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Carl Redman is an attractive American man whom Anna meets through Laurie. Carl met Laurie while he and his friend Joe were traveling in Europe, and she told them to look her up if they ever come to London. The implication is that Laurie’s relationship with both Carl and Joe is of a sexual and transactional nature—meaning, in other words, that she’s a sex worker and they are her clients. When Anna lives in Ethel’s flat, Carl comes to see her and takes her out. Ethel takes a liking to Carl and tells Anna that she can spend as much time as she wants with men like him—if, that is, she pays extra rent. Ethel thus implies that she wants a cut of the money Anna might receive from having sex with wealthy men.
Carl Redman Quotes in Voyage in the Dark
The Voyage in the Dark quotes below are all either spoken by Carl Redman or refer to Carl Redman. 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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Part Two: Chapter 2
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‘D’you know,’ she said, ‘I never pay for a meal for myself—it’s the rarest thing. For instance, these two—I said to them quite casually, like that, ‘When you come over to London, let me know. I’ll show you round a bit,’ and if you please about three weeks ago they turned up. I’ve been showing them round, I can tell you….I get along with men. I can do what I like with them. Sometimes I’m surprised myself. I expect it’s because they feel I really like it and no kidding. […]’
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Part Three: Chapter 3
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‘Did you have a good time? I bet you did. Redman’s a nice man. He knows his way about, you can tell that. Oh, I bet he knows his way about. You know, kid, I’ve been thinking you’ll want to go out more with your friends and not feel you’ve got to be in all day. I don’t mind, but we may have to talk it over a bit about the rent.’
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Carl Redman Quotes in Voyage in the Dark
The Voyage in the Dark quotes below are all either spoken by Carl Redman or refer to Carl Redman. 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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Part Two: Chapter 2
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‘D’you know,’ she said, ‘I never pay for a meal for myself—it’s the rarest thing. For instance, these two—I said to them quite casually, like that, ‘When you come over to London, let me know. I’ll show you round a bit,’ and if you please about three weeks ago they turned up. I’ve been showing them round, I can tell you….I get along with men. I can do what I like with them. Sometimes I’m surprised myself. I expect it’s because they feel I really like it and no kidding. […]’
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Part Three: Chapter 3
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‘Did you have a good time? I bet you did. Redman’s a nice man. He knows his way about, you can tell that. Oh, I bet he knows his way about. You know, kid, I’ve been thinking you’ll want to go out more with your friends and not feel you’ve got to be in all day. I don’t mind, but we may have to talk it over a bit about the rent.’
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