Question

(ii) Write a character sketch of Mrs. Bouncer.​

Answer 1

Introduction:- Mrs. Bouncer is the heroine of the story ‘Box and Cox’. The whole story resolves around her.

Clever:– She is very cunning and clever lady. She rents a single room to different tenants. Mr. Box is a printer who spends the night at the press. So, returns to the rooms only in the morning. Cox is a hat maker. He goes to work in the morning and returns to the room in the evening.

Quick – Witted:- Mrs. Bouncer is a sharp witted lady. When Mr. Cox complains to Mrs. Bouncer that his coals, candles, wood, sugar and matches seem to go too fast. She tells him not to suspect her.

Money – minded :- She is actually a business lady, who knows how to earn money in less time. There is no harm seemed to her in renting same room to different lodgers. She gets the profit until both the tenants come to know about it.

Conclusion :- On the whole, Mrs. Bouncer is a clever lady. She is expert in the business of renting a simple room to two different lodgers.