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A blue-eyed, tanned British man in his mid-20s with a “rabbit-like” face, Verrall is the youngest son of an aristocrat. He lacks money and is frequently dodging debts, as he spends exorbitantly on clothes and horses. He comes to Kyauktada as a member of the Burma Military Police. On his arrival, both Elizabeth Lackersteen and her aunt-by-marriage Mrs. Lackersteen hope he will marry Elizabeth. Yet while he flirts, dances, and rides with Elizabeth, he ultimately jilts her, leaving town without saying goodbye.
Verrall Quotes in Burmese Days
The Burmese Days quotes below are all either spoken by Verrall or refer to Verrall. 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 18
Quotes
They would all have fallen at the feet of a lieutenant the Honourable if he had shown the smallest courtesy; as it was, everyone except the two women detested him from the start. It is always so with titled people, they are either adored or hated. If they accept one it is charming simplicity, if they ignore one it is loathsome snobbishness; there are no half-measures.
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Chapter 20
Quotes
U Po Kyin’s version (he had a way of being essentially right even when he was wrong in detail) was that Elizabeth had been Flory’s concubine and had deserted him for Verrall because Verrall paid her more.
Chapter 23
Quotes
Verrall, it was quite certain, would never marry Elizabeth; young men of Verrall’s stamp do not marry penniless girls met casually at obscure Indian stations.
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Verrall Quotes in Burmese Days
The Burmese Days quotes below are all either spoken by Verrall or refer to Verrall. 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:
).
Chapter 18
Quotes
They would all have fallen at the feet of a lieutenant the Honourable if he had shown the smallest courtesy; as it was, everyone except the two women detested him from the start. It is always so with titled people, they are either adored or hated. If they accept one it is charming simplicity, if they ignore one it is loathsome snobbishness; there are no half-measures.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 20
Quotes
U Po Kyin’s version (he had a way of being essentially right even when he was wrong in detail) was that Elizabeth had been Flory’s concubine and had deserted him for Verrall because Verrall paid her more.
Chapter 23
Quotes
Verrall, it was quite certain, would never marry Elizabeth; young men of Verrall’s stamp do not marry penniless girls met casually at obscure Indian stations.
