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Mrs. Murray
Husband to Mrs. Murray and father to Rosalie and Matilda, Mr. Murray is a wealthy country squire who devotes himself to hunting, riding, and farming. He rarely troubles himself with his children’s governess, Agnes, who almost never sees him except when the family attends church—though she occasionally hears him cursing at his male employees.
Mr. Murray Quotes in Agnes Grey
The Agnes Grey quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Murray or refer to Mr. Murray. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 7: Horton Lodge Quotes
I really liked her—when she did not rouse my indignation, or ruffle my temper by too great a display of her faults. These, however, I would fain persuade myself, were rather the effect of her education than her disposition: she had never been perfectly taught the distinction between right and wrong; she had, like her brothers and sisters, been suffered, from infancy, to tyrannise over nurses, governesses, and servants[.]
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Chapter 14: The Rector Quotes
“[W]hy, you must allow me some share of female vanity: I don’t pretend to be without that most essential attribute of our sex[.]”
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Chapter 18: Mirth and Mourning Quotes
“Tilly, though she would have made a fine lad, was not quite what a young lady ought to be[.]”
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Mr. Murray Character Timeline in Agnes Grey
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Chapter 6: The Parsonage Again
...than 20 miles from home, this distance seems like an adventure to her. Further, as Mr. Murray is higher-class than Mr. Bloomfield, she hopes he will have better manners and treat her...
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Chapter 7: Horton Lodge
...impressions she gained of them over her first year of employment. Agnes almost never sees Mr. Murray , though she hears he is an avid hunter and skilled farmer; occasionally, she hears...
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...Agnes, frustrated, thinks that all learning requires effort. Matilda has also learned to swear from Mr. Murray and from the male servants, which shocks Agnes.
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Chapter 12: The Shower
...bows to her, and gives the cat to Nancy, saying that he saved it from Mr. Murray ’s gamekeeper. Nancy thanks him ecstatically.
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...Mr. Weston prepares to leave, he half-jokingly asks Agnes to make amends for him with Mr. Murray , who directed “ungentlemanly language” at him when he saved the cat that had been...
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Chapter 14: The Rector
...drove away Mr. Hatfield, whom she thought would never leave and whom she didn’t want Mr. Murray to see. Agnes asks whether Mr. Hatfield was bothering her for long. Rosalie says no,...
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Chapter 18: Mirth and Mourning
...grooms, hunting dogs, and the like, leading to numerous fights between Matilda, her mother, and Mr. Murray . Mr. Murray thinks Matilda would have made a good son, but he believes she’s...
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