Do we add a spoiler tag for a 150 year old book?
Anyway, I was reading the book for a project and the Laurence's family situation drew my attention.
We know of four generations of the family: Grand Laurence and probably a wife. Dad Laurence and a Italian musician. Laurie who marries Amy. And Elizabeth.
We learn pretty early that Laurie lost his parents young (we don't know how young) and Grand Laurence took him in. By the beginning of the book he is visiting America after years of studying abroad, we don't know if he stayed with Grand Laurence for a bit after he became an orphan and then was shipped out to begin his studies, or if he was shipped directly to boarding school after the death of his parents, or if he stayed in Italy.
Most people seen to assume he was directly send to a boarding school. Outside of a vague past with little details, everything checks out. We learn later though that Grand Laurence lost a Granddaughter, a shy Girl who loved music and played the piano. We don't know much about who this Girl was or even who her parents are.
She could be the daughter of another child Grand Laurence had, but if so where are her parents? did all of Grand Laurence's Children die and their spouses too? was there a curse involved? maybe medicine was that atrocious back then.
The way I see it there is a good chance that Grand Laurence granddaughter is actually Laurie sister, maybe Dad Laurence died first and then Laurie's Mom Died in Childbirth. Eventually Laurie was sent to boarding school and his sister stayed with Grand Laurence.
What do you Guys think any other theories about who this Girl was and who her parents could be?
by C00lH4T