The Hamlet, 387 (Event)

Submitted by johnmcorrigan@g... on Thu, 2016-12-08 02:45
Text: 
The Hamlet
Location: 
Varner's Store in The Hamlet (Location)
Page Number: 
387
Order within Page: 
3
First 8-10 words of event: 
He had not had his clothes off in more than
Page Event Ends: 
389
Era: 
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Characters Present: 
Freeman
V. K. Ratliff
Lump Snopes
Unnamed Men of Frenchman's Bend
Characters Mentioned: 
Henry Armstid
Lon Quick
Lon Quick's Son
Flem Snopes
Eula Varner
Maggie Varner
Will Varner
Winterbottom
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Thursday, August 3, 1899 to Thursday, August 31, 1899
Notes: 

Checked 1/3/2017 JB

Summary: 

Ratliff greets the men on the porch who ask about his haggard appearance. Ratliff begins a discussion with Eustace Grimm, but Lump repeatedly interjects and directs Eustace to go to Winterbottom's for dinner. Ratliff then speaks to Lump who reveals to Ratliff's surprise that Flem Snopes is in Frenchman's Bend.

Chronological Order: 
448.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Themes: Sleeplessness, Flem's Schemes
Actions:
Economic›Scheming
Cultural Issues:
Class›Snopesism

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