Goblin Market Chapter Summary & Analysis - Up-Hill Summary

Up-Hill Summary

Up-Hill is written in a conversational style with the narrator asking questions that are answered by an unknown character. The topic of conversation is a journey. We assume the person answering the questions has made this journey before, since they are able to knowledgeably answer all the questions the narrator asks.

The narrator is concerned about the length of the journey and whether it is all "up-hill." She is also concerned that there will be nowhere for her to stay when she has completed her journey. The other character informs her that it is a long journey that will take all day but there is an inn that she can stay in at the end. The narrator is reassured that she will find the inn without difficulty. She also discovers that other people who have already completed the journey will be there too. She is worried that she won't be...
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