Tony Kytes

When you read the title of this story, you expect Tony Kytes to be cool and calm under pressure, and a person who enjoys difficult situations. To determine to what extent he fits this bill, I must look at points that both support it and arguments that don’t. First I will deal with those that do support Tony being an arch-deceiver.
Firstly he does attempt to deceive all the women. He does this by letting them all ride on his wagon. This shows that he hasn’t made his who he wants to marry. He says, “…Not exactly,” when asked if he has settled it with Milly. This lie is an example of how he hides his indecision from the women quite well.
Another argument that supports Tony being an arch-deceiver is the speed at which he thinks up lies to avoid letting the women find out about the other women in the car. He thinks up lies such as, “O no, ‘tis the axle,” when asked about the squeaking of Milly by Hannah, and, “…I’ve really a couple of ferr...