Ragged Dick, Chapters 17-20 Summary

Mr. Greyson seats the boys in the pew with himself, his wife and their daughter. Dick feels strange during the service and cannot read the words in the hymn book. After the service, the Greysons invite the boys to dine with them. The Sunday school class is in the afternoon. They walk to the Greyson house. Nine year old Ida takes a fancy to Dick.

Dick is uncomfortable in the Greyson home. He is afraid of doing something wrong and offending them. Henry is a little more at ease than Dick is. After the meal they attend the Sunday school class with Mr. Greyson who invites them to attend the following week.

As they are walking home, Mickey Maguire throws a rock at them, barely missing them.

In Chapter Eighteen, Dick chases Mickey, who falls during the...