
singlepeopletomeetandhaveanextendedconversation
theyprovidedtheopportunityforcourtship(dating).Strict
rulesweretobefollowedtomaintainpropriety.Dancing
wasconnectedtoclass;rank,wealthandsocialstanding
wereallimportant!

Inasense,dancingwasabitlike:

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ReadtheconversationbetweenHenryandCatherine:

WhatdoesHenrybelieve?

WhatdoesCatherinebelieve?

Howdoweknowtheyareacompatiblecouplefromtheextract?

Youwillallow,thatinboth,manhastheadvantageofchoice,
womenonlythepowerofrefusalTowhatextentcouldweconsider
thefollowingquotationsignificant?
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withtheexceptionofAnneElliot[inPersuasion],allthe
heroineseithermeettheirloversatballsortheircreator
providesthemwithacrucialsceneataballAlison
SullowayJaneAustenandtheProvinceofWomanhood.

Isthisacrucialscene?

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