Francis de Saram is one of Mervyn and Doris’s friends in the 1920s and 1930s. Francis is the first to drink himself to death in 1935, drowning himself in 12 inches of water. His death, which seems a waste of a good life, reveals to Mervyn and Doris’s circle of friends their own nihilism and brings an end to their constant revelry.
Francis de Saram Quotes in Running in the Family
The Running in the Family quotes below are all either spoken by Francis de Saram or refer to Francis de Saram. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Flaming Youth
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The waste of youth. Burned purposeless. They forgave that and understood that before everything else. After Francis died there was really nowhere to go.
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Francis de Saram Quotes in Running in the Family
The Running in the Family quotes below are all either spoken by Francis de Saram or refer to Francis de Saram. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Flaming Youth
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The waste of youth. Burned purposeless. They forgave that and understood that before everything else. After Francis died there was really nowhere to go.
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