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dreamer_easy ([personal profile] dreamer_easy) wrote2010-07-07 09:59 am
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[identity profile] princesshannah4.livejournal.com 2010-07-07 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
An ACTOR? Ordering COFFEE? INCONCEIVABLE!

[identity profile] dreamer-easy.livejournal.com 2010-07-07 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
How many sugars?! Inquiring minds want to know!

[identity profile] eurynome1967.livejournal.com 2010-07-07 06:48 am (UTC)(link)
But you know the significance of Gretna! - the crucial question is who was he with and were they actually eloping?!

[identity profile] dreamer-easy.livejournal.com 2010-07-07 08:10 am (UTC)(link)
What is the significance of Gretna (other than the presence of factory outlets and coffee)?

[identity profile] eurynome1967.livejournal.com 2010-07-07 09:51 am (UTC)(link)
It is the first town past the Scottish border, and the marriage laws in Scotland used to be different (younger age without parental permission, no need to get banns published so far in advance, etc), so English couples who were not allowed to marry would elope there to get married. It may even be where Lydia and Wickham go in Pride and Prejudice. Eloping to Gretna Green is proverbial. I can't remember when it stopped being a trope, but I shall ask around. I'll also find some more examples in literature, if people are interested.

[identity profile] dreamer-easy.livejournal.com 2010-07-07 11:28 am (UTC)(link)
Knowledge! I thank you!
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