Cyril Pearson

Cyril, the Pearsons' son, is described as the masculine counterpart of Doris — equally spoilt and self-absorbed. He comes home briskly demanding tea and expecting his things to have been laid out and any mending done, and is "staggered" when his mother refuses and declares she has "joined the movement." Like his sister he spends his time and money on greyhound races, dirt tracks and ice shows. Yet he is honest enough to admit, when pressed, that the club really does laugh at h …