Originally Posted by Karen 20th January 2006


Was there anything that suprised you about Rochester that you learned from reading SO IDLE A ROGUE?

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Yes, I was surprised by the fact that Mrs. Barry was not in love with Rochester. She was content to let him help her advance her career, and happy to share carnal knowledge, but she was not the romantic he was, nor could he succeed in controling her. She was a pragmatic woman! So, in the end, it also surprised me to read about her stage performance of a very touching eulogy to Wilmot.