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William
Name (and aliases):
William (also called "Pug" when Teasel moored at Pug St)
Gender:
male
Birthdate:
height:
Position:
Loyalty:
Native Residence:
aboard Teasel
Mrs Barrable's cottage
Future career:
Successful
Appearances:
CC, BS
Major achievements:
Delivering string from Teasel to Titmouse; assailing George Owdon

William is a pug dog belonging to Mrs Barrable. He is described as a hard worker and should become successful by a fortune-telling automatic weighing machine (CC13).

William’s thoughts are sometimes given:

  • He was annoyed to find some of her paint-brushes soaking in a jam-pot .... that turpentine might have ruined his nose for a week. How careless people were. (CC5).
  • Quick work if that boy in the reeds had managed already to be out there .... but he supposed his mistress knew (CC5).
  • He decided that harness meant going back to sweet-shops and civilisation .... (but then) Never in his life had he been so badly treated (CC27).
  • The stout William paddled on ahead .... He had formed a high opinion of the Wilderness .... (BS18).

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William with Tom Dudgeon in Titmouse
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