Chapter 7
Brandon's first appearance; Marianne's notorious dismissal of him as 'an absolute old bachelor' fit only for a flannel waistcoat.
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Brandon is introduced as the man Marianne mocks as ancient and infirm at thirty-five, then gradually revealed as the novel's most tested and faithful figure.
Chapter 31
Brandon's confession to Elinor of the two Elizas—the seduction, the illegitimate ward, the duel with Willoughby. The novel's hidden Gothic backstory.
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