In 's
"," there are several instances that point to Brown's plan to meet with the old
gentleman who is actually the devil. (And Brown knows who he is
meeting.)
The first bit ofcomes not from Faithas he
insinutatesbut from Brown's words to her. As she begs him not to got out
for the evening, and he gently chides her, asking if she does not trust
him. She has said nothing to convey any mistrust of her new husband:
he presents the topic.
My journey, as
thou callest it, forth and back again, must needs be done 'twixt now and sunrise. What, my
sweet, pretty wife, dost thou doubt me already, and we but three months married?
There is also foreshadowing in Faith's wish for him, as she sends
Brown off on his "errand:"
And may you find all
well when you come back.
Later we know that this will
not be the case. There is also a sense of foreshadowing as Brown takes leave of his wife,
offering words that sound almost like a spell against evil, or a child's...
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