Odour of Chrysanthemums | Annie Bates

Annie Bates is the daughter of Elizabeth and Walter Bates and the sister of John Bates. She is a schoolgirl with curly hair that is changing from her father’s blonde color. Annie is chided by her mother for returning late from school, an assessment Annie disputes. The mother and daughter consider Walter Bates’s late arrival, and they both understand the signs which indicate that he may have stopped at a pub on his way home. Annie feels pity for her mother and at Annie’s suggestion they all begin supper without her father. Annie is sensitive to her surroundings and speaks imaginatively...

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