We feel that Tony is more of a deceiver when he asks unity to hide in the wagon. Tony persuades her to hide in the back by saying things like “ to avoid all this unpleasantness “ he uses this emotional black mail to get her to do what he wants. He try’s to get around her by complementing her. He also address’s her by calling her “ my coming wife “ to reassure her that he still intends to marry her.
Then he meets Milly his fiancée. He asks Unity to hide from Milly by tempting her with the offer of marriage as he picks up Milly we see that she is egger to talk about their future. Milly Richards is the girl that Tony is to be married to but as the story goes on an we understand that Tony needs more than one love and his love for one women is all a lie. The title of the story tells you a lot about Tony “ Tony Kytes the arch deceiver “ the title gives you a suspicious thought and makes you think that he can not be trusted, then he makes you feel even stronger about the opinion that he cannot be trusted by falling easily for unity when she flirts with. Unity flirts with Tony by using body actions “ smiled, hopped and tender chide “ unity talks about there past and how and about how they had such a great time together “ think how long we’ve known each other Tony since we were children “ also unity is looking for complements “ can you say I am not beautiful Tony “
Tony has asked Milly to hide because he has seen Hannah. When Hannah sees him coming “ she tossed her head a little disdainful and smiled off-hand “Hannah is not easy to manipulate as the other two, she is much more off hand. Hannah is more confident in her self and knows how to manipulate Tony. Hannah is properly the most beautiful of the three girls “ young and beautiful “ Tony once nearly got married to Tony. Hannah is different from the other girls. While Tony manipulates unity and Milly Hannah manipulates Tony. Hannah is a smart women and knows what she is doing “ tosses her head disdainfully and smiled off hand “ when Hannah and Tony talk we find out that Tony is not as strong a character as we were led to believe. Tony easily changes his mind about the women he is going to marry, Hannah and Tony have more physical contact then the other girls, and this over whelms Tony.
When Tony goes to talk to his dad we then know that Tony is weak. He asks his dad to choose the women that he should marry his dad tell him to marry and stick with Milly. Tony is disappointed with this and decides to ignore his fathers advise this makes us feel that he is immature. “ Which would you choose father… if you were in my position “ he realizes that is he was stronger and able he would not be in the situation that he is in.
When Tony need to make the decision of which to marry he chooses Hannah but Hannah refuses him “I have spirit, and refuse him” her father converts her. When Tony is turned away by Hannah he turns to unity and asks her to be his wife, “ take her leavings. Not! “ Unity also turns him away. Now Tony turns to Milly and asks he to be his wife. Milly accepts his offer although she was third choice mill does not care that she is third choice and is again mainipulated by Tony
All the girls refuse him but even though he is left out in the cold because he is weak and indecisive he still retains the upper hand. This is because at these times it was very important for a women to marry for the solid status and financial security
