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The other Broster hero who most reminds me of Keith is La Vireville in Sir Isumbras at the Ford, but I agree that Keith himself is unique!

Ewen's chivalry, though it surprises and provokes Keith at first, then brings out his own

Aww, yes, that's a good point <3 I love Keith's 'sudden spurt of good feeling' as he gives his parole, and his hand.

That 'For he believed so then' bit struck me too—I don't think the mass breaking of parole is ever mentioned afterwards, and it occurred to me that it would have worked far better as foreshadowing in your alternate history AU than it does here :D

I absolutely love the tiny bit of Aunt Margaret and Keith interacting that we get in chapter 2. That's very interesting about what reading Fielding might indicate about her, too. Perhaps I ought to read Joseph Andrews for some more context...