describe Joe thompson behaviour since the day he bought the sick child home
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Mr.Thompson: Joe Thompson is the image of compassion in this story. After the mother's funeral, Joe is compelled to take Maggie home with him, because "it's a cruel thing to leave her so." and he knows that bringing her to a poorhouse, as the others have suggested, will do no good for little Maggie. Furthermore, since Joe "had a heart" and "liked children", he was able to convince his wife "who was not a woman of saintly temper" to allow Maggie to stay in their home before she was brought to a poorhouse, although Joe had no intention to bring her to one at all.
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Answer: Joe Thompson was usually silent or difficult to provoke when it came to his wife. However, when she questioned why he had brought Maggie home, he defended his decision with a determination that surprised Mrs. Thompson as well. We see this in the following lines:
It was with some surprise, therefore, that she now encountered a firmly - set countenance and a resolute pair of eyes