Dick what she should do with the boy and after a bit of thought, he replies, 'Have him measured for a suit of clothes directly.' She thanks Mr. Miss Trotwood asks David if he wishes to return, and he replies that he does not she then asks Mr. Murdstone states that if David does not return, 'my doors are shut against him. Miss Trotwood counters by saying that David's interests, particularly his annuity, has not been looked after and that his mother was ill-used. Finally, the Murdstones enter the house, and David's stepfather tells about the many difficulties he has had with the rebellious boy. When the Murdstones arrive the, next day, they immediately incur the wrath of Miss Trotwood by guiding their donkeys across the front lawn.

David is terrified at the prospect of this visit. Dick circulates his 'facts a long way.' David thinks him quite mad, but a harmless, friendly fellow nonetheless.Ī reply to Miss Trotwood's letter arrives, stating that the Murdstones are coming to speak to her about David. When a part of the manuscript is finished, Mr. Richard Babley, but he detests the name), who is writing a long 'Memorial' to the Lord Chancellor. David implores her not to send him back, but she is noncommittal in her reply.ĭavid visits with Mr. At breakfast the next morning, Miss Trotwood tells David that she has written to his stepfather. They are all kindly people, and David feels fortunate to be there. Dick, a congenial simpleton whom Miss Trotwood has befriended. The household consists of Miss Trotwood, the housekeeper, and Mr.

This is a frequent occurrence at the cottage. The conversation is interrupted with her cry, 'Janet! Donkeys!' Suddenly Miss Trotwood and the housekeeper rush outside to chase the donkey-riders off the lawn. After David naps, he is fed a large supper while Miss Trotwood comments on the folly of marriage. Janet, the Trotwood housekeeper, is directed to prepare a bath for David in the meantime, his aunt feeds him some broth. Miss Trotwood, seeing the ragged urchin in her garden, sternly bids him, 'Go away! Go along! No boys here!' But when David tells her who he is and what an unhappy life he has led since his mother's death, she takes charge of him with vigor, but it should be added, with abruptness.

After several unsuccessful inquiries, he is directed to Miss Trotwood's cottage. He passes a small second-hand clothing store, sells his waistcoat for a small sum, and then spends the night in a haystack near Salem House School.ĭavid, 'a dusty, sunburnt, half-clothed figure,' arrives in Dover after six days of traveling and inquires about his aunt. Determined to reach Miss Betsey's home in Dover, David sets out on foot.

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