Utterson Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
Q
“A rugged countenance that was never
lighted by a smile”
A
He is reserved and seemingly
unaffected by emotion.
2
Q
“professional honour and faith to his
dead friend were stringent obligations;
and the packet slept in the inmost
corner of his private safe”
A
Friendship is valued over curiosity.
This makes Utterson an even more
reliable narrator.
3
Q
“It offended him both as a lawyer and as a lover of the sane and customary sides of life, to whom the fanciful was the immodest.”
A
Shows the conflict of professional and social lives, as well as the ultra-conservative views.
