In the movie, Maryanne is surprised and Marguerite shocked when their mother reads the letter in which William asks for Marguerite's hand in marriage. Throughout the film this is reported as a "drunken mistake" on his part, as he meant to write Maryanne instead of Marguerite, it is their mother who makes the change while reading the letter.The films shows the page three times. So for reasons relating to her own background, Cooper makes that switch intentionally yet never is that revealed. How much better-and happier-it seemed that couple would have been. When William, at the very end, tells of the name change due to being drunk, I wondered if HE knew of the switch or was just justifying when be believed to be his mistake. Heartbreaking when the ship arrives in NZ and he sees the wrong sister..does he tell the truth or make the best of a bad situation?
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