Summary

Chapter 4: Equipped

Tom and William head into town with a horse and cart for their purchases. William is quite fearful of the animal partially because of his lack of experience. However, he falls asleep in the horse drawn cart until they reach town. The first stop is a shop where Tom buys William a lollipop and a comic book. The boy is ecstatic. As the two walk around the town square buying fabric for clothes and purchasing new shoes for William, the town is buzzing. Soldiers at the train station are leaving for war and wireless radios are on to keep the town informed of the latest news. Reeling from excitement, William is barely aware of the ruckus as he stops to admire the display in the window of an art shop. Tom is reminded of his wife who loved art but he dismisses the...