The Chuckling Whatsit sharon rudahl Most of the second half Most of the second half of this volume follows Gawain and Val's pilgrimage to the holy city of Jerusalem But the most crucial event in romance is Charlie Brown's romance with Peggy Jean — even though he's so flustered in his first conversation with her that he ends up stuck with the name "Brownie Charles" for the duration of her relationship ("I kind of like it…") It's a style that's perfectly suited to the narrative this labyrinthine tale of intrigue follows an unemployed writer named Broom who becomes ensnared unwittingly in a complex plot involving mysterious outsider artist Emile Jarnac