Is the narrator as rich as Tricki’s mistress?
Though it is not clearly started but there are several instances in the story which suggest that the narrator is not as rich as Mrs Pumphrey, tricki’s mistress. While the narrator provides tricki with a warm loose box as a bed instead of having multiple beds like tricki had a day bed, night bed, cushions, toys, rubber rings, a breakfast bowl in Mrs. Pumphrey’s house. When he arrives to take the dog with him, Mrs. Pumphrey called her entire staff at her disposal to transfer all of tricki’s belongings to the doctor’s car. By hearing from the doctor about tricki’s slow and gradual recovery, Mrs Pumphrey send two dozen eggs at a time along with wine bottles and brandy in order to help in his speedy recovery.
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