How we cite our quotes: Volume.Part.Chapter.Paragraph
Quote #1
Accident has made him the starting-point of the strange family story which it is the purpose of these pages to unfold. (1.1.2.6)
It's a little strange to hear Walter refer to this as a "family story," but in a bizarre way it really is about the little family that Walter, Laura, and Marian cobble together.
Quote #2
Mrs. Fairlie had dark eyes and hair; and her elder daughter, Miss Halcombe, strongly reminds me of her. (1.2.1.6)
It's interesting that Laura resembles her father, since so much is made about her connection to her mom, thanks to Anne Catherick carrying on about them all the time. Having Marian look like her mom sets up a nice link for Marian, who tends to get overshadowed at times by the Fairlie family drama.
Quote #3
Mr. Philip Fairlie had lived on excellent terms with his sister Eleanor, as long as she remained a single woman. But when her marriage took place [...] and when that marriage united her with an Italian gentleman, named Fosco [...] Mr. Fairlie disapproved of her conduct so strongly that he ceased to hold any communication with her, and even went the length of striking her out of his will. (1.2.3.16)
Oh, those crazy Fairlies. The Fairlie family history really requires a big bowl of popcorn.