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Resource Index
for The Diary of Opal Whiteley

bestow
  give

"Tomorrow the priest will bestow his blessings on the church."

Paragraph 327: Example

Good King Edward I
  "A Fir Tree Growing In The Lane." Paragraph 39: First mention

pig-pen
  a fenced place where farmers keep their pigs

I let my pet pig Peter Paul Rubens out of the pig-pen this morning."

Paragraph 328: Example

Queen Eleanor of Castile
  "A Fir Tree In The Lane Growing By Edward I." Paragraph 61: First mention

Solomon Grundy
  Solomon Grundy is a pig living on the farm. His mother is "Aphrodite."

The name comes from one of the Mother Goose nursery rhymes.

Solomon Grundy becomes more important to Opal after the death of another of her favorite pigs, Peter Paul Rubens.

Scene 66: The Christening of Soloman Grundy

Scene 74: Solomon Grundy is Sick About: Peter Paul Rubens About: Aphrodite




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