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Bionic Jean
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The first mention of "The Good Companions" as a name for the concert party/pierrots/theatre troupe. Suggested by Miss Trant, after Inigo Jolliphant's thank you speech - not many good companions now, everyone out for themselves (1929).
— Apr 10, 2025 05:09AM
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Bionic Jean
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Book 2 ch. 5 - "Inigo Jumps Out of a Train and Finds Himself in Love" - train to Middleford (via Hicklefield) Susie misses it ... they meet Lady Partlit (evidently sweet on Jerry Jerningham) - "England is pre-eminently the country in which it is difficult for two to agree: if one turns realist, the other turns idealist; a cynic instantly creates a sentimentalist."
— Apr 30, 2025 12:54PM

Bionic Jean
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Bk 2 Ch 5: Inigo jumps Out of a Train and Finds Himself in Love
Inigo and Susie meet Lady Partlit - going to Hicklefield on train then Middleford (iv) "England is pre-eminently the country in which it is difficult for two to agree; if one turns realist, the other turns idealist; a cynic instantly creates a sentimentalist"
— Apr 30, 2025 10:11AM
Inigo and Susie meet Lady Partlit - going to Hicklefield on train then Middleford (iv) "England is pre-eminently the country in which it is difficult for two to agree; if one turns realist, the other turns idealist; a cynic instantly creates a sentimentalist"

Bionic Jean
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Bk 2: ch 3 - In Which Colonel Trant's Daughter Goes Into Action, Sticks to Her Guns, And May Be Considered Victorious
— Apr 13, 2025 03:28PM

Bionic Jean
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Book 2: Very short, and Devoted to Rehearsals
— Apr 11, 2025 05:37AM

Bionic Jean
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Book 2 - Chapter 1 - In Which They All Become Good Companions
— Apr 08, 2025 11:47AM

Bionic Jean
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ch 6 - Inigo meets a member of the profession and turns pianist
— Mar 30, 2025 05:04AM

Bionic Jean
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ch 5 - Miss Trant is Almost a Second Columbus
— Mar 23, 2025 12:30PM

Bionic Jean
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Mr Oakroyd..tried to mumble some words of thanks, an agonising task to any true Bruddersfordian, who always tries to arrange his life so that he will be spare such appalling scenes. [He] had always regarded with suspicion any person-not counting southrons and the like-who showed a readiness to say 'Please' and 'Thank you', and was genuinely troubled afterwards ...
ch 5 Miss Trant is Almost a Second Columbus
— Mar 23, 2025 12:29PM
ch 5 Miss Trant is Almost a Second Columbus