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    Chapter-2

    The Address
    -By Marga Minco
    Chapter Sketch This story is a touching account of a girl who goes in search of her mother’s
    belongings after the Second World War in Holland. But even after finding what she so much
    wanted to touch, to see, to feel and remember, she leaves everything behind as it could not
    bring her dead mother back. She decides to move on and live with only memories of the past.
    The address that held so much importance till she visited that place, lost its value and the girl
    realised that it could bring her nothing but pain.
    About the Characters
    1.The Daughter - She is the narrator, who returns to Holland to go to the address where her
    mother’s precious belongings were kept. As normalcy had returned after the Second World
    War in Holland, she wanted to see all the possessions that were a bond between her family
    and herself.
    2.Mrs. S. — The Narrator’s Mother- In the story, the narrator’s mother has been called as Mrs.
    S. She was a simpleton who could not see the manipulating and fraudulent nature of Mrs.
    Dorling, her acquaintance. She trusted Mrs. Dorling and allowed her to keep all her precious
    belongings for the time being.
    3.Mrs. Dorling -She has been described as an old acquaintance of Mrs. S. After a long gap, she
    appeared again during the war. She possessed a cunning personality. She is most reluctant to
    recognise the daughter and does not allow her to enter the house.
    Notes:
    • The narrator decides to visit the address that was given to her by her mother, where all her
    family’s precious possessions were kept safely by Mrs. Dorling.
    • The first time when the narrator visited the address, Mrs. Dorling behaved in the most
    absurd manner. She refused to recognise the narrator and did not let her enter the house. So,
    the narrator returns empty-handed.
    • The narrator is reminded of her mother (Mrs. S) who had given this address to her years
    ago, when they were living in Holland and she saw Mrs. Dorling who was introduced to her
    as an old acquaintance of her mother.
    • The narrator noticed many precious items missing from their places. Then, Mrs. S told her
    that Mrs. Dorling was helping her by taking her table cloth, silver cutlery, antique plates, large
    vases and crockery to her house to keep in safe custody, in case they had to leave the house
    suddenly.
    • The narrator decided to revisit the house of Mrs. Dorling as she felt the urge to see all her
    mother’s belongings. She wanted to touch them, feel them and remember them.
    • On her second visit to 46, Marconi Street, she could get entry into the house as Mrs.
    Dorling’s 15 year-old daughter opened the door. Her mother was not at home.
    • The girl led her to the living room where, to the narrator’s dismay, things belonging to her
    mother were arranged in a bad manner.
    • Mrs. Dorling’s daughter innocently told the narrator that they were using all the antique
    plates, crockery and cutlery.
    • The narrator took an impulsive decision to leave everything behind as the precious objects
    owned by her mother had lost their value. Also, these objects associated with her mother
    were now in strange surroundings.
    •The narrator decided to forget her past as it brought back bitter memories. Her mother was
    no more there to revive the pleasant memories.
    • The narrator walked out of Mrs. Dorling’s house, deciding that she would never come back
    to this house to see or take away her family’s possessions as she had no place to keep all of
    it.

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