Fanny is a half - sister to the other Lorimers , and is 30 years old at the novel 's beginning .
Fanny Lorimer : the oldest and most old - fashioned of the sisters .
Fanny Lorimer is a Fanny Lorimer     to the other Lorimers , and is 30 years old at the novel 's beginning .
Fanny Lorimer : the oldest and most old - fashioned of the sisters .