# Mrs. Price — The Perfume of Eros character guide > Mrs. Price in The Perfume of Eros by Edgar Saltus. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Fanny, the worldly Fanny **First appearance:** 0005-v-marie-changes-her-name ## Snapshot A worldly woman whose presence in Fanny's orbit hints at the older generation's complicity in the game of love and money. ## Who they are Mrs. Price moves through the same social currents as Fanny and Sylvia, a figure of experience rather than debut. Her worldliness shadows Fanny's, suggesting the compromises and calculations that await the young. She matters as a quiet reminder that the perfume of Eros lingers on more than the young. ## Relationships ### [Arthur Annandale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/characters/arthur_annandale) _psychological_ Arthur is deeply entangled with Mrs. Price, likely as a manipulative or obsessive figure in his life, with a high frequency of intense interactions. ### [Royal Loftus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/characters/royal_loftus) _psychological_ Mrs. Price and Royal Loftus share a complex, possibly manipulative dynamic, with Mrs. Price exerting influence over Royal. ### [Sylvia Waldron](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/characters/sylvia_waldron) _psychological_ Mrs. Price has a manipulative or controlling relationship with Sylvia, using her as a pawn in larger schemes. ### [Melanchthon Orr](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/characters/melanchthon_orr) _psychological_ Melanchthon and Mrs. Price have a manipulative alliance, each trying to use the other for their own ends. ### [Lady Cloden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/characters/lady_cloden) _social_ Lady Cloden and Mrs. Price are social acquaintances, possibly rivals in society but maintaining polite interactions. ### [Arthur Annandale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/characters/arthur_annandale) _psychological_ Arthur is deeply entangled with Mrs. Price, likely as a manipulative or obsessive figure in his life, with a high frequency of intense interactions. ### [Royal Loftus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/characters/royal_loftus) _psychological_ Mrs. Price and Royal Loftus share a complex, possibly manipulative dynamic, with Mrs. Price exerting influence over Royal. ### [Arthur Annandale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/characters/arthur_annandale) _psychological_ Arthur is deeply entangled with Mrs. Price, likely as a manipulative or obsessive figure in his life, with a high frequency of intense interactions. ### [Royal Loftus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/characters/royal_loftus) _psychological_ Mrs. Price and Royal Loftus share a complex, possibly manipulative dynamic, with Mrs. Price exerting influence over Royal. ### [Sylvia Waldron](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/characters/sylvia_waldron) _psychological_ Mrs. Price has a manipulative or controlling relationship with Sylvia, using her as a pawn in larger schemes. ### [Sylvia Waldron](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/characters/sylvia_waldron) _psychological_ Mrs. Price has a manipulative or controlling relationship with Sylvia, using her as a pawn in larger schemes. ### [Melanchthon Orr](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/characters/melanchthon_orr) _psychological_ Melanchthon and Mrs. Price have a manipulative alliance, each trying to use the other for their own ends. ## In the story ### [The Facts in the Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/the-facts-in-the-case) Annandale's love interest, later his wife. ### [II: The Pocket Venus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/ii-the-pocket-venus) Shows off her hat, jokes about her debts and Loftus, flirts with Loftus at Sherry's. ### [The Ex-First Lady](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/iii-the-ex-first-lady) Mentioned as being 'ideal' but 'exacting, ambitious even' with a 'mania for matrimony' in Loftus's thoughts. ### [Sweet-and-Twenty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/vii-sweet-and-twenty) Meets Annandale at the Casino, encourages him to stay, and discusses Sylvia's engagement. ### [Two in a Turret](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/viii-two-in-a-turret) Declines Annandale's proposal, hints at caring for Loftus, and watches a hope fade. ### [Two in a Turret](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/viii-two-in-a-turret) Scolds Fanny for not securing Loftus, obsessed with a brilliant match. ### [IX: Fanny Changes Her Clothes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/ix-fanny-changes-her-clothes) Fanny accepts Annandale's proposal after he rescues her clothes from the fire, though she is haunted by thoughts of Loftus. ### [IX: Fanny Changes Her Clothes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/ix-fanny-changes-her-clothes) Mrs. Price is furious at Fanny's engagement to Annandale, lamenting that Fanny could have made a brilliant match but settled for a pauper. ### [X: A Victim](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/x-a-victim) Writes to Sylvia announcing her engagement to Annandale, causing Sylvia's final heartbreak. ### [The General Sessions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/the-general-sessions) A witness whose testimony about the events leading up to the murder is crucial to the prosecution's case. ### [II: The Mote in the Eye](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/ii-the-mote-in-the-eye) Now married to Annandale, she lives a life of luxury but is unhappy because she still loves Loftus. She becomes elusive with her husband and hints to Mrs. Price that she may still end up with Loftus. ### [II: The Mote in the Eye](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/ii-the-mote-in-the-eye) Fanny's mother, she warns Fanny about her public appearances with Loftus, but Fanny's response is cryptic. ### [The Return of the Yellow Fay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/iv-the-return-of-the-yellow-fay) Hosts the dinner party, questions Loftus about Marie, and tells him she will speak to Annandale about their marriage, indicating she wants to leave him. ### [V: Exit Fanny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/v-exit-fanny) Accuses Annandale of murder and vows to testify against him in court. ### [Held Without Bail](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/vii-held-without-bail) Ill and in hiding, she dies of typhoid in July, causing Sylvia to feel guilt. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/characters/mrs_price - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/characters