# Fyne — Chance character guide

> Fyne in Chance by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Little Fyne, Mr. Fyne, the pedestrian Fyne, solemn little Fyne

**First appearance:** 0006-ii-the-fynes-and-the-girlfriend

## Snapshot

A solemn, pedestrian-loving civil servant whose chance marriage to the poet's daughter draws him into Flora's troubles and Captain Anthony's orbit.

## Who they are

Fyne is a serious little man of the Civil Service who tramps England's footpaths and writes about them, married by pure accident to Miss Anthony. Earnest and grave, he takes Flora's plight more to heart than his wife does, and his loyalty to his brother-in-law complicates his judgment. His quiet decency and his pedestrian's persistence make him the hinge between the Fynes, the Anthonys, and the girl they cannot quite save.

## Relationships

### [Flora de Barral](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/characters/flora_de_barral)

_social_

Flora is a guest and dependent of the Fyne family, with Fyne acting as a distant and somewhat disapproving guardian figure.

### [Captain Anthony](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/characters/captain_anthony)

_social_

Captain Anthony and Fyne are acquaintances with a formal relationship, connected through Flora and the Fyne household.

### [Ted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/characters/ted)

_social_

Fyne and Ted are social acquaintances, with Ted being a minor figure in Fyne's social circle.

### [Charles Powell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/characters/charles_powell)

_social_

Powell and Fyne are social acquaintances, with Powell being a guest in the Fyne home and a friend of the family.

### [Flora de Barral](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/characters/flora_de_barral)

_social_

Flora is a guest and dependent of the Fyne family, with Fyne acting as a distant and somewhat disapproving guardian figure.

### [Flora de Barral](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/characters/flora_de_barral)

_social_

Flora is a guest and dependent of the Fyne family, with Fyne acting as a distant and somewhat disapproving guardian figure.

### [Captain Anthony](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/characters/captain_anthony)

_social_

Captain Anthony and Fyne are acquaintances with a formal relationship, connected through Flora and the Fyne household.

### [Ted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/characters/ted)

_social_

Fyne and Ted are social acquaintances, with Ted being a minor figure in Fyne's social circle.

### [Charles Powell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/characters/charles_powell)

_social_

Powell and Fyne are social acquaintances, with Powell being a guest in the Fyne home and a friend of the family.

### [Captain Anthony](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/characters/captain_anthony)

_social_

Captain Anthony and Fyne are acquaintances with a formal relationship, connected through Flora and the Fyne household.

## In the story

### [Part I: The Damsel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/part-i-the-damsel)

A pedestrian man who, with his wife, befriends and shelters Flora after her governess abandons her.

### [I: Young Powell and His Chance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/i-young-powell-and-his-chance)

Mentioned as a friend of the narrator who was involved in helping Powell get his start, though he is not present in the main scene.

### [II: The Fynes and the Girlfriend](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/ii-the-fynes-and-the-girlfriend)

Endorses his wife's views, appears tired and solemn, and provides information about Flora's orphan status.

### [III: Thrift—and the Child](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/iii-thrift-and-the-child)

Provides Marlow with the narrative of de Barral's financial collapse and its aftermath.

### [IV: The Governess](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/iv-the-governess)

Observes the events from his window, concerned about Flora's situation and the governess's intentions.

### [V: The Tea-Party](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/v-the-tea-party)

Accepts Marlow's invitation to tea on behalf of himself and his wife, appearing preoccupied.

### [VI: Flora](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/vi-flora)

Appears at the end, catching a train, looking flustered and solemn.

### [VII: On the Pavement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/vii-on-the-pavement)

Reluctantly shares the contents of Flora's letter with Marlow and goes on a mission to see Captain Anthony at the hotel.

### [Part II: The Knight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/part-ii-the-knight)

The pedestrian Fyne, who is somewhat bewildered by his wife's involvement in Flora's affairs and observes the unfolding events with a sense of unease.

## Links

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