15 DECEMBER 1928, Page 30

Answers to Questions on Jane Austen's Fools, Wiseacres, and Wits

1. Mrs. Elton, in chapter 35 of Emma.-2. Mies Bates, in chapter 43 of Emma.-3. Emma (mimicking Miss Bates), in chapter 26 of Emma.-4. Sir Walter Elliot, in chapter 15 of Persuasion.-5. Louisa Musgrove, in chapter 10 of Persuasion. —6. Mary Crawford, in chapter 45 of Mansfield Park.- 7. Henry Crawford, in chapter 24 of Mansfield Park.-8. Mr. Collins, in chapter 29 of Pride and Prejudice.-9. Mr. Bennett, in chapter 55 of Pride and Prejudice.-10. Marianne, in chapter 3 of Sense and Sensibility.-11. Miss Steele, in chapter 32 of Sense and Sensibility.-12. Isabella Thorpe, in chapter 6 of Northanger Abbey.-13. Henry Tilney, in chapter 3 of Northanger Abbey.