So far, so good, for the imposter. Everyone believes him . . . except Simon. Simon pretends to accept him but then tries to catch him out. Horses, stable--Brat sees all the things he loves.
Interesting points: 1) We're rooting for the imposter. 2) Simon "knows" he's an imposter. How? Did he see his brother drown and not tell anyone? 3) Brat pulls off the impossible, coolly remembering this lessons about the house and people at all times. Okay, willing suspension of disbelief. 4) Brat as half-brother, maybe. Simon and Patrick's father got a servant girl pregnant, maybe, and then she dumped him at an orphanage. The insistence on the "Ashby" resemblance is so often repeated that it would be strange if this "foundling" doesn't have Ashby blood. Very enjoyable.
Interesting points: 1) We're rooting for the imposter. 2) Simon "knows" he's an imposter. How? Did he see his brother drown and not tell anyone? 3) Brat pulls off the impossible, coolly remembering this lessons about the house and people at all times. Okay, willing suspension of disbelief. 4) Brat as half-brother, maybe. Simon and Patrick's father got a servant girl pregnant, maybe, and then she dumped him at an orphanage. The insistence on the "Ashby" resemblance is so often repeated that it would be strange if this "foundling" doesn't have Ashby blood. Very enjoyable.
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