Utterson Flashcards
1
Q
Pleasant company / well liked
A
‘Where Utterson was liked, he was liked well. Hosts loved to detain the dry lawyer… they liked to sit a while in his unobtrusive company.’
‘You could see by his looks that he cherished for Mr. Utterson a sincere and warm affection.’
‘I believe you fully; I would trust you before any man alive, ay, before myself.’
2
Q
Caring / altruistic
A
‘Yet somehow loveable’
‘It was frequently his fortune to be the last reputable acquaintance and the last good influence in the lives of down-going men’
‘He had an approved tolerance for others’
3
Q
Boring / serious
A
‘Never lighted by a smile; […] backward in sentiment’
‘Lean, long, dusty, dreary’
‘Cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse’
