Question

Why does mrs. Dorling was reluctant to meet the narrator?

Answer 1

Mrs Dorling was selfish and wanted to permanently keep Mrs S's valuable possessions. That is why, at the beginning of the war, she suggested to Mrs S, who trusted her, that she could safely keep the items for her.In fact, she physically carried them to her house. So, when the narrator returned, she understood that the narrator had come for her belongings, so she refused to talk to her.