Page 4 - Going places - Lesson notes

- Sophie explained to Jansie that this was her secret and she didn’t want to share it
because then people would line up outside their house and ask about this. Her dad
would kill her on this.

- Jansie got surprised to hear this, she said that she thought that her father would be
happy to hear this. But Sophie told her that it was not so and the continuous noise of the
neighbours could disturb her mother too.

- She realized that Jansie was not aware of each and everything so she felt happy that
her brother did keep some part as a secret. She then told her that she had met him and
asked for an autograph but couldn’t get it because of lack of pen and paper. She even
tells Jansie that her dad did not believe her. Jansie promised her to keep her secret.

Sophie’s dream is shattered

- After dark she walked by the canal, along a sheltered path lighted only by the glare of
the lamps from the wharf across the water, and the unceasing drone of the city was
muffled and distant.

- It was the perfect place, she had always thought so, for a meeting of this kind. For those
who wished not to be observed. She knew he would approve. For some while, waiting,
she imagined his coming. She watched along the canal, seeing him come out of the
shadows, imagining her own consequent excitement. Not until sometime had elapsed
did she begin balancing against this the idea of his not coming.
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- She got lost in her imagination of Casey coming to meet her. After a while she realized
that he was not coming and it was just her imagination.

Sophie Leaves her Dream

- Many thoughts came to Sophie’s mind. She waited for Danny to come but he didn’t
come to meet her. She felt a deep pain inside her. She thought that people didn’t believe
her story. If Danny came, she could tell them that she was not lying. Again she thought
that it is not an easy thing to make everyone believe oneself. As so many thoughts were
coming to her mind she felt like many changes were taking place inside her. All this was
very painful and she wanted to leave now.

- Sophie became sad. She felt it to be very tough to bear the burden that Danny didn’t
come to meet her. She had been waiting for him, though she knew that he would never
come.

- She was also worried about how people would doubt her and disbelieve on what she
said. She also thought that Geoff would beat hard against the door on knowing that
Danny didn’t come to meet her. So she’s quite sad now.

- As she was walking back to her home, she saw her father’s bicycle in front of the pub.
She felt happy that she would not have to face her father on reaching home.