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Viv is a wealthy older man Maudie used to see quite frequently. He used to shower her in money and gifts, but he soon lost interest. Unfortunately for Maudie, though, she developed strong romantic feelings for him. She talks about him quite often, trying to warn Anna about the fact that rich older men usually lose interest in their young lovers and abandon them.
Viv Quotes in Voyage in the Dark
The Voyage in the Dark quotes below are all either spoken by Viv or refer to Viv. 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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Part One: Chapter 4 Quotes
‘Only, don’t get soppy about him,’ she said. ‘That’s fatal. The thing with men is to get everything you can out of them and not care a damn. You ask any girl in London—or any girl in the whole world if it comes to that—who really knows, and she’ll tell you the same thing.’ ‘I’ve heard all that a million times,’ I said. ‘I’m sick of hearing it.’ ‘Oh, I needn’t talk,’ Maudie said, ‘the fool I made myself over Viv! Though it was a bit different with me, you understand. We were going to be married!’
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Anna spends the day with Maudie after not seeing her for a little while. Maudie is impressed by her new haircut and her nice boardinghouse, and she realizes that Anna is receiving money from Walter. This development doesn’t surprise Maudie—instead, she offers Anna advice about dating wealthy older men, ultimately warning her about getting too hung up on Walter. When she says that Anna shouldn’t “get soppy about him,” she means that she shouldn’t become too emotionally attached, which would be a “fatal” mistake. Instead of forging a genuine connection with Walter, Maudie implies, Anna should approach the relationship in 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. Re
Part Three: Chapter 3 Quotes
She was sure she could get him to marry her if she could smarten herself up a bit.
She said, ‘Isn’t it awful losing a chance like that because you haven’t got a little money? Because it is a chance. Sometimes you’re sure, aren’t you? But I’m so damned shabby and, you know, when you’re shabby you can’t do anything, you don’t believe in yourself. And he notices clothes—he notices things like that. Fred, his name is. He said to me the other day, “If there’s anything I notice about a girl it’s her legs and her shoes.” Well, my legs are all right, but look at my shoes. He’s always saying things like that and it makes me feel awful. He’s a bit strait-laced but that doesn’t stop them from being particular. Viv was like that, too. Isn’t it rotten when a thing like that falls through just because you haven’t got a little cash? Oh God, I wish it could happen. I want it so to happen.”
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Shortly before finding out that she’s pregnant, Anna runs into Maudie, who tells her that she’s in a new relationship with a wealthy older man. She claims that everything is going well, that he’s a great partner, and that she might even be able to get him to marry her—if, that is, she had a little bit of money to make herself look more stylish. The fact that her new partner cares so much about looks is somewhat concerning, since it suggests that he’s interested in superficial matters instead of focusing on Maudie’s personality. This is a potential sign that 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 vol
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Viv Character Timeline in Voyage in the Dark
The timeline below shows where the character Viv appears in Voyage in the Dark. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part One: Chapter 1
...he asks her. Then she goes on at length about an old lover of hers, Viv, and how he gave her the nice coat she now wears. She was in love...
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Part One: Chapter 4
...she’s hardly in a position to dispense such advice, since she herself went crazy for Viv. She even thought he would marry her. When Anna catches her friend eyeing her narrow...
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