The Question and Answer section for Tobermory is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Clovis, one of the party guests, most disbelieve Mr. Appin's claim. He mouths the word “rats” to express how preposterous he finds Mr. Appin’s claim (92).
Cornelius Appin: Appin is invited to the Blemleys' party because he is supposed to be interesting, but turns out to be rather dull, until he makes Tobermory talk. He has been working on getting animals to talk for quite some time and had no...
Tomberboy was a cat so I'm not sure I can think of a modern character. The story as a whole might be compared to one of those reality shows, like Big Brother, where the secrets of characters in a small space are slowly divulged.
