This was such a cool little story I'm surprised there isnt already one of these, but anyway, post your favourite quotes from Fingersmith.
(Said by a Doctor from the insane asylum)
"There you have it (Graves?). The overexposure of women to literature breeds un-natural fancies"
"I was never much in"
I was just as confused as Sue when they said "are you out"
i love it in the movie after sue kisses maude, and then she says
"did u feel it"
and its like, yea everybody watching felt it...
hey, yoda needs to give some better advice, or yoda needs to shut the *beep* up
Oh it's better explained in the book, but they are basically making fun of Sue being a 'lady', as they believe her to be Mrs Rivers. The teasing is prompted by one of the other inmates (who unlike Sue more than likely did come from an upper class background) and she is mentioning the seasons, not spring or summer but more the seasons of upper class rituals I guess. So when they are asking if she is out, they are referring to her as a débutante; a young woman who has been presented as it were to society. Being out means that they have matured and grown up - it's high society's way of saying the young woman has come of age and is eligible for suitors. They used to have great coming out balls, it was a huge to do. So they are teasing Sue for what they believe to be her background, her airs and graces.
Also in my opinion they are teasing her youth since Sue is young (especially in the novel when she's only 17) and 'mad' already, possibly even before she's had her coming out!
And Sue responds that she was 'never much in' because she obviously has no clue what they are referring to, when she grew up surrounded by poverty.
okay, mine has nothing to do with Maud's and Sue's relationship.
"You think life is hard with money? You should try it without!"
That's a really clever line