Swallows and Amazons · Character

Mr. Dixon

A laconic charcoal-burner and farmer whose fires and farmhouse anchor the children's world, and whose wife arrives with porridge when the storm has passed.

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Also known as Dixon, Mrs. Dixon

First appearance: xiii the charcoal burners

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He and Mrs. Dixon are the practical natives of the lake—the ones who carry messages, spot smoke, and know whose box was stolen. Mrs. Dixon's porridge, hauled across rough water after the gale, shows the quiet kindness that keeps the young explorers fed and forgiven. Their gossip also spreads word of Captain Flint's loss, tightening the knot between the children and the suspicious man on the houseboat.

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See Mr. Dixon in xiii the charcoal burners