The Landlady

by

Roald Dahl

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Gregory W. Temple Character Analysis

Mr. Temple is the other of the landlady’s previous guests and victims. She describes how Gregory was a little older than Christopher when he arrived at her Bed and Breakfast, but how his skin was still very youthful: “there wasn’t a blemish on his body.” It is clear that the landlady targets and grooms a certain kind of victim; she likes tall, innocent, and handsome young men, and their appearance is very important to her, as it’s implied that she kills and stuffs them like her pets.

Gregory W. Temple Quotes in The Landlady

The The Landlady quotes below are all either spoken by Gregory W. Temple or refer to Gregory W. Temple. 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 Landlady Quotes

But the air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks.

Related Characters: Billy Weaver, The Landlady, Christopher Mulholland, Gregory W. Temple
Page Number: 164
Explanation and Analysis:

“Well, you see, both of these names—Mulholland and Temple—I not only seem to remember each one of them separately, so to speak, but somehow or other, in some peculiar way, they both appear to be sort of connected together as well.”

Related Characters: Billy Weaver (speaker), The Landlady, Christopher Mulholland, Gregory W. Temple
Page Number: 169
Explanation and Analysis:

“Left?” she said, arching her brows. “But my dear boy, he never left. He's still here. Mr. Temple is also here. They're on the fourth floor, both of them together.”

Related Characters: The Landlady (speaker), Billy Weaver, Christopher Mulholland, Gregory W. Temple
Page Number: 171
Explanation and Analysis:

“I stuff all my little pets myself when they pass away. Will you have another cup of tea?”

Related Characters: The Landlady (speaker), Billy Weaver, Christopher Mulholland, Gregory W. Temple
Related Symbols: The Stuffed Pets, The Tea
Page Number: 172
Explanation and Analysis:
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Gregory W. Temple Quotes in The Landlady

The The Landlady quotes below are all either spoken by Gregory W. Temple or refer to Gregory W. Temple. 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:
Appearances and Deception Theme Icon
).
The Landlady Quotes

But the air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks.

Related Characters: Billy Weaver, The Landlady, Christopher Mulholland, Gregory W. Temple
Page Number: 164
Explanation and Analysis:

“Well, you see, both of these names—Mulholland and Temple—I not only seem to remember each one of them separately, so to speak, but somehow or other, in some peculiar way, they both appear to be sort of connected together as well.”

Related Characters: Billy Weaver (speaker), The Landlady, Christopher Mulholland, Gregory W. Temple
Page Number: 169
Explanation and Analysis:

“Left?” she said, arching her brows. “But my dear boy, he never left. He's still here. Mr. Temple is also here. They're on the fourth floor, both of them together.”

Related Characters: The Landlady (speaker), Billy Weaver, Christopher Mulholland, Gregory W. Temple
Page Number: 171
Explanation and Analysis:

“I stuff all my little pets myself when they pass away. Will you have another cup of tea?”

Related Characters: The Landlady (speaker), Billy Weaver, Christopher Mulholland, Gregory W. Temple
Related Symbols: The Stuffed Pets, The Tea
Page Number: 172
Explanation and Analysis: