The Old Curiosity Shop, Chapter 70 summary
Chapter 70 of 73 · 9 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 70, Kit, Mr. Garland, and the younger brother struggle through snow to reach a village, where their urgent search leads them toward the parsonage and a nearby ruin. Carrying the birdcage, Kit investigates a solitary light, hears a strange continuous sound, and enters through a secured door that yields under pressure.
What happens
- Snow slows the journey, and the three travelers walk behind the carriage before reaching the village at midnight.
- The younger brother urges them onward while the driver stays to wake the inn's occupants.
- Kit asks a sexton for directions and hears a distressed child describe a recurring dream.
- Near the parsonage, the travelers notice a light in a ruin, and Kit receives permission to investigate.
- Kit finds the window silent, hears an eerie sound behind a door, and pushes his way inside.
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