![]() ![]() “At length the day is come on which I am to flirt my last with Tom Lefroy My tears flow as I write at the melancholy idea.” Jon Spence, Austen Historian Eventually, he would have to return to his studies, for which Austen wrote, again to her sister, dated January 14, 1796, “Imagine to yourself everything most profligate and shocking in the way of dancing and sitting down together.”Īdditionally, she described him as “gentlemanlike, good-looking, pleasant,” and noted his gregarious spirit. Specifically, in a letter dated January 9, 1796, she wrote, in describing how they behaved with each other, ![]() This was around the same time that Austen began to write First Impressions, which would later be renamed Pride and Prejudice.Īusten wrote letters to her sister, Cassandra, mentioning Lefroy by name. From then until mid-January 1796, they had a brief dalliance where they attended various balls together. Accordingly, he went to stay with his Aunt in Ashe, who was a beloved mentor and friend to Austen. Okay, now that we know who he is–how did he and Austen meet, and what happened? Well, in between semesters of his studies at Lincoln Inn during December 1795, it was decided that he needed a break from school. ![]()
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