Lamby lives in Pithead and is introduced to Agnes by Jinty. He is lonely and has money to spend, so he often drinks with the two women. Jinty encourages Agnes to reward Lamby’s generosity with special attention, but Agnes is put off by how close in age Lamby is to Leek.
Lamby Quotes in Shuggie Bain
The Shuggie Bain quotes below are all either spoken by Lamby or refer to Lamby. 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 Three: 1982, Pithead
Quotes
“That one is practically on call for the Greater Glasgow Taxi Livery.”
Agnes felt the sting of the words push into the bruises on her body. She lifted her mug anyway and nodded a sad acceptance of the award.
Jinty pulled the plastic bag from between her small feet and added, cruelly, “If you’re not a taxi driver, then this one’s not interested.”
Related Characters:
Related Symbols:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Get the entire Shuggie Bain LitChart as a printable PDF.
Lamby Quotes in Shuggie Bain
The Shuggie Bain quotes below are all either spoken by Lamby or refer to Lamby. 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 Three: 1982, Pithead
Quotes
“That one is practically on call for the Greater Glasgow Taxi Livery.”
Agnes felt the sting of the words push into the bruises on her body. She lifted her mug anyway and nodded a sad acceptance of the award.
Jinty pulled the plastic bag from between her small feet and added, cruelly, “If you’re not a taxi driver, then this one’s not interested.”
Related Characters:
Related Symbols:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
