How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
We waited there again until they got us another escort to take us farther along the way, and we crossed over into New York, the first time I'd ever been in a colony besides Connecticut. It disappointed me. It didn't look any different and I didn't feel any different, either. Here I was in a foreign country, and it was just like being at home. (7.71)
Tim wants an adventure into a new colony. Instead, he feels like he's getting the same old stuff. Tim doesn't know it yet, but this is all about to change. His first impression of New York may be ho-hum, but pretty soon he's going to love this new colony and its landscape.
Quote #5
My North Salem cousins lived in a clapboard farmhouse just off the Ridgefield Road. Their name was Platt and there were a lot of them—four girls and two boys and the parents and their aunt who lived with them, too. The house wasn't really big enough for them. The four girls slept in one room with the aunt—three girls in one bed and the biggest girl and the aunt in another. The boys slept out in the barn except during the coldest weather, when they made up pallets on the floor in front of the kitchen fireplace. When I saw how crowded they were I realized that I was lucky not to have been raised on a farm: there was usually plenty of room in the tavern for me and Sam. (8.1)
Want to know what it's like to have a big family back in the colonial days? Then here you go. As Tim travels around the colonies, he gets to see what life is like outside of Redding. Some of the things are similar to his home, like how the kids share rooms. But there are also some big differences, like how many kids get crammed into each room. Well Tim, sometimes it takes a journey to a new place to make you appreciate having your own bed.
Quote #6
In the morning another escort took us to Peekskill. It was a pretty big town—hundreds of people lived there. It was on the edge of the Hudson River, and as we rolled down the hill into the town we suddenly could see the water. I couldn't believe it—it was the biggest river I'd ever seen. Across the other side were beautiful hills, some of them craggy and rocky, dropping straight down to the water's edge. It was so beautiful I could hardly keep my eyes off it. (8.30)
Looks like Tim has changed his opinion of New York. Check out how he repeats the word "beautiful" more than once. We're thinking he may just want to stay in this new colony.