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Fanny and Mr. Brown

posted 13 years ago by ceethismove
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What was with their bickering? lol

[–] aGuiltySoul 13 years ago

I think on Fanny's part she did not like the man. He taunted her for both being young and pretty but also for her pleasures, sewing and socializing.

As for Mr. Brown, I think he had a secret crush on her. He certainly wound up jealous of both her affection for Keats and of Keats affection for her.

"I'd never ask you to trust me. It's the cry of a guilty soul."

[–] vedrana_a 13 years ago

I think Mr. Brown is a bit older and a bit realistic so it was funny and childish to watch their love as it was.
He was a bit jealous on their love, but hey Abigail came later, so I think that's why he went for it, their love inspired him to do it.

[–] aGuiltySoul 13 years ago

I love your romantic perspective, but this is based on a true story. Mr. Brown did raise and live with his son (Carlito) although no mention is made of the mother. It is assumed they broke off their relationship short of marriage.

"I'd never ask you to trust me. It's the cry of a guilty soul."

[–] kaskait 13 years ago

They were flirting and bickering awhile before Keats showed up on the scene. Their routine broke because Fanny really fell in love with Keats.

The reason why she didn't deny the love letter to Keats was because she had been expecting it eventually. And she knew that it was a half serious/half joke on Brown's part and she encouraged it. But when she saw that Keats was heartbroken about it and that she felt terrible about it being revealed to him, she knew that she was in love for real and not as a tease.

Brown was more than a little bit jealous. Not so much for Keats stealing Fanny away but that Fanny was privy to Keats' poetic inspiration.

[–] ARH 12 years ago

She got in the way of his bromance with Keats.