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The farmer owns Monastery Farm, where Billy finds the kestrels’ nest from which he takes Kes. Initially harsh toward the young trespasser, he quickly warms up to Billy when he realizes the teenager is as fascinated by the kestrels as he himself is. His kind and loving relationship with his daughter contrasts sharply with Billy’s dysfunctional family situation.
Farmer Quotes in A Kestrel for a Knave
The A Kestrel for a Knave quotes below are all either spoken by Farmer or refer to Farmer . 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 farmer glanced down at him and smiled.
‘I know it is. It’s nested here for donkey’s years now.’
‘Just think, an’ I never knew.’
‘There’s not many does.’
‘Have you ever been up to it?’
‘No, I’ve never fancied goin’ that high on an extender.’
‘I’ve been watching ’em from across in t’wood. You ought to have seen ’em. One of ’em was sat on that telegraph pole for ages.’
He spun round and pointed to it.
‘I was right underneath it, then I saw its mate, it came from miles away and started to hover, just over there.’
Billy started to hover, arms out, fluttering his hands.
‘Then it dived down behind that wall and came up wi’ somat in its claws. You ought to have seen it, mister, it wa’ smashing.’
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Farmer Character Timeline in A Kestrel for a Knave
The timeline below shows where the character Farmer appears in A Kestrel for a Knave. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
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...he woke up, he tried to steal across the farmyard toward the monastery, but the farmer and his daughter caught Billy in the act.
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As Billy recalls, the farmer initially rebuked him for trespassing. But when he realized that Billy was interested in the...
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