How did the news of Mr Scott’s death affect Laura? After receiving the news whom did she approach first and afterwards? What were the reactions of the two people that Laura approached?
“Nobody expects us to.” Who said this and to whom? In what context was it said? What message does the author want to convey through this interaction?
“Dead when they picked him up,” said Godber’s man with relish.” Who was referred to as “him’? How did the person in question die? What did the Godber’s man come for? Analyse the character of the Godber’s man in the light of the quoted statement.
