Answer asap will mark as brainliest from "on making an agreeable marriage" by jane austen -you have no doubt of his having superior abilities-he has proved it at the university-he is i dare say such a scholar as your agreeable, idle brothers would ill bear a comparison with. what is austen telling her niece about mr. j. p. in this passage? a- even thought she is ill, mr. j. p. is smarter than fanny’s brothers b. mr. j. p. has more schooling than fanny’s brothers, but he is still idle, while they have found jobs c- going to college shows that mr. j. p. is smart and that he works harder than fanny’s brothers do d- fanny’s brothers are ill, so fanny should not compare them with mr. j. p.