Question

Elinor finds the secrecy about an engagement between Marianne and Willoughby strange because _____.

they have plenty of money to get marriedthey are open about everything elsethey are clearly so fond of each other Mrs. Dashwood has proof of an engagement

Answer 1

they are so clearly fond of each other, and I'm not sure about the other one. sorry mates.

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Answer 2

Because they are clearly so fond of each other. The reason for that is because of their increasingly familiar behavior toward each other. The opinion of Elinor is reinforced when Margaret tells her that she saw Willoughby cut off a lock of Marianne's hair in private