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Post by reverendcaptain on Sept 13, 2023 19:26:07 GMT
I wondering if part of the captain's once over look of Maria as she stops him to talk about playclothes is him realizing that she is barefoot. Is this scandalous? Probably not as scandalous as her being without her robe, but still, he has to be thinking "Oh God, what next with this woman?"
Speaking of her slippers, is it just me or does she make a strange face after she takes her first slipper off? It's almost like she's surprised that it looks the way it does or something.
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Post by indigoblue on Sept 13, 2023 23:07:51 GMT
Do you know, I never knew what those things were that she brought up from under the sheets! I thought they must be kids' toys (or what she was looking for when she turned over the duvet). What is the significance of her wearing her slippers in bed? I can see that she got into bed quickly and didn't have time to take them off, but there is quite a bit of time devoted to her looking at then (and, as you say, she pulls a face.) I'm mystified.
It must have been unusual for him to see the governess in her nightshirt and bare feet, but then he shouldn't really have been in her bedroom at night...naughty man. But I think the once-over is him trying to make her feel small and insignificant. It allows him to do this without saying anything in front of the children, but she will have clocked that big time. Naughty man again.
Do you think he was deliberately taking advantage of her being in her nightwear?
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Post by reverendcaptain on Sept 14, 2023 18:36:13 GMT
Oh good. I'm glad I'm not the only on confused by the slippers. I used to think they must have been left in the bedding by a previous governess and that is why she is examining the first one so closely, to see what it was. But then she clearly takes off the other one and drops them off the bed. I don't get it either. The children are all barefoot. Why did she have slippers on that needed to be taken off on camera?
I'm still torn on the once over. If he was using it as a way to put her in her place, I think he would have done it right after the children left and she was grabbing for her robe. I still think it was her bare feet that caught his attention as she started quickly moving towards him. I would hope that he is not the kind of man who would want to make her feel degraded as a woman just because he was upset with her comforting his children. He seems above that to me. Though, if he did, I don't think she'd pick up on it. I think she'd interpret the look as him noticing that she is not properly dressed to be speaking with him, but not that this meant anything belittling as a woman. I'm basing this on my assumption that she has little to no experience with men and relationships.
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Post by reverendcaptain on Sept 20, 2023 18:57:24 GMT
What do you think of this once over look in comparison to the one he gives her on her way out of the ballroom after the puppet show? I think the thought bubble here is "Could you be dressed any more inappropriately than you are? What is wrong with you?" Whereas, after the puppet show it is more "Wow, you look lovely in that dress. I'm glad I let you walk in front of me so I had the chance to check you out." Then there's the look during the hand clapping part of the Laendler, but I probably shouldn't put my thought bubble for that one on here..
Are there any other instances that he obviously looks her over?
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Post by indigoblue on Sept 27, 2023 23:20:29 GMT
When he is on the balcony he gazes at her as she wanders on the terrace, but that is more of a tender look than 'checking her out'.
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