John Peerybingle, a carrier, lives with his young wife Dot, their baby boy and their nanny Tilly Slowboy.
Caleb has a blind daughter Bertha, and a son Edward, who travelled to Sou.
Tackleton.
The Life of the Peerybingles intersects with that of Caleb Plummer, a poor toymaker employed by the miser Mr.
One day a mysterious elderly stranger comes to visit and takes up lodging at Peerybingle\'s house for a few days.
A Cricket chirps on the Hearth and acts as a guardian angel to the family.
John Peerybingle, a carrier, lives with his young wife Dot, their baby boy and their nanny Tilly Slowboy