The absence of servants in the Parker household is amazing - I'm surprised they haven't had all the silver stolen by now.
The anti-slavery was layered on with a trowel - having checked the date, slavery wasn't abolished in the UK until 1834, which could be a problem for something supposedly set in the 1820s.
Agree totally with you re Sidney's possible view of Otis. And Charlotte seems to accept unquestioningly anything which she's told.
And I thought Tom's jewellery purchase was an obvious indicator that there were money problems. I've lost all sympathy with him.
It turns out cricket was well established far earlier than we might expect. There was even a cricket match the day before the Battle of Waterloo.
I didn't feel this episode was as entertaining as the previous ones - too much time spent on the picnic, too much establishing 'things are going to get worse'.
But a cricket match and the hoped for regatta are worth looking forward to.
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Date: 2019-09-17 11:45 am (UTC)The anti-slavery was layered on with a trowel - having checked the date, slavery wasn't abolished in the UK until 1834, which could be a problem for something supposedly set in the 1820s.
Agree totally with you re Sidney's possible view of Otis. And Charlotte seems to accept unquestioningly anything which she's told.
And I thought Tom's jewellery purchase was an obvious indicator that there were money problems. I've lost all sympathy with him.
It turns out cricket was well established far earlier than we might expect. There was even a cricket match the day before the Battle of Waterloo.
I didn't feel this episode was as entertaining as the previous ones - too much time spent on the picnic, too much establishing 'things are going to get worse'.
But a cricket match and the hoped for regatta are worth looking forward to.