Northanger Abbey, chapter 4: Every Rose Has Its Thorpes
Credit to Ada Piccolo. Visit their NA series here ! Some great friendships begin under the most conventional circumstances. During the first day of school. Working at the local grocery store or franchised coffee house. Yes, while on vacation, too. The bonds of friendship strengthen over time as we gain appreciation for others as events test our fortitude. This is not gonna be that kind of friendship. It’s so telling of Mrs. Allen’s laziness that she stumbles on Mrs. Thorpe and her daughters while going through the motions, rather than attempting to seek out a friend in town. And it’s actually Mrs. Thorpe who takes pains to renew the acquaintance—though this involves sharing mindless details of her offsprings that nearly bores Mrs. Allen to tears. Maybe she’s remembering why she forgot Mrs. Thorpe in the first place. Given the impact Isabella Thorpe will have over the course of the story, her introduction here is not as dynamic as Henry Tilney’s. Though her mother emphasizes her over th...