Fair of face

The text Fair of face has been written by Cyril Hare. Fair of face is
an intriguing short story about the theft of a pair of Degas statuettes.
As any of his works, he presents different types of characters and
how important is the role of each other in the text. The intrigue of
the text is the moment when Aubrey meets Deborah and is
astonished by her beauty, but mostly he fnds resemblance between
her and the portrait Warbeck Titian.
The development of the action continues with the exhibition where
the entire visitor had the chance to admire the portrait hanging on
the wall and the image of Deborah standing next to it. The climax of
the action is the moment when she leaves suddenly the gallery
crying. She realised actually that she has been framed, by seeing
the thief stealing the statuettes and understands that she was
nothing morethan a beautiful cover girl. The outcome of the action
gives the reader the chance to discover that the real thief
is Rosamund.
One of the main themes of the text is appearance and intelligence
that is shown in Deborahs character. The naivety (Deborah) and
the selfishness (Rosamaund and Audrey) of people. Love between
Rosamaund and Audrey that can make people to do crazy things.
The idea provided in the text is that people often take advantage of
girls beauty or in general of vulnerable human beings. People who
are doing thatare not concerned about the feelings of the others,
their only goal is to receive what they want. Another idea in the text
is the fact that a girl can not be beautiful and intelligent at the same
time. Its either one thing or another, but I do think that its a
stereotype that has evolved into a creed for some people.
The message of the text is that we should be more careful who we
trust, because people are trying often to use us in their own
purposes. We must learn to distinguish people with a good heart
among those who have no soul, to be attentibe and not let ourselves
fooled. In a world where a sincere person is like a pearl, we need
to try and find that one and unique person in order to be safe and
happy.
The main characters of the text are Deborah and Aubrey.
Deborah is John Franklin sister who was a real beauty. The author describes
her as the beauty sheer of her face took your breath away and of
course as any beautiful woman she was aware of her remarkable
looks. Besides being beautiful, she is also a naive creature that has
easily fallen into Aubreys trap. Her naivety is also seen when she
deides to give the statues without much fuss trying to protect
Aubrey. We are alsoobserving that she does not possess a high
intelligence because during thieft, instead of admiring the painting,
she was staring at herself.

Aubrey is taking charge of local museum that apparently seemed to

be a very polite gentleman. Unfortunately at the end of the text, we
discover his real nature and we see that he profited of her and we
see that he profited of her beauty and naivety.
The title of the text Fair of face shows the diversity of appearances
and characters that exists in our world. A fair is always something
funny and interesting, but we never know how it may end up for us,
so is with people that we encounter. Even if at the first sight they
might seem perfectly normal, deep down might be hiding a
completely different person.
The style of the text is mixed with a fgurative language. A simile
Deborah as a local phenomenon, a metaphor the serene beauty
of her face.
In my opinion, i think that as any detective story, it shows us the
nature of human beings and provides a soulful message for the
readers.