It was impossible to look at his face without being reminded of a chubby street-door knocker, half-lion half-monkey; and the comparison might be extended to his whole character and conversation. The Circumlocution Office2020-01-14T19:24:13+00:00Categories: Sketches by Boz, The Boarding-House|Tags: Appearance (Person), Character, Intelligence| Read More
He was as empty-headed as the great bell of St. Paul’s; always dressed according to the caricatures published in the monthly fashion; and spelt Character with a K. The Circumlocution Office2020-01-09T21:45:35+00:00Categories: Sketches by Boz, The Boarding-House|Tags: Appearance (Person), Illiteracy, Intelligence| Read More
The intelligence spread rapidly from house to house. The Circumlocution Office2019-08-06T23:16:21+01:00Categories: Sketches by Boz, The Four Sisters|Tags: Gossip, Intelligence, Rumours| Read More
I have a great deal of difficulty in beginning to write my portion of these pages, for I know I am not clever. The Circumlocution Office2019-04-14T08:34:32+01:00Categories: Bleak House|Tags: Intelligence| Read More