Diary of a Nobody Episode 2 - answers
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- A summary - this is an overview of the chapter
- An argument - here with the butcher (there are other discussions in the story but this is he most acrimonious)
- Dealing with a problem - the scraper which is an on going difficulty
- Being persuasive - the painting may not have been necessary
- A reprimand - he tells the younger clerks off
- Diagreeable people - both the clerks and Gowing
- Bad workmanship -the door bell
- Sods law! - he tells the clerks off for being late and the day there is an inspection he is the one who is, uncharacteristically, late
- A job re-done and more expensive - the scraper
- A humorous evening with friends - lots of laughter
- He feels ill - because of the cigar
- He meets someone from the past - the old woman
- Jobs around the house - gardening etc..
- In the fresh air - they go for a walk
- Going to the pub - after their walk
- Travel distance is important - the pubs only admit 'travellers', they say they have come a long way but the writer is truthful (Holloway - nearby) and is not admitted
- The writer is excluded from an enjoyable event - he has to remain outside the pub and wait
- He writes a letter and decides not to send it - he is annoyed with his friends but decides not to send the letter
- He receives a surprising letter - his friends send a letter blaming him for the pub incident
- He has a bad cold - it starts at the office
- A lie is found out - he says he has a cellar of whisky etc.. then the maid brings in a cheap bottle from the shop - he is embarassed
