The Landlady

by

Roald Dahl

Christopher Mulholland Character Analysis

Mr. Mulholland was one of the landlady’s previous guests and victims. Throughout the story, it becomes clear that he checked into the landlady’s Bed and Breakfast several years ago and has been missing ever since. The story implies that his disappearance was reported far and wide in the newspapers, which is how Billy became familiar with his name. The landlady describes how both Christopher and Gregory—another one of her victims—never left the Bed and Breakfast, and how they are still “on the fourth floor, both of them together” (implying that she killed and stuffed them, just as she did with her pets). This confuses and surprises Billy, because he thought that he was the only guest, but it doesn’t yet cause Billy to suspect that the landlady might have been responsible for their disappearances.

Christopher Mulholland Quotes in The Landlady

The The Landlady quotes below are all either spoken by Christopher Mulholland or refer to Christopher Mulholland. 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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The Landlady Quotes

But the air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks.

Related Characters: Billy Weaver, The Landlady, Christopher Mulholland, Gregory W. Temple
Page Number: 164
Explanation and Analysis:

“Well, you see, both of these names—Mulholland and Temple—I not only seem to remember each one of them separately, so to speak, but somehow or other, in some peculiar way, they both appear to be sort of connected together as well.”

Related Characters: Billy Weaver (speaker), The Landlady, Christopher Mulholland, Gregory W. Temple
Page Number: 169
Explanation and Analysis:

“Left?” she said, arching her brows. “But my dear boy, he never left. He's still here. Mr. Temple is also here. They're on the fourth floor, both of them together.”

Related Characters: The Landlady (speaker), Billy Weaver, Christopher Mulholland, Gregory W. Temple
Page Number: 171
Explanation and Analysis:

“I stuff all my little pets myself when they pass away. Will you have another cup of tea?”

Related Characters: The Landlady (speaker), Billy Weaver, Christopher Mulholland, Gregory W. Temple
Related Symbols: The Stuffed Pets, The Tea
Page Number: 172
Explanation and Analysis:
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Christopher Mulholland Quotes in The Landlady

The The Landlady quotes below are all either spoken by Christopher Mulholland or refer to Christopher Mulholland. 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:
Appearances and Deception Theme Icon
).
The Landlady Quotes

But the air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks.

Related Characters: Billy Weaver, The Landlady, Christopher Mulholland, Gregory W. Temple
Page Number: 164
Explanation and Analysis:

“Well, you see, both of these names—Mulholland and Temple—I not only seem to remember each one of them separately, so to speak, but somehow or other, in some peculiar way, they both appear to be sort of connected together as well.”

Related Characters: Billy Weaver (speaker), The Landlady, Christopher Mulholland, Gregory W. Temple
Page Number: 169
Explanation and Analysis:

“Left?” she said, arching her brows. “But my dear boy, he never left. He's still here. Mr. Temple is also here. They're on the fourth floor, both of them together.”

Related Characters: The Landlady (speaker), Billy Weaver, Christopher Mulholland, Gregory W. Temple
Page Number: 171
Explanation and Analysis:

“I stuff all my little pets myself when they pass away. Will you have another cup of tea?”

Related Characters: The Landlady (speaker), Billy Weaver, Christopher Mulholland, Gregory W. Temple
Related Symbols: The Stuffed Pets, The Tea
Page Number: 172
Explanation and Analysis: