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Rhedyn
Cruncher was a grave thief. He stole valuables from bodies, but in this particular instance, he accidentally dug up a coffin full of bricks. By "flopping" he meant his wife's praying. ("flopping" onto her knees.)
Mel
When he left late at night I think he was digging up graves to steal the bodies/ body parts. I think so doctors or scientists could buy them to use for their studies.
When he says his wife is "flopping" I think he means she's praying.
When he says his wife is "flopping" I think he means she's praying.
Marianne
It becomes clear(er) later in the story, although it is never explicitly stated, but he is robbing graves to sell the body parts. There was quite a black market going at the time.
When he talks about his wife "flopping," I assume he is referring in a crude way to a kneeling position that she takes to pray. As a religious woman, she is conflicted by his nocturnal activities and prays that he will not be successful in them, and he fears that her prayers are powerful enough to disrupt his income from it.
When he talks about his wife "flopping," I assume he is referring in a crude way to a kneeling position that she takes to pray. As a religious woman, she is conflicted by his nocturnal activities and prays that he will not be successful in them, and he fears that her prayers are powerful enough to disrupt his income from it.
Vanie
i agree with Mohan Das i pretty sure he has figured it out Dickens was always on the morose side.Probably because it was the time he lived in and those things happened everyday the people to me i think we could see how far we have come in the world we live in today
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