A chaise of four

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Anonymous  #543594  Sat, 19 Jul 08 05:46 PM
Hi, I'm reading Pride and Prejudice. In Chapter 1 Mr. Bingley arrives "in a chaise of four". Is it of four seats, four horses, or four wheels, I wonder? It'll be much appreciated if some relevant links are provided together with the answer. Thanks a lot!
  
optilang  #543653  Sat, 19 Jul 08 09:06 PM

Anonymous
Hi, I'm reading Pride and Prejudice. In Chapter 1 Mr. Bingley arrives "in a chaise of four". Is it of four seats, four horses, or four wheels, I wonder? It'll be much appreciated if some relevant links are provided together with the answer. Thanks a lot!


It is a lightweight carriage pulled by four horses.

Have a look at his link:

http://education.yahoo.com/homework_help/cliffsnotes/pride_and_prejudice/8.html
  
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Anonymous  #555923  Sun, 17 Aug 08 08:37 PM
chaise and four: chaise is a type of carriage; it seated three people, all facing forward, and was enclosed (see illustration on p. 397). Four refers to the number of horses pulling it. A chaise was a popular vehicle for long-distance travel, so it would be a logical one for someone coming from far away to use (in this case, as we find out later, it happens to be the carriage Mr. Bingley owns and uses regularly).
  
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