The Reivers , 261 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Sat, 2016-01-23 15:27
Text: 
The Reivers
Location: 
Parsham: Race Track in The Reivers (Location)
Page Number: 
261
Order within Page: 
2
First 8-10 words of event: 
coming once or twice almost to blows, with Ned
Page Event Ends: 
263
Era: 
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Characters Present: 
Colonel Linscomb
Ned William McCaslin
Grandfather Lucius Priest
Unnamed People in Crowd at Races
Mr. van Tosch
Narrative Status: 
Told
Date: 
Wednesday, May 17, 1905
Summary: 

Lucius repeats the account he "heard later" about Ned's argument with the men who bet on Acheron, and about the arrival of three gentlemen at the track (263). One of them will turn out to be Lucius' grandfather, and he "takes charge of the matter" (262).

Chronological Order: 
209.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Contention, Rules, Class, Banking, Gambling
Environment:
Time of Day›Afternoon
Actions:
Bodily›Laughing | Verbal›Arguing | Verbal›Explaining
Cultural Issues:
Class›Elite | Economy›Banking | Economy›Gambling | Entertainment›Horse race
Themes and Motifs:
Animals›Horses
Aesthetics:
Allusion, Geographical›Mississippi

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