Chapter 5: Kit
dresses for church, much to the dismay of her uncle. Her dress is colorful and her bonnet has
feathers. Her uncle finds her clothing extravagant. Kit sits through her first Sunday Meeting,
which she finds extremely long and boring. She meets William Ashby for the first time.
Chapter 6: Dr. Bulkeley and John Holbrook come for dinner. The former taunts Uncle
Matthew, bringing up controversial political issues. Uncle Matthew becomes angry. Later in the
chapter, it is revealed that William Ashby wants to start calling on Kit.
Chapter 7: William comes to call on Kit. He stares at her, but says little. Kit tries
to initiate conversation, but with little success. John Holbrook comes to visit and they all sit
around the fire and pop popcorn. Uncle Matthew, John, and William get into a debate. After the
visitors leave, Kit discusses William with her aunt and cousins. Judith points out that William
mentioned building his house soon and that "'he said he would never start to build his
house'" until he had selected a bride.
Chapter 8: Kit and Judith go to
weed in the onion patch near the Great Meadow. There she learns about Hannah Tupper, who lives
in a small house at the edge of the field. Kit considers marrying William, partly to escape the
monotony of her daily chores. Later, Mercy informs Kit that she has been recommended as a
teacher for the dame school.
Chapter 9: Kit begins helping Mercy teach the
dame school. She enjoys her work. She tells stories to the children. One day, she decides to
have them act out The Good Samaritan. A fight breaks out, and while it is happening the
schoolmaster and reverend walk in. Kit is dismissed as a teacher. Upset, she runs away to the
Great Meadow. There she meets Hannah Tupper, who befriends her.
Chapter 10:
Kit visits the schoolmaster to discuss what happened. He gives her back her job. Kit visits
Hannah again, and finds Nat there. She discovers that he and Hannah are longtime
friends.
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