Noah Claypole

Now, Mr and Mrs Sowerberry having gone out to tea and supper: and Noah Claypole not being at any time disposed to take upon himself a greater amount of physical exertion than is necessary to a convenient performance of the two functions of eating and drinking.

The woman is Charlotte and the man peeping through the window is Mr Bumble.
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This quote from Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist  just about sums up my energy response to today. A grey and uninviting January day which prohibits going out and prompts only lethargy and over eating (and drinking)