Mr. Britling Sees It Through · Character

Mr. Lawrence Carmine

A military officer and acquaintance of the Britlings.

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Also known as Mr. Carmine, Carmine, Captain Carmine, Captain Lawrence Carmine

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Mr. Lawrence Carmine shows up with force in II: Mr. Britling Continues His Exposition. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as a student of Oriental questions associated with the Essex County Council; appears briefly with Teddy.

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II: Mr. Britling Continues His Exposition
§ 3
§ 7
§ 3
§ 4
§ 2
I: Onlookers
§ 6
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II: Mr. Britling Continues His Exposition
Mentioned as a student of Oriental questions associated with the Essex County Council; appears briefly with Teddy.
§ 3
Not directly present but referenced as part of the governing class; Mr. Britling mentions Philbert from the Home Office.
§ 7
Appears from a walk with the elder son, discusses Utopias with Miss Corner, noting the absence of Indian and Chinese Utopias.
§ 3
Arrives by automobile with two Indians and a former prospector.
§ 4
Keeps goal for Mr. Direck's team, wearing braces with Oriental embroidery.
§ 2
Drops in and recites 'The Mistletoe Bough' ballad, then gossips with Britling about the Brahmo Samaj.
I: Onlookers
A guest who joins Mr. Britling for lunch, expressing skepticism about the war's benefits and discussing its potential duration.
§ 6
Despondent and worried, he cannot work and expresses doubt about the war, contrasting with Mr. Britling's optimism.
§ 7
Debates with Mr. Britling about the location of a future world court and predicts a long war.
§ 8
Joins Mr. Britling in repetitive discussions about the war.
§ 9
Present at tea when Aunt Wilshire expresses her views on the war.
§ 10
Offers mock instructions to the marchers, telling them to keep stiffer and watch the zeppelins.
II: Taking Part
Reveals he is suffering from nervous shock after discovering a soldier mangled by a train while guarding a tunnel; his sleeves were soaked with blood.
§ 3
Now a captain in khaki, in charge of a volunteer force; appears white and jaded, troubled by the war.
§ 4
Describes his traumatic experience of finding a soldier killed by a train, which has left him with a nervous shock and sleeplessness.
§ 6
Captain Carmine appears in Mr. Britling's memory, dragging a horrible, loose, wet, and warm mass up a railway embankment.
§ 16
Sits with Mr. Britling, listens, and offers a brief, philosophical remark about sadness across the ages.

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