Brother to Mrs. Bloomfield and uncle to Tom, Mary Ann, and Fanny, Uncle Robson is a tall, strong, unintelligent man who encourages Tom to drink alcohol and torture helpless animals and praises Mary Ann’s prettiness while ignoring her intelligence and good behavior. Agnes sees him as a bad influence on the Bloomfield children, undoing any progress she manages to make with them.
Uncle Robson Quotes in Agnes Grey
The Agnes Grey quotes below are all either spoken by Uncle Robson or refer to Uncle Robson. 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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Chapter 5: The Uncle
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“Curse me, if I ever saw a nobler little scoundrel than that. He’s beyond petticoat government already: by God! He defies mother, granny, governess, and all! Ha, ha, ha!”
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Uncle Robson Quotes in Agnes Grey
The Agnes Grey quotes below are all either spoken by Uncle Robson or refer to Uncle Robson. 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:
).
Chapter 5: The Uncle
Quotes
“Curse me, if I ever saw a nobler little scoundrel than that. He’s beyond petticoat government already: by God! He defies mother, granny, governess, and all! Ha, ha, ha!”
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