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#1: Interesting point Author: KB, Location: Melbourne, Australia

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 10:55 am

Just reading "Gay" and I noticed that, on Gay's train trip to Ruth after running away from school, she and Mrs Learoyd are forced to sit in a different train compartment from 'Father' between Birmingham. If it was for the smoking compartment, I'm sure EBD would say so, and as there's a male soldier in the compartment with them, it can't be a 'women only' thing. It could be because there's not enough space, but it seems odd to leave two women/girls without a chaperone...

#2: Author: Nell, Location: London, England

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 11:02 am

I've read this too and did wonder about it. I got the impression it was because the train was so full there wasn't space for them all together. I suppose ideally a chaperone would have been the ideal. But if there was only space for two to sit together then the alternative would have been for either Gay or Mrs Learoyd sitting on their own, so i suppose it was the best solution!

#3: Author: Sarah_L, Location: Redcar

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 1:29 pm

When you say Mrs Learoyd is that Grandmother or Father's wife. Because if it was Grandmother, I'd say she'd be perfectly capable of looking after herself.

#4: Author: Nell, Location: London, England

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 1:34 pm

There is that too!!

#5: Author: Elisabeth,

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 5:40 pm

Is this the HB you're talking about KB because I can't find anything about Father having to go in a different carriage in the PB.

#6: Author: claire, Location: SOUTH WALES

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 8:35 pm

Sarah_L wrote:

When you say Mrs Learoyd is that Grandmother or Father's wife. Because if it was Grandmother, I'd say she'd be perfectly capable of looking after herself.

But then who would be chaperoning Gay with 'Father'?

#7: Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 9:54 pm

Grandmother would be considered to be a perfectly acceptable chaperone for Gay. She'd probably have cut the hands off anyone who went near Gay.

#8: Author: KB, Location: Melbourne, Australia

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 11:06 pm

Elisabeth wrote:

Is this the HB you're talking about KB because I can't find anything about Father having to go in a different carriage in the PB.

Yes, it's in the HB. And Claire, married men were considered to be good chaperones.

#9: Author: Sarah_L, Location: Redcar

Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 1:34 pm

Somehow the fact they were married cut off all their desires? Razz