The Old Curiosity Shop, Chapter 14 summary
Chapter 14 of 73 · 10 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 14, Kit finds the old house deserted and seeks work holding horses so he can buy food for home. He earns a shilling from Mr. Garland while overhearing Abel Garland’s legal agreement with a notary, and takes seriously a joking request to return the next Monday.
What happens
- Kit visits the deserted house, remembers its former warmth, and turns away sadly.
- He searches unsuccessfully for riders who need someone to hold their horses.
- Mr. Garland hires Kit to mind Whisker while the family visits Mr. Witherden.
- Kit overhears praise of Abel Garland and the signing of his articles on his twenty-eighth birthday.
- Unable to find a sixpence, Mr. Garland gives Kit a shilling and jokingly asks him to earn the remainder next Monday.
- Kit buys supplies for home, including birdseed, and hurries back in high spirits.
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What to notice
Kit means his promise seriously, though the others laugh. His response shows his wish to earn the whole payment honestly.
Quick check
Why does Mr. Garland pay Kit a shilling rather than a sixpence?
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