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Polly Cockpurse is a ringleader among London gossips and socialites. She was ruthlessly successful as a social climber, ascending from obscurity into the center of the scene, marrying an earl along the way. Her party provides the occasion for Brenda Last and John Beaver’s first romantic rendezvous. Polly is the first to hear of and spread the word of Brenda’s affair with Beaver, and she aids Brenda in her effort to set up Jenny Abdul Akbar with Tony Last. Brenda is at Polly’s house having her fortune told when she hears the news of John Andrew’s death.
Polly Cockpurse Quotes in A Handful of Dust
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Chapter 2: English Gothic—I
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But with the exception of her sister's, opinion was greatly in favour of Brenda's adventure. The morning telephone buzzed with news of her; even people with whom she had the barest acquaintance were delighted to relate that they had seen her and Beaver the evening before at a restaurant or cinema. It had been an autumn of very sparse and meagre romance; only the most obvious people had parted or come together, and Brenda was filling a want long felt by those whose simple, vicarious pleasure it was to discuss the subject in bed over the telephone […] The choice of Beaver raised the whole escapade into a realm of poetry for Polly and Daisy and Angela and all the gang of gossips.
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Chapter 4: English Gothic—II
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“How’s the old boy taking it?”
“Not so well. It makes me feel rather a beast,” said Brenda.
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Polly Cockpurse Quotes in A Handful of Dust
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Chapter 2: English Gothic—I
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But with the exception of her sister's, opinion was greatly in favour of Brenda's adventure. The morning telephone buzzed with news of her; even people with whom she had the barest acquaintance were delighted to relate that they had seen her and Beaver the evening before at a restaurant or cinema. It had been an autumn of very sparse and meagre romance; only the most obvious people had parted or come together, and Brenda was filling a want long felt by those whose simple, vicarious pleasure it was to discuss the subject in bed over the telephone […] The choice of Beaver raised the whole escapade into a realm of poetry for Polly and Daisy and Angela and all the gang of gossips.
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Chapter 4: English Gothic—II
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“How’s the old boy taking it?”
“Not so well. It makes me feel rather a beast,” said Brenda.
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