hilda and ellen went to somerset. upon their arrival at the platform , they saw gertie awaiting their arrival (ellen was amazed to see gertie's outfit...especially her trousers..it seemed as though women didn't wear trousers during the 1940s...weird!) . it's been a really long time since hilda last seen gertie or even talked to her. ellen turned into a 10 year old kid...gertie's horse and carriage were novel to the kid...she'd never been on a horse and cart before . so ellen and her mom got into gertie's "car",left the small town, and headed off to gertie's house. ellen sat there quietly listening in on the conversation between hilda and gertie ...(who's susan...what's wrong with gertie....and why is she loathed by most of the people who know her? including her dad?! "lick my wounds in private"??!!and she says she loves the seclusion!)...seems like gertie lived alone for her mother had long passed away and her father was in london, probably...(what did gertie's father find out? why is he mad at gertie?). ok! so hilda and gertie have known each other for a really long time .(since the were both about 8 years old). hilda's mom used to work as a domestic in the forbes' house. at that time the 2 weren't close friends..they were barely acquaintances.( seems to me like gertie is a sort of disturbed person : her mom died , she loved her mom and hated the fact that she passed away, after her mom's death ,she was sent off to a bording school..when she returned home ,her father ignored her...and when she was about 12 years old, she was expelled from school for misbehaving, she was soo lonely with no company....).so after that...hilda's mom started taking hilda to gertie's each time she went there herself, and that's how the 2 knew each other. hilda confesses that she'd always thought of gertie as being a person from the upper class who sounded posh..gertie's father was a religious man...(again gertie is saying that she envies hilda's family, and that her life was so resricted and thus seemed like a prison!!..."unlike everyone else you did not judge me or ostracise me"!! "i was treated like a monster, a bad influence and unsafe around children"!...there's definitely something wrong with this woman!...). the three finally reached their destination ..one can learn that gertie's house was in the middle of nowhere. gertie's house was actually a small cottage in a muddy area...seems like gertie had some company at home ,bertie the dog, a cat , 2 pigs the horse, and a goat..... gertie's house had no electricity it was sort of primitive and crude...in reality, the place wasn't much ,yet staying in it meant alot to hilda...a cosy peaceful place to spend the night in, away from the fear and terror of the raids and bombardments.
that's it for ch 3 but i still think there is sth fstrange about gertie
that's it for ch 3 but i still think there is sth fstrange about gertie
Yeah, you are right..Gertie seems to be peculiar.Well, you have written a lot Nour!
ReplyDeletewooow nour.get a grip!your summary compared to mine is a newsletter. but let's look at the bright side: you may improve in your writing skills.^_^good job
ReplyDeleteconcise isn't really a word to describe you, is it ?? :P
ReplyDeletebut still, you analyze a lot :)
i especially like how you point out how gertie was envious of hilda's family and the unity they share; it was something i forgot and plays an important role in later chapters
TWO thumbs up* :D*