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  • All the scenes where Cassandra and Thomas bring food to their imprisoned father.
  • The 'bear' incident was absolutely hilarious.
  • When Topaz discovers James Mortmain locked in Belmotte Tower. Cassandra then mentions that Topaz is not actually hysterical since she suddenly remembers to lower her voice dramatically.
  • Apparently there is literary value to starting a book with "The cat sat on the mat" nineteen times.
  • Cassandra explaining the cake-knife incident.
    Cassandra: Father explained in court that killing a woman with our silver cake-knife would be a long weary business entailing sawing her to death; and he was completely exonerated of any intention of slaying Mother.
  • Later Cassandra describes how unsociable he has become:
    Cassandra: Oh, poor Father, he really is very pathetic. But he might at least do a little work in the garden.
  • In the first chapter, when Rose dramatically suggests selling herself to earn some money, Topaz suggests it would be better to respectably marry a wealthy man.
    Cassandra: This idea has of course occurred to Rose but she has always hoped that the man would be handsome, romantic and lovable into the bargain. I suppose it was her sheer despair of ever meeting any marriageable men at all, even hideous poverty-stricken ones, that made her suddenly burst into tears.
  • The Mortmain's landlord used to send them a ham at Christmas.
    Cassandra: He died last November and we have sadly missed the ham.
  • An exchange between Thomas and Rose.
    Rose: I feel grim. I haven't an clothes, I haven't any prospects. I live in a mouldering ruin and I've nothing to look forward to but old age.
    Thomas: Well, that's been the outlook for years. Why has it suddenly got you down?

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