"The Horse Dealer's Daughter"

D.H. Lawrence
(pg. 471)


     Joe~

• He was the oldest brother.
• He was handsome in a hot, flushed way.
• He was 33 years old.
• He was a broad shaped man.
• Had shallow and restless eyes.
• Had a sensual way of uncovering his teeth when he laughed.
• Had a black mustache. 
• He had a red face.
• He had a look of helplessness when the horses were taken; he felt like they were a part of him.
• He is engaged. 

     Fred Henry~ 

• He was the second brother.
• He was clean-limbed and erect.
• He was a very alert person.
• When the horses were taken, he had a very nonchalant attitude.
• He had a brown mustache.
• He was an irritable person.
• He was a controlling person, one that liked to be in charge.

     Malcolm~  

• He was the youngest of the three brothers
• He was 22
• He had a fresh, jaunty museau, which is the French word for nose!

     Mabel~

• She was the sister to the three boys.
• I see her as a very busy girl!
• She visited her mother's grave often. There she felt secure and safe.
• She kept the house in order.
• She was not a very attractive lady. Her brothers called her "bulldog." 
• She had a way of "tuning out" her brothers.
• She had no friends of her own sex.
• She had low self esteem
• She didn't think that Jack should love her.

     Jack Fergusson~

• He was a family friend.
• He was a doctor.
• He had eyes for Mabel.
• He seemed to hate the town and what he did, but it really excited him.
• He saved Mabel's life.
• He loved Mabel, but he denied it for a while.