Agnes Grey, Chapter 7 summary
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In Chapter 7, Miss Grey reaches Horton Lodge through a snowstorm and finds that the Murray family expects her to educate four indulged children without exercising authority. Across her first two years, she endures isolation, unreasonable demands, and disrespect, but the boys leave for school and the girls begin to value her honesty.
What happens
- Miss Grey refuses to postpone her departure despite heavy snow and reaches Horton Lodge after dark.
- A formal reception, delayed luggage, and an evening alone leave her exhausted and tearful.
- Mrs. Murray requires patient teaching that protects her children from effort, correction, and discomfort.
- Rosalie pursues attractive accomplishments, while Matilda resists lessons and copies her father's swearing.
- John and Charles make little academic progress under their mother's restrictions, and both leave for school.
- Irregular routines and household disrespect strain Miss Grey, though the girls gradually show greater regard for her.
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