NEWS OF THE
ENGAGEMENT
Setting:(time
/ place)
_ Philip
lived in London and visited his mother in Five towns (an industrial town)
_ The
action took place in Sarah Land Philip’s house.
_ He
returns home for Christmas.
_ His
mother brought up him alone because she was a widow.
Mr. Nixon:
_ He was 49
years old.
_ He was
large and strong.
_ He was
very helpful with Sarah (his mother’s Philip)
Agnes:
_ She was
Philip’s fiancé
_ She lived
in London with her family.
_ Her
family knew him.
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Plot
_ He
arrived home.
_ Sarah saw
there were three chairs.
_ He
thought his mother invited Agnes.
_ He
thought his mother and Agnes were planning a surprise for him.
_ Suddenly,
somebody knocked at the door. It was Mr. Nixon.
_ Philip
was unhappy to see him.
_ They ate
but Philip was nervous. He wanted to send a letter to Agnes so he went to the
post-office. When he returned Mr. Nixon was still there and told him If he
would like him to be his stepfather.
_ He was
happy. For the first time he thought about her mother as a woman who wanted to
fall in love and start a new life again.
