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Ben Hacket
John Andrew’s nanny is a stern old killjoy who consistently decries John Andrew’s innocently crass behavior and foul language, which she attributes to the influence of Ben Hacket. Nevertheless, her distaste for the grand Hetton foxhunt and wish to prevent John Andrew from participating prove prescient, given the disaster that occurs. Her concern for John Andrew is genuine, if unappreciated.
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Nanny Character Timeline in A Handful of Dust
The timeline below shows where the character Nanny appears in A Handful of Dust. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 2: English Gothic—I
...trenches and died. Ben has also taught John Andrew to swear, horrifying the boy’s prim nanny: he calls her a “silly old tart,” and she reports his language to his parents,...
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...the story of Peppermint to anyone who will listen, earning a further rebuke from his nanny. On the way home, Tony fulfils another custom by picking buttonhole flowers from the estate...
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Chapter 3: Hard Cheese on Tony
...Tony permits John Andrew to ride along on Thunderclap within a certain limit—much to the nanny’s chagrin, who thinks poorly of the whole hunting affair. On the ride out, they pass...
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