Whistler's Mother^♞︎

The filly that wins the Oaks at thirty-three to one, completing Biggar's double; the name pains him.

Connections

dealings

• is backed by Captain Biggar 6
• is owed money by Bill Rowcester 1
• is backed by the waiter 1

Talked about, but not there

1. In the coffee room of the Goose and Gherkin, a jubilant waiter tells a rich American lady that Whistler's Mother has won the Oaks.Chapter 1, the Goose and Gherkin, as Whistler’s Mother
2. Captain Biggar bursts in chasing the bookie who welshed on his double, meets Mrs Spottsworth again and hides his love for her, deciding a penniless hunter cannot court a rich widow.Chapter 1, the Goose and Gherkin, as Whistler’s Mother
3. Monica goes into the old living room, full of childhood memories, and Jill comes in from the garden and they embrace.Chapters 2–5, the living room, as Whistler’s Mother
4. Over the port Biggar tells how Honest Patch Perkins welshed on his three-thousand-pound double, reveals the bookie's car number is Bill's, and is talked round by Jeeves's theory of a false number plate before going off to make a private telephone call.Chapter 8, the dining room, as Whistler’s Mother
5. Biggar tells Jill that Bill is a fortune hunter courting Mrs Spottsworth, then Monica opens the dower chest to show off its costumes and finds Patch Perkins's check coat, and Biggar draws out the black patch and demands a word with Bill.Chapters 10–11, the living room, as Whistler’s Mother
6. Jeeves, carrying the champagne through the living room, meets Jill coming in through the french window.Chapters 18–21, the living room, as Whistler’s Mother