Why Is Digory Crying?
When the Two Children Meet, Digory Has Clearly Been Crying; Polly Discovers That Digory Is Sad Because His Mother Is Dying. Digory Lives Next Door to Polly...
When the two children meet, Digory has clearly been crying; Polly discovers that Digory is sad because his mother is dying. Digory lives next door to Polly with his Aunt and Uncle, who are caretakers for his sick mother while his father is away in India.
Why was Digory crying before he met Polly for the first time?
When Polly first meets Digory, why has he been crying? Because he feels miserable about being in London, he doesn't like living with his aunt and his mad uncle, his father is away, and his mother is dying.
What happens to Polly at the end of Chapter 1?
When it is clear that the children are ill-at-ease, Uncle Andrew feigns indifference and offers Polly a ring (from which there is a humming sound emanating) as a gift. As soon as Polly touches the ring, she disappears.
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