« And what would happen to Ben now? » to the end (p. 131 / the end Vintage Edition – p.157 / the end Harper Edition) This is the closing passage of the novel. Ben is about to leave home for good and Harriet and David are about to get themselves a new...
Read morep 125 : "They had not been alone for some time..." to p126 "Leering and jeering and shouting encouragement." This passage is situated at the end of the novel. Ben is now a young teenager and Harriet and David are pictured together for the first time for...
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Passage 7 pages 53 to 55"The adults, Harriet and David, Dorothy and Alice, were around the big table, the children having gone up to bed..." to "Well, let me know how you get on." Facts :The passage falls into 2 parts :- the scene in the kitchen- the...
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Passage 8 pages 58 and 59 "Then something bad happened." to "They would have to make sure that he was in his room at mealtimes and when the children were downstairs with the adults. Family times, in short." Facts : Ben isn't 6 months old yet. The scene...
Read moreQuotations about the characters : James Lovatt “ His parents had divorced when he was seven.” “ James Lovatt was a boat builder.” “ His real father married one of his kind: she was a noisy, kind, competent woman, with the cynical good humour of the rich.”...
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