_Initial Incident_: Taillandy meets Diane. No particular struggle
is initiated, however. Taillandy merely takes Diane under his
protection, here in Paris, and after some days leaves with her in a
two-wheeled cart.
_Climax of Action_: Diane is restored to her mother; Taillandy again
becomes a wanderer.
_Body of Story_: Among the chief points of interest are Taillandy’s
reversion to the _boulevardier_ type, and his writing the poem
inspired by Diane. Mention others.
CHARACTERIZATION. For what reasons do you like Taillandy? Wherein lies
the significance of “Feet of Gold”? Read the final story in this
series, “At the End of the Road,” and observe whether the author has
kept Taillandy’s character consistent. Take note of the characters
who know Taillandy in the present narrative, observe the feeling each
has for him, and see how well Mr. Smith has used their opinions to
emphasize Taillandy’s character as described. What does Taillandy think
of each of the other characters?
By what means has the author chiefly pictured Diane? How has she been
enhanced by the two settings? What interaction have character and
setting throughout the story?
DETAILS. What value has the following statement as compared with the
more direct one, “Taillandy was generous”?
“Of that thousand francs Taillandy spent seven hundred and ninety-six
during the next four days--ninety-six, possibly, on himself, and the
balance on his friends.”
What other characteristic is implied, also?
Study the management of suspense (pages 313, 314, 315). Why are you
held waiting?
Why (on page 317) did Taillandy whisper to the driver?
Why (page 298) did Diane weep at the mention of Madame Nicolas’s name?
What place references keep the locale before you?
How in the speeches and manner of the characters are you kept aware of
the French race?