The Reivers , 286 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Tue, 2016-01-26 13:23
Text: 
The Reivers
Location: 
Parsham: Colonel Linscomb's Plantation in The Reivers (Location)
Page Number: 
286
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
They - Grandfather and Colonel Linscomb and Mr van Tosch -
Page Event Ends: 
288
Era: 
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Characters Present: 
Colonel Linscomb
Ned William McCaslin
Grandfather Lucius Priest
Lucius Priest
Mr. van Tosch
Characters Mentioned: 
Bobo Beauchamp
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Wednesday, May 17, 1905
Summary: 

Van Tosch agrees with Ned's suggestion to rehire Bobo, then challenges Grandfather Priest to yet one more race between Coppermine/Lightning and Acheron. The two gentlemen enter into a negotiation about how much money is at stake, though the larger terms of the bet - Ned's racing secret vs ownership of Coppermine - are extremely confusing.

Chronological Order: 
232.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Restoration, Reform, Country_vs_City, Horse_Racing, Betting, Money, Secret
Actions:
Moral›Reform | Moral›Scheming | Verbal›Negotiation
Cultural Issues:
Alcohol›Whiskey | Economy›Gambling | Entertainment›Horse race | Race›Solidarity
Relationships:
Familial›Kinship
Aesthetics:
Diction›Racist term

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