|
Posted in Unspecified
Ch 6
The next day Pecksniff announces that he and the girls are taking a
business/pleasure trip to London, Martin is to make himself busy
with some basic creative ideas. It is not long before Martin
confides with Tom his strong disagreements with his grandfather which
is partly because he has been in love with Mary (whom Tom has also
been attracted to)
ch 7
The next afternoon the two friends have an unexpected visitor at the
window, he introduces himself as Tigg - companion to Slyme, he
requests an interview with Tom about a letter which is supposed to
have been left for him by Pecksniff. There is no such letter of
course, it seems that Tigg & Slyme are in financial trouble and not
able to pair their hotel bill. Tigg tries to persuade Tom to pay
the bill, Mark Tapley who has accompanied Tigg confirms the
situation. After embarrassing discussions Martin & Tom agree that
somehow they will see that Mrs Lupin is not out of pocket for the
bill. They all return to the Golden Dragon to find Smythe feeling
sorry for himself and courting a severe hangover. Mark confirms that
he is moving on from the Golden Dragon, and even though he and Mrs
Lupin have a long amicable discussion they mutually agree it is best
for him to go.
Chapter 8
Pecksniff and his two daughters, Mercy & Charity board a coach for a
rather long and rare trip to the city of London, Seth likes to make
sure he takes a full flask of his favourite beverage - brandy for
the journey. At one of its many stops the carriage picks up two loud
passengers who turn out to be the elderly Anthony Chuzzlewit and
his son Jonas. Jonas is one who likes to flirt with the girls, he
converses with Charity but it is really Mercy who he has his eye on.
The next day the parties separate and even though it is early in the
morning Pecksniff tries to stir the occupants of a boarding house
called M. Todgers. With some difficulty Pecksniff persuades Mrs.
Todger to accommodate them even though they normally only take male
boarders.
Chapter 9
Chapter 9 introduces the area around Todgers, it is a busy area,
though very difficult to find unless you know your way around. Mrs
Todgers the landlady is very comfortable with the Pecksniff girls
especially extrovert Mercy. The Pecksniff family invite Mrs
Todgers to go with them to pay a visit to Ruth Pinch and deliver a
letter from her brother Tom. They arrive at a very wealthy mansion
and are ushered into a room where she is tutoring a young girl. To
the surprise of the Pecksniff girls Ruth is an admirable and
pleasant woman. On their way out Mr. Pecksniff wishes to be
observed by the owner of the home so he wanders on the grass gazing
and gesturing to indicate his architectural expertise. The owner
however is not impressed and orders them off the premises. They
return with Mrs Todgers to safety of her boarding house and are
happy to find out that there is to be a special Sunday evening
dinner where all are invited. We get to know more about a special
young rascal boy called Bailey who is Mrs Todgers helper. The
dinner gets underway and is a great hit, the food and especially
the wine is a huge success. We notice considerable tension
between `the youngest gentleman' and the oldest gentleman `Jinkins',
there is considerable tension especially on the part of the youngest
gentleman who seems especially jealous of Jinkins. The evening
ends somewhat chaotically with Mr. Pecksniff having to be carried to
bed.
Chapter 10
It is now revealed that the major reason for Mr. Pecksniff's visit
to London is because of a request of the old Martin Chuzzlewit. A
meeting takes place between them and Mr. Chuzzlewit asks to see
Mercy & Charity. Mr. Chuzzlewit is very unhappy with the
apprenticeship of his grandson with Pecksniff and asks that it be
terminated, Chuzzlewit explains that he is unhappy that there is an
engagement between Martin and Mary, this of course outrages the
girls. Mr Chuzzlewit leaves satisfied that the matter has been
taken care of. Shortly after he leaves the Pecksniffs hear strong
words between Mrs Todgers and The Young Gentleman who is threatening
to move out because he feels offended with Jinkins. Mrs Todgers
confides with Pecksniff that she cannot afford to lose the 18
shillings she takes as rent and board, Mr Pecksniff piously
reprimands Mrs. Todgers for `worshiping the golden calf of money' and
with that, he leaves to go out for a walk.
3:57 PM - 16/2/2007 -
Mr Pecksniff
There is something rather odd about Mr Pecksniff. I suspect he has not been entirely honest with us. Stay alert.
Mufasa - 5:00 PM - 16/2/2007
|