The Mansion, 434 (Event)

Submitted by ben.robbins@fu-... on Sat, 2018-06-16 12:34
Text: 
The Mansion
Location: 
Judge Stevens'|Gavin Stevens' Office in The Mansion (Location)
Page Number: 
434
Order within Page: 
4
First 8-10 words of event: 
and as he stood at his desk with the telephone
Page Event Ends: 
434
Era: 
Midcentury (1941-)
Characters Present: 
Gavin Stevens
Characters Mentioned: 
Mink Snopes
Unnamed Harvard Classmate
Unnamed Pawnbrokers
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Wednesday, October 2, 1946
Summary: 

Gavin gets the call from his ex-classmate from Harvard about Mink's activities in Memphis. The proprietor of the pawnshop who sold Mink the gun was convinced it would not work. Gavin replies without mirth, "'Tell the proprietor from me he doesn't know his own strength. The pistol was here last night. It functioned'" (434).

Chronological Order: 
767.20
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Telephone, Flowers, Gun, Sarcasm
Themes and Motifs:
Death›Response to
Aesthetics:
Narrative›Anticipation

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