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Using 1 Character Trait and 1 Evidence for that character trait, write a PEDAL paragraph with your partner in response to the following question:

QN: What do you think was Mother's first impression of the Umbrella Man and how different was it from her final impression of him?

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Quote: "bla bla bla" (pg x)

*quotes should not be longer than 7 words!

Explanation: This quote demonstrates that [character] is [character trait] because [explanantion bla bla bla]

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“she staring down at him”

This quote shows that she is very wary, and she doesn’t easily believe in others.

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"with strange men, she has a golden rule"

This quote shows that she is very cautious.

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"I should hope not."

This quote shows that she is very doubtful and suspicious of the man despite his "honest" replies

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"He doesn't look very tired to me, does he to you, mommy?"

This quote shows that she doesn't really believe the umbrella man.

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"He's up to something" This quote shows that the mother believed that the "polite" man was about to do something suspicious.

This shows the mother had sharp intuition.

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"With strange men, she has a golden rule"

This quote shows that she is very logical and would have to think through this rule before believing or talking to strange men

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"Staring at him with the full length of her nose." That shows mother is a suspicious person because she knew he was up to something and wanted to find it on him to know what he was up to

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"this frosty-nosed stare of my mother's"

This quote shows that the mother is very cautious as she looks at the umbrella man with disapproval and suspicion, not trusting him completely.

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" he's up to something "

this quote shows that the mother is very wary. i say she is wary because she sensed that something was not right and she was suspicious about it and went to investigate

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The old man is shameless. He took an umbrella again after scamming the writer. Quote' He opened his new umbrella over his head and scurried off down the road the way he had come.

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“I think he’s a gentleman,” she said. “But we’ll follow him and see what he does.”

Mom was suspicious because she wanted to see what the man was up to because he wasn't going to book a taxi but instead walking really fast away

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"the little old man was particularly nice"

This shows that he is quite suspicious.

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" ' Then what are you asking ' "

This quote shows that the mother is cautious towards the umbrella men, by testing is boundary using harsh word shows that she does not trust strangers without knowing their true faces

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"The reason I knew that he was a gentlemen was because of his shoes." This quote demonstrates that the narrator is naive and believed that the umbrella man was a real gentlemen based on just his appearance, without even asking any further questions.

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Quote: "If only what?"

Explanation: This demonstrates that the mother was impatient because she cut off the Umbrella Man while he was talking.

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"searching for one last drop of precious whiskey"

This shows he was an alcoholic and liked the taste of alcohol which he tried to savor and get every drop of.

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" I felt so embarrassed by my mother's sharpness." This quote shows that she's innocent and doesn't understand why her mother is so suspicious of the umbrella man

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"he's turning right down the next street" This shows that the narrator is very observant because she was able to see where the umbrella man went when her mother couldn't, and thus was able to follow him and find out what he was up to.

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"she is a suspicious person, my mother." this shows that the mother is a very alert person that suspects most thing are suspicious. as shown in the text, she suspects things like strange men and boiled eggs, this proves that she is a very alert person that does not let her guard down.

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"you mean he's not a titled gentleman?

the quote shows that the narrator is naive. it means that the narrator trusted the man at first, and only when it was too late then she came to the realization that he was lying the whole time

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“he lied to us"

This shows that he is dishonest.

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"so don't be so beastly to him."

This quote demonstrates that the narrator is naive because she wanted to believe him as he seemed like an old sweet man who had no bad intentions or ulterior motives.

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The narrator is gullible as she easily believed the umbrella man. Quote: " mustn't take advantage of a tired old man."

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" I knew he was a gentlemen"

This quote shows that the narrator is naive as the man is actually a scammer but she was tricked by the old man's disguise, trusting him and even asking her mother to trust him even though he is a total stranger made me feel that she's naive

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"quite embarrassed from my mother's sharpness"

this shows that she is naive and easily believes people, wanting her mother to do the same rather than her mother to be suspicious

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"he lifted from the oat-rack one of many wet umbrellas hanging there, and off he went." (pg 9) This quote demonstrates that The Umbrella Man is shameless because the he just took an umbrella from the rack without knowing who the umbrella belongs to.

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" manner so superbly cool and casual "

This shows that he is a cunning man who has scammed so many people that he is used to it.

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"He's a very, very old man, and he's so kind and polite." showing that the narrator was very naive to create a conclusion of the man being a gentleman from the man's first impression without further investigation and evidence to support it

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"You mean he's not a titled gentleman?" This quote shows that the narrator was naive and believed the umbrella man was a gentleman.

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I think the mothers first impression of the umbrella man is that he is suspicious and her last impression was distrustful. The following quotes supports my point, " so that's his little game" this shows that at first, she wanted to believe the umbrella man, but in the end, her trust was broken. The difference between her first impression and final impression was that she was unaware of it at first but in the end she realised that she was right. Thus, the mothers first impression compared to her final impression

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QN: What do you think was Mother's first impression of the Umbrella Man and how different was it from her final impression of him?

P:Mother was suspicious and thought he was a strange man at first and in the end, he was a liar and dishonest man.

E:"With strange men, she had a golden rule" and "he lied to us shows the difference in how the umbrella man seemed to Mother

D:

A:Mother kept on judging him and questioning him when he offered his umbrella in exchange for a pound. This shows how she was suspicious and unwilling to buy the umbrella from him. When she saw the man used the pound which he said he was going to use to get a taxi to buy whiskey, she saw how the man had lied and deceived her so that she would given him the pound.

L:In the end, she saw his true colors of being a scammer and bad man rather than just the innocent but strange man she thought of at first.

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The mother was wary and cautious. The mother's first impression of the old man was he looked very suspicious. This can be shown by, 'my mother said, very cool and distant' and ' I saw my mother look at him suspiciously'.

After seeing the true colours of the man, the mother was very angry. Even when she was very cautious and distant from the man, the man somehow manage to persuade her to exchange the umbrella for one pound to get more alcoholic drinks. This can be shown by ' "So that's his little game!" my mother said'

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“..you simply mustn’t take advantage of a tired old man in this way.” (Pg 6)This quote demonstrates that the narrator is innocent as she does not have any suspicions that the old man is lying and does not have further questions about his story. She also fully believes that he just wants a pound for his taxi fare.

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“He’s up to something” (pg 7) This quote demonstrates that the mother is a very cautious person because even though she was already convinced he was a good person, she still observed how he was hurrying away and suspected him

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"I do hope you will excuse me" This quote shows that the old man pretends to be very polite and well-mannered in order to gain the trust of the people he is asking money from.

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"This old man was particularly nice" This quote demonstrates that the narrator believes the old man to be a very polite and nice old gentleman. She did not know his true nature yet and assumed that he was as nice as he looked and spoke.

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"Do hurry up" This quote shows that the mother was annoyed and impatient as she was getting soaked while the old man tried to sell the umbrella to them.

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I think the mothers first impression of him was annoyance and distrust, as she did not trust nice men. Her final impression of him was shock and disgust as the old man lied to her face and gave them a stolen umbrella.

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"Heaven forbid I should ever do that!" This quote shows the Umbrella Man is pretending to be nice by opposing her accusation politely

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The mother was doubtful of the Umbrella Man at first as she is suspicious of strange men, and in the end the mother was furious and shocked as the Umbrella Man had use the pound note to buy a treble whiskey instead of paying for his taxi fare like he claimed.

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"i beg you to believe , madam, that i am not in the habit of stopping ladies in the street and telling them my troubles" (pg 4)This quote shows that the umbrella man tried to spark empathy from the Narrator and the Mother and puts on an act to seem innocent and he is a manipulative person

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"she was staring down at him" This quote demonstrates that the mother is very cautious because the mother did not believe the old man's reason.

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"I do hope you will excuse me

This quote demonstrates that the umbrella man is well mannered because he doesnt just jump straight to the point but instead politely asked the mother.

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"So that's his little game!" (pg9) this quote shows that the Mother was apprehensive towards the Umbrella man and was expecting him to have malicious intent. The mother is a person who proceeds with caution and wanted to call him out. She knew the Umbrella man seemed too nice to actually have good intention and found him suspicious

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"He doesnt look very tired to me"

This quote demonstrates that the narrator is very wary of the old man as she did not believe the old man.

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"Why were you so horrid to him"

This quote demonstrates that the narrator is empathetic because she felt horrible to the old man as he had to be treated badly by her mother.

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"Why were you so horrid to him in the beginning?" (pg 6) this quote shows that the Narrator never understood her Mother's actions and felt bad for the Umbrella man. The Narrator is a person who believes people and trusts people easily even if it she just met them. She trusted the Umbrella man and empathised with him as he is old.

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"my mother was still suspicious"

This quote demonstrates that the mother was hard to pleased as she still did not believe the old man.

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"swinging his arms like a soldier"

This quote demonstrates that the old man was focus on his task because was also sidestepping other pedestrians.

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"Thank you, madam, thank you." (page 6) This shows that the old man was polite as he thanked the narrator's mother after she gave him money.

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"She is a suspicious person, my mother.” (page 3 and 4) This quote shows that the writer's mother is a cautious person because mother was careful of the old man

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"He doesn't look very tires to me, does he to you, mummy?" (page 7) This shows that the narrator was observant as the narrator observed that the old man was simply not tired.

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The line "'Thank you, madam, thank you"' (pg6) shows that the umbrella man is mild-mannered because he was grateful to the narrator's mother for giving him the money to pay the taxi fare.

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The line "' and he's in some sort of trouble, so don't be so beastly to him'" (pg4) shows that the narrator is compassionate and feels sorry for the umbrella man because the umbrella man forgot his wallet and needs some money to take a taxi home.

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The line "'Yes?' my mother said, very cool and distant" (pg3) suggests that the narrator's mother is cautious because a stranger approached her and she became very wary.

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''I would never accept money from you like that!'' This quote shows that the umbrella man is trying to convince the narrator and her mother that he was a very polite and well-mannered man unlike his actual personality which is cunning and dishonest.

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P: At first, the mother's impression of the umbrella man was suspicious.

E: The line "'Yes?' my mother said, very cool and distant"

D: uses dialogue

A: to imply that the mother was very cautious towards the umbrella man as the umbrella man, who was a stranger to her, suddenly approached her to ask her to do him a favour. The mother was doubtful of the umbrella man and did not know whether he was trying to scam her.

L: Her first impression was different from her final impression as she was unaware that the umbrella man would soon use the money she gave him to buy a treble whisky instead of using it to pay the taxi fare.

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''He doesn't look very tired to me' This quote shows that the narrator was an observant child and could see that the umbrella man was not tired with how fast he was walking.

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''He's up to something'' This quote shows that the mother was a very wary person as she could tell that he was definitely up to something with his manner of walking and still observed him even though she was already tricked into believing that the umbrella man was a 'real gentleman'.

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"thank you, madam, thank you.", shows tht the old man is polite because he thanked the mother

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"he doesn't look very tired to me", shows tht the narrator was perceptive because he was observant and could see that the umbrella man was not tht tired with how fast he was walking

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"my mother was still suspicious", shows tht the mother was very cautious as she was still suspicious

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suspicious. the line "'yes?' my mother said, very cool and distant" it shows that the mother did not trust him and was cold.

afterwards the mother thought the umbrella man was cunning as he scammed them with umbrellas he stole and made them pay for it without them realizing sooner

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It’s silk,” he said. “I can see that.”

He’s clever, sneaky, and shameless , using charm and lies to get free drinks by conning people out of umbrellas and money.

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“He doesn’t look very tired to me.”

The girl is sharp, curious, and thoughtful — she notices details and quietly questions things.

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“He was a gentleman. I’m very pleased.”

The mother is proud, cautious, but gullible. She trusts appearances too much and ends up being tricked despite her suspicions.

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“Thank you, madam, thank you.”
He’s sly, confident, and manipulative.

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“Why were you so horrid to him?”
She’s kind, thoughtful, and observant .

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no no no he cried this show that the umbrella man is trying to be polite

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the narrator is very kind ' oh mummy for heavens sake hes a very very old man he is sweet and polite'

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the mother is very suspicious of things as she suspects that the old man is a bad man

'then what are you asking'

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Point: Mother’s first impression of the Umbrella Man was that he couldn’t be trusted.

Evidence: She gave him a frosty-nosed stare and was very sharp when she asked him questions.

Development: This shows she was careful and didn’t believe strangers easily, especially ones who seemed too nice.

Analysis: But later, she thought he was kind and important, saying he might be someone like “Sir Harry Goldsworthy.”

Link: In the end, she found out he was a liar and felt silly because he tricked her to get money for a drink.

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“Thank you, madam, thank you” (Pg 6)

This shows how manipulative the man is by pretending to be polite and convincing the mother that he needed the pound for a taxi fare.

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At first, the mother’s first impression was caution as she kept asking the man questions and acted coldly towards the man. “Yes? My mother said, very cool and distant” and “I draw my mother looking at him suspiciously” this shows that she did not trust the old man at first glance and doubted him. This is different from her last impression as at the end, when she finds out that he had tricked them into giving him a pound for a drink at the bar, she thought of him as a cunning scammer. It confirmed her suspicions that something was up. “He lied to us” and “He’s a barefaced liar! He’s a crook!” This shows how much her impression of the man had changed.

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the Umbrella Man was a polite man. He was well-dressed, used good manners. "thank you, madam, thank you"

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Point: At first, Mother thought the Umbrella Man was suspicious and maybe trying to trick them.

Evidence: She stared at him coldly and said things like, “Are you asking me to give you money?”

Development: This shows she didn’t trust him and was careful around strangers, especially nice ones.

Analysis: But later, she believed he was a rich, kind gentleman and even said, “I shouldn’t be surprised if he isn’t a titled person. Sir Harry Goldsworthy or something like that.”

Link: In the end, she was totally wrong because he tricked her and used her money to buy whisky.

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I think the mother's first impression of the old man was that he was a trickster trying to trick her. This is shown in "my mother was still suspicious" This shows that even after the other reasons the old man gave her, she was still wary of him and did not fully trust him. However, after a bit more convincing, the mother thought she was being to harsh on the old man as all the reasons the old man gave sounded genuine. This is shown in" she was beginning to melt a bit" This shows that the mother is giving in to the old man's words.

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"Thank you, madam, thank you" It shows that the man was polite and had good manners.

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I do hope you will excuse me. This quote suggests rthat the man is well mannered as he started off kindly.

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"the reason i knew that he was a gentleman was because of his shoes." This quote suggests that the narrator is naive and beileved that the man was a real gentleman based on only his apperence

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"Staring at him with the full length of her nose," this quote shows that the mother is a person who suspects alot and was wanting to find out was he was up to

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"I do hope you will excuse me". This quote suggests that the old man pretends to be very polite and well-mannered in order to gain the trust of the people he is asking money from

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"Why were you so mean to him?"This shows that the narrator is kind and caring, as she felt bad for the old man who was treated harshly by her mother.

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"Why were you so mean to him?"

This quote shows that the narrator is kind and understanding because she felt sorry for the old man and didn’t agree with how her mother treated him.

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" My mothers chin was up and she was up and she was staring down at him along the full length of the nose." This quote shows that mother was doubting him.

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"i would never accept money from you like that!" shows that the old man is warm hearted and refuses to accept the narrators moms money without paying back.

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"He doesn't look very tired to me, does he to you, mummy?" shows that the daughter is suspicious of the old man and she is very cautious

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“If you had no money in the first place,” she said, “then how did you get here?"

The quote shows that the mother is a suspicious person. she was suspicious about the old man

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"come under here and keep dry darling" it shows that the mother has a sweet side towards her daughter

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“It’s silk,”

He was trying to convince the woman to buy the umbrella

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" Why were you so mean to him?"

The narrator was the opposite of her mother and she was caring and pitied the old man.

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"Oh,good gracious me, no!" this quote shows that the old man why trying to trick the authour's mother to think that he was innocent by exagerating his words

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In Roald Dahl’s "The Umbrella Man," a clever old trickster cons a suspicious mother by selling her a stolen umbrella for a pound, revealing the irony of trust and appearances as she watches him scam others—“It was a fearsome thing, this frosty-nosed stare of my mother’s.”

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"don't be so beastly to him " this shows that the narrator didn't like the way how her mother was so rude to him as she thought he was innocent

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" do hurry up" this shows that the mother was annoyed at how slow the umbrella man was and wanted to get things over with

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"He's up to something"

From the mother's dialogue, I can tell he is a very suspicious/cautious person even though that he was very kind and gentle person. She was still suspicious of him that she followed him to see what he was up to

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Quote: “Thank you, madam, thank you”
(Page 6)
This highlights how the man uses fake politeness to manipulate the mother, making her believe he needed the money for a taxi.