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Boggett is Mr. Metcalfe’s gardener. He has only a small role in the story, but as the only speaking character who is not of the wealthy landed class, he is a useful foil for the others. In his efforts to become a “true countryman,” Mr. Metcalfe esteems Boggett a little more than he ought. Still, when one can get a straight answer out of him, Boggett is at least slightly more competent in rural matters than Mr. Metcalfe, who can’t even read his own barometer.
Boggett Quotes in An Englishman’s Home
The An Englishman’s Home quotes below are all either spoken by Boggett or refer to Boggett . 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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For Metcalfe was but lately initiated into the cult of the countryside, and any features of it still claimed his devotion—its agricultural processes, its social structure, its vocabulary, its recreations; the aspect of it, glittering now under the cool May sunshine, fruit trees in flower, chestnut in full leaf, the ash budding; the sound and smell of it—Mr. Westmacott calling his cows at dawn, the scent of wet earth and Boggett splashing clumsily among the wall-flowers; the heart of it—or what Mr. Metcalfe took to be its heart—pulsing all round him; his own heart beating time, for was he not part of it, a true countryman, a landowner?
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Boggett Quotes in An Englishman’s Home
The An Englishman’s Home quotes below are all either spoken by Boggett or refer to Boggett . 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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For Metcalfe was but lately initiated into the cult of the countryside, and any features of it still claimed his devotion—its agricultural processes, its social structure, its vocabulary, its recreations; the aspect of it, glittering now under the cool May sunshine, fruit trees in flower, chestnut in full leaf, the ash budding; the sound and smell of it—Mr. Westmacott calling his cows at dawn, the scent of wet earth and Boggett splashing clumsily among the wall-flowers; the heart of it—or what Mr. Metcalfe took to be its heart—pulsing all round him; his own heart beating time, for was he not part of it, a true countryman, a landowner?
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