Shooting Willoughby carrying Marianne up the path.... Male strength -- the desire to be cradled again? ... I'd love someone to pick me up and carry me off. Frightening. Lindsay assures me I'd start to fidget after a while. She's such a comfort.

Emma Thompson
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When Lindsay asks Willoughby to carry her up the path, she is asking him to lift her into his arms and carry her. She is hoping that he will pick her up and hold her securely. He cannot do so, however, because Willoughby has a broken leg. Lindsay's choice of words in stating that Willoughby "would start to fidget after a while" suggests that she is not completely comfortable with holding him in her arms. This shows how much comfort Lindsay needs from another human being.

Source: The Sense And Sensibility Screenplay And Diaries: Bringing Jane Austens Novel To Film

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