Turveydrop is self-absorbed he is obsessed with perfecting his conduct and physical appearance. By studying Dickens' text, it is clear that Mr. Dickens later writes, "At once to exhibit his Deportment to the best models, and to keep the best models constantly before himself, had found it necessary to frequent all public places of fashionable and lounging resort to be seen at Brighton and elsewhere at fashionable times and to lead an idle life in the very best clothes" (Dickens 193). He had a fur collar, and he had a padded breast to his coat, which only wanted a star or a broad blue ribbon to be completeā¦He stood poised on one leg, in a high-shouldered, round-elbowed state of elegance not to be surpassed" (Dickens 190). Turveydrop by writing, "He was a fat old gentleman with a false complexion, false teeth, false whiskers, and a wig. Dickens' text and Browne's illustration work together to portray and develop the character seen on the far right, Mr. This illustration, titled "The Dancing School" can be found in chapter 14 of Bleak House.
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