A sophisticated and manipulative young London gentleman who comes to Coketown to enter politics as a disciple of Gradgrind, simply because he thinks it might alleviate his boredom.
Answer:
Partially due to there close proximity, Anne connects to the Van Daans, as she is starved for human interaction outside her family. The Van Daans will ocasionally invite her over for dinner and at the end of the book she ends up developing a romantic relationship with Peter who she visits most nights, where they talk for hours on end.
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