Bob wrote:
Of course, I want to believe that Julia remains in Collinsport for purely selfless and noble reasons. Just because Collinsport affords Julia a steady stream of patients/customers is no reason to think that she would stay for purely venal reasons. What do you think?
Well naturally I think that she stays of course because of her feelings for Barnabas. And even though he doesn't share the same feelings for her as she him, I still think she'd rather be close to him and have him as a friend than nothing at all. Also, perhaps in her own mind she's always hoping that someday he'll return those feelings of love that she has for him.
Aside from that I also think she's become quite fond of the folks at Collinwood,(as she once stated to Cassandra) and of course her life is never dull there. Her life before Collinwood may have been very dull and she probably figures where else could she find all this crazy exitement! No where but Collinwood of course. :-)
