A ranar 21 ga Disamba, 1801, lokacin da Fanny ke da shekara bakwai, Godwin ya auri Mary Jane Clairmont, maƙwabta da 'ya'ya biyu: Claire mai shekaru uku da Charles mai shekaru shida. Ba a taɓa yin aure ba kuma yana neman, kamar Godwin, don samun kwanciyar hankali na kudi. Ko da yake Clairmont ya yi karatu sosai kuma ya yi tafiya sosai, yawancin abokan Godwin sun raina ta, suna ganin ta da rashin gaskiya. Sun yi mamakin cewa Godwin zai iya maye gurbin Mary Wollstonecraft da ita. Fanny da 'yar uwarta Maryamu sun yarda da mahaifiyarsu kuma sun koka cewa ta fi son' ya'yanta su ilimantar da su.
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