The Cone-Gatherers Quotations Flashcards
The scene in which we first see Duror watching Calum.
‘in an icy sweat of hatred’, with his gun pointed at ‘the feebleminded hunchback’ (Chapter 1)
What did Duror’s mother-in-law once tell him?
‘that not Peggy’s sins were being punished, but his.’ (Chapter 2)
What does Duror ask in a state of confusion? What key scene is this in?
‘What’s happened to Peggy?’, at the deer drive. (Chapter 6)
What does Roderick exclaim at his mother, the first time he questions her judgement?
‘But that’s not fair, mother.’ (Chapter 6)
How does Duror want to get rid of Calum?
With ‘a destruction, an agony, a crucifixion.’ (Chapter 6)
What does Roderick have to remind his mother about humans and dogs?
‘Human beings are more important than dogs.’ (Chapter 8)
How does Lady Runcie-Campbell’s opinion on the cone-gatherers compare to that of Duror?
‘Lady Runcie-Campbell’s displeasure with the cone-gatherers was as rose thorns to the tiger’s claws of his aversion.’ (Chapter 8)
What does Roderick bring the cone-gatherers? What is it to save them from?
‘his cake of friendship’, ‘the spite of Duror’ (Chapter 10)
What did Lady Runcie-Campbell tell her son about the cone-gatherers when arguing with him about class?
‘Obviously, in any way you like to look at them, they are our inferiors’ (Chapter 13)
What does Lady Runcie-Campbell see of Duror when clasping her daughter’s doll?
‘He was from some gruesome other world where a child’s toy became an obscene symbol,’ (Chapter 14)
Why did Roderick climb the tree?
‘he was meaning to collect the cones, like those men from Ardmore.’ (Chapter 15)
Duror wasn’t walking to where the cone-gatherers were - what was he doing?
‘stalking’ (Chapter 16)
What question does Lady Runcie-Campbell ask herself?
‘As a mother, as a landowner, as a Christian even, surely she was justified?’ (Chapter 16)
What did Duror walk with after shooting Calum?
‘with so infinite a desolation in his every step’ (Chapter 16)
What proves Calum’s innocence, even in death?
‘Though he smiled, he was dead.’ (Chapter 16)
What did Duror think when he awoke from his dream at the start of the deer drive?
‘Was Peggy dead? Suddenly it was as if the burden of misery was lifted from him. He began to laugh.’ (Chapter 6)
What did Duror appear to be in front of his inferiors?
‘These vague yet eager mumbles contrasted with his usual cool instructions’ (Chapter 6)
How did Duror cut the deer’s throat?
‘cut its throat savagely’ (Chapter 6)
Why did Duror attack Calum at the deer drive?
‘Duror seemed possessed by a fury to rise up and attack the hunchback.’ (Chapter 6)
What does Lady Runcie-Campbell have to live by?
‘She’s a good woman really; but she’s got a code to live by’ (Chapter 12)
What were the woods like to Roderick?
‘A knot in the tree glowered like a green face.’ (Chapter 10)
