Ah, Pete!
I know Marianne can be a pill sometimes (particularly in the 1971 version in which Mrs. Gardner is Elinor and Poldark is Edmund Ferrars), but surely you wouldn't inflict Collins on her?
How about another military guy? You're already using characters from
S&S and
P&P. Can't be that big a leap to
MP. Suppose you contrive a way for Lt. Billy-Boy Price, RN, to make an appearance.
JIM D.
