Vincent Character Analysis in Voyage in the Dark

Vincent is Walter’s cousin. He claims to be very fond of Anna, though he tends to disparage and patronize her. When he hears that she’s a chorus girl, for example, he insists on helping her improve her theatrical skills and putting her in touch with influential figures in the theater world—but then he laughs when he discovers that she has only ever been in small shows. When Walter decides to break things off with Anna, he does so through Vincent, who writes to Anna on Walter’s behalf. He acts like he wants the best for Anna, but it’s clear that he just wants to help Walter ensure she won’t make a big deal out of how he treated her. In the end, he’s the one to arrange for Anna to receive money for an abortion.

Vincent Quotes in Voyage in the Dark

The Voyage in the Dark quotes below are all either spoken by Vincent or refer to Vincent. 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:

Homesickness, Memory, and Belonging Theme Icon

Walter is still very fond of you but he doesn’t love you like that any more, and after all you must always have known that the thing could not go on for ever and you must remember too that he is nearly twenty years older than you are. I’m sure that you are a nice girl and that you will think it over calmly and see that there is nothing to be tragic or unhappy or anything like that about.

Related Characters: Vincent (speaker), Anna Morgan

Page Number and Citation: 91

Explanation and Analysis:

Not long after Walter leaves London for a trip to New York, Anna receives this letter from Vincent. In the letter, Vincent informs her that he’s writing on Walter’s behalf, and then he tells her that Walter no longer loves her. The fact that Walter can’t even bring himself to write this letter is a good sign of his selfish and cowardly approach to his relationship with Anna. He clearly doesn’t care very much about her feelings, but he doesn’t want to have to deal with her sadness, so he has Vincent break things off for him. Vincent, for his Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a

‘Well, I don’t need to be here either,’ I said. ‘I can get as much money as I like any time I like.’ I stretched, and watched my swollen shadow on the wall stretching too.

She said, ‘Well, I should say so—a lovely girl like you. And well under twenty, I should say. I’ve got a spare bedroom in my flat. Why don’t you come along and live with me for a bit? I’m looking for somebody to share with me. As a matter of fact I’d almost fixed it up with a pal of mine. She’ll put in twenty-five pounds and do the manicure and we’ll start a little business.’

‘Oh yes?’ I said.

‘Well, just between ourselves, I shan’t mind if I don’t fix it up with her. She’s a bit of a Nosey Parker. Why don’t you think it over? I’ve got a lovely spare room.’

Related Characters: Ethel Matthews (speaker), Anna Morgan (speaker), Walter Jeffries, Vincent

Page Number and Citation: 112

Explanation and Analysis:

In one of her first conversations with Anna, Ethel sizes her up to get a sense of whether or not she has money. Ethel herself says that she has an expensive flat in a nice part of town and that she’s only living in the rundown boardinghouse because her flat is under renovation. Anna, in turn, says that she can get “as much money as [she] likes any time.” She’s most likely referring to the fact that she could, if she wanted, write to Walter and ask for some financial support, since Vincent originally said that Walter would continue to Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus

‘Poor little Anna,’ making his voice very kind. ‘I’m damned sorry you’ve been having a bad time.’ Making his voice very kind, but the look in his eyes was like a high, smooth, unclimbable wall. No communication possible. You have to be three-quarters mad even to attempt it.

‘You’ll be all right. And then you must pull yourself together and try to forget about the whole business and start fresh. Just make up your mind, and you’ll forget all about it.’

Related Characters: Vincent (speaker), Anna Morgan, Walter Jeffries

Page Number and Citation: 177

Explanation and Analysis:

When Anna realizes she doesn’t have enough money to pay for an abortion, she contacts Walter for help. Instead of meeting with her himself, though, he sends Vincent, who takes a very condescending tone with her. The mere fact that he calls her “poor little Anna” is a perfect illustration of his patronizing, haughty attitude. He treats her as if she’s a naïve, helpless child when, in reality, the baby in her womb could easily have belonged to his close cousin, Walter. His cloying display of kindness and sympathy doesn’t go unnoticed by Anna, who realizes it would be impossible Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rer

I went and got the letters. I didn’t look at them, except the one on the top, which was, ‘Will you be in a taxi at the corner of Hay Hill and Dover Street at eleven tonight? Just wait there and I’ll pick you up. Shy Anna, I love you so much. Always, Walter.’

Related Characters: Anna Morgan (speaker), Walter Jeffries, Vincent

Page Number and Citation: 179

Explanation and Analysis:

At the end of Vincent’s meeting with Anna, he asks her to hand over all the letters she kept from her relationship with Walter. At first, it’s not all that clear why Vincent—and, in turn, Walter—wants these letters back. But it soon becomes obvious when Anna glances at the letter on the top of the stack and sees a random line that Walter has written. “Shy Anna,” he wrote, “I love you so much. Always, Walter.” Both Walter and Vincent have tried to act like the relationship between Anna and Walter was never anything more than a casual, passing affair—the Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Elig

Vincent Character Timeline in Voyage in the Dark

The timeline below shows where the character Vincent appears in Voyage in the Dark. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

Anna goes out to dinner with Walter and his cousin, Vincent. Afterwards, she’s surprised to hear from Walter that Vincent is very fond of her. Apparently,... (full context)

...to pack her things, because they’re going to spend the weekend in the countryside with Vincent and his girlfriend. Anna is overjoyed, especially because being in the countryside is a refreshing... (full context)

At dinner, Germaine—who’s French—openly insults Vincent. She turns to Anna and says English men don’t care about women. They don’t know... (full context)

Anna doesn’t say much when Walter tells her he’ll be leaving soon. They eventually rejoin Vincent and Germaine, who ask Anna about her theater career when Walter steps away for a... (full context)

...back to London, and when they reach Walter’s house, she finds herself saying goodnight to Vincent and thanking him, though she doesn’t know why and wishes she hadn’t. (full context)

Anna and Walter talk about Vincent and Germaine once they go inside. Anna thinks Germaine is pretty, but Walter says she’s... (full context)

The letter waiting for Anna is from Vincent, who informs her that he’s writing on behalf of Walter. This is a very difficult... (full context)

Vincent asks Anna to write back to him instead of making direct contact with Walter. It’s... (full context)

...sees him again, she’s sure she will die. They start talking about the letter from Vincent, which Walter confirms he knew about. He avoids making eye contact with her. She asks... (full context)

Anna meets with Vincent. When she contacted Walter, he explained that he was in Paris but that Vincent would... (full context)

Vincent wonders aloud why Anna disappeared without telling Walter how to contact her, noting that he... (full context)

Vincent Character Analysis

Vincent Quotes in Voyage in the Dark

Part One: Chapter 8 Quotes

Part Two: Chapter 1 Quotes

Part Three: Chapter 6 Quotes

Vincent Character Timeline in Voyage in the Dark