Dick Simnel

Dick Simnel, son of Sheepridge blacksmith and general mechanical tinker Ned Simnel and his wife, Elsie Simnel, is one of the central characters of Raising Steam. Events in the book are precipitated by him, as he may be viewed as another of those naive child-like hopefuls who arrive in the big city with an idea and a will to make it work.

Dick is a very enthusiastic mechanical engineer who at first appears to have the same naiveté and lack of the grasp of financial and trust issues that caused Reacher Gilt to rub his hands with glee when he met the Dearheart family. However, he is no idiot, which is why he did his research first and approached Sir Harry King for a partnership deal. With the supervision of possibly the only incorruptible and completely honest Lawyer in the Guild and the close supervision of Vetinari acting through the proxy of Moist von Lipwig, probity and honesty - of the sort that matter - are assured from the word "go" for the The New Enterprise.

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