![]() ![]() Throughout his stay in Peckham, Dougal carries out "human research" on the "moral character" of the people of the area. Throughout this he falls foul of typist Dixie Morse and electrician Trevor Lomas and becomes the target of a gang consisting of Trevor, Collie Gould and Lesley Crewe. ![]() He befriends employees Merle Coverdale (who is in fact indulging in an unromantic, immoral affair with the married Mr Druce) and Elaine Kent, an "experienced controller of process", as well as Humphrey Place, a refrigerator engineer.Īfter finding lodgings with Miss Belle Frierne (where Humphrey Place also resides), and splitting up with his fiancé Jinny due to her being ill (his "fatal flaw" is that he cannot bear anyone who is ill), Dougal embarks upon a mission of disruption throughout Peckham. ![]() Druce, head of nylon textiles manufacturers Meadows, Meade&Grindley, we learn that Dougal is employed to bridge the gap between industry and the arts. Spark goes on to tell us the entire story of what exactly happened during Dougal's residence in Peckham. Humphrey's immoral behaviour is assumed to be a result of his recent association with Dougal Douglas, a Scottish migrant who has since left the area of Peckham. The novel begins with the telling of Humphrey Place saying "No" at the altar where he was due to marry Dixie Morse. ![]()
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