The comparison to Mrs Churchill is a striking one. Mr Woodhouse is arguably even better at the role, because he manages the social niceties that make people think him a decent person, in that while everyone bitches about how awful Mrs C is, they defer to Mr Woodhouse and he doesn't end up poisoned. Despite the fact that Mr Woodhouse is in some respects worse. Frank at least gets to see his father in London once a year, travelling from Yorkshire, whereas Emma has never made it the 16 miles to her sister's house. I do wonder what the valuable service Mr Woodhouse did to Mrs Goddard in the past was, as that suggests he may once have been a man of greater activity.
I had mixed feelings about the Garai Emma, but I think I liked Tamsin Grieg - she at least didn't irritate me my seeming to bounce everywhere.
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Date: 2015-01-06 12:27 pm (UTC)I had mixed feelings about the Garai Emma, but I think I liked Tamsin Grieg - she at least didn't irritate me my seeming to bounce everywhere.