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Ginnie Thatcher
Mrs. Hartridge is a young, pretty schoolteacher in Little Weirwold on whom William Beech has an innocent crush. Toward the end of William’s first schoolyear in Little Weirwold, she goes on maternity leave and gives birth to a baby girl, Peggy. After William’s baby sister dies following their mother Mrs. Beech’s abandonment, he avoids visiting Mrs. Hartridge and her new baby for a long time. Yet when he does visit Mrs. Hartridge, seeing her breastfeed Peggy helps him realize that he couldn’t have saved his baby sister, who needed food that William couldn’t give her. Thus, Mrs. Hartridge functions as a foil for Mrs. Beech: she is a good and generous maternal figure where Mrs. Beech is a wicked and abusive one.
Mrs. Hartridge Quotes in Good Night, Mr. Tom
The Good Night, Mr. Tom quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Hartridge or refer to Mrs. Hartridge. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 8: School
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“Mister Tom?” said Willie. “Does that mean that I won’t go to hell if I copy?”
“Hell!” said Tom in amazement as he strode out of the room. “Don’t be daft, boy. Whatever put such a thought in yer head?”
Willie felt enormously relieved and returned to his writing.
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Chapter 14: New Beginnings
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He adored being near Mrs. Hartridge, and he watched her stomach gently expand with each passing week. He loved the way she moved and smiled and the soft cadence of her voice.
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Mrs. Hartridge Quotes in Good Night, Mr. Tom
The Good Night, Mr. Tom quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Hartridge or refer to Mrs. Hartridge. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 8: School
Quotes
“Mister Tom?” said Willie. “Does that mean that I won’t go to hell if I copy?”
“Hell!” said Tom in amazement as he strode out of the room. “Don’t be daft, boy. Whatever put such a thought in yer head?”
Willie felt enormously relieved and returned to his writing.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 14: New Beginnings
Quotes
He adored being near Mrs. Hartridge, and he watched her stomach gently expand with each passing week. He loved the way she moved and smiled and the soft cadence of her voice.
