write a summary of chapters 1 and 2 of book fireflies for class 8
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The Striding Place Summary
Gertrude Atherton
Summary
“The Striding Place,” by Gertrude Atherton, was published in 1896. Atherton was a rebellious and outspoken writer, best known for her novel Black Oxen (1923). “The Striding Place” is a short story about the disappearance of Wyatt Gifford, a young aristocrat visiting the countryside of Yorkshire, England. The short story is told from the limited third-person perspective of Gifford’s close friend Weigall. Its title comes from a line of William Wordsworth’s “The Force of Prayer,” which tells the story of a young man killed at same site along the River Wharfe where Atherton’s story is set.
At the start of the story, Weigall is out hunting birds on a dreary day. Heavy rains have made the moorlands swamp-like, and the men and women he is with are lackluster company. However, Weigall is not thinking about the bad weather or poor company; his friend Gifford disappeared two days before, departing without a hat or overcoat and leaving behind no trace of his travel.
Weigall is sure that Gifford is playing a prank, as he has been known to do. Still, Weigall cares deeply for his friend and cannot be at peace until Gifford is found. Unable to sleep, Weigall goes on a nighttime walk. Weigall follows a path through the woods, thinking back on a conversation he once had with Gifford.