L&T Archive 1998-2003

And in P2
In Response To: Table manners ()

]Did you notice that Charles and Mary Musgrove, Louisa Musgrove, and even Capt. Wentworth, are all shown talking with food in their mouths? Very unattractive, but was this common behavior in JA's day?

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Table manners
Possibly a Medieval holdover
And in P2
Talk not when you have meat in your mouth....
Link to earlier table manners discussion