Explain how the main characters of the story become revealed in the following.

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Discuss some problem-questions.

The Boarding House

1. Judging by the character of Mrs Mooney, do you think it was partly her fault that her husband began to go to the devil?

2. Does Polly seem to be taking after her mother?

3. Why was Mrs Mooney so sure that her plan would materia­lize? Was she a good schemer?

4. What do you think of Mr Doran? Do you feel sorry that he fell a victim to Mrs Mooney's scheme?

5. Is the marriage of Polly and Mr Doran likely to be happy?

Mrs Mooney 1. "She dealt with moral problems as a cleaver deals with meat." (5) 2. "She made Mary collect the crusts and pieces of broken bread to help to make Tuesday's bread-pud­ding." (6) 3. in "the interview" with Polly that she had had the night before. (6)

Polly1. "Her eyes, which were grey with a shade of green through them, had a habit of glancing upwards when she spoke with anyone, which made her look like a little perverse madon­na." (4) 2. in her "interview" with Mrs Mooney. (8) 3. in her affair with Mr Doran. (17, 18, 19) 4. in her talk with Mr Doran. (16) 5. when she sat waiting in Mr Doran's room. (24)

Mr Doran 1. Mrs Mooney's thoughts about him. (11) 2. how anxious he was this Sunday morning. (13) 3. his confession. (13) 4. his fear of the employer. (14) 5. his past as compared with his present. (15) 6. his thoughts about Polly. (15) 7. "He longed to ascend through the roof and fly away to another country where he would never hear again of his trouble, and yet a force pushed him downstairs step by step." (22)