However, Joanna considers Mr Pye a possible suspect, pointing out that he might be lonely, unhappy, and spiteful, because everyone rather laughs at him. The police suspect that the person writing the anonymous letters in Lymstock is a woman. Mr Pye is a brilliant bridge-player, and has "an uncanny flair for psychic bidding". He feels that most people in Lymstock are bucolic and provincial, and that they surround themselves with ugliness, when beauty is the only thing worth living for. Mr Pye likes Jerry and Joanna Burton, as they are both fond of antiquities and period furniture. Jerry Burton feels that living there would be like "taking up one's abode in a period room at a museum". His main enjoyment in life is taking people around his house, which is exquisite, with every piece of furniture polished and set in exactly the right place. Mr Pye is described as "an extremely ladylike plump little man". Pye is a rich dilettante, living in Lymstock.
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