Together they suggest that Dickens is imagining structure as well as content for ch.4. The second group comprises the three characters in the order in which they appear in the text. The two groups are divided by a slash, perhaps to further emphasise the importance of the shop and its sign. Both are distinct from (1)â(5) in alignment, hand and to a less extent size. Consequently, the lettering of (6) has retained more of its blackness, whereas the lighter hand and/or the less laden quill used for (7) has begun corroding throughout.

He frequently uses a single continuous underline to show that an entry looks forward beyond the number, in this instance to No.4, during which he initially plans to âkill Paulâ.Īdditional number plan: (6) & (7) â ch.4ĭickens uses a slightly heavier handâand/or a more laden quillâfor the sign of the Midshipman. After noting the opening situation and the characters involved, Dickens indicates the direction of the narrative by â Boy born to die â. The first entry of a number plan often has wider scope than later ones. In the last three initial entries, where Dickens is assembling materials for ch.2, entries (3)â(5) slip to the right as his hand and arm move downward. âToodlieâ is either an early version of Pollyâs surname or a temporary trial alternative either way it is rejected, perhaps for its inappropriate associations. The corrosion of the two groupings is shown in two shades of brown. The density and corrosion of entries is reasonably consistent in (1) and (2), though less so in (3)â(5). They are divided by idiosyncratic slashes, with one entry âMrs Chickâ¦humbugâ (2) probably inserted soon after the others. These are identifiable by similarity of hand, ink and alignment. 42 Nine weeks later, on 30 September, No.1 for October 1846 is published. Just four weeks later, he sent the first four chapters to Forster, and with it a lengthy detailed summary of the novelâs themes and structure, what he calls âthe outline of my immediate intentionsâ. The day after the arrival of his box of writing materials on 27 June, he âBEGAN DOMBEY! I performed this feat yesterdayâonly wrote the first slipâbut there it is, and it is a plunge straight over head and ears into the storyâ ( Life 400 K:8159). Commentary and order of entry Ws.1 (recto and verso)ĭickens and family settle in Lausanne in June 1846.

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