Qui est Mrs Croft (Madame Croft) ?
La sœur de Wentworth, qui a navigué avec son mari
Sophia Croft
Mrs Croft est l'épouse de l'amiral Croft et la sœur du capitaine Frederick Wentworth. Femme énergique au teint hâlé, elle a accompagné son mari lors de nombreuses traversées.
Pour Anne, découvrir qu'elle est « sa sœur à lui » est un véritable choc. Face à son frère, qui refuse d'embarquer des femmes sur son navire, elle réplique que les femmes aussi sont des « créatures raisonnables ». C'est elle encore qui, remarquant la fatigue d'Anne après une promenade, l'invite aimablement à monter dans sa voiture.
Chose rare pour l'époque, elle parcourt les mers d'égal à égal avec son mari, et le roman fait de leur couple un modèle de mariage heureux.
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Épisodes où il apparaît4
NOUVEAUÉpisode 2
My Ex's Sister Is Moving Into My HousePersuasion (Jane Austen)
While her family turns choosing a tenant into a comedy, settling on a navy admiral, 27-year-old Anne Elliot ends up saying a name before anyone else can. It belongs to the man she gave up more than seven years ago. Out on the woodland path, she remembers the summer she was nineteen, and quietly accepts that his sister is about to live in her home.
19 pages
NOUVEAUÉpisode 3
Every Night, They Praise the Man I LeftPersuasion (Jane Austen)
Her family leaves her behind because "no one will miss Anne if she stays." So Anne goes to her sister's house three miles away, where everyone soon treats her as the one person who'll listen to their complaints. But in that house, the name of the man she gave up eight years ago starts coming up every night, and always as praise.
19 pages
NOUVEAUÉpisode 4
Her Ex's Verdict: "I Wouldn't Know Her"Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Her nephew's injury gives Anne an excuse to stay home and avoid one evening. The next morning, she suddenly comes face to face with the man she refused to marry eight years ago. All they share is a bow and a few minutes in the same room. Then her sister mentions, almost in passing, that he said Anne was "so changed he wouldn't have known her," and the words cut deep.
19 pages
NOUVEAUÉpisode 5
I Overheard My Ex Through the HedgePersuasion (Jane Austen)
Anne finds herself alone in the nursery with the man she was persuaded to reject eight years ago. Days later, on a long autumn walk, she overhears his voice from behind a hedgerow, condemning people who change their hearts because others tell them to.
19 pages