Write down the character sketch of Montmorency give any instance to justify your answer?
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Montmorency looked like an angel sent to Earth in the form of a small Fox Terrier. He had a gentle noble expression, which brought tears to the eyes of elderly folk. When Montmorency first arrived, the author thought that he would not live long. But, he soon changed his opinion about Montmorency when his true nature was exposed. The author had to pay for chickens Montmorency had killed and had to drag him out of umpty street fights. Once Montmorency killed the neighbor’s cat and on one occassion he had kept a man stuck in his own toolshed for about two hours. The author’s gardener made money by betting on Montmorency’s rat-killing skills. He liked to roam around and fight with dogs of a similar disreputable nature. Therefore, he enjoyed places like inns and pubs.
Montmorency was a small fox terrier who plays an important pary in the novel Three men in a boat. He was one of the companions of the three friends who went on the boat. Because of the presence of dog, the novel realizes some humour and funny part such as his fights with cats.
He makes many humorous actions which creates funny incidents in the novel. He was a dog with the fighting nature. His motive was to fight with the other dogs along with some of his friends. At Oxford also he had eleven fights with dogs on first day and twelve fights on second day.
He has been called as "an angel sent on earth" by narrator because of his actions and presence in the novel. An incident dates back to his action when he saw a cat and came back to the narrator and his friends.