Status Updates From The Belton Estate

Clara is really pigheaded.

I do wish that the women in trollope’s novels had reasons for their proposal anxiety. The ones who dither around just to complicate the plot are always the heroines (Ayala, Clara Amedroz) and the ones who make clear decisions are always the problems and have sad ends (Julia Brabazon, Laura Standish.)

Typical “hard to get started” Trollope. He really needs about four chapters to get all the pieces in play.