Pollyanna, Chapter 2 summary
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In Chapter 2, Nancy prepares the bare attic room for Miss Polly’s niece and complains to Old Tom about the child’s treatment. Tom identifies the girl as Miss Jennie’s daughter and reveals Miss Polly’s unhappy romance, giving Nancy a different account of her employer’s bitterness without naming the man involved.
What happens
- Nancy scrubs the attic and angrily objects to putting a lonely child in such a bare, uncomfortable room.
- In the garden, Nancy tells Old Tom that Miss Polly’s eleven-year-old niece is coming to live there.
- Tom identifies the child as Miss Jennie’s surviving daughter and warmly welcomes the news.
- Tom reveals that Miss Polly has a former lover still living in town, but refuses to identify him.
- Tom connects Miss Polly’s bitterness with her unhappy romance and advises Nancy against losing her temper.
- A sharp call interrupts their conversation, and Nancy hurries toward the house.
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Tom gives Nancy a personal reason for Miss Polly’s bitterness. His account complicates Nancy’s view of her employer.
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What does Tom refuse to tell Nancy?
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