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Originally Posted by issybird
[...] It does contrast with Henry and Sarah's situation, a freehold house with lots of room, which could be an implied reason behind Sarah's marriage in the first place. What were her options?
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That line of thought matches what I was thinking about Sarah's grasping mother - that perhaps this (along with Sarah not remembering being attracted to Henry) is all set up to hint that Sarah's match to Henry was based mostly (from Sarah's side) on Henry's secure economic situation.