Alice Cornwall is a girl who Charlie has feelings for. He first sees her at a football game, cheering for his team’s rivals, and he meets her again when Squizzy Taylor sends him to collect debts from her father, Kenneth Cornwall. Alice is furious at Charlie for trying to take her father’s money, but she is grateful when Charlie pays the Cornwalls’ debts with his own earnings. The pair strike up a friendship, and before Charlie leaves for the Ballarat Mile race, Alice kisses him on the cheek.
Alice Cornwall Quotes in Runner
The Runner quotes below are all either spoken by Alice Cornwall or refer to Alice Cornwall. 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 13
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During the city runs, I’d been able to distance myself from Squizzy’s debtors. To me they were simply names on a list.
But now, after my meeting with the Cornwalls, I realized that these people were more than just names. They were real people, desperate people––people with families, people just like Ma and me.
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Charlie Feehan (speaker), Mrs. Feehan, Squizzy Taylor , Alice Cornwall, Mr. Feehan, Kenneth Cornwall
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Chapter 18
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“Did ya ‘appen to know, Charlie,” [Ma] said, pouring the tea, “that me and Alice ‘ave somethin’ in common? […] It just so ‘appens that Alice loves to dance.”
Right then, the strangest thing happened. A vision of my father appeared in the living room as clear as Ma was sitting in the chair opposite […]. He raised his eyebrows, then smiled.
“Giddyup, Charlie.” He winked.
Then he was gone.
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Mrs. Feehan (speaker), Charlie Feehan (speaker), Alice Cornwall, Mr. Feehan, Kenneth Cornwall
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Mr. Feehan’s Boots
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Chapter 21
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I went back to that first time I’d ventured out––that time I plotted a course of four main streets to rid myself of the cold, dull ache in my bones. Tomorrow, however, I’d be running for something more. I’d be running for my father, for Ma, for Jack, for Alice, for Nostrils, and for Mr. Redmond. Tomorrow I’d be running the race of my life, and the stakes were high.
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Charlie Feehan (speaker), Mr. Feehan, Mrs. Feehan, Jack Feehan, Alice Cornwall, Nostrils Heath, Cecil Redmond, Squizzy Taylor
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Alice Cornwall Character Timeline in Runner
The timeline below shows where the character Alice Cornwall appears in Runner. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 11
...notices that he moves with grace and class. During the game, Charlie is distracted by a red-headed girl cheering for the opposition. He brings his attention back to the players and sees that...
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...game, Charlie hovers near the opposing fans and hears that the red-headed girl is named Alice. He tries to talk to her, but he can’t think of anything to stay. Still,...
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Chapter 12
On Monday morning, Charlie wakes up thinking of Alice, but he loses his dreaminess when he finds his mother obsessively cleaning the kitchen. Her...
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Chapter 13
...inside the next place, which is a cake shop. When he finally enters, he finds Alice working at the counter. He awkwardly buys a cream bun and thinks of the women...
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Barlow comes into the shop and buys two pies. He tries to flirt with Alice, but she dismisses him and insults his football playing, which makes Charlie smile. Barlow leaves,...
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...cake shop and asks to speak to Kenneth Cornwall, whose name is on the list. Alice calls for Mr. Cornwall, revealing that she is his daughter. Charlie considers running away, but...
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...will react to his failure to collect all the money, but more than that, seeing Alice’s interaction with her father makes Charlie realize that the names on the list are “desperate...
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Chapter 18
Later, Charlie returns home from a training session with Mr. Redmond to find Alice Cornwall in the living room with Mrs. Feehan. She quietly thanks him for helping Mr....
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Alice and Mrs. Feehan dance around the room while Charlie enjoys his cream buns. When Alice...
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Chapter 19
On the Thursday before the race, Alice and Charlie visit Nostrils in the hospital. Charlie introduces Alice to Nostrils, and the group...
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Chapter 21
...tells Charlie to make him proud. Before Charlie walks to the starting line, he reads Alice’s note. It is only one line: “Run like the wind. Love, Alice.”
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...train with white running shoes. As he runs, he imagines Mr. Feehan, Mrs. Feehan, Jack, Alice, and Nostrils all on the track cheering him on. Charlie runs toward them desperately, and...
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Chapter 23
...group of people outside the timber yard: Mrs. Feehan, Jack, Mr. Redmond and Mrs. Redmond, Alice, Mr. Cornwall, and Nostrils and his parents, the Heaths. Nobody other than Charlie and Mr....
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...yard, the group goes to the Feehans’ house for a party, where they all dance. Alice dances with Charlie, and she starts to cry when she sees her father dancing. After...
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