Our Next-Door Neighbour by Charles Dickens. Short summary

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Dickens says that one of his favorite pastimes is walking around London and thinking about the kind of people who live in the places he passes by.

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The author claims that one of his favorite activities is walking the streets of the British capital. He likes to think about what the people who live in the locations he passes by represent.

The appearance of a door hammer is what the writer says can say a lot about the owner of a dwelling. He compares this attribute to a person’s face, demonstrating to those around him all the shades of changeable feelings.

The creative figure argues that in the old days the round door hammer of impressive size, which was made in the form of the muzzle of the king of beasts, was especially popular. Dickens writes that the one smiled at the guest of the house, while the host of the latter opened the door. According to his recollections, he had never once seen such an attribute on the door of a miser. On the contrary, the owner of the house welcomed his guests and offered them the finest wine he had.