Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“Montmorency’s ambition in life, is to get in the way and be sworn at.”
- Date
- 1889
- Local voice
- Fictional narrator · J. (first-person narrator)
Meaning of “Montmorency’s ambition in life, is to get in…”
The narrator gives the dog a mock life-purpose centered on obstruction and provoking people, turning ordinary pet mischief into a grand statement of ambition.
Where does it come from?
Three Men in a Boat, packing episode; the narrator describes Montmorency repeatedly inserting himself into whatever the men are trying to pack.
Why the local voice matters
Three Men in a Boat, packing episode; the narrator describes Montmorency repeatedly inserting himself into whatever the men are trying to pack.
