Character names
Can we just talk about the character names?
Some of my favorites:
The law firm of Hulker, Bullock and Bullock
Mrs. Rougemont, the actress
Sir Huddleston Fuddleston
Sir Giles Wapshot and the Misses Wapshot
Most of them are not very subtle, which I appreciate. Even “Miss Sharp” is a very telling name.
Dwight
The ones I liked were the ones that are named after something or hint at something else:
Rawdon–raw done?
Bute–buteo is a hawk, which describes the reverand’s wife
Mrs. Firkin–a small wooden vessel
Dobbin–a plodding farm horse
Dwight
I think I just ran into my favorite name yet–the brewer’s daughter, Miss Grains.
Dwight
Second favorite–the Rev. Felix Rabbits, who happened to have 14 daughters.